2011-12 Notre Dame Fencing Media Guide

RACHEL BECK

2011 NCAA Women’s Foil Participant

JULIE SABACINSKI

Sophomore

JAMES KAULL

LIAN OSIER

2011 Women’s Sabre All-American

REGGIE BENTLEY

2011 Men’s Foil All-American

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2010 Men’s Epee All-American

Date Opponent/Event Location Time Oct NAC Div. II/Div. III 10/21/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day 10/22/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day 10/23/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day 10/24/11 NAC Div. II/III (Men) Richmond, Va. All Day Nov NAC Junior Individual 11/11/11 NAC Junior Individual (Women) Austin, Texas All Day 11/12/11 NAC Junior Individual (M&W) Austin, Texas All Day 11/13/11 NAC Junior Individual (M&W) Austin, Texas All Day 11/14/11 NAC Junior Individual (Men) Austin, Texas All Day Penn State Open 11/19/11 Penn State Open (Women) University Park, Pa. All Day 11/20/11 Penn State Open (Men) University Park, Pa. All Day Dec NAC Div. 1 12/09/11 NAC Div. I (M&W) Kansas City, Mo. All Day 12/10/11 NAC Div. I (M&W) Kansas City, Mo. All Day 12/11/11 NAC Div. I (M&W) Kansas City, Mo. All Day Air Force Duals 01/07/12 Air Force Duals (Men) Colorado Springs, Colo. All Day Jan NAC Div. 1/Junior 01/13/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day 01/14/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day 01/15/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day 01/16/12 NAC Div. 1/Junior (M&W) Portland, Ore. All Day St. John’s Dual 01/21/12 St. John’s Dual (M&W) Queens, N.Y. All Day NYU Duals 01/22/12 NYU Duals (M&W) New York, N.Y. All Day Notre Dame Duals 01/28/12 Notre Dame Duals (Women) Notre Dame, Ind. All Day 01/29/12 Notre Dame Duals (Men) Notre Dame, Ind. All Day Northwestern Duals 02/04/12 Northwestern Duals (M&W) Evanston, Ill. All Day 02/05/12 Northwestern Duals (M&W) Evanston, Ill. All Day USFA National Junior Olympics 02/17/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day 02/18/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day 02/19/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day 02/20/12 USFA Natl Jr Olympics (M&W) Salt Lake City, Utah All Day Squad Championships 02/26/12 Squad Championships (M&W) New York, N.Y. All Day Conference Championships 03/03/12 Conference Championship (M&W) Notre Dame, Ind. All Day 03/04/12 Conference Championship (M&W) Notre Dame, Ind. All Day NCAA Regionals 03/11/12 NCAA Regionals (M&W) Cleveland, Ohio All Day NCAA Championships 03/22/12 NCAA Championships (Women) Columbus, Ohio All Day 03/23/12 NCAA Championships (Women) Columbus, Ohio All Day 03/24/12 NCAA Championships (Men) Columbus, Ohio All Day 03/25/12 NCAA Championships (Men) Columbus, Ohio All Day USFA National Championships 04/13/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day 04/14/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day 04/15/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day 04/16/12 USFA National Championships Virginia Beach, Va. All Day

ENZO CASTELLANI

2009 & 2010 Men’s Foil All-American

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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Media Information/Quick Facts..............................2 University of Notre Dame.......................................3 University Leadership.........................................4-5 SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview.................................................8-10 Team Photo/By The Numbers..............................11 Men’s & Women’s Roster and Pronunciation.......12 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Janusz Bednarski........................14-15 Associate Head Coach Gia Kvaratskhelia........16-17 Assistant Coach Ian Farr / Support Staff...............18 STUDENT-ATHLETES Darsie Malynn.......................................................20 Radmila Sarkisova.................................................21 Grace Hartman......................................................22 Rachel Beck...........................................................23 Adriana Camacho / Madison Zeiss.......................24 Diane Zielinski.......................................................25 Phenix Messersmith / Nicole Ameli.....................26 Channing Foster / Ashley Severson......................27 Beatriz Almeida.....................................................28 Danielle Guilfoyle / Women’s Sabre Team...........29 Abigail Nichols.......................................................30 Lian Osier...............................................................31 Kathryn Palazzoto / Marta Stepien......................32 Women’s Epee Team / Women’s Foil Team..........33 Reggie Bentley......................................................34 Enzo Castellani......................................................35 Nicholas Crebs.......................................................36 Grant Hodges / Nickolas Kubik.............................37 James Kaull............................................................38

Jack Piasio..............................................................39 Michael Rossi / Dale Purdy...................................40 Keith Feldman.......................................................41 Marcel Frenkel.......................................................42 Jason Choy.............................................................43 William McGough / Alexander Coccia..................44 Kevin Hassett / Men’s Sabre Team........................45 Men’s Epee Team / Men’s Foil Team......................46 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW 2010-11 Season In Review...................................48 2010 Results..........................................................49 Departed Monogram Winners.......................50-64 HISTORY & RECORDS Fencing History...............................................66-67 NCAA Championship Team..................................68 2011 NCAA Champions........................................69 Coaching Legends...........................................70-71 Four-Year All-Americans.................................72-74 All-Americans by Weapon....................................74 Men’s All-Americans.............................................75 Women’s All-Americans.......................................76 Award Winners................................................77-81 Men’s Records..................................................82-86 Women’s Records............................................87-90 NCAA Championship Results.........................91-94 NCAA Records..................................................95-96 NCAA Men’s Results........................................97-98 NCAA Women’s Results.................................99-100 Midwest Fencing Conference History............... 101 Women’s Team Results.............................. 102-103 Men’s Team Results.................................... 104-105 Men’s All-Time Roster................................ 106-118 Women’s All-Time Roster.......................... 119-123

MEDIA INFORMATION The Notre Dame Media Relations Office always is interested in assisting members of the media in their coverage of the Irish fencing program. Publicity and media information for Notre Dame fencing is handled by Media Relations assistant Brent Henningfeld. Please feel free to contact Henningfeld at the Notre Dame Media Relations Office.

Photographs, feature ideas and results are always available from the Media Relations Office. For fencing information and interviews, please contact Henningfeld at (574) 6311762. All interviews with coaches and athletes should be arranged through the Media Relations Office.

CREDITS The Notre Dame Fencing Guide was written and edited by Media Relations Assistant Brent Henningfeld, with editorial assistance provided by office assistants Nick Bucholtz and Aaron Horvath as well as Notre Dame fencing statistician Dave Stabrawa.

Graphic design and page layout by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics. Inside and outside cover design by Cathy Scholz, C Graphics.

Photography by Mike Bennett/ Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, L.K. Dunn, Heather Gollatz, Pete LaFleur/ Collegefencing360.com, Matt Staver, NCAA photos, www.fencingphotos. com, Marcus Snowden, Vanessa Gempis, Tara Hunt and Marek Stepien.

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Media Information Print Media

South Bend Tribune 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 235-6091 Bill Bilinski (sports editor) Curt Rallo (beat writer), Al Lesar (columnist) Notre Dame Observer (University daily newspaper) LaFortune Student Center Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7471, FAX (574) 631-6927 Allan Joseph (sports editor) Molly Sammon, Kelsey Manning (beat writers) Associated Press South Bend Tribune Building 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (312) 286-7592, FAX (574) 236-1765 Rick Gano (beat writer) Irish Eyes Magazine 21 Merriam Way Upton, MA 01568 (508) 529-6781, FAX (508) 519-6553 Alan Tieuli (editor) Denise Skwarcan (beat writer) Irish Sports Report 225 West Colfax Avenue South Bend, IN 46626 (574) 235-6161, FAX (574) 239-2646 Bob Wieneke (managing editor) Blue & Gold Illustrated 1605 North Home Street Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 255-9800, FAX (574) 255-9700 Lou Somogyi (associate editor) Dan Murphy (beat writer) Chicago Tribune 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 222-3423, FAX (312) 828-9392 Brian Hamilton (beat writer) Philip Hersh (contributing writer) Chicago Sun-Times 401 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-2663, FAX (312) 321-2833 Mark Potash (beat writer) Elkhart Truth Communicana Building P.O. Box 487 Elkhart, IN 46514 (574) 674-6337, FAX (574) 294-3895 Rachel Terlep (beat writer)

Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 461-8223, FAX (260) 461-8648 Tony Krausz (beat writer) Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 600 West Main Street Fort Wayne, IN 46802 (260) 461-8263, FAX (260) 461-8649 Tom Davis (beat writer) Indianapolis Star 307 North Pennsylvania Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317) 444-6644, FAX (317) 444-6500 Niles Daily Star 217 North Fourth Street Niles, MI 49120 (269) 683-2100, FAX (269) 683-2175 Scott Novak (sports editor) Post-Tribune, Northwest Indiana 1433 East 83rd Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410-6307 (219) 648-3122, FAX (219) 648-3236 Times of Northwest Indiana 601 West 45th Avenue Munster, IN 46321 (219) 933-3232, FAX (219) 933-3249 Daily Herald 155 East Algonquin Road P.O. Box 280 Arlington Heights, IL 60006 (847) 427-4300, FAX (847) 427-1301 Patricia Babcock McGraw (beat writer) Grand Rapids Press Press Plaza-Vandenberg Center Grand Rapids, MI 49502 (616) 459-1400, FAX (616) 459-1502 Notre Dame Scholastic (University weekly magazine) South Dining Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7569 The Dome (University yearbook) South Dining Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 (574) 631-7524

Television

WNDU-TV (NBC) P.O. Box 1616 South Bend, IN 46634 (574) 284-3016, FAX (574) 284-3022 Jeff Jeffers (sports director), Angelo DiCarlo

Fencing Quick Facts University Information

Location......................................... Notre Dame, IN 46556 Founded.................................................................... 1842 Undergraduate Enrollment...................................... 8,371 Nickname..................................................... Fighting Irish Colors........................................................... Gold and Blue President.................................. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C Provost....................................................... Thomas Burish Athletics Director........................................ Jack Swarbrick Asst. AD/Fencing.............................. Maureen McNamara Athletic Department Web Page................ www.und.com Athletic Department Phone..................... (574) 631-6107 University Operator.................................. (574) 631-5000

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Quick Facts

Head Coach............................................ Janusz Bednarski Bednarski’s Alma Mater........................ SGPiS College ’70 Bednarski’s Office Phone.......................... (574) 631-3599 Career Record (Years)..................... 487-28 (10th season) Associate Head Coach.............................Gia Kvaratskhelia Assistant Coach..................................................... Ian Farr Home Facility.............................. Joyce Center Fieldhouse Men’s All-Americans Returning...................................... 3 2011 NCAA Men’s Qualifiers Returning.......................... 2 Men’s Starters Returning/Lost..................................... 2/4 Men’s Monogram Winners Returning/Lost..............13/11 Women’s All-Americans Returning................................. 1 2011 NCAA Women’s Qualifiers Returning...................... 2 Women’s Starters Returning/Lost.................................2/4

WSBT-TV (CBS) 1301 E. Douglas Road Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630 Pete Byrne (sports director), David McCoy WSJV-TV (FOX) 58096 County Road 7 Elkhart, IN 46517 (574) 679-4545/293-9227, FAX (574) 294-1324 Dean Huppert (sports director), Allison Hayes WBND-TV (ABC) 53550 Generations Drive South Bend, IN 46635 (574) 344-5557, FAX (574) 344-5094 Emily Pritchard (multimedia producer) WHME-TV (LeSEA) 61300 Ironwood Road South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043 Chuck Freeby (sports director), Bob Nagle

Radio

Pulse FM (96.9/92.1 - flagship) 61300 Ironwood Road South Bend, IN 46614 (574) 291-8200, FAX (574) 291-9043 Bob Nagle (play-by-play) WSBT-AM (Newstalk 960 - ESPN/ABC) 1301 E. Douglas Road Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 233-3141, FAX (574) 288-6630 Darin Pritchett (sports director)

Internet Media

Fighting Irish Digital Media (www.UND.com) Notre Dame Stadium, 4th Floor Notre Dame, IN 46556 Dan Skendzel (program director) Jack Nolan (director - media productions) Alan Wasielewski (producer) Gary Paczesny (associate producer) (574) 631-2235 (Wasielewski) (574) 631-2238 (Nolan) (574) 631-3505 (Paczesny) Irish Illustrated (574) 288-0329, (574) 286-1652 Tim Prister, Pete Sampson (beat writers) Irish Sports Daily (574) 276-3234, (574) 520-2066 Mike Frank, Christian McCollum (beat writers) Irish Eyes (404) 291-0345 Tim O’Malley (beat writer) College Fencing 360.com Pete LaFleur (editor) Women’s Monogram Winners Ret./Lost.....................12/5 2010 Men’s Record..................................................... 29-1 2010 Women’s Record................................................ 29-0 2010 NCAA Championships Finish................................ 1st

Media Relations

Address................................................... 112 Joyce Center

Notre Dame, IN 46556-5678 Media Relations Fax................................. (574) 631-7941 Notre Dame Sports Hotline...................... (574) 631-3000 MR Assistant/Fencing..........................Brent Henningfeld Media Relations Office..............................(574) 631-7516 Henningfeld’s Office Phone.......................(574) 631-1762 Henningfeld’s Cell Phone..........................(574) 532-4151 Henningfeld’s E-mail............................bhennin1@nd.edu

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University of Notre Dame

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hen Father Edward F. Sorin started his school in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $300, three log buildings badly in need of repair and a far-sighted vision of establishing a liberal arts school to meet the growing educational needs of the frontier. He dreamed of building a great university, and in 1842, he founded the University of Notre Dame du Lac. Over the years, the University of Notre Dame du Lac would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame has also been at the cutting edge of research, including such innovations as the transmission of wireless messages and the development of synthetic rubber. Today researchers are achieving breakthroughs in astrophysics, radiation chemistry, environmental sciences, tropical disease transmission, cancer, robotics, and nanoelectronics.

The University has also stressed residential life, with four-of-five students living on campus in the school’s 29 residence halls that serve as the focal point of social, spiritual and athletic activities.

Notre Dame is one of a handful of universities with a truly international student body, coming from over 100 nations and all 50 states.

Students come to Notre Dame not only to learn how to think, but to learn how to live, keeping faith with the vision of Fr. Sorin.

Notre Dame is one of the few universities to regularly rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of America’s best colleges and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Directors’ Cup standings of the best overall athletics

programs. The University ranks first among all Catholic universities worldwide, according to the 2011 Times Higher Education survey and the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame boasts the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the nation according to BusinessWeek magazine.

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University Leadership Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. President

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ev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., is in his second five-year term as the 17th president of the University of Notre Dame. His vision is for Notre Dame to be the Catholic research university for our time – an institution that unifies, enlightens and heals by engaging in scholarship of the first rank while maintaining its distinctive Catholic character and long-time excellence in undergraduate education.

During his tenure, Notre Dame has made significant progress toward its research goal, including selection as the lead partner in the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery, the creation of the Innovation Park research facility, and the construction of Stinson Remick Hall of Engineering.

His commitment to undergraduate education has been marked by the Notre Dame Forums, yearlong initiatives that have examined important issues such as religion and world conflict, global health, immigration and energy.

The University’s Catholic identity has been strengthened during Father Jenkins’ tenure in multiple ways, including the appointment of a coordinator for University life initiatives and the construction of

Thomas G. Burish Provost

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

multimillion-dollar facilities for the Institute for Church Life, including the Center for Social Concerns, and the Institute for Educational Initiatives, which includes the Alliance for Catholic Education.

Father Jenkins earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and was ordained a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1983. He holds advanced degrees from Oxford and the Jesuit School of Theology. He is a professor of philosophy and the author of Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953.

President’s Leadership Council President: Provost: Executive Vice President:

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer:

Scott Malpass

Vice President and Senior Associate Provost:

Christine M. Maziar

Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization:

J. Nicholas Entrikin

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Daniel J. Myers

Vice President and Associate Provost:

Don Pope-Davis

Vice President for Research: Vice President for Student Affairs:

Vice President for University Relations: Vice President for Finance: Vice President and Director of Athletics: Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning:

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John Affleck-Graves Marianne Corr

Vice President for Human Resources:

Patricia Bellia NCAA Faculty Representative

Thomas G. Burish

Vice President and General Counsel:

Vice President and Chief Information Officer:

Richard C. Notebaert Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Robert J. Bernhard Rev. Thomas Doyle, C.SC. Ronald Kraemer Robert K. McQuade Louis M. Nanni John A. Sejdinaj Jack Swarbrick Erin Hoffmann Harding

Religious Superior, Holy Cross Priests and Brothers:

Rev. James B. King, C.S.C.

Associate Vice President and Counselor to the President:

Rev. James E. McDonald, C.S.C.

Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the President:

Frances L. Shavers

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Jack Swarbrick

Vice President • Director of Athletics

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ohn B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate who rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries, is in his fourth year as vice president and director of athletics at his alma mater.

Among Swarbrick’s athletics initiatives are meeting the performance needs of Notre Dame student-athletes through establishment of a new sports performance division, reaching out to more former Irish student-athletes via the Notre Dame Monogram Club and other programs, utilizing emerging digital technologies to deliver better information on and access to Notre Dame athletic programs via expanded production and distribution of programming, and restructuring Notre Dame’s approach to sport administration through assignment of a unique administrator to each of the 26 Irish sports.

Notre Dame ranked number one in the country (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the three most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys – in 2010 and 2009 with 99 scores (including in ‘09 a 97 score and ’10 a 96 in football that both also ranked number one).

The 2009 Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics included more perfect 1,000 scores by Irish teams (nine) than by any other FBS institution. The 2010 Notre Dame APR report featured eight perfect 1,000 scores.

The past three years combined in Notre Dame athletics have featured 94 AllAmericans, 19 Academic All-America selections and five NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship winners; record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes; NCAA titles in 2011 in men’s and women’s fencing (a combined championship) and in 2010 in women’s soccer (with Randy Waldrum named coach of the year); NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2011 women’s basketball, 2010 men’s lacrosse, 2009 fencing and 2008 women’s soccer; NCAA semifinal appearances in 2011 hockey, 2009 and 2010 women’s tennis and 2009 women’s soccer, plus a 2010 third-place fencing finish; a men’s basketball modern program record 27 victories and a number-two NCAA seed (its highest in 30 years) in 2010-11 (resulting in national coach of the year awards for Mike Brey); the hiring of new Irish head football coach Brian Kelly to start the 2010 season; construction of a new, freestanding ice hockey arena, scheduled to open for the 2011-12 season, plus the 2009-10 dedications of new facilities for soccer and lacrosse – as well

as opening of the new Purcell Pavilion within the south dome of the Joyce Center.

Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., Swarbrick is a 1976 magna cum laude graduate of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he returned to Indiana to accept a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. He made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years overall with the firm.

As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led many of the city’s successful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations – from the National Football League to the United States Olympic Committee to the Big Ten Conference. His leadership efforts resulted in the city earning the right to play host to the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium; becoming the home of the National Collegiate Athletic Association national headquarters in 1999; hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, 1991 World Gymnastics Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship competitions and an array of national and world championships in Olympic sports.

At Baker & Daniels, Swarbrick served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics and USRowing, and as a consultant to the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

In his work as an advisor to the NCAA, Swarbrick coordinated the men’s College Basketball Partnership, an NCAA-led group that addresses the opportunities and challenges in the sport, and developed the business plan for the new NBA/ NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops. In 2000 Swarbrick received one of the NCAA’s highest honors, The Flying Wedge Award, for his work in establishing Indianapolis as the new home of the NCAA. In 2001 the State of Indiana presented him with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award.

Born March 19, 1954, Swarbrick was named Notre Dame’s 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. He and his wife, Kimberly, are the parents of four children: Kate, a 2010 graduate of St. Louis University; Connor, a 2011 graduate of Wake Forest University; Cal, a sophomore at TCU; and Christopher, a University of Notre Dame freshman.

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Senior foilist Reggie Bentley looks to serve as a cornerstone to a relatively young and inexperienced collegiate fencing roster. He represents one of six former NCAA participants to return to the Irish for the 2011-12 season and is one of four to have earned an All-America citation.

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Season Preview

Irish Reload Roster As They Look To Repeat At NCAAs

Notre Dame will enter eight new fencers into the Varsity line-up amid International competitions.

Coming off a scintillating NCAA Championship season in 2011, the Fighting Irish look to reload their roster in search of the program’s ninth national championship and fourth under the direction of head coach Janusz Bednarski.

Notre Dame should be a dangerous opponent for any foe this season and a real threat to repeat at the 2012 NCAA Championships. The 2011-12 Irish squad will add a talented group of newcomers to the squad that will fight for the opportunity to bout on the strip.

Furthermore, the Notre Dame staff will seem a bit different this year with the promotion of assistant coach and foil specialist, Gia Kvaratskhelia, to associate head coach. Notre Dame’s returning roster for the 2012 title drive includes four All-Americans, combining for five All-America citations.

An International Flair With the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London just around the corner, the Notre Dame fencing program has four of its most distinguished fencers taking a season off from collegiate bouts to train for the Games. Men’s fencers, senior foilist Gerek Meinhardt (USA) and sophomore foilist Ariel DeSmet (USA), and women’s fencers, senior epeeist Courtney Hurley (USA) and senior epeeist Ewa Nelip (Poland).

This quartet of fencers has accumulated 368 victories to go along with only 37 defeats and nine All-American citations between them. Their combined winning percentage, .909, would rank in the upper echelon of all-time fencing winning percentages at Notre Dame.

Meinhardt has already amassed a legendary fencing resume. He took home the gold medal at the 2010 NCAA Championships with his first-place showing in the foil. His championship performance came on the heels of a silver medal performance in his first NCAA Championship during his freshman campaign.

DeSmet took full advantage of his first full season for the Irish as he became the third Irish men’s fencer to win the NCAA Championship in his freshman season and first since Charles Higgs-Coulthard did so in 1984. His 28-1 mark would rank him among the Irish foil greats in highest winning percentage with a .966 clip.

Hurley is coming off of a gold medal finish at the 2011 NCAA Championship, the first of her career. In her first two years on campus she collected bronze medals in her trips to the NCAA Championships. Her .911 winning percentage places her first in Irish women’s fencing history in the epee weapon class and her 153 career wins puts her in the top-20 in the career women’s wins list.

Nelip, who will fence for her native country, Poland, is coming off of a 43-8 season and a third-team AllAmerican citation. Over her three years on campus she has amassed 125 wins to go along with only 16 losses. In her first two years fencing for the Fighting Irish she brought home two bronze medals from the NCAA Championships (2008, 2009).

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2011 Fall Season As the NCAA fencing season fast approaches come the waning months of winter and into spring, no greater impact can be felt on the growth of a program than the fall season, which gives a host of fencers on the roster a chance to gauge where they stand within their various weapon.

No greater case could be made for the muchneeded fall season than for the 2011-12 season, as the Irish look to find new leaders in several of the weapon classes which were hit hard by both graduation and international Olympic qualifying events. Highlighting the fall docket were two chances to make an impression at various North American Cup (NAC) events as well as the Garret Penn State Open.

As has been the case in years past under Bednarski’s watch, several top-flight freshman will be given the chance to make an immediate impact on the strip and Ashley Severson is one who made such an impression at the NAC in Austin, Texas (Nov. 11-14).

The talented epeeist earned a podium finish at the event, placing third overall. After piecing together a 5-1 pool record with a +18 indicator, the Franklin Lakes, N.J., native entered direct elimination as the 12th seed and defeated Oksana Samorodov (15-6) to reach the semifinals and guarantee her podium result.

Severson then parlayed that into an 11th-place showing at the NAC event in Kansas City, Mo. (Dec. 9-11) and was joined by several other Irish fencers in securing top-15 finishes as they look to make an impact this season for Bednarski’s team. The list includes women’s foilists Darsie Malynn (ninth) and Grace Hartman (12th), men’s sabreist Kevin Hassett (ninth) and men’s foilist Nick Kubik (14th).

The lone event that featured competition strictly amongst collegiate fencers was the Garret Open (Nov. 19-20), and the Irish were on-hand with a strong contingent looking to win their respective weapons championship. Men’s foil, which can be argued as the strongest returning weapon for the Irish, saw Enzo Castellani and Reggie Bentley – both former NCAA

Championship competitors and All-Americans – go one-two on the podium. Talented freshman women’s foilist Madison Zeiss also earned a podium result as she placed third, while sabreuse Lian Osier (fifth), sabreists Kevin Hassett (sixth) and Jason Choy (seventh), epeeist James Kaull (eighth), foilist Nicholas Crebs (10th) and epeeist Michael Rossi (10th) all earned top-10 results.

While several fencers will still be given a chance to stake their claim to a rotational spot with their weapon, great strides were taken during the fall to determine which potential newcomers and veterans are ready to step up and potentially represent Notre Dame at the NCAA Championship.

The 2012 NCAA Season With the learning experience and accompanying successes of the fall season now behind them, the Irish turn their attention to making a run at a back-toback statement at the NCAA Championship, what would be their fourth such title in the last 10 years.

Much the norm for the Irish, a difficult regular season will prepare them for what will await in NCAA Championship competition. The road begins at the NCAA Midwest Regional, which will be hosted by Cleveland State University on March 11-12. The Irish will attempt to qualify the maximum twelve fencers each for men and women in an attempt to advance the maximum twelve fencers to the NCAA Championships.

Seeding at the NCAA Midwest Regionals is directly based off of individual records from the team events during the regular season, so many challenging bouts will take place over the course of the ledger in hopes of placing Irish fencers in the best position when the time comes.

The attitude Bednarski and his staff carry concerning winning every bout certainly carries over to the team. Last season, for the third consecutive year, the women’s squad navigated through the regular season with a perfect 29-0 record. In doing so, the squad’s now-89-match winning streak stands as the longest such streak in women’s program history

Enzo Castellani returns as the only multi-time NCAA All-American, having qualified in both ‘09 and ‘10.

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Women’s Fencing Capsule

Returning All-Americans (2011 record) Foil: Rachel Beck, Jr. (27-12) #

Darsie Malynn, Sr. (30-10) # Epee: None Sabre: Lian Osier, Jr. (29-13)* (c) Other Top Returners (2011 record) Foil: Grace Hartman, Jr. (32-7)

Radmila Sarkisova, Sr. (32-9) (c)

Adriana Camacho, So. (36-5) Epee: Caroline Dikibo, Jr. (16-8)

Phenix Messersmith, Jr. (33-20)

Stephanie Myers, Sr. (14-12)

Diane Zielinski, Sr. (31-28) (c) Sabre: Beatriz Almeida, Sr. (29-5)

Danielle Guilfoyle, Jr. (11-0)

Abigail Nichols, Jr. (33-3)

Kathryn Palazzoto, Jr. (18-6)

Marta Stepien, Jr. (24-0) Top Letterwinners Lost (2011 record) Foil: Hayley Reese (29-9) ****

Katie Heinzen (21-2) Epee: Ewa Nelip (43-8) ***%

Courtney Hurley, (44-4) ***% Sabre: Sarah Borrmann (29-16) **

Eileen Hassett (32-8) **** Foil: Epee:

Sabre:

Top Newcomers Madison Zeiss (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Nicole Ameli (Las Vegas, Nev.) Channing Foster (Washington D.C.) Ashley Severson (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) Marybeth Zier (Franklin Lakes, N.J.)

* – All-America honors c – indicates team captains #– NCAA participant (non-All-American) %-Participating in International Event (Eligible To Return)

and qualifies as the third longest streak overall, 33 behind the men’s 122-match winning streak from 1975-80. The men, while seeing their 80-match winning streak come to an end during the ’10-11 campaign, bounced back from the early season scrape to conclude the year with a stellar 29-1 record.

This success translated once again to both the men’s and women’s teams starting and ending the regular season ranked as the top team in the nation.

The 2012 season gets underway in a bit of a different venue than years past. The men lift the lid prior to the women taking to the strip when they head west to the Air Force Duals (Jan. 7) in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Both teams then reunite in what serves as the women’s season opener, the St. John’s Duals (Jan. 21) in Queens, N.Y. The team then shuttles just down the road to New York, N.Y., the following day as they take part in the NYU Duals. As has been the case for the last three years, the Irish then head home to take part in the annual Notre Dame Duals on Jan. 28-29. The women open the festivities on the first day of competition with the men closing the show on day two.

The Irish regular dual-meet season concludes with a trip to the Northwestern Duals (February 4). After both units head to Evanston, Ill., for the Northwestern Duals (Feb. 4-5), the women syphon off to the Duke Duals (Feb. 11) the following weekend to bring their schedule to a close.

The traditional postseason docket then awaits the Irish as the Midwestern Fencing Conference Championships, hosted by Notre Dame, get underway on March 3-4. Last season, for the first time in the conferences 13-year existence, the Irish claimed all six weapon titles to claim repeat titles on both the men’s and women’s side. Following the Midwest Fencing Championships, NCAA competition gets into full swing with the NCAA Midwest Regionals before the NCAA Championship return to the site of the 2011 Championship in Columbus, Ohio, with Ohio State serving as host once again (March 22-25).

Developing freshmen has also been a central tenet of the current Irish coaching staff and has helped create the depth necessary to challenge for the NCAA Championship year-in and year-out. Over the past four seasons, Bednarski’s All-America honorees have included 12 freshmen, headlined by 2008 NCAA women’s sabre champion Sarah Borrmann and most recently 2011 NCAA men’s foil champion Ariel DeSmet.

As the 2012 season gets underway, here’s a look at the Irish broken down by weapon:

Women’s Epee The hardest hit weapon group by far due to International competitions, the women’s epee class will see many new faces take to the strip this season.

With only four returning fencers – Caroline Dikibo, Phenix Messersmith, Stephanie Myers, Diane Zielinski – there will be an influx of new talent from a large freshman class in effort to push the fencers to reach their championship potential. This years freshman class adds a triumvirate of talented epeeists to the line-up; they include Nicole Ameli (Las Vegas, Nev.), Channing Foster (Washington D.C.) and Ashley Severson (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

Zielinski is the most experienced of this year’s female epeeists with 195 career bouts. In addition, her 136 victories are the most for any returning Irish fencer, men’s or women’s.

Coming off a breakout season, Dikibo looks to capitalize on the opportunity to gain experience and fence this upcoming season. Entering off of a season in which she collected over 84% of her career victories, she looks to continue improving and help lead this team to victory.

In her second season on campus, Messersmith competed in 23 dual meets where she claimed a 33-20 record. Her 33 victories in her initial year on the strip is one of the best in recent memory. This season she looks to fight for more time in the varsity line-up and take more of a leadership role within the team and the young weapon class.

Women’s Foil The women’s foil squad represents one of four Irish weapons that see a former NCAA participant return from last season. With the return of 411 combined

Darsie Malynn hopes to return the NCAA stage after a year absence.

wins, two NCAA participants and a host of other fine foilists, this women’s weapon class is one of the strongest and deepest on the Irish roster.

Coming off of a 27-12 record and NCAA Championships berth, sophomore Rachel Beck looks to take the next step onto the podium this year. In her first year on campus, Beck surprised many with her talents and mental wherewithal to find herself as one of the best newcomers in the nation.

Sitting behind a four-year All-American (Hayley Reese) can’t be easy, but 2010 NCAA Championship participant Darsie Malynn didn’t let that get to her.

Continuing to improve each and every bout, Malynn finished with a 30-10 record on the season.

Two foilists, Adriana Camacho and Radmila Sarkisova, look to bolster the line-up and be ready whenever they are called upon. Camacho looks to build on her stellar 36-5 freshman campaign while Sarkisova broke the 100-win plateau last season with a 32-9 mark.

The Irish will then turn to several familiar faces as well as a newcomer to fill out the remainder of the foil rotation. Junior Grace Hartman is coming off of a 32-7 sophomore campaign while senior Christina LaBarge brings a 44-18 career mark into her final season on the strip for the Irish. The only freshman newcomer in the foil class is Madison Zeiss, hailing from Los Angeles, California.

Women’s Sabre Just like in previous years, this year’s women’s sabre class will be one of the deepest on the Irish roster.

Returning over 350 bout victories spread across seven different fencers, this looks to be another banner year for the sabre weapon group.

Third-team All-American Lian Osier anchors this stellar group of returning fencers. Osier burst onto the scene last season with a 29-13 record en route to finishing ninth at the NCAA Championships. Her NCAA Championship performance last season,

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Season Preview Men’s Fencing Capsule

Returning All-Americans (2011 record) Foil: Reggie Bentley, Sr. (30-6) * (c)

Enzo Castellani, Sr. (23-7) ** Epee: James Kaull, Jr. (30-9) * Sabre: None Other Top Returners (2011 record) Foil: Nicholas Crebs, Sr. (26-4)

Grant Hodges, Jr. (28-6)

Nick Kubik, So. (17-7) Epee: Jack Piasio, Jr. (23-10)

Chris Pinkowski, Sr. (15-6)

Michael Rossi, So. (24-8) Sabre: Jason Choy, Jr. (22-15)

Alex Coccia, So. (20-7)

Keith Feldman, Sr. (21-4) (c)

Marcel Frenkel, Sr. (11-2)

Kevin Hassett, So. (24-6)

Carl Ianiro, So. (15-3) Top Letterwinners Lost (2011 record) Foil: Steve Kubik (25-7)

Zach Schirtz (16-8) *

Ariel DeSmet (28-1) *%

Gerek Meinhardt (N/A) **% Epee: Brent Kelly (27-11) #

Greg Schoolcraft (28-16) *

Jacob Osborne (31-10)

Andy Seroff (17-3) Sabre: Barron Nydam (26-14) ****

Avery Zuck (34-2) *** Foil: Epee:

Sabre:

Top Newcomers Gabriel Acuna (The Woodlands, Texas) Albert He (Chevy Chase, Md.) Ryan McDonough (Long Grove, Ill.) Dale Purdy (Ligonier, Pa.) William Meckling (Denver, Colo.)

* – All-America honors c – indicates team captains #– NCAA participant (non-All-American) %-Participating in International Event (Eligible To Return) coupled with a gold medal finish by teammate Courtney Hurley, helped propel the Irish to one of it’s best showings in the season ending tournament.

Beyond Osier, the Irish don’t sport any NCAA Championship experience, yet they have no lack of opportunities on the strip.

Marta Stepien and Danielle Guilfoyle look to take the next step and add to their already sparkling career records of 56-3 and 39-2, respectively.

Beatriz Almeida, Julia Kohn, Abigail Nichols and Kathryn Palazzoto each will bring their particular skill set that makes them a viable threat on the strip and all will look to throw their name in the hat in an effort to gain entry into the 2012 NCAA Championships.

The women’s sabre squad welcomes only one newcomer to the roster for the upcoming season as Marybeth Zier joins the team. Hailing from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Zier will continue to work hard

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throughout the season in an attempt to gain the opportunity at numerous events throughout the season.

Men’s Epee The men’s epee team looks to jump back into the All-America conversaton this season after finishing just outside the threshold to gain entry.

The Irish return 2010 NCAA third-team AllAmerican James Kaull who is coming off of a 30-9 campaign that saw him finish 14th in the 2011 NCAA Championships. Kaull will be joined by one of three returning fencers or one of the three newcomers that are joining the Irish this season.

In addition to Kaull, the Irish epeeists are led by senior Chris Pinkowski, junior Jack Piasio and sophomore Michael Rossi.

Pinkowski, who is coming off of a 15-6 junior season, will not only bring his superior leadership to the strip, but also the ability to rack up points in the crucial moments of the bout.

One of the toughest defensive fencers on the team, Piasio will try to crack the line-up with a bevy of new attack techniques he has perfected over his first few years on campus. With his physical tools, expect him to capitalize on a 23-10 mark from last season.

Rounding out the returning epeeists, Rossi is on pace to have a breakthrough sophomore campaign.

Using his quickness to his advantage, he sported a 24-8 mark in his freshman campaign. Widely considered a great athlete, expect nothing less than a big improvement for Rossi this season.

With the largest incoming freshman class of any weapon group, the epee class added a trio of premiere prep fencers in Albert He, Ryan McDonough and Dale Purdy. The group looks to make an immediate impact when they take to the strip to begin the season.

Men’s Foil With the most experienced weapon class on the team and maybe in the country, the Irish foil squad looks to make another national statement in March at the NCAA Championships.

Returning All-Americans Reggie Bentley (second team, 2011) and Enzo Castellani (first team, 2010 second team, 2009) will bolster the foil weapon and look to bring home the individual gold medal for the third year in a row at the NCAA Championships (Meinhardt-2010, DeSmet-2011).

Bentley, coming off of a stellar 30-6 campaign and just missing out on the podium at the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish, is set to move into the leadership role within not only the weapon group but also the entire team.

Castellani, the only two-time All-American on this years roster, would have been a part of any other school’s NCAA roster last season after compiling a 23-7 regular season mark.

The Irish have the luxury of returning three additional world-class foilists to the fold beyond Bentley and Castellani. Nicholas Crebs, Grant Hodges and Nick Kubik all will be given the opportunity to perform at some of the most intense events in the nation for the eight-time NCAA champion Irish.

Crebs took to the strip 30 times last season, coming out victorious on 26 occasions. With another good outing this season, he will surpass the 100-win plateau for his career.

Hodges and Kubik will be relied upon to add depth and toughness to this already stacked line-up.

The men’s foil class will welcome freshman Gabriel Acuna from The Woodlands, Texas, to its star-studded line-up this season.

Men’s Sabre The line-up for Notre Dame’s men’s sabre class is as wide open as there ever has been in recent years. With six returning fencers, being joined by freshman William Meckling, this year’s group looks to make a splash at each and every tournament.

Returning over 340 collegiate bout victories spread over seven different fencers, this year’s varsity line-up looks to be a free-for-all early in the season.

Experience will play a key role early on as the coaches decide who will make their case to crack the varsity line-up.

The most experienced sabreist returning is senior Keith Feldman. Feldman has competed in over 110 matches in his collegiate career, winning 91 of them.

The experience that Feldman brings to the team will prove invaluable as the Irish look to return to the top of the podium at the 2012 NCAA Championships.

Look for sophomore Kevin Hassett to use his outstanding natural speed and quick thinking to win even more bouts in 2012. In his first season on the strip for the Irish, Hassett sported a 24-6 record. He is gunning for nothing less than a championship this season.

The five other integral pieces that are needed for the Irish to succeed this season are Jason Choy, Alex Coccia, Marcel Frenkel, Carl Ianiro and William McGough. These teammates have combined to fence in 289 bouts, coming out victorious 225 times.

With the great experience and depth within the sabre class, don’t be surprised to see every fencer on the strip in a dual meet throughout the 2012 season.

James Kaull enters his junior year in search of his third straight NCAA appearance.

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Men’s & Women’s Roster

Front Row (left to right): Marta Stepien, Marybeth Zier, Christina LaBarge, Radmila Sarkisova, Lian Osier, Danielle Guilfoyle, Nicole Ameli, Ashley Severson, Julia Kohn, Rachel Beck Second Row (left to right): Channing Foster, Kathryn Palazzoto, Madison Zeiss, Melissa Medina, assistant coach Ian Farr, head coach Janusz Bednarski, associate head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia, Adriana Camacho, Darsie Malynn, Phenix Messersmith, Grace Hartman, Diane Zielinski, Beatriz Almeida, Stephanie Myers Third Row (left to right): Kevin Hassett, Jack Piasio, Jason Choy, Ryan Murphy, James Kaull, Chris Pinkowski, Ryan McDonough, Dale Purdy, Alan Markow, William Meckling, Marcel Frenkel, Walter Myers, Albert He Back Row (left to right): Anthony Schlehuber, William McGough, Keith Feldman, Reggie Bentley, Nick Grady, Enzo Castellani, Nicholas Crebs, Nickolas Kubik, Grant Hodges, Gabriel Acuna, Michael Rossi, Alex Coccia Not Pictured: Colleen Dawes, Caroline Dikibo, Abigail Nichols, Carl Ianiro

By The Numbers

By The Numbers

2011-12 Men’s Fencing

2011-12 Women’s Fencing

Returning 860 4 0

Total Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

Lost 1173 12 2

Returning 906 1 0

Total Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

Lost 902 16 2

188 1 0

Epee Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

396 1 0

217 0 0

Epee Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

278 6 1

332 3 0

Foil Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

436 4 2

338 0 0

Foil Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

264 4 0

340 0 0

Sabre Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

341 7 0

351 1 0

Sabre Victories All-Americans NCAA-Gold

360 6 1

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Men’s & Women’s Roster with Pronunications 2011-2012 Notre Dame Men’s Fencing Roster Name HT. Class Weapon Gabriel Acuna 5-7 Fr. Foil Reggie Bentley*** 5-11 Sr. Foil Enzo Castellani*** 6-4 Sr. Foil Jason Choy** 5-10 Jr. Sabre Alexander Coccia* 6-0 So. Sabre Nicholas Crebs*** 5-11 Sr. Foil Keith Feldman*** 6-0 Sr. Sabre Marcel Frenkel** 5-11 Sr. Sabre Nick Grady 5-11 Sr. Foil Kevin Hassett* 6-4 So. Sabre Albert He 6-3 Fr. Epee Grant Hodges** 6-0 Jr. Foil Carl Ianiro 5-9 So. Sabre James Kaull** 5-11 Jr. Epee Nick Kubik* 6-0 So. Foil Alan Markow 6-0 So. Foil Ryan McDonough 6-0 Fr. Epee William McGough* 6-0 Jr. Sabre William Meckling 5-11 Fr. Sabre Ryan Murphy 5-6 So. Foil Walter Myers 5-9 Fr. Epee Jack Piasio** 6-0 Jr. Epee Chris Pinkowski* 5-9 Sr. Epee Dale Purdy 6-0 Fr. Epee Michael Rossi* 5-9 So. Epee Anthony Schlehuber* 6-3 Sr. Sabre * - indicates monograms won Head Coach: Janusz Bednarski (10th season) Associate Head Coach: Gia Kvaratskhelia Assistant Coach: Ian Farr Senior Manager: Elizabeth Bramanti Junior Manager: Ally Jones

Hometown/High School Fencing Club The Woodlands, Texas/College Park Salle Mauro Little Rock, AR/Dupont Manuel (KY) Keller, TX/Keller Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge Columbus, OH/St. Charles Prep Fencing Alliance of Columbus Portland, OR/Beaverton Stony Brook, NY/War Melville San Paulo, Brazil/St. Paul’s Academia Paulista Esgrima Stafford, VA/Brooke Point High School Dark Horse Fencing Beaverton, OR/Aloha High School Oregon Fencing Alliance Chevy Chase, MD/Bethesda-Chevy Chase DC Fencers Club Salina, KS/Salina Central Kanza Fencing Center West Orange, NJ/Seton Hall Prep Manhattan Fencing Center Washington, DC/Woodrow Wilson DC Fencers Club San Antonio, TX/Claudia Taylor Johnson Alamo Fencing Club Prospect Heights, Ill./Northridge Prep School F.C.C. Long Grove, Ill. Bronxville, NY/Bronxville Denver, CO/Regis Jesuit Fencing Academy of Denver Commack, NY/Commack Mission Fencing Center El Paso, Texas/JM Hanks Salle DeLong Dubois, PA/Georgetown Prep Simi Valley, CA/Chaminade College Prep Masque de Fer Ligonier, PA/Home-Schooled Hooked On Fencing White Plains, NY/Valhalla High School Carmel, IN/Univ. H.S. of Indiana

2011-12 Notre Dame Women’s Fencing Roster Name HT. Class Weapon Beatriz Almeida*** 5-5 Sr. Sabre Nicole Ameli 5-5 Fr. Epee Rachel Beck* 5-8 So. Foil Adriana Camacho* 5-2 So. Foil Colleen Dawes 5-3 Sr. Sabre Caroline Dikibo 5-9 Jr. Epee Channing Foster 5-7 Fr. Epee Danielle Guilfoyle* 5-5 Jr. Sabre Grace Hartman** 5-8 Jr. Foil Julia Kohn 5-5 Jr. Sabre Christina LaBarge** 5-6 Sr. Foil Darsie Malynn*** 5-5 Sr. Foil Melissa Medina 5-2 So. Epee Phenix Messersmith** 5-3.5 Jr. Foil Stephanie Myers 5-6 Sr. Epee Abigail Nichols** 5-7.5 Jr. Sabre Lian Osier* 5-3 Jr. Sabre Kathryn Palazzoto** 5-0 Jr. Sabre Radmila Sarkisova*** 5-3 Sr. Foil Ashley Severson 5-7 Fr. Epee Marta Stepien** 5-6 Jr. Sabre Madison Zeiss 5-9 Fr. Foil Diane Zielinski*** 5-7 Sr. Epee Marybeth Zier 5-4 Fr. Sabre * - indicates monograms won Head Coach: Janusz Bednarski (10th season) Associate Head Coach: Gia Kvaratskhelia Assistant Coach: Ian Farr Senior Manager: Elizabeth Bramanti Junior Manager: Ally Jones

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Hometown/High School Chappaqua, NY/Horace Greeley Las Vegas, NV/Palo Verde Tucson, AZ/Home-Schooled Puebla, Mexico/Meridian School (UT) Golden, CO/The Woodlands (TX) Houston, TX/Cypress Falls Washington D.C./Maret School Pittstown, NJ/Villa Walsh Academy St. Paul, MN/St. Paul Academy and Summit School Wilmette, IL/New Trier Pasadena, CA/Flintridge Prep Grapevine, TX/Colleyville Heritage Long Beach, CA/St. Joseph’s (South Bend) El Cerrito, CA/Albany El Paso, TX/JM Hanks Concord, MA/Concord-Carlisle Battle Ground, WA/CAM High School Nutley, NJ/Academy of the Holy Angels Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo South Amboy, NY/Old Bridge Los Angeles, CA/Pacific Hills Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo

Fencing Club Fencing Acadamy Of Westchester Fencing Club of Nevada Northwest Fencing Center Utah Valley Sport Fencing Cypress Falls DC Fencers Club Luchetti Fencing USA LA International FC Fencing Institute of Texas Escrime du Lac Salle DeLong

Men’s Fencing – By Weapon Epee (8) Albert He James Kaull Ryan McDonough Walter Myers Jack Piasio Christopher Pinkowski Dale Purdy Michael Rossi

Foil (9) Gabriel Acuna Reggie Bentley Enzo Castellani Nicholas Crebs Nick Grady Grant Hodges Nicholas Kubik Alan Markow Ryan Murphy

Sabre (9) Jason Choy Alexander Coccia Keith Feldman Marcel Frenkel Kevin Hassett Carl Ianiro William McGough William Meckling Anthony Schlehuber

Women’s Fencing – By Weapon Foil (8) Sabre (9) Epee (7) Rachel Beck Beatriz Almeida Nicole Ameli Colleen Dawes Caroline Dikibo Adriana Camacho Grace Hartman Danielle Guilfoyle Channing Foster Julia Kohn Melissa Medina Christina LaBarge Darsie Malynn Abigail Nichols Stephanie Myers Lian Osier Ashley Severson Phenix Messersmith Diane Zielinski Radmila Sarkisova Kathryn Palazzoto Madison Zeiss Marta Stepien Marybeth Zier

Men’s Pronunciation Guide Janusz Bednarski.........................Yah-NOOSH Bed-NARR-ski Gabriel Acuna..............................a-COON-uh Alexander Coccia.........................CO-cha Marcel Frenkel.............................mar-CELL Carl Ianiro....................................EYE-uh-near-oh Nick Kubik...................................KOO-bick Gia Kvaratskhelia.........................Gee (as in bee)-uh Claw-duh-SKELL-ee-uh Alan Markow...............................mar-COW William McGough.......................McGuff Jack Piasio...................................PEA-ah-ZEE-oh Anthony Schlehuber...................SHLAY-who-ber

Women’s Pronunciation Guide:

Beatriz Almeida...........................al-MADE-uh Nicole Ameli................................uh-MELL-ee Janusz Bednarski.........................Yah-NOOSH Bed-NARR-ski Caroline Dikibo............................DEE-ki-bo Danielle Guilfoyle........................GILL-foil Julia Kohn....................................cone Gia Kvaratskhelia.........................Gee (as in bee)-uh Claw-duh-SKELL-ee-uh Darsie Malynn.............................May-lin (rhymes with tin) Lian Osier.....................................Lee-Ann OH-see-ur Radmila Sarkisova.......................sar-KEY-so-vuh Marta Stepien.............................step-EE-un Madison Zeiss..............................zice (rhymes with rice)

Oregon Fencing Alliance NY Athletic Club LA International FC Medeo Fencing Center Bergen Fencing Club

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Head coach Janusz Bednarski (center) and his coaching staff of Ian Farr (left), Gia Kvaratskhelia (right) and Marek Stepien (not pictured) brought home Notre Dame’s eighth career NCAA Championship in 2011 following a 174-168 triumph over Penn State.

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Head Coach JANUSZ BEDNARSKI Head Coach 10th Season SGPiS College ‘70 The University of Notre Dame’s athletic heritage has featured many legendary coaches, but only one--current 10th-year fencing coach Janusz Bednarski--directed his Irish squad to the national title in his first year as the program’s head coach. Such was Bednarski’s accomplishment in the spring of 2003, when a veteran Notre Dame squad edged rival Penn State to return to the pinnacle of the collegiate fencing world.

Bednarski was named the sixth head coach in the program’s storied history in May of 2002, after serving eight seasons as an assistant on the Notre Dame staff. The sabre specialist has seen his first nine seasons as the Notre Dame head coach yield a .946 combined winning percentage (487-28) - with nearly identical marks during that span by the Irish men (241-15) and women (24613).

Success was not just a first-year feat for Bednarski, as he helped guide the Irish to a historic comeback to win the 2005 NCAA Championships, as well as guiding his team to a coast-to-coast victory at the 2011 Championships. Additionally, with his triumph in ’05, he became the first Notre Dame head coach in any sport to see his teams win multiple national titles in fewer than five seasons while in 2011 also becoming just the fourth Irish head coach all time to have claimed three or more titles during their tenure (Knute Rockne – football (3), Frank Leahy – football (4), Mike DeCicco – men’s fencing (4)).

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After seeing his teams fall just short of the title during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons, Bednarski finally saw the teams efforts come to fruition during 2011, as the 12-member delegation held on for a six point victory over two-time defending champions, Penn State, 174168. The victory was aided in part by four of the 12 Irish fencers – Ariel DeSmet, Courtney Hurley, Avery Zuck, Eileen Hassett – claiming first team All-America honors, in addition to DeSmet and Hurley each claiming individual gold in men’s foil and women’s epee, respectively.

Reggie Bentley, Barron Nydam, Hayley Reese, Lian Osier and Ewa Nelip were also tabbed All-Americans for their efforts. As a result, Bednarski was tabbed as the USFCA NCAA Coach of the Year for the first time in his tenure with the Irish.

Prior to returning to the top of the mountain in ’11, the Irish encountered three straight near misses in ’0810, finishing runner-up on two occasions (’08, ’09) and third place once (’10). In ’08, the Irish racked up 176 points while seeing 11 participants earn All-America citations, while in ’09 the team improved on that total by six points (182) with 10 of the 12 competitors being named All-Americans. Kelley Hurley (epee) and Sarah Borrmann (sabre) both captured individual gold medals at the 2008 NCAA Championships, while freshman Gerek Meinhardt finished runner-up in men’s foil in ’09.

The 2010 season was still a historic campaign despite not claiming the national title, as for the first time since 1994 both the men’s and women’s teams finished the season undefeated. It also marked the first time each team posted undefeated records with over 30 wins.

During the 2010 season, Bednarski coached 11 of his athletes to All-America status, including epeeists Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, James Kaull and Greg Schoolcraft; foilists Hayley Reese, Gerek Meinhardt and Enzo Castellani; and sabreists Sarah Borrmann, Eileen Hassett, Avery Zuck and Barron Nydam. Meinhardt improved on the previous years finish as well, capturing the NCAA individual gold for men’s foil.

Bednarski has a rich history of coaching some of the best all-around collections of sabre talent in all of college fencing, perhaps none more talented the crop of seniors who graduated following the 2011 NCAA Championship.

Zuck, Nydam, Hassett and Borrmann concluded their Irish careers having combined for 13 All-America honors and a national championship (Borrmann) in three seasons under his tutelage.

His sabre fencers now have earned 46 All-America honors (out of a possible 60; with women’s sabre making its debut in 2000) and have won five NCAA individual titles, plus seven runner-up finishes.

One of Bednarski’s most impressive sabre duos included Mariel Zagunis (the 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in sabre), who dominated her college bouts with the Irish as a freshman, while going 29-1 in the regular season and advancing to the 2005 NCAA title match before returning to win the NCAA title in 2006.

Valerie Providenza impressively won the 2004 NCAA sabre title and then battled through illness to post the second-most round-robin wins at the 2005 NCAAs (behind Zagunis), helping Notre Dame stage its historic rally to edge Ohio State for the NCAA title. Zagunis (21-2) and Providenza (19-4) blitzed the 2005 NCAA field for a 40-6 combined record.

On the men’s side, Patrick Ghattas and Matt Stearns combined with 2009 graduate Bill Thanhouser to give the Irish another talented sabre group. Ghattas was one of the nation’s top-ranked junior fencers, competing with Team USA at the 2005 World Junior Championships while earning All-America honors at the 2004 NCAAs and again

in `05 (when he reached the title bout, followed by two more NCAA runner-up finishes in 2006 and `07). Stearns turned in a 10th-place finish for his own All-America honor at the 2005 NCAAs, combining with Ghattas for the second-most men’s sabre wins (32) in the NCAA field.

Thanhouser then placed sixth at the `06 NCAAs for his own All-America honor. Providenza and Ghattas ultimately became rare four-year sabre All-Americans, while Stearns and Zagunis both posted two All-America finishes with the Irish.

A former Olympic-level coach with Poland’s national team program, Bednarski’s leadership and training strategy positioned the 2003 Irish for a run at the program’s sixth all-time NCAA title and first since `94.

Bednarski served as head coach of Poland’s Olympic Team from 1978-88, with members of those teams winning 11 medals at the Olympics and World Championships. Formerly a member of Poland’s national sabre team, the Warsaw native received the prestigious Polish Silver Cross of Merit for his coaching accomplishments as head coach of the Polish National Team. Prior to assuming his duties as the Irish head coach, Bednarski had been a vital member of the Notre Dame program as it remained among the nation’s best - with the Irish finishing as the NCAA runner-up every year from 19962000, in addition to third-place finishes in 1995, 2001, `02 and `04.

Bednarski’s days as an assistant included helping coordinate the recruiting effort that fortified the Irish for their pursuit of the national title. The 2003 seniors fin-

The Bednarski File Head Coaching Record at Notre Dame (since 2003) • Men: 241-15 (.941) • Women: 246-13 (.950) • Combined: 487-28 (.946) Previous Coaching Experience Assistant Coach Notre Dame ....................1994-2002 Head Coach Indiana Fencing Academy ........................1994-2002 Poland National Team ..................................1978-88 U.S. Junior World Championship Team ..............1993 CFS Fencing Club Denver, Colo......................1989-94 Epee Coach U.S. Junior World Championship Team ..............1994 Coach U.S. Junior. Pan Am Games Team .......................1992 Coaching Honors • Polish Silver Cross of Merit – 1987 • USFCA NCAA Coach of the Year – 2011 • USFCA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year – 1997, 1999 • Current Member of NCAA National Fencing Committee • Tutored 46 sabre All-Americans at Notre Dame, i ncluding five NCAA champions, nine NCAA runner-ups and three NCAA bronze medalists Education • Master’s in Economics – SGPiS College (Warsaw, Poland; 1970) • Coaching Diploma – Academy of Physical Education (Warsaw, Poland; 1978)

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ished as the most accomplished class in the history of Notre Dame fencing, combining for nearly 1,300 career victories and 20 All-America performances. The senior leaders in 2003 included a pair of four-time AllAmericans in men’s epeeist Jan Viviani and men’s foilist Ozren Debic, with senior men’s sabreist Gabor Szelle and senior women’s epeeists Meagan Call and Anna Carnick each posting three All-America performances during their careers. Debic (157-8, .952) and Viviani (162-20, .890) finished with the top career winning percentages in Notre Dame history for their respective weapons while Szelle (182-13, .933) ranks fourth all-time on the sabre win percentage list and sixth among all men’s weapons.

The 2005 senior class included a pair of top fencers from Bednarski’s native Poland - three-time women’s foil NCAA champion (`05 runner-up) Alicja Kryczalo and 2005 men’s epee NCAA champ Michal Sobieraj (`03 NCAA runner-up), in addition to two-time NCAA foil runner-up Andrea Ament. Each of those three became rare four-year All-Americans, with Kryczalo going undefeated (23-0) in the 2002 NCAA round robin before beating Ament in the gold-medal bout (Ament’s only losses in the `02 NCAAs came versus her teammate, followed by a third-place finish in `03). Bednarski’s first season as the Notre Dame head coach included a 46-2 combined record in regularseason dual meets, with the Irish men going 24-0 to extend the program’s third-longest winning streak to 83 matches (that streak ultimately ended at 90 matches in 2004). The Irish men claimed the number-one ranking in the middle of the 2003 season, after knocking off Penn State in a fiercely contested 15-12 decision at Notre Dame’s Joyce Center.

Bednarski’s 2004 Notre Dame squads combined for a 50-1 record, with both the Irish men (24-1) and women (26-0) holding the number-one ranking. The 2005 teams followed with a 43-5 combined record (22-2 by the women; 21-3 for the men) and the Notre Dame women held the nation’s top ranking for most of that `05 season.

Both Irish teams then suffered only one loss in 2006 (each 29-1), with the women again rising to the top spot in the AFCA poll.

During Bednarski’s eight seasons as an assistant, the Irish won 93.6 percent of their dual matches (382-26) and the Irish men’s team held the nation’s number- one ranking in both the 2001 and 2002 final coaches’ polls.

Bednarski’s work with Notre Dame has made a significant impact in sabre and epee - with Bill Lester, Luke La Valle and Gabor Szelle combining over a six-year stretch (`95-’00) to win two gold, two silver and one bronze medal in NCAA sabre.

The men’s sabre squad posted the maximum two All-Americans in each of Bednarski’s first six full seasons (`96-’01), with that level of success unmatched by any other Notre Dame weapon in that six-year stretch.

He tutored two-time sabre All-American Andre Crompton (`02), who stood as high as sixth in the U.S. rankings, while Szelle and fellow senior sabreman Matt Fabricant earned All-America honors in 2003 to help pace the national title-winning effort.

Bednarski also oversaw the career of women’s sabre captain Carianne McCullough, who progressed from being a walk-on to a nationally-ranked competitor and 2002 All-American. He then developed Destanie Milo into an All-American in her own right, with Milo’s sixthplace finish at the 2003 NCAAs providing a final push to the team title.

Bednarski helped mold Providenza and Ghattas into top-level collegiate fencers. Providenza turned in a strong rookie season and won the 2004 NCAA title--becoming the first Notre Dame sabre fencer (men’s or women’s) ever to win the NCAAs as a freshman (followed

by Borrmann in 2008). Ghattas turned in his own AllAmerica showing at the 2004 NCAAs (placing 10th) and surged to number two in the USFA under-20 men’s sabre rankings, before going on to his NCAArunner-up finishes in 2005 and `06.

After moving to the United States in 1988, Bednarski served as head coach at Denver’s CFS Fencing Club - the largest fencing club in the Rocky Mountain region - from 1989-94. Many of his CFS products went on to achieve great success on the national and international level.

While in Colorado, Bednarski served on the U.S. coaching staff at the 1993 (head coach) and 1994 Junior World Championships and was a U.S. coach for the 1992 Junior Pan-Am Games. His fencers have competed in Olympics, World Championships and World Cups in all age categories.

Bednarski served from 1994-2002 as head coach of the Escrime du Lac Fencing Club in Mishawaka (also known as the Indiana Fencing Academy) and has been a member of many advisory panels for the U.S. Fencing Association, the U.S. Olympic Committee and the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association. He is licensed by Federation International D’Escrime as an “A” category Fencing Director and is one of just a handful of fencing specialists in North America who are ranked by the International Fencing Federation.

His wide-reaching experience includes participating in the organizational efforts for World Championships held in Denver (1989 and `91) and South Bend (2000). In

Notre Dame’s All-Time National Championship Coaches Knute Rockne (football) – 1924, 1929, 1930 Walt Langford (men’s tennis) – 1944 Rev. George Holderith, (men’s golf) – 1944 Frank Leahy (football) – 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949 Alex Wilson (cross country) – 1957 Tom Fallon (men’s tennis) – 1959 Ara Parseghian (football) – 1966, 1973 Mike DeCicco (men’s fencing) – 1977, 1978, 1986, 1994 Dan Devine (football) – 1977 Yves Auriol (women’s fencing) – 1987, 1994 Lou Holtz (football) – 1988 Chris Petrucelli (women’s soccer) – 1995 Muffet McGraw (women’s basketball) – 2001 Janusz Bednarski (fencing) – 2003, 2005, 2011 Randy Waldrum (women’s soccer) – 2004, 2010 Notes: Bednarski’s team won the NCAAs in his first year as the Irish head coach, Auriol’s in his second and five others (Leahy, Fallon, Parseghian, Devine and Holtz) in their third season … the others: Langford (national title in 5th season), Rockne, Petrucelli and Waldrum (6th), Wilson (8th), Holderith (12th), McGraw (14th) and DeCicco (16th) … in 1994, DeCicco coached the men and Auriol the women (the Irish won the NCAA combined title) … Bednarski is the only ND head coach ever to lead his teams to multiple NCAA titles in fewer than five seasons.

1997 and `99, he was selected as the Midwest Region Coach of the Year by the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association.

Fluent in several languages, Bednarski received his master’s degree in business in 1970 from Warsaw’s prestigious SGPiS Business College, where he worked as a lecturer in economics. He obtained his coaching diploma from the Academy of Physical Education in 1978 and has published several articles on coaching, effective club management and the counseling of athletes.

A resident of Granger, Ind., Bednarski and his wife, Izabella, have two sons: Michael and Andrzej, a threetime sabre All-American and 2002 graduate of Notre Dame who also served as an intern assistant coach on his father’s staff during the 2005 and `06 seasons.

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Associate Head Coach GIA KVARATSKHELIA Associate Head Coach Foil Specialist Sixth Season Georgia State Physical Training Institute

Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia (GEE-uh Claw-duh-SKELL-ee-uh) enters his first season as the newly announced associate head coach of Notre Dame fencing after spending the previous five as the assistant coach. He also maintains his role as the foil specialist. He was and remains regarded as one of the top foil coaches in the nation with a background that includes a successful competitive career in the former Soviet Union as a member of the Georgian National Team.

Since joining the Irish staff in 2007, the Notre Dame fencing team has enjoyed tremendous success having qualified the maximum 20 foilists for NCAA Championship play, with 17 of those 20 appearances resulting in All-America honors.

This past season proved no different to the recent trend of foil success at the NCAA Championship, as the maximum four fencers advanced to the event with three of the four – Hayley Reese, Reggie Bentley, Ariel DeSmet – earning All-America citations with DeSmet capturing the individual foil title with a 15-13 victory over Penn State’s Miles Chamley-Watson. It represented the second time in the last three years that a men’s foilist has claimed gold under Kvaratskhelia’s watch, as Gerek Meinhardt accomplished the feat in 2010.

Additionally, DeSmet became the first freshman foilist to win the title since Charles Higgs-Coulthard did so all the way back in 1984.

Reese, meanwhile, represented the first foilist to complete all four years under the tutelage of Kvaratskhelia as a fourtime All-American, after receiving secondteam recognition following an eighth-place showing in ’11. Kvaratskhelia

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had previously helped Adrienne Nott churn out three such citations, however her first honor came the year prior to him joining the staff.

For his vast successes, Kuaratskhelia was tabbed as the 2010-11 U.S.Fencing National Coach of the Year. On the year, he helped several Irish representatives and others American fencers acheive great results on the NAC circuit as well as in several international competitions.

During the 2010 season, three of Kvaratskhelia’s foilists were again dubbed All-Americans at the NCAA Championships.

Meinhardt, Enzo Castellani and Reese finished first, third and fifth, respectively.

Meinhardt, a former 2008 Olympian became Kvaratskhelia’s first NCAA gold medalist, posting a solid 15-9 victory over David Willette of Penn State. Also under Kvaratskhelia’s champion coaching, Castellani earned the bronze medal, finishing round robin play with 16 wins and a +40 indicator.

The years of 2008 and 2009 both saw all four foil participants earn All-American distinction, led by Meinhardt and Reese in ‘09, who each earned silver medals on the men’s and women’s side, respectively.

Castellani (8th) and Nott (9th) rounded out that year’s group, with Nott closing out her career as the program’s 18th fencer to earn four All-America honors.

In 2008, the story was the quick maturation of a group of freshmen that saw Steve Kubik (8th), Zach Schirtz (11th) and Reese (11th) qualify for All-American in their first year with the program, while Nott (4th) earned first-team billing in her second year under the tutelage of Kvaratskhelia. 2007, meanwhile, saw the Irish qualify four with Nott, Mark Kubik and Jakub Jedrkowiak all earning All-America honors.

Kvaratskhelia has also had a great impact on the recruiting trail in his stint with the Irish. In his first full season on the scene, he helped secure one of the top freshman classes in all of college fencing for the ’07-08 season that was led by elite foilists Reese, Schirtz and S. Kubik – all went on to earn All-America honors in ’08.

That success hasn’t slowed down since as in ’09 he helped ink ’08 U.S. Olympian Gerek Meinhardt as well as Radmila Sarkisova, ranked as high as 90th at the time in the FIE World Junior rankings. For the NCAA Championship season, Kvaratskhelia helped secure commitments from NCAA gold medalist Ariel DeSmet and NCAA participant Rachel Beck, with the latter hoping to bolster a youthful lineup while DeSmet and others are away in search of Olympic qualification.

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Over the past two seasons, Kvaratskhelia has inked two of the best fencers in the country, men’s foilist Race Imboden and women’s foilist Lee Kiefer.

Imboden, a signee from ‘10, ranked as the fifth-best junior at the time and 11thbest senior, while Kiefer ranked as the 10th-best junior and 6th-best senior.

Prior to joining the Notre Dame coaching staff, Kvaratskhelia spent 10 years as the coach of the Kanza Fencing Club in Salina, Kan. In that time, Kvaratskhelia transformed Kanza from a small recreational club into one of the nation’s top foil centers. His fencers at Kanza - which included the Kubik and Hodges brothers combined to win three USFA national men’s open foil team championships, with six of his Kanza fencers going on to compete at the Division I level as scholarship athletes.

Named the 2002 USFA national development coach of the year, Kvaratskhelia molded his fencers at Kanza into top competitors on the national and international levels. His Kanza fencers combined to be national finalists 15 times, while receiving nearly 50 national medals. Former Kanza fencers Ryan Dunn and Chris Miller were

members of the U.S. Junior National Team before going on to successful collegiate careers (Miller as an All-American at Penn State and Dunn at Air Force.) Kanza product Christina Tillman also went on to fence at Air Force while Eric McConkey joined her as a Division I competitor at Cleveland State.

Known previously as the Coyote Fencing Club, the Kanza foil center had a roster of only five active fencers when Kvaratskhelia arrived in 1996 but that number of active competitors grew to a bustling gym full of 30 fencers by 2005.

During his time at Kanza, Kvaratskhelia worked cooperatively with many coaches throughout the United States and from overseas. Kanza has hosted an impressive list of nationally-ranked fencers during recent years, with those elite foilists including the likes of Kurt Getz, the Kubik brothers, Andras Horanyi, Meinhardt and Tamara Najm. Kanza also welcomed more than 60 out-of-state fencers for its 2005 summer training camps and worked an “exchange” program with clubs in Russia and Ukraine, allowing fencers from his homeland and Kansas to train in an overseas setting. Kanza likewise has sponsored

community outreach programs while helping grow the sport of fencing throughout the state.

Kvaratskhelia - who became a U.S. citizen in 2004 - developed an elite fourfencer team of youth men’s foilists at Kanza, with that group winning USFA national titles in the open category during 2001, ‘02 and ‘04. The Kanza foilists brought home the bronze from the 2006 USFA Summer Nationals, led by former Notre Dame fencers Steve (’11) and Mark Kubik (’09).

After immigrating to the United States in 1994, Kvaratskhelia stayed active in his own fencing career by competing in domestic and international events. He placed fifth in the open competition at a 1996 North American Cup and fenced at World Cup events in 1998 and ‘99.

Kvaratskhelia first ventured into coaching in 1994, assisting Vladimir Nazlymov (now head coach at Ohio State) at Central Fencing Club in Kansas City and at the satellite Lawrence Fencing Club. Two years later, he accepted the challenge in Salina and spent 10 years building Kanza into a nationallyrecognized club.

Kvaratskhelia grew up in the formor Soviet republic of Georgia and began fencing in 1988 at the age of 13. He progressed quickly and was a member of the Georgian National Foil Team from 1990-94, during which time he fenced alongside the likes of Vladimir Aptiaouri (a member of the U.S.S.R. foil team that won the gold at the 1988 Olympics). Kvaratskhelia took home the bronze medal at the 1990 Soviet Junior National Championship - shortly before Georgia declared its independence - and he later had an impressive 11th-place finish at the 1992 European Championship.

Noted for his tremendous communication skills, Kvaratskhelia is fluent in Russian, Georgian and English. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport in 1993, from the Georgian State Physical Training Institute in his hometown of Tbilisi. He also received a sports journalism certificate from that institution (‘92) and pursued graduate studies in journalism at Tbilisi State University in 1993, prior to coming to the United States.

Kvaratskhelia and his wife, Dani Edson, have one daughter, Maya, as well as one son, Alexander, born in November ‘11.

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Assistant Coach / Support Staff IAN FARR Assistant Coach Second Season Penn State ‘07

Ian Farr - a former standout sabreist for Penn State and member of the Oregon Fencing Alliance, which has produced several Notre Dame fencing prospects - enters his second year with the Irish fencing team as an assistant coach and sabre specialist.

In his first season with the program – a National Championship season – Farr helped the maximum four fencers qualify for the NCAA Championship and earn All-America recognition in the process. Senior sabreists Barron Nydam (6th) and Eileen Hassett (3rd)

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limited to, assisting event managers in preparation for athletic events, including football.

Farr also served as the intermediary between the officials and visiting teams to ensure a safe and friendly environment for all parties, as well as managing the student-worker staff. Before entering into the athletics field, Farr served as a documents and legal assistant at Thompson & Bogram P.C. in Portland, Ore., from 2007 through 2008. While there he maintained existing cases and was responsible for organizing incoming discovery.

During his college career, Farr competed with a very talented Penn State team, including the ‘07 team that went on to capture the NCAA title. Along with helping the team capture the title, he also grabbed All-America honors in each of the ‘04 and ‘07 seasons and served as the men’s fencing team representative in ‘06-07 for the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Farr also was chosen to represent the United States in several World Cup fencing competitions.

both entered the Irish record books as fourtime All-Americans following the 2011 campaign, while Avery Zuck (2nd) concluded with three such accolades. Farr also helped sophomore Lian Osier (9th) capture third team All-American in her first NCAA Championship.

Before joining the Notre Dame coaching staff, Farr worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Northwestern. While there, he was in charge of coaching 35 female studentathletes, providing each member of the eight-person sabre squad with one-on-one instruction on a consistent basis. In his one season in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats put together a very successful 45-5 record. Before accepting the volunteer coaching position at Northwestern, Farr worked in their camps department, leading fencing related drills and activities for open and competitive fencing camps in the summer of `08.

Prior to joining the Wildcat staff, Farr worked for 11 months in the Portland State athletics department (2007-2008). His responsibilities there included, but were not

M.D. McNally

Robert Baldwin

Brent Henningfeld

Maureen McNamara

Volunteer Admin. Assistant

Armorer

Media Relations Assistant

Assistant A.D./ Fencing Administrator

Chad Grotegut

Hunter Treuchet

Erika Whitman

Rev. Larry Calhoun

Academic Services

Strength and Conditioning

Sports Nutritionist

Team Chaplain

Dr. Mick Franco

Elizabeth Bramanti

Ally Jones

Sports Psychologist

Senior Student Manager

Junior Student Manager

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Senior foilist Enzo Castellani returns with the most NCAA experience of the Irish roster having earned All-American distinction in two NCAA Championships in ’09 and ’10.

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Student-Athletes DARSIE MALYNN Senior Grapevine, Texas Colleyville Heritage

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 23rd-Place Finisher (2010) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010)

AS A JUNIOR: Reached the 30-win plateau for third straight year, finishing with a mark of 30-10 while also reaching the 100-win mark for career … earned third monogram … opened the year 5-2 at the NYU Invitational … clinched both the foil victory and overall match victory with 5-3 triumph over Yale’s Katharine Pitt … did not allow a touch in taking down Columbia’s Huda Muhammad (5-0) in next match … again clinched both foil and overall match victories with win over St. John’s Christine Zazzara (5-0) … finished with a 4-4 ledger at the St. John’s Challenge the following day … earned two of foil’s four wins against Harvard, defeating both Katherine Chou (5-4) and Shelby MacLeod (4-2) MALYNN IN THE NCAAS 2010: 6-17 round robin (-35 in touches) Irina Koroleva (St. John’s) 5-2 Evgeniya Kirpicheva (St. John’s) L, 2-5 Katharine Pitt (Yale) 5-2 D’Meca Hunter (Columbia) L, 2-5 Nicole Ross (Columbia) L, 0-5 Pilar Alicéa (San Diego) L, 2-5 Dayana Sarkisova (Northwestern) L, 4-5 Devynn Patterson (Northwestern) 5-2 Jessica Wacker (Stanford) L, 3-4 Allison Henvick (Ohio State) L, 2-5 Oksana Dmytruk (Ohio State) L, 0-5 Aida Abdikulova (Pennsylvania) L, 1-5 Shelby MacLeod (Harvard) 5-4 Misha Goldfeder (Harvard) L, 3-5 Jennifer Colacino (Boston College) L, 2-5 Hayley Reese (Notre Dame) L, 0-5 Olivia Dobbs (Wayne State) 5-2 Mikayla Varadi (Temple) L, 1-5 Melissa Parker (Temple) L, 3-5 Brianna Martin (Princeton) L, 3-5 Olga Ostatnigrosh (Penn State) 5-1 Doris Willette (Penn State) L, 0-5 Rocky Rothenberg (Princeton) L, 4-5 • Finished 23rd

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… earned one of three foil wins against Columbia in close 14-13 victory, defeating Meagan Ng in the final foil bout, 5-1 … went 9-3 at the home Notre Dame Duals … opened 5-0 after going 2-0 against Detroit and 3-0 against Cleveland State … also earned three wins against Florida, defeating Andrea Rumbaugh (5-2), Laura Gonzalez (5-0) and Shelby Krantz (5-2) … posted a 10-1 record at the Northwestern Duals the following day … opened going 6-0 with perfect 3-0 sheets against Fairleigh Dickinson and UC San Diego … in 18-9 victory over Temple, clinched foil victory with 5-1 triumph over Liz Van Son … ended regular season with two wins at Irish Duals, earning one win against each Illinois and Michigan State … began postseason play with a 14th-place finish at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships before helping the foil squad claim the team weapon title the following day … at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, finished in fifth place with a pool record of 5-4 with a +6 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned honorable mention all-MFC for her 10th-place finish in the foil … concluded her second year with the Irish with a record of 31-13 … posted five wins at the NYU Invitational to open the year, including posting a perfect 2-0 ledger against Yale … recorded her 50th win as a member of the team against Columbia with her 5-3 decision over Tess Finkel at the St. John’s Challenge … ended the event with a 6-1 record … went 11-5 at the Northwestern Duals, including clean sheets against Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Stanford (2-0), San Diego (3-0) and Cal Tech (1-0) … ended the regular season with a 9-1 mark at the Notre Dame Duals … clinched the match at 14-1 against Purdue with her 5-1 decision over Audrey Jenkins … placed 10th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … placed first out of her pool, posting a 5-0 record and a +23 indicator … defeated Rika Terajima of Lawrence in the second round, 15-0, after her first round bye … next, defeated Curie Chang of Northwestern in the Round of 16, 15-5 … fell to teammate Radmila Sarkisova in the quarterfinals, 12-11, in a hard-fought overtime battle … foil team earned third-place finish at the tournament, falling to Northwestern (5-3) in the semifinals, before beating Wayne State in the third-place match (5-1) … qualified for her first-ever NCAA Championships after placing sixth at the Midwest Regional … advanced to the final eight with wins over Camille Provencal-Dayle of Northwestern (15-12) and Hayley Reese (15-13) … fell to Reese in the quarterfinals, 15-5, before knocking off Lindsay Knauer of Ohio State (15-9) in the consolation bracket … placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships, posting a record of 6-17 in round robin play with a -35 indicator.

AS A FRESHMAN: Went 39-7 during the regular season … began her college career with a 4-0 record at the St. John’s Duals …

MALYNN’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 39 7 .848 -2010 31 13 .705 -2011 30 10 .750 -Career 100 30 .769 -earned her first career win against Columbia’s Abby Capparos-Janto (3-2 in OT) … went 10-4 at the NYU Invitational, including 3-0 performances against Yale and NYU … her 10 wins at the NYU Invitational led all Irish women foilists … led the Irish women’s foil team with 25 wins at the Notre Dame Duals (finished 25-3) … went 3-0 against Stanford, Michigan State, Cleveland State, and Cal Tech at the Notre Dame Duals … finished 14th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … at the championships, beat Purdue’s Ashley Gross, 15-7, in the round of 64 and Notre Dame teammate Christina LaBarge, 15-6, in the round of 32 before losing to Ohio State’s Oksana Dmytruk, 15-9, in the round of 16 … captured seventh place at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned seventh with a win over Northwestern’s Meredith Baskies, 15-5, in the seventh-place bout.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, Texas … trained at the Fencing Institute of Texas under the direction of Volodymyr Yefimov … ranked 230th among seniors and the 166th ranked junior in the world … ranked as high as 141st in the world senior rankings and 121st in the world junior rankings … finished ninth at the 2006 Division 1 N.A.C. event held in Sacramento, Calif. … member of National Honor Society and French Honor Society in high school … also an AP Scholar while in high school … daughter of Edward Malynn and Jacqueline Ballard … has two brothers … born February 1, 1990, in San Diego, Calif. … majoring in French in the College of Arts and Letters.

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RADMILA SARKISOVA Senior Grand Rapids, Mich.

Forest Hills Central

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2012) Second Team All-MFC (2010, 2011)

AS A JUNIOR: Reached the 100-win plateau after going 32-9 in third season … earned third monogram … opened the year with an 8-2 performance at the NYU Invitational, including going 3-0 against NYU … claimed first victory of the year against Yale, defeating Zoe Egelman 5-0 … clinched the foil victory against NYU, earning a win over Jessica Sherman, 5-1 … also beat Samantha Anthony (5-1) and Sophie Feiertag (5-0) in that match … notched two wins the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, recording a win each against Ohio State and St. John’s … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with a record of 9-1 … posted perfect records against Detroit (2-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Air Force (2-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Wayne State (3-0) … clinched the foil victory against Air Force, knocking off Diana Hock 5-0 … also clinched the foil against Wayne State with a 5-2 triumph over Tiaja Sabrie … earned two additional wins against Wayne State, defeating Rachel Broderick (5-0) and Olivia Dobbs (5-2) … recorded 10 more wins the following day at the Northwestern Duals, putting together a 10-1 ledger … posted back-to-back 3-0 records against Fairleigh Dickinson and UC San Diego … in 14-13 victory over Princeton, earned an overtime victory over Lucile Jarry 2-1 … ended regular season going 3-0 at the Irish Duals, earning one win against each Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … began postseason play with an eighth-place result at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, good for second team all-MFC honors for the second straight year … reached the quarterfinals before dropping 10-0 decision to teammate and eventual champion Hayley Reese … concluded year finishing sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional after posting a record of 5-4 with a +0 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Received second team all-MFC recognition after her eighth-place finish at the Midwest Fencing Championships … also named the 2010 Alice “Dit” Langford Award winner, given to the Irish women’s foilist who exemplifies leadership … concluded the year

with a record of 37-17 … earned her 50th win of her Irish career with a 5-0 victory over Samantha Anthony of NYU … went 9-5 in the season opening NYU Invitational … recorded three wins for the Irish at the St. John’s Challenge … finished 14-5 at the Northwestern Duals, including clean matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Duke (2-0), Cal Tech (2-0), Temple (2-0) and Detroit (2-0) … ended regular season with 11-1 ledger at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing the tournament with threestraight 3-0 matches against Wisconsin, Indiana and Detroit … finished eighth at the Midwest Fencing Championships, advancing out of her pool with a perfect 6-0 mark and a +23 indicator … knocked off Amanda Soldner in the second round by a score of 15-0 and then defeated teammate Katie Heinzen in the Round of 16, 15-2 … defeated her second consecutive Irish teammate in the quarterfinals, taking out Darsie Malynn in an overtime bout, 12-11, before falling to Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the quarterfinals, 9-8 … finished 11th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … fell to Devynn Patterson in overtime, 9-8, in the first round of direct elimination before dropping a decision to Olivia Dobbs of Wayne State, 15-11, in the repechage draw … lost to teammate Grace Hartman in the plate table (15-8), before defeating Holly McKibben of Ohio State (15-10) in the 11th-place match.

AS A FRESHMAN: Went 42-14 during the regular season … began college career with a 2-1 showing at the St. John’s Duals … earned her first career win against Columbia’s Lucia Mattox (5-1) … went 6-4 at the NYU Invitational … finished 18-8 at the

SARKISOVA’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 42 14 .750 -2010 37 17 .685 -2011 32 9 .780 9 .780 -Career 111 40 .735 -Northwestern Duals, including a perfect 3-0 mark against Fairleigh Dickinson, North Carolina and Lawrence … turned in an impressive 16-1 performance at the Notre Dame Duals, including a 3-0 record against Cleveland State at the Notre Dame Duals … finished in 13th place at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … at the championships, beat Purdue’s Kendra McPheeters, 15-0, in the round of 64 and Case Western’s Phoebe Stierhoff, 15-9, in the round of 32 before losing to Notre Dame teammate Emilie Prot … finished in sixth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … in the quarterfinals of the regional, fell to Notre Dame teammate Hayley Reese, 15-8, before bouncing back with a win over Northwestern’s Meredith Baskies, 15-11 … lost the fifth-place bout to Notre Dame teammate Adi Nott, 15-7.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter winner in fencing at Forest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids, Mich. … finished in the national rankings all four years of high school … trained at the Grand Rapids Fencing Academy … member of the National Honor Society while in high school … born June 20, 1990 in Obninsk, Russia … daughter of Arkady Sarkisov and Yuliana Shepeleva … enrolled in the College of Science and majoring in pre-professional studies.

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Student-Athletes GRACE HARTMAN Junior St. Paul, Minn.

St. Paul Academy / Summit School

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2010) First Team All-MFC (2010) Second Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a record of 32-7 … earned second monogram … finished the season-opening NYU Invitational with a record of 8-2, including going a perfect 3-0 against NYU … opened the event 2-0 against Yale, defeating Lidia Gocheva (5-2) and Zoe Egelman (4-1) … bouted only once against Columbia, notching a victory over Huda Muhammad (5-0) … despite losing foil to Northwestern, claimed two of four victories in defeating Camille Provencal-Dayle (5-3) and NCAA participant Devynn Patterson (3-2) … returned to the strip the following day, posting a record of 5-2 in three matches competed in at the St. John’s Challenge … finished with a mark of 9-2 at the home Notre Dame Duals, recording victories against Detroit (2-0), Cleveland State (3-0), Northwestern (1-1), Air Force (1-1), Swarthmore (1-0) and Wayne State (1-1) … returned the following day at the Northwestern Duals with a 9-1 record … posted a clean 3-0 sheet against North Carolina … posted a 2-0 record against Cal Tech, clinching the overall match victory for the Irish with a 5-0 triumph over Mengyu Guan … concluded regular season with one final victory at the Irish Duals, taking down Michigan State’s Shaina Selbig 5-1 … earned second team all-MFC honors after reaching the table of eight at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … fell to fellow Irish foilist Rachel Beck in the quarterfinals, 11-9 … helped women’s foil squad claim the team weapon title the following day, en route to sweeping all six weapons … ended postseason with an eighth-place result at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … concluded pool play with a record of 4-5 overall … named the recipient of the Alice “Dit” Langford Women’s Foil Leadership Award.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first team allMFC billing after placing third in the foil at the Midwest Fencing Championships … concluded the year with a 32-11 regular-season record … opened season with a 6-3 showing at the NYU

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Invitational, while securing the match-clinching point against Columbia … registered five wins at the St. John’s Challenge … went 12-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including posting perfect sheets against Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0), Stanford (1-0), San Diego (1-0), Duke (2-0), North Carolina (2-0) and Cal Tech (2-0) … finished regular season with a 9-1 mark at the Notre Dame Duals, including perfect 3-0 records against both Michigan State and Purdue … placed third at the Midwest Fencing Championships … advanced into direct elimination as the No. 10 seed after going 5-0 in pool play with a +21 indicator … won each of her first two matches by a 15-2 score, defeating Kristi Spuhler of Bowling Green in the Round of 32 before knocking off Audrey Jenkins of Purdue in the Round of 16 … advanced into the quarterfinals with an 8-7 victory over Lindsay Knauer of Ohio State and then took down Camille Provencal-Dayle of Northwestern, 13-10, for a spot in the semifinals … saw run end with 15-9 loss to teammate Hayley Reese … placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regional … earned placement with victories over Radmila Sarkisova of Notre Dame (15-8) and Camille ProvencalDayle of Northwestern (15-6) in the ninth-12th

HARTMAN’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 32 11 .744 -2011 32 7 .821 -Career 64 18 .780 -place draw.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, Minn. … saw her national ranking climb to as high as 39th on the junior circuit according to the FIE rankings … earned two third-place results at JWC tournaments in Montreal, Canada in 2005 and 2006 … also finished in the top 25 at the Coupe du Monde from Louisville, Ky., finishing in 24th place … took on the senior circuit as well, ranking as high as 216th in the standings … earned one top-50 performance on the senior circuit, grabbing 47th place at the World Cup tournament in Dallas, Texas … born in St. Paul, Minn., on November 16, 1990 … daughter of Jay and Margaret Hartman … father played rugby at Minnesota … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an art history and design major.

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RACHEL BECK Sophomore Tucson, Ariz.

Home Schooled

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 17th-Place Finisher (2011) MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded successful rookie campaign with the Irish with a record of 27-12 and a berth into the NCAA Championship … earned first monogram … opened the year going 6-4 at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 against Columbia in the second match of the day … claimed first collegiate victory over Katharine Pitt of Yale, 5-2 … in 3-0 showing against Columbia, recorded wins over D’Meca Homer (5-2), Huda Muhammad (5-0) and Megan Ng (5-0) … followed the NYU Invitational with a 5-3 showing at the St. John’s Challenge … clinched the foil victory in the opener against Ohio State, defeating NCAA participant Allison Henvick 5-3 … in close 15-12

victory over Penn State, posted a 3-0 ledger including clinching the foil win with a 5-1 decision over NCAA participant Doris Willette … registered a 7-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … opened the event with a 3-0 mark against Lawrence, clinching the foil with a 5-0 shutout of Dorothea Schurr … finished 7-4 at the Northwestern Duals … opened the event going 3-0 against North Carolina and clinching the foil with a 5-0 triumph over Heather Van Wallendael … earned a pair of wins against Cal Tech, defeating Mengyu Guan (5-0) and Rachel Deghuec (5-0) … clinched the foil against Stanford in final match of event with a 5-1 victory over Rebecca Chung … also defeated Maneeshika Madduri (5-0) earlier in the match … ended regular season notching two more victories at the Irish Duals, earning one apiece against Chicago and Illinois … began fabulous postseason run at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, reaching the semifinals of direct elimination and getting tabbed first team all-MFC … reached the semifinals of the table with an 11-9 victory over teammate Grace Hartman before falling to another Irish teammate, Hayley Reese, in the semifinals by an identical 11-9 score … helped women’s foil squad capture the team weapon title the following day, en route to the team sweeping all six weapons for the first time in conference his-

BECK’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 27 12 .692 17th tory … at the NCAA Championship, finished 17th in the foil after finishing with a pool play record of 9-14 with a -20 indicator … most impressive victory at the event came as she defeated Penn State rival Olga Ostatnigrosh 5-0 … also clinched team title with 3-2 overtime win over Kathy Chou of Harvard.

PREP & PERSONAL: Home schooled in Tucson, Arizona … attended same club as Irish fencers Ariel DeSmet and Nick Crebs, the Northwest Fencing Center … biggest athletic thrill to date was placing first in the Division I Summer Nationals in 2010 as well as first in the senior team Summer Nationals in 2009 … competed in limited international competition before arriving at Notre Dame … placed 53rd in a senior league tournament in Las Vegas, 41st in Dallas and 64th in New York, earning two points toward international standings at each … born in Cumberland, Md., on March 31, 1992 … daughter of Michael and Mary Etta Beck … enrolled in the College of Science as a chemistry major.

BECK IN THE NCAAS 2011: 9-14 round robin (-20 in touches) Kathryn Hawrot (Brown) L, 0-5 Avery Nackman (Brown) 3-2 D’Meca Homer (Columbia) 4-3 April Whitney (Cornell) 5-3 Christine McIntosh (Cornell) 5-1 Jia Wu (UC San Diego) 5-1 Alyssa Lomuscio (Temple) L, 3-5 Mikayla Varadi (Temple) 5-2 Katie Williamson (North Carolina) 5-2 Alexandra Kiefer (Harvard) L, 2-5 Kathy Chou (Harvard) 3-2 Meaghan Conway (Stanford) L, 3-5 Dayana Sarkisova (Northwestern) L, 3-5 Devynn Patterson (Northwestern) L, 4-5 Hayley Reese (Notre Dame) L, 3-5 Olga Ostatnigrosh (Penn State) 5-0 Doris Willette (Penn State) L, 1-5 Hyun-Kyung Yuh (Princeton) L, 2-5 Eve Levin (Princeton) L, 0-5 Allison Henvick (Ohio State) L, 1-5 Evgeniya Kirpicheva (St. John’s) L, 1-5 Irina Koroleva (St. John’s) L, 3-5 Oksana Dmytruk (Ohio State) L, 0-5 • Finished 17th

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Student-Athletes ADRIANA CAMACHO Sophomore Puebla, Mexico Meridian School

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011)

State in the finale with a 5-0 decision over Kathy Cumming … earned first-team all-MFC distinction at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships after reaching the semifinals of direct elimination … earned the bid after upsetting second seed Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the table of eight, 12-10, before falling to Dayana Sarkisova of Northwestern in the semifinals, 15-8 … also helped women’s foil squad capture the team weapon title the following day, en route to the Irish sweeping all six weapons for the first time in conference history.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Meridian High School in Orem, Utah, while competing in fencing under the direction of Raul PerojoValdes … captured regional and state championship every year of high school career as well as earning national ranking … won individual and team gold medals at the National Junior

CAMACHO’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 36 5 .878 -Olympic Games in Mexico in `09 … captured individual and team gold medal at the II Centroamerican Junior Games and a silver medal at the ‘08 Junior Pan American Championships … competed in two junior events internationally … finished 59th at the Championnats du Monde and recorded her best international finish in ‘08, placing seventh at the Estado Guarico … born in Puebla, Mexico, on May 23, 1992 … daughter of Javier Camacho and Susana Ibáñez … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political sciences major with a minor in Latino Studies.

AS A FRESHMAN: Enjoyed busy first season with the Irish program, completing the year with a record of 36-5 … started year with a 4-0 record at the season-opening NYU Invitational, going 1-0 against Yale and 3-0 against NYU … claimed first collegiate victory with 5-3 win over Lidia Gocheva of Yale … finished with a 3-3 record the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, recording identical 1-1 records against each Ohio State, Harvard and Columbia … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, securing a record of 11-0 while going a perfect 3-0 against both Lawrence and Florida … earned first clincher of the season for foil, defeating Florida’s Andrea Rumbaugh 5-1 to clinch the weapon at 5-0 … followed that up by clinching the foil against Swarthmore with a 5-0 triumph over Joanie Jean … followed the ND Duals up by going 10-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals … registered 3-0 records against both Fairleigh Dickinson and UC San Diego … clinched the foil against UC San Diego with a 5-0 shutout of Rose Forcier and then against Cal Tech with another shutout, this time against Christine Chang (5-0) … ended the year with an 8-1 performance at the Irish Duals … clinched the foil against Michigan

MADISON ZEISS Freshman Los Angeles, Calif.

Pacific Hills

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PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in both volleyball and basketball at Pacific Hills High School while also competing in fencing for the Los Angeles International Fencing Center (LAIFC) as a member of the National Travel team all four years as well … earned three varsity letters in volleyball as a center, while earning two in basketball as a center … claimed the individual state championship each of four years in fencing in the state of California … travelled to over 20 different counties as a part of the LAIFC travel squad … ranked in the top eight in

the country in both the high school and college age groups throughout high school, as well as being top 10 in the country in Division I age group … chosen for and attended the California State Thespian Festival in freshman, sophomore and junior years … participated in several community service projects including, but not limited to, volunteering at the local senior center and local homeless shelter … daughter of Gary and Kimberly Zeiss … born in New York, N.Y. … has one younger sibling, Jacob … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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DIANE ZIELINSKI Senior Bernardsville, N.J. Bernards

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2012) Second Team All-MFC (2009) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)

AS A JUNIOR: Concluded the year with a 31-28 record in epee … earned third monogram … opened the year going 6-11 at the NYU Invitational … earned first victory of the year against Tasha Garcia of Yale, 5-1 … secured a pair of victories against NYU, taking down Vicki Sheng (5-1) before defeating Hye Yeon Glass (5-1) … competed in all five bouts at the St. John’s Challenge, finishing with a 1-9 mark … secured lone win of the day against Ohio State, clinching the epee point for the squad with a 5-4 triumph over Katarzyna Dabrowa … returned home to the Notre Dame Duals, piecing together a record of 7-3 … went a perfect 3-0 in the event opener against Lawrence, while going 2-0 against Detroit, 2-1 against Cleveland State and 0-2 against Northwestern … posted a doubledigit win total the following day at Northwestern Duals, finishing with a 10-3 mark … opened the event going 3-0 against Fairleigh Dickinson … also notched a perfect sheet against Cal Tech … earned crucial victory against Princeton to help secure a 14-13 victory, taking down NCAA participant Phoebe Caldwell, 4-3, in extra time … ended regular season with a 7-1 record at the Irish Duals in matches against Chicago (2-1), Illinois (3-0) and Michigan State (2-1) … got postseason underway at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning ninth place … result secured honorable mention all-MFC honors for the junior … also helped women’s epee squad capture team weapon title the following day en route to the Irish claiming all six weapon concentrations for the first time in conference history … ended season at NCAA Midwest Regionals, going 2-7 in pool play for a ninth-place result … recipient of the Polly DeCicco/Georgette Auriol Women’s Epee Leadership Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a regular season record of 59-27 … posted a record of 9-9 at the season opening NYU Invitational, including a 3-0 mark against NYU en route to a 23-4 team win … secured the

match-clinching point against Harvard at the St. John’s Challenge after defeating Felicia Sun, 5-4 … went 25-9 at the Northwestern Duals, recording perfect bout records against Fairleigh Dickinson, Stanford, San Diego, North Carolina, Cal Tech, Lawrence, Wayne State, Detroit and Cleveland State … also clinched the match against North Carolina with her victory over Camilla Powerza, 5-3 … ended the regular season with a 21-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals, including an impressive win over Kayley French of Northwestern, 5-2 … also clinched the match for the Irish against Chicago with her win over Krista Nicoletto, 5-0 … finished 20th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … dispatched Brittany Melton of Purdue in the round of 64, 15-0, before falling to Alandra Greenlee of Michigan State in the second round, 15-13 … team captured epee title at the Midwest Fencing Championships, defeating secondseeded Northwestern in the finals, 5-1 … placed 14th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … fell to Karalina Collins of Northwestern in the first round of direct elimination (15-14) before losing to Elyse Gurnowski of Ohio State in her second bout (15-11).

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended the season with a regular season record of 46-4 … opened her season by going 0-1 at the St. John’s Duals … had a perfect showing at the NYU Invitational, finishing 6-0 with three wins apiece against Yale and NYU … recorded her first career win against Yale’s Tasha Garcia (5-1) … had an impressive day at the Northwestern Duals (151) … went 3-0 against Fairleigh Dickinson, Lawrence and Wayne State at the Northwestern Duals … tied for the Irish women’s epee team lead with 25 wins at the Notre Dame Duals (finished 25-2) … went 3-0 against Oberlin, Cal Tech, Lawrence, and Cleveland State at the Notre

ZIELINSKI’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 46 4 .920 -2010 59 27 .686 -2011 31 28 .525 -Career 136 59 .697 -Dame Duals … finished in seventh place at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn second-team all-conference honors … began the direct elimination portion of the tournament as the seventh seed … after a first round bye, beat Carolyn Grindon of Case Western, 15-5, in the round of 64 and Wisconsin’s Lara Szpak, 15-8, in the round of 32 … in the round of 16, knocked off Northwestern’s Sara Peck, 15-6 … lost to Ohio State’s Julia Tikonova, 15-10, in the quarterfinals to finish seventh … beat Ohio State’s Miriam Baranov in the seventh-place bout, 15-12.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter winner in fencing at Bernards High School … coached by Glen Blekicki and Yakov Danilenko … finished all four years in the national rankings … conference and regional champion her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … ranked 118th in the world junior rankings entering her first season at Notre Dame … placed first at the 2006 Div. II Summer Nationals … finished sixth in the 2008 Junior Olympic Championships and fifth in the 2007 Div. IA Summer Nationals … trained at the Medeo Fencing Club … youngest of three children … oldest brother, David, played hockey at Wagner while her other brother, Daniel, fenced at John Hopkins (graduated in ‘09) … daughter of Thomas and Jane Zielinski … born March 23, 1990, in Livingston, N.J. … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management consulting.

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Student-Athletes PHENIX MESSERSMITH Junior El Cerrito, Calif.

Albany

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Made permanent switch from foil to epee prior to season … finished year with a record of 33-20 … earned second monogram … opened year with a 1-4 showing at the NYU Invitational, securing lone victory against Yale with a 5-1 triumph over Allison Barton … competed in 22 bouts at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with a record of 16-6 in those contests … opened event going 2-1 against Lawrence … clinched epee point for Irish against Florida, dispatching Vanessa Welsh 5-0 … also finished with an overall record of 3-0 in that contest … earned epeeclinching victory in following match against Air Force, defeating Olivia Prosseda 5-2 … against Swarthmore, took to the strip in final epee match with score tied 4-4 and clinched the victory with a 5-3 decision over Jing Yi Ng … also clinched epee against Wayne State, defeating Charlotte Reed 5-3 … reached double-digit wins the following day at the Northwestern Duals, finishing with a mark of 10-3 … posted

NICOLE AMELI Freshman Las Vegas, Nev. Palo Verde

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perfect 3-0 dockets against both UC San Diego and Cal Tech … clinched the overall match win against UC San Diego after taking down Amy Bianchini on the final touch, 5-4 … clinched the epee in following match against Cal Tech, defeating Jessica Davis 5-3 … ended regular season with a 6-3 showing at the Irish Duals, including going 3-0 against Illinois … clinched the overall victory against Michigan State with a 5-1 triumph over Jordan Crandell … placed 12th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, good for third team all-MFC honors … also helped epee squad claim the team weapon title the following day en route to the Irish sweeping all six weapons for the first time since the conference formed … named recipient of the DeCicco-Langford Award, recognizing inspiration and dedication to the team.

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded first year with the team with a record of 40-8 in foil in helping the women post a perfect 35-0 ledger on the season … opened the season with a 3-1 mark at the NYU Invitational, going 1-0 against Yale and 2-1 against NYU … also clinched the foil victory for the Irish over NYU with her 5-0 win over Rebecca Baird-Remba … put together a record of 18-6 at the Northwestern Duals, including perfect 3-0 ledgers against Johns Hopkins, Lawrence, Detroit and Cleveland State … posted a perfect 19-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals, going 3-0 against Lawrence, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State and Purdue … clinched the foil win against Illinois, defeating Stefanie Engstrom 5-2 and in next match clinched the foil over Chicago with a 5-0 blanking of Axelle Clochard … clinched foil over Purdue with a 5-1 win over Kendra McPheeters … placed 14th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … went 5-1 in pool play with a +16 indicator, earning the 14th seed in direct elimination table … posted wins over Hali Schatz (15-1) and Emily

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nev., where she was a three-sport athlete in basketball, track and cross country in addition to fencing … member of the Las Vegas Elite AAU basketball team … earned four varsity letters in both basketball and track, while claiming one in cross country … named a United States Fencing Association (USFA) First Team Academic All-American in both 2010 and 2011, while also being chosen as the Las Vegas Athletic Club Female Athlete of the Year and Palo Verde High Student Athlete of the Year in ’11 … named an NIAA top-ten athlete of Nevada in ’11 … set Palo Verde records in both triple jump and long jump, while qualifying as state finalist in those events from ’09-11 … on the fencing circuit, finished 29th at the Tournoi Carl Schwende in Montreal, Canada to

MESSERSMITH’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 (foil) 40 8 .833 -2011 (epee) 33 20 .622 -Career 73 28 .723 -Bruhl (15-14) before falling to teammate Hayley Reese (15-0) in the quarterfinals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Albany High School in Albany, Calif., where she participated in track and field and cross country … lettered in each during both her freshman and sophomore years … born in Santa Monica, Calif. on April 28, 1991 … daughter of Greg and Elizabeth Messersmith … father played varsity football and rugby at the University of Washburn … has one sibling, Alexis … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management consulting.

earn four points toward national junior ranking … also placed 100th at the Vigor Challenge in Goteborg, an event she finished 35th at the previous year to earn two points toward junior ranking … biggest athletic thrill to-date is arriving home from fencing tournament in Germany and going straight to a basketball game that her team won in double overtime … former fencer Kimberlee Montoya (’09) graduated from same high school … member of the National Honor Society, Pep Club and Speech and Debate teams … recipient of the UNLV Future Scholar Award and the Air Force ROTC Academic and Leadership Award … born in Los Angeles, Calif. … daughter of Sean and Cynthia Ameli … has one older sibling, Kian, who fences for Stanford … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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CHANNING FOSTER Freshman Washington, D.C. Maret School

ASHLEY SEVERSON Freshman Franklin Lakes, N.J. Ramapo

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for the DC Fencers Club while attending the Maret School in in Washington, D.C. … placed eighth at the 2010 Junior Olympics in Memphis, Tenn. … earned a top-five result at the North American Cup (NAC “B) in Kansas City, Mo., ’09 after finishing fifth in the U-17 division … finished ninth at an international tournament in Modling, Austria in ’09 … also placed sixth at the Junior

Olympics in Memphis, Tenn., in ’09 … competed at the Tournoi de la ville de Di’jon in Dijon, finishing 90th among the field … current members of the Notre Dame fencing team, Jack Piasio, James Kaull and Albert He, also fenced for the DC Fencers Club … born in Washington, D.C. … daughter of Lee Foster … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Ramapo High School while participating in fencing at the New York Athletic Club as a member of the epee team under the direction of Aladar Kogler … member of both the 2010 Cadet and Junior World teams … finished 20th at Cadet World Championships … member of Junior Women’s epee silver medalist team as well claiming gold medal at the ’10 Cadet Junior Olympics … earned fifth-place finishes at both the ’10 Junior Summer Nationals and Senior Summer Nationals … secured the silver medal as part of senior team at Summer Nationals … earned pair of top-three finishes, capturing third at the ’10 Division I North American Cup (NAC) A as well as finishing second at the ’10 Junior NAC B event … took to international competition, placing fifth at the Junior World Cup in Burgos,

Spain in ’10 … earned another top-10 result at the international cadet circuit in ’10 in Grenoble, France (finished 10th) … earned two top-16 finishes in Junior World Cup events in Goteborg, Sweden and Modling, Austria … finished fifth at Cadet NAC A in ’09 as well as at the ’09 Junior Summer Nationals … concluded in second at the ’09 Cadet Summer Nationals, while capturing the gold in Senior Team competition at same event … finished eighth at the ’09 Junior NAC C event … earned pair of results in Goteborg, Sweden, finishing third in international cadet circuit before grabbing a top-16 result at the Junior World Cup … born in Franklin Lakes, N.J. … daughter of Gary and Marianne Severson … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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Student-Athletes BEATRIZ ALMEIDA Senior Chappaqua, N.Y. Horace Greeley

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2009) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010)

AS A JUNIOR: Finished third year with the team with a record of 29-5 in sabre … earned third monogram … travelled with women’s sabre to NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge but did not record a victory on the weekend … posted a stellar 15-2 mark at the Notre Dame Duals, including going a perfect 3-0 against Lawrence, Cleveland State and Florida … clinched sabre victory over Lawrence with 5-2 decision over Madeline Cooper … also clinched sabre win over Florida with 5-3 triumph over Sam Cooke … reached double-digit wins the following day at the Northwestern Duals, putting together a 10-2 mark … also went a perfect 3-0 against both Fairleigh Dickinson and Stanford … clinched sabre decision against North Carolina after dispelling Sara Leung 5-2 … concluded regular season with a 4-0 combined record against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … finished 16th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships in the beginning of postseason action … also helped sabre squad capture the team weapon title en route to the Irish claiming all six weapon concentrations for the first time since the conference formed.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Received honorable mention all-MFC recognition after a ninth-place finish at the Midwest Fencing Championships … posted a record of 37-7 on the regular season … started the year with a 3-1 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 ledger against NYU … posted one win at the St. John’s Challenge, defeating Jackie Jacobson of Columbia … went 18-4 at the Northwestern Duals, posting undefeated records against Stanford (2-0), Duke (2-0), North Carolina (3-0), Johns Hopkins (1-0), Wayne State (3-0), Detroit (2-0) and Cleveland State (2-0) … also clinched the match over Duke with her 5-0 victory over Margot Mausner … posted a perfect 15-0 record for the Irish at the Notre Dame Duals … placed ninth at the Midwest Fencing Championships, advancing to the Round of 16 before falling to Whitney White of Northwestern,

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15-8 … defeated Lara Schmitt of Purdue (15-1) in the Round of 64 and Jenna El-Amin of Ohio State (15-7) in the Round of 32 … posted two bout wins in the sabre squad’s quarterfinal victory over Detroit (5-0) en route to the team later winning the title over Ohio State … finished 11th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, knocking off Ashley McLemore of Detroit in the 11thplace match, 15-6.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular season with a 41-14 record … began her college career at the St. John’s Duals, finishing 1-3 … earned her first career win against Columbia’s Daria Schneider (5-3) … went 7-7 at the NYU Invitational, including a 3-0 mark against NYU … added a 14-4 record at the Northwestern Duals, including 3-0 marks against Fairleigh Dickinson, Wayne State and Cleveland State … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing an impressive 19-0 … went 3-0 against Michigan State, Cleveland State, San Diego and Cal Tech at the Notre Dame Duals … placed eighth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn second-team all-conference honors … entered the direct elimination round of the championships as the 13th seed … defeated Jenny Hamilton of Xavier, 15-2, in the round of 64 and Detroit’s Samantha LaFrance, 15-8, in the round of 32 … beat Notre

ALMEIDA’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 41 14 .745 -2010 37 7 .841 -2011 29 5 .852 -Career 107 26 .804 -Dame teammate Eileen Hassett, 15-14, in the round of 16 before falling to teammate Ashley Serrette, 15-9, in the quarterfinals … finished in fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … beat Ohio State’s Falencia Miller, 15-14, in the regional quarterfinals before falling to Notre Dame teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-4, in the semifinals and Ohio State’s Margarita Tschomakovoa, 15-6, in the third-place bout.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, N.Y. … finished ninth at the 2007 Carl Schwende Junior World Cup event held in Montreal … trained at the Fencing Academy of Westchester … daughter of Claudio Almeida and Veronica Ribeiro … second oldest of four siblings … born in Campina Grande, Brazil on May 31, 1990 … enrolled the College of Arts and Letters as a program of liberal studies major with a minor in peace studies.

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DANIELLE GUILFOYLE Junior Pittstown, N.J. Villa Walsh Academy

AS A SOPHOMORE: Took advantage of limited bouts during second season, going a perfect 11-0 in sabre … did not travel to the NYU Invitational and the St. John’s Challenge … got first taste of competition at the Notre Dame Duals, going a perfect 6-0 in matches against Detroit (1-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Florida (1-0), Swarthmore (2-0) and Wayne State (1-0) … earned first victory of the year with 5-4 win over Detroit’s Eva Berndt … pitched a shutout against Florida’s Shayna Gershman, 5-0 … defeated Swarthmore’s Sarah Bricault (5-2) and Natasha Tonge (5-3) for first multi-win match of season … did not compete at the Northwestern Duals … ended regular season with a 5-0 showing at the Irish Duals in action against Chicago (2-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … posted a 3-2 pool record at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to enter direct elimination as the 23rd seed …

recorded a win over Kirsten Walker of Michigan State (15-5) before falling to teammate Sarah Borrmann in the round of 32, 15-5 … finished in 22nd place.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in two tournaments for Notre Dame, with a regular season record of 28-2 … began her college career at the Northwestern Duals, finishing 9-2 … earned her first career win against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Heather Morrill (5-2) … continued with a solid showing at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 16-0 with two 3-0 showings against Michigan State and Cleveland State … finished 29th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination round of the tournament, beat Ekaterina Koshelev of Chicago, 15-10, in the round of 64 before falling to Ohio State’s Allison Miller, 15-6, in the round of 32.

GUILFOYLE’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 28 2 .902 -2011 11 0 1.000 -Career 39 2 .951 -PREP & PERSONAL: Was a member of the swimming team while attending Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, N.J., earning letters during her freshman and sophomore seasons … fenced for Lucchetti Fencing, USA while in high school … finished third in the Division III NAC E competition in 2009 … born on March 11, 1991 in Flemington, N.J. … daughter of Martin and Mary Guilfoyle … has two siblings, Joseph and Devin … mother and father both competed in athletics for Rutgers (swimming and track, respectively) … enrolled in the College of Science as a science pre-professional major.

Women’s Sabre Team (from left to right): Julia Kohn, Marta Stepien, Lian Osier, Beatriz Almeida, assistant coach/sabre specialist Ian Farr, Danielle Guilfoyle, Marybeth Zier, Kathryn Palazzoto (not pictured: Colleen Dawes, Abigail Nichols)

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Student-Athletes ABIGAIL NICHOLS Junior Concord, Mass.

Concord-Carlisle

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010, 2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished season with a near-perfect record of 33-3 in sabre … earned second monogram … opened year with a 3-1 showing at the NYU Invitational, notching first victory of season against Yale’s Brenda Seah, 5-2 … earned pair of victories against NYU, taking down Jackie Leval (5-1) and Joann Reyes (5-2) … competed in one bout the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, taking down Harvard’s Hayley Levitt on the final touch, 5-4 … posted a 15-1 record at the home Notre Dame Duals, going 3-0 against Lawrence, Cleveland State and Wayne State … registered a 2-0 mark against Detroit, while also clinching both the sabre victory and overall victory … recorded a 10-1 ledger at the Northwestern Duals in matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (2-0), North Carolina (3-0), UC San Diego (2-0), Cal Tech (1-1) and Stanford (2-0) … concluded regular season going 4-0 at the Irish Duals against Chicago (1-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … clinched the sabre against the Spartans, taking down Samantha Agarland 5-1 … finished 11th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn honorable mention allMFC distinction … finished 5-0 with a +19 indicator out of pool play to enter direct elimination as the seventh seeded fencer … earned wins over Jenny Hamilton of Xavier (15-0) and Courtney Park of Northwestern (15-5) to advance to the round of 16 where she was defeated by teammate Sarah Borrmann (15-8) … also helped sabre squad claim gold in the team weapon the following day … concluded the NCAA Midwest Regional with a pool play record of 6-3 with a +11 indicator to finish second overall behind teammate and NCAA bronze medalist Eileen Hassett … named recipient of the Janusz Bednarski Women’s Sabre Leadership Award.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned honorable mention all-MFC after finishing 11th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … opened up her inaugural campaign with a 12-5 record at the NYU Invitational, including going a perfect 3-0

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against NYU … registered three wins at the St. John’s Challenge and clinched the sabre win over St. John’s with her 5-1 decision over Kaylee Pike … notched a record of 11-5 at the Northwestern Duals before finishing the season with an 8-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … placed 11th at the Midwest Fencing Championships, finishing first in her pool with a 6-0 record and +19 indicator and reaching the round of 16 before falling to teammate Eileen Hassett, 15-8 … defeated Kirsten Walker of Michigan State (15-3) in the first round of direct elimination before defeating Katie Friedrichs of Michigan State in the second round (15-4) … posted two crucial victories in the team sabre championships at the Midwest Fencing Championships, helping preserve a 5-3 victory over Ohio State … placed ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, notching victories over Ashley McLemore of Detroit (15-1) and Allison Keller of Northwestern (15-14) to conclude her postseason.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended ConcordCarlisle High School in Concord, Mass., while

NICHOLS’ CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 34 17 .624 -2011 33 3 .916 -Career 67 20 .770 -fencing for the Zeta Fencing Studio as a sabreist … fenced at the studio for the better part of seven years, climbing up the junior circuit rankings according the the FIE standings … captured the Massachusetts state fencing title in 2008, while serving as her team’s captain … climbed to as high as 61st in the FIE rankings, aided by a seventh-place finish at the World Cup from Montreal, Canada … also competed on the senior circuit, earning a top-50 result (42nd) at the Coupe du Monde in Havana, Cuba … born in Boston, Mass., on May 19, 1991 … daughter of William and Brenda Nichols … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a history major with a supplemental major in sociology.

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LIAN OSIER Junior Battle Ground, Wash.

CAM

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2012) NCAA Ninth-Place Finisher (2011) Third Team All-American (2011) MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Enjoyed breakout season with Irish in first full year competing with squad … finished year with a record of 29-13 while earning first berth to the NCAA Championship … earned first monogram … opened the year with 11-5 record at the NYU Invitational … earned first collegiate victory with a victory over Yale’s Madeline Oliver (5-0) … posted a perfect 3-0 record against Columbia, defeating the likes of NCAA participant Samantha Roberts (5-3) and Loweye Diedro (5-1), as well as Stephanie Aiuto (5-3) OSIER IN THE NCAAS 2011: 12-11 round robin (+8 in touches) Dominika Franciszkowicz (Penn) L, 3-5 Danielle Kamis (Pennsylvania) 5-4 Kamali Thompson (Temple) 5-3 Samantha Roberts (Columbia) 5-2 Loweye Diedro (Columbia) 5-3 Stella Shifrin (Hunter College) 5-2 Eileen Hassett (Notre Dame) L, 4-5 Chloe Grainger (Northwestern) 5-1 Margarita Tschomakova (Ohio State) L, 3-5 Alison Miller (Ohio State) 5-0 Heather Nelson (Air Force) 5-3 Dagmara Wozniak (St. John’s) L, 2-5 Anna Limbach (St. John’s) 5-2 Caitlin Taylor (Brown) 5-1 Monica Aksamit (Penn State) L, 2-5 Nicole Glon (Penn State) L, 3-5 Laura Decker (Cal Tech) 5-2 Eliza Stone (Princeton) L, 2-5 Diamond Wheeler (Princeton) L, 1-5 Rebecca Ward (Duke) L, 2-5 Madeline Oliver (Yale) 5-3 Caroline Vloka (Harvard) L, 4-5 Robin Shin (M.I.T.) L, 3-5

… returned to the strip the following day, finishing with a record of 11-4 at the St. John’s Challenge … opened event with a 3-0 record against Ohio State, clinching the sabre victory with 5-3 triumph over NCAA participant Allison Miller … also clinched sabre win in event finale against Columbia, defeating Samantha Roberts yet again, 5-3 … finished match with 3-0 record … posted a 2-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals, competing against only Northwestern … recorded wins against Lisa Sachs (5-2) and Jillian Mahen (5-4) in that match … went 4-3 the next day at the Northwestern Duals, taking to the strip against Cal Tech (1-0), Princeton (1-2) and Temple (2-1) … opened match against Princeton with 5-3 victory over NCAA silver medalist Eliza Stone in match the Irish won 14-13 … competed in only one bout at Irish Duals to close out the regular season … finished tied for third at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning first team all-MFC distinction in the process … advanced out of pool play with a 6-0 record and a +24 indicator to enter direct elimination as the third seed … after earning a first round bye, put together a string of wins over Katie Lazarus of Michigan (15-0), Kaja Klodowska of Wayne State (15-3) and teammate Marta Stepien (158) to earn a spot in the semifinals where she fell to teammate Sarah Borrmann (15-8) … finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, concluding with a mark of 5-4 in pool play with a +5 indicator … ended season as a third team All-American after finishing with a record of 12-11 in first taste of NCAA Championship action … most impressive victory of the tournament came over St. John’s Anna Limbach, who finished with a record of 14-9.

OSIER’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 29 13 .690 9th AS A FRESHMAN: Did not fence for the Irish during her first season with the team.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended CAM High School, while training at the Oregon Fencing Alliance in Portland, Ore., part of the Portland pipeline of fencers … secured first place in the Cadet Division at the 2007 North American Cup in Dallas, Texas … later earned a top-25 finish (22nd) at the Cadet World Cup in Konin, Poland … in 2008, secured three top-10 finishes, including earning a runner-up result in Division 1 Team Sabre at the North American Cup in Portland, Ore. … other two top-10 finishes came at the North American Cup in St. Louis, Mo. (sixth) and the Junior World Cup in Montreal, Canada (eighth) … has been ranked in the top 50 of the junior rankings over the span of the last five months according to the FIE rankings … climbed to 210th in the senior rankings as of March 24, 2009 … was the recipient of the Oregon Fencing Alliance Sportsmanship Award in 2007 along with serving as an Athlete Representative to the Board of Directors (2007-present) … current Irish fencer Kevin Hassett, as well as former Irish fencers Avery Zuck, Sarah Borrmann, Eileen Hassett, Mariel Zagunis and Patrick Ghattas also trained with the Oregon Fencing Alliance … born in Wonju, South Korea, on August 22, 1991 … daughter of David and Chong-il Osier … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an American Studies major with a minor in technology, business and society.

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Student-Athletes KATHRYN PALAZZOTO Junior Nutley, N.J. Academy of the Holy Angels

AS A SOPHOMORE: Concluded second season with the Irish with a record of 18-6 … earned second monogram … travelled with sabre team to the NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge, competing in two matches … notched first win of the season at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with a record of 8-2 in bouts against Detroit (2-0), Cleveland State (1-0), Florida (1-0), Air Force (1-1), Swarthmore (2-1) and Wayne State (1-0) … earned first victory of the season against Detroit’s Eva Berndt (5-1) … finished 6-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals in matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (2-0), North Carolina (2-0),

MARTA STEPIEN Junior South Amboy, N.J. Old Bridge

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Put together an undefeated season in sabre, finishing the year with a 24-0 record … earned second monogram … did not travel to the opening two events at the NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge … got first time on the strip at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a 12-0 record including going a perfect 3-0 against both Lawrence and Swarthmore … claimed first victory of the year with 5-4 triumph over Lawrence’s Madeline Cooper … clinched the overall match victory over Florida with a 5-3 win over Sam Cooke …

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UC San Diego (1-0), Cal Tech (1-0) and Stanford (0-1) … concluded regular season with a 4-0 record at the Irish Duals against Chicago (1-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (2-0) … finished 20th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … finished pool play with a 4-2 record and a +10 indicator to enter direct elimination as the 20th seed … earned a victory over Mackenzie Caple of Michigan (15-5) in the round of 64 before falling to Victoria Harris of Ohio State (15-9) in the round of 32.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular season with a 27-6 record … competed in three tournaments for the Irish … started her collegiate career at the NYU invitational with a 3-0 showing … earned her first career win against NYU’s Joann Reyes, 5-3 … posted an 8-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals … posted clean sheets against Lawrence, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana and Detroit … finished 19th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination round of 64, defeated Hillary Mohs of Case Western Reserve, 15-5, before falling to Michigan State’s Harriet McTeague in a close match, 15-14, in the round of 32.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced in the A-strip sabre while attending Academy of the Holy Angels under the direction of former Irish fencer and two-time all-American Andre Crompton

the following match against Air Force, clinched the sabre decision with a 5-3 decision over Saskia Hicks … also clinched sabre against Swarthmore, earning a shutout victory over Michelle Lin, 5-0, and Wayne State with a 5-3 win over Katie Bryce … posted an 8-0 record the following day at the Northwestern Duals, including going 3-0 against Stanford … in that match, earned the sabre clincher over Suraya Omar 5-2 … ended regular season going 4-0 at the Irish Duals against Chicago (2-0), Illinois (1-0) and Michigan State (1-0) … finished seventh at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning second team all-MFC honors … finished 5-1 in pool play with a +15 indicator to advance into direct elimination as the 11th seed … posted three wins in bracket, knocking off Indiana’s Yessenia Garza (15-2), Michigan’s Sara Nagy (15-11) and Northwestern’s Jill Mahen (15-14) before falling to teammate Lian Osier, 15-8 AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in two tournaments for Notre Dame … finished with a 32-3 record in her first season … started her college career at the Northwestern Duals, posting a 17-1 record … earned her first career win against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Heather Morrill (5-4) … went 12-2 at the Notre Dame Duals, including clean sheets against Lawrence, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue and Detroit … finished 16th in her first Midwest Fencing Conference Championship …

PALAZZOTO’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 27 6 .828 -2011 18 6 .750 -Career 45 12 .789 -… selected team captain and earned a national ranking during her senior season … was a member of the Latin Honor Society … daughter of Michael and Cynthia Palazzoto … born on January 31, 1991 in Belleville, N.J. … has one sibling, Matthew … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major with a supplementary major in art history and design.

STEPIEN’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 32 3 .898 -2011 24 0 1.000 -Career 56 3 .949 -in the direct round of elimination of the tournament, defeated Olivia Furnas of Detroit, 15-3, in the round of 64, then defeated Ohio State’s Victoria Harris, 15-12, in the round of 32, before losing to Margarita Tschomakova of Ohio State, 15-6, in the round of 16.

PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in lacrosse, cross country and track and field while attending Old Bridge High School in Matawan, N.J. … fenced privately throughout her high school years as well … earned a national ranking in fencing each year … earned a third-place finish at the Cadet Regional competition while placing sixth at the Senior Team Summer Nationals … was a member of the National Honor Society and the French Honor Society … daughter of Adam and Malgorzata Stepien … born on June 20, 1991 in New York, N.Y. … has one sibling, Magda … father played soccer for Polytechnic University in Lublin, Poland … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in marketing with a supplemental major in economics.

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Women’s Epee Team (from left to right): Phenix Messersmith, Diane Zielinski, Channing Foster, Nicole Ameli, head coach Jansuz Bednarski, Ashley Severson, Stephanie Myers, Melissa Medina (Not pictured: Caroline Dikibo)

Women’s Foil Team (from left to right): Adriana Camacho, Grace Hartman, Rachel Beck, Madison Zeiss, associate head coach/foil specialist Gia Kvaratskhelia, Christina LaBarge, Darsie Malynn, Radmila Sarkisova

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Student-Athletes REGGIE BENTLEY Senior Little Rock, Ark. DuPont Manual (KY)

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2012) NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2011) Second Team All-American (2011) Capital One Academic All-America First Team (2011) Second Team All-MFC (2009, 2010)

AS A JUNIOR: Finished the year with a record of 30-6 en route to qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career … named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team … earned third monogram … opened the year going 8-2 at the NYU Invitational … clinched the foil victory against Columbia with a 5-1 decision over Alex Pensler … went a perfect 2-0 against Stevens Tech, defeating Brandon Gnash (5-1) and Anthony Worthington (5-1) … clinched the foil against St. John’s as well, taking down Max Blitzer 5-3 … also defeated Eli Schenkel (5-3) … went 2-0 against Ohio State, clinching the foil yet again with 5-1 victory over Andrew McDonald BENTLEY IN THE NCAAS 2011: 16-7 round robin (+29 in touches) Shiv Kachru (Yale) 5-1 Nathaniel Botwinick (Yale) 4-2 Julian Cardillo (Brandeis) 5-1 Bo Charles (Columbia) 5-1 Alexander Pensler (Columbia) 3-2 Philip Jamesson (NYU) 5-1 David Willette (Penn State) L, 2-5 Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) L, 2-5 Dorian Cohen (Duke) L, 3-5 Robert Malcolm (Princeton) 5-2 Alexander Mills (Princeton) 1-0 Joseph Alter (North Carolina) 5-0 Ariel DeSmet (Notre Dame) L, 4-5 James Weiss (Drew) 5-2 Tommaso DiRobilant (Harvard) 5-1 Lucas Lin (Harvard) 5-2 Eli Schenkel (St. John’s) L, 1-5 Zain Shaito (Ohio State) 5-1 Samuel Hardwicke-Brown (Ohio State) 5-3 Michael Purdy-Sachs (Detroit) L, 1-5 Vidur Kapur (Pennsylvania) 5-0 Daniel Cohen (Air Force) 5-4 Turner Caldwell (Stanford) L, 1-5 • Finished 5th

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… went 7-2 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … posted a perfect 3-0 sheet against Penn State in the second match of the day, knocking off NCAA participants David Willette (5-3) and Miles Chamley-Watson (5-1) as well as Daniel Gomez (5-1) … went 2-0 in the next match against Harvard, clinching the foil with an overtime 3-2 priority win over Lucas Lin … also defeated Hao Meng (5-2) in the match … posted wins over Jack Goetz (5-2) and Bo Charles (5-1) of Columbia in the final match of the event … fenced in only one match at the Notre Dame Duals, going 1-1 against Air Force and defeating Yevgeny Shmurak, 5-0 … went a perfect 6-0 at the Northwestern Duals … opened with a 3-0 showing against Princeton, defeating Robert Malcolm (5-2), Alexander Mills (5-1) and Gregory Kirschen (4-1) … clinched the overall match for the Irish against Stanford, defeating Phil Arredondo 5-1 … notched 1-0 records against both UC San Diego and North Carolina … went 8-1 at the Duke Duals … opened with a perfect 3-0 showing against UNC before going 2-1 against Duke and 3-0 against Johns Hopkins … finished third amongst an Irish rotation that placed one-twothree at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … earned the spot after finishing with a record of 6-3 with a +15 indicator … in first appearance at the NCAA Championships, narrowly missed out on a top-four finish after concluding with a record of 16-7 with a +29 indicator … earned a 5-4 win over third-place finisher Daniel Cohen of Air Force in round robin play … named the recipient of the John Crikelair Men’s Foil Leadership Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Completed his second season with the Irish with a record of 33-8 and a fifth-place finish at the Midwest Conference Championships... started the season tallying a 6-3 record at the NYU Invitational, clinching the foil win over Stevens Tech for the Irish … went 4-2 at the St. John’s Challenge, winning two bouts against both St. John’s and Columbia … racked up 16 victories out of 19 bouts at the Northwestern Duals, clinching victories vs. San Diego’s Benjamin Dorn and North Carolina’s David Skwerer … won all seven bouts at the Notre Dame Duals … began the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with a bye … continued Midwest tournament with victories versus Jared Sivec (Detroit) in round of 64 (15-0), Jonathan Gately (Purdue) in round of 32 (15-4), and Calvin Rusiewski (Illinois) in round of 16 (15-6) before being ousted by Colin Sutter (0hio State), 15-10, in the quarterfinals.

AS A FRESHMAN: Went 24-6 during the regular season before placing fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … began his year at the St. John’s Duals, finishing 3-1 … earned his first career victory against Columbia’s Asher Grodman (5-1) … had a 5-2 showing at the NYU Invitational … went 6-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including 2-0 versus Lawrence … had an impressive performance at

BENTLEY’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 24 6 .800 -2010 33 8 .805 -2011 30 6 .833 5th Career 87 20 .813 -the Notre Dame Duals (9-1) … earned secondteam all-conference honors at the Midwest Conference Championships with a sixth place finish … entered the direct elimination round of the tournament tied for the sixth seed … following a first round bye, beat Bowling Green’s Brent Ritchie, 15-0, in the round of 64 and Michigan’s David Hughes, 15-3, in the round of 32 … in the round of 16, faced Cleveland State’s Liran Gross, whom he defeated 15-10 … then lost to eventual champion Andras Horanyi of Ohio State, 15-5 … made a run to the semifinals of the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place fourth … in the round of eight at the regional, beat Ben Parkins of Ohio State, 15-11, to advance to the semifinals … fell to Colin Sutter of Ohio State, 15-13, in the semifinals … lost to teammate Enzo Castellani, 15-8, in the thirdplace bout.

PREP & PERSONAL: Ranked 23rd in the world junior rankings … winner of two NAC tournaments in 2008 (one cadet and one junior) … coached in high school by Les Stawicki … member of the BETA Club while in high school … son of Rick and Shawne Bentley … youngest of three children … born April 10, 1990 in Louisville, Ky. … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as part of the program of liberal studies.

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ENZO CASTELLANI Senior Keller, Texas Keller

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2009) First Team All-American (2010) Second Team All-American (2009) MFC Foil Runner-Up (2009, 2010, 2011) First Team All-MFC (2009, 2010, 2011)

AS A JUNIOR: Concluded the year with a record of 23-7 … earned third monogram … opened up the season going 8-2 at the NYU Invitational … clinched the foil victory over Yale with a 5-2 victory over Shiv Kachru … also clinched foil against Stevens Tech, downing Brandon Gnash 5-0 … recorded one win against St. John’s with a decision over Wilfred Curioso, 5-1 … finished the event going 1-0 against both NYU and Ohio State … posted a record of 5-4 at the St. John’s Challenge the following day … opened the tournament with a 3-0 card against Ohio State, including clinching the foil with a 5-2 victory over NCAA participant Samuel HardwickeBrown … clinched the foil and the overall match with

5-2 win over Eli Schenkel of St. John’s … competed in only one match at the Notre Dame Duals, going 2-0 against Air Force … earned the foil clincher in that contest, taking down Yevgeny Shmurak 5-0 … the following day, put together a ledger of 5-1 at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the foil against Princeton in the opening match, defeating Robert Malcolm 5-2 … earned a priority overtime win against UC San Diego’s Michael Fong, 5-4 … ended regular season going 3-0 at the Irish Duals, going 1-0 in each of the three matchups against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … finished runner-up at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships for third consecutive season … entered direct elimination as the top seed after finishing pool play with a 6-0 record and a +28 indicator … rolled into the finals with wins over Michigan State’s Nate Wilson (15-9), Northwestern’s Jonathan Kim (15-3), Wayne State’s Tim Mulligan (15-1) and teammate Nickolas Kubik (15-9) before falling to Ohio State’s Zain Shaito in the championship bout, 15-11 … also helped men’s foil team claim the team title the following day … ended postseason with a second-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional, putting together an 8-1 record with a +32 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Completed his sophomore campaign with a record of 38-6, a silver medal at the Midwest Conference Championships, and a bronze medal at the NCAA Championships … started the season with a 9-1 record at the NYU Invitational, posting perfect records against Yale, Columbia, Stevens Tech, NYU and Ohio State … recorded a 6-1 record at the St. John’s Challenge, posting three wins out of three bouts and clinching the win against St. John’s … beat out his record at the Northwestern Duals, posting an 11-4 record … proved as dominant force at the Duals, clinching wins over Stanford, Princeton, and Wayne State while also posting perfect 3-0 winning records over Stanford and Wayne State … won all nine of his bouts at the Notre

CASTELLANI IN THE NCAAS (39-16; +65 IN TOUCHES) 2009: 13-9 round-robin (+25 in touches) 2010: 16-7 round robin (+40 in touches) Gerek Meinhardt (Notre Dame) L, 3-5 Vidur Kapur (Pennsylvania) L, 4-5 Alexander Kao (New York) 5-0 Alex Simmons (Pennsylvania) L, 4-5 Vidur Kapur (Penn) 5-1 Ben Van Son (Haverford) 5-2 Kai Itameri-Kinter (Harvard) 5-1 Alexander Mills (Princeton) 5-4 Zane Grodman (Penn) 5-1 David Mandle (Princeton) 5-3 Adam Pantel (Brown) L, 3-5 Dorian Cohen (Duke) L, 3-5 Kurt Getz (Columbia) L, 3-5 Tommaso DiRobilant (Harvard) 5-3 Sherif Farrag (Columbia) 5-3 Hao Meng (Harvard) 5-1 Jonathan Yu (Brown) 5-3 Philip Jamesson (NYU) 5-0 John Guerrieri (Yale) 5-2 Gerek Meinhardt (Notre Dame) L, 3-5 Shiv Kachru (Yale) L, 1-5 Michael Fong (UC - San Diego) L, 4-5 Will Friedman (Brandeis) L, 1-5 Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) L, 4-5 Colin Sutter (Ohio State) L, 3-5 David Willette (Penn State) 5-3 Andras Horanyi (Ohio State) L, 2-5 Kevin Nadeau (North Carolina) 5-1 Alexis Landreville (St. John’s) 5-1 John Gurrieri (Yale) 3-2 Daniel Cohen (Duke) 5-2 Nathaniel Botwinick (Yale) 5-0 Alex Khoshnevissian (Stanford) L, 4-5 Adam Pantel (Brown) 5-1 Benjamin Dorn (UC - San Diego) 5-0 Ben Parkins (Ohio State) 5-1 Michael Fong (UC - San Diego) 5-1 Colin Sutter (Ohio State) 5-1 Alexander Mills (Princeton) 4-3 Liran Gross (Cleveland State) 5-3 Miles Chamley-Watson (Penn State) L, 4-5 Alexis Landreville (St. John’s) L, 3-5 Nicholas Chinman (Penn State) 5-0 Adam Watson (St. John’s) 5-2 Nicholas Stockdale (Air Force) 5-1 • Finished 8th • Lost to Willette in semifinals (11-15)

CASTELLANI’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 29 9 .763 8th 2010 38 6 .864 3rd 2011 23 7 .766 -Career 90 22 .804 -Dame Duals to aid the Irish in taking down Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Indiana and Detroit … began the Midwest Conference Championships with a bye, followed by victories over Indiana’s Ekram Hossain, Northwestern’s Alex Dranove, Ohio State’s Ben Parkins, and Notre Dame’s Steve Kubik, before being defeated by teammate Gerek Meinhardt in the finals … took second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, losing to Meinhardt, 15-10, in the final round … completed the year by tying for a bronze medal at the NCAA Championships with a round robin record of 16-7, losing to David Willette (Penn State), 15-11, in the semifinals … named the team’s Most Valuable Foilist.

AS A FRESHMAN: Placed eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-American honor … posted a 29-9 regular season record … led all Irish men’s foilists at the St. John’s Duals with a 5-1 record … earned his first career victory against Columbia’s Isaac Kim (5-1) … went 9-2 at the NYU Invitational … in Notre Dame’s come-from-behind win over Columbia at the NYU Duals, gave Irish the lead for good with a 5-2 win over Sherif Farrag … finished 6-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including a 2-0 mark against Johns Hopkins … led the Irish men’s foil team at the Duke Duals with an 8-1 record … went 9-2 at the Notre Dame Duals … made a run to the finals of the Midwest Conference Championships to earn first-team all-conference honors … in the championships, was seeded fifth after pool play, earning a first-round bye … in the round of 64, knocked off Azim Ghandi of Illinois, 15-3, before beating Zach Newman of Ohio State, 15-3, in the round of 32 … then beat Purdue’s Pavel Pruksakov, 15-3, to advance to the quarterfinals, where he knocked off Philip Chan of Illinois, 15-2 … defeated Notre Dame teammate Zach Schirtz in the quarterfinals,15-8, to advance to the finals … fell 15-5 to Ohio State’s Andras Horanyi in the finals to claim second place … led the Irish men’s foil team at the NCAA Midwest Regionals with a bronze medal finish … in final eight table, outlasted Meinhardt,15-13, to advance to the semifinals … in the semifinals, lost to top-seeded and eventual champion Andras Horanyi of Ohio State, 15-8 … beat teammate Reggie Bentley, 15-8, in the third-place bout to claim the bronze … went 13-9 at the NCAA Championships to place eighth … beat eventual champion Nicholas Chinman of Penn State, 5-0, in the round robin.

PREP & PERSONAL: Coached by Volodymyr Yefimov and trained at the Fencing Institute in Texas while in high school … qualified for 2008 U.S. National Foil Team … won the NAC Junior Tournament in Atlanta (2008) … finished second at same event at senior level … gold medalist at the 2007 Cadet World Cup event held in Koblenz, Germany … finished in third place at the 2007 Cadet World Championships in Belek, Turkey … son of Fernando and Terry Castellani … oldest of three siblings … born on May 22, 1990 in Torrance, Calif. … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an art history and design major.

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Student-Athletes NICHOLAS CREBS Senior Portland, Ore. Beaverton

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2009, 2011) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010)

AS A JUNIOR: Ended the year with a 26-4 record in foil … earned third monogram … did not compete during the NYU Invitational, the opening event of the regular season or the St. John’s Challenge the following day … took to the strip for the first time at the home Notre Dame Duals, posting a record of 20-1 at the festivities … posted perfect 3-0 sheets against Detroit, Florida, Lawrence, Swarthmore and Cleveland State … clinched the foil in the opener against Detroit after defeating NCAA participant Michael Purdy-Sachs 5-3, while also clinching the overall match one bout earlier with a 5-3 victory over Yaroslav Ivanov … clinched the foil against Lawrence with a 5-0 decision over Edward Li … dropped only one touch in the finale against Cleveland State, defeating Ben Brown (5-0), John Cuturic (5-1) and James Pitchford (5-0) … bouted in three matches at the Northwestern Duals, putting together a 3-2 record … all three wins came in a 27-0 victory over Cal Tech … defeated Will Steinhardt (5-1), Eugene Vinitsky (5-2) and Gregory Izatt (5-0) … finished regular season with a 3-1 mark at the Irish Duals … defeated Nolan Epstein of Chicago in the opening match, 5-1 … earned wins over Michigan State’s Jake Rathburn (5-3) and Will Bonner (5-2) in the third and final match of the day … in postseason action, earned a berth into the quarterfinals of direct elimination at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … finished seventh overall, earning Second Team All-MFC distinction for the second time in career.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season with a 25-7 record in the foil … clinched the foil victory with a 5-1 win over Andrew Simon of Duke at the Northwestern Duals … went 3-0 and clinched the foil win for the Irish with a 5-0 victory vs. Joseph O’Halloran of Lawrence … posted a 2-1 mark vs. John’s Hopkins … put up a clean sheet with a 3-0 mark vs. Cleveland State and clinched the foil victory with a 5-3 win over Liran Gross … battled to an 11-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals, clinching the foil victory vs.

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Cleveland State with a 5-0 triumph over Ben Brown … posted a 5-0 mark in pool play of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … defeated Jeb Brotz of Wisconsin in the round of 64, 15-0, took down Detroit’s Brad Coon in the next round 15-8 … lost to teammate Steve Kubik 4-15 in the round of 16.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the year with a regular season record of 2-1 in epee and 26-3 in foil … began his college career with a 2-1 record competing in epee at the NYU Invitational … earned his first career win against Stevens Tech’s Steven DiPaola (5-4) … performed well at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with 26 wins and only three losses in foil … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with a 3-0 record in an impressive six duals (versus Florida, Northwestern, Air Force, Lawrence, Wayne State and Oberlin) … earned second-team AllConference honors at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with a eighth place finish in foil … entered the direct elimination round of the tournament seeded tenth, which earned him a first round bye … defeated Aaron

CREBS’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 28 4 .875 -2010 23 6 .793 -2011 26 4 .866 -Career 77 14 .846 -Kokotek of Oberlin, 15-1, and Michigan State’s Will Bonner, 15-8, to advance to the round of 16 … in the round of 16, knocked off Ohio State’s Joe Streb, 15-1, to advance to the quarterfinals, where he fell to teammate Steve Kubik, 15-8.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Beaverton High School in Beaverton, Ore. … won the 2008 Division 1A title in San Jose, Calif. … led his team to the 2007 Division 1 Team Event Championship in Miami … helped his team to the 2006 Junior Team Event Championship in Atlanta … son of Mike and Lesley Crebs … has an older sister, Lauren … born September 2, 1989 in Portland, Ore. … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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GRANT HODGES Junior Salina, Kan. Salina Central

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 28-6 in the foil … earned second monogram with the program … did not compete in either of the opening two tournaments of the year – NYU Invitational, St. John’s Challenge … took to the strip for the first time at the Notre Dame Duals, putting together a 19-1 ledger … posted perfect 3-0 records against Detroit, Northwestern, Florida, Lawrence, Swarthmore and Cleveland State at the event … clinched the foil victory against Wayne State, taking down Raffi Nersessian 5-3 … clinched both the foil and the outright match against Florida after defeating Shane Hanson 5-2 … also clinched the foil against

NICKOLAS KUBIK Sophomore San Antonio, Texas Claudia Taylor Johnson

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded first season with the Irish carrying a record of 17-7 in foil … opened up the season going 4-3 at the NYU Invitational … got first collegiate victory against Yale, defeating Jonathan Holbrook 5-2

Swarthmore with 5-1 decision over Zach Greenberg … allowed only two touches in taking down John Cuturic (5-1), Chris Tucker (5-0) and Ben Brown (5-1) of Cleveland State … recorded three wins at the Northwestern Duals, all coming against Cal Tech … clinched the foil in that match with 5-0 victory over Will Steinhardt … travelled to the Duke Duals, putting up a record of 6-3 in three matches … clinched the foil against North Carolina after taking down Joseph Alter 4-3 … clinched each of the final two overall matches for the Irish, defeating Matthew Budofsky of Duke (5-1) and Ben Wasser of Johns Hopkins (5-0), respectively … competed at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, placing 16th overall … also helped foil team win the foil team crown the following day.

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended season with a 33-3 record in the foil … went 17-3 at the Northwestern Duals … posted clean sheets vs.

Stanford, Duke, Lawrence, Northwestern, and UC-San Diego … versus Northwestern clinched foil win with a 5-0 victory over Stanley Weng … clinched foil victory over John’s Hopkins’ Paul Nunley 5-2 … went 16-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … put up clean sheets vs. Lawrence, Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue, and Detroit … finished 6-0 in pool play at Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … defeated Alex Biehl of Lawrence 15-1 in the round of 64 … took down Michigan’s Eric Chen 15-8 to advance to the round of 16 … lost to Colin Sutter of Ohio State 11-15.

… defeated Brandon Gnash of Stevens Tech, 5-3, in lone bout of the match … went 3-1 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, posting a perfect 3-0 ledger against Columbia … earned the foil clincher with a 5-0 decision over Abdhi Ramachandran … went 2-2 at the Notre Dame Duals, posting lone wins in matches against Wayne State and Florida … went 2-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals, posting 1-0 marks against both UC San Diego and North Carolina … ended regular season with a perfect 6-0 showing at the Irish Duals, including going 3-0 in the finale against Michigan State … clinched the foil for the Irish in that match, defeating Will Bonner 5-3 … reached the semifinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships in direct elimination play before falling to teammate Enzo Castellani (15-9) in the table of eight … helped Irish foil team capture the team weapon crown the following day.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Attended Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas … competed at the Budapest World Cup … placed 12th in the Cadet Designated division in Samorin, Slovakia … finished 30th in junior men’s foil at

HODGES’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 33 3 .916 -2011 28 6 .824 -Career 61 9 .871 -PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in both football and tennis for Salina Central High School in Salina, Kan., earning three varsity letters … helped freshman football team go undefeated and capture the state championship … was selected team captain during his senior campaign … also helped the tennis team to the state title during his freshman year … member of the National Honor Society … born in Salina, Kan. … son of Boo and Melissa Hodges … brother, Teddy, fenced for the Irish in 2008, 2009 and 2011 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an English major with a supplemental major in history.

KUBIK’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 17 7 .708 -the 2010 Summer National Championships and was ranked as high as 20th in the junior national point standings … finished 10th in juniors at the NAC in Kansas City, Mo., in November ’09 … in December of ’08, placed 10th in Division I at the NAC in Colorado Springs, Colo. … member of fourth place Junior men’s foil team at the ’08 National Championships in San Jose and was ranked 10th nationally in ’08 in final year of U-17 competition … placed 16th (out of over 230 fencers) at a designated Cadet event in Koblerz, Germany … brothers Mark and Steven, both former All-Americans, also fenced for the Irish … member of both the National Honor Society as well as German Club … born in St. Louis, Mo., on October 14, 1991 … son of Wendell and Jeana Kubik … father served as the former head coach at the Air Force Academy … currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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Student-Athletes JAMES KAULL Junior Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 10th-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA 14th-Place Finisher (2011) Third Team All-American (2010) MFC Epee Runner-Up (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011) Second Team All-MFC (2010)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 30-9, earning second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship … earned second monogram … opened the year with a 12-3 record at the NYU Invitational, posting perfect 3-0 marks against both Stevens Tech and Ohio State … earned clinching point for the epee against Yale, defeating Peter Cohen 5-3 in the ninth and final bout of the weapon … also clinched the weapon against Stevens Tech with his 5-4 decision over Danny Burke before clinching again in the following match against St.

John’s with a 5-3 outcome over Adam Watson … enjoyed another clincher against NYU, taking down Enrique Cavazos, 5-1 … returned the following day to put together a 10-4 ledger at the St. John’s Challenge … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with a record of 7-2 … clinched the overall match against Northwestern at 14-6 with his 5-0 victory over Phil Szalwinski … earned the clinching point of epee in matchup against Florida, taking down Chris Dobson 5-3 … did not compete at the Northwestern Duals … ended regular season going 1-0 at the Irish Duals, earning lone victory over Chicago’s Mitch Hill, 5-2 … at the Midwest Fencing Championships, finished pool play with a record of 6-0 and a +24 indicator to enter direct elimination as the second seed … defeated teammate Jack Piasio (15-10) in the quarterfinals and Ohio State’s Marco Canevari (15-10) in the semifinals before falling to Buckeye Daniel Tafoya (15-11) in the championship bout … helped men’s epee team win the team crown at the event … finished 6-3 with a +15 indicator at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place second … qualified for NCAA Championship, finishing the round robin with a record of 12-11 with a -3 indicator to place 14th … earned a 5-4 decision over third-place finisher Marco Canevari of Ohio State as well as a 5-2 triumph over national runner-up Jonathan Yergler of Princeton … named the Notre Dame men’s Most Valuable Epeeist for second consecutive season.

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended his first season for the Irish with a record of 49-13 and a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships … posted a 12-5 record at the NYU Invitational, clinching

KAULL IN THE NCAAS (24-22; +7 IN TOUCHES) 2010: 12-11 round robin (+10 in touches) 2011: 12-11 round robin (-3 in touches) Marco Canevari (Ohio State) 4-3 Nicholas Vomero (St. John’s) 4-3 Igor Tolkachev (Ohio State) L, 4-5 Marat Israelian (St. John’s) L, 0-5 Justin Dion (Sacred Heart) L, 4-5 Peter Cohen (Yale) 5-3 Kian Ameli (Stanford) 5-0 Marco Canevari (Ohio State) 5-4 Kevin Mo (Stanford) L, 0-1 Igor Tolkachev (Ohio State) L, 1-5 William Bedor (Brandeis) 5-2 John Marshall (Cleveland State) 4-3 Karl Harmenberg (Harvard) 3-2 Dylan Nollner (Duke) 5-3 James Howrot (Harvard) 5-3 Jonathan Parker (Duke) L, 2-3 Dwight Smith (Columbia) L, 2-3 Anthony Green (Penn State) 5-2 Daniel Trapani (Air Force) 5-3 Jake Harbour (Stanford) L, 2-5 Peter French (Air Force) L, 4-5 Kevin Mo (Stanford) 5-2 Eric Hsieh (North Carolina) L, 2-3 Daniel Trapani (Air Force) L, 3-4 Nicholas Vomero (St. John’s) 2-1 Mike Raynis (Harvard) L, 1-2 Marat Israelian (St. John’s) L, 2-5 James Hawrot (Harvard) L, 3-5 Byron Neslund (NYU) 5-0 Alen Hadzic (Columbia) L, 3-5 Greg Schoolcraft (Notre Dame) 5-1 Clifford Fishler (Pennsylvania) 5-3 Viacheslav Zingerman (Wayne State) L, 4-5 Jacob Wischenia (Pennsylvania) 2-1 Brian Heflich (Penn State) 5-4 Justin Dion (Sacred Heart) 5-4 Nick Chinman (Penn State) L, 2-5 Jonathan Yergler (Princeton) 5-2 Tristan Jones (Duke) 5-1 Mike Elfassy (Princeton) L, 3-5 Jonathan Yergler (Princeton) L, 3-5 Alex Powell (Brandeis) L, 4-5 Graham Wicas (Princeton) L, 1-5 Brent Kelly (Notre Dame) 4-0 Jacob Wischnia (Pennsylvania) 4-3 Brian Rouse (Vassar) L, 1-5 • Finished 10th

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KAULL’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 49 13 .778 10th 2011 30 9 .769 14th Career 79 22 .782 -the win and posting a 2-0 record against Stevens Tech … tallied a 10-2 record at the St. John’s Challenge, posting a clinching win for the Irish against Harvard and recording perfect 3-0 records versus Penn State and Columbia … totaled 20 wins out of 26 bouts at the Northwestern Duals, clinching the win against John Hopkins, with a 5-3 victory over Kevin Hughes, and Wayne State, defeating Slava Zingerman, 5-3 … completed the Notre Dame Duals with a perfect 5-0 record, dominating Wisconsin’s Gavin Bailey 5-1 to clinch the win and later clinching the Irish win over Illinois … posted victories in pool play to gain a spot in the Midwest Conference Championships where he finished tied for fifth with Ohio State’s Trevor Pedersen … took seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating teammate Jacob Osbourne 15-8 … completed the NCAA Championships as 10th best epeeist with a round robin record of 12-11 and a -7 indicator.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Woodrow Wilson Senior High School where he played on the freshman baseball team … sat as high as 27th in the national junior rankings according to the FIE rankings … since 2007 has recorded six top-25 finishes on the international circuit, including winning at the 2007 Junior World Circuit in Montreal, Canada … earned back-toback top-20 results in JWC action at events from Laupheim, Germany (19th) and Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy (18th) … earned his highest mark of 2009 at the JWC tournament from Budapest, Hungary, as he finished in fifth place … also was a member of the DCFC team that placed first at the 2008 Summer Nationals … born in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 1991 … son of Jim and Nina Kaull … uncle, Donald Kaull, played basketball for Rhode Island … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a political science major.

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JACK PIASIO Junior DuBois, Pa. Georgetown Prep

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Concluded second season with a record of 23-10 (.697) en route to earning second monogram … opened the year with a pair of victories at the NYU Invitational, both of which came in the match against Columbia … registered wins over Ty Hinderson (5-1) and Sean Leahy (5-1) … victory over Leahy also clinched the epee in the match … competed in one match at the St. John’s Challenge, falling on the final touch to Columbia’s Magnus Ferguson 5-4 … finished with a record of 7-3 at the Notre Dame Duals … posted a perfect 2-0 record against Wayne State, defeating both Joe Fresard (5-4) and Matt

Hoffman (5-2) … notched a win the following match against Northwestern, downing Phil Szalwinski 5-4 … earned single wins against Lawrence (Matthew DeStasio, 5-2), Swarthmore (Ben Yelsey, 5-0) and Cleveland State (Patrick Weber, 5-1) as well … registered a 6-2 ledger at the Northwestern Duals, including putting together his first 3-0 sheet on the year against Princeton … earned the overall match-clinching point in the bout at 14-4, defeating Mike Elfassy 5-4 … took down Kian Ameli for lone win against Stanford, 5-1 … went a perfect 2-0 against Cal Tech, including a 3-0 victory over Jonathan Schor … ended the regular season going 8-1 at the Irish Duals with clean sheets against both Illinois and Michigan State … clinched the epee victory over Chicago with 5-1 win over Mike Dunn … began postseason competition at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship, entering epee direct elimination as the 10th seed after finishing pool play with a 5-1 record and a +15 indicator … reached the quarterfinals of elimination after recording victories over Brendan O’Flaherty of Lawrence (15-3), Narayan Pathi of Ohio State (15-11) and Kristian Boyadzhiev of Ohio State (15-14) before falling to teammate James Kaull (15-10) in the table of eight … also helped epee team capture the team title at the Conference Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 20-6 record … battled for a 1-0 record vs.

Detroit and a 2-1 ledger vs. Northwestern at the Northwestern Duals … went 2-0 vs. UC-San Diego and clinched the epee victory for the Irish

PIASIO’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 26 6 .812 -2011 23 10 .696 -Career 49 16 .754 -with a 5-3 victory over James Galamba … had a clean sheet vs. John’s Hopkins … at the Notre Dame Duals, secured clean sheets vs. Lawrence, Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, and Indiana … clinched the epee win vs. Michigan State’s Adam Erickson 5-2 … took home three wins vs.

Purdue … marked up four wins in pool play action at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … took down Eli Bader of Northwestern 15-10 in the round of 64 before being defeated by Steven Moyers of Michigan State 14-15.

PREP & PERSONAL: While attending Georgetown Prep, fenced under the direction of Janusz Smolanski … earned varsity letters in each of his sophomore through senior seasons, helping his team to undefeated and conference championships in each season as well … named MVP in his sophomore through senior years … named team captain as a junior and senior … earned a 14th place finish at the NAC B in St. Louis in 2008 … son of Mark and Paula Piasio … born on August 17, 1990 in DuBois, Pa. … father played lacrosse for Johns Hopkins … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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Student-Athletes MICHAEL ROSSI Sophomore White Plains, N.Y. Valhalla

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished first season with the Irish with a record of 24-8 while also earning first monogram with the program … opened the year with one victory at the NYU Invitational, taking down Ty Hinderson of Columbia, 5-3 … went 4-2 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … opened up his day with a perfect 3-0 showing against Penn State … in the match, notched wins over Samuel Larsen (5-1), NCAA participant Anthony Green (5-4) and Samuel Perkins (5-3) … ended the event with another victory over Columbia’s Hinderson by a score of 5-4 … went 7-1 at the home Notre Dame Duals … opened the event with a 5-2 victory over Elliott Trombley of Detroit … opened up the epee competition against Wayne State with 5-1 victory over Matt Hoffman … went 2-0 against Northwestern, taking down Dan Reed (5-1) and Maciej Zmyslowski (5-4) … earned a decision over Nathan Barnwell of Florida in the next match, 5-1 … also earned lone victories against Lawrence (Jordan Severson, 5-2) and Swarthmore (Caleb Jones, 5-4) … posted a mark of 4-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including going 2-0 against Cal Tech … defeated NCAA participant Jake Harbour of Stanford in first match of the day, 5-1 … earned epee-clinching point against Cal Tech, defeating Stan Schor 5-2 … earned the overall match clincher the following match against UC San Diego after defeating

DALE PURDY Freshman Ligonier, Pa. Home Schooled

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James Galamba 5-3 … finished regular season with an 8-1 record at the Irish Duals … clinched the overall match victory over Illinois with a 5-0 victory over Calvin Cheng before clinching the epee win with 5-0 decision over Tom Fornander … finished with 3-0 record against Michigan State, dropping only one touch in three matches … placed 17th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship while also helping the epee team claim the team crown.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Attended Valhalla High School in White Plains, N.Y. … fenced for five and a half years starting at the Fencing Academy of Westchester under Alex Zurabishvili and then Alexy Cheremsky … competed as a member of the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Junior Epee Team in 2010, helping the team capture the national title at the Junior Olympic

PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in fencing and golf while being home schooled in Ligonier, Pa. … earned varsity letters in golf sophomore through senior year, while fencing for the club team Hooked on Fencing … earned six national medals in competitive fencing events … took third place in the Sanity Claus Epee Open Tournament … placed 13th (out of 218 fencers) at the U-20 North American Cup event in Austin, Texas in November, 2011 … earned strongest

ROSSI’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 24 8 .750 -Championships and a second place finish at the 2010 Summer Nationals … finished eighth individually in the junior men’s epee division at the ‘09 Junior Olympics … also finished second at the cadet men’s epee division North America Cup (NAC) “A” event in ‘08 as well as ninth at the cadet NAC “B” event … also competed with the championship Fencing Academy of Westchester Junior Epee Team at the Summer Nationals in ‘09 … has one older sibling, Chris … born in Bronxville, N.Y. on January 7, 1992 … son of Ronald and Diana Rossi … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

finish on the North American Cup circuit with his third-place result in the U-19 division in July of 2011 … won the Iron Knight tournament put on by the Hooked on Fencing club … helped junior epee team capture second place at the Junior Olympics in February of 2011 … born in Johnstown, Pa. … son of Timothy Purdy and Letitia Berkey … currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies with an intent to major in premed.

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KEITH FELDMAN Senior Stony Brook, N.Y. Ward Melville

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2012) Second Team All-MFC (2011) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2009, 2010)

AS A JUNIOR: Finished the year with a record of 21-4 in sabre … earned third monogram … opened the year with a 4-2 mark at the NYU Invitational, including going a perfect 2-0 against NYU … claimed first win of the season against Columbia, taking down Billy Fink 5-2 … followed that up by defeating Stevens Tech’s David Barth on the final touch, 5-4 … clinched both the sabre and the overall match against NYU with the 5-2 decision over Hugo Rodriguez … also defeated Jonathan Tang, 5-1, in that match … competed in only one match the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, going 3-0 against Columbia … defeated Mel Rodriguez (5-2), Billy Fink (5-0) and Tomasz Otowski (5-1) in the contest … posted a mark of 8-2 at the Notre Dame Duals … posted clean sheets against Detroit (1-0), Air Force (2-0), Florida (1-0), Lawrence (1-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Cleveland State (2-0) … earned the sabre clincher in the final match against Cleveland State, defeating Bryan Twichell 5-1 … went 4-0 the following day at the Northwestern Duals, earning wins against Cal Tech (1-0), UC San Diego (2-0) and North Carolina (1-0) … earned the match-clinching win against the Beavers of Cal Tech, dispatching Jeff Han 5-1 … also earned the sabre clincher against UC San Diego in defeating Bryson Abilay 5-2 … posted final two wins of the regular season at the Irish Duals, earning a victory against both Chicago and Illinois … earned first second-team all-conference honor of career after placing eighth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships in direct elimination bouts … helped the sabre unit capture the weapon team title the following day … received the 2011 Dan Mulligan men’s sabre leadership award following the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Took 10th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … posted an overall record of 35-6 … won all three bouts during the St. John’s Challenge, clinching the sabre win over Harvard, downing Thomas Kolasa, 5-4, and posting two victories

vs. Columbia … tallied a 16-2 mark at the Northwestern Duals, nabbing clinching wins against Detroit’s Tom Lorenzo , Northwestern’s Ed Paget, Wayne State’s Andrew Opalewski and North Carolina’s David Winer … rounded out the season at the Notre Dame Duals posting a 14-1 record … recorded a clinching win against Eric Harman of Michigan … made a run at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place fourth, defeating Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde (15-11) before falling to teammate Avery Zuck (15-7).

AS A FRESHMAN: Completed his freshman year with a 35-12 regular season record and a eighth place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … began his Irish career with a loss at the St. John’s Duals (finished 0-1) … earned his first career win at the NYU Invitational versus Yale’s Stephen Watty (5-2) … finished with a perfect 4-0 record at the NYU Invitational … led the Irish men’s sabre team with 14 wins at the Northwestern Duals (finished14-2) … went 3-0 against Northwestern and Lawrence at the Northwestern Duals … posted a 4-5 record at the Duke Duals … went 13-4 at the Notre Dame Duals … finished the Midwest Conference Championships in ninth place to earn honorable-mention all-conference honors … at the championships, beat Indiana’s

FELDMAN’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 35 12 .745 -2010 35 6 .854 -2011 21 4 .840 -Career 91 22 .805 -Makenzie Johnson, 15-5, in the round of 64 and Michigan State’s Ryan Majewski, 15-7, in the round of 32 … fell to eventual champion John Friend of Ohio State, 15-11, in the round of 16 … placed eighth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year letter winner in fencing at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, N.Y. … finished in the national rankings his last three years of high school … regional champion as a freshman, junior and senior … named a team captain his senior year … coached by Jeff and Jennifer Salmon … a two-year letter winner in tennis … member of the Spanish Honor Society … son of Ken Feldman and Carol LiVolis … born June 3, 1990, in Stony Brook, N.Y. … enrolled in the College of Engineering as a computer science and engineering major.

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Student-Athletes MARCEL FRENKEL Senior Sao Paulo, Brazil St. Paul’s

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2010) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2009)

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in 13 bouts in his third campaign with the team, posting a mark of 11-2 … did not trek with the team on the opening weekend of competition at the NYU Invitational and the St. John’s Challenge … got first taste of NCAA action at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a record of 4-2 with wins coming against Detroit (1-0), Florida (1-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Cleveland State (1-0) … claimed first win of the season after defeating Maxwell Trombly of Detroit, 5-1 … against Florida, claimed the sabre-clinching victory after dispatching of Mike Castello 5-2 … finished the event with victories over Brendan McVeigh of Swarthmore (5-2) and Tom Bienvenu of Cleveland State (5-3) … recorded a 4-0 record at the Northwestern Duals the following day … opened with a 2-0 showing against Cal Tech, notching wins over Jeff Han (5-1) and Terry Lee (5-1) … against UC San Diego, claimed a close 5-4 decision over Nick Bartuzik before finishing the competition with a 5-4 triumph over North Carolina’s Jonathan Blake … concluded regular season going 3-0 at the Irish Duals, claiming a single win in each of the three matches against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … dropped only one touch combined in his final two bouts, defeating Colin Nemec of Illinois (5-0) before taking down Patrick Rapp of Michigan State (5-1) … got lone taste of postseason competition at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, concluding direct elimination draw in 22nd place … the following day, helped the sabre squad capture the team weapon title as the Irish ended up sweeping each of the weapon classes for the first time in conference history.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Closed out the season with a 30-8 record to improve to 48-13 in his career … battled to clean sheet vs.. New York University at the NYU Invitational … marked two more clean sheets vs. Harvard and Columbia at the St. John’s Challenge … recorded a 3-0 performance vs. Detroit … at the Northwestern Duals, clinched the sabre victory over Lawrence’s

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Luke Flanigan with a 5-0 win … took home two more wins vs. Cleveland State … added clean sheets against North Carolina, Detroit, Lawrence, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Cleveland State, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Chicago at the Notre Dame Duals … went 2-1 vs. Indiana and clinched the sabre victory with 5-1 triumph vs. Anthony Smith … reached the round of 8 at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … took down Peter Kilkuskie of Lawrence 15-5 in the round of 64 … advanced to the round of 16 by defeating Wisconsin’s Alan Long, 15-6 … victorious in the next round over teammate Alex Buell 15-5 … lost to fellow teammate Barron Nydam 15-5 in the round of 8.

AS A FRESHMAN: Completed his freshman year with a 18-5 regular season record … opened his Irish career by going 0-1 at the St. Johns’ Duals … earned his first career win at the NYU Invitational versus Yale’s Seb Cano-Besquet (5-0) … finished 2-1 at the NYU Invitational … led the Irish men’s sabre team at the Notre Dame Duals with 16 wins against only three losses … went 3-0 versus Detroit at the Notre Dame Duals … finished in a tie for tenth place to earn honorable-mention All-Conference honors at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships

FRENKEL’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 18 5 .782 -2010 30 8 .789 -2011 11 2 .846 -Career 59 15 .797 -… entered the direct elimination round as the tenth seed … knocked off Ben Shapiro of Chicago, 15-3, in the round of 64 and Case Western’s Garret Singer, 15-13, in the round of 32 … lost to teammate Bill Thanhouser, 15-9, in the round of 16.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Paul’s High School in Sao Paulo, Brazil … fenced for club team Academia Paulista De Esgrima while in high school … two-year captain for the club … has represented Brazil in three Junior World Championships … son of Jorge and Gilda Frenkel … born June 20, 1989 in Sao Paulo, Brazil … has one sister, Michele … enrolled in the College of Science as a biochemistry major.

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JASON CHOY Junior Basking Ridge, N.J. Ridge

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011) Second Team All-MFC (2010)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished second year with the Irish with a record of 22-15 in sabre … earned second monogram … opened the year with a 7-4 mark at the NYU Invitational … posted perfect 2-0 records against Yale and Columbia, while going 1-0 against Stevens Tech … clinched the sabre victory against Yale with a final-touch victory over Nathaniel Benzimra, 5-4 … also clinched the sabre win against Columbia in the following match, knocking off Billy Fink 5-2 … lone win against Stevens Tech came after defeating David Gordon 5-1 … registered a total of five wins the next day at the St. John’s Challenge, including starting off with 2-1 showings against both Ohio State and Penn State … took down NCAA participant Rhys Douglas (5-4) and Nicholas Kotz (5-4) in the opener against the Buckeys before defeating NCAA participant Aleksander Ochocki (5-3) and Bobby Thompson (5-1) in the next match against the Nittany Lions … the victory over Thompson also clinched the sabre victory for the Irish … did not compete for the Irish at the home Notre Dame Duals, but returned to the strip the following day at the Northwestern Duals and pieced together a 6-4 record … recorded one victory against Northwestern in first match of the day, clinching the sabre victory with a 5-1 decision over Craig Limoli … took down both Jeremy Klepner (5-2) and Max Murphy (5-1) of Stanford in the second match … stayed home for the regular season finale, posting a record of 4-0 at the Irish Duals which included going 2-0 against Chicago and 1-0 against both Illinois and Michigan State … took down Colin Nemec of Illinois (5-1) and Patrick Rapp of Michigan State (5-2) … the victory over Rapp also proved to be the overall match clincher for the Irish … earned a share of third place at the opening postseason event, the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … reached the semifinals of direct elimination before falling to teammate Barron Nydam, 15-8 … earned first team all-MFC distinction for first

time in career as a result … also helped sabre unit claim the team weapon crown the following day … ended postseason with an eighthplace result at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, claiming a 3-6 pool play record.

AS A FRESHMAN: Tallied a 25-15 record at the close of his rookie season … started off his Irish career with a 9-6 record at the NYU Invitational, clinching a victory over Columbia’s Billy Fink (5-3) and posting a perfect 2-0 record in the match with Stevens Tech … recorded a 5-5 tally at the St. John’s Challenge, posting two victorious bouts against Columbia … recorded 10 victories and only four losses at the Northwestern Duals, nabbing three consecutive victorious bouts versus Princeton while also clinching the win over the Tigers … took eighth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, downing Northwestern’s David Xue 15-10 (round of 64), Case Western’s Alex Wijango 15-11 (round of 32) and Ohio State’s Michael Douville 15-10 (round of 16) before falling to Ohio State’s Max Steams 15-4 in the quarterfinals … placed sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating Jakub Gibczynski, 15-14, in a hard-fought duel before falling to teammate Barron Nydam.

CHOY’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 25 15 .714 -2011 22 15 .594 -Career 47 30 .610 -PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, N.J., while fencing with the Morris Fencing Club as a sabreist under the direction of Slava Danilov … earned a runnerup result at the North American Cup A in the Under-16 division in 2007 … also earned top10 finishes at th 2007 Junior Olympics Under-17 division (eighth) and the 2007 Summer Nationals Under-16 flight (sixth) … has been ranked as high as 134th in the junior circuit rankings according to the FIE standings … has earned two top-25 results in international competition, placing 22nd at the Ciudad de Logrono in Logrono, Spain, in 2008 and then finishing 23rd at the World Cup from Sosnowiec, Poland in 2009 … born in Basking Ridge, N.J., on May 2, 1991 … son of David and Lillian Choy … brother, Phil, is a fencer for the U.S. Air Force Academy … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.

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Student-Athletes WILLIAM MCGOUGH Junior Bronxville, N.Y. Bronxville

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a record of 9-1 in sabre … did not travel with the squad for the opening weekends events at the NYU Invitational and St. John’s Challenge … took to the strip for the first time on the year at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a record of 6-1 … opened with a victory over Tom Lorenzo of Detroit 5-0 … returned to the win column against Northwestern, taking down Mychal

ALEXANDER COCCIA Sophomore Columbus, Ohio St. Charles Prep

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A FRESHMAN: Concluded inaugural year with Irish program with a record of 20-7 … earned first monogram … travelled to New York for season-opening weekend at the NYU Invitational … at the NYU Invite, finished with a record of 6-1 including going 3-0 against NYU … clinched the overall match victory for the Irish en route to his first career collegiate win, defeating Columbia’s Tomasz Otlowski 5-0 … secured the sabre victory in following matchup

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Kubiak in flawless fashion, 5-0 … defeated Mike Castello of Florida in the next match 5-1 … secured another perfect victory in match against Lawrence, defeating Alex Chee 5-0 … concluded the Duals with single wins against both Swarthmore and Cleveland State … finished regular season with a 3-0 record at the Irish Duals, notching single wins against Chicago, Illinois and Michigan State … earned honorable mention all-MFC distinction to get postseason play underway, finishing tied for 11th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … also helped sabre squad capture the team weapon crown the following day.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the season with a 27-3 record … finished with clean sheets vs.

Detroit, Northwestern, John’s Hopkins and Cleveland State at the Northwestern Duals... went 2-1 vs. UC-San Diego clinching the sabre victory with a 5-4 win over Jonathan Ott … at the Notre Dame Duals, finished with clean sheets vs. Lawrence, Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue and Detroit … clinched the sabre victory vs. Cleveland State with a 5-3 win over Bryan Twitchell … defeated Purdue’s Cedric Hall 5-1 to clinch the sabre victory … went 5-1 in pool play of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship … defeated Pat

against Stevens Tech, taking down Dmitri Lamianski on the final touch, 5-4 … in perfect match against NYU, defeated Hugo Rodriguez (5-2), Ben Radding (5-2) and Vincent Dodson (5-1) … finished a perfect 7-0 at the Notre Dame Duals, notching wins against Detroit (1-0), Air Force (3-0), Wayne State (1-0), Northwestern (1-0) and Florida (1-0) … earned two big victories in Air Force match, clinching the sabre win with a 5-3 decision over Mike Gallagher and later clinching the overall match with a 5-3 triumph over NCAA participant Scott Pippin … finished with a mark of 5-1 the following day at the Northwestern Duals … opened with a 3-0 showing against Stanford, clinching the sabre victory with a 5-3 win over Jeremy Klepner … ended regular season with three victories at the Duke Duals, claiming one win in each of three matches against North Carolina, Duke and Johns Hopkins … earned second team all-MFC honors after reaching the quarterfinals of direct elimination draw at Midwest Fencing Conference Championships .. eventually fell to fellow Irish teammate Jason Choy (15-14) in the table of eight … later helped sabre squad claim the team weapon crown, part of the Irish claiming all six weapon titles … ended postseason at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing seventh with a mark of 4-5 in pool play.

MCGOUGH’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2010 27 3 .900 -2011 9 1 .900 -Career 36 4 .900 -Ropp of Michigan State 15-7 in the round of 64 … took down Wisconsin’s Tyler Spriggs 15-10 before being defeated by teammate Avery Zuck 7-15 in the round of 16.

PREP & PERSONAL: Has participated in club fencing since the third grade, switching from the Foil to the Sabre in eighth grade … earned three varsity letters during his sophomore through senior years, garnering a national ranking in each of those seasons … overcame two “instant-death” deficits to place third at the 2008 Senior Mid-Atlantic Sectionals … member of the Naval ROTC Program at Notre Dame … was granted a US Patent on a computer heat exchanger in September … is an Eagle Scout … was the founder and president of the Bronxville High School debate team … son of Kevin and Katherine McGough … has one sister, Elizabeth … born March 6, 1991 in New York, N.Y. … enrolled in the College of Engineering as a computer science and engineering major.

COCCIA’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 20 7 .740 -PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced under the direction of Ohio State head coach Vladimir Nazlymov while attending St. Charles Preparatory High School in Columbus, Ohio … earned national ranking each of four year as well as capturing the state championship during his sophomore year … entered Notre Dame holding 10th in the rankings in the junior division as well as 30th in the senior division … competed in three junior events during the ‘10-11 circuit, earning points at two of the competitions … place 31st at the Preis der Chemiestadt in Dormagen for four points and finished 53rd at the Wurth-Junioren-Weltcup in Kunzelsau for two points … biggest thrill to-date is competing in Poland as a sophomore in high school … born in Columbus, Ohio, on September 26, 1991 … son of Peter and Nena Coccia … father graduated from Notre Dame in ‘72 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an Africana Studies major with a supplemental major in peace studies.

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KEVIN HASSETT Sophomore Beaverton, Ore. Aloha

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A FRESHMAN: Enjoyed strong freshman campaign, finishing with overall record of 24-6 … earned first monogram … opened the year with a 5-1 record at the NYU Invitational, posting wins against Yale (1-0), Columbia (1-0), Stevens Tech (2-0) and NYU (1-1) … earned first collegiate win with narrow 5-4 victory over

Yale’s Adam Fields … did not compete the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … concluded the Notre Dame Duals with a record of 7-1, registering wins against Detroit (1-0), Air Force (2-0), Northwestern (1-0), Florida (1-0), Lawrence (1-0) and Swarthmore (1-0) … did not allow a touch in beating Detroit’s Logan Clements 5-0 to begin event … proceeded to shut out NCAA participant Scott Pippin in following match against Air Force 5-0 before defeating Emerson Woerner 5-3 … at the Northwestern Duals, finished with a record of 4-0 in matches against Cal Tech (1-0), UC San Diego (2-0) and North Carolina (1-0) … clinched the sabre victory against North Carolina, dispatching Samuel Austin 5-1 … ended regular season at the Duke Duals, posting a record of 6-3 aided by a 3-0 showing against Johns Hopkins … clinched the 5-4 sabre win over North Carolina with a 5-2 triumph over David Winer … earned first team all-MFC distinction after reaching the semifinals of direct elimination at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … defeated Jakub Gibczynski of Wayne State (15-10) in quarterfinal matchup before falling to eventual champion Rhys Douglas of Ohio State, 15-9, in the semis … the following day, helped the sabre unit capture the

HASSETT’S CAREER RECORD Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 24 6 .800 -team weapon crown … concluded season with a fourth-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, finishing with a 5-4 record and a +2 indicator.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for the Oregon Fencing Alliance - a pipeline for sabreists attending Notre Dame - while going to Aloha High School in Beaverton, Ore. … competed at a World Cup event in New York (June 18, 2010), finishing 109th … biggest thrill to-date was placing in the top eight at the Penn State Open … born in Beaverton, Ore., on August 19, 1991 … son of Kevin and Ann Hassett … sister, Eileen – a four-time All-American - fenced for the Irish as a member of the women’s sabre squad and reached the NCAA Championships each of her four seasons with the team … also has two younger siblings, Daniel and Tara as well as an older sister, Maria … enrolled in the College of Engineering as a civil engineering major.

Men’s Sabre Team (from left to right) Kevin Hassett, Marcel Frenkel, William Meckling, William McGough, assistant coach/sabre specialist Ian Farr, Keith Feldman, Anthony Schlehuber, Jason Choy, Alex Coccia (not pictured: Carl Ianiro)

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Men’s Foil Team (from left to right): Gabriel Acuna, Alan Markow, Nickolas Kubik, Nicholas Crebs, Reggie Bentley, associate head coach/foil specialist Gia Kvaratskhelia, Nick Grady, Grant Hodges, Ryan Murphy, Walter Myers, Enzo Castellani

Men’s Epee Team (from left to right): Jack Piasio, Michael Rossi, James Kaull, head coach Janusz Bednarski, Dale Purdy, Albert He, Chris Pinkowski, Ryan McDonough

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The 2011 Irish, aided by the senior leadership of four-time AllAmericans Avery Zuck, Barron Nydam and Eileen Hassett - pictured with the nine other Notre Dame NCAA participants - brought home the program’s eighth NCAA title in program history with a 174-168 triumph over Penn State.

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2011 Season In Review After coping with back-to-back years of near misses on the NCAA Championship stage, the 2011 season saw Notre Dame’s trials and tribulations rewarded, as the team topped the podium come seasons end for the eighth time in program history. Included in the successes on the team level, a pair of Irish fencers earned individual gold, while a total of nine combatants earned All-America distinction for their efforts.

Despite the men’s team seeing their 80-match win streak come to an end, the women’s squad posted a perfect 29-0 regular season to bump their win streak to 89 consecutive matches dating back to the ’09 season. The win streak goes into the record books as the longest in women’s fencing history and is 33 behind the 122-match streak the men’s squad put together from ’75-80.

Much the same as the ’10 campaign began, both the men’s and women’s teams entered regular season play as the topranked squads in the nation, a ranking neither of the two had any intention of relinquishing throughout the year. As most years have begun recently for Notre Dame fencing, the men’s and women’s teams both headed off to New York for the opening matches of the 2011 campaign. The men opened up with three consecutive wins at the NYU Duals, including dispatching #8 Columbia 21-6 in the second bout of the day.

The squad would, however, suffer their first loss in three seasons as #3 St. John’s squeaked out a 15-12 victory, before the Irish ended the event with back-to-back victories over NYU (23-4) and #5 Ohio State (19-8).

The women, meanwhile, made short work of each of their six foes at the venue, dispatching unranked Yale (22-5) and NYU (20-7) while also defeating four nationally-ranked programs in #6 Columbia (20-7), #7 Northwestern (16-11), #5 St. John’s (16-11) and #10 Ohio State (19-8). Included in the quick start was junior epeeist Courtney Hurley, who coasted through her five appearances on the strip with a 13-2 record.

With the first day of competition out of the way for both units, the St. John’s Challenge awaited them the following day.

Both teams played an identical slate of matches that saw each tussle with the likes of Ohio State, Penn State, Harvard, St. John’s and Columbia. Still feeling the sting of losing the day prior to the Red Storm, the Irish men rolled through their first three matches against #5 Ohio State (17-10), #4 Penn State (20-7) and #2 Harvard (16-11) to set up a rematch against #3 St. John’s. This time around, however, the Irish would prevail 15-12 with the match-clinching point coming from junior foilist Enzo Castellani with a victory over Eli Schenkel. The men capped off the event with a convincing 22-5 decision over #8 Columbia.

On the women’s side, the St. John’s Challenge would prove to be just that as two of the five matches would see the Irish emerge with close 15-12 decisions with one match seeing the margin of victory claimed by one point. After defeating #10 Ohio State (18-9) for the second time in two days and #3 Harvard (16-11) for the first time, the Irish battled #4 Penn State in the first of the 15-12 contests. With the score standing at 13-12, senior foilist Hayley Reese scored a 5-0 decision over Olga Ostatnigrosh to clinch the victory. Just two matches later, the women would look to junior epeeist Ewa Nelip to end another 15-12 contest with St. John’s, as she locked up a 5-4 win over Zsofia Fath. The final match of the weekend against #6 Columbia, whom the Irish discarded 20-7 the previous day, would see a much different match that would be determined by the final bout on the strip between Nelip of the Irish and Katya English. Nelip secured a 5-3 triumph to keep the women’s winning streak intact and bring them back home for the Notre Dame Duals.

Both teams made short work of the first home regular season event of the year, as the men defeated Detroit, Air Force, Wayne State, Northwestern, Florida, Lawrence, Swarthmore and Cleveland State by scores of 23-4, 20-7, 18-9, 21-6, 26-1, 26-1, 25-2 and 23-4, respectively. The women meanwhile took

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down the same batch of eight teams by counts of 27-0, 21-6, 21-6, 18-9, 26-1, 25-2, 22-5 and 24-3, respectively. Junion foilist Nicholas Crebs led the way for the men’s team as he put together a record of 20-1 at the event, while sophomore sabreuse Abigail Nichols led the way among the women’s contingent after piecing together a 15-1 tournament.

February opened up for both squads with an appearance at the Northwestern Duals as the men battled five teams, while the women took on seven squads. The men made quick work of each of their five matches, defeating #6 Princeton (20-7), #10 Stanford (16-11), Cal Tech (27-0), UC-San Diego (21-6) and North Carolina (20-7). The women found the road easy against Fairleigh Dickinson (25-2), North Carolina (24-3), UC-San Diego (25-2), Cal Tech (24-3), Temple (18-9) and Stanford (225), but had to survive a scare at the hands of #4 Princeton to win 14-13 over the Tigers. Reese used a 5-0 decision over Hyun-Kyung Yuh in foil to clinch the match at 14-12.

Both squads ended their respective regular seasons the following weekend at the Irish Duals, with the men also sending a small contingent to compete at the Duke Duals the very same day. At the final regular season home meet, the men defeated Chicago (23-4), Illinois (23-4) and Michigan State (25-2) with the women recording nearly identical final scores in defeating Chicago (22-5), Illinois (26-1) and Michigan State (24-3). At the Duke Duals, the men earned wins over North Carolina (18-9), #9 Duke (19-8) and Johns Hopkins (23-4).

Foilists Steve Kubik and Reggie Bentley led the way at the event, posting identical 8-1 records over the course of the three matches.

Postseason play began with a historic performance at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. For the first time in the conference’s 13-year existence, both the men’s and women’s teams posted a sweep of all six weapons. The Irish tangled with Ohio State in five of the six weapon finals. On the men’s side, epee defeated the Buckeyes 5-0, while the topseeded foil squad took away a 5-2 decision. The sabre provided the biggest challenge of the day as, trailing 4-0, the Irish claimed each of the next five bouts to escape with a 5-4 win.

On the women’s side, the Irish battled the Buckeyes in epee and sabre, claiming 5-2 and 5-3 victories, respectively, in those bouts. Women’s foil saw Notre Dame advance into the final match to take on Northwestern. After falling behind early 2-1, the Irish reeled off the next four decisions to complete the historic sweep, 5-2. Additionally, two women claimed individual gold at the conference meet as Reese took home the foil crown with Hurley winning the epee. All told, the Irish claimed 15 individual medals (out of a possible 24 due to third place ties in each weapon) split up amongst two golds, four silvers and nine bronzes.

One final tune-up awaited Notre Dame in preparation for the NCAA Championship in the form of the NCAA Midwest Regional. A total of 13 fencers finished in the top three of their respective weapons. On the men’s side, seven placed in the top three, led by a clean sweep in foil that saw Ariel DeSmet, Enzo Castellani and Bentley finish one-two-three. James Kaull and Brent Kelly placed second and third in epee, while Avery Zuck and Barron Nydam finished first and second in sabre. On the women’s side, Rachel Beck and Hayley Reese finished first and second in foil with Eileen Hassett and Nichols matching that feat in sabre. Nelip and Hurley paced the Irish epeeists, concluding in second and third.

With a dominant regular season and an equally impressive start to postseason play under their belt, the Irish took their maximum allotment of 12 fencers to the NCAA Championship in Columbus, Ohio. The men’s contingent consisted of Bentley and DeSmet in foil, Nydam and Zuck in sabre and Kelly and Kaull in epee. The women were made up of Beck and Reese in foil, Lian Osier and Hassett in sabre and Hurley and Nelip in epee.

Men’s Foil (248-49/.835) Reggie Bentley 30-6/.833 Enzo Castellani 23-7/.766 Nicholas Crebs 26-4/.866 Ariel DeSmet 28-1/.966 Grant Hodges 28-6/.824 Teddy Hodges 22-9/.710 Nick Kubik 17-7/.708 Steve Kubik 25-7/.781 Zach Schirtz 16-8/.667 Men’s Epee (214-82/.723) James Kaull 30-9/.769 Brent Kelly 27-11/.710 Jacob Osborne 31-10/.756 Jack Piasio 23-10/696 Chris Pinkowski 15-6/.714 Michael Rossi 24-8/.750 Greg Schoolcraft 28-16/.636 Andrew Seroff 17-3/.850 Men’s Sabre (233-60/.795) Alex Buell 8-3/.727 Jason Choy 22-15/.594 Alex Coccia 20-7/.740 Keith Feldman 21-4/.840 Marcel Frenkel 11-2/.846 Kevin Hassett 24-6/.800 Carl Ianiro 15-3/.833 William McGough 9-1/.900 Barron Nydam 26-14/.650 John Plunkett 10-4/.714 Tony Schlehuber 9-0/1.000 Avery Zuck 34-2/.918

Women’s Foil (207-54/.793) Rachel Beck 27-12/.692 Adriana Camacho 36-5/.878 Grace Hartman 32-7/.821 Katie Heinzen 21-2/.913 Darsie Malynn 30-10/.750 Hayley Reese 29-9/.763 Radmila Sarkisova 32-9/.780 Women’s Epee (181-80/.693) Caroline Dikibo 16-8/.667 Courtney Hurley 44-4/.916 Phenix Messersmith 33-20/.622 Stephanie Myers 14-12/.538 Ewa Nelip 43-8/.843 Diane Zelinski 31-28/.525 Women’s Sabre (210-51/.804) Beatriz Almeida 29-5/.852 Sarah Borrmann 29-16/.644 Danielle Guilfoyle 11-0/1.000 Eileen Hassett 32-8/.800 Julia Kohn 5-0/1.000 Abigail Nichols 33-3/.916 Lian Osier 29-13/.690 Kathryn Palazzoto 18-6/.750 Marta Stepien 24-0/1.000 Italics – non-returners for 2011-12

The first two days of competition saw the men take to the strip and stake claim to an early six point lead. Zuck and DeSmet led the way, posting identical records of 18-5 in sabre and foil, and qualifying for the individual NCAA Championships, which takes the top four from each weapon and places them in a direct elimination bracket. DeSmet made history, becoming the first Irish freshman since Charles Higgs-Coulthard to claim NCAA gold in his first year with the team, defeating Penn State’s Miles Chamley-Watson in dramatic fashion, 15-13.

Zuck, meanwhile, advanced into the championship bout with a 15-13 semifinal win over Penn State’s Aleksander Ochocki before falling to two-time NCAA Champion Daryl Homer of St. John’s on the final touch, 15-14.

As the final two days of competition came into play, the women needed nothing more than to hold on to the six-point advantage. While Penn State refused to go away without a fight, the Irish would seal their eighth national championship in program history as the touch of the blade from Beck on Harvard’s Katherine Chou claimed a 3-2 overtime bout victory and the title. The Irish claimed a 174-168 triumph over Penn State, while St. John’s rounded out the top three with 155 points. Individually, Hurley and Hassett represented the strongest Notre Dame finishes as both qualified for the individual NCAA Championship after posting marks of 19-4 and 17-6, respectively, in their respective weapon. Hurley, much like her sister Kelley, went on to claim the epee gold as she won an overtime thriller against Harvard’s Noam Mills, 8-7.

Hassett, meanwhile, fell on the final touch of her semifinal bout against Princeton’s Eliza Stone, 15-14 but would join Reese and, on the men’s side, Nydam as four-time AllAmericans for their accomplishments.

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NCAA Men’s Sabre Daryl Homer, St. John’s Avery Zuck, Notre Dame Evan Prochniak, Penn Aleksander Ochocki, Penn State Marty Williams, Sacred Heart Barron Nydam, Notre Dame Adrian Bak, Penn State Sean Buckley, St. John’s Valentin Staller, Harvard Rhys Douglas, Ohio State Max Murphy, Stanford Andrew Fischl, Vassar John Stogin, Princeton Thomas Kolasa, Harvard Jakub Gibczynski, Wayne State Anthony Lin, Duke Peter Souders, Boston College Philip Dershwitz, Princeton Teddy Weller, Brown Michael Mills, Penn Nicholas Bartuzik, U.C. San Diego Melvin Rodriguez, Columbia Michael Douville, Ohio State Scott Pippin, Air Force

NCAA Men’s Epee 1. Marat Israelian, St. John’s 2. Jonathan Yergler, Princeton 3T. Peter Cohen, Yale 3T. Marco Canevari, Ohio State 5. Igor Tolkachev, Ohio State 6. Mike Raynis, Harvard 7. Jonathan Parker, Duke 8. Daniel Trapani, Air Force 9. Alen Hadzic, Columbia 10. Jacob Wischnia, Penn 11. Justin Dion, Sacred Heart 12. Nicholas Vomero, St. John’s 13. Jake Harbour, Stanford 14. James Kaull, Notre Dame 15. Anthony Green, Penn State 16. Brent Kelly, Notre Dame 17. Kevin Mo, Stanford 18. James Hawrot, Harvard 19. Mike Elfassy, Princeton 20. Clifford Fishler, Penn 21. John Marshall, Cleveland State 22. Dylan Nollner, Duke 23. Alex Powell, Brandeis 24. Brian Rouse, Vassar

NCAA Women’s Foil 1. Alexandra Kiefer, Harvard 2. Eve Levin, Princeton 3T. Doris Willette, Penn State 3T. Evgeniya Kirpicheva, St. John’s 5. Irina Koroleva, St. John’s 6. Hyun-Kyung Yuh, Princeton 7. Alyssa Lomuscio, Temple 8. Hayley Reese, Notre Dame 9. Allison Henvick, Ohio State 10. Dayana Sarkisova, Northwestern 11. Oksana Dmytruk, Ohio State 12. Olga Ostatnigrosh, Penn State 13. Katie Williamson, North Carolina 14. Christine McIntosh, Cornell 15. Kathy Chou, Harvard 16. Kathryn Hawrot, Brown 17. Rachel Beck, Notre Dame 18. April Whitney, Cornell 19. D’Meca Homer, Columbia 20. Devynn Patterson, Northwestern 21. Mikayla Varadi, Temple 22. Avery Nackman, Brown 23. Meaghan Conway, Stanford 24. Jia Wu, U.C. San Diego

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NCAA Women’s Sabre 1. Rebecca Ward, Duke 2. Eliza Stone, Princeton 3T. Eileen Hassett, Notre Dame 3T. Caroline Vloka, Harvard 5. Margarita Tschomakova, Ohio State 6. Dagmara Wozniak, St. John’s 7. Monica Aksamit, Penn State 8. Anna Limback, St. John’s 9. Lian Osier, Notre Dame 10. Diamond Wheeler, Princeton 11. Samantha Roberts, Columbia 12. Loweye Diedro, Columbia 13. Dominika Franciszkowicz, Penn 14. Robin Shin, M.I.T. 15. Kamali Thompson, Temple 16. Alison Miller, Ohio State 17. Nicole Glon, Penn State 18. Caitlin Taylor, Brown 19. Danielle Kamis, Penn 20. Madeline Oliver, Yale 21. Chloe Grainger, Northwestern 22. Stella Shifrin, Hunter 23. Heather Nelson, Air Force 24. Laura Decker, Cal Tech

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Results Men (29-1) Women (29-0) Yale 19-8 22-5 Columbia 21-6 20-7 Stevens Tech 21-6 -Northwestern -- 16-11 St. John’s 12-15 16-11 NYU 23-4 20-7 Ohio State 18-9 17-10 Ohio State 17-10 18-9 Penn State 20-7 15-12 Harvard 16-11 16-11 St. John’s 15-12 15-12 Columbia 22-5 14-13 Lawrence -- 25-2 Detroit 23-4 27-0 Air Force 21-6 -Cleveland State -- 24-3 Wayne State 18-9 -Northwestern 21-6 18-9 Florida 21-6 26-1 Lawrence 26-1 -Air Force -- 21-6 Swarthmore 25-2 22-5 Wayne State -- 21-6 Cleveland State 23-4 -Fairleigh Dickinson -- 25-2 North Carolina 19-8 24-3 North Carolina 18-9 -Duke 19-8 -Johns Hopkins 23-4 -U.C. San Diego 21-6 25-2 Cal Tech 27-0 25-2 Princeton 20-7 14-13 Temple -- 18-9 Stanford 16-11 22-5 Chicago 23-4 22-5 Illinois 23-4 26-1 Michigan State 25-2 24-3 2011 NCAA Championship Team Standings (at Columbus, Ohio) Team ME MF MS WE WF WS Total Notre Dame 23 34 33 31 24 29 174 Penn State 11 40 33 29 32 23 168 St. John’s 28 10 33 22 33 29 155 Princeton 25 20 18 24 31 32 150 Ohio State 30 17 18 30 27 26 148 Harvard 23 18 24 25 28 19 137 Columbia 13 22 5 23 8 23 94 Penn 21 10 24 17 - 19 91 Duke 20 12 11 12 - 19 74 Stanford 23 14 13 18 4 - 72 Northwestern - - - 23 22 7 52 Yale 15 22 - 5 - 8 50 Brown - - 7 10 14 8 39 Temple - - - 7 22 10 39 U.S. Air Force 13 18 4 - - 4 39 Sacred Heart 12 - 15 - - - 27 Cornell - - - - 19 - 19 Vassar 6 - 12 - - - 18 North Carolina - 5 - - 11 - 16 Brandeis University 6 9 - - - - 15 M.I.T. - - - - 11 - 11 Wayne State - - 11 - - - 11 Boston College - - 9 - - - 9 New York University - 9 - - - - 9 Detroit - 8 - - - - 8 Drew University - 8 - - - - 8 Cleveland State 7 - - - - - 7 U.C. San Diego - - 6 - 1 - 7 Others: Hunter (6), Cal Tech (3)

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Top Graduates SARAH BORRMANN Beaverton, Ore. Beaverton

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2009, 2010, 2011) NCAA Champion (2008) NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA 13th-Place Finisher (2009) First Team All-American (2008) Second Team All-American (2010) MFC Sabre Champion (2009) MFC Sabre Runner-Up (2011) MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2010) First Team All-MFC (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

AS A SENIOR: Concluded Irish career with a 29-16 record to finish with a 185-42 career record in sabre … earned fourth monogram … named first team all-MFC for fourth time in career … opened up final season with a 10-5 record at the NYU Invitational … clinched the sabre for the Irish against Northwestern with a 5-3 victory over Annelise Eeman … also clinched the sabre against NYU with a 5-1 decision over Joann Reyes … recorded a total of seven wins the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … went a perfect 3-0 in lone match competed in at the Notre Dame Duals against Northwestern … also earned the sabreclinching win in that contest, defeating Jillian Mahen 5-1 … at the Northwestern Duals, put together an 8-3 ledger including clean sheets against UC-San Diego (3-0) and Cal Tech (2-0) … clinched sabre win over UC-San Diego with 5-1 triumph over Jordan Conway … finished runner-up at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … entered direct elimination as the 10th seed, knocking off teammates Danielle Guilfoyle (15-5) and Abigail Nichols (15-8) en route to earning a semifinal matchup with teammate and NCAA qualifier Lian Osier … pulled out a 15-8 victory in the bout to reach the finals … concluded postseason action with a sixth-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … recipient of the Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships, earning second team All-America accolades in her third straight appearance at the championships … also named first team all-MFC after finishing third at the Midwest Fencing Championships … named the Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP along with being named the Irish Most Valuable Sabreuse … concluded the year with a regular season record of 43-11 … opened the year with a 10-5 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 mark against Yale and St. John’s … also clinched the match for the Irish against the Red Storm, defeating Kaylee Pike, 5-0 … went 10-2 at the St. John’s Challenge,

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posting clean sweeps against Harvard (3-0) and Penn State (3-0) … racked up a 19-4 record at the Northwestern Duals … ended the regular season with a 4-0 ledger at the Notre Dame Duals, taking part in bouts against Lawrence (1-0) and Northwestern (3-0) … earned a share of third at the Midwest Fencing Championships, falling to Allison Miller of Ohio State in the semifinals … knocked out Laura Rios of Oberlin (15-4), Samantha LaFrance of Detroit (15-14), Jillian Mahen of Northwestern (15-10) and Whitney White of Northwestern (15-8) to earn her spot in the semifinals … helped team capture the sabre title at Midwest Fencing Championships, knocking off Ohio State in the final by the score of 5-3 … she notched two of the teams five points in the bout … finished runner-up at the NCAA Midwest Regional, losing a hard-fought 15-12 decision to teammate Eileen Hassett … reached the final with victories over Alicia Gurrieri of Northwestern (1510) and Allison Miller of Ohio State (15-14) in the table of eight … just missed the top four at the NCAA Championships, finishing fifth with a record of 17-6 in round robin play with a +24 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Placed 13th at the NCAA Championship … went 40-8 during the regular season … opened her year with a 2-4 record at the St. John’s Duals before bouncing back with a 10-2 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a 3-0 record against St. John’s … had an impressive showing at the Northwestern Duals, finishing 19-2, including 3-0 marks against Lawrence, Detroit and Ohio State … also topped the 100 career win mark at the Northwestern Duals … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 9-0 overall, including 3-0 marks against Air Force and UC San Diego … beat Ohio State’s Margarita Tschomakova, 15-8, to win the women’s sabre title at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships and earn firstteam All-Conference honors … in the championships, took down Samantha Kuykendahl of Indiana, 15-2, in the round of 32 and Northwestern’s Annelise Eeman, 15-13, in the round of 16 … knocked off Emily Cheng of Ohio State, 15-12, to advance to the semifinals … beat Notre Dame teammate Ashley Serrette, 15-11, in the semifinals … in the championship bout against Tschomakova, led 8-6 at the break before rattling off six consecutive touches en route to the victory … edged teammate Eileen Hassett in the championship bout, 15-13, to earn the gold medal at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … entered the final eight as the second seed … beat Northwestern’s Whitney White, 15-4, and teammate Beatriz Almeida, 15-9, to advance to the finals … went 12-11 during pool play at the NCAA Championships to earn 13th place …went 2-0 against competitors from St. John’s at the championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Became the 12th national champion in the history of the women’s fencing program as she won the 2008 NCAA sabre title … as the third seed at the NCAA Championships, defeated Karolina Budna of Wayne State in the semifinals … knocked off top-seeded Siobhan Bryne of Ohio State in the championship bout to win the gold … for the season, posted a regular season 73-7 record (.913) … her 73 wins were the most on the team … her .913 mark ranks as the third-highest single-season winning-percentage in program history.

Borrmann’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 73 7 .913 1st 2009 40 8 .833 13th 2010 43 11 .764 5th 2011 29 16 .644 -Career 185 42 .814 -PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Beaverton High School while training at the Oregon Fencing Alliance … placed ninth at the Junior World Cup in Odessa, Ukraine (Sept. ’06), and was seventh at the Junior World Cup in Sosnowiec, Poland (Oct. ’06), and adding a bronze-medal finish at the Junior World Cup in Frascati, Italy (Nov. ’06) – behind Wozniak and Italy’s Irene Vecchi … fenced in several top international events in 2007, including the Jr. World Cup in Budapest (38th; Jan.), the Las Vegas Grand Prix (52nd; June) and five Senior World Cups: London (42nd; Feb.), Orleans, France (38th; Feb.), Havana, Cuba (24th; June), Klagenfurt, Austria (69th; May) and Gand, Belgium (26th; May) … won USFA North American Cup event in Albuquerque, N.M. (Nov. ’06) and was 11th the next month at N.A.C. in Richmond, Va. … had impressive week at the USFA’s 2006 Summer Nationals in Atlanta, finishing as runner-up in the senior-level bouts and placing third in the junior (U-19) … finished 12th at the 2006 Jr. World Cup in Dormagen, Germany (Nov.) … signed up for fencing at the age of 10 … she combined with Hassett, Caity Thompson and Rebecca Ward to win the women’s sabre gold medal at 2006 Summer Nationals (she also was a member of the U-19 goldmedal team) … her results at 2005 Summer Nationals (Sacramento, Calif.) included placing eighth in the senior-level bouts, plus taking gold medal in the team event (also silver in the U-19 team) … placed eighth at the 2004 Jr. World Cup in Louisville, Ky. … born November 6, 1988, in Cooper City, Fla. (has lived in Oregon most of her life) … daughter of Bernie and Tina Borrmann … full name is Sarah Victoria Borrmann … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in political science.

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EILEEN HASSETT Beaverton, Ore. Aloha

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2011) NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2008) NCAA Sixth-Place Finisher (2009) NCAA Seventh-Place Finisher (2010) First Team All-American (2011) Second Team All-American (2008, 2009, 2010) MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2011) First Team All-MFC (2008, 2011) Second Team All-MFC (2010) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2009)

AS A SENIOR: Finished final season with the Irish with an impressive 32-8 record that also saw a fourth straight appearance at the NCAA National Championship … earned first-team All-America honors for the first time in career while also garnering first-team all-MFC distinction for the second time … earned fourth monogram … opened regular season with a 13-2 mark at the NYU Invitational, including going a perfect 3-0 against St. John’s and Ohio State … clinched the sabre victory against Yale, Columbia, St. John’s and Ohio State at the event … put together a 10-4 mark the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … earned overall match-clinching point against Ohio State with 5-2 decision over Margarita Tschomakova … also clinched the sabre victory against Harvard with a 5-2 win over Caroline Vloka … only fenced against Northwestern at the Notre Dame Duals, going a perfect 3-0 in the match … posted a 5-2 record at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the sabre against Temple with a 5-3 triumph over Kamali Thompson … began postseason competition earning a spot in the semifinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … advanced to the semifinals with a 15-11 victory over Ohio State’s Emily Chang … claimed first at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, putting together an 8-1 pool play record with a +18 indicator … earned first ever first-team All-America citation at the NCAA Championship after finishing in a tie for third that included posting a

17-6 pool play mark with a +19 indicator and earning qualification into the table of four where she fell to Princeton’s Eliza Stone on the final touch, 15-14 … recipient of both the Most Valuable Sabreuse Award and the Walter M. Langford Memorial Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Reached NCAA Championships for the third time in as many years, receiving second-team All-America honors for the third straight time, finishing seventh overall … posted a record of 33-18 during the regular season and named the recipient of the Janusz Bednarski Woman’s Sabre Leadership Award … opened the year with an 11-4 record at the NYU Invitational, including clinching the first match of the year against Yale with a victory over Jennifer Ivers, 5-0 … registered five wins at the St. John’s Challenge with another match-clinching win over Samantha Roberts of Columbia, 5-4 … went 10-7 at the Northwestern Duals, posting undefeated records against Stanford (1-0), Cal Tech (2-0) and Cleveland State (1-0) … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a 7-0 record … clinched the win over Northwestern with a 5-3 victory over Whitney White … earned sixth place at the Midwest Fencing Championships, advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to Allison Miller of Ohio State (15-13) … posted victories over Alissa Grogan of Xavier (15-2), Isadora Blachman-Biatch of Chicago (15-6) and Irish teammate Abigail Nichols (15-8) in reaching the quarterfinals …

Hassett’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 67 12 .852 5th 2009 43 10 .811 6th 2010 33 18 .647 7th 2011 32 8 .800 T-3rd Career 175 48 .785 --

recorded a 4-3 win over Ohio State’s Falencia Miller in the team championship at the Midwest Fencing Championships, helping the squad to a 5-3 win over the Buckeyes … captured the title at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, knocking off teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-12, in the championship bout … reached the final with wins over Whitney White of Northwestern (15-5) and Margarita Tschomakova of Ohio State (15-12) in the table of eight … ended her season with a seventh-place showing at the NCAA Championships, which included a record of 16-7 in round robin play with a +18 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Placed sixth at the NCAA Championship to earn second team All-American honors … went 43-10 during the regular season … began her year with a 3-3 record at the St. John’s Duals before going 13-4 at the NYU Invitational … her 13 wins at the NYU Invitational led all Notre Dame sabreists and included perfect 3-0 records against Yale, NYU and St. Johns … went 17-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including 3-0 marks against Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Temple and Northwestern … won her 100th

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Top Graduates career bout at the Northwestern Duals … went 9-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … placed ninth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn honorable-mention all-conference honors … entered the direct elimination round of the tournament as the fourth seed … after a first round bye, beat Michigan State’s Meg Holt, 15-5, in the round of 32 … in the round of 16, lost to teammate Beatriz Almeida, 15-14 … took second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … entered the round of eight as the first seed … beat Ohio State’s Emily Cheng, 15-10, in the round of eight and Ohio State’s Margarita Tschomakova, 15-5, in the semifinals to advance to the finals … in the final, lost to teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-13 … went 15-8 during the NCAA Championships … went 2-0 against competitors from St. John’s at the championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Earned second team All-America honors with a fifth-place finish at NCAAs … had 18 wins at NCAAs and a +42 touch margin … finished fourth at NCAA Midwest Regionals and made it to the Midwest Fencing Conference semifinals … at the Regional had a 5-2 record in pool play to earn the sixth seed in direct elimination … knocked out in the quarterfinals by teammate Sarah Borrmann, 15-9 … defeated Wayne State’s Ann Bartowicz (15-7) and Falencia Miller of Ohio State (15-13) to finish fifth … posted a 67-12 (.848) regular season record … her 67 wins were the second most on the women’s sabre squad … posted a 13-5 record at the NYU Duals … went 14-3 at the Notre Dame Duals … helped the Irish to a perfect 11-0 record on the second day of the Northwestern Duals with a 10-1 record … went 16-2 on the first day of the Northwestern Duals for a combined 26-3 mark at the event … finished in third at the annual Penn State Open in her first collegiate action, including a 15-12 quarterfinal win with Harvard’s Alexa Weingarden, a semifinal loss to Grench (11-15) and a win over Ohio State’s Felicia Miller for the bronze medal.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Aloha High School while training at Oregon Fencing Alliance … placed 12th at Senior World Cup in Vancouver (June ’06), with round-of-32 win over France’s Anne-Lise Touya (2005 world champ) … finished 16th later that month at Sr. Grand Prix in Las Vegas and matched that finish at Jr. World Cups in Sosnowiec, Poland (Oct. ’06), and Odessa,

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Ukraine (Sept. ’06) … placed 14th at Sr. World Cup in Orleans, France (Feb. ’07), also fencing at four other 2007 Sr. World Cups: London (54th; Feb.), Gand, Belgium (40th; May), Havana, Cuba (34th; June), and Klagenfurt, Austria (68th; May) … her 2006-07 results also included the 16th-place finishes in Sosnowiec and Odessa, plus Jr. World Cups in Dormagen, Germany (66th; Nov. ’06) and Budapest (30th; Jan. ’07), and Grand Prix events in Budapest (88th; Feb. ’07), Foggia, Italy (69th; March ’07), and Las Vegas (26th; June ’07) … her strong showing at Jr. Olympics in Hartford, Conn. (Feb. ‘06), included placing second in junior/U-20 bouts and third in cadet/U-17 … placed

10th at 2006 USFA North American Cup in Sacramento, Calif. and 11th at Houston N.A.C. (Jan. ’06) … lettered in basketball as a freshman center at Aloha HS, where she was a member of National Honor Society and student government … sister Maria played basketball at Gonzaga while her younger brother Kevin is a sophomore sabre fencer on the Irish squad … has two additional younger siblings: Daniel and Tara … born April 19, 1989, in Portland, Ore. … daughter of Kevin and Ann Hassett … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in industrial design.

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HAYLEY REESE Crestwood, Ky. Oldham County

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2010, 2011) NCAA Runner-Up Finisher (2009) NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2011) NCAA 11th-Place Finisher (2008) First Team All-American (2009) Second Team All-American (2010, 2011) Honorable Mention All-American (2008) MFC Foil Champion (2010, 2011) MFC Foil Runner-Up (2009) MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2008) First Team All-MFC (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

AS A SENIOR: Capped off career with fourth straight appearance at the NCAA Championships after putting together a 29-9 regular season that saw win total reach 191 for career … earned fourth monogram … named All-American for fourth time in career, receiving second-team honors … also named first-team all-MFC for fourth time in career … opened the year with a 9-4 record at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 in the finale against Ohio State … clinched the foil victory over Columbia with 5-1 decision over Megan Ng … also clinched for the foil against Ohio State with a 5-3 triumph over fellow-NCAA qualifier Oksana Dmytruk … posted a 6-3 record the following day at the St. John’s Challenge … clinched the overall match for the Irish against Penn State with a 5-0 triumph over Olga Ostatnigrosh and later clinched the foil win over St. John’s after defeating Evgeniya Kirpicheva, 5-2 … went 5-1 at the home Notre Dame Duals … posted an 8-1 ledger at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the foil and overall match victory against Princeton with 5-0 decision over Hyun-Kyung Yuh … ended regular season with a lone victory in her only match at the Irish Duals against Chicago … started postseason action with gold-medal showing at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … entered direct elimination as the top seed after going a perfect 6-0 in pool play with a perfect +30

indicator … after defeating teammate Rachel Beck (11-9) in the semifinals, went on to take down Northwestern’s Dayana Sarkisova, 15-6, in the gold medal bout … followed that up by claiming second at the NCAA Midwest Regional after finishing 6-3 with a +9 indicator … finished eighth at the NCAA Championships, concluding with a mark of 15-8 in round robin play with a +14 indicator … recipient of the Most Valuable Foilist and Walter M. Langford Memorial Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Earned second team AllAmerica honors after finishing fifth at the 2010 NCAA Foil Championships … captured the 2010 Midwest Fencing Championship foil title and earned third straight selection as first team all-MFC … selected as the Irish most valuable foilist … finished the year with a record of 42-13 … opened up with a 9-7 mark at the NYU Invitational, including a 1-0 record against NYU with a 5-0 decision over Jennifer Lee … went 10-1 at the St. John’s Challenge, including perfect 3-0 marks against St. John’s and Columbia … earned the match-clinching point against both St. John’s (5-2 over Alanna Dunn) and Penn State (5-3 over Olga Ostatnigrosh) … posted a record of 18-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including 3-0 records against Stanford and

Reese’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 69 12 .852 11th 2009 51 6 .895 2nd 2010 42 13 .764 5th 2011 29 9 .763 8th Career 191 40 .826 --

Ohio State … concluded regular season with a 5-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals … went 3-0 against Michigan before going 2-1 against Northwestern … secured the title at the Midwest Fencing Championships, knocking off Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the finals, 15-13 … advanced to the finals with wins over Kate Nelson (15-1) of Xavier, JaeEun Chong (15-5) of Michigan, Irish teammate Phenix Messersmith (15-0) and Devynn Patterson (15-11) of Northwestern … helped foil team to third-place finish, defeating Wayne State, 5-1, in the third-place match … earned third straight berth to the NCAA Championships, finishing third at the Midwest Regional … advanced to the regional semifinals with a 15-5 victory over teammate Darsie Malynn in the quarterfinals before falling to Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State in the semifinals, 12-5 … earned third with a 4-2 decision over Allison Henvick of Ohio State … finished just outside the top

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Top Graduates four at the NCAA Championships, finishing round robin play with a 16-7 record and a +38 indicator.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished in second place at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-American honors … went 51-6 during the regular season … opened season at the St. John’s Duals, finishing 4-0 … went 6-4 at the NYU Invitational … finished 24-1 at the Northwestern Duals … her 24 wins led the Irish women’s foil team and included 3-0 marks against Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Cleveland State, North Carolina and Detroit … also beat 2007 national foil champion Doris Willette in Notre Dame’s victory over top-ranked Penn State at the Northwestern Duals … went over the 100 win mark for her career at the Northwestern Duals … turned in an impressive 17-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals, including going 3-0 against Michigan State … advanced to the finals of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to finish second and claim first-team all-conference honors … her lone loss at the championships came in the final versus Northwestern’s Samantha Nemecek, 15-12 … began the direct-elimination round of the tournament as the 11th seed … after a first round bye, beat Xavier’s Kate Nelson in the round of 64 and Chicago’s Annie Considine in the round of 32 … knocked off Northwestern’s Camille Provencal-Dayle, 15-5 … downed Ohio State’s Oksana Dmytruk, 10-9 … in the semifinals, defeated Northwestern’s Devynn Patterson, 15-2, to advance to the finals … Notre Dame’s top foil finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional as she placed third to take home the bronze … finished with a 5-0 mark in pool play … in the final eight, posted a 15-8 win over Irish teammate Radmila Sarkisova to advance to the semifinals … fell to eventual champion Oksana Dmytruk of Ohio State, 15-9, in the semifinals … rebounded in the bronze medal bout to record a win over Ohio State’s Lindsay Knauer, 15-8 … her win marked the second consecutive year in which Reese has taken home the bronze at the NCAA Regionals … went 19-5 in round-robin of the NCAA Championships to advance to the semifinals … in the semifinal, beat Ohio State’s Oksana Dmytruk, 13-11 … lost to Penn State’s Doris Willette, 15-5, in the final … this came after beating Willette 5-0 in pool play.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished in 11th place

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at the NCAAs to earn third team All-American honors … one of a record seven Notre Dame freshmen to appear in the NCAAs … earned first team all-Midwest Fencing Conference honors with a third place finish at the conference championships … recorded a 69-12 record (.852) on the season … her 69 wins tied Adi Nott for the most wins on the women’s foil squad … opened her collegiate dual season with a perfect 15-0 record at Air Force’s Western Invite, allowing only 19 touches and recording five shutouts … also notched a 5-3 win over Stanford’s Jessica Wacker … went 11-6 at the New York University Duals … went 10-1 at the Northwestern Duals on day one and 12-5 on day two for a combined 22-6 mark at the event … posted an impressive 21-0 mark at the Notre Dame Duals … opened collegiate career with a 14th place finish at the Penn State Open.

PREP & PERSONAL: Lettered with the cross country team as a freshman and sophomore at Oldham County High School while training under Les Stawicki at the Louisville Fencing Center (where she started fencing at the age of 12) … Stawicki is a former head coach of Poland’s Olympic Fencing team and now serves as head coach of the U.S. Paralympic Team … made fast progress under the direction of Stawicki, despite being only female foilist at the LFC club … state and regional fencing champ throughout her high school years (also nationally ranked each year) … National Merit finalist and scholarship winner who graduated first in her class … also member of the National Honor Society … member of the Notre Dame ROTC … twin sisters, Caitlin and Sarah, ran cross country at Auburn from 2001-04 … born February 8, 1990, in Okinawa, Japan … daughter of Bill and Michelle Reese … completing her degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering.

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BRENT KELLY Grapevine, Texas Grapevine

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 16th-Place Finisher (2011) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)

AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR: Enjoyed most productive season of college career, posting a 27-11 regular season record before advancing to his first NCAA Championship appearance as a member of the Irish … named a honorable mention all-MFC member … earned second monogram … opened the year with a 3-3 mark at the NYU Invitational, including going 2-1 against Columbia in the second match of the event … rebounded with a 5-3 showing at the St. John’s Challenge … ended that event with a 2-0 record against Columbia including claiming the clinching win for epee with his 5-1 decision over Sean Leahy … recorded a mark of 9-1 at the home Notre Dame Duals, including clean sheets against Detroit (1-0), Wayne State (1-0), Northwestern (1-0), Florida (1-0), Lawrence (1-0), Swarthmore (1-0) and Cleveland State (2-0) … went 5-2 at both the Northwestern Duals and the Duke Duals … finished 11th place individually at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, while helping epee team claim the gold in the weapon finals … finished with a record of 6-3 with a +12 indicator at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to place third in the weapon and earn a spot at the NCAA Championships … concluded his first NCAA appearance with the Irish with a final mark of 11-12 with a -4 indicator, including a victory over Ohio State’s Marco Canevari who finished tied for third individually in the weapon finals.

AS A SENIOR: Did not see action during his senior campaign.

AS A JUNIOR: Went 27-14 in the regular season before finishing sixth at the Midwest Regional … began his Irish career by going 2-4 at the St. John’s Duals … went 1-2 at the

NYU Invitational … earned an important win against third-ranked Ohio State in the NYU Invitational, beating Jason Pryor to tie the bout at 7-7 … finished 6-4 at the Northwestern Duals, including a 2-0 record versus North Carolina … posted a 3-3 mark at the Duke Duals … had an impressive performance at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 15-1 on the weekend … went 3-0 against both San Diego and Oberlin … finished 14th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … in the direct elimination portion of the tournament, took out Lawrence’s Jordan Severson by a 15-4 margin and proceeded to knock out teammate Andrew Seroff, 15-9, before falling to top-seeded Jason Pryor of Ohio State in the round of 16 by a score of 15-10 … finished in sixth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals after losing to Notre Dame teammate Greg Schoolcraft, 15-14, in the fifth place bout … his lone win in the direct-elimination portion of the regional came against Cleveland State’s John Marshall, 15-6.

Kelly’s Career Record Year W L Pct NCAA Finish 2009 27 14 .659 -2010 -- -- -- -2011 27 11 .710 16th Career 54 25 .684 --

BEFORE NOTRE DAME: Transfer from Columbia … finished sixth in epee at the 2008 NCAA Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

PREP & PERSONAL: Trained at the Gold Blade Fencing Club while in high school … member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit Finalist while at Grapevine … son of Lawrence and Joan Kelly … has two sisters and a brother … uncle, Allen Jones, played football at Florida … born May 2, 1988, in Keflavik, Iceland … graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in mechanical engineering.

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Top Graduates STEVE KUBIK San Antonio, Texas Reagan

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2008) Second Team All-American (2008) MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2009, 2010) First Team All-MFC (2008, 2009, 2010) Second Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A SENIOR: Finished season with a record of 25-7 to conclude his Irish career with a mark of 132-39 (.772) … named member of second team all-MFC … earned fourth monogram … opened the campaign with a 7-1 mark at the NYU Invitational, including posting the maximum three victories against NYU … in that match, clinched the foil victory with 5-4 decision over Philip Jamesson … posted a 5-4 ledger at the St. John’s Challenge … won lone match at the Notre Dame Duals, defeating Wayne State’s Michael Ramlow 5-3 to push the foil victory to 7-2 … finished a perfect 3-0 at the Northwestern Duals, including 2-0 against Stanford in the opener … ended regular season with an 8-1 showing at the Duke Duals, including going 3-0 against both Duke and Johns Hopkins … clinched the foil victory against the Blue Devils with a 5-2 decision over Dorian Cohen and later clinched the win over Johns Hopkins with his 5-2 triumph over Evan Stafford … reached quarterfinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, falling to teammate Ariel DeSmet, 12-10, in that match … helped the foil team claim the team title at the MFC’s to close out his Irish career.

AS A JUNIOR: Totaled a 35-7 record at the completion of the 2010 season and earned the bronze medal at the Midwest Conference Championships … finished with a 9-1 record at the NYU Invitational, posting perfect bout records against Yale, Columbia, Stevens Tech, St. John’s and NYU and clinching wins against Yale’s Andrew Holbrook, and NYU’s Oung-Jo Yuh … went 5-1 at the St. John’s Challenge, posting a perfect 3-0 record

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vs. Harvard as well as clinching wins over Harvard’s Long Ouyang and Columbia’s Terence Kim … tallied a 12-6 record at the Northwestern Duals, clinching a win against Ohio State and posting a perfect 3-0 record against Johns Hopkins … completed the Notre Dame Duals with a perfect 9-0 record with a clinching win over Illinois’ Tom Fornamder and Chicago’s Nolan Epstein … began the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with a bye before defeating Raphael Yu of Minnesota (round of 64), Jonathan Kim of Northwestern (round of 32), Nicholas Crebs of Notre Dame (round of 16) and Joe Streb of Ohio State (round of 8), before falling to teammate Enzo Castellani in the semifinal round, placing him tied for third at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships with Colin Sutter of Ohio State … finished out the year earning ninth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating Detroit’s Brad Coon, 15-14 … honored with the DeCicco/Langford Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year

Kubik’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 42 9 .824 8th 2009 30 6 .833 -- 2010 35 7 .833 -- 2011 25 7 .781 -Career 132 29 .820 --

with a 30-6 record … began his season by going 14-1 at the Northwestern Duals … at the Northwestern Duals, had perfect performances against Johns Hopkins (2-0), Northwestern (3-0), Cleveland State (2-0), North Carolina (2-0), Wayne State (2-0) and Detroit (2-0) … went 6-3 at the Duke Duals … finished 11-1 at the Notre Dame Duals, including 3-0 against Lawrence … clinched Notre Dame’s 15-12 victory over seventhranked Stanford at the Notre Dame Duals with a 5-3 win over Julian Jennings-White … made a run to the semifinals of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn first-team all conference honors … in the direct elimination portion of the cham-

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pionships, had a first round bye before beating Zak Stromquist of Minnesota, 15-1, in the round of 64 and Justin Schaudt of Michigan State, 15-0, in the round of 32 … then beat Wisconsin’s Ryan Petty, 15-4, and teammate Nicholas Crebs, 15-8, to advance to the semifinals … fell to eventual champion Andras Horanyi of Ohio State in the finals (15-8).

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in 22 meets on the fencing season in the foil, earning a final regular season record of 42-9 (.823) … opened the season by registering an individual 9-3 record at the NCAA Western Invitational, an event which saw the Irish, as a team, earn a 4-1 mark as well … went 7-2 at the New York University Dual, posting a perfect slate in four of the five matches at the event and helped the team go 5-1 on the day … earned a 16-3 record at the Northwestern Duals, including going a perfect 3-0 against both Cal State Fullerton and Cal Tech at the event … Irish team posted an overall 8-2 mark at the event as well … helped the foil team post an overall 70-20 mark at the Notre Dame Duals by posting an individual mark of 10-1 at the event … also helped the team to a perfect showing, going 10-0 versus the competition … reached the Midwest Conference Championships semifinals as the #5 seed before losing to his brother, Mark, 15-14 in their dual … notched a 5-1 record in pool matches with his only defeat coming to Ohio State’s Colin Sutter (5-4) at the Midwest Regionals … earned the bronze medal after falling to teammate Zach Schirtz in the semifinals but rebounded to defeat Ohio State’s Ben Parkins (15-13) in the consolation match … helped his team to a secondplace finish, behind Ohio State, at the NCAA championships with a team score of 176 … posted a record of 13-10 at the NCAAs individually and earned an eighth place finish … rewarded for his efforts in being named as a first team all-Midwest Conference member as well as a second team All-American.

PREP & PERSONAL: Started fencing at age five, when his family lived in southern Germany for three years at the Fechter Ring of Albstadt-Ebingen … played youth soccer in Schwenningen-Baden … continued to compete in soccer, baseball and fencing after moving to San Antonio before specializing in fencing in middle school … coached by his father Wendall Kubik while training with Palo Alto Fencers club (part of San Antonio Sports Foundation’s Community Olympic

Development Program) … that club became Dreams for Youth Fencing Center in 2002 …

SASF is supported by the USOC and provides opportunities in Olympic sports to youth in economically disadvantaged communities … participated at SASF’s “Inner City Games,” sponsored by Arnold Schwarzenegger … trained with Andrei Samorodov at Alamo Fencing Academy … attended summer fencing camps at Kanza Fencing Club in Salina, Kansas (’04-’07), coached by current ND associate head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia … worked with former members of Soviet junior national team such as Kvaratskhelia, Soviet champion Slava Grigoriev, and Andrei Samorodov … graduated from Ronald Reagan High School … top results in 200607 included: seventh at Junior World Cup in Madrid, Spain (Nov. ’06); 23rd in overall men’s foil field at North American Cup (N.A.C.) in Richmond, Va. (Dec. ’06); and 91st at Junior World Cup in Bratislava (Oct. ’06) … his ’05-’06 season (ranked #14 among U.S. U-17s) included: sixth in U-20 men’s foil and 14th among U-17s at 2006 Junior Olympics in Hartford, Conn.; 73rd at U-17 World Cup in Koblenz, Germany; 141st at Junior World Cup in Budapest (Jan ’06); 11th in U-19 men’s foil (also third among all men’s foil teams) at the 2006 Summer Nationals (Atlanta); 23rd in overall men’s foil bouts at the N.A.C. in Sacramento, Calif. (April ’06) … fenced foil and epee in early years … his ’04-’05 results included: fifth overall, 21st in U-19 and 11th in U-16 men’s foil at Summer Nationals (Sacramento) … in ’03-’04, he won D-2

men’s epee at N.A.C. in Arlington while placing 25th in U-14 Atlanta N.A.C. … U-14 runner-up in men’s epee and 14th in U-14 men’s foil at N.A.C. in Overland Park, Kan. (Oct. ’03) … his earliest results included: 22nd in U-14 foil at 2003 Summer Nationals; ninth in U-12 foil at 2002 Summer Nationals (Greenville, S.C.); runner-up in U-12 foil at Louisville N.A.C. (April ’02); 5th in U-12 foil at N.A.C. in Saratoga Springs, Calif. (Jan. ’02); seventh in U-10 foil at N.A.C. in Orlando (May 2000); U-10 runner-up in foil and third in U-10 epee at N.A.C. in St. Paul, Minn. (Oct ’99); eighth in U-10 epee and 28th in U-10 foil at ’99 Summer Nationals (Charlotte, N.C.) … his father, Wendell, was the 1981 Air Force fencing captain and placed 10th in NCAA foil … younger brother and current Irish sophomore, Nick, was fifth in U-17 foil at ’07 Junior Olympics (Denver) and 16th at U-17 World Cup in Koblenz, Germany (Jan. ’07) … USFA-certified referee who has volunteered at various fencing camps … member of National Honor Society … graduated first in his class … placed second at Texas State German Competition (for extemporary speech) … grandfather Harold Yount was All-America rifleman at Penn State (’41), a career Colonel and project manager for U.S. Army’s M-16 rifle … son of Wendell and Jeana Kubik … born October 2, 1989, in Colorado Springs … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in accountancy.

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Top Graduates BARRON NYDAM Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Santa Fe Christian

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Sixth-Place Finisher (2008, 2011) NCAA 10th-Place Finisher (2009, 2010) Second Team All-American (2008, 2011) Third Team All-American (2009, 2010) MFC Sabre Champion (2010) MFC Sabre Runner-Up Finisher (2011) MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2008) First Team All-MFC (2008, 2010, 2011) Second Team All-MFC (2009)

AS A SENIOR: Finished Irish career as a four-time All-American … ended the campaign with a 26-14 record to push career record at Notre Dame to 118-45 … garnered first team all-MFC honors for third time of career … earned fourth monogram … opened the campaign with a 9-3 showing at the NYU Invitational, including posting a perfect 3-0 ledger in the final match against Ohio State, as well as clinching the overall sabre win over the Buckeyes with his 5-3 decision over Michael Douville … notched five total wins at the St. John’s Challenge … did not compete at the Notre Duals … returned to the strip at the Northwestern Duals, putting together an 8-2 mark, including going 2-0 in the finale against North Carolina … finished regular season with a perfect 5-0 record at the Irish Duals … began the postseason with a runner-up finish at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, advancing past the semifinals with a 15-8 victory over teammate Jason Choy before falling to Ohio State’s Rhys Douglas in the championship bout … finished with a record of 7-2 and a +21 indicator at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to finish second to fellow Irish NCAA qualifier Avery Zuck … at the NCAA Championship, concluded pool play with a record of 15-8 and a +13 indicator to finish in sixth place while helping the team claim their eighth national championship.

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with a record of 32-8 … started his junior campaign with a 13-4 record at the NYU Invitational, posting his first clinching win of the season against Yale, the Irish’s first opponent of the season … added another clinching win during the NYU Invitational by downing St. John’s Griffin Sweet and NYU’s Sam Roukas … earned an 8-4 record at the St. John’s Challenge, posting clinching wins in matchups with Adrian Lumley of St. John’s and Harry Lang of Columbia (5-3) … went 10-3 at the Northwestern Duals, downing Duke’s Tyler Hancock for the sabre clincher … took first at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, enjoying a bye before downing Iowa’s Adam Rains (15-7), Purdue’s Cedric Hall (15-14), Case Western’s Garret Singer (15-13), Notre Dame’s Marcel Frenkel (15-5), Ohio State’s Max Stearns (15-4) and Ohio State’s Bryan Cheney (15-14)… took fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, beating teammate Jason Choy, 15-7, to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships … placed fifth at the

Nydam’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 36 12 .750 6th 2009 24 8 ..750 10th 2010 32 11 .800 10th 2011 26 14 .650 6th Career 118 45 .724 --

NCAA Midwest Regionals, defeating Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde 15-5 and Notre Dame’s Jason Choy, 15-7, … ranked as tenth best sabreist at the NCAA Championships with a round robin record of 13-10 and an indicator of +11 … earned the Dan Mulligan Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned third-team All-American honors with a tenth place finish at the NCAA Championship … went 22-10 during the regular season … opened the year with a 3-3 showing at the St. John’s Duals … went 10-4 at the NYU Invitational … finished 8-3 at the Northwestern Duals, including 2-0 marks against both Wayne State and Johns Hopkins … led the Irish

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men’s sabre team with an 8-1 record at the Duke Duals … went 1-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … finished in sixth place at the Midwest Conference Championships, which earned him second-team all-conference honors … after a first round bye in the Championships, beat Greg Solow of Oberlin, 15-1 … defeated Wisconsin’s Tyler Spriggs, 15-4, in the round of 32 and Ohio State’s Trent Lindquist, 15-5, in the round of 16 … lost to Irish teammate Avery Zuck, 15-10, in the quarterfinals … placed fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … at the regionals, lost to Ohio State’s Max Sterns, 15-7, in the round of eight … then won two in a row to place fifth, including a 15-7 win over teammate Bill Thanhouser in the fifth place bout … went 13-10 during pool play at the NCAA Championships to earn 10th place.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular season with a 36-12 record before having a strong postseason that included third-place showings at both the Midwest Conference Championships and the NCAA Midwest Regionals and a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (good for second-team All-American honors) … turned in an impressive result during 2007 fall semester by winning junior-level (Under-20) men’s sabre competition at North American Cup in Dallas … followed up that performance with fourth-place finish at annual Penn State Open (fall ’07), with 15-9 quarterfinal win over North Carolina’s Bob Ziechmann before losing in semifinal to Ohio State’s Mike Momtselidze (9-15) and in third-place bout versus PSU’s Franz Boghicev (12-15) … started the spring season with a 13-5 showing at the NYU Duals … finished with a 17-7 record at the Northwestern Duals … finished the regular season with a 6-0 showing at the Notre Dame Duals … opened the postseason with a third-place finish at the Midwest Conference Championships … entered the direct-elimination portion of the conference championships seeded second but was beaten by Ohio State’s Mike Momtselidze 15-13 in the semifinals … went undefeated in first-round pool play at the NCAA Midwest Regionals to earn the top seed entering direct elimination … received a first round bye and earned a bid into the quarterfinals by beating Wayne State’s Jakub Gibczynski 15-4 … beat Lawrence’s Nils Schaede 15-8 in the quarterfinal before losing to Ohio State’s Sergey Smirnov in the semifinal … then beat

Gibczynski 15-11 to take bronze and advance to the NCAA Championships … earned second team All-America honors by placing sixth at the NCAA Championships with a 16-7 record.

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Santa Fe Christian High School while training for seven years under coach Dmitriy Guy (former fencing standout in the U.S.S.R.) at the Spartak Fencing Club, in San Diego … first cracked the USFA U-20 men’s sabre rankings in 200405 (24th) before rising to 12th in ’05-’06 and 10th in ’06-’07 (his top U-17 ranking was sixth) … competed in two Cadet World Cups (U-17) during 2005-06 season, placing 17th at the event in Konin, Poland (Sept.) – where he also was a member of the winning U-17 team(with his fellow U.S. sabreists) – and then finishing 18th the next month in Godollo, Hungary … had a busy domestic schedule in 2005-06, when he competed at three North American Cup events – in Albuquerque (third in the cadet/U-17; Nov.), Pittsburgh (27th among all men’s sabreists; Dec.) and Sacramento (13th, again in open age group; April) – in addition to placing 21st at the Junior Olympics (in a U-20 field of 173;

also eighth out of 181 in the U-17 bouts; Feb. ’06) … also won the 2006 Senior Pacific Coast Championships (in both the individual and team events) and was runner-up at the Duel in the Desert … earlier placed 13th at the Junior World Cup in Louisville, Ky., and was an alternate with the U.S. team at the 2005 Cadet (U-17) World Championships … his results at the 2005 Junior Olympics included 13th in the U-20 bouts (also seventh in the U-17s) and he went on to post a thirdplace finish in the U-16 bouting at the USFA 2005 National Championships (held in Sacramento) … won San Diego junior- and senior-level championships in 2005 while placing second at ’05 Senior Pacific Coast Championships (also team champion) … his first noteworthy national finish came in April of 2004 (seventh at the N.A.C. held in Atlanta) … won cadet/U-17 points title for 2004 Southern California/Nevada Junior Circuit … sister, Alexa, also is a sabre fencer … born March 17, 1989, in San Diego … son of Bill and Dorothy Nydam … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in accountancy.

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Top Graduates ZACH SCHIRTZ Rochester, N.Y. Greece Athena

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2010, 2011) NCAA 11th-Place Finish (2008) Third Team All-American (2008) MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2009) First Team All-MFC (2009) Second Team All-MFC (2008, 2010) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011)

AS A SENIOR: Named team captain of the foil squad for the second consecutive year … finished final campaign with a record of 16-8 to finish with 130 career victories with the Irish … named member of honorable mention all-MFC team … earned fourth monogram … opened the year with a 4-4 record at the NYU Invitational, going a perfect 2-0 against Columbia … finished 5-2 at the St. John’s Challenge … clinched the foil victory over Penn State with his 5-2 win over NCAA competitor David Willette … won lone bout at the Notre Dame Duals, defeating Air Force’s Daniel Cohen, 5-0, to give the Irish a 7-2 victory in the foil … posted three wins at the Northwestern Duals … clinched the foil victory over North Carolina with a 5-1 triumph over Jeeho Kim … ended regular season with a perfect 3-0 mark at the Irish Duals … finished ninth at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships individually while helping the foil squad win the team title … recipient of the Walter M. Langford Memorial Award.

AS A JUNIOR: Completed his junior campaign at 39-9 and finished seventh at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … started the season with a 7-5 record at the NYU Invitational, posting a perfect 3-0 record against NYU … totaled a 5-3 record at the St. John’s Challenge, clinching a 5-3 win over Penn State’s Daniel Gomez and posting a 2-0 record to help the Irish take down Columbia … dominated at the Northwestern Duals with a 16-1 record, posting perfect 3-0 records against Detroit, Lawrence and Wayne

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State … aided the Irish with a clinching win versus Detroit … tallied an impressive 10-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals to complete the regular season, downing Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State, Purdue and Detroit with perfect records … earned seventh at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships after being knocked out in the round of 8 (earning a bye and defeating Chicago’s Noah Epstein, Michigan State’s Zack Girouard, and Detroit’s Michael Purdy-Sachs prior to elimination) … took fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals defeating Ohio State’s Joe Doherty 15-12 and Cleveland State’s Liran Gross 15-8 … named the recipient of both the Christopher Zorich and John Crikelair Awards.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the regular season with a 28-9 record … opened the year with a 3-0 record at the NYU Invitational … also earned his 50th career win at the St.

Schirtz’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 47 13 .810 11th 2009 28 9 .757 -2010 39 9 .813 -2011 16 8 .667 -Career 130 37 .778 --

John’s Duals … led the Irish men’s foil team with a 10-4 record at the NYU Invitational … in Notre Dame’s come-from-behind win over Ohio State at the NYU Invitational, gave the Irish the lead for good with a 5-4 win over Colin Sutter … went 9-2 at the Northwestern Duals, including a 3-0 mark versus Northwestern and a 2-0 record versus Wayne State … finished 5-4 at the Duke Duals … his run to the semifinals in the Midwest Conference Championships earned him firstteam all-conference honors … entered the direct elimination round of the champion-

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ships seeded first overall, which earned him a first round bye … then defeated Eduard Chavez of Case Western, 15-1, in the round of 64 and Wayne State’s Michael Ramlow, 15-4, in the round of 32 … knocked off Ohio State’s Colin Sutter, 15-7 in the round of 16 and teammate, Mark Kubik ,15-11, in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, where he fell to teammate Enzo Castellani, 15-8.

AS A FRESHMAN: An 11th-place finisher at the NCAA Championships, earning thirdteam All-America honors … posted 12 wins at the NCAAs, including wins over Columbia’s Sheriff Farrag and Ben Parkins of Ohio State … finished as the runner-up at NCAA Midwest Regionals … went 5-1 in pool play at regionals, including a 5-2 win over Irish teammate Jakub Jedrkowiak … earned the third seed in direct elimination … advanced to final with wins over Detroit’s Jamie Gawecki (15-5) and Jedrkowiak (15-11) … then beat Jedrkowiak, 15-13, and teammate Steve Kubik, 15-12, in the semifinals … downed in the final by Ohio State’s Andras Horanyi, 15-14 … posted an overall record of 47-11 (.810) in regular season bouts … his 47 wins were the most on the foil squad … went 14-0 at the Notre Dame Duals, helping the men’s foilists to a 70-20 mark at the event … posted an 8-4 record at the Northwestern Duals … went 10-2 at the NYU Duals … opened his collegiate dual-season career with a 8-3 mark at Air Force’s Western Invite … had impressive runner-up finish at Penn State Open in fall of 2007, with dramatic quarterfinal win over Penn State’s Alex Salsman (15-14) and 15-13 semifinal with Yale’s Nate Botwinick before losing 6-15 final to Ohio State’s Andras Horanyi (’07 NCAA champ).

PREP & PERSONAL: Started fencing at age five, at the Rochester Fencing Center (which remains his training club) … coached

by Dr. Nat Goodhartz (a 2007 inductee into the USFA Fencing Hall of Fame) … entered first national competition as nine year-old, placing 14th at U-10 North American Cup in South Bend, Ind. … finished sixth overall in USFA’s 2006-07 point standings for U.S. Junior National Team … competed in several 2006-07 international tournaments: 28th in Madrid, Spain; 25th in Aix-En-Provence, France; and 55th in Come, Italy (also fenced at event in Modling, Austria) … placed 14th at 2006 U-20 Summer Nationals (also 29th in overall men’s foil bouts at that event) … his

other 2006-07 national events included third-place finish at Jr. Olympics (Columbus, Ohio), 10th in overall foil standings at North American Cup (N.A.C.) in Richmond Va., and 13th in U-20 bouting at N.A.C. in Albuquerque N.M. … placed seventh overall at 2005-06 USFA Nationals (Atlanta), also finishing 19th overall at 2006 Summer Nationals, third at 2006 Jr. Olympics (Hartford, Conn.) and 16th overall at N.A.C. in Houston … his 2004-05 results included taking third at D-1A Nationals (Sacramento, Calif.) and being member of third-place foil team at 2005 Summer Nationals (also in Sacramento) … placed 14th at the 2005 Cadet (U-17) World Cup in Samaria, Slovakia … was runner-up in D-2 bouting at 2004 N.A.C. in Overland Park, Kan. … attended fencing camps at Westchester Fencing Club and the Northwest Fencing Center … competed in youth soccer, baseball and basketball before concentrating on fencing … graduated from Greece Athena High School, where his classmates

included former Notre Dame baseball player Brian Dupra (one of the nation’s top-rated pitching prospects in 2007) … received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence … member of National Honor Society … served as treasurer of Future Business Leaders of America at GAHS … graduated with 3.92 cumulative GPA … volunteered as youth counselor at sports Bible camp in Penfield, N.Y. … his sister, Alli Marie, was a five-time national epee champion, Jr. Olympic champ and member of 2002 U.S. Junior (U-20) and Cadet (U-17) National Teams … his cousin, Chris Trick (’06), was recent hockey defenseman at Notre Dame while another cousin, James Russell, was All-America baseball pitcher at Villanova … son of Charles and Jodi Schirtz … born November 2, 1988, in Rochester, N.Y. … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in marketing.

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Top Graduates GREG SCHOOLCRAFT San Jose, Calif.

Archbishop Mitty

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 12th-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA 18th-Place Finisher (2009) Third Team All-American (2010) Second Team All-MFC (2008, 2009)

AS A SENIOR: Finished final campaign with the Irish with a record of 28-16 to finish career with 148 victories in epee … earned fourth monogram … opened the year with five victories at the NYU Invitational that saw him get two of those decisions over NYU … went 6-4 the following day at the St. John’s Challenge, recording two wins apiece against Harvard (2-0) and Columbia (2-1) … clinched the epee decision over Harvard, defeating Ben White, 5-2, for the decisive point … went a perfect 9-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … posted a 4-3 record at the Northwestern Duals, including a crucial victory over Mike Elfassy of Princeton (5-4) to clinch the epee for the Irish, 5-4 … also clinched the epee against UC-San Diego later at the event with a 5-2 victory over James Galamba … went 6-2 at the season ending Duke Duals, including a perfect 3-0 against the host Blue Devils … clinched the epee over North Carolina with a 5-2 decision over Maxwell Tice-Lewis … also clinched epee over Johns Hopkins with victory over Nick Krywopusk, 5-4 … earned a top-10 result at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, finishing ninth overall while also helping the epee team claim the title … ended Irish career at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, placing 12th overall with a 1-5 mark in pool play.

AS A JUNIOR: Completed his junior campaign with a record of 58-25 and a 12th-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships … posted a record of 11-7 at the NYU Invitational to open the season, recording perfect 3-0 ledgers against Columbia and St. John’s … tallied a 5-5 record at the St. John’s Challenge,

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posting a perfect 3-0 record against Columbia … totaled an 18-12 finish at the Northwestern Duals, recording perfect 3-0 wins versus Detroit and Cleveland State … led the Irish at the Notre Dame Duals, going 24-1 and clinching victories over Lawrence and Michigan, while also posting perfect 3-0 wins against Lawrence, Northwestern, Michigan State, Illinois, Chicago, Cleveland State and Indiana … took 18th, behind teammate Andrew Seroff, at the Midwest Conference Championships after defeating Wisconsin’s Gavin Bailey in the round of 64 (15-7) … earned the silver medal at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, losing to Ohio State’s Igor Tolkachev, 15-5, in the final … took 12th at the NCAA Championships with a record of 12-11 in round robin play, while also earning third team All-America recognition … dubbed winner of the Yves Auriol Award.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the regular season with a 24-16 record ... had nine wins at the NCAA Championships to place 18th ... opened his season by going 5-3 at the Northwestern Duals ... posted perfect 2-0 records against North Carolina and Johns Hopkins ... finished 6-3 at the Duke Duals ... clinched Notre Dame’s 14-13 win over tenthranked Duke at the Duke Duals with a comefrom-behind, sudden death win over Jonathan Parker (5-4) ... recorded his 50th career win at the Duke Duals ... went 7-4 at the Notre Dame Duals ... made a run to the quarterfinals in the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn secondteam All-Conference honors ... entered direct elimination at that tournament tied for the fourth seed to earn a bye into the round of 64, in which he defeated Luke Schweiterman of Xavier, 15-3 ... then he knocked off Michigan’s Marvin Lowenthal, 15-4, in the round of 32 and Michigan’s Bill Kolodzey, 15-9, in the round of 16 ... knocked out by Wayne State’s Slava Zingerman in a close bout, 15-12, in the quarterfinals ... had a strong showing for the Irish at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing fifth ... after losing to Ohio State’s Jason Pryor in the first match in the final eight, rallied off two wins to take fifth ... in the fifth-place bout, downed teammate Brent Kelly in a closely contested match that went down to the wire, 15-14 ... went 9-14 at the NCAA Championships to place 18th.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the year 38-19 ... second-place finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regionals ... went 3-3 in the open-

Schoolcraft’s Career Record Year W 2008 24 2009 38 2010 58 2011 28 Career 148

L Pct. NCAA Finish 16 .600 -19 .667 18th 25 .699 12th 16 .636 -76 .660 --

ing rounds of the regionals ... had directelimination wins over Notre Dame teammate Andrew Seroff (15-9) and Ohio State’s Jason Pryor (15-11) ... beat Pryor (15-12) in the quarterfinals before going on to defeat Notre Dame teammate Greg Howard (15-10) in the semifinals ... ended his season with a 15-8 loss to teammate Karol Kostka in the finals ... also finished third at the Penn State Open ... finished 7-3 at the Notre Dame Duals ... went 12-5 at the NYU Duals ... finished 7-0 in Sunday competition at the Penn State Duals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced four years for a club team while in high school ... team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior ... coached by Alexander Maximovich ... finished all four years in the national rankings ... full name is Gregory Jordan Schoolcraft ... born August 19, 1989 in San Jose, Calif. ... son of Hal and Heidi Schoolcraft ... has one sister, Allyson ... graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in aerospace engineering.

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AVERY ZUCK Portland, Ore. Jesuit

HONORS & AWARDS Captain (2010, 2011) NCAA Second-Place Finisher (2011) NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2009) First Team All-American (2010, 2011) Second Team All-American (2009) MFC Sabre Runner-Up (2009) First Team All-MFC (2009) Second Team All-MFC (2008, 2010)

AS A SENIOR: Concluded the year with a record of 34-2 to push his career Irish record to 135-25 (.844) … qualified for the NCAA Championship for the third consecutive year … earned fourth monogram … named a first-team AllAmerican for second straight year … opened the season with a 10-1 record at the NYU Invitational, including finishing with a 3-0 sheet against Ohio State in the final match … went a perfect 12-0 at the St. John’s Challenge the following day, posting perfect 3-0 ledgers against Ohio State, Penn State, Harvard and St. John’s before getting the match off against Columbia … clinched the sabre win over Ohio State with 5-4 victory over Rhys Douglas before later clinching the overall match with 5-1 triumph over Nicholas Kotz … did not fence at the Notre Dame Duals … returned to the strip at the Northwestern Duals, posting a 4-0 record … ended regular season with a 5-1 showing at the Duke Duals, including a 3-0 slate against the host Blue Devils … clinched the sabre decision over Duke with a 5-4 victory over Anthony Lin in the ninth-and-deciding bout … after missing the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, returned to action at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and claimed first in men’s

sabre with a pool play record of 8-1 and a +18 indicator to earn qualification into the NCAA Championship … earned a top-four finish and a spot in the individual semifinals at the Championships after putting together an 18-5 mark in pool play bouts with a +47 indicator … advanced into the title bout with a 15-13 victory over Penn State’s Aleksander Ochocki before losing on the final touch of the gold-medal match, 15-14, to two-time NCAA Champion Daryl Homer of St. John’s … winner of the Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP, Walter M. Langford Memorial Award and Most Valuable Sabreur.

AS A JUNIOR: Earned the bronze medal at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-America honors … posted a season record of 34-7 … began his junior campaign with a 12-4

Zuck’s Career Record Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2008 39 8 .830 -2009 28 8 .778 5th 2010 34 7 .829 t-3rd 2011 34 2 .918 2nd Career 135 25 .844 --

record during the NYU Invitational, clinching wins against Stevens Tech’s David Barth (5-2) and Ohio State’s Michael Douville (5-4) … registered six wins at the St. John’s Challenge, downing Stanford’s Lucas Jansen and Ohio State’s Robert Douville for clinching points … posted a perfect 15-0 record at the Northwestern Duals, clinching wins over Stanford’s Max Murphy (5-4) and Ohio State’s Robert Douville (5-3) … nabbed sixth at the Midwest Conference Championships, downing Lawrence’s Aaron Wright (15-1), Ohio

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Top Graduates State’s Trent Lundquist (15-4) and Notre Dame’s William McGough (15-7) before being narrowly defeated by Ohio State’s Bryan Cheney (15-14) … took second at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, losing to Ohio State’s Bryan Cheney, 15-8, in the final round … tied for third at the NCAA Championships with a round robin record 19-4 and an indicator of +53 … dropped his semifinal match to eventual champion Daryl Homer of St. John’s, 15-10 … named Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP and Most Valuable Sabreur.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships to earn second-team All-American honors … finished the regular-season with a 28-8 record … started the year by going 2-3 at the St. John’s Duals … rebounded at the NYU Invitational, finishing 11-2, including a perfect 3-0 record against third-ranked Ohio State … his 11 wins at the NYU Invitational led the Irish men’s sabre squad and included his 50th career win … in Notre Dame’s 15-12 come-from-behind win against Columbia at the NYU Invitational, Zuck ignited the comeback by beating Alex Rudnicki (5-0) to tie the match at 11-11 … finished 10-2 at the Northwestern Duals, with perfect records against Johns Hopkins (2-0), tenth-ranked North Carolina (2-0), Wayne State (2-0) and third-ranked Ohio State (3-0) … went 5-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … made a run to the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Championships to earn first-team all-conference honors … beat Andrew Kirchhman of Minnesota, 15-2, in the first round of the conference championships … in the round of 32 beat Lawrence’s Alex Chee, 15-8 … dominated Alex Gottschalk of Wisconsin, 15-6, in the round of 16 … knocked off Notre Dame teammate Barron Nydam, 15-10 in the quarterfinals … won a close contest against Ohio State’s Mikhail Momtselidze, 15-14, before losing in the finals to OSU’s

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John Friend,15-8 … made a run to the championship bout in the NCAA Midwest Regionals … downed teammate Keith Feldman, 15-5, in the first round of the final eight table to advance to the semifinals … in the semifinals, overcame Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde, 15-9 … lost to top-seeded Mikhail Momtselidze of Ohio State, 15-9, in the final … went 17-6 during round robin play at the NCAA Championships … his 17 wins placed him just outside the top four, which would have earned him firstteam All-American honors.

AS A FRESHMAN: Had an impressive regular season (39-8) before finishing seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … started his year with a 15-3 showing at the NYU duals … finished 15-5 at the Northwestern Duals … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, compiling a 9-0 record … entered the Midwest Conference Champion-ships as a No. 4 seed before going on to earn second team all-conference honors … went 3-2 in the pool-play portion of the NCAA Midwest Regionals to earn a fifth seed heading into the direct-elimination portion of the tournament … advanced to the finals of the direct elimination portion with a 15-2 win over Detroit’s Doug Sollman and a 15-13 win over Ohio State’s Dexter Wilde … then lost to Wilde in the quarterfinal (15-14) and Ohio State’s Mike Momtselidze in the consolation bracket before beating Lawrence’s Nils Schaede in the seventh place match (15-8).

PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Jesuit High School while training for six years at the Oregon Fencing Alliance … had been a nationally-ranked racquetball player before transitioning to fencing as a seventh grader … has been nationally ranked in fencing since the 10th grade … took a stab at the senior-level competition during a North American Cup held in Sacramento (April ‘06) and had a solid placing of 27th at that event … also placed 15th in the U-19 sabre bouts

at 2006 Summer Nationals … born Feb. 22, 1989, in Portland, Ore. … son of Jeremy Zuck and Anita Wentworth … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance.

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(L-R) Epeeist Tim Glass, foilist Pat Gerard, sabreist Mike Sullivan, head coach Mike DeCicco and athletic director Moose Krause celebrate Notre Dame’s first NCAA fencing title in 1977.

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Fencing Hisory Notre Dame Fencing Springs from Modest Beginnings to National Prominence Irish fencers have combined for eight NCAA team titles, 27 individual gold medals and 268 All-America honors The storied history of Notre Dame fencing includes eight national titles, more than 250 AllAmericans and a .900 all-time winning percentage. The program’s highlights span moments of high-pressure performances, displays of pure domination and memorable upsets by Irish fencers who would not be denied.

And to think that one of Notre Dame’s great sport dynasties can trace its genesis to an accident.

Pedro DeLandero grew up at the turn of the 20th century in Guadalajara, Mexico, graduating from Notre Dame in 1911 before returning to his homeland. Some 20 years later, with revolution in Mexico, DeLandero returned to Notre Dame as a Spanish professor – but a 1934 automobile accident left him with a dilemma. Doctors prescribed rehabilitation through swimming while DeLandero suggested fencing. Over 70 years later, Notre Dame owes many thanks to his love of fencing – and to his aversion of the water.

DeLandero founded a small fencing club that became Notre Dame’s eighth varsity sport in 1936.

He returned to Mexico and handed the program to language professor Walt Langford, who set Notre Dame on course as a fencing power. Langford coached two stretches from 1940-61, with former Irish fencer Herb Melton serving as the program’s coach from 1947-50.

The final spark was provided in 1962, when Mike DeCicco began his 34-year run as the leader of Notre Dame fencing. DeCicco had fenced at Notre Dame in the late 1940s, returning in 1954 as an engineering teacher and assistant fencing coach. Three decades later, he had become one of the great coaching legends in Notre Dame history.

Beginning with a third-place finish in 1975, Notre Dame has claimed eight NCAA titles and 30 other top-five finishes, including 13 runnerup and 11 third-place efforts. All told, the Notre Dame men and women finished 1st-5th at 38 of 44 NCAA events from 1975-2011 (the women held their own NCAAs from ‘82-’89).

Notre Dame made some noise at the 1955 NCAAs, when unknown Don Tadrowski claimed the epee title (22-4). Suddenly, the fencing program – which made its NCAA debut in ‘47 – had gained credibility. Tadrowski repeated as an AllAmerican in 1956, epeeist Dennis Hemmerle was the ’57 NCAA runner-up, and the sixth-place ’58 team was led by epeeist Ron Farrow (3rd) and foilist Jim Russamano (4th).

That remained the top Irish finish until 1964, when one team’s loss was another’s gain. Bill Ferrance had hopes of making the Notre Dame basketball team but he was cut in December of 1963.

Ferrance stopped by fencing practice, under the bleachers of the Notre Dame Fieldhouse, where classmate Sam Crimone was the top sabreman.

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Pedro DeLandero (left) founded the Notre Dame fencing team in the mid-1930s, with the program growing to be one of the most successful in Notre Dame and NCAA history.

Just months later, Ferrance parlayed his athleticism and competitive spirit into a stunning fourth-place finish at the 1964 NCAA foil competition – with Crimone and epeeist Dick Marks placing eighth to give the Irish a fifth-place finish (Ferrance also went on to place fifth at the 1965 NCAAs).

Notre Dame added women’s fencing in 1974 and the Irish men returned to the national picture by claiming third at the 1975 NCAAs, led by AllAmericans Tim Glass (epee), Mike McCahey (foil) and Sam DiFiglio (sabre).

Talented sabreist Mike Sullivan (3rd place) and Glass (4th) were up to the task in Philadelphia and put the third-place Irish in contention for the 1976 NCAA title.

Plenty of drama was waiting one year later at the Joyce Center (the Irish also hosted in 1970, ’82, ’85, ’87, ’90, ’92, ’95 and ’98). Sullivan (20-2) ran

away with the sabre title, while foilist Pat Gerard (18-4) posted his own gold-medal finish. Unlikely results – Sullivan’s loss to Clemson’s Steve Renshaw and a loss by NYU’s Miklos Benedek to Navy’s Robert Richards – left Notre Dame and NYU tied at 114. Three previous ties had led to co-champs but a new NCAA format called for a tiebreaker.

Sabre was contested first and Benedek took a 3-2 lead before Sullivan rallied, 5-3. With an electric atmosphere encircling the strip, Gerard jumped ahead 3-0 versus Tom Valjasic (they split earlier 5-4 bouts) and closed out the title in a 5-0 bout, before being mobbed by the Irish faithful. Glass (4th) never had to compete in the fence-off, where he would have faced champion Hans Wieselgren. The day concluded with DeCicco being named coach of the year, an honor he also received in ’66, ’75 and ’92.

The 1978 season saw epeeist Bjorn Vaggo (30-

Pat Gerard (left) won a historic foil bout in the 1977 NCAA Championship that gave Notre Dame its first national title in a thrilling fence-off.

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2) combine with Sullivan (41-0) and Gerard (313) for a record of 102-5. Sullivan then won all 23 bouts to repeat as the NCAA champion, Vaggo also picked up a gold medal and Gerard was second (he lost in the final :02), as Notre Dame ran away with the 1978 title at Wisconsin-Parkside.

Notre Dame – led by NCAA foil champ Andy Bonk – added a runner-up finish in 1979, with Sullivan losing in his final. A six-year, 122-match winning streak ended in 1980 but the Irish were back in the title hunt in 1983, nipped by Wayne State 86-80, with epeeist Ola Harstrom (29-2) becoming the Irish program’s seventh national champ.

Two years later, Wayne State edged Notre Dame (141-140) for the 1985 title but the Irish won their third NCAA title at Princeton in 1986, behind foilists Yehuda Kovacs (runner-up) and Charles Higgs-Coulthard (3rd), epeeists Mike Gostigian (3rd) and Christian Scherpe (4th), and sabreists Don Johnson (6th) and John Edwards.

The 1986 season marked the addition of women’s head coach Yves Auriol to the Notre Dame staff. Sophomore foilist Molly Sullivan claimed the NCAA title to help the Irish women finish second.

Sullivan placed third in 1987 but Notre Dame won the team title, with Janice Hynes, Kristin Kralicek and Anne Barreda rounding out the winning effort.

Sullivan returned to Princeton’s Jadwin Gym and won her second NCAA title (equaled by just four other ND student-athletes), with Barreda finishing third to match the team’s finish. Sullivan lost four previous bouts versus Wayne State’s Loredana Ranza but she won the 9-7 title bout, with the Irish men placing second.

The 1990 season saw the men’s 98-match win streak end while Jubba Beshin won the NCAA epee title, assisted by teammate David Calderhead’s quarterfinal win over top seed Jim Marsh of Penn State. Beshin, foilist Noel Young and sabreist Leszek Nowosielski placed second at the 1991 NCAAs, with a foil title from Heidi Piper (the ’90 runner-up) helping Notre Dame repeat at third place in the combined NCAAs.

Following fourth- and sixth-place finishes in ‘92 and ‘93, Notre Dame won the 1994 NCAA title at Brandeis – despite totaling just three All-Americans (foilist Jeremy Siek, sabreist Chris Hajnik and epeeist Rakesh Patel). The team-scoring format saw Notre Dame finish third in women’s foil, first in men’s foil and fourth in men’s sabre – leaving it up to men’s epee, which rallied from a 4-2 deficit to beat Air Force in pool-play (5-4 wins from Grzegorz Wozniak, Rian Girard and Patel). A 5-1 semifinal win over Wayne State clinched the title, leaving Penn State stunned at the sudden change.

Notre Dame was third at the 1995 NCAAs, under a format emphasizing individual results, with sabreist Bill Lester and foilist Maria Panyi capturing silver medals. The Irish then were runner-up to Penn State in each of the next five NCAAs, with near-misses in 1997 (1,530-1,470), 1998 (149147) and 2000 (175-171).

The Irish women pushed their win streak to 75 matches in 1996, when foilist Sara Walsh posted her first of two NCAA runner-up finishes. Women’s epeeist Magda Krol was crowned the 1997 NCAA champ, as were men’s sabreists Luke La Valle (1998) and Gabor Szelle (2000) – followed by women’s epeeist Kerry Walton and foilist Alicja Kryczalo at the 2002 NCAAs. Kryczalo repeated as NCAA champ in 2003 while the Irish edged Penn State (182-179) for the team title at Air Force. Kryczalo then became just the second women’s fencer ever to win three or more NCAA titles (in ‘04) while freshman Valerie Providenza won the ‘04 sabre title and Walton was the epee runner-up.

Notre Dame’s 2004 squad was the first in NCAA history to produce NCAA finalists in all three women’s weapons but the Irish placed third in the combined standings, due in large part to an injury that sidelined two-time All-American foilist Derek Snyder.

The 2005 NCAAs then produced Notre Dame’s seventh national title in dramatic fashion, as the Irish created an historic rally to erase a 24-point deficit versus Ohio State (173-171). Notre Dame saw its fencers advance to five of the six NCAA

Head coach Yves Auriol saw his 2002 women’s squad turn in an impressive performance at the NCAAs, with sophomore Kerry Walton (far left) winning the epee title while Alicja Kryczalo (far right) defeated fellow freshman Andrea Ament (second from left) in the foil title bout.

With third team All-America honors in 2009, Adrienne Nott became the Notre Dame fencing program’s 18th four-time all-American.

weapon finals in 2005, with Michal Sobieraj winning the men’s epee title while Kryczalo, Patrick Ghattas (men’s sabre), Amy Orlando (women’s epee) and Mariel Zagunis (women’s sabre) each finished as runner-up. Ghattas went on to repeat his second-place finish at the 2006 NCAAs (he also was the 2007 runner-up) while Zagunis won her 2006 title-bout rematch with Columbia’s Emily Jacobson (her teammate from the 2004 U.S. Olympic team).

In 2008, the men and women combined to finish in second place at the NCAAs. Kelley Hurley (Epee) and Sarah Borrmann (Sabre) took gold medals at the event, marking the 11th and 12th times a female Notre Dame fencer has won an individual national championship.

In 2009, the Irish once again fell just shy of the program’s eighth national title as they finished in second place. The men and women combined for 10 All-American honors, led by a pair of foilists in Gerek Meinhardt and Hayley Reese as the duo claimed silver medals. Meinhardt was Notre Dame’s first men’s foil silver medalist since Ozren Debic in 2000, while Reese was Notre Dame’s first women’s foil silver medalist since Alicja Kryczalo in 2005.

The Irish also had a strong showing in women’s epee as freshman Courtney Hurley and sophomore teammate Ewa Nelip finished tied for third to earn bronze medals. The duo combined for a 38-6 record in pool play, the highest total among teammates at the four-day championship.

The 2010 season saw both the men (33-0) and women (35-0) post undefeated regular seasons on the way to yet another top finish at the NCAA Championships, finishing third overall. The squad finished with 11 All-Americans, including Gerek Meinhardt who became the first Irish foilist since Charles Higgs-Coulthard in 1984 to claim the gold medal. Courtney Hurley (women’s epee), Enzo Castellani (men’s foil) and Avery Zuck (men’s sabre) also earned medalist honors as each finished third in their respective event.

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NCAA Championship Teams 1977 NCAA Men’s Champions (from left) Fourth-place epeeist Tim Glass (16-7), foil champion Pat Gerard (18-4) and sabre champ Mike Sullivan (20-2) celebrate Notre Dame’s first NCAA fencing title with two legends (head coach Mike DeCicco and athletic director Moose Krause).

The Irish finished the round-robin at the Notre Dame Joyce Center tied with NYU for first place (at 114), with the new fenceoff tiebreaker used to decare a winner. Sullivan rallied to beat Miklos Benedek in the first bout (5-3) and an electric atmosphere encircled the strip as Gerard shut out Tom Valjasic (5-0, after splitting earlier 5-4 bouts) before being mobbed by the Notre Dame faithful. Glass never had to compete in the fenceoff and DeCicco picked up his third of four national coach-of-the-year awards.

1978 NCAA Men’s Champions (from left) Sabre champ Mike Sullivan (23-0), coach Mike DeCicco, foil runnerup Pat Gerard (19-3) and epee champ Bjorn Vaggo (19-4) remain one of the most dominant teams in NCAA history – delivering the program’s second consecutive title as the Irish ran away from the field at Wisconsin-Parkside (the power trio also was 102-5 in the regular season).

1986 NCAA Men’s Champions Notre Dame’s contingent that won the 1986 NCAA title – besting Columbia, 151-141, at Princeton – included (from left, on podium steps) sabreist Don Johnson (9th place), foilists Yehuda Kovacs (2nd) and Charles HiggsCoulthard (3rd), sabreist John Edwards (17th) and epeeists Christian Scherpe (4th) and Mike Gostigan (3rd). They were joined in the celebration by (bottom row, from left) sabre captain Tony Consoli, assistant coach Yves Auriol, foil captain Mike Van der Velden, head coach Mike DeCicco and epee captain Tim Vaughan.

1987 NCAA Women’s Champions (kneeling from left) Anne Barreda and Kristin Kralicek combined with (standing, from left) Janice Hynes and third-place finisher Molly Sullivan (13-2) to help win the 1987 NCAA women’s title, with the competition held at Notre Dame’s Joyce Center.

2003 NCAA Combined Champions

1994 NCAA Combined Champions The Irish won the combined NCAA title in 1994 at Brandeis, under the teamscoring format that saw Notre Dame place third in women’s foil, first in men’s foil and fourth in men’s sabre – with men’s epee rallying to beat Air Force in pool-play before besting Wayne State in the semifinals for the clinching points. Top performers included All-Americans Jeremy Siek (5th in foil), Chris Hajnik (10th in sabre) and Rakesh Patel (12th in epee).

(seated, from left) Sabreist Destanie Milo (6th), epeeist Meagan Call (10th), foilist Andrea Ament (3rd), sabreist Maggie Jordan (21st), foilist Alicja Kryczalo (1st) and epeeist Kerry Walton (5th); (standing, from left) sabreists Gabor Szelle (11th) and Matt Fabricant (6th), foilist Derek Snyder (5th), epeeist Michal Sobieraj (2nd), foilist Ozren Debic (4th) and epeeist Jan Viviani (10th) combined for 182 points, edging Penn State (179) for the 2003 title at Air Force (see pp. 54-55 for details).

2005 NCAA Combined Champions Notre Dame’s historic rally to edge Ohio State for the 2005 title (173-171) included the efforts of: (front row, from left) epeeist Amy Orlando (2nd), foilist Andrea Ament (7th) and epeeist Kerry Walton (14th); (back row, from left) epeeist Aaron Adjemian (24th), sabreists Patrick Ghattas (2nd), Mariel Zagunis (2nd), Valerie Providenza (4th) and Matt Stearns (10th), foilist Jakub Jedrkowiak (7th), epeeist Michal Sobieraj (1st) and foilist Alicja Kryczalo (2nd). See pp. 56-57 for details.

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2011 NCAA National Champions For the eighth time in program history and third under the direction of head coach Janusz Bednarski, the University of Notre Dame fencing team claimed the NCAA National Championship. Aided by two individual gold medalists (Ariel DeSmet – men’s foil; Courtney Hurley – women’s epee) and two runner-up performances (Avery Zuck – men’s sabre; Eileen Hassett – women’s sabre) the Irish held off two-time reigning champion Penn State, 174-168, to claim the 2011 National Championship. Additionally, Hassett, along with men’s sabreists Barron Nydam and women’s foilist Hayley Reese, became the 19th, 20th and 21st Irish fencers to be four-time All-America recipients.

Bednarski was joined in the title by his coaching staff of Gia Kvaratskhelia (foil specialist), Marek Stepien (epee specialist) and Ian Farr (sabre specialist).

WOMEN’S EPEE Assistant Coach Marek Stepien

Courtney Hurley (Jr.; San Antonio, Texas) NCAA Champion (21-4) (Not pictured Ewa Nelip, Jr., 9th-Place; 12-11)

MEN’S EPEE Brent Kelly (Sr.; Grapevine, Texas) 16th-Place (11-12)

James Kaull (So.; Washington, D.C.) 14th-Place (12-11)

WOMEN’S SABRE Eileen Hassett (Sr.; Beaverton, Ore.) 2nd-Place (17-7)

Lian Osier (So.; Battle Ground, Wash.)

9th-Place (12-11)

MEN’S FOIL Reggie Bentley (Jr.; Little Rock, Ark.) 5th-Place (16-7)

Ariel DeSmet (Fr.; Troutdale, Ore.) NCAA Champion (20-5)

WOMEN’S FOIL Hayley Reese (Sr.; Crestwood, Ky.) 8th-Place (15-8)

Rachel Beck (Fr.; Tucson, Ariz.)

17th-Place (9-14)

MEN’S SABRE Barron Nydam (Sr.; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)

6th-Place (15-8)

Avery Zuck (Sr.; Portland, Ore.) 2nd-Place (19-6)

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Coaching Legends Michael DeCicco

Legendary coach led Irish to five national championships during his 34 years as head coach Michael DeCicco is the man who built the Notre Dame fencing team into the perennial power that it is today and has been for nearly 50 years. He retired from the school after the 1995 season with 41 years of service to Notre Dame. In four decades at Notre Dame, he served in various avenues, always giving of himself unconditionally out of love for his alma mater.

DeCicco – a 2002 inductee into the ItalianAmerican Athletic Hall of Fame – arrived at Notre Dame from Newark, N.J., in 1945 as a freshman.

Fencing resumed competition in 1947 after a three-year hiatus because of the war and DeCicco starred for the Irish as he compiled a 63-20 career record. He fenced foil, sabre and epee during his career, the last Notre Dame fencer to compete in all three weapons. His 29-1 record in foil as a junior earned him a spot in the NCAA championships. His 45-4 career foil record (.918) still ranks third on Notre Dame’s all-time list for career foil winning percentage.

“When I first came to Notre Dame, I had no idea they even had a fencing team,” DeCicco says.

“Thanks to Walter Langford, who kept fencing at Notre Dame alive after the war, I was given the opportunity to fence for Notre Dame. Coming to Notre Dame as a student and then as a fencer was a happy experience and is something that I’m very proud of.”

Following his graduation in 1949, DeCicco returned to New Jersey to work on his master’s degree and his doctorate. In 1954, he accepted an offer to return to Notre Dame to finish his doctoral studies.

DeCicco took a teaching position in the engineering department and became Langford’s assistant coach.

“I first came here to teach but it was also a special opportunity to work with my mentor as an assistant coach,” says DeCicco.

In 1962, after serving as assistant to Langford, DeCicco became the fourth head coach in the 30-year history of the fencing program.

DeCicco began his head coaching career with a modest start, a 7-8 record in 1962. But the best was most definitely to come as the 1962 team marked his only losing season as a head coach.

None of his other teams ever finished with more than four losses. After that 1962 season, DeCicco’s teams won almost 95 percent of their matches and he finished with a staggering 680-45 (.938) career coaching record.

The list of accomplishments by Notre Dame fencing teams under the brilliant guidance of DeCicco is almost endless: five national championship teams, eight NCAA individual champions, a 122-match winning streak spanning six seasons (four consecutive undefeated seasons), 12 undefeated and nine one-loss campaigns, almost 100 All-Americans and four national coach of the year selections. In addition to his collegiate accomplish-

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ments, DeCicco also left his mark on the national and international levels, coaching and representing the United States in numerous Olympic and World Championship events.

For DeCicco, more important than his impressive resume of fencing feats were the athletes behind them. He always took great pleasure in getting to know all of his fencers, despite the vast number that came and went through the program in his 34 years as a coach.

“Fencing gave me a unique opportunity to work with some 700 athletes, forming close relationships with them virtually every afternoon at practice. This always has been very special to me,” says DeCicco.

Among his more proud accomplishments is the development of the women’s team as one of Notre Dame’s first varsity sports for women in 1977. DeCicco was able to form a solid foundation for the women’s team that he coached until 1986, when Yves Auriol took over and built on that foundation.

Another of his pet projects was the academic advising program that DeCicco founded in 1964 after executive vice president Rev. Edmund Joyce, C.S.C., had asked him to start the program from scratch. The advising program was the first of its kind.

“With the help of a lot of people, we were able to start an academic advising program that has become a model around the country,” says DeCicco.

“Father Hesburgh and Father Joyce were 10 years ahead of everyone else when they saw the need for this program.”

DeCicco headed the Office of the Academic Advisor for Athletes until 1990, with the department now known as Academic Services for Student-Athletes. DeCicco rapidly expanded the program to include all student-athletes and initiated the tutorial assistance program, class monitoring program and degree progress reports that remain the foundation of the office.

In his time as coach and advisor, DeCicco truly made a difference for the Notre Dame family. The love and total commitment he showed for Notre Dame were as much as any individual could possibly give an institution.

“All of our accomplishments never would have been possible if I were coaching at some other school,” says DeCicco. “Notre Dame made that possible. For that I will be eternally grateful.”

Notre Dame is equally grateful.

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Pedro DeLandero

Walt Langford

Head Coach 1934-39 38-12-2 (.750 percent)

Head Coach 1940-43, 1951-61 155-35 (.816 percent)

Pedro DeLandero started the fencing program at Notre Dame in 1934 as a club sport. DeLandero, a Spanish professor at the University at the time, began fencing in his younger years while living in Mexico, as a form of rehabilitation for leg injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

DeLandero noted student interest on campus and started a fencing club for students. He coached the 1935 and ‘36 teams to perfect records and witnessed the elevation of fencing to varsity status in 1936.

After coaching the Irish to 7-2 records in both 1938 and ‘39, DeLandero decided to return to his native Mexico and turned the reins over to a colleague in the foreign language department, Walt Langford. DeLandero’s sons, Carlos and Telmo, both fenced at Notre Dame under their father’s tutelage.

DeLandero was a 1911 graduate of Notre Dame and returned to the University in 1933 to teach Spanish. He also coached the varsity tennis team to a 16-26-1 record (.386) from 1935-39. DeLandero passed away in 1943, at the age of 55 in Mexico City.

Walt Langford took control of the Notre Dame fencing and tennis programs in 1940, when Pedro DeLandero returned to Mexico.

Langford – who also taught Spanish – coached the Irish to a 19-13 record before the fencing program was suspended after the 1943 season due to a lack of weapons created by World War II. Future Irish coach Herb Melton fenced sabre under Langford in 1941-43.

After the war, Langford turned the head coaching position over to Melton. Langford became head coach again in 1951 (after Melton left the University) and coached the Irish to eight NCAA top-10 finishes while seeing six of his fencers earn All-America honors. Don Tadrowski became Notre Dame’s first individual champion, winning the 1955 epee title.

Langford also coached the Irish to an undefeated (16-0) record in 1958. He left Notre Dame in 1961 to head the Peace Corps in Chile and turned the coaching job over to coach Mike DeCicco. He also coached the Irish tennis squad to a 95-30-1 (.758) record between 1940 and 1953, leading the Irish to the 1944 national intercollegiate championship.

The McAllen, Texas, native graduated from Notre Dame in 1930 and began teaching in the language department a year later.

He was named department chairman in 1946 and held that position until his departure in 1961.

Langford died in St. Louis on Feb. 28, 2001, at the age of 92.

Herb Melton

Head Coach 1947-1950 30-5 (.857 percent) Herb Melton became Notre Dame’s fencing coach in 1947, when the program was restarted after being suspended due to World War II. Melton fenced sabre for the Irish between 1941 and 1943 and participated in the 1941 NCAA Championships.

The Paducah, Ky., native returned to Notre Dame after the war to attend law school and coached the fencing team for four seasons. Melton led the 1950 Irish to an undefeated 9-0 mark on the way to finishing sixth in the NCAA tournament, with foilist Nick Scalera and epeeist Ralph Dixon becoming Notre Dame’s first AllAmericans.

Future Notre Dame head coach Mike DeCicco fenced all three weapons between 1947 and 1950 and also competed in the 1948 NCAA tournament during Melton’s head coaching tenure.

Melton – a 1943 Notre Dame graduate – left the University in 1950 to practice law in Paducah. He maintained a keen interest in fencing until his death in 1996.

Yves Auriol

Head Women’s Coach 1986-2002 364-24 (.938 percent) Head Men’s Coach 1996-2002 161-9 (.947 percent) Yves Auriol announced his retirement prior to the 2002 season, his 18th year as head coach of the Irish women’s team and seventh as men’s coach. During Auriol’s tenure, Notre Dame fencers combined for 69 All-America honors (eight NCAA champions), plus five Academic AllAmerica citations. His 1987 squad claimed the NCAA women’s fencing title while his ‘94 women’s squad helped Notre Dame win the NCAA combined title. In seven other seasons under Auriol, Irish teams finishedastheNCAArunner-up– including every year from 1996-2000.

Auriol was named the national coach of the year following the ’01 and ‘02 seasons. The 2001 squad produced six men’s All-Americans while the 2002 team included 10 total All-Americans (both unprecedented in ND history). Auriol’s teams won 94 percent of their matches (525-33), including 36424 (.938) by the women and 161-9 (.947) by the men.

A native of France, Auriol graduated in 1955 from Lycee de Toulouse and earned a degree as a fencing master from the Institute National du Sport in Paris. He moved, in 1972, to Portland, Ore., where he formed the Salle Auriol Fencing Club and spent some time as Portland State’s women’s fencing coach (’75-’85). He served as a U.S. coach at the 1980-88 Olympic Games and coached U.S. fencers at various world championship events in the 1970s.

Auriol – presented with an honorary monogram by the Notre Dame National Monogram Club in 2001 – and his wife, Georgette, are parents of a son, Stephane, a foilist on the Notre Dame fencing team from 1996-99.

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Four-Year All-Americans The fencing program has played a lead role in Notre Dame’s storied athletic history, which has produced 32 student-athletes who have been four-year All-Americans in the same sport (11 men’s fencers, 10 women’s fencers, four women’s soccer players, five distance runners, a men’s basketball player and a baseball player).

In addition to the fencers listed on these pages, others have included cross country runner Oliver Hunter (’40-’43), basketball’s Kevin O’Shea (’47’50), soccer players Holly Manthei (’94-’97), Anne Makinen (’97-’00), Jen Grubb (’96-’99) and Kerri Hanks (’05-’08), baseball pitcher Aaron Heilman (’98-’01), and distance runners Ryan Shay (’97-’02) and Molly Huddle (’03-’07). Prior to freshman eligibility, foilist Jim Russamano (’58-’60) was Notre Dame fencing’s only threeyear All-American.

Molly Sullivan • Foil

NCAAs: 1985 – 5th (11-3) 1986 – 1st (15-0) 1987 – 3rd (13-2) 1988 – 1st (15-0) Career: 54-5 (.915)

Technically and psychologically dominant with few peers, going 160-14 in regular-season and 54-5 in NCAAs (1986 and 1988 foil champ, plus 1987 team title) … she and Alicja Kryczalo (2002-04) are ND women’s only repeat NCAA champs … North Andover, Mass.

NCAAs: 1976 – 3rd (22-5) 1977 – 1st (20-2) 1978 – 1st (23-0) 1979 – 2nd (30-2) Career: 95-9 (.913)

NCAAs: 1994 – 4th (14-4) 1995 – 12th (16-12) 1996 – 9th (15-7) 1997 – 6th (17-6) Career: 59-27 (.686)

Highly intelligent student-athlete who went on to earn prestigious NCAA post-graduate scholarship … an extra coach on the strip, due to his great fencing knowledge and personal skills … his 5th-place foil finish helped win 1994 NCAA team title … Newmarket, N.H.

Yehuda Kovacs • Foil

NCAAs: 1986 – 2nd (14-6) 1987 – 5th (14-4) 1988 – 4th (13-6) 1989 – 7th (11-6) Career: 52-22 (.703)

NCAAs: 1984 – 1st (13-6) 1985 – 4th (14-4) 1986 – 3rd (14-5) 1987 – 4th (15-5) Career: 56-20 (.737)

Leszek Nowosielski • Sabre

NCAAs: 1988 – 4th (14-4) 1989 – 5th (15-3) 1990 – 3rd (14-5) 1991 – 2nd (16-1) Career: 59-13 (.819)

Tactical sabreman with potential to dominate, owning best regular-season win pct. (.980, 97-2) in ND fencing history … joins Mike Sullivan, Molly Sullivan, Charles HiggsCoulthard, Sara Walsh, Ozren Debic and Alicja Kryczalo as only ND fencers to finish in top-five at four NCAAs …

Ottawa, Ontario.

Myriah Brown • Foil

NCAAs: 1996 – 8th (15-8) 1997 – 5th (16-7) 1998 – 8th (17-6) 1999 – 10th (13-10) Career: 61-31 (.663)

Wiry battler who ranks third in Notre Dame record book for career wins and fourth in winning percentage (.912, 291-28) … homegrown talent who trained throughout her youth with future Notre Dame classmate and fellow four-time foil All-American performer Sara Walsh … Mishawaka, Ind.

Charles Higgs-Coulthard • Foil

Classic and complete foilist who showed technical mastery of all offensive and defensive actions, with versatility and awareness to make needed adjustments and counter any opponent’s strengths …’84 NCAA foil champ, member of 1986 team champs … Boxford, Mass.

Driven competitor and classic battler who refused to lose – and rarely did, with 278-13 combined record (.955) in regular-season and NCAA round-robin bouts … repeated as both NCAA sabre champ and member of team champs, in 1978 …

Peabody, Mass.

Intense everyday competitor whose thorough preparation and drive to make things happen were products of his background in Israeli army … his runner-up foil finish led Irish to 1988 NCAA team title … posted a 146-11 career record (.930) in regular-season bouts … Hod Hosharon, Israel.

Jeremy Siek • Foil

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Mike Sullivan • Sabre

Luke La Valle • Sabre

NCAAs: 1996 – 4th (18-5) 1997 – 5th (15-8) 1998 – 1st (17-6) 1999 – 11th (12-11) Career: 62-30 (.674)

Clever and talented sabreman who combined with women’s foilists Myriah Brown and Sara Walsh as Notre Dame’s first classmates to be four-year All-Americans (matched by Ozren Debic and Jan Viviani in 2003, plus three in 2005 and two in 2007) … won NCAA sabre title as member of 1998 squad that finished two points shy of team title (147-149 to Penn State) … New York, N.Y.

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Magda Krol • Epee/Foil

NCAAs: 1997 – 1st (18-5) 1998 – 6th (16-7) 1999 – 8th (14-9) 2000 – 5th (16-7, foil) Career: 64-28 (.696)

Classic sportswoman who was respected – by teammates and opponents alike – for both her athletic dominance (1997 NCAA epee champ) and her warmth of personality … hard worker and smart competitor who remains ND’s only twoweapon All-American (also foil) … Vancouver, B.C.

Sara Walsh • Foil

Jan Viviani • Epee

NCAAs: 2002 – 1st (23-0) 2003 – 1st (19-4) 2004 – 1st (21-2) 2005 – 2nd (21-2) Career: 84-8 (.913) Fast hand and 5-11 frame … only ND fencer in four NCAA finals (2002-04 champ, 2005 runner-up) … became ninth fencer in NCAA history with 3-plus titles (2nd in ND sports history) … 23-0 (+100) in 2002 NCAAs … 2nd-best career win pct. (.931) ever by ND women’s fencer …

Gdansk, Poland.

Michal Sobieraj • Epee

NCAAs: 2000 – 3rd (17-6) 2001 – 3rd (17-6) 2002 – 5th (17-6) 2003 – 10th (12-11) Career: 63-29 (.685) First ND epeeist to be four-time All-American, also owning top career regular-season win pct. (.890, 162-20) in ND men’s epee history … third at 2000 and 2001 NCAAs and member of 2003 team champs … known for physical, quickstriking style … Haworth, N.J.

Alicja Kryczalo • Foil

NCAAs: 2002 – 2nd (22-1) 2003 – 3rd (19-4) 2004 – 2nd (19-4) 2005 – 7th (18-5) Career: 78-14 (.815) Battler known for her quickness, mental toughness and timely dodging … finished second to teammate Alicja Kryczalo at NCAAs in 2002 (20-1 round-robin) and 2004 … third in ND women’s fencing history for career NCAA wins (75-15), also fifth with .916 career win percentage in regular-season bouts. …

Gates Mills, Ohio

Tremendous athlete and fiery sparkplug who used small frame for quickness and cat-like elusiveness … two-time NCAA runner-up whose .970 career win pct.

(231-7) in regular-season bouts ranks second in ND women’s fencing history (as does her .870 NCAAs mark) …

Mishawaka, Ind.

NCAAs: 2000 – 2nd (20-3) 2001 – 5th (17-6) 2002 – 4th (18-5) 2003 – 4th (18-5) Career: 73-19 (.794)

Took place among program’s elite all-time fencers, with four top-5 finishes and second-most NCAA wins (73-19) in ND men’s fencing history … also ranks third with .952 regular-season win pct. (157-8) … matched natural athleticism with a tireless workrate …

Zagreb, Croatia.

Andrea Ament • Foil

NCAAs: 1996 – 2nd (21-2) 1997 – 2nd (19-4) 1998 – 3rd (21-2) 1999 – 5th (19-4) Career: 80-12 (.870)

Ozren Debic • Foil

Patrick Ghattas • Sabre

NCAAs: 2002 – 10th (12-11) 2003 – 2nd (20-3) 2004 – 3rd (18-5) 2005 – 1st (18-5) Career: 68-24 (.739) Clever and technical bouter with 6-foot-2 frame … one of five ND men’s fencers ever to reach 3-plus NCAA final bouts … set ND record for career epee win pct. (.936) … set ND epee record for single-season wins (64, in 2005) … Krakow, Poland.

NCAAs: 2004 – 10th (13-10) 2005 – 2nd (18-5) 2006 – 2nd (20-3) 2007 – 2nd (18-5) Career: 69-23 (.750) Quick, compact battler with smooth technique … owns third-most NCAA wins in ND men’s fencing history … third ND fencer to reach 3-plus NCAA title bouts … fifth in ND men’s sabre regular-season wins (158) … helped win 2005 NCAA team title ...

Beaverton, Ore.

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Four-Year All-Americans Valerie Providenza • Sabre NCAAs: 2004 – 1st (18-4) 2005 – 4th (19-4) 2006 – 9th (15-8) 2007 – 4th (19-3) Career: 71-19 (.789) Combined tremendous speed with effective modern style … fifth ND fencer to win NCAA individual title as a freshman … totaled fourth-most NCAA career wins (71) in ND women’s fencing history ... member of 2005 NCAA team champs … Beaverton, Ore.

Notre Dame Fencing All-Americans – by Weapon MEN’S FOIL (32 INDIVIDUALS/56 TIMES) Nick Scalera (’50), Jack Mooney (’53), Dick Hull (’54), Jim Waters (’55), Jim Russomano (’58-’60), Bill

Ferrence (’64, ’65), John Bishko (‘66), John Crikelair (’67, ’68), Bob Babineau (’69), Mike Cornwall (’73), Mike McCahey (’75), Pat Gerard (’77, ’78), Andy Bonk (’79, ’80), Ray Benson (’81), Marc DeJong (’83), Charles HiggsCoulthard (’84-’87), Mike Van der Velden (’85), Yehuda Kovacs (’86-’89), Noel Yong (’90, ’91), Stanton Brunner (’93), Jeremy Siek (’94-’97), Ozren Debic (’00-’03), Forest Walton (’01), Derek Snyder (’02, ’03), Jakub Jedrkowiak (’05-’07), Mark Kubik (’07), Steve Kubik (’08), Zach Schirtz (’08), Enzo Castellani (’09, ’10), Gerek Meinhardt (’09, ’10), Reggie Bentley (’11), Ariel DeSmet (’11).

MEN’S EPEE (37/59)

Adrienne Nott • Foil NCAAs: 2006 – 6th (15-8) 2007 – 3rd (18-5) 2008 – 4th (19-4) 2009 – 9th (14-9) Career: 66-26 (.717) A cerebral fencer who also earned Academic All-American honors in 2008 … patient on the strip and a mentally tough competitor ... finished her career with the fourth-most foil wins in program history (223) ... A U.S. Junior National Team member (2006) … …

Pittsford, N.Y.

Ralph Dixon (’50), Brian Duff (’52), John McGinn (’53), Rod Duff (’54), Don Tadrowski (’55, ’56), Dennis Hemmerle (’57), Ron Farrow (’58), Pete Giaimo (’60), John Donlon (’61), Dan Kenney (’62), Dick Marks (’63, ’64), Steve Donlon (’67), Jeff Pero (’68), Rick Deladrier (’70, ’71), Ed Fellows (’74), Tim Glass (’75-’77), Bjorn Vaggo (’78), Rich Daly (’81, ’82), Ola Harstrom (’83), Andy Quaroni (’84, ’85), Mike Gostigian (’86), Christian Scherpe (’86), Todd Griffee (’87, ’88), Ted Fay (’89), Jubba Beshin (’90, ’91), David Calderhead (’90, ’91), Geoff Pechinsky (’93), Rakesh Patel (’94, ’95), Carl Jackson (’95, ’98), Brian Stone (’98), Brian Casas (’99, ’01), Jan Viviani (’00-’03), Michal Sobieraj (’02’05), Greg Howard (’07, ’08), Karol Kostka (’07, ’08, ’09), Greg Schoolcraft (‘10), James Kaull (‘10).

WOMEN’S FOIL (16/42) Susan Valdiserri (’82), Pia Albertson (’84), Molly Sullivan (’85-’88), Janice Hynes (’86, ’89), Anne Barreda (’88, ’90), Kristin Kralicek (’89, ’90), Heidi Piper (’90-’92), Maria Panyi (’95), Sara Walsh (’96-’99), Myriah Brown (’96-’99), Magda Krol (’00), Liza Boutsikaris (’00), Alicja Kryczalo (’02-’05), Andrea Ament (’02-’05), Adrienne Nott (’06, ’07, ’08, ’09), Hayley Reese (’08-’11).

WOMEN’S EPEE (11/28; SINCE 1995) Claudette de Bruin (’95, ’96), Magda Krol (’97-’99), Nicole Mustilli (’98, ’99), Anna Carnick (’00-’02), Meagan Call (’00, ’01, ’03), Kerry Walton (’02-’04), Amy Orlando (’04, ’05), Madeleine Stephan (’06), Kelley Hurley (’07, ’08, ‘10), Ewa Nelip (’08, ’09, ’11), Courtney Hurley (’09,-‘11).

WOMEN’S SABRE (8/16; SINCE 2000) Natalia Mazur (’00), Carianne McCullough (’02), Destanie Milo (’03), Valerie Providenza (’04-’07), Mariel Zagunis (’05, ’06), Sarah Borrmann (’08, ‘10), Eileen Hassett (’08-’11), Lian Osier (’11)

Eileen Hassett • Sabre

Hayley Reese • Foil

NCAAs: 2008 – 5th (67-12) 2009 – 6th (43-10) 2010 – 7th (33-18) 2011 – 3rd (32-8) Career: 175-68 (.720) Graduated with a tremendous Notre Dame pedigree … ranked 18th on the all-time career wins list in women’s team history with 175 (175-68) … among women’s sabreists, ranks fourth all-time with the 175 decisions … ended career with first-ever first-team All-American citation … Beaverton, Ore.

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MEN’S SABRE (37/67) Bob Schlosser (’50), Charlie Daschle (’51), Gerry Finney (’53, ’54), Tom Dorwin (’55), Tom Lee (’59), Ted DeBaene (’60), Tom Shipp (’62), Ralph DeMatteis (’63), Sam Crimone (’64), Mike Dwyer (’65), John Klier (’66), Mike Daher (’68), Bob Mendes (’69), Doug Daher (’71), Ron Sollito (’72), Sam DiFiglio (’74, ’75), Mike Sullivan (’76’79), Chris Lyons (’80), Greg Armi (’81), Don Johnson (’84’86), John Edwards (’85), Kevin Stoutermire (’87), Leszek Nowosielski (’88-’91), James Taliafero (’90, ‘92), Ed Baguer (’92), Chris Hajnik (’94), Bill Lester (’94-’96), Luke La Valle (’96-’99), Andrzej Bednarski (’98, ’00, ’01), Gabor Szelle (‘99, ’00, ’03), Andre Crompton (’01, ’02), Matt Fabricant (’03), Patrick Ghattas (’04-’07), Matt Stearns (’05, ’06), Bill Thanhouser (’07), Barron Nydam (’08-’11), Avery Zuck (’09-‘11).

Barron Nydam • Sabre

NCAAs: 2008 – 11th (69-12) 2009 – 2nd (51-6) 2010 – 5th (42-13) 2011 – 8th (29-9) Career: 191-40 (.826) One of a long line of Irish women’s foilist to receive four All-American citations, becoming the eighth in program history … ranked 14th on the all-time career wins list in women’s team history with 191 (191-40) … also ranked seventh on foil career wins … her 69 victories in ’08 ranked eighth on foil single season wins list … Crestwood, Ky.

NCAAs: 2008 – 6th (36-12) 2009 – 10th (24-8) 2010 – 10th (32-11) 2011 – 6th (26-14) Career: 118-45 (.730) Cracked the 100-victory plateau, ending career with 118 career sabre victories (118-45) … twice selected as secondteam All-American, including during final campaign … showed consistency throughout career, never losing more than 14 bouts in a single season …

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

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All-Americans Men’s First Team All-Americans Name Weapon Years Greg Armi Sabre 1981 (3rd) Jubba Beshin Epee 1990 (2nd), 1991 (1st) Andy Bonk Foil 1979 (1st), 1980 (2nd) Enzo Castellani Foil 2010 (3rd) David Calderhead Epee 1990 (3rd), 1991 (3rd) Ozren Debic Foil 2000 (2nd), 2002 (4th), 2003 (4th) Ariel DeSmet Foil 2011 (1st) Steve Donlon Epee 1967 (3rd) Ron Farrow Epee 1958 (3rd) Bill Ferrance Foil 1964 (3rd) Gerry Finney Sabre 1954 (3rd) Pat Gerard Foil 1977 (1st), 1978 (2nd) Patrick Ghattas Sabre 2005 (2nd), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (2nd) Tim Glass Epee 1975 (3rd), 1977 (3rd) Mike Gostigian Epee 1986 (3rd) Todd Griffee Epee 1988 (2nd) Ola Harstrom Epee 1983 (1st) Denny Hemmerle Epee 1957 (2nd) Charles Higgs-Coulthard Foil 1984 (1st), 1985 (4th), 1986 (3rd), 1987 (4th) Don Johnson Sabre 1984 (3rd) Yehuda Kovacs Foil 1986 (2nd), 1988 (4th) Luke La Valle Sabre 1996 (4th), 1998 (1st) Bill Lester Sabre 1995 (2nd), 1997 (3rd) Gerek Meinhardt Foil 2009 (2nd), 2010 (1st) Leszek Nowosielski Sabre 1988 (4th), 1990 (3rd), 1991 (2nd) Andy Quaroni Epee 1985 (3rd) Jim Russomano Foil 1958 (3rd) Nick Scalera Foil 1950 (3rd) Christian Scherpe Epee 1986 (3rd) Michal Sobieraj Epee 2003 (2nd), 2004 (3rd) 2005 (1st) Brian Stone Epee 1998 (4th) Mike Sullivan Sabre 1976 (3rd), 1977 (1st), 1978 (1st), 1979 (2nd) Gabor Szelle Sabre 1999 (2nd), 2000 (1st) James Taliaferro Sabre 1992 (3rd) Don Tadrowski Epee 1955 (1st) Bjorn Vaggo Epee 1978 (1st)

Todd Griffee placed 12th in the 1987 NCAA epee competition before surging to first team All-America honors with his runner-up showing at the 1988 NCAAs.

In 1992, the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association retroactively classified as first team All-Americans first- through fourth-place finishers in the NCAA Championships, second team All-Americans fifth- through eighth-place finishers, and third-team All-Americans ninth- through 12th-place finishers.

Barron Nydam Rakesh Patel Andy Quaroni Jim Russomano Jeremy Siek Derek Snyder Ron Sollitto Kevin Stoutermire James Taliaferro Bill Thanhouser Mike Van der Velden Jan Viviani Avery Zuck

Sabre Epee Epee Foil Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Epee Sabre

Men’s Third Team All-Americans Epeeist Ralph Dixon placed fifth at the 1950 NCAAs, combining with foilist Nick Scalera and sabre Bob Schlosser as Notre Dame’s first fencing All-Americans.

Jan Viviani Noel Young Avery Zuck

Epee Foil Sabre

2000 (3rd), 2001 (3rd) 1990 (3rd), 1991 (2nd) 2010 (3rd), 2011 (2nd

Men’s Second Team All-Americans Name Weapon Andrzej Bednarski Sabre Reggie Bentley Foil John Bishko Foil Brian Casas Epee Enzo Castellani Foil John Crikelair Foil Sam Crimone Sabre Andre Crompton Sabre Doug Daher Sabre Mike Daher Sabre Rich Daly Epee Ted DeBaene Sabre Ozren Debic Foil Marc DeJong Foil Rich Deladrier Epee Ralph Dixon Epee John Donlon Epee Tom Dorwin Sabre John Edwards Sabre Matt Fabricant Sabre Ed Fellows Epee Bill Ferrance Foil Gerry Finney Sabre Pete Giaimo Epee Tim Glass Epee Greg Howard Epee Carl Jackson Epee Jakub Jedrkowiak Foil Don Johnson Sabre Yehuda Kovacs Foil Mark Kubik Foil Steve Kubik Foil Luke La Valle Sabre Bill Lester Sabre Chris Lyons Sabre Dick Marks Epee Mike McCahey Foil John McGinn Epee Bob Mendes Sabre Leszek Nowosielski Sabre

Years 2000 (5th) 2011 (5th) 1966 (6th) 1999 (8th), 2001 (7th) 2009 (8th) 1967 (8th) 1964 (8th) 2001 (7th), 2002 (5th) 1971 (8th) 1968 (5th) 1982 (6th) 1960 (7th) 2001 (5th) 1983 (5th) 1970 (6th), 1971 (6th) 1950 (5th) 1961 (5th) 1955 (7th) 1985 (5th) 2003 (6th) 1974 (6th) 1965 (5th) 1953 (6th) 1960 (7th) 1976 (6th) 2007 (8th), 2008 (8th) 1995 (6th) 2005 (7th), 2006 (8th) 1986 (6th) 1987 (5th), 1989 (7th) 2007 (7th) 2008 (8th) 1997 (5th) 1996 (6th) 1980 (6th) 1964 (8th) 1975 (7th) 1953 (8th) 1969 (8th) 1989 (5th)

Name Weapon Bob Babineau Foil Ed Baguer Sabre Andrzej Bednarski Sabre Ray Benson Foil Stan Brunner Foil Mike Cornwall Foil John Crikelair Foil Rich Daly Epee Charles Daschle Sabre Ralph DeMatteis Sabre Sam DiFiglio Sabre Brian Duff Epee Rod Duff Epee Mike Dwyer Sabre Ted Fay Epee Patrick Ghattas Sabre Todd Griffee Epee Chris Hajnik Sabre Dick Hull Foil Carl Jackson Epee Jakub Jedrkowiak Foil Don Johnson Sabre James Kaull Epee Dan Kenney Epee John Klier Sabre Karol Kostka Epee Luke La Valle Sabre Tom Lee Sabre Dick Marks Epee Jack Mooney Foil Barron Nydam Sabre Rakesh Patel Epee Geoff Pechinsky Epee Jeff Pero Epee Greg Schoolcraft Epee Zach Schirtz Foil Bob Schlosser Sabre Tom Shipp Sabre Jeremy Siek Foil Michal Sobieraj Epee Matt Stearns Sabre Gabor Szelle Sabre Don Tadrowski Epee Jan Viviani Epee Forest Walton Foil Jim Waters Foil

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2008 (6th), 2011 (6th) 1995 (8th) 1984 (6th) 1959 (6th), 1960 (6th) 1994 (5th), 1997 (6th) 2002 (7th), 2003 (5th) 1972 (7th) 1987 (6th) 1990 (7th) 2007 (6th) 1985 (8th) 2002 (5th) 2009 (5th)

Years 1969 (9th) 1992 (11th) 1998 (11th), 2001 (10th) 1981 (12th) 1993 (11th) 1973 (11th) 1968 (11th) 1981 (12th) 1950, 1951 1963 (9th) 1974 (10th), 1975 (11th) 1952 (12th) 1954 (12th) 1965 (10th) 1989 (12th) 2004 (10th) 1987 (12th) 1994 (10th) 1954 (9th) 1998 (11th) 2007 (9th) 1985 (9th) 2010 (10th) 1962 (10th) 1966 (10th) 2008 (9th), 2009 (10th) 1999 (11th) 1959 (11th) 1963 (10th) 1953 (12th) 2009 (10th), 2010 (10th) 1994 (12th) 1993 (9th) 1968 (9th) 2010 (12th) 2008 (11th) 1950 (11th) 1962 (12th) 1995 (12th), 1996 (9th) 2002 (10th) 2005 (10th), 2006 (11th) 2003 (11th) 1956 (9th) 2003 (10th) 2001 (9th) 1955 (10th)

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All-Americans

Claudette de Bruin (’93-’96) is one of 16 Notre Dame student-athletes ever to earn each of the following honors: All-America, Academic All-America and Notre Dame’s Byron Kanaley Award (which honors the top student-athlete leaders).

Foilist Kristin Kralicek earned All-America honors in both 1989 and ’90.

Andrea Ament concluded her Irish career as a fourtime All-American, three times earning first-team distinction, while earning a second-team honor on one occasion. She also was part of two NCAA Championshp teams (2003, 2005).

Women’s First Team All-Americans

Women’s Second Team All-Americans

Women’s Third Team All-Americans

Name Weapon Years Andrea Ament Foil 2002 (2nd), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (2nd) Anne Barreda Foil 1988 (3rd) Sarah Borrmann Sabre 2008 (1st) Claudette de Bruin Epee 1995 (3rd), 1996 (3rd) Eileen Hassett Sabre 2011 (3rd) Courtney Hurley Epee 2009 (3rd), 2010 (3rd), 2011 (1st) Kelley Hurley Epee 2007 (2nd), 2008 (1st) Magda Krol Epee 1997 (1st) Alicja Kryczalo Foil 2002 (1st), 2003 (1st), 2004 (1st), 2005 (2nd) Nicole Mustilli Epee 1998 (4th) Ewa Nelip Epee 2008 (3rd), 2009 (3rd) Adrienne Nott Foil 2007 (3rd), 2008 (4th) Amy Orlando Epee 2005 (2nd) Maria Panyi Foil 1995 (2nd) Heidi Piper Foil 1990 (2nd), 1991 (1st), 1992 (4th) Valerie Providenza Sabre 2004 (1st), 2005 (4th), 2007 (4th) Hayley Reese Foil 2009 (2nd) Molly Sullivan Foil 1986 (1st), 1987 (3rd), 1988 (1st) Sara Walsh Foil 1996 (2nd), 1997 (2nd), 1998 (3rd) Kerry Walton Epee 2002 (1st), 2004 (2nd) Mariel Zagunis Sabre 2005 (2nd), 2006 (1st)

Name Weapon Years Andrea Ament Foil 2005 (7th) Anne Barreda Foil 1990 (8th) Sarah Borrmann Sabre 2010 (5th) Myriah Brown Foil 1996 (6th), 1997 (5th),1998 (6th) Meagan Call Epee 2001 (5th) Eileen Hassett Sabre 2008 (5th), 2009 (6th), 2010 (7th) Kelley Hurley Epee 2010 (6th) Janice Hynes Foil 1989 (6th) Kristin Kralicek Foil 1990 (7th) Magda Krol Epee/Foil (‘00) 1998 (6th), 1999 (8th), 2000 (5th) Destanie Milo Sabre 2003 (6th) Nicole Mustilli Epee 1999 (5th) Adrienne Nott Foil 2006 (6th) Hayley Reese Foil 2010 (5th), 2011 (8th) Madeleine Stephan Epee 2006 (6th) Molly Sullivan Foil 1985 (5th) Sara Walsh Foil 1999 (5th) Kerry Walton Epee 2003 (5th)

Name Weapon Years Pia Albertson Foil 1984 (10th) Liza Boutsikaris Foil 2000 (12th) Myriah Brown Foil 1999 (10th) Meagan Call Epee 2000 (12th), 2003 (10th) Anna Carnick Epee 2000 (9th), 2001 (12th), 2002 (10th) Janice Hynes Foil 1986 (11th) Kristin Kralicek Foil 1989 (10th) Carianne McCullough Sabre 2002 (12th) Natalia Mazur Sabre 2000 (10th) Ewa Nelip Epee 2011 (9th) Adrienne Nott Foil 2009 (9th) Amy Orlando Epee 2004 (10th) Lian Osier Sabre 2011 )9th) Valerie Providenza Sabre 2006 (9th) Hayley Reese Foil 2008 (11th) Susan Valdiserri Foil 1982 (10th) Bold indicates current fencers

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Award Winners CoSIDA Academic All-America Winners are selected from voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Fencing is included in the fall/winter at-large category, with winners selected from nominees from 12 different sports.

1991......................................................................

Heidi Piper (2nd Team) 1992......................................................................

Heidi Piper (3rd Team) 1996......................................................................

Claudette de Bruin (2nd Team) 1996......................................................................

Bill Lester (2nd Team) 1997......................................................................

Bill Lester (1st Team) 2008......................................................................

Adrienne Nott (3rd Team)

Byron V. Kanaley Award The most prestigious honor awarded to a Notre Dame student-athlete, the Byron V. Kanaley Award has been presented since 1927 to senior monogram athletes who have been exemplary as students and leaders. The awards are named in honor of a 1904 graduate who was a member of the Notre Dame baseball team, went on to a successful banking career in Chicago and served as a lay trustee from 1915 until his death in 1960. Ten members of the men’s fencing team and seven women’s fencers have received the award: 1952........................................ James Walsh 1967.......................................... Jack Haynes 1971.......................................... Doug Daher 1973..................................... Richard Waugh 1974.................................... John Hathaway 1975.......................................... Paul Angelo 1987...................................... David Lennert 1992.......................................... Heidi Piper 1994.................................. Maura Gallagher,

Grzegorz Woznia 1995....................................Elizabeth Caruso 1996............................... Claudette de Bruin 1997............................................. Bill Lester 2005.......................................Alicja Kryczalo 2008.........................................Greg Howard Rachel Cota 2009....................................... Adrienne Nott

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients are selected from a highly-competitive pool of nominees of college senior student-athletes and are awarded scholarships to be used for postgraduate studies.

1967................................................ Jack Haynes 1968................................................. Mike Daher 1975................................................ Paul Angelo 1992.................................................. Heidi Piper 1997................................................ Jeremy Siek

Bill Lester, Notre Dame’s career leader in men’s fencing wins (213-38), was recognized during a 1996 Notre Dame football game for his status as an Academic All-American (second team in 1996, first team in ’97). Lester is one of 51 all-time Notre Dame student-athletes (achieved a total of 63 times) ever to earn Academic All-America and All-America in the same year (he finished second in the sabre competition at the 1995 NCAAs, plus sixth in ’96, third in ’97).

Of those 51 All-America/Academic AllAmerica double honorees, Lester is one of only 15 who also received Notre Dame’s prestigious Kanaley Award – as are women’s fencers Heidi Piper (’92), Claudette de Bruin (’96) and Adrienne Nott (’09), football players George Kunz (’68), John Krimm (’81) and Tim Ruddy (’93), track-and-field competitors Errol Williams and Mike Brown (both ’98), basketball players Bob Arnzen (’68), Pat Garrity (’98) and Ruth Riley (’01), softball’s Jarrah Myers (’02), soccer’s Jen Renola (’97), tennis player Jen Hall (’99) and distance runner Stephanie Madia (’06).

James Walsh

Jack Haynes

Doug Daher

Richard Waugh

John Hathaway

Paul Angelo

David Lennert

Heidi Piper

Maura Gallagher

Grzegorz Wozniak

Elizabeth Caruso

Claudette de Bruin

Bill Lester

Alicja Kryczalo

Greg Howard

Rachel Cota

Adrienne Nott

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Award Winners Walt Langford Memorial Award

Men’s Foil MVP

Recognizing sportsmanship, leadership and teamwork.

1978............................................... Pat Gerard 1979.............................................. Andy Bonk 1980.............................................. Andy Bonk 1981............................................. Ray Benson 1982.......................................... Marc De Jong 1983.......................................... Marc De Jong 1984......................... Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1985......................... Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1986........................................ Yehuda Kovacs 1987....................................... Derek Holeman 1988................................................ Phil Leary 1989....................................... Derek Holeman 1990................................................. Joel Clark 1991............................................. Noel Young 1992................................................. Jeff Piper 1993.......................................... Stan Brunner 1994........................................... Conor Power 1995............................................. Jeremy Siek 1996............................................. Jeremy Siek 1997............................................. Jeremy Siek 1998............................................. John Tejada 1999...................................... Stephane Auriol 2000............................................. Ozren Debic 2001............................................. Ozren Debic 2002............................................. Ozren Debic 2003............................................. Ozren Debic 2004.......................................... Forest Walton 2005..................................... Jakub Jedrowiak 2006..................................... Jakub Jedrowiak 2007............................................. Mark Kubik 2008............................................. Mark Kubik 2009..................................... Gerek Meinhardt 2010.........................................Enzo Castellani 2011........................................... Ariel DeSmet

1961........................................... John Donlon 1962............................................... Tom Shipp 1963..................................... Ralph DeMatteis 1964.......................................... Sam Crimone 1965.......................................... Joe McQuade 1966........................... John Bishko, John Klier 1967............................................ Jack Haynes 1968.......................................... John Crikelair 1969..................... Lou Emerson, Bob Mendes 1970..................................... Roger Holzgrave 1971...................... Rich Deladrier, John Lyons 1972...................... Matt Fruzynski, Tim Taylor 1973......................................... Mike Cornwell 1974................................................. Roy Seitz 1975................................................. Tom Coye 1976............................................ Sam DiFiglio 1977................................................. Tim Glass 1978................................................... Bill Kica 1979............. Steve Salimando, Mike Sullivan 1980.............................................. Chris Lyons 1981............................................... Greg Armi 1982.............................................. Sal D’Allura 1983..................................... Scott Rutherford 1984.............................................. Chris Grady 1985....................... Mike Janis, Andy Quaroni 1986......... Tony Consoli, Mike Van der Velden 1987......................... Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1988...................................... Gary Galizewski 1989.................................................... Ted Fay 1990............................................. Mark Gugel 1991.......................................... Anne Barreda 1992............. Chris Baguer, David Calderhead 1993.......................... Per Johnsson, Jeff Piper 1994.............................................. Rian Girard 1995.......................................... Stan Brunner 1996....................................... Mindi Kalogera 1997............................... Phil Lee, Phil Mages 1998.............................................. Anne Hoos 1999................ Tim Monahan, Nicole Paulina 2000............................................. Magda Krol 2001............................................ Kim DeMaio 2002.................................... Andre Crompton, Carianne McCullough 2003.......................... Ozren Debic, Jan Viviani 2004........................................... Kerry Walton 2005............... Alicja Kryczalo, Andrea Ament 2006........... Valerie Providenza, Amy Orlando 2007....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2008............................................. Mark Kubik 2009....................................... Bill Thanhouser 2010........................................... Kelley Hurley 2011...................Eileen Hassett, Hayley Reese Zach Schirtz, Avery Zuck

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Men’s Sabre MVP 1978.............................................. Chris Lyons 1979.............................................. Chris Lyons 1980............................................... Greg Armi 1981................................................ Sal Muoio 1982............................................... Mike Janis 1983......................................... John Edwards 1984............................................... Mike Janis 1985......................................... John Edwards 1986........................................... Don Johnson 1987............................................... Tim Collins 1988................................. Leszek Nowosielski 1989................................. Leszek Nowosielski 1990........................................... Chris Baguer 1991................................. Leszek Nowosielski 1992............................................... Ed Baguer 1993............................................. Chris Hajnik 1994............................................. Chris Hajnik 1995................................................ Bill Lester 1996........................................... Luke La Valle 1997................................................ Bill Lester 1998........................................... Luke La Valle 1999........................................... Luke La Valle 2000............................................ Gabor Szelle 2001..................................... Andre Crompton 2002..................................... Andre Crompton 2003........................................ Matt Fabricant 2004....................................... Patrick Ghattas

2005....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2006....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2007....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2008........................................ Barron Nydam 2009.............................................. Avery Zuck 2010............................................... Avery Zuck 2011............................................... Avery Zuck

Men’s Epee MVP 1978.............................................Bjorn Vaggo 1979...................................... Mike Schermoly 1980................................................. Rich Daly 1981........................................... Kevin Tindell 1982................................................. Rich Daly 1983.......................................... Ola Harstrom 1984.......................................... Andy Quaroni 1985.................................... Christian Scherpe 1986.................................... Christian Scherpe 1987............................................. Todd Griffee 1988............................................. Todd Griffee 1989.................................................... Ted Fay 1990.......................................... Jubba Beshin 1991................................... David Calderhead 1992................................... David Calderhead 1993..................................... Geoff Pechinsky 1994................................... Grzegorz Wozniak 1995............................................ Carl Jackson 1996................................................ Brice Dille 1997............................................. Brian Stone 1998............................................. Brian Stone 1999............................................ Carl Jackson 2000............................................... Jan Viviani 2001............................................... Jan Viviani 2002............................................... Jan Viviani 2003............................................... Jan Viviani 2004....................................... Michal Sobieraj 2005........................................Michal Sobieraj 2006........................................... Greg Howard 2007...................................... Patrick Gettings 2008........................................... Greg Howard 2009 ........................................... Karol Kostka 2010...................................James Kaull 2011...................................James Kaull

Women’s Foil MVP 1978............................................ Karen Lacity 1979......................................... Dodee Carney 1980............................................... Liz Bathon 1981 ............ Denise Haradem, Kathy McCann 1982...................................... Susan Valdiserri 1983................................ Charlotte Albertson 1984.......................................... Pia Albertson 1985......................................... Molly Sullivan 1986......................................... Molly Sullivan 1987........................................ Kristin Kralicek 1988.......................................... Anne Barreda 1989........................................ Kristin Kralicek 1990........................................ Kristin Kralicek 1991.............................................. Heidi Piper 1992.............................................. Heidi Piper 1993.................................. Claudette de Bruin 1994............................................. Maria Panyi 1995............................................. Maria Panyi 1996.............................................. Sara Walsh

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1997......................................... Myriah Brown 1998.............................................. Sara Walsh 1999.............................................. Sara Walsh 2000............................................. Magda Krol 2001....................................... Liza Boutsikaris 2002......................................... Alicja Kryczalo 2003............... Andrea Ament, Alicja Kryczalo 2004............... Andrea Ament, Alicja Kryczalo 2005........................................ Andrea Ament 2006......................................... Adrienne Nott 2007......................................... Adrienne Nott 2008......................................... Adrienne Nott 2009......................................... Adrienne Nott 2010........................................... Hayley Reese 2011........................................... Hayley Reese

Women’s Epee MVP 1994..................................... Maura Gallagher 1995.................................. Claudette de Bruin 1996.................................. Claudette de Bruin 1997............................................. Magda Krol 1998......................................... Nicole Mustilli 1999......................................... Nicole Mustilli 2000........................................... Anna Carnick 2001........................................... Anna Carnick 2002........................................... Kerry Walton 2003............................................ Meagan Call 2004........................................... Kerry Walton 2005........................................... Kerry Walton 2006........................................... Amy Orlando 2007........................................... Kelley Hurley 2008........................................... Kelley Hurley 2009...................................... Courtney Hurley 2010........................................... Kelley Hurley 2011.................................................Ewa Nelip

Women’s Sabre MVP 1999*............................Carianne McCullough 2000..............................Carianne McCullough 2001..............................Carianne McCullough 2002..............................Carianne McCullough 2003.........................................Maggie Jordan 2004......... Danielle Davis, Valerie Providenza 2005........ Valerie Providenza, Mariel Zagunis 2006........................................ Mariel Zagunis 2007.................................. Valerie Providenza 2008..................................... Sarah Borrmann 2009......................................... Eileen Hassett 2010......................................Sarah Borrmann 2011..........................................Eileen Hassett

National Monogram Club Fencing Team MVP Men

1982.............................................. Sal D’Allura 1983.......................................... Marc de Jong 1984.......................................... Andy Quaroni 1985.......................................... Andy Quaroni 1986........................................ Mike Gostigian 1987......................... Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1988........................................ Yehuda Kovacs 1989.................................................... Ted Fay 1990.......................................... Jubba Beshin

1991................................. Leszek Nowosielski 1992................................... David Calderhead 1993................................................. Jeff Piper 1994................................... Grzegorz Wozniak 1995............................................. Jeremy Siek 1996................................................ Bill Lester 1997............................................. Jeremy Siek 1998....................... Luke LaValle, Brian Stone 1999............................................ Gabor Szelle 2000............................................ Gabor Szelle 2001............................................... Jan Viviani 2002.................. Andre Crompton, Jan Viviani 2003............................................. Ozren Debic 2004.......................................... Forest Walton 2005....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2006....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2007....................................... Patrick Ghattas 2008........................................... Greg Howard 2009..................................... Gerek Meinhardt 2010............................................... Avery Zuck 2011............................................... Avery Zuck Women

1982...................................... Susan Valdiserri 1983...................................... Susan Valdiserri 1984.......................................... Pia Albertson 1985......................................... Molly Sullivan 1986........................................... Janice Hynes 1987........................................... Janice Hynes 1988......................................... Molly Sullivan 1989........................................... Janice Hynes 1990.............................................. Heidi Piper 1991.............................................. Heidi Piper 1992.............................................. Heidi Piper 1993......................................... Kathleen Vogt 1994............................................. Maria Panyi 1995............................................. Maria Panyi 1996.............................................. Sara Walsh 1997.......................... Magda Krol, Sara Walsh 1998..................... Nicole Mustilli, Sara Walsh 1999......................................... Nicole Mustilli 2000............................................. Magda Krol 2001............................................ Meagan Call 2002......................................... Alicja Kryczalo 2003......................................... Alicja Kryczalo 2004......................................... Alicja Kryczalo 2005......... Alicja Kryczalo, Valerie Providenza 2006........................................ Mariel Zagunis 2007 ................. Kelley Hurley, Adrienne Nott 2008......................................... Adrienne Nott 2009......................................... Adrienne Nott 2010......................................Sarah Borrmann 2011...................................... Courtney Hurley

Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award Fencers with highest grade-point average.

1987.......................................... Dave Lennert 1988......................................... Chris Reardon 1989....................................... Steve Rawlings 1990................................................. Joel Clark 1991................................. Leszek Nowosielski 1992................................................ Tom Clare 1993................................................ Brian Ray 1994............................................. Greg Ripple 1995............................................. Chris Hajnik 1996................................................... Phil Lee 1997................................................... Phil Lee 1998............................................. Matt Hysell 1999......................................... Tim Monahan 2000.............................................. Steve Kane 2001.................................. George Viamontes 2002........................................... Neal Salisian 2003.......................................... Adam Harvey 2004............................. Brendan Prendergast 2005............................................. T.J. McNally 2006.................................... Alex Schumacher 2007........................................... Greg Howard 2008...................... Greg Howard, Mark Kubik 2010..................................... Gerek Meinhardt 2011..............................................Steve Kubik Women

1982................................... Marcella Lansford 1982........................................ Mary Marshall 1984....................................... Kathy Morrison 1985..................................... Celeste Kowalski 1986.............................................. Linda Gase 1987...................................... Vittoria Quaroni 1988...................................... Mary-Jean Sully 1989.................................. Stephanie McNeill 1990.......................................... Anne Barreda 1991.................................... Margaret Connor 1992.............................................. Heidi Piper 1993......................................... Kathleen Vogt 1994..................................... Maura Gallagher 1995..................................... Elizabeth Caruso 1996.................................. Claudette de Bruin 1997................................... Maria Thieneman 1998......................................... Stacey Stough 1999......................................... Nicole Paulina 2000................................................. Kelly Orsi 2001.................................. Mary Beth Willard 2002............................. Carianne McCullough 2003............................................. Jill Inghram 2004........................................... Beth Emilian 2005..... Rebecca Chimahusky, Natalie Tenner 2006.......... Valerie Providenza, Colleen Walsh 2007.................................. Valerie Providenza 2008.................... Rachel Cota, Adrienne Nott 2009....................... Kim Montoya, Emilie Prot 2010...................................... Courtney Hurley 2011......................................Sarah Borrmann

Men 1981........................................ Jim Gunshinan 1982................................... Chuck Konzelman 1984.............................................. Joe Roveda 1985.................................................. Ted Dore 1986......................................... Sean Reardon

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Award Winners The following six awards – the Donlon, Crikelair, Mulligan, DeCicco/Auriol, Langford and Bednarski Awards – are presented to fencers from specific weapons who best represent the fencing program and the University of Notre Dame ... “both on and off the strip.”

Dan Mulligan Men’s Sabre Leadership Award Named in honor of sabre captain Dan Mulligan ’73, who was killed in 1976 during a simulated bombing run while training as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force.

Steve Donlon

John Crikelair

Dan Mulligan

Steve Donlon Men’s Epee Leadership Award

John Crikelair Men’s Foil Leadership Award

Named in honor of All-American and epee captain Steve Donlon ’68, who was killed in a tragic automobile accident during the summer of 1967.

Named in honor of All-American and foil captain John Crikelair ’68, who was killed during a Vietnam War firefight while serving with the U.S. Army.

1978.............................................. John Strass 1979............................................ Mike Carney 1980....................................... Thomas Cullum 1981................................................. Rich Daly 1982........................................... Kevin Tindell 1983................................................. Rich Daly 1984.......................................... Andy Quaroni 1985.......................................... Andy Quaroni 1986........................................ Mike Gostigian 1987........................................... Tim Vaughan 1988........................................ Doug Dudinski 1989.................................................... Ted Fay 1990............................................. Mark Gugel 1991.......................................... Jubba Beshin 1992................................... Grzegorz Wozniak 1993................................... Grzegorz Wozniak 1994................................... Grzegorz Wozniak 1995........................................... Rakesh Patel 1996............................................. Brian Stone 1997................................................ Brice Dille 1998............................................ Carl Jackson 1999.............................................. Brian Casas 2000.............................................. Brian Casas 2001............................................ Scott Gabler 2002.............................................. Brian Casas 2003.................................... Nick Schumacher 2004................................... Michael Macaulay 2005..................................... Patrick Gettings, ..................................................Jesse Laeuchli 2006........................................... Greg Howard 2007........................................... Greg Howard 2008............................................ Karol Kostka 2009...............................................Brent Kelly 2010......................................... Andrew Seroff 2011.........................................Conor Gettings

1978........................................ Mike McCahey 1979..................................... Steve Salimando 1980.............................................. Andy Bonk 1981............................................ Jim Sullivan 1982........................................ Jim Thompson 1983.......................................... Marc de Jong 1984.............................................. Chris Grady 1985............................... Mike Van der Velden 1986......................... Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1987........................................ Yehuda Kovacs 1988...................................... Gary Galizewski 1989........................................ Yehuda Kovacs 1990........................................... Colin Gumbs 1991................................................ Phil Leary 1992............................................... Ed LeFevre 1993................................................. Jeff Piper 1994.......................................... Stan Brunner 1995........................................... Conor Power 1996..................................... Paul Capobianco 1997............................................. Jeremy Siek 1998...................................... Stephane Auriol 1999.......................................... Charles Hayes 2000................................................ Jim Harris 2001.......................................... Forest Walton 2002....................................... Steve Mautone 2003.......................................... Forest Walton 2004........................................ Matt Castellan 2005..................................... Frank Bontempo 2006..................................... Frank Bontempo 2007..................................... Frank Bontempo 2008............................................ Zach Schirtz 2009............................................. Mark Kubik 2010.............................................Zach Schirtz 2011............................. Reggie Bentley

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1978.......................................... Mike Sullivan 1979.......................................... Mike Sullivan 1980.............................................. Chris Lyons 1981............................................... Greg Armi 1982.............................................. Sal D’Allura 1983................................................. Joel Tietz 1984............................................ Tony Consoli 1985............................................... Mike Janis 1986......................................... John Edwards 1987.................................... Kevin Stoutemire 1988................................................ Jim Reilly 1989............................................... Tim Collins 1990..................................................... Dan Yu 1991........................................... Chris Baguer 1992............................................... Ed Baguer 1993.......................................... Bernard Baez 1994............................................. Chris Hajnik 1995............................................. Chris Hajnik 1996................................................ Bill Lester 1997.......................................... Jeff Wartgow 1998.................................. Andrzej Bednarski 1999....................................... Steve McQuade 2000................................. Andrzej Bednarski, Andre Crompton 2001.................................. Andrzej Bednarski

Carianne McCullough (’99-’02) is the only Notre Dame fencer ever to receive the DeCicco/Langford Award (inspiration), the Langford Award (leadership) and the Rockne Student- Athlete Award – in addition to four women’s sabre MVP awards.

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2002.................................. Andrzej Bednarski 2003............................................. Brian Dosal 2004............................................. Brian Dosal 2005........................................... Matt Stearns 2006...................................... Nicholas Diacou 2007.......................................... Matt Stearns 2008...................................... Bill Thanhouser 2009............................................ Tom Horton 2010......................................... Barron Nydam 2011.............................. Keith Feldman

Polly DeCicco/ Georgette Auriol Women’s Epee Leadership Award Named in honor of the wives of former Notre Dame coaches Mike DeCicco and Yves Auriol.

1994........................................... Marit Fischer 1995.................................. Claudette de Bruin 1996...................................... Ashley Shannon 1997.............................................. Anne Hoos 1998............................................. Magda Krol 1999............................................. Magda Krol 2000............................................ Kim DeMaio 2001............................................ Meagan Call 2002........................................... Anna Carnick 2003.......................................... Anna Carnick, Kerry Walton 2004........................................... Kerry Walton 2005........................................... Amy Orlando 2006.............................. Rebecca Chimahusky 2007........................................... Amy Orlando 2008..................................... Ewa Nelip 2009.................................... Ewa Nelip 2010...........................................Vanessa Rosa 2011.............................. Diane Zielinski

Alice Langford Women’s Foil Leadership Award Named in honor of the wife of former Notre Dame head coach Walt Langford.

1977.................................... Kathy Valdiserri 1978....................................... Kathy Valdiserri 1979............................................ Karen Lacity 1980.................................... Elizabeth Bathon 1981.................................... Denise Haradem, Kathy McCann 1982...................................... Sharon DiNicola 1983...................................... Susan Valdiserri 1984.............................................. Mary Shilts 1985......................................... Janet Sullivan 1986......................................... Janet Sullivan 1987........................................... Cindy Weeks 1988......................................... Molly Sullivan 1989........................................... Janice Hynes 1990........................................ Kristin Kralicek 1991............................................... Lynn Kadri 1992......................................... Rachel Haugh 1993.................................... Dinamarie Garcia 1994.............................................. Kim Arndt, Corinne Dougherty 1995............................................. Maria Panyi 1996....................................... Mindi Kalogera

1997............................................... Rose Saari 1998............................................ Amee Appel 1999......................................... Myriah Brown 2000...................................... Aimee Kalogera 2001........................................ Katie Flanagan 2002....................................... Liza Boutsikaris 2003....................................... Liza Boutsikaris 2004......................................... Alicja Kryczalo 2005........................................ Andrea Ament 2006......................................... Colleen Walsh 2007............................................. Rachel Cota 2008.......................................... Hayley Reese 2009.............................. Darsie Malynn 2010.........................Radmila Sarkisova 2011..............................Grace Hartman

Janusz Bednarski Women’s Sabre Leadership Award Named in honor of the current Notre Dame head coach.

2000........................................ Katie Flanagan 2001.................................... Donna Mowchan 2002.......................................... Destanie Milo 2003.......................................... Destanie Milo 2004.......................................... Destanie Milo 2005......................................... Danielle Davis 2006.................................. Valerie Providenza 2007....................................... Ashley Serrette 2008...................................... Christina Zoccoli 2009..................................... Sarah Borrmann 2010..........................................Eileen Hassett 2011.......Abigail Nichols, Marta Stepien

2006............... Melanie Bautista, Rachel Cota 2007.................... Matt Stearns, Amy Orlando 2008............ Kimberlee Montoya, Avery Zuck 2009.............................. Darsie Malynn 2010..............................................Steve Kubik 2011...Teddy Hodges, Phenix Messersmith

Yves Auriol Award Recognizing fencers who have shown the most improvement.

1994........................................... Marit Fischer 1995...................................... Monica Wagner 1996................................................... Phil Lee 1997.................................... John Scherpereel 1998.................... Gina Couri, Steve McQuade 1999.................................. Michelle Marafino, George Viamontes 2000........................... Kelly Orsi, Scott Gabler 2001..................... Erin Riley, Michelle Sutton 2002....................................... Mike Macaulay 2003................. Danielle Davis, Colleen Walsh 2004............................ Rebecca Chimahusky John Espinsosa 2005.................................... Melanie Bautista 2006............ Marielle Connor, Ashley Serrette 2007........................................... Ryan Bradley 2008...................Teddy Hodges, Vanessa Rosa 2009............................. Reggie Bentley 2010......................................Greg Schoolcraft 2011.......................... Adriana Camacho Bold indicates current fencers.

DeCicco/ Langford Award Recognizing inspiration and dedication.

1981............................................ Jim Sullivan 1982....................................... Mike Mollinelli 1983..................................... Rowland Francis 1984............................................... Jim Hickey 1985...................................... David Stabrawa 1986............................................... Bob Walsh 1987...................................... Vittoria Quaroni 1988.............................................. Dan Fabian 1989............................................... Tim Collins 1990....................................... Derek Holeman 1991............... Phil Leary, Leszek Nowosielski 1992.......... David Calderhead, Mary Westrick 1993............................................ Tim Quenan 1994............... Dinamarie Garcia, Greg Ripple 1995..................................... Elizabeth Caruso 1996............................................. John Tejada 1997................................... Manolo Galinanes 1998............................................ Jason Boron 1999............................................... Gina Couri 2000............................................ Clay Morton 2001............................. Carianne McCullough 2002...................................... Michelle Sutton 2003................ Matt Castellan, Adam Harvey 2004........................................... Amy Orlando 2005...................................... Nicholas Diacou

Destanie Milo went into the Notre Dame record books as the only women’s sabreuse to be selected the Janusz Bednarski Women’s Sabre Leadership Award recipient on three occasions. She finished her career with a 166-36 record.

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Men’s Record Individual Career Win Leaders

Sabreist Mike Janis (’82-’85) ranks 13th all-time in Notre Dame men’s fencing wins (161-27) and was a two-time NCAA participant.

Pl. Name, Weapon 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

16.

18.

20.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

29.

32.

33.

34.

35.

82

Years

Bill Lester - Sabre 1994-1997 Luke La Valle - Sabre 1996-1999 Mike Sullivan - Sabre 1976-1979 Gabor Szelle - Sabre 1999-2001, 03 Michał Sobieraj – Epee 2002-2005 Greg Howard – Épée 2005-2008 Carl Jackson - Épée 1995, 97-99 Karol Kostka – Épée 2006-2009 Bill Thanhouser – Sabre 2006-2009 Jeremy Siek - Foil 1994-1997 Brian Stone - Épée 1995-1998 Jan Viviani – Épée 2000-2003 Mike Janis - Sabre 1982-1985 Frank Bontempo – Foil 2004-2007 Tim Glass - Épée 1974-1977 Patrick Ghattas – Sabre 2004-2007 Forest Walton – Foil 2000-2001, 2003-2004 Ozren Debić – Foil 2000-2003 Jakub Jędrkowiak – Foil 2005-2008 Grezgorz Wozniak - Épée 1991-1994 Stephane Auriol - Foil 1996-1999 Brian Casas - Épée 1999-2002 André Crompton - Sabre 1999-2002 Andrzej Bednarski - Sabre 1998, 2000-2002 Matt Fabricant – Sabre 2000-2003 Greg Schoolcraft – Épée 2008-2011 Pat Gerard - Foil 1975-1978 Yehuda Kovacs - Foil 1986-1989 Charles Higgs-Coulthard - Foil 1984-1987 Matthew Stearns – Sabre 2004-2007 Mark Kubik – Foil 2006-2009 Terry McConville - Foil 1974-1977 Chris Hajnik - Sabre 1993-1995 Mike McCahey - Foil 1975-1978 Mike van der Velden - Foil 1983-1986 Steve Mautone - Foil 1999-2002

Won Lost Pct. 193 188 183 182 176 174 174 173 172 169 165 162 161 160 160 158 158 157 157 154 154 154 153 152 151 148 146 146 145 145 145 142 141 138 137 137

38 18 4 13 12 44 58 47 53 20 21 20 27 69 26 19 35 8 45 48 53 55 21 32 21 76 19 11 17 44 54 44 53 21 41 59

.835 .913 .979 .933 .936 .798 .750 .786 .764 .894 .699 .890 .856 .699 .860 .893 .819 .952 .772 .762 .744 .737 .879 .826 .878 .660 .884 .929 .895 .767 .728 .763 .727 .868 .800 .699

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

44.

47.

50.

51.

52.

53.

55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

60.

61.

65.

66.

67.

68.

69.

71.

72.

Ed Fellows - Épée Avery Zuck – Sabre Andy Quaroni - Épée Steve Kubik – Foil David Calderhead - Épée Sam DiFiglio - Sabre Zach Schirtz – Foil Aaron Adjemian – Épée Cristian Baguer - Sabre Mike Matranga - Épée Phil Leary - Foil Don Johnson - Sabre Rian Girard - Foil & Épée Rich Daly - Épée Stan Brunner - Foil John Edwards - Sabre & Foil Charles Hayes - Foil Barron Nydam – Sabre Todd Griffee - Épée Andy Bonk - Foil Jeff Piper - Foil Mike Cornwall - Foil Greg Armi - Sabre Jeff Wartgow - Sabre Derek Holeman - Foil & Épée John Strass - Épée Jim Mullenix - Foil Tom Coye - Foil Kevin Stoutermire - Sabre Marc de Jong - Foil Dan Yu- Sabre Derek Snyder – Foil Chris Lyons - Sabre Tom Horton – Sabre James Taliaferro - Sabre Ed Baguer - Sabre Jim Russomano - Foil Steve Salimando - Foil

1974-1977 2008-2011 1982-1985 2008-2011 1990-1992 1974-1976 2008-2011 2004-2007 1988-1992 1970-1974 1988-1991 1983-1986 1991-1994 1979-1983 1993-1995 1983-1986 1997-1999 2008-2011 1986-1989 1977-1980 1991-1993 1970-1973 1977-1981 1994-1997 1987-1990 1975-1978 1970-1974 1972-1975 1984-1987 1979-1983 1987-1991 2002-2004 1978-1979 2006-2009 1990-1993 1989-1992 1958-1960 1976-1978

136 135 133 132 131 130 130 129 129 129 126 126 126 123 122 121 119 119 118 117 116 115 114 113 111 111 111 111 108 107 106 104 102 102 101 100 100 100

38 25 23 29 32 23 37 53 17 31 18 34 42 29 36 20 35 44 26 14 18 45 31 58 19 42 44 45 14 27 18 19 22 44 17 10 17 17

.781 .844 .853 .820 .804 .850 .778 .709 .884 .806 .875 .787 .750 .809 .772 .858 .773 .730 .819 .890 .866 .719 .786 .661 .854 .725 .716 .711 .885 .799 .855 .846 .830 .698 .856 .909 .855 .855

Mike Van der Velden (’83-’86) owns the 34th-most wins in Notre Dame men’s fencing history (13741; 12th among foilists) and earned All-America honors in 1985.

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Individual Career Winning Pct. Leaders Pl. Name, Weapon

Years

1. Leszek Nowosielski – Sabre 1988-1991 2. Michael Sullivan – Sabre 1976-1979 3. Ozren Debić – Foil 2000-2003 4. David Kirby – Sabre 1988-1992 5. Jan Tivenius – Épée 1983 6. Michał Sobieraj – Epee 2002-2005 7. Gabor Szelle - Sabre 1999-2001, 03 8. Yehuda Kovacs - Foil 1986-1989 9. Gerek Meinhardt – Foil 2009-10 10. Luke La Valle- Sabre 1996-1999 11. Ed Baguer - Sabre 1989-1992 12. Gerry Finney - Sabre 1952-1954 13. Charles Higgs-Coulthard - Foil 1984-1987 14. Jeremy Siek - Foil 1994-1997 15. Patrick Ghattas – Sabre 2004-2007 16. Andy Bonk - Foil 1977-1980 17. Jan Viviani – Épée 2000-2003 18. Joel Clark - Foil 1987-1990 19. Tony Schlehuber – Sabre 2009- 20. Kevin Stoutermire - Sabre 1984-1987 21. Pat Gerard - Foil 1975-1978 Cristian Baguer - Sabre 1988-1992 23. André Crompton - Sabre 1999-2002 24. Matt Fabricant – Sabre 2000-2003 25. Phil Leary - Foil 1988-1991 Mike Bathon - Sabre 1984-1986 27. Grant Hodges – Foil 2010- 28. Noel Young - Foil 1990-1991 29. Mike McCahey - Foil 1975-1978 30. Jeff Piper - Foil 1990-1993 Minimum 40 career wins and two seasons.

Pct. Won Lost .980 .979 .952 .941 .937 .936 .937 .930 .925 .913 .909 .897 .895 .894 .893 .891 .890 .889 .888 .885 .884 .884 .879 .878 .875 .875 .871 .870 .868 .866

97 183 157 64 45 176 182 146 62 188 100 61 145 169 158 117 162 96 48 108 146 129 153 151 126 42 61 60 138 116

2 4 8 4 3 12 13 11 5 18 10 7 17 20 19 14 20 12 6 14 19 17 21 21 18 6 9 9 21 18

Sabreist Kevin Stoutermire (’84-’87) is one of 75 Notre Dame men’s fencers ever to post 100-plus wins (108-14) while his .885 career-winning percentage ranks 20th in the Irish record book (among all weapons).

Team Records Single-Season Wins 1. 2010................................ 33-0 2009................................ 33-0 2. 2011................................ 29-1 2006............................... 29-1 1996............................... 29-3 4. 1995............................... 28-2 5. 2008............................... 27-4 6. 1986............................... 26-0 1976............................... 26-0 8. 2001............................... 25-0 9. 2003............................... 24-0 2004............................... 24-1 1990............................... 24-1 1988............................... 24-1 1997............................... 24-2

Single-Season Winning Percentage 1. 2010 (33-0), 2009 (33-0), 2003 (24-0), 2002 (18-0), 2001 (25-0), 1986 (26-0), 1976 (26-0), 1991 (23-0), 1985 (23-0), 1977 (23-0), 1987 (22-0), 1994 (21-0), 1989 (21-0), 1979 (20-0), 2002 (18-0), 1978 (18-0), 1967 (18-0), 1958 (16-0), 1992 (14-0), 1936 (9-0),1950 (9-0),1935 (7-0). 1.000

Single-Season Bouts Won 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

2010..................................695 2009..................................657 2006................................. 627 2008................................. 623 2011..................................619 1996................................. 606 1995................................. 601 1986................................. 568 1997................................. 561 1976................................. 550

1988 Notre Dame captains (from left): foilist Yehuda Kovacs, epeeist Todd Griffee and sabreist Tim Collins.

Single-Season Bout Winning Percentage 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

1989 (481-86)..................... . .848 1991 (504-100)................... . .834 1987 (486-108).................... .818 2002 (395-91)...................... .813 1986 (568-134)................... . .809 1978 (392-94)..................... . .807 1976 (550-135)................... . .803 1992 (305-75)..................... . .802 1984 (449-112)................... . .800 2003 (492-129).................... .799

Notre Dame’s dominant 1978 NCAA championship trio combined for a 102-5 regular-season record, including 41-0 from sabreist Mike Sullivan (far left), 31-3 by foilist Pat Gerard (second from right) and a 30-2 mark from epeeist Bjorn Vaggo (far right).

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Men’s Records Single-Season Wins (all weapons) Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

8.

Name (weapon) Bill Lester (sabre) Jeremy Siek (foil) Michal Sobieraj (epee) Luke La Valle (sabre) Greg Schoolcraft (epee) Chris Hajnik (sabre) Brian Stone (epee) Gabor Szelle (sabre) Conor Power (foil) Carl Jackson (epee)

Year 1996 1996 2005 1996 2010 1995 1995 1999 1995 1995

Won Lost 67 7 66 6 65 4 64 8 58 25 57 19 57 19 56 2 56 12 56 17

Pct. .905 .917 .942 .889 .699 .750 .750 .966 .824 .767

Single-Season Win Pct. (all weapons) Pl. Name (weapon) Year 1. Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1978 Ed Baguer (sabre) 1992 3. Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1976 4. Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1977 5. Ozren Debic (foil) 2003 6. Yehuda Kovacs (foil) 1987 7. Gerry Finney (sabre) 1954 8. Yehuda Kovacs (foil) 1989 9. Gabor Szelle (sabre) 1999 10. Kevin Stoutermire (sabre) 1987 Minimum 30 wins

Won Lost 41 0 30 0 53 1 47 1 43 1 34 1 32 1 31 1 56 2 46 2

Pct. 1.000 1.000 .981 .979 .977 .971 .970 .969 .966 .958

Foilist Stephane Auriol (’96-’99) is tied for the 20th-most career wins (154-53) in Notre Dame men’s fencing history, among all weapons (sixth among foilists).

Foil Career Wins Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

6.

7.

9.

10.

11.

12.

Name Years Jeremy Siek 1994-97 Frank Bontempo 2004-07 Forest Walton 2000-01, ’03-’04 Ozren Debic 2000-03 Jakub Jedrkowiak 2005-08 Stephane Auriol 1996-99 Pat Gerard 1975-78 Yehuda Kovacs 1986-89 Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1984-87 Mark Kubik 2006-09 Terry McConville 1974-77 Mike McCahey 1975-78 Steve Mautone 1999-2002 Mike Van der Velden 1983-86

Won 191 160 158 157 157 154 146 146 145 145 142 138 137 137

Lost 21 69 35 8 45 53 19 11 17 54 44 21 59 41

Pct. .901 .699 .819 .952 .777 .744 .884 .930 .895 .729 .763 .868 .698 .770

Lost 8 11 5 4 21 17 14 12 19 18 16

Pct. .952 .930 .925 .918 .901 .895 .891 .889 .884 .889 .872

Foil Career Winning Percentage

Conor Power was a two-year monogram winner and NCAA competitor for the Irish, compiling an 89-23 (.795) foil record from 1994-95 while helping Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA title.

84

Pl. Name Years 1. Ozren Debic 2000-03 2. Yehuda Kovacs 1986-89 3. Gerek Meinhardt 2008- 4. Mike DeCicco 1947-49 5. Jeremy Siek 1994-97 6. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1984-87 7. Andy Bonk 1977-80 8. Joel Clark 1987-90 9. Pat Gerard 1975-78 10. Phil Leary 1988-91 11. Derek Holeman 1987-90 Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Won 157 146 62 45 191 145 117 96 146 126 109

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Foil Single-Season Wins Pl. 1.

3.

4. . 6.

7.

Name Jeremy Siek Rian Girard Conor Power Jakub Jędrkowiak Jeremy Siek Jeff Piper Forest Walton Stan Brunner Steve Mautone

Year 1996 1993 1995 2005 1995 1993 2003 1993 1999

Won 51 51 49 47 46 45 45 45 45

Epee Career Wins Lost 5 11 12 7 7 6 9 11 17

Pct. .911 .823 .803 .870 .868 .882 .833 .804 .726

Won Lost 43 1 34 1 31 1 42 2 42 2 36 2 30 2 33 2 42 3 33 3 33 3

Pct. .977 .971 .969 .955 .955 .947 .938 .933 .933 .917 .917

Foil Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. Name 1. Ozren Debić 2. Yehuda Kovacs 3. Yehuda Kovacs 4. Jeremy Siek Ozren Debić 6. Pat Gerard

7. Ozren Debić 8. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 9. Ozren Debić 10. Derek Holeman Grant Hodges Minimum 30 wins

Year 2003 1987 1989 1997 2001 1977 2002 1985 2000 1987 2010

Pl. 1.

2.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

Name Years Michał Sobieraj 2002-05 Greg Howard 2005-08 Carl Jackson 1995-96, 98-99 Karol Kostka 2006-09 Brian Stone 1995-98 Jan Viviani 2000-03 Tim Glass 1974-77 Grzegorz Wozniak 1991-94 Brian Casas 1999-2002 Ed Fellows 1974-77

Won 176 174 174 173 165 162 160 154 154 136

Lost 12 44 58 47 71 20 26 48 55 28

Pct. .936 .798 .750 .786 .699 .890 .860 .762 .737 .871

Lost 3 12 20 15 26 23 13 11 18 11

Pct. .937 .936 .890 .861 .860 .853 .849 .825 .824 .820

Epee Career Winning Percentage Pl. Name Years 1. Jan Tivenius 1983 2. Michał Sobieraj 2002-05 3. Jan Viviani 2000-03 4. Ola Harstrom 1981-83 5. Tim Glass 1974-77 6. Andy Quaroni 1982-85 7. Jesse Laeuchli 2004-06 8. Ron Farrow 1957-58 9. Dennis Hemmerle 1955-57 10. Doug Dudinski 1985, 87-88 Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Won 45 176 162 93 160 133 73 52 84 50

1994 NCAA Champions

Notre Dame claimed the 1994 NCAA Combined Fencing Championship behind a deep lineup that included just three All-Americans, led by sabre captain and All-American Chris Hajnik. Pictured from left are: foil captain Rian Girard (fenced epee in NCAAs), men’s head coach Mike DeCicco, Hajnik, epee captain Grzegorz Wozniak, Stanton Brunner, foil captain Dinamarie Garcia and women’s head coach Yves Auriol.

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Women’s Records Epee Single-Season Wins Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

8.

10.

Name Michał Sobieraj Greg Schoolcraft James Kaull Tim Glass Carl Jackson Brian Stone Karol Kostka Greg Howard Greg Howard Grzegorz Wozniak Karol Kostka

Year 2005 2010 2010 1976 1995 1995 2007 2008 2007 1994 2008

Won 65 58 49 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 46

Lost 4 25 13 6 15 18 18 10 17 9 16

Pct. .942 .699 .790 .889 .762 .727 .724 .824 .734 .836 .742

Epee Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. Name 1. Ted Fay 2. Michał Sobieraj 3. Jan Tivenius 4. Jan Viviani 5. Tim Glass

Michał Sobieraj 7. Andy Quaroni

8. Michał Sobieraj Jan Viviani David Calderhead Minimum 30 wins Bold indicates current fencers.

Year 1989 2005 1983 2002 1977 2004 1984 2003 2001 1992

Won Lost 33 2 65 4 45 3 42 3 41 3 41 3 35 3 44 4 44 4 33 3

Pct. .943 .942 .938 .933 .932 .932 .921 .917 .917 .917

Won 193 188 183 182 172 158 157 153 152 151

Pct. .835 .913 .979 .933 .764 .893 .853 .879 .826 .878

Sabre Career Wins Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Years Bill Lester 1994-97 Luke La Valle 1996-99 Mike Sullivan 1976-79 Gabor Szelle 1999-2001, 03 Bill Thanhouser 2006-09 Patrick Ghattas 2004-07 Mike Janis 1982-85 André Crompton 1999-2002 Andrzej Bednarski 1998, 2000-02 Matt Fabricant 2000-2003

Lost 38 18 4 13 53 19 27 21 32 21

Brian Casas (154-55) ranks eighth on the Notre Dame list for career men’s epee wins and earned All-America honors at the 1999 and 2001 NCAAs.

Sabre Career Winning Percentage Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Years Leszek Nowosielski 1988-91 Mike Sullivan 1976-79 David Kirby 1988-92 Gabor Szelle 1999-2001, 03 Luke La Valle 1996-99 Ed Baguer 1989-92 Gerry Finney 1952-54 Patrick Ghattas 2004-07 Tony Schlehuber 2009- Kevin Stoutermire 1984-87

Won 97 183 63 182 138 100 61 158 48 108

Lost 2 4 4 13 12 10 7 19 6 17

Pct. .980 .979 .941 .933 .920 .909 .897 .893 .888 .885

Lost 2 7 1 6 10 5 12 18 6 8 20

Pct. .966 .885 .981 .898 .841 .911 .810 .739 .893 .862 .714

Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Sabre Single-Season Wins Pl. Name 1. Gabor Szelle 2. Bill Lester 3. Mike Sullivan Luke LaValle Andrzej Bednarski 6. Patrick Ghattas Bill Thanhouser Chris Hajnik 9. Luke La Valle Bill Lester Chris Hajnik

Years 1999 1996 1976 1996 1998 2006 2007 1995 1999 1997 1993

Won 56 54 53 53 53 51 51 51 50 50 50

Sabre Single-Season Win Percentage Foilist Paul Capobianco helped Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA championship while posting an 85-34 career record.

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Pl. Name 1. Mike Sullivan Ed Baguer 3. Mike Sullivan 4. Mike Sullivan 5. Gerry Finney

Kevin Stoutermire 7. Gabor Szelle 8. Dan Yu 9. Mike Sullivan 10. Avery Zuck Minimum 30 wins

Years 1978 1992 1976 1977 1954 1987 1999 1990 1979 2011

Won Lost 41 0 30 0 53 1 47 1 32 1 46 2 56 2 42 2 42 2 34 2

Pct. 1.000 1.000 .981 .979 .970 .970 .966 .955 .955 .944

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Individual Career Win Leaders Pl.

Name, Weapon

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

16.

17.

18.

20.

21.

22.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

31.

32.

33.

35.

Nicole Mustilli - Foil/Epee Anne Hoos - Epee Myriah Brown - Foil Ashley Serrette – Sabre Magda Król - Epee/Foil Mindi Kalogera - Foil Adrienne Nott – Foil Claudette de Bruin - Foil/Epee Sara Walsh - Foil Kelley Hurley – Epee Nicole Paulina - Foil Amee Appel - Foil Kimberlee Montoya – Epee Valerie Providenza – Sabre Hayley Reese – Foil Sarah Borrmann – Sabre/Epee Anna Carnick – Epee Kerry Walton – Epee Eileen Hassett – Sabre Amy Orlando - Epee Meagan Call – Epee Maggie Jordan – Sabre/Foil Liza Boutsikaris – Foil Destanie Milo – Sabre Andrea Ament – Foil Colleen Smerek - Epee Alicja Kryczało – Foil Molly Sullivan - Foil Anne Barreda - Foil Cindy Weeks - Foil Kathy Valdiserri - Foil Courtney Hurley – Epee Heidi Piper - Foil Melanie Bautista – Foil Emilie Prot – Foil

A talented foilist and epeeist for Notre Dame, Nicole Mustilli still holds the women’s career win mark after finishing with 294 for her career (294-47).

Years

Won

Lost

Pct.

1996-1999 1995-1998 1996-1999 2006-2009 1997-2000 1993-1996 2006-2009 1993-1996 1996-1999 2007-2010 1996-1999 1995-1998 2006-2009 2004-2007 2008-2011 2008-2011 2000-2003 2002-2005 2008-2011 2004-2007 2000-2003 2001-2004 2000-2003 2001-2004 2002-2005 1994-95, 97 2002-2005 1985-1988 1987-1991 1984-1987 1973-1978 2009-2011 1989-1992 2005-2007 2006-2009

294 289 280 234 230 225 223 221 217 213 210 209 192 191 191 190 179 175 175 172 171 168 168 166 165 164 161 160 159 159 157 153 147 147 146

47 62 26 83 30 61 35 21 6 23 67 64 54 30 40 44 43 28 68 59 51 58 37 36 15 44 12 14 24 57 29 15 15 46 51

.862 .823 .915 .738 .864 .787 .864 .913 .973 .902 .758 .776 .780 .864 .826 .812 .806 .862 .720 .745 .770 .743 .820 .822 .917 .788 .931 .920 .869 .736 .844 .911 .924 .762 .741

After just three seasons with the Irish program, epeeist Courtney Hurley has already climbed into the ranks of the elites in women’s program history, ranking 32nd on the career victory charts (153 wins) and leads all Irish women’s epeeist with a career .911 winning percentage (153-13).

Anne Hoos, the all-time leader in epee wins, graduated as the winningest fencer in Notre Dame women’s history with 289 only to be surpassed the next year by Nicole Mustilli

Ashley Serrette, an ’09 graduate, left the program as the all-time wins leader in sabre (234) and ranks fourth on the all-time wins list. The 234 victories stands 43 ahead of second place Valerie Providenza on the sabre charts.

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Women’s Records Team Records

Individual Career Winning Pct. Leaders Pl. Name, Weapon

Years

Won

Lost

Pct.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

7.

8.

9 10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

22.

23.

25.

27.

28.

1994-1995 1996-1999 2005-2006 2010- 1984 2010- 2005-2007 2002-2005 1989-1992 1985-1988 2002-2005 1996-1999 1993-1996 2009- 2007-2010 2008-09, 11- 1997-2000 2000-2001, 04 2011- 1987-1991 2009-2011 1989-1992 2004-2007 2006-2009 1996-1999 2002-2005 1986-1989 2007-2008 1988-1989 1989-1992

141 217 75 39 37 56 32 161 147 160 165 280 221 153 213 125 230 111 36 159 73 96 191 223 294 175 127 34 34 115

3 6 3 2 2 3 2 12 15 14 15 26 21 15 23 16 30 15 5 24 11 15 30 35 47 28 21 6 6 21

.979 .973 .962 .951 .949 .949 .941 .931 .924 .920 .917 .915 .913 .911 .902 .886 .882 .881 .878 .869 .869 .865 .864 .864 .862 .862 .858 .850 .850 .850

Maria Panyi - Foil Sara Walsh - Foil Mariel Zagunis – Sabre Danielle Guilfoyle – Sabre Pia Albertson - Foil Marta Stepien – Sabre Anna Rodríguez - Épée Alicja Kryczało – Foil Heidi Piper - Foil Molly Sullivan - Foil Andrea Ament – Foil Myriah Brown - Foil Claudette de Bruin - Foil/Epee Courtney Hurley – Epee Kelley Hurley – Epee Ewa Nelip – Epee Magda Król - Epee/Foil Natalia Mazur - Sabre Adriana Camacho – Foil Anne Barreda - Foil Katie Heinzen – Foil Mary Westrick - Foil Valerie Providenza – Sabre Adrienne Nott – Foil Nicole Mustilli - Foil/Epee Kerry Walton – Epee Janice Hynes - Foil Eleanor Leighton – Epee Stephanie McNeill - Foil Tara Kelly - Foil

Minimum 40 wins and two seasons ... current fencers in bold

Maria Panyi, an ’05 graduate and foilist for the Irish fencing team, holds the program’s top mark for career winning percentage. She concluded her career with a .979 percentage after going 141-3.

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Single-Season Wins 1. 2010.............................................. 35-0 2. 1995...............................................32-0 3. 1996.............................................. 31-1 4. 1997.............................................. 30-1 2009...............................................30-2

Single-Season Winning Pct.

1. 2011 (29-0).................................1.000 2010 (35-0).................................1.000 1995 (32-0)................................ 1.000 2004 (26-0)................................ 1.000 1994 (23-0)................................ 1.000 1986 (23-0)................................ 1.000 1991 (19-0)................................ 1.000 Single-Season Bouts Won

1. 1996............................................... 832 2. 1995............................................... 799 3. 1997............................................... 792 4. 2010................................................ 724 5. 2009................................................ 700 Single-Season Bout Win Pct.

1. 1987 (257-47).............................. .843 2. 1986 (309-59).............................. .840 3. 1991 (254-50).............................. .836 4. 1988 (253-51).............................. .832 5. 2005 (536-112)............................ .827

Sara Walsh ranks second on the all-time career winning percentage list, but represents the lone fencer in the top 10 of the list to have recorded more than 200 wins in her career (217-6, .973).

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Single-Season Win Pct. (all weapons) Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

6.

8.

9.

10.

Name (Weapon) Sara Walsh (foil) Maria Panyi (foil) Kelley Hurley (epee) Sara Walsh (foil) Heidi Piper (foil) Sara Walsh (foil) Maria Panyi (foil) Magda Krol (epee) Mariel Zagunis (sabre) Alicja Kryczalo (foil)

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Myriah Brown Mindi Kalogera Adrienne Nott Sara Walsh Nicole Paulina Amee Appel Hayley Reese Liza Boutsikaris Andrea Ament Alicja Kryczało

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Maria Panyi Sara Walsh Pia Albertson Alicja Kryczało Heidi Piper Myriah Brown Molly Sullivan Andrea Ament Nicole Mustilli Adriana Camacho

Years 1997 1995 2008 1999 1991 1996 1994 1997 2006 2002

Won 48 105 47 45 44 80 41 61 46 39

Lost 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2

Pct. 1.000 .981 .979 .978 .978 .976 .976 .968 .958 .951

Won 280 225 223 217 210 209 191 168 165 161

Lost 26 61 3 6 67 64 40 37 15 12

Pct. .915 .787 .864 .973 .758 .766 .826 .827 .917 .931

Lost 3 6 2 12 15 26 14 15 6 5

Pct. .979 .973 .949 .931 .924 .915 .920 .917 .908 .878

Foil Career Wins Years 1996-99 1993-96 2006-09 1996-99 1996-99 1995-98 2008-11 2000-03 2002-05 2002-05

Foil Career Winning Percentage Years 1994-95 1996-99 1984 2002-05 1989-92 1996-99 1985-88 2002-05 1996-99 2011-

Won 141 217 37 161 147 280 160 165 59 36

Minimum 35 wins and two seasons

Anne Barreda’s stellar Notre Dame career included a 159-24 foil record from 198791, plus All-America performances at the 1988 (third place) and 1990 (eighth) NCAAs.

Foil Single-Season Wins Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

7.

8.

Name Maria Panyi Mindi Kalogera Myriah Brown Rose Saari Nicole Paulina Myriah Brown Amee Appel Myriah Brown Adrienne Nott Hayley Reese

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

Name Sara Walsh Sara Walsh Maria Panyi Sara Walsh Heidi Piper Maria Panyi Alicja Kryczało Janet Sullivan Pia Albertson Andrea Ament

Year 1995 1995 1997 1997 1997 1999 1997 1996 2008 2008

Won 100 85 82 79 71 71 70 69 69 69

Lost 2 17 5 22 13 10 17 5 10 12

Pct. .980 .833 .943 .782 .845 .877 .805 .932 .873 .852

Won 48 66 100 45 44 41 39 37 37 54

Lost 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3

Pct. 1.000 .985 .980 .978 .978 .976 .951 .949 .949 .947

Won 289 235 213 192 179 175 172 171 167 164

Lost 62 41 23 54 43 28 59 51 21 44

Pct. .823 .851 .902 .780 .806 .862 .745 .770 .888 .788

Foil Single-Season Winning Pct. Year 1997 1996 1995 1999 1991 1994 2002 1986 1984 2005

Minimum 30 wins

Epee Career Wins

Foilist Nicole Paulina posted one of the highest single-season victory totals (7113, 1997) in Notre Dame women’s fencing history and ranks 10th on the Irish list for career wins (216-68) among all weapons.

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Anne Hoos Nicole Mustilli Kelley Hurley Kimberlee Montoya Anna Carnick Kerry Walton Amy Orlando Meagan Call Magda Król Colleen Smerek

Year 1995-98 1996-99 2007-10 2006-09 2000-03 2002-05 2004-07 2000-03 1997-00 1995-97

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Women’s Records Sabre Career Winning Pct. (min. 40 wins)

Epee Career Winning Percentage Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Courtney Hurley Kelley Hurley Claudette de Bruin Anna Rodríguez Magda Król Ewa Nelip Kerry Walton Nicole Mustilli Eleanor Leighton Anne Hoos

Year Won 2009-11 153 2007-10 213 1995-96 129 2005-07 32 1997-2000 167 2008-09, 11- 125 2002-05 175 1996-99 235 2007-08 34 1995-98 289

Lost 15 23 7 2 21 16 28 41 6 62

Pct. .911 .902 .949 .941 .888 .886 .862 .851 .850 .823

Minimum 40 wins and two seasons Name Nicole Mustilli Colleen Smerek Colleen Smerek Anne Hoos Kelley Hurley Anne Hoos Nicole Mustilli Kimberlee Montoya Nicole Mustilli Anne Hoos

Year 1997 1995 1997 1995 2010 1997 1999 2008 1998 1998

Won 84 83 81 81 79 79 73 71 69 68

Lost 15 23 21 22 9 15 12 15 10 12

Pct. .848 .783 .794 .786 .898 .840 .859 .825 .873 .850

Epee Single-Season Winning Pct. Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Name Kelley Hurley Magda Król Claudette de Bruin Ewa Nelip Claudette de Bruin Kelley Hurley Diane Zielinski Courtney Hurley Kerry Walton Courtney Hurley

Year 2008 1997 1995 2009 1996 2007 2009 2011 2002 2009

Won 47 61 67 37 62 51 46 44 50 50

Lost 1 2 3 2 4 4 4 4 5 5

Pct. .979 .968 .957 .948 .939 .927 .920 .916 .909 .909

Name Ashley Serrette Valerie Providenza Sarah Borrmann Eileen Hassett Destanie Milo Carianne McCullough Angela Vincent Danielle Davis Natalia Mazur Beatriz Almeida

Year 2006-09 2004-07 2008-11 2008-11 2001-04 1999-02 2004-06 2002-05 2000-01, 2004 2009-

Won 234 191 185 175 166 133 131 124 111 107

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

Name Sarah Borrmann Eileen Hassett Ashley Serrette Ashley Serrette Ashley Serrette Maggie Jordan Valerie Providenza Valerie Providenza Angela Vincent Ashley Serrette

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Mariel Zagunis Natalia Mazur Sarah Borrmann Maggie Jordan Destanie Milo Valerie Providenza Valerie Providenza Valerie Providenza Destanie Milo Eileen Hassett

Lost 3 2 2 15 30 36 42 32 33 22

Pct. .962 .951 .914 .881 .864 .822 .814 .804 .801 .794

Year 2008 2008 2008 2007 2006 2003 2006 2007 2005 2009

Won 73 67 66 61 57 56 54 51 51 50

Lost 7 12 25 32 25 6 8 7 12 11

Pct. .912 .848 .725 .735 .695 .903 .871 .879 .810 .819

Lost 2 4 7 6 5 7 8 6 8 12

Pct. .958 .925 .912 .903 .889 .879 .871 .867 .849 .848

Sabre Single-Season Winning Pct.

Lost 83 30 42 68 36 33 32 35 15 26

Year 2006 2000 2008 2003 2003 2007 2006 2004 2002 2008

Won 46 49 73 56 40 51 54 39 45 67

Pct. .738 .864 .814 .720 .822 .801 .804 .780 .881 .804

Sarah Borrmann finished her career with the Irish program as a two-time All-American while ranking third on the career sabre wins list (185) and holding down the most sabre wins in a single season in ’08 with 73 (73-7).

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Won 75 39 30 111 191 166 185 131 133 85

Minimum 30 wins Bold indicates current fencers.

Sabre Career Wins (since 2000) Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Name Year Mariel Zagunis 2005-06 Danielle Guilfoyle 2010- Marta Stepien 2010- Natalia Mazur 2000-01, 2004 Valerie Providenza 2004-07 Destanie Milo 2001-04 Sarah Borrmann 2008-2011 Angela Vincent 2004-06 Carianne McCullough 1999-2002 Maggie Jordan 2001-04

Sabre Single-Season Wins

Epee Single-Season Wins Pl. 1.

2.

3.

5.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Pl. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Kelley Hurley very nearly put together the perfect season in ’08. During her sophomore campaign, the talented epeeist finished with a stellar 48-1 record (.979) en route to capturing the ’08 NCAA gold medal.

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NCAA Championship Results 1947 – 13th place (9 points) @ Chicago

1955 – 7th place (48 points) @ Michigan St.

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Jack Gaither, Foil, Missing Data Herb Melton, Sabre Russ Harris, Epee

Name, Weapon

Jim Waters, Foil Tom Dorwin, Sabre Don Tadrowski, Epee

13 13 22

12 9 4

Name, Weapon Mike DeCicco, Foil Bob Schlosser, Sabre Ralph Dixon, Epee

Name, Weapon Jack Friel, Foil Dave Frsike, Sabre

W 18 14

L 17 21

1948 – 12th place (21 points) @ Navy W 9 3 6

L 5 5 6

1949 – 24th place (25 points) @ Army

Name, Weapon Lou Burns, Foil Bob Schlosser, Sabre Ralph Dixon

W 7 5 13

L 20 5 13

Rk. — — — Rk. 22 14

1950 – 6th place (61 points) @ Wayne State

Name, Weapon

Nick Scalera, Foil Bob Schlosser, Sabre Ralph Dixon, Epee

W

24 19 18

L

8 11 10

1951 – 10th place (41 points) @ Illinois

Name, Weapon Nick Scalera, Foil

Charlie Daschle, Sabre Brian Duff, Epee

W 14

10 11 W 10 13

4 11 5

13

Name, Weapon Pierre DuVair, Foil Joe Klein, Sabre

W 11 16

L 10 12

Dennis Hemmerle, Epee Name, Weapon

13

Ron Farrow, Epee

13

Dick Fagon, Sabre

17

13

Name, Weapon

W

L

12

Jack Mooney, Foil Gerry Finney, Sabre John McGinn, Epee

21 24 22

13 9 12

Name, Weapon

W

L

1954 – 8th place (48 points) @ Chicago 10 7 14

Rk.

12 6 8

Rk.

9 4 12

4

10 7 1

Rk. 18 25

9

Rk. 20 13

2

9

L

Rk.

12

14

4 5

1959 – 8th place (47 points) @ Navy

Jim Johnson, Epee

Rk. 21 13

W

Jim Russomano, Foil

20

L 19 15

25

Rk.

1958 – 6th place (35 points) @ Texas Tech

16

12

1953 – 7th place (67 points) @ Pennsylvania

16 20 16

21

1957 – 9th place (52 points) @ Detroit

Name, Weapon

Brian Duff, Epee

Dick Hull, Foil Gerry Finney, Sabre Rod Duff, Epee

Don Tadrowski, Epee

Rk. 13

12

L

1956 – 15th place (33 points) @ Navy

L 12

1952 – 16th place (40 points) @ Yale

Name, Weapon Jack Jacobs, Foil Paul Gibbons, Sabre

Rk.

W

Jim Russomano, Foil Tom Lee, Sabre

W

21 13 13

Jim Russomano, Foil Ted DeBaene, Sabre Pete Giaimo, Epee

W

20 10 14

3

L

Rk.

13

15

5 11

1960 – 7th place (44 points) @ Illinois

Name, Weapon

4

L

6 14 9

6 11

Rk.

1961 – 13th place (47 points) @ Princeton

Name, Weapon Mike Curtin, Foil Rudy Ehrensing, Sabre

W 11 14

John Donlon, Epee

22

Name, Weapon Mike Bishko, Foil

W 13

L 18 13

8

6 7 7

Rk. 19 14

1962 – 12th place (45 points) @ Ohio State L 15

Tom Shipp, Sabre Dan Kenney, Epee

14 18

15 14

Name, Weapon Tom Dwyer, Foil

W 8

L 4

1963 – 10th place (31 points) @ Air Force

Ralph DeMatteis, Sabre Dick Marks, Epee

12 11

9 10

1964 – 5th place (73 points) @ Harvard

Name, Weapon

Bill Ferrence, Foil Sam Crimone, Sabre Dick Marks, Epee

W

25 26 22

L

8 9 12

1965 – 15th place (58 points) @ Detroit

Name, Weapon

Bill Ferrence, Foil Mike Dwyer, Sabre Frank Hajnik, Epee Name, Weapon

W

24 19 7

1966 – @ Duke

John Bishko, Foil John Klier, Sabre Steve Donlon, Epee

W

13 12 0

5

Rk. 14

12 10

Rk. 16

9 10

Rk.

4 8 8

L

Rk.

12

27

8 13

5 10

W

Bob Babineau, Foil Bob Mendes, Sabre Joe DePietro, Epee

Name, Weapon Glenn Kalin, Foil Roger Holzgrafe, Sabre

7

—

W 9 14

L 25 20

Rk. 22 13

Name, Weapon John Lyons, Foil

W 18

L 14

9 8

6

Rk. 14

Doug Daher, Sabre Rich Deladrier, Epee

21 20

11 12

Name, Weapon Mike Cornwall, Foil

8 6

W 17

L 15

Rk. 13

18

18

L

Rk.

16 16

13 18

1972 – 8th place (49 points) @ Illinois-Chicago

Ron Sollito, Sabre

Chuck Harkness, Epee

21 15

11

7

1973 – 12th place (47 points) @ Johns Hopkins

Name, Weapon

Mike Cornwall, Foil Dan Mulligan, Sabre Mike Matranga, Epee

W

18 17 16

15

11

1974 – 13th place (52 points) @ Case Reserve

Name, Weapon Tom Coye, Foil

15

22

11

15

14

Steve Donlon, Epee

9

11 5 9

Rk.

19

Rk.

8

Rk.

L

12 10

1971 – 6th place (64 points) @ Air Force

L

10

W

18 20

Rich Deladrier, Epee

Name, Weapon

10

L

14 8 13

1970 – 8th place (46 points) @ Notre Dame

—

Rk.

W

25 25 23

1969 – 6th place (36 points) @ N.C. State

Name, Weapon

6

21 13

John Crikelair, Foil Mike Daher, Sabre Jeff Pero, Epee

Sam DiFiglio, Sabre Ed Fellows, Epee

John Crikelair, Foil Pat Korth, Sabre

1968 – 6th place (73 pts) @ Wayne State

Name, Weapon

6

L

9 15

1967 – 6th place (56 pts) @ Cal St. Northridge

Name, Weapon

Notre Dame’s 1957 captains included foilist John Ryan (left) and All-America epeeist Dennis Hemmerle, whose runner-up finish at the 1957 NCAAs ranked as the second-best finish by a Notre Dame fencer until the 1977 national championship season.

W 3

20 24

L 7

13 10

Rk. —

10 6

1975 – 3rd place (76 points) @ CS Fullerton

Mike McCahey, Foil Sam DiFiglio, Sabre Tim Glass, Epee

W

18 13 20

L

4 9 5

Rk.

7 11 6

4

Nick Scalera helped lead the 1950 Irish to the first of their 46 top-10 finishes at the NCAAs.

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NCAA Championship Results 1976 – 3rd place (76 points) @ Pennsylvania

Name, Weapon Mike McCahey, Foil

Mike Sullivan, Sabre Tim Glass, Epee

W 8

22 16

L 6

5 7

Rk. 13

3 4

Yearly listings include site of NCAA Championship Bold indicates All-Americans

1977 – 1st place (116 points) @ Notre Dame

Name, Weapon

W

L

Pat Gerard, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Tim Glass, Epee

18 20 16

4 2 7

Name, Weapon

W

L

Rk.

1 1 4

1978 – 1st place (121 points) @ Wis. Parkside

Pat Gerard, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Bjorn Vaggo, Epee

19 23 19

3 0 4

Rk.

2 1 1

1979 – 2nd place (92 points) @ Princeton

Name, Weapon

Andy Bonk, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Thom Cullom, Epee

W

30 30

L

2 2

Rk.

1 2

10

22

23

W

L

Rk.

1980 – 8th place (90 points) @ Penn State

Name, Weapon

Andy Bonk, Foil Chris Lyons, Sabre Rich Daly, Epee

29 22 3

3 10

2 6

6

—

L

Rk.

1981 – 5th place (100 points) @ Wis. Parkside

Name, Weapon

W

Ray Benson, Foil Greg Armi, Sabre Rich Daly, Epee

12 18 10

11 5 13

Name, Weapon Marc DeJong, Foil Mike Janis, Sabre

W 21 17

L 11 15

22

10

L

Rk.

12

13

21

10

Ola Harstrom, Epee

29

2

Name, Weapon

W

Mike Van der Velden,Foil

4

John Edwards, Sabre

19

5

1

1984 – 3rd place (46 points) @ Princeton L

Rk.

5

14

5

14

5

18

L

Rk.

6

17

L

Rk.

5

17

Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 13

6

Don Jonson, Sabre

14

5

Andy Quaroni, Epee

7

12

Mike Janis, Sabre

Brian St. Clair, Epee

4 4

1 3

6

1985 – 2nd place (140 points) @ ND (SMC)

Name, Weapon

W

Christian Scherpe, Epee

7

Name, Weapon

W

John Edwards, Sabre

8

Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 14 Mike Van der Velden, Foil 11 John Edwards, Sabre 12 Don Johnson, Sabre 10 Andy Quaroni, Epee 12

4 6 6 6 8

4 8 5 9 3

1986 – 1st place (151 points) @ Princeton

Yehuda Kovacs, Foil 14 Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 14 Don Johnson, Sabre 14 Mike Gostigian, Epee Christian Scherpe, Epee

16

6 5 4

2 3

6

3 3 14 5 4

1987 – 4th place (81 points) @ Notre Dame

Name, Weapon

Rk. 13 18

Geoff Rossi, Sabre

6

W

Marc DeJong, Foil

12 3 12

1982 – 7th place (66 points) @ Notre Dame

Rich Daly, Epee

1983 – 2nd place (80 points @ Wis. Parkside

Name, Weapon

W

L

Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil 15 Yehuda Kovacs, Foil 14 Kevin Stoutermire, Sabre 15

5 4 3

Todd Griffee, Epee

8

Tim Vaughan, Epee

6

8 1

7 7

Rk.

4 5 6

22

12 30

Susan Valdiserri was Notre Dame’s first women’s fencing All-American.

1988 – 2nd place (83 points) @ Princeton

Name, Weapon Yehuda Kovacs, Foil Phil Leary, Foil Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre Dan Yu, Sabre Todd Griffee, Epee Ted Fay, Epee

W 13

L 6

10

7

10

9

7

6

Rk. 3 16 4 13 2 18

L

Rk.

6

30

7

17

8

8

4

7

1989 – 4th place (69 points) @ Northwestern

Name, Weapon

Yehuda Kovacs, Foil

W

11

6

Leszek Nowesielski, Sabre 15

3

Ted Fay, Epee

10

Derek Holeman, Foil David Kirby, Sabre

2 6

Todd Griffee, Epee Bold indicates All-Americans

6 6

7

7 5

12 18

NCAA Women’s Yearly Results 1982 – 6th place @ San Jose State

Name (all foil)

W

L

Susan Valdiserri Marcella Lansford, Sharon DiNicola, Mary Shilts, Ann Burns

Rk.

10

1983 – 12th place @ Penn State

Susan Valdiserri, Charlotte Albertson, Sharon DiNicola, Mary Shilts, Ann Burns Name, Weapon

1984 @ Princeton W

L

Rk.

L

Rk.

Pia Albertson 10 1985 – 9th place @ Notre Dame (SMC) Name, Weapon

Molly Sullivan

Janet Sullivan, Vittoria Quaroni, Cindy Weeks, Cecilia Williams

W

11

3

1986 – 2nd place @ Princeton

Head coach Mike DeCicco poses with the 1984 Notre Dame captains Sharon DiNicola (left) and Mary Shilts, Mike Janis (front left), Chris Grady and Andy Quaroni, along with the 1977 and ’78 NCAA Championship trophies and the 1979 and ’83 NCAA runner-up awards (the Irish went on to win the NCAA title again in 1986).

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Name, Weapon

Molly Sullivan Janice Hynes

W

15 5

L

Vittoria Quaroni, Cindy Weeks, Janice Sullivan

0 8

5

Rk.

1 11

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Name, Weapon

Jeremy Siek, Foil

17

Name, Weapon Jeff Piper, Foil Mike Trisko, Foil

Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Bill Lester, Sabre Luke La Valle, Sabre

19 16 21 15

1992 – 4th place (3,055 points) @ Notre Dame

James Taliaferro, Sabre Ed Baguer, Sabre Chris Baguer, Sabre Per Johnsson, Epee Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee

Heidi Piper, Foil

W 5 1

10 9 2 6 4

14

L 4 8

Rk. 25 26

7 10 5

24 16 22

8 7

5

4 12

4

Mary Westrick, Foil 2 11 20 Rachel Haugh, Foil 1 7 24 Other Team Fencers: Henry Chou (S), Ed LeFevre (F), Rian Girard (F), Kelly Haugh (F), Tara Kelly (F), Ben Finley (E), Geoff Pechinsky (E)

1993 – 6th place (1,725 points) @ Wayne St.

Rakesh Patel (1993-94) earned All-America epee honors while helping Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA title.

1987 – 1st place @ Notre Dame

Name, Weapon

Rk.

Janice Hynes 6 4 Kristin Kralicek, Anne Barreda, Cindy Weeks

18

Name, Weapon

L

Rk.

7

13

1988 – 2nd place Molly Sullivan Anne Barreda

Kristin Kralicek Brenda Leiser, Lynn Kadri

W

13

W

2

5

0 6

1989 – 3rd place @ Northwestern

Name, Weapon

W

Heidi Piper Lynn Kadri, Brenda Leiser

7

Janice Hynes Kristin Kralicek

3

@ Princeton

15 10

9 9

1 3

L

Rk.

5

13

5 4

6 10

1990 – 3rd place (30 points) @ Notre Dame (SMC)

Name, Weapon

W

L

Rk.

7 7

16 18

Noel Young, Foil

17

2

Heidi Piper, Foil Kristin Kralicek, Foil Anne Barreda, Foil

15 11 9

3 6 8

Jeff Piper, Foil Phil Leary, Foil

Rachel Haugh, Foil

6 6

2

Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 14 James Taliaferro, Sabre 13 Chris Baguer, Sabre

Jubba Beshin, Epee David Calderhead, Epee

4

13 11

11

5 3 9

6 8

3

Noel Young, Foil Phil Leary, Foil Jeff Piper, Foil

13 7 8

Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 16 Chris Baguer, Sabre Ed Baguer, Sabre

5 4

23

1 3

Jubba Beshin, Epee David Calderhead, Epee

13 11

Heidi Piper, Foil

17

Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee

8

10 6

14 21

7

L

Rk.

10 10

17 19

7

4

Name, Weapon

W

2 2 2 3

13

1

11 9

12 9

11 14

13 19

11

12

15

W 9 6

L 14 17

Rk. 18 19

18

10

Rakesh Patel, Epee

7

7

12

Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Luke La Valle, Sabre Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre Brian Stone, Epee Carl Jackson, Epee Nicole Mustilli, Epee Magda Krol, Epee

21 17 17 12 17 13 19 16

2 6 6 11 6 10 4 7

3 6 1 11 4 11 4 6

Bold indicates All-Americans

1999 – 2nd place (139 points) @ Brandeis

Name, Weapon Charles Hayes, Foil Stephane Auriol, Foil

W 11 10

James Gaither, Epee

11

L 12 13

Rk. 14 16

12

14

5 10 2 11 8 5 8

Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 6 7 13 Rian Girard, Epee 3 8 24 Claudette de Bruin, Foil 4 1 16 Mindi Kalogera, Foil 4 6 22 Corinne Dougherty, Foil 1 5 29 Other Team Fencers: Jeff Wartgow (S), Kim Arndt (F), Monica Wagner (F), Paul Capobianco (F), Jason Arnold (E)

1995 – 3rd place (370 points) @ Notre Dame (SMC) W 16 8

L 12 17

Rk. 12 21

5

23

24

8

20

20

4

28

L

Rk.

Maria Panyi, Foil

25

Bill Lester, Sabre

23

Chris Hajnik, Sabre

Carl Jackson, Epee 19 Rakesh Patel, Epee 15 Claudette de Bruin, Epee 23 1

3 6

12 13 6

Name, Weapon

Jeremy Siek , Foil Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Luke La Valle, Sabre Bill Lester, Sabre Brice Dille, Epee

W

15 21 15 18 16

2

6 8 3

9 2 6 4 6

7

16

22

10

13

15

Claudette de Bruin, Epee 17 Anne Hoos, Epee

7 2 8 5 7

2

6

3

Notre Dame’s 1997 fencing team – led by captains (from left) Jeremy Siek (foil), Anne Hoos (epee), Phil Lee (epee), Rose Saari (foil) and Bill Lester (sabre) – came just shy of winning the NCAA title, after being edged by Penn State (1,530-1,470) in the expanded scoring format that awarded 10 points for each win totaled by fencers in their respective 23 round-robin bouts (the score was the equivalent of 153-147 under the current tabulation system).

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1998 – 2nd place (147 points) @ ND (SMC)

Name, Weapon John Tejada, Foil Stephane Auriol, Foil

8 9

7

2 5 3 5

5

15 14

5

6

4 7 2 8

Nicole Mustilli, Epee Magda Krol, Epee

7

8 7

16

6

21 24

Chris Hajnik, Sabre

3 4

Rk.

14

17 24

7 9

2

Bill Lester, Sabre Bernard Baez, Sabre

L

9

4 10 3 11 9

Rk.

11 4 2

Brian Stone, Epee Carl Jackson, Epee Magda Krol, Epee Anne Hoos, Epee

W

19 13 20 12 14

L

Jeremy Siek, Foil

Stanton Brunner, Foil Conor Power, Foil

Stephane Auriol, Foil

Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Gabor Szelle, Sabre Luke La Valle, Sabre Brian Casas, Epee

@ Brandeis

1996 – 2nd place (1,190 points) @ Yale

13 16

1

11

1994 – 1st place (4,350 points)

Colleen Smerek, Epee

8 8

6 6

9

Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 2 7 17 Per Johnsson, Epee 2 6 20 Claudette de Bruin, Foil 6 6 18 Kathleen Vogt, Foil 1 9 25 Other Team Fencers: Jordan Maggio (F), Rian Girard (F), Corinne Dougherty (F), Mindi Kalogera (F), Kim Arndt (F)

Mindi Kalogera, Foil

Rk.

1

4 4

3 7

L

4

Rian Girard, Foil Jeff Piper, Foil

Name, Weapon Jeremy Siek, Foil Conor Power, Foil

1991 – 3rd place (3,900 points) @ Penn St. W

W

Stanton Brunner, Foil

2 7 8

20

Other Team Fencers: Ed Baguer (S), Joel Clark (F), Mary Westrick (F), Lynn Kadri (F), Derek Holeman (E), Geoff Pechinsky (E) Name, Weapon

Name, Weapon

Geoff Pechinsky, Epee

L

Molly Sullivan

1997 – 2nd place (1,470 points) @ Air Force

Rachel Haugh, Foil 2 11 20 Anne Barreda, Foil 4 4 22 Other Team Fencers: James Taliafero (S), Rian Girard (F), Mary Westrick (F), Lynn Kadri (F), Geoff Pechinsky (E)

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NCAA Championship Results 2003 – 1st place (182 points) @ Air Force

Name, Weapon

W

L

Rk.

17

21

Ozren Debic, Foil Derek Snyder, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Matt Fabricant, Sabre Gabor Szelle, Sabre Destanie Milo, Sabre

18 17 19 19 15 12 16

5 6 4 4 8 11 7

Michal Sobieraj, Epee Jan Viviani, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee Meagan Call, Epee

20 12 15 13

3 11

2 10

10

10

Name, Weapon Frank Bontempo, Foil Forest Walton, Foil

W 7 9

L 16 14

Rk. 20 17

Name, Weapon

13

14

Greg Schoolcraft, Epee

Maggie Jordan, Sabre

6

4 5 1 3 6 11 6

8 5

2004 – 3rd place (153 points) @ Brandeis

Andrea Ament, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre

19 21 13

4 2 10

Valerie Providenza, Sabre 18

5

Matthew Stearns, Sabre Andre Crompton (150-19) finished eighth in Notre Dame history for career men’s sabre wins and win percentage (.888), also adding All-America finishes at the 2001 and 2002 NCAAs.

2000 – 2nd place (171 points) @ Stanford

Name, Weapon

W

L

Rk.

10

14

Ozren Debic, Foil

20

Magda Krol, Foil Liza Boutsikaris, Foil Gabor Szelle, Sabre Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre Natalia Mazur, Sabre

16 12 20 17 13

7 11 3 6 10

5 12 1 5 10

Jan Viviani, Epee

17

6

3

Anna Carnick, Epee Meagan Call, Epee

14 11

9 12

9 12

Name, Weapon

W

L

Rk.

Forest Walton, Foil

Carianne McCullough, Sabre Brian Casas, Epee

13

9 9

3

14 14

2

19 18

2001 – 3rd place (153 points) @ Wis. Parkside

Ozren Debic, Foil Forest Walton, Foil

17 13

6 10

Andre Crompton, Sabre 16 Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre 15

7 8

Liza Boutsikaris, Foil Maggie Jordan, Foil

Carianne McCullough, Sabre Destanie Milo, Sabre

8 8

10 8

15 15 13 15

5 9

16 17

7 10 15 17

Jan Viviani, Epee Brian Casas, Epee Meagan Call, Epee Anna Carnick, Epee

17 14 15 12

6 9 8 11

3 7 5 12

Name, Weapon

W

L

Rk.

2002 – 3rd place (186 points) @ Drew (N.J.)

Ozren Debic, Foil Derek Snyder, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Andre Crompton, Sabre Matt Fabricant, Sabre

18 15 23 22 18 9

5 8 0 1 5

14

4 7 1 2 5

14

Carianne McCullough, Sabre 12

11

12

Jan Viviani, Epee Michal Sobieraj, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee Anna Carnick, Epee

6 11 5 9

5 10 1 10

Destanie Milo, Sabre

94

8

17 12 18 14

15

18

2008 – 2nd place (176 points) @ Ohio State

Name, Weapon

Angela Vincent, Sabre

Michal Sobieraj, Epee Amy Orlando, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee

10 8

18 13 17

15

W

Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre Matt Stearns, Sabre Valerie Providenza, Sabre Mariel Zagunis, Sabre

15 15 21 18 14 19 21

Michal Sobieraj, Epee Amy Orlando, Epee

18 16

Aaron Adjemian, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee

5

3 10 2

L

Rk.

8 8 2 5 9 4 2

18

5

Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil Mark Kubik, Foil Melanie Bautista, Foil

Adrienne Nott, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre Matt Stearns, Sabre Valerie Providenza, Sabre Mariel Zagunis, Sabre

7 7 2 2 10 4 2 24

1

7 2

11

12

14

W

L

Rk.

16 11

21 14

2006 – 4th place (152 points) @ Houston

Name, Weapon

1

16

5 10 6

2005 – 1st place (173 points) @ Houston

Name, Weapon

2 1 10

12 7 11

11

8

15 20 12 15 17

8 3 11 8 6

6 2 11 9 1

Madeleine Stephan, Epee 14

9

6

Aaron Adjemian, Epee Karol Kostka, Epee Amy Orlando, Epee

10 8 11

13 15 12

16 18 15

2007 – 4th place (160 points) @ Drew (N.J.)

Name, Weapon

Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil Mark Kubik, Foil Adrienne Nott, Foil

12 13 18

W

11 10 5

L

Rk.

Emilie Prot, Foil

11

12

14

14

16

Patrick Ghattas, Sabre 18 Bill Thanhouser, Sabre 17 Valerie Providenza, Sabre 19 Ashley Serrette, Sabre

Greg Howard, Epee Karol Kostka, Epee Kelley Hurley, Epee

9

13 12 18

5 6 3

10 11 5

9 7 3

Barron Nydam,Sabre Bill Thanhouser, Sabre Steve Kubik, Foil Zach Schirtz, Foil Greg Howard, Epee Karol Kostka, Epee Sarah Borrmann, Sabre Eileen Hassett, Sabre Adrienne Nott, Foil Hayley Reese, Foil Kelley Hurley, Epee Ewa Nelip, Epee

W

16 11 13 12 13 13 18 18 19 11 16 16

L

6 12 10 11 10 10 5 5 4 12 7 7

Rk.

6 13 8 11 8 9 1 5 4 11 1 3

2009 – 2nd place (182 points) @ Penn State

Avery Zuck, Sabre Barron Nydam,Sabre Gerek Meinhardt, Foil Enzo Castellani, Foil Karol Kostka, Epee

17 13 19 13 13

W

6 10 4 10 10

L

Rk.

5 10 2 8 10

Eileen Hassett, Sabre

15

9

14

18

Sarah Borrmann, Sabre

12

11

13

Hayley Reese, Foil Adrienne Nott, Foil Courtney Hurley, Epee Ewa Nelip, Epee

19 14 21 17

8

5 10 3 7

2010 – 3rd place (180 points) @ Harvard

Name, Weapon

W

Gerek Meinhardt, Foil Enzo Castellani, Foil Hayley Reese, Foil

17 16 16

Avery Zuck, Saber Barron Nydam, Saber Sarah Borrmann, Saber Eileen Hassett, Saber James Kaull, Epee Greg Schoolcraft, Epee Courtney Hurley, Epee Kelley Hurley, Epee

19

Darsie Malynn, Foil

6

6

2 9 3 3

L

Rk.

17

23

6 7 7 4

1 3 5 3

13 10 10

17 16 12 12 19 17

6 7 11

5 7 10

11 12

4 6

3 6

L

Rk.

2011 – 1st place (174 points) @ Ohio State

Name, Weapon

W

Ariel DeSmet – MF Reggie Bentley – MF Avery Zuck – MS Barron Nydam – MS

20 16 19

Hayley Reese – WF

15 8 8

Eileen Hassett – WS Lian Osier – WS Courtney Hurley – WE Ewa Nelip – WE Bold indicates All-Americans

17 12 21 12

James Kaull – ME Brent Kelly – ME

Rachel Beck – WF

5 7 6

1 5

2

15 8 6

12 11 9

11 12 14

7 11 4 11

14 16 17

3 9 1 9

2 6 4

8 11 2

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NCAA Records Men’s Individual Career NCAA Leaders Men’s All-Time NCAA Victories (round-robin bouts) Pl. Name 1. Mike Sullivan 2. Ozren Debic 3. Patrick Ghattas 4. Michal Sobieraj 5. Bill Lester Jan Viviani 6. Luke La Valle 7. Andy Bonk Leszek Nowosielski Jeremy Siek 11. Tim Glass 12. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 13. Jim Russomano 14. Gabor Szelle

Weapon Years Finishes

W

Sabre 1976-79 3-1-1-2 95 Foil 2000-03 2-5-4-4 73 Sabre 2004-07 10-2-2-2 69 Epee 2002-05 10-2-3-1 68 Sabre 1994-97 21-2-6-3 63 Epee 2000-03 3-3-5-10 63 Sabre 1996-99 4-5-1-11 62 Foil 1979-80 1-2 59 Sabre 1988-91 4-5-3-2 59 Foil 1994-97 5-12-9-6 59 Epee 1975-77 6-4-4 57 Foil 1984-87 1-4-3-4 56 Foil 1958-60 4-6-6 54 Sabre 1999-2000, 2003 2-1 52

L Pct. 9 .913 19 .794 23 .750 24 .739 18 .778 29 .685 30 .674 5 .922 13 .819 27 .686 17 .770 20 .737 15 .783 17 .754

Men’s All-Time NCAA Winning Percentage (min. 30 bouts, two years) Pl. Name 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Andy Bonk Mike Sullivan Pat Gerard Noel Young Leszek Nowosielski Gerek Meinhardt Ozren Debic Jim Russomano Bill Lester Tim Glass

Weapon Years Finishes Foil Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee

1979-80 1976-79 1977-78 1990-91 1988-91 2009- 2000-03 1958-60 1994-97 1975-77

1-2 3-1-1-2 1-2 3-2 4-5-3-2 2-1 2-5-4-4 4-6-6 21-2-6-3 6-4-4

W

L Pct.

59 95 37 30 59 36 73 54 63 57

5 9 7 6 13 9 19 15 18 17

A three-time NCAA Champion and one-time runnerup, Alicja Kryczalo finished her career with the most NCAA victories all-time in women’s program history.

The foilist concluded with a record of 84-8, good for a .913 winning percentage.

.922 .913 .841 .833 .819 .800 .794 .783 .778 .770

Women’s Individual Career NCAA Leaders Women’s All-Time NCAA Victories (round-robin bouts) Pl. Name

Weapon Years Finishes

1. Alicja Kryczalo 2. Sara Walsh 3. Andrea Ament 4. Valerie Providenza 5. Magda Krol 6. Myriah Brown Kerry Walton 8. Molly Sullivan 9. Heidi Piper

Foil 2002-05 1-1-1-2 84 8 .913 Foil 1996-99 2-2-3-5 80 12 .870 Foil 2002-05 2-3-2-7 75 17 .815 Sabre 2004-07 1-4-9-4 71 19 .789 Foil/Epee 1997-2000 1-6-8-5 64 28 .696 Foil 1996-99 6-5-6-10 61 31 .663 Epee 2002-05 1-5-2-14 61 31 .663 Foil 1985-88 5-1-3-1 54 5 .915 Foil 1989-92 13-2-1-4 53 14 .791

W

L Pct. Epeeist Tim Glass finished in the top six at the NCAAs every year from 1975-77, with a 57-17 career NCAA record.

Women’s All-Time NCAA Winning Percentage (min. 30 bouts, two years) Pl. Name

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Molly Sullivan Alicja Kryczalo Sara Walsh Mariel Zagunis Andrea Ament Heidi Piper Valerie Providenza Nicole Mustilli

Weapon Years Finishes Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Epee

1985-88 2002-05 1996-99 2005-06 2002-05 1989-92 2004-07 1998-99

5-1-3-1 1-1-1-2 2-2-3-5 2-1 2-3-2-7 13-2-1-4 1-4-9-4 4-5

W

L Pct.

54 84 80 38 75 53 71 34

5 8 12 8 17 14 19 12

.915 .913 .870 .826 .815 .791 .789 .739

Epeeist Nicole Mustilli closed her Notre Dame career with a 34-12 combined record at the 1998 and ’99 NCAAs

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NCAA Records Notre Dame’s NCAA Finishes (numbers indicate men’s/women’s finishes and All-Americans) ’47........................ 13th ’48........................ 12th ’49........................ 24th ’50......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’51........................ 10th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’52........................ 16th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’53......................... 7th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’54......................... 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’55......................... 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’56........................ 15th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’57......................... 9th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’58......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’58......................... 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’59......................... 7th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’60......................... 7th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’61........................ 13th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’62........................ 12th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’63........................ 10th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’64......................... 5th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’65........................ 15th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’66.............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’67......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’68......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’69......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’70......................... 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’71......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’72......................... 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’73........................ 12th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’74........................ 13th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’75......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’76......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’77.......................... 1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’78.......................... 1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’79......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’80......................... 8th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’81......................... 5th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ’82...................... 7th/6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ’83.................... 2nd/12th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ’84......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/1 ’85..................... 2nd/9th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/1 ’86...................... 1st/2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2 ’87...................... 4th/1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1 ’88..................... 2nd/2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2 ’89...................... 4th/3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2 ’90......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/3 ’91......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1 ’92......................... 4th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/1 ’93......................... 6th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/0 ’94.......................... 1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/0 ’95......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2 ’96......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3 ’97......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3 ’98......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/4 ’99......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4 ’00......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5 ’01......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2 ’02......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/5 ’03.......................... 1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 ’04......................... 3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/5 ’05.......................... 1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5 ’06......................... 4th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4 ’07......................... 4th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/3 ’08......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/6 ’09......................... 2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/5 ‘10..........................3rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/5 ‘11..........................1st. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5

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Men’s Foil 1985 – 2nd 1986 – 1st 1987 – 3rd 1988 – 3rd (27 pts) 1989 – 7th (24 pts) 1990 – 5th (13 pts) 1991 – 2nd 1992 – 4th 1993 – 4th (750 pts) 1994 – 1st (1,200 pts) 1995 – 8th (54 pts) 1996 – 11th (150 pts) 1997 – 1st (260 pts) 1998 – 7th (36 pts) 1999 – 7th (21 pts) 2000 – 2nd (33 pts) 2001 – 3rd (30 pts) 2002 – 2nd (33 pts) 2003 – 1st (35 pts)

2004 – 7th (16 pts) 2005 – 8th (15 pts) 2006 – 6th (19 pts) 2007 – 5th (25 pts) 2008 - t-5th (25 pts) 2009 - 2nd (32 pts) 2010 - 2nd (33 pts) 2011 - 2nd (34 pts)

Men’s Sabre 1985 – 2nd 1986 – 6th 1987 – 4th 1988 – 3rd (27 pts) 1989 – 4th (26 pts) 1990 – 2nd (4 pts) 1991 – 2nd 1992 – 3rd 1993 – N.A. 1994 – 3rd (750 pts) 1995 – 3rd (85 pts) 1996 – 1st (340 pts) 1997 – 2nd (360 pts) 1998 – 3rd (29 pts) 1999 – 1st (32 pts) 2000 – 1st (37 pts) 2001 – 2nd (31 pts) 2002 – 4th (27 pts) 2003 – 1st (35 pts) 2004 – 5th (23 pts) 2005 – 2nd (32 pts) 2006 – 2nd (32 pts) 2007 – 1st (35 pts) 2008 - 4th (27 pts) 2009 - t3rd (30 pts) 2010 - 3rd (32 pts) 2011 - t1st (33 pts.)

Women’s Epee 1995 – 5th (62 pts) 1996 – 3rd (270 pts) 1997 – 1st (290 pts) 1998 – 2nd (30 pts) 1999 – 3rd (29 pts) 2000 – 5th (25 pts) 2001 – 2nd (27 pts) 2002 – 3rd (32 pts) 2003 – 2nd (28 pts) 2004 – 1st (30 pts) 2005 – 3rd (27 pts)

2006 – 3rd (25 pts) 2007 – 7th (18 pts) 2008 - 1st (32 pts) 2009 - 1st (38 pts) 2010 - 2nd (36 pts) 2011 - 1st (31 pts)

Women’s Foil 1982 – 6th 1983 – 12th 1984 – N.A. 1985 – 9th 1986 – 2nd 1987 – 1st 1988 – 2nd (21pts) 1990 – 2nd (13 pts) 1991 – 2nd 1992 – 7th 1993 – 9th (525 pts) 1994 – 1st (1,400 pts) 1995 – 2nd (77 pts) 1996 – 1st (360 pts) 1997 – 2nd (350 pts) 1998 – 1st (38 pts) 1999 – 4th (32 pts) 2000 – 4th (28 pts) 2001 – 8th (16 pts) 2002 – 1st (45 pts) 2003 – 1st (38 pts) 2004 – 1st (40 pts) 2005 – 1st (36 pts) 2006 – 5th (26 pts) 2007 – 3rd (29 pts) 2008 - t-2nd (30 pts) 2009 - 2nd (33 pts) 2010 - 8th (22 pts) 2011 -6th (24 pts)

Women’s Sabre 2000 – 7th (22 pts) 2001 – 5th (18 pts) 2002 – 6th (20 pts) 2003 – 7th (23 pts) 2004 – 5th (26 pts) 2005 – 1st (40 pts) 2006 – 3rd (32 pts) 2007 – 4th (28 pts) 2008 - 2nd (36 pts) 2009 - 5th (27 pts) 2010 - 1st (33 pts) 2011 - t2nd (29 pts)

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Individual NCAA Results Men’s NCAA National Champions Name (Weapon, Class) Don Tadrowski (Epee, Jr.) Pat Gerard (Foil, Jr.) Mike Sullivan (Sabre, So.) Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Jr.) Bjorn Vaggo (Epee, Fr.) Andy Bonk (Foil), Jr. Ola Harstrom (Epee, Jr.) Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, Fr.) Jubba Beshin (Epee, So.) Luke La Valle (Sabre, Jr.) Gabor Szelle (Sabre, So.) Michal Sobieraj (Epee, Sr.) Gerek Meinhardt (Foil, So.) Ariel DeSmet (Foil, Fr.)

Year 1955 1977 1977 1978 1978 1979 1983 1984 1990 1998 2000 2005 2010 2011

W-L/Pct. 22-4/.846 18-4/.818 20-2/.909 23-0/1.000 19-4/.826 30-2/.938 29-2/.935 13-6/.684 13-6/.684 17-6/.739 20-3/.867 18-5/.783 17-6/.739 18-5/.783

Runner-Up (record or title bout) Nyles Ayers, Columbia (21-3 record) Mike Marx, Portland State (16-6) Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne State (19-3) Greg Hasyn, Temple (18-5) Chris Hanson, Penn (19-4) Bradley Thomas, Maryland Ettore Bianchi, Wayne State Stefan Kogler, Wayne State Dan Nowosielski, Princeton (4-5, 3-5) Michael Golia, Penn (11-15 bout) Jakub Krochmalski, Wayne State (12-15) Marek Petraszek, Wayne State (13-15) David Willette, Penn State (15-9) Miles Chamley-Watson, Penn State (15-13)

NCAA Runner-Up Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Dennis Hemerle (Epee, Sr.) Pat Gerard (Foil, Sr.) Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Sr.) Andy Bonk (Foil, Sr.) Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, Fr.) Todd Griffee (Epee, Jr.) Jubba Beshin (Epee, Jr.) Leszek Nowosielski (Sabre, Sr.) Noel Young (Foil, So.) Bill Lester (Sabre, So.) Gabor Szelle (Sabre, Fr.) Ozren Debic (Foil, Fr.) Michal Sobieraj (Epee, So.) Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, So.) Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, Jr.) Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, Sr.) Gerek Meinhardt (Foil, Fr.) Avery Zuck (Sabre, Sr.)

Year 1957 1978 1979 1980 1986 1988 1991 1991 1991 1995 1999 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011

Luke La Valle Sabre Champion – 1998

W-L/Pct. 25-4/.862 19-3/.864 30-2/.938 29-3/.906 14-6/.700 10-9/.526 13-6/.684 16-1/.941 13-4/.765 23-6/.793 21-4/.840 20-3/.867 20-3/.867 18-5/.783 20-3/.870 18-5/.782 19-4/.826 18-5/.783

Champion (title bout) James Margolis, Columbia Ernest Simon, Wayne St. (5-4 fence-off) Yuri Rabinovich, Wayne State Ernest Simon, Wayne State Adam Feldman, Penn St. (10-5) Jon Normile, Columbia (10-2) Marc Oshima, Columbia (3-5, 5-2, 5-1) Vitali Nazlimov, Penn St. (0-5, 5-2, 5-2) Ben Atkins, Columbia (3-5, 5-4, 5-3) Paul Palestis, NYU (5-2 fence-off) Keeth Smart, St. John’s (15-4) Felix Reichling, Stanford (15-10) Seth Kelsey, Air Force (8-7, OT) Sergey Isayenko, St. John’s (15-12) Adam Crompton, Ohio State (15-9) Tim Hagamen, Harvard (15-14) Nicholas Chinman, Penn State (15-14) Daryl Homer, St. John’s (15-14)

Gabor Szelle Sabre Champion – 2000

Gerek Meinhardt Foil Champion – 2010 Foil Runner-Up - 2009

Don Tadrowski Epee Champion – 1955

Pat Gerard Foil Champion – 1977 Foil Runner-Up – 1978

Mike Sullivan Sabre Champion – 1977 Sabre Champion – 1978

Bjorn Vaggo Epee Champion – 1978

Andy Bonk Foil Champion – 1979 Foil Runner-Up – 1980

Ola Harstrom Epee Champion – 1983

Charles Higgs-Coulthard Foil Champion – 1984

Jubba Beshin Epee Champion – 1990 Epee Runner-Up – 1991

Michal Sobieraj Epee Champion – 2005 Epee Runner-Up - 2003

Ariel DeSmet Foil Champion - 2011

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NCAA Men’s Results Third-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Ron Farrow (Epee, Sr.) Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Fr.) Greg Armi (Sabre, Sr.) Don Johnson (Sabre, So.) Andy Quaroni (Epee, Sr.) Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, Jr.) Mike Gostigian (Epee, Sr.) Noel Young (Foil, Fr.) Leszek Nowsielski (Sabre, Jr.) David Calderhead (Epee, So.) David Calderhead (Epee, Jr.) Bill Lester (Sabre, Sr.) Jan Viviani (Epee, Fr.) Jan Viviani (Epee, So.) Michal Sobieraj (Epee, Jr.) Enzo Castellani (Foil, So.) Avery Zuck (Sabre, So.)

Year 1958 1976 1981 1984 1985 1986 1986 1990 1990 1990 1991 1997 2000 2001 2004 2010 2010

W-L/Pct. 13-5/.722 22-5/.814 18-5/.783 14-5/.736 12-8/.600 14-5/.736 16-3/.842 17-2/.895 14-5/.737 11-8/.579 11-6/.647 21-2/.913 17-6/.739 18-5/.783 18-5/.783 16-7/.696 9-14/.391

Fourth-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Year Nick Scalera (Foil, Jr.) 1950 Gerry Finney (Sabre, Sr.) 1954 Jim Russomano (Foil, So.) 1958 Bill Ferrence (Foil, Jr.) 1964 Steve Donlon (Epee, Jr.) 1967 Tim Glass (Epee, So.) 1975 Tim Glass (Epee, Sr.) 1977 Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, So.) 1985 Christian Scherpe (Epee, Sr.) 1986 Charles Higgs-Coulthard (Foil, Sr.) 1987 Leszek Nowosielski (Sabre, Fr.) 1988 Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, Jr.) 1988 James Taliaferro (Sabre, Jr.) 1992 Luke La Valle (Sabre, Fr.) 1996 Brian Stone (Epee, Sr.) 1998 Ozren Debic (Foil, Jr.) 2002 Ozren Debic (Foil, Sr.) 2003

W-L/Pct. 24-8/.750 20-7/.740 13-4/.764 25-8/.757 22-7/.758 21-5/.807 16-7/.695 14-4/.777 14-5/.736 15-5/.750 10-9/.526 13-6/.684 10-8/.625 18-5/.782 17-6/.739 18-5/.783 18-5/.783

Fifth-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Ralph Dixon (Epee, Sr.) John Donlon (Epee, Sr.) Bill Ferrence (Foil, Sr.) Mike Daher (Sabre, Sr.) Marc DeJong (Foil, Sr.) John Edwards (Sabre, Jr.) Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, So.) Leszek Nowosielski (Sabre, So.) Jeremy Siek (Foil, Fr.) Luke La Valle (Sabre, So.) Andrzej Bednarski (Sabre, Jr.) Ozren Debic (Foil, So.) Andre Crompton (Sabre, Sr.) Jan Viviani (Epee, Jr.) Derek Snyder (Foil, So.) Avery Zuck (Sabre, So.) Reggie Bentley (Foil, Jr.)

Year 1950 1961 1965 1968 1983 1985 1987 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2009 2011

W-L/Pct. 18-10/.642 22-8/.733 24-8/.750 25-8/.757 21-10/.677 12-6/.667 14-4/.778 15-3/.833 11-2/.846 15-8/.652 17-6/.739 17-6/.739 18-5/.783 17-6/.739 17-6/.739 17-6/.739 16-7/.696

Sixth-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Gerry Finney (Sabre, Jr.) Jim Russomano (Foil, Jr.) Jim Russomano (Foil, Sr.) John Bishko (Foil, Jr.) Rich Deladrier (Epee, Jr.)

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Year 1953 1959 1960 1966 1970

W-L/Pct. 28-9/.727 21-5/.807 20-6/.769 13-9/.590 19-15/.558

Rich Deladrier (Epee, Sr.) Ed Fellows (Epee, Fr.) Tim Glass (Epee, Jr.) Chris Lyons (Sabre, Sr.) Rich Daly (Epee, Jr.) Andy Quaroni (Epee, Jr.) Don Johnson (Sabre, Sr.) Kevin Stoutermire (Sabre, Sr.) Carl Jackson (Epee, Fr.) Bill Lester (Sabre, Jr.) Jeremy Siek (Foil, Sr.) Matt Fabricant (Sabre, Sr.) Bill Thanhouser (Sabre, Fr.) Barron Nydam (Sabre, Fr.) Barron Nydam (Sabre, Sr.)

1971 1974 1976 1980 1982 1984 1986 1987 1995 1996 1997 2003 2007 2008 2011

20-12/.625 28-10/.706 20-5/.800 22-10/.687 22-10/.687 7-12/.367 14-8/.777 15-3/.833 19-12/.613 16-7/.695 17-6/.739 15-8/.652 17-6/.739 16-6/.696 15-8/.652

Seventh-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Tom Dorwin (Sabre, Sr.) Ted DeBaene (Sabre, Sr.) Pete Giaimo (Epee, Sr.) Ron Sollitto (Sabre, Sr.) Mike McCahey (Foil, Fr.) Yehuda Kovacs (Foil, Sr.) James Taliaferro (Sabre, Fr.) Brian Casas (Epee, Jr.) Andre Crompton (Sabre, Jr.) Derek Snyder (Foil, Fr.) Jakub Jedrkowiak (Foil, Fr.) Mark Kubik (Foil, So.)

Year 1955 1960 1960 1972 1975 1989 1990 2001 2001 2002 2005 2007

W-L/Pct. 13-9/.591 10-14/.417 14-9/.609 21-11/.656 18-4/.818 11-6/.647 13-3/.813 14-9/.609 14-9/.609 15-8/.652 15-8/.652 13-10/.565

Eighth-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) John McGinn (Epee, Jr.) Sam Crimone (Sabre, Sr.) Dick Marks (Epee, Sr.) John Crikelair (Foil, Jr.) Bob Mendes (Sabre, Sr.) Doug Daher (Sabre, Sr.) Mike Van der Velden (Foil, Jr.) Rakesh Patel (Epee, Sr.) Brian Casas (Epee, Fr.) Jakub Jedrkowiak (Foil, So.) Greg Howard (Epee, Jr.) Greg Howard (Epee, Sr.) Steve Kubik (Foil, Fr.) Enzo Castellani (Foil, So.)

Year 1953 1964 1964 1967 1969 1971 1985 1995 1999 2006 2007 2008 2008 2009

W-L/Pct. 22-12/.647 26-9/.743 22-12/.647 21-10/.677 20-10/.667 21-11/.656 11-6/.647 15-13/.536 14-9/.609 12-11/.522 13-10/.565 13-10/.565 13-10/.565 13-10/.565

Chris Hajnik (Sabre, Jr.) Andrzej Bednarski (Sabre, Sr.) Michal Sobieraj (Epee, Fr.) Jan Viviani (Epee, Sr.) Patrick Ghattas (Sabre, Fr.) Matt Stearns (Sabre, So.) Barron Nydam (Sabre, So.) Karol Kostka (Epee, Sr.) Barron Nydam (Sabre, Jr.) James Kaull (Epee, Fr.)

1994 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2009 2010 2010

7-7/.500 15-8/.652 12-11/.521 12-11/.521 13-10/.565 14-9/.609 13-10/.565 13-10/.565 13-10/.565 12-9/.522

11th-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Bob Schlosser (Sabre, Sr.) Tom Lee (Sabre, Sr.) John Crikelair (Foil, Sr.) Mike Cornwall (Foil, Sr.) Sam DiFiglio (Sabre, Jr.) Stanton Brunner (Foil, So.) Andrzej Bednarski (Sabre, Fr.) Carl Jackson (Epee, Sr.) Luke La Valle (Sabre, Sr.) Gabor Szelle (Sabre, Sr.) Matt Stearns (Sabre, Jr.) Karol Kostka (Epee, So.) Zach Schirtz (Foil, Fr.)

Year 1950 1959 1968 1973 1975 1993 1998 1998 1999 2003 2006 2007 2008

W-L/Pct. 19-11/.633 13-11/.542 25-14/.641 18-15/.545 13-9/.591 9-7/.563 12-11/.521 13-10/.565 12-11/.521 12-11/.521 12-11/.522 12-11/.522 12-11/.522

12th-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Charlie Daschle (Sabre, Sr.) Brian Duff (Epee, Sr.) Jack Mooney (Foil, Sr.) Rod Duff (Epee, Sr.) Tom Shipp (Sabre, Sr.) Ray Benson (Foil, Sr.) Rich Daly (Epee, So.) Todd Griffee (Epee, So.) Ted Fay (Epee, Sr.) Ed Baguer (Sabre, Sr.) Rakesh Patel (Epee, Jr.) Jeremy Siek (Foil, So.) Greg Schoolcraft (Epee, Jr.) Bold indicates current fencers

Year 1951 1952 1953 1954 1962 1981 1981 1987 1989 1992 1994 1995 2010

W-L/Pct. 10-12/.455 17-13/.567 21-13/.618 16-14/.533 14-15/.483 12-11/.522 10-13/.435 8-8/.500 6-10/.375 9-7/.563 7-7/.500 16-12/.571 12-11/.522

Ninth-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Dick Hull (Foil, Sr.) Don Tadrowski (Epee, Sr.) Ralph DeMatteis (Sabre, Sr.) Jeff Pero (Epee, Sr.) Bob Babineau (Foil, Sr.) Don Johnson (Sabre, Jr.) Geoff Pechinsky (Epee, Sr.) Jeremy Siek (Foil, Jr.) Forest Walton (Foil, So.) Jakub Jedrkowiak (Foil, Jr.) Karol Kostka (Epee, Sr.)

Year 1954 1956 1963 1968 1969 1985 1993 1996 2001 2007 2008

W-L/Pct. 16-10/.615 21-13/.618 12-9/.571 23-13/.639 18-12/.600 10-6/.625 11-4/.733 15-7/.682 13-10/.565 12-11/.522 13-10/.565

10th-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Jim Waters (Foil, Sr.) Dan Kenney (Epee, Sr.) Dick Marks (Epee, Sr.) Mike Dwyer (Sabre, Sr.) John Klier (Sabre, Sr.)

Year 1955 1962 1963 1965 1966

W-L/Pct. 13-12/.520 18-14/.563 11-10/.524 19-13/.594 12-15/.444

Bill Ferrence was cut from Notre Dame basketball tryouts in the fall of 1963 before making a quick transition to fencing, earning All-America honors as a foilist the next spring (and the following year, in ’65) despite no previous fencing experience.

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NCAA Women’s Results Women’s NCAA National Champions Name (Weapon, Class) Molly Sullivan (Foil, So.) Molly Sullivan (Foil, Sr.) Heidi Piper (Foil, Jr.) Magda Krol (Epee, Fr.) Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, Fr.) Kerry Walton (Epee, So.) Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, So.) Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, Jr.) Valerie Providenza (Sabre, Fr.) Mariel Zagunis (Sabre, So.) Sarah Borrmann (Sabre, Fr.) Kelley Hurley (Epee, So.) Courtney Hurley (Epee, Jr.)

Year W-L/Pct. 1986 15-0/1.000 1988 15-0/1.000 1991 17-1/.944 1997 18-5/.783 2002 23-0/1.000 2002 18-5/.783 2003 19-4/.826 2004 21-2/.913 2004 18-5/.783 2006 17-6/.739 2008 18-5/.783 2008 16-7/.696 2011 19-4/.826

Molly Sullivan

Heidi Piper

Foil Champion 1986, 1988

Kerry Walton

Epee Champion 2002

Kelley Hurley

Magda Krol

Foil Champion 1991

Alicja Kryczalo

Foil Champion 2002, 2003, 2004

Epee Champion 2008

Runner-Up (title bout) Catlin Bilodeaux, Columbia-Barnard (3-8) Loredana Ranza, Wayne State (7-9) Ute Schaeper, F. Dickinson (2-5, 1-5) Nicole Dygert, St. John’s (14-15) Andrea Ament, Notre Dame (6-15) Stephanie Eim, Penn State (12-15) Iris Zimmermann, Stanford (12-15) Andrea Ament, Notre Dame (12-15) Sophia Hiss, Penn State (8-15) Emily Jacobson, Columbia-Barnard (8-15) Siobhan Bryne, Ohio State (11-15) Reka Szele, St. John’s (10-11) Noam Mills, Harvard (7-8)

Epee Champion 1997

Valerie Providenza Sabre Champion 2004

Sarah Borrmann Sabre Champion 2008

Mariel Zagunis Sabre Champion 2006

Courtney Hurley Epee Champion 2011

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NCAA Women’s Results Women’s NCAA Runner-Up Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Heidi Piper (Foil, So.) Maria Panyi (Foil, Jr.) Sara Walsh (Foil, Fr.) Sara Walsh (Foil, So.) Andrea Ament (Foil, Fr.) Andrea Ament (Foil, Jr.) Kerry Walton (Epee, Sr.) Amy Orlando (Epee, So.) Alicja Kryczalo (Foil, Sr.) Mariel Zagunis (Sabre, Fr.) Kelley Hurley (Epee, Fr.) Hayley Reese (Foil, So.)

Year 1990 1995 1996 1997 2002 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2007 2009

W-L/Pct. 15-3/.833 25-3/.893 21-2/.913 19-4/.826 22-1/.956 19-4/.826 17-6/.739 16-7/.696 21-2/.913 21-2/.913 18-5/.783 19-4/.826

Third-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Molly Sullivan (Foil, Jr.) Anne Barreda (Foil, So.) Claudette de Bruin (Epee, Jr.) Claudette de Bruin (Epee, Sr.) Sara Walsh (Foil, Jr.) Andrea Ament (Foil, So.) Adrienne Nott (Foil, So.) Ewa Nelip (Epee, Fr.) Ewa Nelip (Epee, So.) Courtney Hurley (Epee, Fr.) Courtney Hurley (Epee, So.) Eileen Hassett (Saber, Sr.)

Year 1987 1988 1995 1996 1998 2003 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011

Fifth-Place Finishers W-L/Pct. 13-2/.867 10-6/.625 23-6/.793 17-6/.739 21-2/.913 19-4/.826 18-5/.783 16-7/.606 17-6/.739 21-3/.875 19-4/.826 17-6/.739

Fourth-Place Finishers Heidi Piper (Foil, Sr.) Nicole Mustilli (Epee, Jr.) Valerie Providenza (Sabre, So.) Valerie Providenza (Sabre, So.) Adrienne Nott (Foil, Jr.)

1992 1998 2005 2007 2008

Champion (record or title bout) Tzu Moy, Columbia-Barnard (18-0 record) Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State (23-0 record) Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State (15-4 bout) Yelena Kalkina, Ohio State (15-6 ) Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame (15-6) Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame (15-12) Anna Garina, Wayne State (15-10) Anna Garina, Wayne State (15-6) Emily Cross, Harvard (15-5) Emily Jacobson, Columbia/Barnard (15-11) Anna Garina, Wayne State (15-13) Doris Willette, Penn State (15-5)

14-5/.737 19-4/.826 19-4/.826 19-3/.864 19-4/.826

Molly Sullivan (Foil, Fr.) Myriah Brown (Foil, So.) Nicole Mustilli (Epee, Sr.) Sara Walsh (Foil, Sr.) Magda Krol (Foil, Sr.) Meagan Call (Epee, So.) Kerry Walton (Epee, Jr.) Eileen Hassett (Sabre, Fr.) Hayley Reese (Foil, Jr.) Sarah Borrmann (Sabre, Jr.)

1985 1997 1999 1999 2000 2001 2003 2008 2010 2010

11-3/.786 16-7/.696 15-8/.522 19-4/.826 16-7/.696 15-8/.522 15-8/.522 18-5/.783 16-7/.696 17-6/.739

Sixth-Place Finishers Janice Hynes (Foil, Sr.) Myriah Brown (Foil, Fr.) Myriah Brown (Foil, Jr.) Magda Krol (Epee, So.) Destanie Milo (Sabre, Jr.) Madeleine Stephan (Epee, Fr.) Adrienne Nott (Foil, Fr.) Eileen Hassett (Sabre, So.) Kelley Hurley (Epee, Sr.)

1989 1996 1998 1998 2003 2006 2006 2009 2010

9-5/.643 15-8/.652 17-6/.782 16-7/.695 16-7/.695 14-9/.609 15-8/.652 15-8/.652 17-6/.739

Hayley Reese earned runner-up status at the 2009 NCAA Championship in women’s foil.

Seventh-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Kristin Kralicek (Foil, Sr.) Andrea Ament (Foil, Sr.) Eileen Hassett (Sabre, Jr.)

Year 1990 2005 2010

W-L/Pct. 11-6/.647 15-8/.652 16-7/.696

Eighth-Place Finishers Anne Barreda (Foil, Sr.) Magda Krol (Epee, Jr.) Hayley Reese (Foil, Sr.)

1990 1999 2011

9-8/.529 14-9/.609 15-8/.652

Ninth-Place Finishers Anna Carnick (Epee, Fr.) Valerie Providenza (Sabre, Jr.) Adrienne Nott (Foil, Sr.) Lian Osier (Sabre, So.) Ewa Nelip (Epee, Jr.)

2000 2006 2009 2011 2011

14-9/.609 15-8/.652 14-10/.583 12-11/.522 12-11/.522

10th-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Susan Valdiserri (Foil, Jr.) Pia Albertson (Foil, Fr.) Kristin Kralicek (Foil, Jr.) Myriah Brown (Foil, Sr.) Natalia Mazur (Sabre, Fr.) Anna Carnick (Epee, Jr.) Meagan Call (Epee, Sr.) Amy Orlando (Epee, Fr.)

Year 1982 1984 1989 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

W-L/Pct. 9-4/.692 13-10/.565 13-10/.565 14- 9/.609 13-10/.565 13-10/.565

11th-Place Finisher Janice Hynes (Foil, Fr.) Hayley Reese (Foil, Fr.)

1986 2008

5-8/.385 11-12/.478

12th-Place Finishers Liza Boutsikaris (Foil, Fr.) Meagan Call (Epee, Fr.) Anna Carnick (Epee, So.) Carianne McCullough (Sabre, Sr.)

2000 2000 2001 2002

12-11/.522 11-12/.478 12-11/.522 12-11/.522

Destanie Milo’s sixth-place sabre finish at the 2003 NCAAs helped Notre Dame hold off Penn State for the program’s sixth national title.

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Conference Championship History Notre Dame’s Midwest Championship History The below results indicate Notre Dame’s finish in the Great Lakes Championship (1974-91), the Midwest Intercollegiate (’92-’98) and the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (’99-’09). Teams in parentheses refer to the teams ahead of Notre Dame.

Year Men Women 1968 1st 1969 2nd (Wayne State) 1970 1st 1971 2nd (Detroit) 1972 3rd (Detroit, Wayne State) 1973 3rd (Detroit, Wayne State) 1974 2nd (Wayne State)............................................... 1st 1975 1st........................................................................ 5th 1976 1st........................................................................ 4th 1977 1st......................................................................... 1st 1978 1st........................................................................ 4th 1979 2nd (Wayne State).............................................. 4th 1980 2nd (Wayne State)......................... 2nd (Wayne St.) 1981 2nd (Wayne State).............................................. 4th 1982 2nd (Wayne State) ........................ 2nd (Wayne St.) 1983 2nd (Wayne State) ........................ 2nd (Wayne St.) 1984 1st .................................................. 2nd (Wayne St.) 1985 1st .................................................. 2nd (Wayne St.) 1986 1st ........................................................................ 1st 1987 1st ........................................................................ 1st 1988 1st .............................................. 2nd (Wayne State) 1989 1st ........................................................................ 1st 1990 1st ........................................................................ 1st 1991 1st......................................................................... 1st 1992 1st (combined) 1993 1st (combined) 1994 1st (combined) 1995 1st (combined) 1996 1st (combined) 1997 1st (combined) 1998 1st (combined) 1999 1st......................................................................... 1st 2000 1st............................................. 2nd (Northwestern) 2001 1st............................................. 2nd (Northwestern) 2002 1st......................................................................... 1st 2003 2nd (Ohio State)................................................... 1st 2004 2nd (Ohio State)............................. 2nd (Ohio State) 2005 2nd (Ohio State)................................................... 1st 2006 2nd (Ohio State)............................. 2nd (Ohio State) 2007 2nd (Ohio State)............................. 2nd (Ohio State) 2008 2nd (Ohio State)..............................2nd (Ohio State) 2009 2nd (Ohio State)..............................2nd (Ohio State) 2010 1st......................................................................... 1st 2011 1st......................................................................... 1st

Conference Champions 1971 John Crikelair (MF) 1974 Kathy Valdiserri (WF) 1976 Mike Sullivan (MS), Tim Glass (ME) 1977 Pat Gerard (MF), Tim Glass (ME) 1978 Mike McCahey (MF), Mike Sullivan (MS) 1980 Andy Bonk (MF) 1981 Rich Daly (ME) 1982 Marc DeJong (MF) 1983 Ola Harstrom (ME) 1984 Mike Janis (MS), Pia Albertson (WF) 1985 Charles Higgs-Coulthard (MF),

Molly Sullivan (WF) 1986 Yehuda Kovacs (MF), Molly Sullivan (WF)

Christian Scherpe (ME) 1987 Yehuda Kovacs (MF), Janice Hynes (WF) 1988 Leszek Nowosielski (MS), Todd Griffee (ME) 1989 Leszek Nowosielski (MS), David Calderhead (ME) 1990 James Taliafero (MS), Jubba Beshin (ME) 1991 James Taliafero (MS), Anne Barreda (WF)

Jubba Beshin (ME) 1992 David Calderhead (ME) 1993 Heidi Piper (MF) 1994 Jeremy Siek (MF), Bill Lester (MS),

Maria Panyi (WF) 1995-98 No individual championships contested.

1999 James Gaither (ME), Nicole Mustilli (WE)

Gabor Szelle (MS), Sara Walsh (WF) 2000 Ozren Debic (MF), Anna Carnick (WE) 2001 Brian Casas (ME), Andre Crompton (MS),

Ozren Debic (MF) 2002 Jan Viviani (ME), Ozren Debic (MF)

Kerry Walton (WE), Alicja Kryczalo (WF) 2003 Ozren Debic (MF), Alicja Kryczalo (WF) 2004 Michal Sobieraj (ME) 2005 Michal Sobieraj (ME), Frank Bontempo (MF),

Patrick Ghattas (MS), Kerry Walton, (WE),

Andrea Ament (WF), Valerie Providenza (WS) 2006 Emilie Prot (WF) 2007 Jakub Jedrkowiak (MF), Kelley Hurley (WE), Adrienne Nott (WF) 2008 Karol Kostka (ME), Ewa Nelip (WE) 2010 Hayley Reese (WF), Kelley Hurley (WE), Gerek

Meinhardt (MF), Barron Nydam (MS) 2011 Hayley Reese (WF), Courtney Hurley (WE)

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Women’s Results

Notre Dame’s first varsity women’s fencing team (1976-77) included (front row, from left) coach Mike DeCicco, Cathy Buzard, Kathy Valdiserri, Pat Farro, Karen Lacity and coach Tom Coye; (back row, from left) Chris Marciniak, Joan Richtmeier, Chris Simony, Debbie Valentino and Terri Foley.

Women’s Series Records

School Record

Air Force............................................. 32-6 Army................................................... 1-0 Boston College .................................. 2-0 Bowling Green................................... 8-1 Brandeis............................................. 2-0 Brockport............................................ 1-0 Brown................................................. 4-0 California (Pa.).................................... 1-0 Cal State Fullerton.............................. 9-0 Cal Tech............................................... 6-0 UC San Diego..................................... 11-0 Carnegie-Mellon................................ 1-0 Case Western Reserve....................... 17-0 Chicago.............................................. 17-0 Clemson............................................. 1-0 Cleveland State................................. 33-0 Columbia........................................... 12-7 Cornell................................................ 5-1 Culver Military Academy.................... 4-0 Detroit .............................................. 39-0 Duke.................................................. 18-0 Eastern Michigan............................... 9-0 Fairleigh-Dickinson........................... 11-1 Florida................................................ 5-0 Harpeth Hall....................................... 1-0 Harvard.............................................. 6-0 Haverford........................................... 2-0 Hollins................................................ 1-0 Illinois................................................. 3-0 Illinois-Chicago.................................. 2-1

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Indiana............................................... 6-1 James Madison.................................. 4-0 Johns Hopkins................................... 10-0 Kent State........................................... 1-0 Lawrence........................................... 35-0 Long Beach State............................... 6-0 M.I.T. .................................................. 6-0 Miami (Ohio)...................................... 6-0 Michigan........................................... 22-0 Michigan-Dearborn.......................... 10-0 Michigan State.................................. 28-0 Milwaukee Tech.................................. 8-0 Minnesota......................................... 13-1 Mount Mary ...................................... 1-0 NYU................................................... 20-0 North Carolina................................... 23-0 North Carolina State........................... 4-0 Northwestern.................................... 39-8 Oakland.............................................. 4-0 Oberlin................................................ 6-2 Ohio State......................................... 33-13 Pennsylvania...................................... 2-3 Penn State.......................................... 8-7 Princeton............................................ 9-0 Purdue............................................... 39-0 Rutgers............................................... 7-0 St. John’s............................................ 18-2 St. Louis ............................................. 1-0 St. Mary’s............................................ 0-2 Stanford............................................. 19-1 Swarthmore...................................... 22-5 Temple............................................... 11-4

Tri-State............................................. 22-0 UC San Diego...................................... 3-0 Vanderbilt........................................... 2-1 Washington (Mo.).............................. 3-0 Wayne State..................................... 27-17 Winnipeg............................................ 2-0 Wisconsin.......................................... 12-9 Wisconsin-Parkside............................ 9-2 Yale..................................................... 9-1

Women’s Win Streaks Rank Wins Year(s) 1.

89 2009- active 2.

75 1993-1996 3.

42 1986-1988 4.

41 2003-2004 5.

38 1997-1998 6.

35 1990-1992 7.

31 2006-2007 8.

27 2005-2006 9.

21 1989-1990 10.

19 1996-97

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Year-by-Year Women’s All-Time Results

Team Individual Year W L W L (Non-Varsity Seasons) 1972 2 3 22 41 1973 3 2 26 19 1974 13 2 125 54 1975 8 5 61 68 1976 8 6 74 71 (Varsity Seasons) 1977 13 1 72 44 1978 8 3 59 40 1979 14 3 132 63 1980 11 2 118 67 1981 16 4 128 77 1982 11 8 130 112 1983 17 6 210 126 1984 13 5 207 93 1985 12 7 168 106 1986 23 0 309 59 1987 19 0 257 47 1988 17 2 253 51 1989 18 1 225 51 1990 22 1 297 69 1991 19 0 244 50 1992 11 2 154 54 1993 17 3 237 83 1994 23 0 304 64 1995 32 0 799 209 1996 31 1 832 192 1997 30 1 792 168 1998 24 1 619 181 1999 19 4 521 215 2000 18 2 393 147 2001 21 4 484 196 2002 20 2 442 151 2003 22 2 530 118 2004 26 0 535 167 2005 22 2 536 112 2006 29 1 659 151 2007 24 4 553 203 2008 29 2 645 192 2009 32 2 700 164 2010 35 0 724 221 2011 29 0 598 185 Total 759 94 (.886)

Name

Richard Hosinski Tim Taylor Tom Coye Mike DeCicco Yves Auriol Janusz Bednarski Totals

Captains (all foil fencers)

Coach

None None Cathy Schoendiens Cindy Rebholz Pat Ferro, Kathy Valdiserri

Richard Hosinski Richard Hosinski Richard Hosinski Richard Hosinski Tim Taylor

Kathy Valdiserri Kathy Valdiserri Karen Lacity Dodee Carney Susan Valdiserri Susan Valdiserri Susan Valdiserri Sharon DeNicola, Mary Shilts Janet Sullivan Vittoria Quaroni Cindy Weeks Molly Sullivan Janice Hynes Anne Barreda Lynn Kadri Heidi Piper Dinamarie Garcia Marit Fischer (epee), Dinamarie Garcia (foil) Claudette de Bruin (epee), Maria Panyi (foil) Claudette de Bruin (epee), Mindi Kalogera (foil) Anne Hoos (epee), Rose Saari (foil) Anne Hoos (epee), Myriah Brown (foil) Nicole Mustilli (epee), Nicole Paulina (foil) Kim DeMaio (e), Magda Krol (f), Carianne McCullough (s) Kim DeMaio (epee), Carianne McCullough (sabre) Anna Carnick (epee), Liza Boutsikaris (foil), Carianne McCullough (s) Anna Carnick (epee), Liza Boutsikaris (foil), Destanie Milo (sabre) Kerry Walton (epee), Alicja Kryczalo (foil), Destanie Milo (sabre) Kerry Walton (epee), Alicja Kryczalo (foil), Danielle Davis (sabre) Amy Orlando (e), R. Cota (f), Val. Providenza (s), M. Zagunis (s) Orlando (e), Cota (f), Adi Nott (f), Providenza (s), Zagunis (s) Kelley Hurley (e), Kim Montoya (e), Rachel Cota (f), Adi Nott (f), Ashley Serrette (s) Kim Montoya (e), Ewa Nelip (e), Adrienne Nott (f), Ashley Serrette (s), Sarah Borrmann (s) Hayley Reese (f), Kelley Hurley (e), Sarah Borrmann (s) Ewa Nelip (e), Hayley Reese (f), Sarah Borrmann (s)

Tom Coye Tom Coye Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednaski

Women’s Coaching Records

Years (Seasons)

1972-75 (4, non-varsity) 1976 (1, non-varsity) 1977-78 (2) 1979-85 (7) 1986-2002 (17) 2003- (9) 40 Seasons

W

26 8 21 94 364 246 750

L

12 6 4 35 24 13 94

T

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct.

.684 .571 .840 .729 .938 .950 .889

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Men’s Results Men’s Series Records (since ’36) School Record Air Force....................................................... 32-6 Army.............................................................. 1-1 Baruch........................................................... 3-0 Boston College.............................................. 1-0 Bowling Green.............................................. 6-0 Brandeis........................................................ 3-0 Brown............................................................ 4-0 Buffalo State............................................... 22-1 California (Pa.)............................................... 1-0 Cal State Fullerton......................................... 9-0 Cal Tech...........................................................5-0 UC-San Diego.............................................. 13-0 Carnegie-Mellon........................................... 1-0 Case Western Reserve................................. 57-0 Chicago........................................................ 60-8 Cincinnati.................................................... 17-0 Clemson........................................................ 2-0 Cleveland State........................................... 59-1 Columbia..................................................... 20-1 Cornell........................................................... 6-0 Culver Military Academy............................... 1-0 Detroit......................................................... 68-6 Duke............................................................ 22-0 Eastern Michigan.......................................... 6-0 Florida........................................................... 5-0 Harper........................................................... 1-0 Harvard......................................................... 7-0 Haverford ..................................................... 2-0 Hobart........................................................... 1-0 Illinois........................................................ 39-13 Illinois-Chicago........................................... 15-0 Illinois Tech.................................................... 3-0 Indiana........................................................ 32-0 Indiana Tech................................................ 15-0 Johns Hopkins............................................. 10-0 Kent State...................................................... 1-0 Kentucky....................................................... 4-0 Lawrence..................................................... 42-0 LePanche Fencers.......................................... 1-0 Long Beach State.......................................... 7-0 Louisville....................................................... 2-0 Marquette..................................................... 5-0 Maryland....................................................... 1-0 M.I.T. ............................................................. 6-0 Miami (Ohio)................................................. 8-0 Michigan..................................................... 23-0 Michigan-Dearborn...................................... 8-0 Michigan State.......................................... 70-10 Milwaukee Tech........................................... 15-0 Minnesota................................................... 14-0 Missouri-Kansas City..................................... 1-0 Navy.............................................................. 3-1 NYU............................................................. 18-3 North Carolina............................................. 24-0 North Carolina State...................................... 4-0 Northwestern.............................................. 55-4 Oakland......................................................... 4-0 Oberlin......................................................... 22-0 Ohio State.................................................. 64-17 Oklahoma City............................................... 1-0 Pennsylvania................................................. 6-1 Penn State................................................... 10-6 Princeton....................................................... 9-2

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Purdue......................................................... 53-2 Rutgers.......................................................... 8-0 St. John’s...................................................... 14-6 St. Louis......................................................... 1-0 St. Thomas..................................................... 1-0 Stanford....................................................... 18-2 Stevens Tech.................................................. 5-0 SUNY-Binghamton........................................ 1-0 Syracuse........................................................ 8-0 Swarthmore...................................................1-0 Temple........................................................... 1-0 Tri-State....................................................... 30-0

Vanderbilt...................................................... 5-0 Washington (Mo.)....................................... 14-0 Wayne State.............................................. 56-15 Western Reserve........................................... 9-0 William & Mary............................................. 2-0 William Paterson........................................... 1-0 Winnipeg....................................................... 2-0 Wisconsin.................................................. 45-10 Wisconsin-Parkside..................................... 18-0 Wittenberg.................................................... 1-0 Windsor......................................................... 1-0 Yale.............................................................. 10-0

1935 Notre Dame men’s fencing team

Year-by-Year Men’s Team Won-Loss Records

Team Individual Year W L W L Captains 1934 3 5 59 76 David Ryan (epee) 1935 7 0 73 41 Carlos DeLandero (sabre) 1936 9 0 94 58 Carlos DeLandero (sabre), Kevin Kehoe (all weapons) 1937 5 3 89 63 Telmo DeLandero (foil) 1938 7 2 111 87 John Zerbst (sabre) 1939 7 2 110 69 Salvatore Scarlata (sabre) 1940 5 4 102 95 Robert Sayia (foil/epee) 1941 7 2 132 90 John Gaither (foil) 1942 5 3 106 100 Frank Veit (epee) 1943 2 4 75 77 James Madigan (foil) 1944-46 No fencing due to World War II 1947 4 3 105 83 Ventura Gonzalez (foil), Alfredo Ortiz (sabre) 1948 9 1 170 111 Lou Burns (foil) 1949 8 1 150 93 Ralph Witucki (foil) 1950 9 0 187 55 Bob Schlosser (sabre) 1951 8 2 161 109 Nick Scalera (foil), Dan Parisi (foil) 1952 9 2 190 107 James Walsh (foil) 1953 13 1 243 135 Jack Mooney (f) 1954 12 1 239 112 Rod Duff (e) 1955 12 3 146 159 Jim Waters (f), Tom Dorwin (s) 1956 15 2 291 168 Don Tadrowski (e) 1957 14 1 259 146 Jack Ryan (f), Dennis Hemmerle (e) 1958 16 0 293 139 Dick Fagon (s) 1959 13 2 262 143 Jim Johnson (e), Joe Klein (s) 1960 14 2 273 160 Jim Russomano (f), Jerry Johnson (f) 1961 10 6 241 191 Mike Curtin (f), John Donlon (e) 1962 7 8 222 183 Dan Kenney (e), Tim Shipp (s) 1963 14 2 266 166 John Wagner (e), Ralph DeMattis (s) 1964 15 2 303 156 Jack Joyce (f), Sam Crimone (s) 1965 15 2 285 174 Joe McQuade (f), Mike Dwyer (s) 1966 17 4 259 208 Jack Haynes (e), Joe Malone (s) 1967 18 0 344 142 Jack Haynes (e), Pat Korth (s) 1968 20 1 379 188 John Crikelair (f), Tom Sheridan (f), Steve Donlon (e) 1969 16 1 323 135 Lou Emerson (f), Bob Mendes (s)

Coach Pedro DeLandero Pedro DeLandero Pedro DeLandero Pedro DeLandero Pedro DeLandero Pedro DeLandero Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Herb Melton Herb Melton Herb Melton Herb Melton Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Walter Langford Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco

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Men’s Win Streaks Rank Wins Years 1.

122 1975-1980 2.

98 1984-1988 3.

90 2000-2004 4.

80 2008-2011 5.

50 1991-1993 6.

46 1989-1990 7.

37 1993-1995

37 1997-1998 9.

31 1967-1968

31 1995-1996 11.

26 1973-1974

26 2011-active 12.

25 1957-1959 13.

23 1981-1982 14.

23 2005-2006

23 2006-2007 16.

22 1999-2000

22 1983-1984 18.

21 1981 19.

20 2004-2005 20.

19 1955-1956 21.

18 1971-1972 22.

18 1968-1969 23.

17 1952-1953

17 1934-1936

Year-by-Year Team Won-Loss Records

Team I ndividual Year W L W L Captains (epee, foil, sabre) 1970 20 2 402 192 John Albright (e), Roger Holzgrafe (s) 1971 21 3 458 195 Rich Deladrier (e), John Lyons (f), Doug Daher (s) 1972 19 2 408 159 Tim Taylor (e), Mike Cornwall (f), Matt Fruzynski (s) 1973 15 3 328 158 Mike Matranga (e), Mike Cornwall (f), Dan Mulligan (s) 1974 22 1 446 175 Mike Matranga (e), Jim Mullinix (f), Roy Seitz (s) 1975 23 2 465 202 Tom Coye (f) 1976 26 0 550 135 Tim Glass (e), Terry McConville (f), Mike Sazdanoff (s) 1977 23 0 468 153 Tim Glass (e), Terry McConville (f), Tim Mulligan (s) 1978 18 0 392 94 Bill Kica (e), Pat Gerard (f), Mike Sullivan (s) 1979 20 0 412 128 Mike Carney (e), Steve Salimando (f), Mike Sullivan (s) 1980 19 1 395 144 Thom Cullum (e), Andy Bonk (f), Chris Lyons (s) 1981 21 2 453 175 Kevin Tindell (e), Ray Benson (f), Greg Armi (s) 1982 20 1 411 179 Rich Daly (e), Jim Thompson (f), Sal D’Allura (s) 1983 23 2 418 189 Rich Daly (e), Marc DeJong (f), Joel Tietz (s) 1984 19 1 449 112 Andy Quaroni (e), Chris Grady (f), Mike Janis (s) 1985 23 0 439 148 Andy Quaroni (e), Mike Van der Velden (f), Mike Janis (s) 1986 26 0 568 134 Tim Vaughan (e), Mike Van der Velden (f), Tony Consoli (s) 1987 22 0 486 108 Tim Vaughan (e), Charles Higgs-Coulthard (f), Kevin Stoutermire (s) 1988 24 1 538 137 Todd Griffee (e), Yehuda Kovacs (f), Tim Collins (s) 1989 21 0 481 86 Ted Fay (e), Joel Clark (f), Tim Collins (s) 1990 24 1 534 140 Mark Gugel (e), Joel Clark (f), Chris Baguer (s) 1991 23 0 504 100 David Calderhead (e), Phil Leary (f), Chris Baguer (s) 1992 14 0 305 75 David Calderhead (e), Jeff Piper (f), Chris Baguer (s) 1993 23 1 463 186 Grzegorz Wozniak (e), Jeff Piper (f), James Taliaferro (s) 1994 21 0 394 173 Grzegorz Wozniak (e), Rian Girard (f), Chris Hajnik (s) 1995 24 2 601 209 Rakesh Patel (e), Stanton Brunner (f), Chris Hajnik (s) 1996 23 2 606 249 Jeremy Siek (f), Bill Lester (s) 1997 24 2 566 163 Phil Lee (e), Jeremy Siek (f), Bill Lester (s) 1998 25 1 522 170 Brian Stone (e), Stephane Auriol (f), Luke La Valle (s) 1999 22 1 482 139 Tim Monahan (e), Stephane Auriol (f), Luke La Valle (s) 2000 18 2 427 113 James Harris (f), Clay Morton (s) 2001 25 0 509 166 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f) 2002 18 0 395 91 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f), Andre Crompton (s) 2003 24 0 518 130 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f) 2004 24 1 515 160 Forest Walton (f), Brian Dosal (s) 2005 21 3 497 151 None 2006 29 1 627 183 Greg Howard (e), Frank Bontempo (f), Patrick Ghattas (s) 2007 19 5 508 194 Greg Howard (e), Frank Bontempo (f), Patrick Ghattas (s) 2008 27 4 623 214 Greg Howard (e), Mark Kubik (f), Bill Thanhouser (s) 2009 33 0 657 234 Karol Kostka (e), Mark Kubik (f), Bill Thanhouser (s) 2010 33 0 695 191 Zach Schirtz (f), Andy Seroff (e), Avery Zuck (s) 2011 29 1 620 188 Andrew Seroff (e), Zach Schirtz (f), Avery Zuck (s) Total 1,293-120 (.915)

Coach Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DiCicco Mike DeCicco Mike DeCicco Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Yves Auriol Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski

Men’s Coaching Records Bill Thanhouser captained the men’s sabre squad in 2008 and 2009.

Name Pedro DeLandero Walt Langford Herb Melton Mike DeCicco Yves Auriol Janusz Bednarski Totals

Years (Seasons) 1934-39 (6) 1940-43, 1951-61 (15) 1947-50 (4) 1962-95 (34) 1996-2002 (7) 2003- (9) 74 Seasons

W 38 155 30 676 155 239 1,293

L 12 35 5 45 8 15 120

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Pct. .760 .816 .857 .938 .951 .941 .915

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Men’s All-Time Roster Sabreist Greg Armi posted a 114-81 career record, placed third at the 1981 NCAAs and received the fencing program’s Langford Leadership Award.

Sabreist Chris Baguer compiled a 129-17 career sabre record (’89-’92) and was a three-year captain while also competing in the 1990-92 NCAAs.

Ed Baguer’s 110-10 career sabre record (’88, ’90-’92) was capped by an AllAmerica sabre finish (11th) at the 1992 NCAAs.

Stanton Brunner posted a 122-36 career record (199395) and competed in the NCAAs from 1993-94, helping the Irish foil squad earn first place in 1994.

A Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Adams, John Adjemian, Aaron Albright, John Aldrich, John Amaro, Josue Angelo, Paul Anthony, David Arena, Anthony Armi, Gregory Armstrong, Gary Arnold, Jason Asher, Gerald Audino, Richard Aumen, Carl Auriol, Stephane

1986 2004-07 (4) 1968-70 (2) 1970-73 (1) 1987-88 (1) 1973-75 (1) 1981 (1) 1974-76 (2) 1978-81 (2) 1964-65 (1) 1993-94 (1) 1965-66 (2) 1984-85 1979-80 (1) 1996-99 (4)

1-0 129-53 46-25 12-7 10-4 10-5 13-6 21-10 114-31 9-5 28-15 8-5 2-11 9-3 154-53

1.000 .709 .649 .632 .714 .667 .684 .677 .786 .636 .651 .714 .154 .750 .744

Mgr./ Epee Epee Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Sabre Foil Epee/Sabre Foil

Cincinnati, OH El Paso, TX Columbus, NE Geneseo, NY Guayama, Puerto Rico Columbus, OH Centereach, NY Absecon, NJ Los Altos, CA Columbus, OH Williams Bay, WI San Diego, CA New Castle, PA Fairview, MI Elkhart, IN

Babineau, Bob Baez, Bernard Baguer, Ed Baguer, Chris Banas, Brian Bannon, Greg Bares, Theodore Barr, James Barton, Edmund Barwick, John Barwick, Robert Bathon, Michael Batill, Stephen Batow, David Beary, John Beau, Jeremy Bednarski, Andrzej Beeler, Thomas Belle, Lawrence Belczyk, Dave Benson, Raymond Bentley, Reggie Beshin, Jubba Bevilaqua, Paul Bird, Robert Bishko, John Bishko, Michael Blaine, Duane Blazina, John Blazina, Joseph Bloschock, Leo Bonk, Andy Bontempo, Frank Borchard, Brian Borchard, Phillip Boron, Jason Bosler, Robert Boyd, John Bradley, Ryan Brainerd, James Brainerd, Jerome Brede, Craig

1967-69 (1) 1993-94 (2) 1989-92 (3) 1988, ‘90-’92 (4) 1996-99 (1) 1993-96 (2) 1957-59 (1) 1958 1960-62 1984 1985 1984-86 (3) 1967 1972-74 (2) 1968-69 (1) 1999-2002 (3) 1998, 2000-02 (4) 1953-54 (2) 1959 2001 1978-81 (4) 2009- (3) 1990-91 (2) 1965-66 (2) 1971-73 (2) 1965-67 (3) 1960-62 (2) 1980 1963 1955-57 (3) 1998-2001 (1) 1977-80 (4) 2004-07 (4) 2002 1976-78 (1) 1995-98 (2) 1947-50 (4) 1950 2005-07 (2) 1977-79 (2) 1952-54 (2) 2004-06 (1)

43-9 79-43 100-10 129-17 22-6 24-24 14-7 1-0 24-25 2-1 0-1 42-6 1-1 41-16 9-4 61-11 152-32 11-8 0-1 1-5 86-31 87-20 58-20 8-5 19-14 53-13 42-27 1-1 2-1 37-21 16-11 117-14 160-69 7-0 8-7 26-14 46-38 1-0 56-14 11-18 43-31 26-11

.827 .648 .909 .889 .786 .500 .667 1.000 .490 .667 .000 .875 .500 .719 .692 .847 .826 .579 .000 .167 .735 .813 .743 .714 .528 .803 .609 .500 .667 .638 .593 .890 .699 1.000 .533 .650 .548 1.000 .800 .379 .581 .703

Foil Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil/Sabre Foil Mgr./Epee Foil Mgr./Sabre Mgr./Sabre Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Epee Epee Foil Foil Foil Mgr./Epee Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Epee

Fitchburg, MA Roslyn Heights, NY North Newark, NJ North Newark, NJ Sterling Heights, MI Guilford, CT Salt Lake City, UT Columbus, OH White Plains, NY Paterson, NJ Paterson, NJ Hanover, PA Park Forest, IL Wilmette, IL Albia, IA Dunedin, FL Granger, IN Greentown, IN Soldow, OH Ambridge, PA Centereach, NY Little Rock, AR Newark, NJ Miami, FL Demarest, NJ Clifton, NJ Clifton, NJ Ohio, IL Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Columbia, SC Park Ridge, IL Pittsburgh, PA Rochester Hills, MI Buffalo, NY Bethel Park, PA Louisville, KY East Orange, NJ Warrensburg, MO Amarillo, TX Huntsville, AL Bloomfield Hills, MI

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Epeeist David Calderhead placed third at the 1991 and ’92 NCAAs while compiling a 133-32 regularseason record (’89-’92).

Name

Brian Casas concluded his epee career with a 15655 record. The local product of out Mishawaka, Ind., finished with a .739 winning percentage.

Joel Clark (’87-’90) posted a 96-12 career foil record and earned the program’s 1990 Rockne StudentAthlete Award.

Sabreist Tony Consoli (’83-’86) owned a 94-21 career record and was presented with the team’s 1986 Langford Leadership Award.

Hometown

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Brehm, Drew Brennan, Raymond Brick, Tim Brockmole, Dean Brogan, James Brogan, John Brooks de Vita, Ceschino Brough, Chris Brown, Sommers Brunner, Stanton Buell, Alex Buhl, Thomas Burchett, Glenn Burlage, James Burns, Louis Burns, Jerome

1975-76 (2) 1955-57 2000 1973-74 (1) 1957-59 (3) 1954-56 (1) 2006 1997-2000 (3) 1950 1993-95 (3) 2008-12(3) 1963-65 (3) 1966-68 (3) 1954-56 1942-3, 48-9 (2) 1953

20-9 1-5 0-1 14-10 21-19 51-32 5-4 23-2 0-1 122-36 60-32 40-37 58-25 8-13 50-17 0-1

.690 .167 .000 .583 .525 .525 .556 .920 .000 .772 .652 .519 .699 .381 .746 .000

Epee Epee Epee Epee Epee Epee Sabre Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Epee Foil Foil Foil

Calderhead, David Calmback, Walter Capobianco, Paul Caresio, John Carey, North E. Carey, North J. Carney, Dennis Carney, Michael Carroll, Errol Carroll, John Casas, Brian Castellan, Chris Castellan, Matt Castellani, Enzo Caulfield, Justin Cazeau, Charles Cenedella, Phillip Chandra, Nitin Cheng, Christopher Chou, Henry Choy, Jason Clancy, Daniel Clare, Thomas Clark, Joel Clarke, James Coccia, Alexander Cochrane, William Colgan, Charles Colley-Capo, Jaime Collins, Tim Collins, William Colman, Richard Conlon, Joseph Conner, Craig Connor, Thomas Connor, David Connors, Michael Consoli, Tony Corbett, James Corda, William Cornwall, Michael Coscia, Michael Cotter, Gary

1989-92 (4) 1975 (1) 1993-96 (3) 1934-35 (2) 1970-73 (4) 2003-2004 (2) 1982 1977-79 (2) 1958 1965-67 (3) 1999-2002 (4) 2004-05 2001-2004 (4) 2009- (3) 1995 1952-53 (1) 1956 1999 1968-69 1989, ‘91-’92 (3) 2010- (2) 1957-59 (3) 1989-92 (1) 1987-90 (4) 1959, 61 (1) 2011- (1) 1961 1937-39 (3) 1980-83 (3) 1986-89 (4) 1976 1955-56 (1) 1950-52 (2) 1990-92 (1) 1966-68 (3) 1973-75 (1) 1961-63 (2) 1983-86 (3) 1940-41 (1) 1969-71 (1) 1970-73 (4) 1976-77 (1) 1970

133-32 7-4 85-34 30-21 42-16 53-34 9-3 44-21 1-0 54-24 156-55 12-1 95-21 90-22 1-0 8-11 0-2 5-1 1-1 56-13 47-30 27-27 26-5 96-12 4-6 20-7 1-0 32-21 65-42 92-21 0-1 5-7 30-26 17-7 41-22 33-22 33-26 94-21 16-23 29-14 115-45 15-3 1-1

.806 .636 .714 .588 .724 .609 .750 .677 1.000 .692 .739 .923 .819 .804 1.000 .421 .000 .833 .500 .812 .610 .500 .806 .889 .400 .740 1.000 .518 .607 .814 .000 .416 .536 .708 .651 .600 .560 .817 .415 .675 .719 .833 .500

Epee Epee Foil Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Epee Foil Epee Epee Foil Foil Mgr./Epee Sabre Mgr./Epee Epee Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Foil Foil Epee Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Epee Foil Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Foil Epee Epee

Kettering, OH Brook, NY Bridgewater, NJ Evansville, IN Rocky River, OH Rocky River, OH South Bend, IN Fairfield, CT Memphis, TN Manassas, VA Waterford, WI Colorado Springs, CO Anaheim, CA Fort Wayne, IN Washington, DC Saginaw, MI

C Wadsworth, England San Antonio, TX Seldon, NY Chicago, IL Fort Lauderdale, FL Los Alamos, NM Wellesley, MA Sanford, NC Traverse City, MI Grosse Pointe, MI Mishawaka, IN Short Hills, NJ Short Hills, NJ Keller, TX Wood Ridge, NJ Rochester, NY Uniontown, PA Centereach, NY Hong Kong Pompton Lakes, NJ Basking Ridge, NJ Rocky River, OH Fredericksburg, VA Hackettstown, NJ Detroit, MI Columbus, OH Beloit, WI Buenos Aires, Argentina Mayaguez, PR Morristown, NJ Chesterton, IN Dorchester, MA St. Louis, MO Katy, TX Peoria, IL Cincinnati, OH West Nyack, NY Wayne, NJ Elmhurst, NY Belleville, NJ Chicago, IL Memphis, TN Pontiac, MI

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Men’s All-Time Roster All-America foilist Marc DeJong (’80’83) posted a 10727 career record while placing 5th and 11th in NCAA tournament action.

Rich Daly an AllAmerica epeeist, placed sixth at the 1982 NCAAs and owned a 123-29 career record.

Two-time AllAmerican Sam DiFiglio compiled a 130-23 sabre record during the 1974-76 seasons.

Tom Dorwin earned sabre All-America status following his seventh-place finish in the 1955 NCAAs, with a 38-28 record in regular-season bouts (’53-’55).

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Couch, John Coye, Thomas Cragin, Marleau Cregg, George Crikelair, John Crimone, Sam Crolley, Kevin Crompton, Andre Cullinane, Daniel Cullum, Thomas Cunningham, Thomas Curtin, Michael

1963-64 (2) 1972-75 (4) 1942 (1) 1965 1966-68 (3) 1962-64 (3) 1979 1999-2002 (4) 1984-85 (2) 1977-80 (4) 1985 1960-61 (2)

12-7 111-34 3-0 2-1 91-24 66-37 1-0 150-19 24-8 88-41 0-1 30-20

.632 .766 1.000 .667 .792 .641 1.000 .888 .750 .680 .000 .600

Foil Foil Epee Epee Foil Sabre Mgr./Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Mgr./Sabre Foil

Kinderhook, NY Brooklyn, NY Las Vegas, NV Syracuse, NY Ridgewood, NJ Somerset, PA Minneapolis, MN Irvington, NJ Topsfield, MA Evansville, IN West Orange, NJ Tulsa, OK

D’Allura, Salvatore Daby, John Daher, Michael Daher, Doug Daly, Rich Darko, Richard Daschle, Charles DeBaene, Ted DeCicco, Michael DeCicco, Michael, Jr. Debic, Ozren DeJong, Marc Deladrier, Richard DeLandero, Carlos DeLandero, Telmo DeLaVergne, Pierre DeMatteis, Ralph Dentino, Michael DePaolo, Hugh DePaul, Andrew DePietro, Joseph DeSmet, Ariel DeTalance, William Detzner, Richard Devita, Robert Diacou, Nicholas Dieckelman, David Dietrich, Robert DiFiglio, Sam Dille, Brice Dixon, Donald Dixon, Ralph Dobson, Arthur Dobyns, Jerome Doerr, Louis Doherty, Matt Domzalski, Henry Donlon, John Donlon, Jerome Donlon, Steve Donnelly, Patrick Donovan, Gerard Donovan, Sean Doody, Francis Dore, Ted Dorwin, Tom Dosal, Brian

1979-82 (3) 81-34 .704 Sabre 1967-68 1-2 .333 Sabre 1966-68 (3) 70-34 .673 Sabre 1969-71 (1) 99-38 .768 Sabre 1980-83 (4) 123-29 .809 Epee 1963 2-2 .500 Sabre 1949-51 (2) 47-24 .662 Sabre 1958-60 (1) 34-16 .680 Sabre 1947-49 (3) 63-20 .759 All Weapons 1984 (1) 8-5 .615 Epee 2000-03 (3) 157-8 .952 Foil 1980-83 (4) 107-27 .799 Foil 1969-71 (1) 86-23 .788 Epee 1934-37 (1) 31-15 .783 Sabre 1935-37 (1) 48-33 .591 Foil 1937-38 (1) 13-11 .541 Sabre 1961-63 (2) 43-30 .589 Sabre 1951-52 (1) 4-6 .400 Foil 1969-71 (1) 28-16 .637 Epee 1976-77 (1) 7-24 .225 Foil 1967-69 (1) 34-17 .667 Epee 2011- (1) 28-1 .966 Foil 1968-70 1-2 .333 Epee 1977-80 (2) 24-10 .710 Epee 1970 2004-2006 (3) 81-49 .623 Sabre 1975 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee 1965 2-1 .667 Epee 1974-76 (3) 130-23 .850 Sabre 1994-97 (3) 99-69 .589 Epee 1953-54 (1) 11-14 .440 Foil 1947-50 (3) 61-21 .741 Epee 1968-69 (1) 27-19 .587 Epee 1948-50 (3) 26-16 .619 Epee 1951 0-3 .000 Epee 2005-06 (1) 14-3 .824 Sabre 1970 0-1 .000 Epee 1959-61 (3) 55-18 .767 Epee 1961 0-1 .000 Sabre 1966-68 (3) 57-21 .731 Epee 2005 8-10 .444 Foil 1938-40 (2) 15-13 .536 Sabre 2001-03 (1) 18-16 .529 Foil 1941 0-1 .000 Foil 1982-85 11-2 .846 Epee 1953-55 (2) 38-28 .576 Sabre 2003-04 (1) 57-28 .671 Sabre

Centereach, NY Fall River, MA Grosse Pointe, MI Grosse Pointe, MI Centereach, NY Indianapolis, IN Aberdeen, SD Detroit, MI Newark, NJ South Bend, IN Zagreb, Croatia Pretoria, South Africa Annapolis, MD South Bend, IN South Bend, IN New Orleans, LA Holidaysburg, PA Peoria, IL Casper, WY Pittsburgh, PA Glen Head, NY Troutdale, OR North Manchester, IN Des Plaines, IL New York, NY New York, NY Elm Grove, WI Birmingham, MI Skokie, IL Atlanta, GA Toldeo, OH Long Beach, CA Arlington, VT Jacksonville, FL Alice, TX Cupertino, CA Grosse Pointe, MI Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale, NY Farmingdale, NY Bridgeton, MO Tulsa, OK Tulsa, OK Oak Park, IL Butler, NJ Minocqua, WI Miami, FL

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Sabreist John Edwards was a three-time NCAA competitor, earning second team AllAmerica after placing fifth in 1985 (121-20 career record).

Name

All-America epeeist Ron Farrow (’57’58) compiled a 52-11 record and placed third at the 1958 NCAAs.

Ed Fellows posted a 136-38 record (’74’77) and earned epee All-America honors with his sixth-place finish at the 1974 NCAAs.

Two-time AllAmerica sabreist Gerard Finney (’52’54) owned a 61-7 career regularseason record and was fourth at the 1954 NCAAs.

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Dreher, Stephen Dudinski, Douglas Duff, Roderick Duff, Brian Duffy, Patrick Duffy, Robert Duggan, Charles Dunn, Terrence duVair, Pierre Dwan, Francis Dwyer, Michael Dwyer, Thomas

1962-64 (3) 1985, ’87-’88 (2) 1952-54 (3) 1950-52 (2) 1974 1966 1957-59 (1) 1982 1955-57 (1) 1955-57 (3) 1963-65 (3) 1960-63 (3)

55-25 50-11 59-20 37-16 1-1 0-1 5-13 1-3 50-19 33-37 65-25 74-41

.688 .820 .747 .694 .500 .000 .278 .250 .725 .472 .722 .643

Epee Epee Epee Epee Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Sabre Foil

Baldwinsville, NY Saugus, MA Peabody, MA Peabody, MA South Attleboro, MA Northbrook, IL Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH Madison, WI Summit, IL Racine, WI Omaha, NE

Hometown

Edwards, Thomas Edwards, John Ehrensing, Rudolph Ehrlich, Bill Eichelman, Robert

1977 (1) 1983-86 (4) 1959-61 (1) 2007-09 (1) 1954-56 (1)

37-11 121-21 41-34 21-17 21-24

.771 .852 .547 .553 .466

Sabre Sabre Sabre Epee Sabre

St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO New Orleans, LA Woodbury, MN Chicago, IL

2003-05 (3)

55-17

.764

Sabre

Plantation, FL

E

Emerson, Louis

1967-69 (3)

40-26

.606

Eusterman, Joseph Evan, Allen Eyerman, Raymond

1949 (1) 1965-67 (2) 1955-56

5-3 28-19 5-4

.625 .594 .555

Sabre Sabre Epee

Rochester, MN Trumbull, CT Columbus, OH

Fabian, Dan Fabricant, Matt Fagon, Richard Fallat, Thomas Farrow, Ron Farrow, Geoffrey Fay, Ted Feeney, Edward Feeney, Michael Feighery, Daniel Feldman, Keith Fellows, Ed Fenech, Craig Fernandez, Miguel Ferrall, Charles Ferrence, Bill Finley, Benjamin Finn, Michael Finney, Gerard Fleisch, Paul Flynn, John Fox, Frank Fox, William Francis, Rowland Franzgrote, Ernest Frenkel, Marcel Friel, John Friske, Dave Froess, James Fruzynski, Matthew Funai, Craig Fuster, Alexander

1988 2000-03 (4) 1956-58 (3) 1962-63 (1) 1957-58 (2) 1971 1986-89 (4) 1975 1969-71 (1) 1998-2000 (1) 2009- (3) 1974-77 (4) 1969 1959-61 (1) 1966-69 (2) 1964-65 (2) 1990-92 (2) 1996-97 (1) 1952-54 (2) 1996-98 (1) 1941-42 (1) 1965-67 (2) 1954-56 (3) 1983 (1) 1950-52 (3) 2009- (2) 1954-56 (3) 1955-56 (2) 1971-72 (1) 1970-72 (3) 1982-83, ‘85-’86 (4) 1985-87 (1)

0-1 151-21 55-34 11-8 52-11 2-2 95-25 6-3 72-36 8-5 91-22 136-38 2-0 16-21 25-13 56-13 27-7 23-7 61-7 19-11 25-30 16-13 30-25 1-0 31-15 59-15 35-23 37-20 19-6 81-24 62-34 14-7

.000 .878 .618 .579 .825 .500 .729 .667 .667 .615 .805 .781 1.000 .435 .658 .812 .794 .767 .897 .633 .455 .552 .545 1.000 .673 .797 .603 .648 .760 .771 .646 .667

Epee Sabre Sabre Foil Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Epee Foil Foil Epee Foil Sabre Epee Foil Foil Foil Epee Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil

Park Ridge, IL Elizabeth, NJ Mt. Vernon, NY Atlas, PA St. Louis, MO Itasca, IL Oakland, NJ Ivesdale, IL Chicago, IL Yonkers, NY Stony Brook, NY Oakland, NJ Clifton, NJ Miramar, PR Larchmont, NY Mercer, PA Los Angeles, CA Atwood, KS Grosse Pointe, MI Milwaukee, WI Westport, CT Birmingham, AL Chicago, IL Somerville, NJ Peoria, IL Sao Paulo, Brazil Gary, IN Saginaw, MI Erie, PA Chicago, IL Fair Lawn, NJ El Dorado, Panama

Espinosa, John

Foil

Denison, TX

F

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Men’s All-Time Roster Pat Gerard’s foil career saw him post 146 career wins (146-19), while also being a part of the first National Championship team in Irish history in 1977.

Epeeist Michael Gostigian (’82-’86) compiled a 49-18 career record and was named Notre Dame’s 1986 team MVP.

Patrick Ghattas racked up 158 career wins in sabre, while also serving as a member of the 2005 National Championship team.

Sabreist Chris Hajnik ranks 26th on the Irish career wins list (147-54; ’93-’95) and twice earned the Mulligan Sabre Leadership Award.

G Name Gabler, Scott Gaither, James Gaither, John Galbraith, Mark Galbraith, James Galeziewski, Gary Galiñanes, Manolo Gamarra, Joseph Garcia, David Garcia, Enrique Gardner, Alan Gasperetti, Matt Gase, Eugene Gavan, John Geary, John George, Thomas Gerard, Pat Gerrity, John Gettings, Conor Gettings, Patrick Ghattas, Patrick Giaimo, Peter Gibbons, Paul Girard, Rian Glass, Tim Gleason, Patrick Glock, Earl Glover, Leon Goeller, Thomas Goetz, Jack Goff, James Golden, Ronald Gonzalez, Angel Gonzalez, Ventura Gootwald, John Gostigian, Michael Grady, Christopher Graham, James Graham, James Green, Patrick Griffee, Todd Grigorenko, Alexander Gross, Peter Grosso, Louis Gruman, Alexander Guarnaschelli, Dominic Guerin, Harold Gugel, Mark Gumbs, Colin Gunshinan, James

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

1998-2001 (2) 1997-2000 (4) 1939-41 (2) 1969 1969 (1) 1986-88 (1) 1994-95 (2) 1980-81 (1) 1989-90 1980-81 (1) 1981-83 (1) 2008 1954-55 (1) 1938-40 (3) 1964-65 (2) 1957 1975-79 (4) 1975 2008-11 (2) 2004-07 (4) 2004-07 (4) 1958-60 (1) 1950-52 (1) 1991-94 (4) 1974-77 (4) 1978 (1) 1972-74 (1) 1957 1972-73 (1) 2003, 2005-2006 (1) 1965 1986-87 (1) 1941-43 (2) 1943, ‘47 (2) 1964 1982-86 (4) 1981-84 (3) 1937-39 (1) 1950-52 (3) 1957-59 (1) 1986-89 (4) 2006-07 (2) 1947-48 (2) 1934-35 1985-86 (2) 1997-2000 (4) 1938 1988-90 (3) 1987-90 (4) 1979-81 (2)

56-17 76-42 42-33 3-0 7-5 22-7 15-10 14-0 6-3 7-5 9-6 5-3 37-15 40-15 21-19 0-1 146-19 3-2 52-15 127-34 158-19 37-11 32-21 126-42 160-26 25-9 24-13 0-1 9-7 24-14 1-2 15-4 20-20 27-28 1-1 49-18 59-34 19-18 29-32 43-29 118-26 44-13 16-20 24-14 23-12 50-27 1-6 60-26 83-19 31-19

.727 .644 .560 1.000 .583 .759 .600 1.000 .667 .583 .600 .625 .713 .727 .525 .000 .884 .600 .776 .789 .893 .770 .604 .750 .860 .735 .640 .000 .563 .632 .333 .789 .500 .491 .500 .731 .634 .518 .475 .597 .814 .772 .444 .631 .657 .649 .143 .698 .814 .620

Foil Epee Foil Sabre Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Epee/Foil Epee Sabre Foil Mgr./Sabre Epee Foil Sabre Epee Foil Foil Epee Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Foil Epee Foil Epee Epee Epee Epee Foil Epee

Chatsworth, CA Piedmont, CA Louisville, KY Steubenville, OH South Bend, IN South Bend, IN San Juan, Puerto Rico Langley Park, MD Quito, Ecuador Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Hamburg, IA South Bend, IN Saginaw, MI Milwaukee, WI Tulsa, OK Flint, MI Norridge, IL Annandale, VA Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest, IL Beaverton, OR New York, NY Andover, MA Vancouver, WA Niles, IL Boulder, CO Johnstown, PA Palo Alto, CA Amawalk, NY Jericho, VT Arlington, VA York, PA Dallas, TX Dallas, TX New York, NY Newton Square, PA Middletown, RI Tulsa, OK York, PA Chicago, IL Niles, MI New York, NY Brooklyn, NY New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY Wingdale, NY Reynoldsburg, OH Freeport, NY Silver Spring, MD

2001 2005-06 1999 1993-95 (3) 1963-65 (1)

2-4 16-4 1-0 141-53 29-18

.667 .800 1.000 .727 .617

Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee

H Habig, Adam Hagmann, Joseph Haines, Andrew Hajnik, Chris Hajnik, Frank

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Sheridan, IN Westfield, NJ Concord, MA Santa Maria, CA Springdale, PA

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Foilist Derek Holeman earned the fencing program’s 1990 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational) and compiled a 109-16 record from 19871990.

Name

All-American Carl Jackson ranks tied for fourth on the Irish list for career epee wins (174-58; ’95-’99) and received the 1998 Donlon Epee Leadership Award.

Sabreist Don Johnson amassed a 126-34 record from 1983-86 and is one of 16 Irish men’s fencers to claim AllAmerica honors three-plus times (he was 3rd, 9th and 6th from 1984-86).

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Harding, Norris Harkness, Charles Harris, James Harris, Russell Harris, Shaun Harstrom, Ola Harvey, Adam Hassett, Kevin Hathaway, John Haugh, John Hayes, Charles Haynes, John Heinzen, Fritz Helm, Jeffrey Hemmerle, Dennis Henry, Robert Henzler, Thomas Hernandez, Mickey Hickey, James Hicks, Gregory Higgs-Coulthard, Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Michael Hodges, Grant Hodges, Teddy Hogan, Noah Holeman, Derek Holzgrafe, Roger Horton, Tom Horvath, Peter Howard, Greg Howard, Kevin Hull, Dick Humphreys, Michael Hunt, Gordon Hurley, James Hutchings, John Hysell, Matt

1987-88 (2) 1970-72 (2) 1997-2000 (2) 1938, ’40-’41 (2) 1999-2001 (1) 1981-83 (3) 2001-03 (1) 2011- (1) 1973-74 (2) 1984-87 (4) 1997-99 (3) 1965-67 (3) 1975 1982-83 1955-57 (3) 1960-61 1974-76 (2) 1977 1981-84 (1) 1994 1984-87 (4) 1983, ’90 2010- (2) 2008-11 (3) 1996-98 (1) 1987-90 (4) 1968-70 (2) 2006-2009 (4) 1983 2005-08 (4) 1985-86 (1) 1952-54 (1) 1940-42 (2) 1967 1951-53 (2) 1958-60 (1) 1996-98 (1)

8-5 80-23 23-7 55-25 11-6 93-15 23-10 24-6 25-11 81-25 119-35 54-32 1-4 2-7 84-18 2-3 38-13 1-0 18-7 1-3 45-17 21-5 61-9 84-26 21-12 109-16 76-24 102-44 1-4 174-44 22-15 52-22 31-27 1-1 30-13 9-8 21-8

.615 .776 .767 .688 .647 .861 .697 .800 .692 .764 .773 .628 .200 .222 .824 .400 .745 1.000 .720 .250 .895 .807 .871 .764 .636 .886 .753 .699 .200 .798 .595 .703 .535 .500 .697 .529 .724

Sabre Epee Foil Foil/Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Epee Foil Epee Foil Foil Epee Epee Epee Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Sabre Foil Epee Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Foil

New Brunswick, NJ Chippewa Falls, WI North Haven, CT Little Rock, AR North Haven, CT Goteborg, Sweden Connersville, IN Beaverton, OR Columbus, OH Portland, OR South Bend, IN Syracuse, NY Peoria, IL Elizabeth, PA Cincinnati, OH Bluffton, IN Arnold, MO New Orleans, LA Bethlehem, PA St. Charles, IL Boxford, MA Boxford, MA Salina, KS Salina, KS Rochester, IN Beaverton, OR Quincy, IL Franksville, WI Centereach, NY Granger, IN Owensboro, KY Honolulu, HI Fullerton, CA North Little Rock, AR Newark, NJ Muncie, IN Midland, MI

Ianiro, Carl Isaacs, Jerome Isaacs, John Jackson, Carl Jacobs, James Janis, Mike Jansen, George Jedrkowiak, Jakub Joaquin, Manuel Jock, Paul Joe, Ronald Johnson, Donald Johnson, James Johnson, Jerry Johnsson, Per Johnston, John Jones, Jerry Joyce, Jack

2011- 1954-56 (2) 1969-71 (2) 1995, ‘97-’99 (4) 1951-52 (2) 1982-85 (4) 1947-49 (3) 2005-08 (4) 1975-77 (1) 1963-65 (3) 1980-83 (3) 1983-86 (4) 1957-59 (1) 1958-60 (1) 1992-93 (2) 1968 1956-57 1962-64 (3)

15-3 36-12 17-11 174-58 31-13 161-27 9-17 157-45 15-15 32-37 23-18 126-34 70-20 88-28 49-23 1-0 3-6 45-34

.833 .750 .609 .750 .704 .856 .356 .777 .500 .464 .561 .787 .778 .759 .681 1.000 .333 .570

Sabre Epee/Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Epee Foil Sabre Epee Epee Sabre Epee Foil Epee Epee Foil Foil

I-J

West Orange, NJ Petersburg, VA Wilmette, IL Ringoes, NJ Bloomington, IN Franklin Lakes, NJ Bala Cynwyd, PA Leszno, Poland Utica, NY Ft. Wayne, IN Oakland, NJ Boxford, MA Indianapolis, IN Newark, NJ Goteborg, Sweden Chatham, NJ Boise, ID Rockford, IL

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Men’s All-Time Roster David Kirby’s .943 career win percentage (67-4; ’88-’92) ranks fourth all-time among Notre Dame men’s sabreists.

Foilist Phil Leary compiled a 126-18 regular-season record, competed in the 1990 and ’91 NCAAs, and earned Notre Dame’s 1991 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational).

Epeeist Phil Lee (6244; ’95-’97) earned the 1995 Auriol Award (most improved), the ’96 and ’97 Knute Rockne StudentAthlete Awards, and the ’97 Langford Leadership Award.

K

All-America sabreist Chris Lyons placed sixth at the 1980 NCAAs, capping his career that included a 107-22 record and the 1980 Notre Dame Fencing Langford Leadership Award.

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Kalin, Glenn

1969-71 (2)

79-29

.739

Foil

Des Plaines, IL

2010- (2) 1989 1956-58 (2) 1968-70 (2) 1934-36 1974, ‘76 (1) 1999 2009-11 (2) 1962-64 (3) 1960-62 (2) 1988 1959-61 (1) 1987-88 (1) 1975-78 (4) 1940 1988-90, ‘92 (4) 1985-86 (1) 1956-58 (2) 1964-66 (2) 1981 1954-56 (1) 1979-82 (1) 1965-67 (3) 1951 2006-2009 (4) 1986-89 (4) 1987, ‘89 (1) 1987-89 (2)

79-22 2-1 24-16 32-17 65-33 12-10 1-1 54-25 30-19 46-34 4-3 24-30 11-4 41-12 0-1 67-4 23-7 64-20 53-31 0-2 11-15 14-10 67-30 2-1 198-56 115-10 15-4 20-9

.782 .667 .600 .654 .663 .545 .500 .684 .678 .575 .571 .444 .733 .774 .000 .944 .766 .697 .631 .000 .428 .583 .691 .667 .780 .920 .789 .690

Epee Mgr./Epee Epee Foil All Weapons Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Mgr./Epee Sabre Sabre Foil/Epee Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Sabre Mgr./Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Foil

17-7 132-29 7-5

.708 .820 .583

.696

Foil Foil Foil

Sabre

San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX Radnor, PA

.849 .375 .690 .602 .694 .596 .909 .765 .833 .856 .875 .630 .585 .652 .777 .360 .476 .682 .000 .438 .844

Epee Foil Epee Foil Epee/Foil Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre Foil Foil/Sabre Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Epee Epee Epee Sabre

Dulles, VA Hong Kong Muncie, IN Marinette, WI Long Beach, CA Lewiston, ME New York, NY Califon, NJ Charlotte, NC Pompton Lakes, NJ Elizabeth, NJ Greenwich, CT Pasadena, CA Memphis, TN Fairfield, CT Buffalo, NY Buffalo, NY Cincinnati, OH Grand Rapids, MI Cleveland, OH Windsor, Ontario

Kane, Richard Kane, Steve

Kaull, James Keane, Robert Kearns, John Keeler, David Kehoe, Kevin Kelleher, Kevin Keller, David Kelly, Brent Kennedy, William Kenney, Daniel Keough, George Keough, Larry Kerrigan, Elie Kica, William Kiefer, Eugene Kirby, David Kirsch, Matthew Klein, Joseph Klier, John Kluczyk, Richard Koester, Edward Konzelman, Charles Korth, Patrick Kosse, Louis Kostka, Karol Kovacs, Yehuda Kowalski, Jim Kroener, Kent

Krug, Louis Kubik, Mark

Kubik, Nick Kubik, Steve Kurz, Richard

Kvatsak, Robert

1977 1998-2000 (1)

0-4 13-7

1978-79 (1) 2006-2009 (4)

10-3 145-54

1939

16-7

2011- (1) 2008-12 (4) 1993 (1)

.000 .650

.769 .729

Foil Epee

Foil Foil

Park Ridge, IL Cincinnati, OH

Washington, DC West Orange, NJ Champaign, IL Hudson, NY Chicago, IL Columbus, OH Adelphi, MD Grapevine, TX Cheshire, CT Chicago, IL Fort Lauderdale, FL San Antonio, TX Dublin, Ireland Glenview, IL Snyder, NY North Andover, MA Syracuse, NY San Antonio, TX Syracuse, NY Bayonne, NJ Wichita, KS Brunswick, ME Bloomington Hills, MI Louisville, TX Krakow, Poland Hod Hosharon, Israel St. Clair Shores, MI Camp Hill, PA

Baltimore, MD San Antonio, TX

Pittsburgh, PA

L Laeuchli, Jesse Lam, Arthur Lauck, John Lauerman, John Laughlin, Terry Laurendeau, Norman La Valle, Luke Lawless, Mark Laws, Jason Le Dinh, Thuy Leary, Phil Lebec, Xavier Lee, Phil Lee, Thomas LeFevre, Edouard Leising, James Leising, Joseph Lennert, Dave Leonard, Thomas Lesso, William Lester, Bill

112

2004-06 (3) 2005- 1971-73 (2) 1957-59 (3) 1956-57, ‘60 (2) 1964-66 (4) 1996-99 (4) 1989 (1) 2005 1989-90 1988-91 (4) 2007-2010 (1) 1995-97 (2) 1957-59 (1) 1989-92 (4) 1940-42 (1) 1937-39 (1) 1986-87 (1) 1949 1953 (1) 1994-97 (4)

73-13 3-5 29-13 56-37 34-15 31-21 200-20 13-4 5-1 18-3 126-18 34-20 62-44 30-16 73-21 7-12 20-22 15-7 0-1 7-9 206-38

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Sabreist Anthony Mandolini compiled a 44-19 career record (’52-’54) and recently served on the Notre Dame Monogram Club board of directors.

All-American Michael McCahey (’75-’78) ranks 11th on the Irish list for career foil wins (138-21).

Terry McConville owns the 10th-most career wins (142-44; ’74’77) of any Notre Dame men’s foilist.

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Letscher, David Lolli, Francis Long, Thomas Longeway, Thomas Lubin, Gerald Luzak, Kevin Lyons, Chris Lyons, John III Lyons, John IV Lyons, Michael

1990-92 (1) 1953-54 1965 1961, ‘63 (1) 1947-49 (2) 1984 1978-80 (3) 1969-71 (2) 1995 (1) 1971-73 (1)

10-7 1-2 3-4 18-15 10-7 4-3 107-22 72-32 18-10 32-14

.588 .333 .429 .546 .588 .571 .829 .693 .642 .696

Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil Epee Sabre

Hometown Brookfield, WI Oak Park, IL DeWitt, NY Lincolnwood, IL El Paso, TX West Redding, CT Berwyn, PA Berwyn, PA Marietta, GA Berwyn, PA

M Macaulay, Michael MacDonald, Colin Maddalone, Ray Madigan, David Madigan, James Mages, Phil Maggio, Jordan Mahoney, William Malecz, Richard Malfa, John Maliszewski, William Malone, Joseph Mandolini, Anthony Markel, Michael Marks, Dick Maroon, Frederick Marterseck, Paul Martin, Edward Masserer, Johannes Matranga, Michael Mattern, Paul Mautone, Steve Mazure, John McAuliffe, John McBride, David McBride, John McCabe, Thomas McCahey, Mike McCandless, Paul McCarty, Shaun McConville, Terry McCue, Leonard McDonough, Patrick McEnearney, Burton McGee, George McGinn, John McGookey, James McGough, William McGuire, John McNally, T.J. McNamara, John McQuade, Chris McQuade, Michael McQuade, Joseph McQuade, Steve Meathe, Edward Meinhardt, Gerek Melton, Herbert Melton, Herbert III

2001-04 (3) 44-19 .698 Epee 1948 (1) Epee 1968-70 (2) 17-11 .609 Foil 1979-81 (2) 15-9 .625 Epee 1941-43 (3) 30-36 .455 Foil 1996-97 (2) 29-10 .744 Foil 1993-95 (3) 64-19 .771 Foil 1938 0-4 .000 Epee 1973 (1) 8-4 .667 Foil 1953-54 18-19 .486 Epee 1969-71 (1) 16-15 .516 Sabre 1963-66 (4) 38-34 .528 Sabre 1952-54 (2) 44-19 .698 Sabre 1976-78 (1) 9-6 .600 Epee 1962-64 (3) 64-27 .707 Epee 1955 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Sabre 1934 4-5 .444 Epee 1948-49 2-2 .500 Epee 2004-05 (1) 7-4 .636 Foil 1971-74 (4) 129-31 .806 Epee 1948 1999-2002 (4) 137-59 .698 Foil 1967-68 (1) 11-8 .579 Epee 1935-37 (1) 37-33 .529 Foil 1951-53 (2) 31-34 .476 Epee 1980-81 (1) 15-9 .584 Epee 1982 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee 1975-78 (4) 138-21 .868 Foil 1967-69 (2) 46-31 .597 Sabre 1981-83 (2) 17-8 .635 Sabre 1974-77 (4) 142-44 .764 Foil 1960-62 (1) 8-4 .667 Epee 1968-69 (1) 4-6 .400 Epee 1938-39 (2) 25-21 .543 Foil/Epee 1967 0-1 .000 Foil 1952-54 (2) 53-21 .716 Epee 1970 1-2 .333 Foil 2010- (1) 36-4 .900 Sabre 1977-79 (2) 27-9 .750 Sabre 2003-05 (3) 27-14 .659 Epee 1985-86 (1) 10-9 .526 Foil 1992, ‘94-’96 (3) 114-53 .683 Sabre 1963-65 (3) 42-20 .677 Foil 1963-65 (3) 37-20 .650 Foil 1996-99 (3) 89-32 .736 Epee/Sabre 1966 1-0 1.000 Epee 2009- (2) 62-5 .925 Foil 1941-43 (3) 35-20 .636 Sabre 1969 0-1 .000 Sabre

Temple, TX Providence, RI Munster, IN South Bend, IN Little Rock, AR Thousand Oaks, CA New York, NY Winslow, AZ Denville, NJ Auburn, NY New York, NY New York, NY Elmwood Park, IL Akron, OH New York, NY Wilson, NC South Bend, IN Canton, NY Frankenhardt, Germany Wantagh, NY N/A Short Hills, NJ Fargo, ND Oak Park, IL Chicago, IL Oak Park, IL Wilmette, IL Shaker Heights, OH Omaha, NE Los Angeles, CA Niles, IL Newburgh, NY Pittsfield, MA Rockville Centre, NY Pittsburgh, PA Des Moines, IA Sandusky, OH Bronxville, NY Sea Cliff, NY Fredericksburg, VA Johnstown, NY Clifton, NJ New York, NY New York, NY Clifton, NJ Whittier, CA San Francisco, CA Paducah, KY Paducah, KY

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Men’s All-Time Roster Foilist James Mullenix compiled a 111-44 regularseason record with the Irish from 1971-74.

Sabreist Bob Mendes earned three monograms and owned a 52-24 record from 196769.

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Barron Nydam became the 21st member of the Irish to be a four-time All-American, while finishing with a career record of 118-45.

A 2011 graduate, Jacob Osborne nearly reached the 100-win plateau, finishing his career with a 99-41 record in epee.

Weapon

Hometown

Mendes, Bob Mercado, Victor Mergen, Matthew Merrill, William Merten, Dean Mertens, Richard Metrailer, Andrew Meyer, Eric Meyer, Gerald Miller, John Miller, Lawrence Mitalo, Brian Mlachak, Ivan Mock, Phillip Molina, Rich Molinelli, Michael Monahan, Joseph Monahan, Tim Mooney, John Moran, Richard Moran, Kevin Morton, Clay Moschella, Phillip Muckenhirn, Carl Mulhern, John Mullenix, James Muller-Bergh, Klaus Mulligan, Dan Mulligan, Timothy Mulrooney, Patrick Muoio, Salvatore Murphy, Eamon Murphy, Greg Myron, Joseph

1967-69 (3) 52-24 .684 Sabre 1936-38 (1) 17-9 .654 Foil 1988 (1) 23-14 .621 Foil 1965-67 (2) 14-11 .560 Sabre 1980 (1) 0-1 .000 Epee/Armorer 1970 1997-99 (1) 14-8 .636 Epee 1968 0-1 .000 Foil 1956-58 (2) 34-23 .596 Sabre 1999-2000 (1) 7-5 .583 Epee 1976-78 (2) 18-13 .581 Sabre 1984-87 (1) 12-12 .500 Foil 1982-83 (2) 9-7 .563 Sabre 1975, ‘77 (1) 12-5 .706 Sabre 2008-2010 (1) 18-4 .818 Epee 1979, ‘81-’82 (2) 19-12 .613 Sabre 1995 (1) 8-8 .500 Epee 1997-99 (2) 35-10 .778 Epee 1951-53 (3) 53-18 .746 Foil 1963 0-2 .000 Epee 1966 0-1 .000 Epee 1998-2000 (1) 23-7 .767 Sabre 1985 (1) 13-4 .765 Foil 1981-82 9-11 .450 Foil 1961 1-0 1.000 Sabre 1971-74 (4) 111-44 .716 Foil 1957-59 (1) 7-9 .437 Sabre 1971-73 (1) 60-25 .706 Sabre 1975-77 (2) 70-20 .778 Sabre 1951-53 (2) 16-16 .500 Sabre 1978-79, ‘81 (2) 70-17 .779 Sabre 2004 (1) 22-5 .815 Foil 1996 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Epee 1935 2-2 .500 Sabre

Nagle, Gerold Nahser, Frank Nanovic, Roy Nasher, Frank Navin, Richard Nee, Christopher Nenoff, Robert Nerlinger, Andrew Nigro, Joseph Noonan, Timothy Nowacki, Theodore Nowosielski, Leszek Nydam, Barron

1971 1-0 1.000 Foil 1962 7-6 .539 Foil 1967-68 (1) 12-8 .600 Sabre 1960-61 Foil 1956 Epee 1989 (1) 7-5 .583 Foil 1966-67 1-2 .333 Foil 2001-02 (1) 8-5 .615 Epee 1939 Foil 1984 1968 1-1 .500 Epee 1988-91 (4) 97-2 .980 Sabre 2008-11(4) 118-45 .724 Sabre

O’Donnell, Robert O’Malley, Michael Olivares, Jose Ortiz, Alfredo Osborne, Jacob Ott, William Owoc, Richard

1938 1994-97 1951 1943, ‘47 (2) 2009-11 (3) 1964-66 (2) 1974-75

Merrick, NY Woodhaven, NY Glen Gardner, NJ Fort Worth, TX Kenosha, WI Dolvay, NY Dallas, TX West Hartford, CT Arlington, VA Las Vegas, NV Pittsford, NY Chicago, IL Houston, TX Winston-Salem, NC Newark, NJ Briarcliff, NY Arcola, IL Arcola, IL Cleveland, OH N/A Wormleysburg, PA Hernando, MS Selden, NY Northfield, IL Evergreen Park, IL Golf, IL Potsdam, NY Highland Park, NJ Highland Park, NJ Eagle River, WI Centereach, NY Winnetka, IL South Pasadena, CA Jamaica, NY

N Hyde Park, MA Winnetka, IL Jackson Heights, NY N/A Des Plaines, IL South Bend, IN Greensburg, PA Wilmington, DE Kansas City, MO Waterloo, IA South Bend, IN Ottawa, Ontario Rancho Sante Fe, CA

O

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0-1 15-9 0-1 9-9 99-41 28-24 1-2

.000 .625 .000 .500 .707 .539 .333

Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Epee Foil

Chicago, IL Sherman Oaks, CA San Antonio, TX Santa Fe, NM Colleyville, TX St. Louis, MO Akron, OH

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All-America epeeist Geoff Pechinsky placed ninth at the 1993 NCAAs, after going 81-45 in his career (’90-’93) .

Epeeist Jeff Pero (’66-’68) posted a 53-18 career record and added an AllAmerica finish (9th) at the 1968 NCAAs.

Foilist Jeff Piper fenced at the NCAAs from 1991-93, also owning a 116-18 career record and earning the 1993 Langford Leadership Award.

All-America epeeist Andy Quaroni (’82’85) placed sixth and third at the 1994 and ’95 NCAAs and compiled a 133-23 career record.

Hometown

P Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Packo, John Parisi, Daniel Parker, William Pashel, George Patel, Rakesh Patout, Rivers Paul, Michael Paulus, Alan Pauwels, Joseph Pechinsky, Geoff Peck, Louis Pellecchia, Leonard Pentz, Matt Perez, John Pero, Jeff Peters, Matt Petrungaro, Charles Pfarr, Chris Pfeiffer, Charles Piasio, Jack Pietrusiak, William

1975-76 (1) 1949-51 (3) 1961 1972-74 1993-94 (2) 1959-60 (1) 1995 1978 (1) 1970-72 (3) 1990-93 (4) 1940-41 (1) 1966-68 2007-09 (1) 1986 (1) 1966-68 (3) 2001 1957-59 (1) 2008-12 (2) 1968 2010- (2) 1988-89 (1)

24-11 38-13 1-4 5-11 65-39 6-5 0-1 1-1 27-23 81-45 6-7 4-3 38-22 1-1 53-18 8-2 13-8 26-6 2-1 49-16 15-7

.686 .746 .200 .312 .615 .546 .000 .500 .540 .643 .461 .571 .633 .500 .746 .800 .619 .813 .667 .754 .682

Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Sabre Epee Mgr./Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre Sabre Armorer/Foil Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Epee Sabre

2009- (1)

36-16

.692

Epee

28-24 89-23 32-16 21-18 32-18

.538 .795 .667 .538 .640

Sabre Foil Sabre Sabre Sabre

.853 .500 .762 .573

Epee Mgr./Epee Sabre Foil

.757 .200 .000 .854 .676 .711 .529 .813 1.000 .900 .286 .333 .747 .500 .534 .667 .674 .750 .625 .800 .810 .529

Epee Epee Foil Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Epee Epee Foil Foil Epee Sabre Epee Foil Foil/Armorer Sabre Epee Sabre

Pikna, Raymond

1974-76 (2)

Piper, Jeff

1990-93 (4)

116-18

Quaroni, Andy Quenan, Timothy Quinn, Brian Quiñonez, Diego

1982-85 (4) 1993 1986-87 (1) 2005-06 (2)

133-23 1-1 16-5 47-35

Radde, James Raley, Charles Rastellini, James Rawlings, Steven Ray, Brian Reardon, Chris Reardon, James Reardon, Sean Recoy, Martin Reilly, James Repilado, Frank Reuter, Joseph Reuter, David Reyes, Paul Ricci, John Rice, George Riechenbach, Tom Riegel, Martin Ripple, Gregory Rizzuti, Tony Ronayne, John Roney, David

1959-60 (1) 1943 1972 1987-89 (3) 1990, 93 (1) 1987-88 (2) 1969-71 (1) 1984-86 (2) 1970 1987-88 (1) 1943 (1) 1964 1983-86 (4) 2005 1961-63 (2) 1962-63 1966-68 (1) 1982 1992 (2) 1999-2000 (2) 1958-60 (2) 1943 (1)

28-9 1-4 0-1 35-6 24-11 27-11 9-8 39-9 3-0 27-3 8-20 1-2 68-23 2-2 40-35 8-4 60-29 3-1 5-3 8-2 17-4 9-8

Pinkowski, Chris Plunkett, John Power, Conor Prendergast, Brendan Price, Arthur Progar, Michael

2008-11 (1) 1994-95 (2) 2003-04 (2) 1956-57 (1) 1973-75 (2)

25-11

.694 .866

Foil Foil

Toldeo, OH Newark, NJ Nebraska City, NE Pittsburgh, PA Hackettstown, NJ Navasota, TX Worcester, MA Midland, MI Jackson, MI Danvers, MA Montpelier, VT Newark, NJ Oak Ridge, NC Chicago, IL Rochester, NY Helena, MT Chicago, IL Highlands Ranch, CO Montclair, NJ Dubois, PA Medfield, MA

Akron, OH

Simi Valley, CA

Gold Coast, Australia

Wyckoff, NJ Beaumont, TX St. Petersburg, FL Chestertown, IN Sheboygan, MS

Q San Antonio, TX Shell Lake, WI Littleton, CO San Salvador, El Salvador

R Wahpeton, ND Wilmington, DE Woburn, MA New Fairfield, CT Akron, OH Cincinnati, OH Roxbury, ME Cincinnati, OH Mexico City, Mexico Staten Island, NY Havana, Cuba Pasadena, CA Bethesda, MD Los Angeles, CA Drexel Hill, PA Medawaska, ME Alton, MA Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN St. Louis, MO New Rochelle, NY Detroit, MI

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Men’s All-Time Roster Foilist Jim Russomano posted three All-America seasons while compiling a 54-15 record at the 195860 NCAA tournaments.

Name Roney, Thomas Rooney, Ben Rooney, Patrick Rosamilia, Victor Rosamilia, Steven Rose, William Rossi, Geoffrey Rossi, Michael Roveda, Joseph Rueter, Scott Russomano, Jim Rutherford, Scott Ryan, David Ryan, Jack Ryan, John Ryder, Thomas

Steve Salimando owned a 100-17 career foil record and received the fencing program’s 1979 Walter Langford Leadership Award.

Christian Scherpe, a two-time AllAmerican at Cal State-Northridge, posted a 68-15 record at Notre Dame (’85-’86) and placed fourth at the 1986 NCAAs (also All-America).

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

1947-49 (2) 2000-01 1979-80 (2) 1961 1987 1967 (1) 1985, ‘87, ‘89 (3) 2011- (1) 1982, 84 1979 (1) 1958-60 (2) 1980-83 (4) 1934 1955-57 (3) 1953 (1) 1986 (1)

8-5 0-3 19-10 1-1 0-1 7-6 73-17 24-8 9-11 0-2 100-17 40-23 8-17 13-16 0-1 2-0

.614 .000 .660 .500 .000 .538 .823 .750 .450 .000 .855 .635 .327 .448 .000 1.000

Sabre Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Sabre Epee Foil Epee/Armorer Foil Foil/Epee Epee Foil Foil Armorer/Sabre

Hometown Detroit, MI South Bend, IN Des Moines, IA Bloomfield, NJ West Caldwell, NJ Fredevick, MD Manchester, MA White Plains, NY Lincolnshire, IL Decatur, IL Caldwell, NJ Louisville, KY South Bend, IN Berwyn, PA Berwyn, IL Allentown, PA

Sabre Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Foil/Epee Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Foil Sabre Foil Epee Foil Foil/Epee Sabre Epee Foil Epee Foil Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil/Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Foil Foil Epee

Solon, OH Selden, NY Pasadena, CA Haughton, LA Seattle, WA Montclair, NJ Mansfield, OH Newark, NJ West Covina, CA Lodi, NJ Memphis, TN Overland Park, KS Krefield, Germany Murrysville, PA Rochester, NY St. Louis, MO Carmel, IN Springfield, IL San Jose, CA Chicago, IL New Berlin, WI New Berlin, WI New Berlin, WI South Bend, IN Newark, NJ Cleveland, OH Boulder, CO Forest Hills, NY Mansfield, OH Washington, D.C. South Bend, IN Tulsa, OK Galena, OH Newmarket, NH Adelphi, MD Chicago, IL Greenwich, CT Peoria, IL New York, NY South Bend, IN St. Joseph, MI Chatsworth, CA Krakow, Poland

S Sabol, Mark Salimando, Steve Salisian, Neal Sanabria, Chris Sanderson, Sam Sayia, Robert Sazdanoff, Michael Scalera, Nick Scallon, James Scarlata, Salvatore Schaefgen, Harold Schermoly, Michael Scherpe, Christian Scherpereel, John Schirtz, Zach Schlafly, Hubert Schlehuber, Anthony Schlosser, Bob Schoolcraft, Greg Schnierle, Michael Schumacher, Alex Schumacher, Andrew Schumacher, Nick Schwalbach, Joseph Seco, Robert Seitz, Roy Seroff, Andrew Sheridan, Thomas Schwartz, David Shields, John Shipman, Richard Shipp, Thomas Shonkwiler, Joe Siek, Jeremy Sierra, Jose Silha, Elmer Silva, Diego Slevin, Eugene Smalley, Joseph Smith, Richard Snooks, Richard Snyder, Derek Sobieraj, Michal

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1966-68 (1) 2-1 .667 1976-79 (4) 100-17 .855 2001-02 (2) 13-8 .619 1999 1-0 1.000 1999 2-0 1.000 1938-40 (2) 22-26 .459 1974-76 (2) 63-35 .643 1949-51 (3) 64-14 .820 1982 0-3 .000 1937-39 (3) 28-16 .636 1960-61 6-10 .375 1978-79 (1) 36-12 .750 1985-86 (2) 68-15 .803 1995-97 (1) 44-14 .759 2008-12 (4) 130-37 .778 1939-40 4-9 .353 2009- (1) 48-6 .888 1947-50 (4) 71-23 .755 2008-12(4) 148-76 .660 1967-69 (1) 9-3 .750 2003-06 (3) 45-14 .763 2006 1-1 .500 2001-04 (3) 35-14 .714 1968 2-2 .500 1936-37 (1) 33-27 .549 1972-74 (3) 59-33 .641 2008-12 (4) 95-36 .725 1966-68 (3) 64-23 .736 1958-59 (1) 5-3 .625 1957-58 0-5 .000 1951 1960-62 (2) 53-27 .589 2001 (1) 9-6 .600 1994-97 (4) 184-21 .898 1981 1943 (1) 6-3 .667 2007-2010 (1) 39-16 .709 1943 (1) 7-6 .538 1938-40 (2) 40-15 .727 1953-54 2-7 .222 1935-36 (1) 4-5 .444 2002-04 (3) 104-19 .846 2002-05 (4) 176-12 .936

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Sabreist Ron Sollitto earned All-America honors at the 1972 NCAAs (7th) and posted an 80-23 career record during the 1970-72 seasons.

All-American Brian Stone ranks second on the Notre Dame list for career epee wins (183-81; ’95’98).

Two-time AllAmerica sabreist James Taliaferro owned a 101-17 career record, also placing seventh at the 1990 NCAAs and fourth in 1992.

Foilist John Tejada received Notre Dame’s 1996 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational) and competed in the 1998 NCAAs.

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Sollitto, Ron Songer, Thomas Spahn, Thomas Spejewski, Eugene Spitzer, Norbert St. Clair, Brian Stabrawa, David Stachowski, Russell Stearns, Matt Stone, Brian Stoutermire, Kevin Strass, John Stratter, Stewart Sullivan, Michael Sullivan, Mike Sullivan, James Suwalsky, Albert Swiney, Mark Switek, Michael Szelle, Gabor

1970-72 (3) 1983 1971-73 (1) 1958-60 (1) 1958-60 (2) 1984-86 (2) 1983-86 (1) 1979-81 (1) 2004-07 (4) 1995-98 (4) 1984-87 (4) 1975-78 (4) 1943 1960-61 1976-79 (4) 1979-81 (2) 1952 1997-99 (1) 1986 1999-01 (3)

80-23 0-2 11-7 11-11 24-20 53-13 9-9 6-8 145-44 183-81 108-14 111-42 0-1 3-5 183-4 13-9 0-1 7-7 1-0 134-8

.753 .000 .611 .500 .546 .803 .500 .428 .767 .693 .885 .725 .000 .375 .979 .590 .000 .500 1.000 .944

Sabre Mgr./Epee Epee Sabre Foil Epee Epee Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Sabre

Scotch Plains, NJ Greensburgh, PA Westchester, IL East Chicago, IN Green Bay, WI Huntington Station, NY Oak Lawn, IL Lindstrom, MN Minnetrista, MN Hackettstown, NJ Troy, MI Glenview, IL Sharon, PA Kalamazoo, MI Peabody, MA Walpole, NH Leavenworth, KS Tulsa, OK Houston, TX Budapest, Hungary

Tadrowski, Don Taliaferro, James Tan, Desney Tansey, James Tate, Jack Tawadros, Adele Taylor, Tim Tearney, Thomas Tejada, John Terreault, Matthew Thanhouser, Bill Thompson, James Tietz, Joel Till, Mark Tindell, Kevin Tivenius, Jan Todd, Michael Townsend, William Trayers, Frederick Trisko, Michael Truog, James Tschetter, John Turgeon, Joseph Tyler, David

1954-56 (2) 1990-92 (3) 1995 1958 1962-63 (1) 1973 1969-72 (3) 1940-42 (1) 1996-98 (3) 2004 (1) 2006-2009 (4) 1979-82 (4) 1980-83 (4) 1978-79 (2) 1979-82 (4) 1983 (1) 1956 1986 (1) 1988, ‘90 (2) 1989-92 (4) 1993 1966-67 (2) 1975-77 (2) 2000-01 (1)

76-18 101-17 1-1 0-1 11-6 0-2 70-28 6-11 97-39 7-2 174-51 98-34 78-28 1-0 94-32 45-3 0-2 11-3 14-3 64-14 2-3 10-3 32-17 14-12

.808 .856 .500 .000 .647 .000 .715 .353 .713 .778 .773 .742 .736 1.000 .746 .937 .000 .783 .824 .821 .400 .769 .653 .538

Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Foil Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Mgr./Foil Epee Epee Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Epee

Chicago, IL Montclair, NJ Monroe, LA Caracas, Venezuela Allentown, PA South Bend, IN Columbus, IL Chicago, IL Brooklyn, NY Boonton, NJ Portland, OR Oberlin, OH Somerville, NJ Houston, TX Newark, NJ Orebor, Sweden Chicago, IL Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Peabody, MA Northfield, IL Waukesha, WI South Bend, IN East Hartford, CT Somers, CT

Ubbing, William Vaggo, Bjorn Valdiserri, Thomas Valdiserri, Richard Valentino, Paul Valerio, Michael Van der Velden, Mike Vaughan, Timothy Veit, Francis Venerus, Joseph Vermeersch, David Viamontes, George Viamontes, George, Jr.

1974-76 (2) 1977-78 (2) 1978-80 (2) 1975, ‘77 (1) 1978-79 (1) 1979, ‘81 (1) 1983-86 (4) 1984-87 (4) 1941-42 (2) 1966-67 (2) 1978-80 (2) 1971-73 (2) 1999-2001 (1)

28-7 30-2 24-12 14-19 12-6 6-8 137-41 80-19 19-9 8-2 13-9 43-15 30-6

.800 .938 .670 .424 .667 .428 .770 .808 .672 .800 .590 .741 .833

Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Epee Epee Foil Foil Sabre Sabre

T

U-V Columbus, OH Goteborg, Sweden South Bend, IN South Bend, IN Clarkston, MI Phoenixville, PA Seattle, WA North Andover, MA Grand Rapids, MI Woodbridge, NJ Grand Rapids, MI St. Louis, MO Chesterfield, MO

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Men’s All-Time Roster Jeff Wartgow received the 1997 Dan Mulligan Award for sabre team leadership and concluded his career with a 12362 regular-season record.

All-America foilist Jim Waters owned a 48-20 record and capped his career with a 10th-place finish at the 1955 NCAAs.

Grzegorz Wozniak compiled a 154-48 career record and received the Donlon Epee Leadersip Award from 199294.

Foilist Noel Young racked up a 30-6 record at the NCAAs while posting AllAmerica finishes in both 1990 and ’91.

Hometown

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Vincent, John Vivado, Guillermo Viviani, Jan Vizcarrondo, Julio Vogt, Paul Vozella, John

1947-50 (2) 1958 2000-03 (4) 1954-56 (3) 1989-90 (2) 1974-75 (2)

45-25 0-1 162-20 27-15 31-8 37-33

.644 .000 .890 .642 .795 .528

Epee Foil Epee Foil Epee Sabre

Amarillo, TX La Paz, Bolivia Haworth, NJ San Juan, Puerto Rico Gretna, LA Reading, MA

Epee Epee Sabre Foil Mgr./Epee Foil Epee Epee Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil/Sabre Epee Epee Sabre

Utica, NY Minneapolis, MN Bristol, IN N/A Chicago, IL St. Louis, MO Hartford, CT Greenfield, WI Londonderry, NH Indianapolis, IN Golden, CO Sharon, PA Manhatten, MT New Orleans, LA Columbus, OH Philadelphia, PA Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale, IL Lebanon, TN Lebanon, TN Sterling Heights, MI Arlington, VA Lorain, OH Detroit, MI South Bend, IN South Bend, IN Fremont, OH Chicago, IL Wildwood, NJ

Foil Foil Sabre Epee Sabre

Hong Kong, China Brisbane, Australia New York, NY Dearborn, MI Kansas City, KS

W Wagner, John Walker, Kevin Walker, Robert Wallace, George Walsh, Brian Walsh, James Walsh, Robert Walter, Robert Walton, Forest Warnicke, Edward Wartgow, Jeffrey Wassil, John Waters, Jim Watters, John Waugh, Richard Weir, William Westrick, Howard Westrick, Robert Wheaton, Joe Wheaton, Kelly White, Richard Whitesell, Frank Wilke, William Wilkowski, Joseph Witucki, Robert Witucki, Ralph Wolfe, Michael Wozniak, Grzegorz Wursta, John

1961-63 (2) 28-29 .492 1984-86 (1) 14-7 .667 1962 (1) 1939-40 0-4 .000 1987 1-2 .333 1950-52 (3) 36-18 .667 1985-86 (1) 10-11 .476 1961-63 10-10 .500 2000-01, ’03-04 (4) 158-35 .819 1956-57 0-3 .000 1994-97 (4) 123-62 .665 1959-60 (1) 6-6 .500 1953-55 (1) 48-20 .706 1943 (1) 11-6 .647 1971-73 (3) 37-12 .755 1947-48 1-2 .333 1954 0-1 .000 1948, ‘50 (1) 19-4 .826 1978-80 (1) 9-5 .640 1980-82 (1) 8-7 .573 1973 (1) 5-4 .556 1973 0-3 .000 1964 0-2 .000 1972, ‘74 5-9 .357 1943 (1) 3-4 .429 1947-49 (3) 45-24 .452 1990-91 8-6 .571 1991-94 (4) 154-48 .762 1958-60 (1) 9-13 .409

Y-Z Yau, Warren Young, Noel Yu, Dan Zarrow, Andrew Zerbst, John

Zodda, Andrew Zuck, Avery Zwettler, Michael

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1970-72 (3) 1990-91 (2) 1987-89, ‘91 (4) 1965 1937-38 (2)

2005-06 (1) 2008-11 (4) 1960-61

35-28 60-7 107-18 2-1 25-8

30-8 135-25 1-6

.555 .870 .856 .667 .758

.789 .844 .143

Foil Sabre Foil

Berwyn, PA Beaverton, OR Upland, CA

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Women’s All-Time Roster All-American Pia Albertson posted a 37-2 season record, placed 10th at the 1984 NCAAs and received the ’84 women’s foil MVP Award (as did her sister Charlotte, in ’83).

Foilist Amee Appel totaled a 215-65 career record (’95’98) while training with four-time AllAmericans Sara Walsh and Myriah Brown and 1995 NCAA runner-up Maria Panyi.

Meagan Call finished her career with a 168-52 record in epee and was the recipient of the 2003 women’s epee MVP award for the Irish.

Epeeist Kim DeMaio (’98-’01) posted a 95-75 career record and received the Notre Dame fencing program’s 2001 Langford Leadership Award.

A Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Al-Aali, Ghadeer Albertson, Charlotte Albertson, Pia Almeida, Beatriz Alokolaro, Pauline Ament, Andrea Appel, Amee Arndt, Kimberly

2000 1983 (1) 1984 (1) 2009- (3) 2000-01 (1) 2002-05 (4) 1995-98 (4) 1992-94 (3)

5-2 51-10 37-2 107-26 13-4 164-15 215-65 72-17

.714 .836 .949 .804 .765 .916 .768 .828

Epee Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Foil

Hometown

Barreda, Anne Bathon, Elizabeth Bautista, Melanie Beck, Rachel Behnke, Susan Bonifert, Joan Borrmann, Sarah Boutsikaris, Liza Brown, Myriah Burns, Anne Bustamante, Natalie Buzard, Catherine

1987-91 (4) 1978-81 (4) 2005-07 (3) 2011- (1) 1979 (1) 1972-74 2008-2011 (4) 2000-03 (4) 1996-99 (4) 1982-83 (2) 2003-05 (3) 1975-76 (1)

159-24 73-37 147-46 27-12 10-4 14-15 185-42 168-37 291-28 26-23 66-34 44-47

.868 .663 .762 .692 .714 .483 .814 .820 .912 .531 .660 .484

Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre/Epee Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil

Peabody, MA Hanover, PA Dayton, OH Tucson, AZ Battle Creek, MI N/A Beaverton, OR Sparta, NJ Mishawaka, IN Columbus, OH Bakersfield, CA Lake Forest, IL

Call, Meagan Camacho, Adriana Campos, Angela Carney, Dorothy Carnick, Anna Caruso, Elizabeth Chimahusky, Rebecca Clark, Susan Connor, Margaret Connor, Marielle Cota, Rachel Couri, Gina

2000-03 (4) 2011- (1) 2000-02 1979-80 (2) 2000-03 (4) 1993-95 (2) 2003-06 (4) 2000-2002 (1) 1988-91 (2) 2004-06 (3) 2005-08 (4) 1997-99 (3)

168-52 36-5 0-4 68-15 179-43 63-30 144-56 10-3 53-35 55-12 135-48 70-18

.764 .878 .000 .810 .806 .677 .720 .769 .602 .821 .738 .795

Epee Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Epee Epee Foil Epee Foil Foil

Eugene, OR Puebla, Mexico San Diego, CA Sanford, NC South Bend, IN Hampton, VA Bartlesville, OK Harbeson, DE Oakland, NJ Atlanta, GA Altadena, CA East Peoria, IL

Dailey, Elizabeth Davis, Danielle Dawes, Colleen de Bruin, Claudette DeMaio, Kimberly Dikibo, Caroline

1998-2000 (1) 2002-05 (4) 2009- 1993-96 (4) 1998-01 (4) 2010-

19-8 125-35 21-20 235-24 95-75 19-15

.704 .781 .512 .907 .559 .558

Foil Sabre Sabre Epee/Foil Epee Epee

Moline, IL Grand Rapids, MI Golden, CO Wilsonville, OR Pompton Lakes, NJ Houston, TX

Manama, Bahrain Goteborg, Sweden Frolunda, Sweden Chappaqua, NY Seattle, WA Gates Mills, OH Hackettstown, NJ Romeo, MI

B

C

D

DiNicola, Sharon Dougherty, Corinne Durney, Tara

1981-84 (4) 1992-94 (2) 1987

108-83 72-18 1-2

.725 .800 .333

Foil Foil Foil

Huntington, NY Waukesha, WI Dallas, TX

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Women’s All-Time Roster Kiersten Ferguson’s finished her Irish career with a 11480 record (’98-’00) in the epee.

Anne Hayes (’96’97) compiled a 90-26 career record, with her .776 winning percentage now ranking 11th in Irish women’s epee history.

Lynn Kadri (’88-’91) owned a 137-42 career record and received the fencing program’s 1991 Langford Foil Leadership Award.

Mindi Kalogera’s 248-63 foil record from 1993-96 ranks as the fourthhighest victory total by any Notre Dame women’s fencer.

E-F Efta, Christine Emilian, Beth Enydedy, Louise Feher, Mary-Hope Ferguson, Kiersten Fischer, Marit Fischer, Sally Filkins, Jessie Flanagan, Katie Foley, Maig Foley, Terri

1999 2002-04 (2) 1978-80 2002 1998-2000 (3) 1994 (1) 1972-74 2001-02 (1) 2000-01 (2) 2000 1977-79 (1)

8-3 43-15 25-31 2-4 114-81 29-10 26-39 44-23 54-32 0-1 10-13

.727 .741 .446 .333 .585 .744 .400 .657 .628 .000 .714

Epee/Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Sabre/Foil Foil Foil

South Bend, IN Fort Wayne, IN N/A Berwyn, PA Winston Salem, NC Fort Pierre, SD Elkhart, IN Wilmette, IL North Hills, PA Seabrook, TX Chicago, IL

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

G Name

Years (MW)

Gallagher, Maura Garcia, Dinamarie Gase, Linda Gerard, Carole Gerard, Terri

1994 (1) 1993-94 (2) 50-29 .633 1984-86 (1) 34-13 .723 1982-84 (1) 27-24 .529 1980 0-3 .000

Girardi, Danielle Goulet, Brigette

Guilfoyle, Danielle

1994 1981

2010- (1)

Record

7-0 1-1

1.000 .500

29-2

.951

Epee Foil Foil Foil Foil

Yonkers, NY Monegan Lake, NY Tarzana, CA Norridge, IL Norridge, IL

Epee Foil

Winnetka, IL South Bend, IN

Sabre

Pittstown, NJ

H Haradem, Denise Hartman, Grace

1978-81 (1) 2010-(2)

19-28

.404

64-18

.780

61-23 90-26 73-11 0-0 313-70 67-39 16-9 153-15 213-23 126-21

.755 .776 .869 – .817 .632 .640 .911 .903 .857

Hassett, Eileen Haugh, Kelly

2008- 2011 (4) 1989-92 (1)

Inghram, Jill Jordan, Maggie Kadri, Lynn Kalogera, Aimee Kalogera, Mindi Kellmann, Suzanne Kelly, Tara Kluge, Susan Kohn, Julia Kowalski, Celeste Kralicek, Kristin Krol, Magda Kryczalo, Alicja

2001-03 (1) 23-14 .622 2001-04 (4) 168-58 (83-36 foil; 85-22 sabre) .743 1988-91 (4) 137-42 .602 1997-2000 (4) 129-62 .675 1993-96 (4) 248-63 .797 2000 0-1 .000 1989-92 (4) 115-21 .846 1979 6-12 .333 2010- 8-5 .615 1983-85 (1) 14-12 .538 1987-90 (4) 142-30 .826 1997-2000 (4) 230-30 (167-21 epee; 63-9 foil) .885 2002-05 (4) 161-12 .931

Haugh, Rachel Hayes, Anne Heinzen, Katie Helmich, Adria Hoos, Anne Housing, Erin Housing, Kirsten Hurley, Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hynes, Janice

1989-92 (2) 1996-97 (2) 2009-11 (3) 2006 1995-98 (4) 2005-07 (1) 2000-2002 (2) 2009- (3) 2007-2010 (4) 1986-89 (4)

175-68 63-14

.729 .818

Foil

Foil

Sabre Foil Foil Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Epee Epee Foil

Avon, OH

St. Paul, MN

Beaverton, OR Portland, OR

Portland, OR South Bend, IN Fairfax, VA Sandea Park, NM Wilmette, IL New Lenox, IL New Lenox, IL San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX Peabody, MA

I-K

120

Foil Foil/Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil Foil Epee/Foil Foil

Grand Rapids, MI Maplewood, NJ Chatham, NJ Wyckoff, NJ Wyckoff, NJ Fremont, CA Fort Sam Houston, TX N/A Wilmette, IL South Hampton, PA Portland, OR Vancouver, British Columbia Gdansk, Poland

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Foilist Brenda Leiser (’86-’89) posted a 119-32 career record while also competing in the 1988 and ’89 NCAAs.

Natalia Mazur finished her sabre career with an .881 winning percentage (111-15), which ranks in the top 10 for career winning percentage in the weapon.

Kimberlee Montoya nearly claimed 200 career wins, finishing her epee career with 192 victories (192-54) and a career winning percentage of .780.

Epeeist Amy Orlando finished her illustrious career with a record of 172-59 (.745) as well as receiving the 2006 women’s epee MVP award for the Irish.

Foil

Pasadena, CA

Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil Epee

Angola, IN Memphis, TN Mishawaka, IN Portland, OR Wayzata, MN Scottsdale, AZ

L LaBarge, Christina

Lacity, Karen Lambert, Barbara Landgraf, Jocelyn Lansford, Marcella Lara, Evelyn Leighton, Eleanor Leiser, Brenda Long, Elise Lubold, Nikki

2009- (2)

44-18

.710

1979-82 (4) 1979 2007 (1) 1986-89 (4) 1981 2008

108-45 2-1 34-6 119-32 1-0 14-13

.640 .667 .850 .788 1.000 .519

1977-79 (2) 1981-84 (4) 2003- (2)

56-24 25-25 23-12

.700 .500 .657

Foil Foil Epee

Margate, NJ Scituate, MA West Hills, CA

M Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Malynn, Darsie Mazur, Natalia McCann, Mary McCullough, Carianne McKenna, Mary McNamara, Denise McNeill, Stephanie Marafino, Michelle Marciniak, Christine Marshall, Mary Messersmith, Phenix

2009- (3) 2000-01, ‘04 (3) 1980-81 (2) 2000-2002 (3) 2000-2002 (1) 1972 1988-89 (1) 1997-99 (2) 1976-77 (1) 1981-83 (1) 2010-(2)

100-30 111-15 22-11 161-38 0-1 4-3 34-6 54-54 24-14 19-23 73-28

.769 .881 .667 .809 .000 .571 .850 .500 .632 .452 .723

Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil Foil/Epee

Grapevine, TX Summit, NJ Palm Desert, CA Philadelphia, PA Aurora, IL N/A Winnetka, IL Rochester, NY Chicago, IL Newton, MA El Cerrito, CA

Montoya, Kimberlee Morrison, Kathleen Mowchan, Donna Muller, Tiffany Mustilli, Nicole Myers, Stephanie

2006-2009 (4) 1981-84 (2) 2000-01 (2) 2003-05 (2) 1996-99 (4) 2009-

192-54 27-20 33-14 28-10 (10-1 F, 18-9 S) 304-51 29-28

.780 .475 .702 .737 .855 .508

Epee Foil Sabre Foil/Sabre Foil/Epee Epee

Las Vegas, NV Indianapolis, IN McMurray, PA Midlothian, VA South Orange, NJ El Paso, TX

Nieboer, Elizabeth Nelip, Ewa Nichols, Abigail Nott, Adrienne O’Boyle, Kathleen O’Connell, Joanne O’Donnell, Trish Offerle, Judy Orlando, Amy Orsi, Kelly Osier, Lian

1995 (1) 2008-2011 (3) 2010- (2) 2006-2009 (4) 1997 1981, ‘83-’84 (1) 1975-76 1972-74 2004-07 (4) 1998-2000 (3) 2010- (1)

47-23 125-16 67-20 223-35 2-1 14-14 4-9 50-25 172-59 39-10 29-13

.671 .886 .770 .864 .667 .500 .308 .667 .745 .796 .690

Epee Epee Sabre Foil Epee Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Sabre

Milo, Destanie

2001-04 (4)

166-36

.822

Sabre

Knox, IN

N-O South Bend, IN Katowice, Poland Concord, MA Pittsford, NY Oceanport, NJ Monterey, MA Palos Heights, IL Fort Wayne, IN Brookline, MA Crystal Lake, IL Battle Ground, WA

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Women’s All-Time Roster Vittoria Quaroni (’84-’87) and Andy Quaroni became Notre Dame’s first brother-sister combination ever to compete in the NCAAs (Vittoria owned a 119-43 career foil record).

Foilist Hayley Reese became the 20th four-time AllAmerican in Irish program history, ending her career with a record of 191-40 (.826).

Epeeist Colleen Smerek (’95, ’97) racked up a 164-44 record in regularseason bouts and competed in the 1995 NCAAs.

Foilist Molly Sullivan became the first woman to earn AllAmerica honors on four occasions while also graduating with the best NCAA Championship winning percentage of .915 (54-5).

Hometown

P-Q Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Palazzoto, Kathryn Panyi, Maria Paulina, Nicole Piper, Heidi Prot, Emilie Providenza, Valerie Quaroni, Vittoria

2010- (2) 1994-95 (2) 1996-99 (4) 1989-92 (4) 2006-2009 (3) 2004-07 (4) 1984-87 (4)

45-12 146-3 216-68 152-15 146-51 191-30 119-43

.789 .980 .761 .910 .741 .864 .735

Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil

Nutley, NJ Budapest, Hungary South Orange, NJ Brisbane, Australia Limoges, France Beaverton, OR San Antonio, TX

Real, Monica Reese, Hayley Ries, Noelle Riley, Erin Rodriguez, Anna Rosa, Vanessa

2004-06 (2) 2008-2011 (4) 1993-94 (1) 2001-02 (1) 2005-07 (1) 2008- (2)

15-8 191-40 41-15 18-4 32-2 81-63

.652 .826 .732 .818 .941 .563

Foil Foil Foil Epee Epee Epee

Drexel Hill, PA Crestwood, KY Mount Holly, NJ Waldorf, MD El Zompapero, Guatemala El Paso, TX

1995, ‘97 (2) 1985 (1) 1998-99, ‘01 (2)

144-38 13-7 44-50

.791 .650 .468

Foil Foil Epee/Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Foil Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil

Grand Rapids, MI Columbus, OH Iowa City, IA Orange, NJ Worcester, MA Fairfield, CA Hiram, OH Cincinnati, OH Anderson, IN Tauberbischofsheim, Germany South Amboy, NJ Dunedin, FL North Andover, MA Conway, NH West Orange, NJ South Bend, IN Orlando, FL Edina, MN

.556 .750 .615 .250

Epee Sabre Epee Sabre

Morris, IL Lubbock, TX St. Joseph, MI Deer Park, TX

R

S Saari, Rose Sardegna, Christina Salb, Teri

Sarkisova, Radmila Scanlon, Patricia Schuster, Kathryn Serrette, Ashley Shannon, Ashley Shilts, Mary Smerek, Colleen Sollinger, Kym Sromek, Amy Stephan, Madeleine Stepian, Marta Stough, Stacey Sullivan, Molly Sullivan, Janet Sully, Mary Jean Sutton, Jennifer Sutton, Michelle Sweetser, Sara

2009- (3) 1979 2001-02 (1) 2006-2009 (4) 1994-96 (3) 1981-84 (3) 1995, ‘97 (2) 1988 1994-97 (2) 2006 (1) 2010- (2) 1997-98 (1) 1985-88 (4) 1983-86 (2) 1987-88 (2) 1996-97 (2) 2000-02 (3) 1982

111-40 1-2 11-10 234-83 149-68 67-67 113-44 7-1 65-27 60-15 56-3 30-10 160-14 106-55 41-9 19-20 41-34 3-1

1998 (1) 2003-05 (2) 1995, ’97 (2) 2000-02

10-8 30-10 75-47 1-3

.735 .333 .524 .738 .687 .500 .720 .875 .707 .800 .949 .750 .919 .658 .820 .487 .547 .750

Marquette, WI Malibu, CA Hobbs, NM

T Talarico, Liz Tenner, Natalie Thieneman, Maria Treviño, Melissa

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Foilist Kathy Valdisseri, a South Bend, Ind., native, finished with a 157-29 record while also serving as the first team captain of the team after earning varsity status in 1977.

Sabreuse Angela Vincent eclipsed the .800 winning percentage for her career, finishing with a 131-32 record, good for a .804 mark.

Monica Wagner (’93-’95) compiled a 99-28 career foil record and fenced on the 1994 NCAA championship squad.

Foilist Mary Westrick (’89-’92) posted a 96-15 career record and received the program’s 1992 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational).

U-V Urbanic, Theresa Valdiserri, Kathy Valdiserri, Susan Varga, Elisabeth Vidaurri, Tish Vincent, Angela Vogt, Kathleen

1996-97 1973-78 (2) 1980-83 (4) 1988 1978 2004-06 (3) 1992-94 (3)

21-4 157-29 145-55 7-2 0-3 131-32 75-31

1993-95 (2) 2003-04, 2006-07 (4) 1996-99 (4) 2001-05 (4) 1980 1984-87 (1) 1989-92 (3) 1982 (1) 2000-01 (2) 1985-86 (1)

99-28 108-39 231-7 175-28 0-4 159-57 96-15 5-8 36-10 30-10

.840 .844 .725 .778 .000 .804 .708

Foil Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil

Ann Arbor, MI South Bend, IN South Bend, IN Chardon, OH San Antonio, TX Lake Oswego, OR Gretna, LA

.780 .735 .970 .862 .000 .736 .865 .385 .783 .750

Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil

Rochester, NY Monticello, IL Mishawaka, IN Londonderry, NH N/A Oakland, NJ Washington, MI Mishawaka, IN Bethel Park, PA Santa Ana, CA

.962

Sabre

.661

Sabre

W-Z Wagner, Monica Walsh, Colleen Walsh, Sara Walton, Kerry Weber, Tess Weeks, Cynthia Westrick, Mary Wiessler, Lynda Willard, Mary Beth Williams, Cecila

Zagunis, Mariel

2005-06(2)

Zoccoli, Christina

2007- (3)

Zielinski, Diane

2009- (3)

75-3

136-59

72-37

.697

Epee

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Beaverton, OR

Bernardsville, NJ

Delran, NJ

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