2013-14 Notre Dame Fencing Media Guide by Chris Masters

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JOHN HALLSTEN 2013 NCAA PARTICIPANT

JOHANNA THILL 2013 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN

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LEE KIEFER 2013 NCAA FOIL CHAMPION

ASHLEY SEVERSON 2014 CAPTAIN 2012 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN

NICOLE “NIK-NIK” AMELI 2012 NCAA PARTICIPANT

GEREK MEINHARDT 2014 CAPTAIN 2008 & 2012 MEN’S FOIL OLYMPIC PARTICIPANT 2010 NCAA FOIL CHAMPION

2013-14 NOTRE DAME FENCING SCHEDULE Date Jan. 18-20 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Feb. 1 Feb. 8-9 Feb. 14-17 March 1-2 March 8 March 20-23

Event Name/Place USFA NAC Junior NYU Invite St. John’s Invitational Northwestern Duals DeCicco Duals USFA National Junior Olympics Conference Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships

Site Virginia Beach, VA New York, NY Queens, NY Evanston, IL Notre Dame, IN Portland, OR Notre Dame, IN Dearborn Heights, MI Columbus, OH

Facility Convention Center Coles Center Camesecca Arena SPAC JACC Convention Center JACC The Hype French Field House

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION Table of Contents.............................................1 Media Information/Quick Facts.......................2 University of Notre Dame................................3 University Leadership.................................. 4-5 Academic Success........................................ 6-7 Castellan Family Fencing Center.................. 8-9

2013-14 SEASON PREVIEW Season Preview....................................... 12-14 Team Photo...................................................15 Men’s & Women’s Rosters and Pronunciations....................................16

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Janusz Bednarski................. 18-19 Associate Head Coach Gia Kvaratskhelia.. 20-21 Assistant Coach Ian Farr ................................22 Assistant Coach Cedric Loiseau......................23 Support Staff.................................................24

STUDENT-ATHLETES Michael Rossi........................................... 24-25 Albert He.......................................................25 Ryan McDonough..........................................26 Mark O’Dea....................................................26 Dale Purdy............................................... 26-27 Ian Broderick.................................................27 Garrett McGrath.............................................28 John Poremski...............................................28 Mikhail Heber................................................29 Arthur LeMeur...............................................29 John Pietiowicz..............................................29 Mitchell Revich..............................................30 Conrad Sutter................................................30 Epee Team Photo...........................................30 Gerek Meinhardt..................................... 31-32 Ariel Desmet..................................................33 Nick Kubik......................................................34 Ryan Murphy.................................................35 Gabriel Acuna................................................35 Alan Markow.................................................36 John Crumpler...............................................36 Hazem Khazbak.............................................37 Matthew Owens............................................37 Men’s Foil Photo............................................37

Alex Coccia.....................................................38 Kevin Hassett........................................... 39-40 Billy Meckling................................................40 Men’s Sabre Squad Photo..............................40 John Hallsten.................................................41 Nicole Ameli............................................ 42-43 Ashley Severson...................................... 43-44 Catherine Lee.................................................44 Eva Niklinska.................................................44 Women’s Epee & Foil Squad Photo................45 Adriana Camacho..........................................46 Madison Zeiss................................................47 Sarah Followill...............................................48 Lee Kiefer................................................. 48-49 Nicole McKee........................................... 49-50 Mary Regan...................................................50 Grace Montemurro........................................51 Victoria Sluka.................................................51 Women’s Sabre Squad Photo.........................51 Johanna Thill.................................................52 Allison Barry..................................................52

2012-13 SEASON IN REVIEW Season In Review..........................................64 2013 Results..................................................65 Departed Monogram Winners................. 66-76

HISTORY & RECORDS Fencing History........................................ 78-79 NCAA Championships.............................. 80-81 Coaching Legends................................... 82-83 All-Americans.......................................... 84-88 Award Winners........................................ 89-93 Men’s Records.......................................... 94-98 Women’s Records................................... 98-102 NCAA Championship Results............... 103-106 NCAA Records...................................... 107-108 Individual NCAA Results..............................109 Men’s NCAA Results.....................................110 Women’s NCAA Results........................ 111-112 Conference Championship History..............113 Women’s Conference Championships.. 114-115 Men’s Conference Championships....... 116-117 Men’s All-Time Roster.......................... 118-131 Women’s All-Time Roster..................... 131-135

MEDIA INFORMATION The Notre Dame Media Relations Office is always 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 Services Coordinator Lizzie Mikes. Please feel free to contact her 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 Lizzie Mikes at (574) 631-6453. 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 Services Coordinator Lizzie Mikes, with the assistance of Media Relations Assistant Tony Jones. Special thanks to Notre Dame fencing statistician Dave Stabrawa and Brent Henningfeld. Graphic design and page layout by Cathy J. Scholz, C Graphics. Inside and outside cover design by Cathy J. Scholz, C Graphics. Photography by Mike Bennett/Lighthouse Imaging, Matt Cashore, L.K. Dunn, Heather Gollatz, Pete LaFleur/CollegeFencing360. com, Joseph Weiser, Tim Singler, Kaitlyn Kiely, Allison Wagner, Pat Coveney, 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)

Fighting Irish 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 Enrollment........... 8,372 (undergraduate)/11,985 (total) 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 Administrator....... Maureen McNamara Athletic Department Web Page................ www.und.com Athletic Department Phone..................... (574) 631-6107 University Operator.................................. (574) 631-5000

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Head Coach............................................ Janusz Bednarski Bednarski’s Alma Mater........................ SGPiS College ’70 Bednarski’s Office Phone.......................... (574) 631-3599 Career Record (Years)..................... 586-48 (12th season) Associate Head Coach.............................Gia Kvaratskhelia Assistant Coaches.......................... Ian Farr, Cedric Loiseau Home Facility................. Castellan Family Fencing Center Men’s All-Americans Returning...................................... 3 2013 NCAA Men’s Qualifiers Returning.......................... 6 Men’s Monogram Winners Returning/Lost................14/5 Women’s All-Americans Returning................................. 4 2013 NCAA Women’s Qualifiers Returning...................... 3 Women’s Monogram Winners Ret./Lost...................10/10

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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) 2013 Men’s Record..................................................... 19-7 2013 Women’s Record................................................ 26-1 2013 NCAA Championships Finish.............................. 2nd

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.........................Lizzie Mikes Media Relations Office..................(574) 631-7516 Mikes’ Office Phone.......................(574) 631-6453 Mikes’ Cell Phone..........................(248) 703-2401 Mikes’ Email................................ emikes@nd.edu

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hen Father Edward F. Sorin arrived in the northern Indiana wilderness, he had only $310, 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, Notre Dame would evolve into a preeminent place for Catholic thought. While becoming one of the top undergraduate institutions in the country, Notre Dame also has 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 also has stressed residential life, with four-of-five students living on campus in 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 more than 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 Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best colleges and the Learfield Sports Directorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cup standings of the best overall athletics programs. The University is second only to KU

Leuven of Belgium among all Catholic universities worldwide, according to the 2012 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 Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

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UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

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

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 and the Center for Low Energy Systems Technology, 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, education 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 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. Father Jenkins is a native of Omaha, Neb.

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

Ronald Kraemer Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Thomas G. Burish Provost

Rev. William M. Lies, C.S.C. Vice President for Mission Engagement and Church Affairs Scott C. Malpass Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

John F. Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

Thomas G. Burish Provost

John Affleck-Graves Executive Vice President

Robert J. Bernhard Vice President for Research Marianne Corr Vice President and General Counsel J. Nicholas Entrikin Vice President and Associate Provost for Internationalization

Richard C. Notebaert Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Patricia Bellia NCAA Faculty Representative

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Christine M. Maziar Vice President and Senior Associate Provost Robert K. McQuade Vice President for Human Resources Daniel J. Myers Vice President and Associate Provost

Ann M. Firth President’s Chief of Staff

Louis M. Nanni Vice President for University Relations

Erin Hoffmann Harding Vice President for Student Affairs

John A. Sejdinaj Vice President for Finance

Rev. James B. King, C.S.C. Religious Superior of Holy Cross Priests and Brothers at Notre Dame

Jack Swarbrick Vice President and Director of Athletics

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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Jack Swarbrick

Vice President • Director of Athletics

ohn B. “Jack” Swarbrick Jr., a University of Notre Dame graduate now in his seventh year in 2013-14 as vice president and director of athletics at his alma mater, has attached his signature to a variety of new initiatives during his tenure: * Launching of Fighting Irish Digital Media—a major enterprise that delivers better information about and access to Notre Dame and its athletic programs via expanded production and distribution of programming. * Developing a plan for expanding Notre Dame Stadium in order to make it a year-round asset for the University while also improving the game day experience for student-athletes and fans. * Creation of new community outreach and youth programming activities. * Building of student-athlete programs and services that expand recognition of high academic achievement—and mentor and facilitate career development. * 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. In 2012-13 alone, Swarbrick played a major role in three significant announcements that positively impacted Notre Dame on the national collegiate scene: -- Creation by the Bowl Championship Series of the four-team College Football Playoff to begin with the 2014 season, with Notre Dame maintaining viable access into that system. -- Membership for Notre Dame’s athletic teams (other than football and hockey) in the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning with the 2013-14 athletic seasons. In football, Notre Dame will play five games per year against ACC opponents beginning in 2014 and also have full access to the league’s list of postseason bowl options. Notre Dame hockey now plays in Hockey East. -- An extension of the University’s relationship with NBC Sports through the 2025 football season. Swarbrick’s first five years combined featured a variety of on-and off-the-field Notre Dame athletics successes: * Number-one rankings for Notre Dame (among Football Bowl Subdivision schools) in the six most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) surveys--in 2012 at 99 for all-student-athletes (including football number one at 97, in the fourth consecutive year Notre Dame stood atop that chart). * Record involvement in community service hours by Irish student-athletes. * An appearance in the Bowl Championship Series football title game following the 2012 season—in an unprecedented year in which the Irish finished the regular season 12-0 to rank number one in the final BCS poll while also ranking number one in the GSR standings. * NCAA championships in 2011 in fencing (a men’s and women’s combined championship) and 2010 in women’s soccer. * NCAA runner-up team finishes in 2013 in fencing, 2012 and 2011 in women’s basketball, 2010 in men’s lacrosse, 2009 in fencing and 2008 in women’s soccer. * NCAA semifinal appearances in women’s basketball in 2013, men’s lacrosse in 2012, hockey in 2011, women’s tennis in both 2009 and 2010 and women’s soccer in 2009, plus 2010 and 2012 third-place fencing finishes. * Construction of the 5,022-seat Compton Family Ice Arena that opened for the

2011-12 season and features two sheets of ice (one Olympic sized). The 2009-10 school year also featured 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. Before coming back to Notre Dame, Swarbrick rose to national prominence as a lawyer, consultant and executive in the collegiate and Olympic sports industries Born in Yonkers, N.Y., and raised in Yonkers and Bloomington, Ind., he 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, one of the largest in the state. He was made partner in 1987 and spent 28 years with the firm. As a member of the Indiana Sports Corporation, including the chairmanship from 1992 to 2001, Swarbrick led many of Indianapolis’ successful proposals to a wide array of athletics organizations--from the National Football League (NFL) to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) 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 (NCAA) national headquarters in 1999. * Hosting the 1987 Pan American Games, where Swarbrick served as the director of competition. * Hosting the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships. * Hosting NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and other college championship competitions and a wide array of national and world championships in the Olympic sports. * Securing rights to host the Big Ten Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at Conseco Fieldhouse for five consecutive years beginning in 2008. At Baker & Daniels Swarbrick served as general counsel for numerous national governing bodies of Olympic sports, including USA Gymnastics, and as a consultant to various bid cities and host committees for Olympic Games and world championships. 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; developed the business plan for the new NBA/NCAA youth basketball enterprise, iHoops; served as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Discussion Group, and chaired the NCAA/USOC task force dedicated to developing proposals to expand sponsorship of Olympic sports among NCAA member institutions. 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 he was honored by the State of Indiana with the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. In 2002 he received the Pathfinder Award from Youthlinks Indiana for his service to youth in the state of Indiana. He received an honorary monogram from the Notre Dame Monogram Club in 2013. 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 senior at TCU; and Christopher, a University of Notre Dame junior.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Irish Athletes Again Ranked #1 In NCAA Graduation Ratings The University of Notre Dame again claims the national championship for graduating its student-athletes in all sports—in the process posting the top NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figure (99) for its student-athletes for the seventh straight year. The GSR number for all Notre Dame student-athletes rated the Irish first among the football-playing institutions in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A). The 2013 NCAA figures are based on entering classes from 2003 through 2006. Whether measured by the federal government in its Department of Education report or by the NCAA through its GSR numbers, graduation rates for Notre Dame studentathletes once again rank either number one or among the handful of national leaders in four major categories among all major footballplaying colleges and universities.

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Notre Dame’s institutional research found that Irish student-athletes in 2013 rank number one in four of 10 major categories-ranking second in one other and third in two more. That’s based on the NCAA-issued GSR and federal figures released today. For the fifth year in a row Notre Dame leads the nation in four GSR categories--for all student-athletes (at 99), male studentathletes (98), female student-athletes (100) and black student-athletes (96). In calculations that include all studentathletes in all sports, Notre Dame ranks first among the FBS schools in the GSR figures, which were initiated in 2005 by the NCAA. The University’s 99 percent GSR for all its studentathletes ranks just ahead of the 98 figure for Duke. Using the federal formula, Notre Dame graduated a four-year average of 88 percent of its student-athletes, just behind Stanford at 93 and Northwestern at 89.

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In the GSR standings, the Irish led the way in four categories. In addition to its numberone ranking for all student-athletes (99), Notre Dame finished first among female student athletes at 100, first among male studentathletes at 98 percent (ahead of Duke at 97) and first among black student-athletes at 96 percent (ahead of Duke and Rice at 95). Notre Dame graduated 93 percent of all women competing in varsity athletics, to rank second among its peer institutions based on the federal calculations (behind Stanford at 96). Among men, Notre Dame’s 84 percent federal rate was third (behind Stanford at 90 and Northwestern at 88). Notre Dame graduated 79 percent of its black studentathletes, ranking fifth based on the federal rate, and Irish football players graduated at a 75 percent rate, to rank ninth.

Notre Dame Athletics Leads The Way In NCAA’s APR The University of Notre Dame ranks number one once again among all Football Bowl Subdivision institutions with 15 of its athletics programs receiving 2013 Academic Progress Rate public recognition awards, as announced today by the NCAA, honoring Division I sports teams for their latest multi-year APR scores. These 15 Irish teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. In their seventh year, the public recognition honors are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort. These awards are based on APR numbers that represent the combination of scores from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years. Here are the 15 Notre Dame programs honored this year for multi-year achievement: • Men’s Sports (11): baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track & field. • Women’s Sports (4): cross country, golf, softball, and swimming and diving. Notre

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Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 recognized sports this year follow two consecutive years (2012 and 2011) that a program-best 17 Irish teams were honored with the award. The NCAA recognized 15 Notre Dame programs in 2010 after 14 programs were honored in 2009. Eleven Irish teams earned recognition each of the previous two years, in both 2007 and 2008. Here are the FBS institutions that ranked in the top 10 this year, in terms of programs honored: 1. (tie) Notre Dame, Duke 15; 3. Northwestern 14; 4. (tie) Boston College,

Stanford 13; 6. (tie) Penn State, Vanderbilt 8; 8. Rice 7; 9. (tie) Texas, Illinois, Ohio State 6. The APR provides a real-time look at a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes both retention at an institution and academic eligibility in its calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. The effort is part of a public-recognition program the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved in January 2006. Notre Dame has received public recognition awards each of the eight years of the program.

Fighting Irish Fencers Receive Academic Recognition Seniors Grant Hodges, Grace Hartman and Lian Osier were the fencing recipients of the 2012-13 Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award. The award, named in honor of legendary football coach Knute Rockne, is presented to a member of each University athletics team with the highest grade-point average. Current graduate student Gerek Meinhardt (2010) is a past recipient of the Rockne Student-Athlete Award.

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CASTELLAN FAMILY FENCING CENTER

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Castellan Family Fencing Center In fall of 2012, Notre Dame’s Fencing program was blessed with a new, modern facility with the gift of Patrick (class of ’68) and Concetta Castellan, whose two sons, Matt (2001-04) and Chris (2004-05) both competed with the team in their years at Notre Dame. “You have to have a good enough program to make the investment that’s reflected here today, and this isn’t a good program - this is a spectacular program,” Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick said at the venue’s dedication. “It’s proof of the concept that you can be great students and great student-athletes at the same time.”

“This decision to build a proper environment for our team, our sport, and our fencing program will have a great impact on the life of our student-athletes,” head coach Janusz Bednarski said of his new arena. The Fighting Irish opened play on the new strips Oct. 28, 2012, with an exhibition match against Ohio State. The Castellan Family Fencing Center features separate men’s, women’s and coaches’ locker rooms, an armory repair room, team lounge and kitchen area, an enclosed conference room and individual coaches offices. Built around the old Joyce Hockey Rink in the North Dome of the

Joyce Athletic Convocation Center, past trophies and awards are also displayed by the entrance into the arena. In addition to displays detailing former NCAA Champions and All-Americans, a banner recognizing Notre Dame’s eight NCAA Championship victories hangs over 15 strips. The Center has played host to the 2013 Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) championships and NCAA Midwest Regional bouts, and will do so again in 2014, the team’s last year in the MFC before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2014-15 school year.

The state of the art facility was a generous gift of Patrick (’68) and Concetta Castellan. The Castellan’s two sons, Matt (2001-04) and Chris (2004-05), both fenced for Notre Dame.

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The Castellan Family Fencing Center featur es a tea with lounge seating, a flat screen television m room equipped , a kitchen area and ample desk space for studying.

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Another added feature of the Castellan Family Fencing Center is a full-size conference room adjacent to the team room.

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2013-14 Season Preview Freshman Lee Kiefer was one of two Irish fencers that finished at the 2013 NCAA Champions by being crowned champion of their weapon class. Senior Courtney Hurley also won the title – her second – in women’s epee.

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Young Irish Team Hungry To Prove Themselves

Notre Dame welcomes largest freshman class in recent history, in hopes of building up roster. In 2013, Notre Dame finished second at the NCAA Championships and boasted nine AllAmericans. In looking ahead to 2014, head coach Janusz Bednarski calls it a building year. “We are going to build a new team, and work with tougher admission guidelines. In addition, having new names, we need to find a way to cooperate between them. Similar to baking a new kind of cake, you have to control ingredients to end up with the desired product,” Bednarski says. “This year, we have a group of experienced, young, fencers with a strong drive to learn. It’s a good group, and we are lucky to receive help from former fencers such as our new director of operations Alex Buell, and volunteer coaches Keith Feldman and Ewa Nelip,” Bednarski continues.

Talent In Foil Sets Foundation For Team In 2012, foilists Gerek Meinhardt and Lee Kiefer competed for the United States at the Olympic Games; in 2013, they traveled on a global excursion, winning numerous international competitions. Meinhardt finished the year tied for first in individual world rankings, and is also currently ranked first in team standings. He medaled at the Pan American Zonal Championships, La Coruna World Cup, the Venice Grand Prix and Tokyo Grand Prix. In Budapest, Hungary, he finished 10th in individual competition and was a member of the second-place U.S. team. Kiefer, for her part, earned a slew of top five finishes, placing third individually at the Junior World Championships and first at the Pan American Championships. She also finished second in the team competition at Worlds, and was a member of the first-place Pan-Am Championship women’s foil team. She was sixth at the Marseille Grand Prix, and finished in the top ten at the St. Petersburg World Cup and Gdansk Grand Prix. Also returning for the Irish foil squads are 2011 NCAA champion Ariel DeSmet and 2013 NCAA third-place finisher Madison Zeiss. DeSmet won his first title as a freshman, and stepped away from fencing in 2012, only to return in 2013 eager to compete again. Zeiss improved off her 2012 eighth-place finish at the NCAAs to finish tied for third in 2013. Both DeSmet and Zeiss will complement Kiefer and Meinhardt as they set out to

groom four new freshmen on the men’s foil squad this year.

A Change is Upon Us In September 2012, The University of Notre Dame announced it would be joining the Atlantic Coast Conference, after being a member of the Big East Conference for 18 years. In fencing, this meant a move as well, and 2014 marks the last season Irish fencers will compete in the Midwest Fencing Conference before moving to the ACC along with the other Olympic sports programs. Bednarski for one is excited about the move, citing more organized competitions as a leading factor in favor of the change: “We are going to a more organized competition with our ACC Championship meet. Our goal to organize the competition to make it more audience-friendly is more easily met in the ACC. The MFC has 23 teams; to organize it in a similar manner is very difficult because of the sheer size of that organization. While we will lose familiar foes such as Ohio State and Northwestern, the ability to better coordinate a conference championship is not as easily doable in the MFC as it is in the ACC with only four teams.” The Irish will host the 2014 MFC Championships for the second time in as many years in the Castellan Family Fencing Center before joining the ACC in the 2014-15 schoolyear.

The 2014 NCAA Season Whereas 2013’s Irish squads boasted a veteran presence, in 2014 it will be the underclassmen to lead the way for Notre Dame – and the way is a tough one. Notre Dame starts its season on the road at the January North American Cup Div. I/Junior competition in Virginia Beach, Va. The following week they travel to New York for a pair of dual meets – the first, hosted by NYU at the Coles Sports Center, and the second up the road in Queens at the St. John’s Invitational. Five days later, they travel down the I-80/90 freeway to face familiar Midwest Fencing Conference foe Northwestern, before returning home to host the newly-renamed DeCicco Duals at the Castellan Family Fencing Center. The DeCicco Duals were renamed from the Notre Dame Duals to honor former head coach Mike DeCicco, who passed away in

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March of 2013. Throughout the 2014 season, Irish fencers will also wear commemorative armbands for Coach DeCicco, in remembrance of all he did not only for the fencing program, but also the University. A week after the DeCicco Duals, the Irish make their longest trek of the year out to Portland, Ore. for the Junior Olympics and Nationals competition. The meet is the last regular-season meet of the year, and could serve as a stepping-stone for several Irish fencers onto the national team. March 1 and 2, Notre Dame will play host to the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. The following weekend will see select Irish combatants travel to Dearborn Heights, Mich. to qualify at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet for a spot in the NCAA Championships, which take place March 20-23 in Columbus, Ohio, on Ohio State’s campus. Looking ahead and surveying his competition, Bednarski simply says “Kudos to our opponents for building big teams, both by name and in the caliber of competition. I still have a feeling that we will be fighting for a national championship every year – it is our goal to go there, it is our goal to win there, and through cooperation between fencers and coaches, you gain experience to win and place in the top three like we did in 2012 & ’13.”

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Men’s Epee Here is a look at the 2014 Irish roster broken down by weapon:

Men’s Fencing Capsule Returning NCAA Combatants (2013 Record) Epee: Michael Rossi (20-17)# Garrett McGrath (25-8)# Foil: Gerek Meinhardt (17-1) *^C Ariel DeSmet (40-5)* Sabre: Kevin Hassett (34-22)* John Hallsten (36-23)#

Other Returnees (2013 Record) Epee:

Ian Broderick (6-3) Albert He (2-2) Ryan McDonough (5-2) John Poremski (7-3) Dale Purdy (12-8)

Foil: Gabriel Acuna (0-0) Nick Kubik (23-22) Alan Markow (18-14) Sabre: Alex Coccia (6-4) Billy Meckling (7-3) Fencers Lost (2013 Record) Epee: James Kaull (43-19) Jack Piasio (29-23) Foil: Grant Hodges (33-28) Sabre: Jason Choy (34-23) William McGough (20-6) Epee: N.J.)

2013 Newcomers Mikhail Heber (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) Arthur Le Meur (San Francisco, Calif.) Mark O’Dea (Washington Township, John Pietrowicz (Wilmette, Ill.) Mitchell Revich (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Conrad Sutter (Annapolis, Md.)

Foil: Kristjan Archer (Cambridge, United Kingdom) John Crumpler (Hillsborough, N.C.) Hazem Khazbak (Lexington. Ky.) Sabre: Ian Dwyer (Montclair, N.J.) * - NCAA All-American # - NCAA participant (not All-American) ^ - 2012 Olympian C – team captain

If any squad stands to put head coach Janusz Bednarski on a rollercoaster ride this year, it’s the men’s epee squad – and he’s unabashed about it. “Men’s epee is an enigma, quite frankly. There are so many different personalities with this squad, and we’re not sure how everyone will grow. Two new, true freshman – Arthur Le Meur and Conrad Sutter – and two, older more experienced newcomers – Mitchell Revich and Mark O’Dea – who are not superstars, makes this a very unique situation.” Returning both NCAA Combatants from last year, Michael Rossi adds veteran experience while sophomore Garrett McGrath provides inner strength. At last year’s NCAAs, watching Ohio State’s Marco Canevari claim the men’s epee title, McGrath stated “watching him compete is beautiful; I want to be like that next year.” McGrath and Rossi are joined by 11 other epeeists, making this the largest weapon class on the Irish roster. The epee squad said farewell to seniors James Kaull and Jack Piasio last year but in addition to Rossi and McGrath, return Ian Broderick, Albert He, Ryan McDonough, John Poremski and Dale Purdy, all of whom combined last year to post a 33-8 record. Only time will tell who steps up to fulfill the voids left by Kaull and Piasio, who logged 43-19 and 29-23 records last year, respectively.

Men’s Foil After losing only one senior to graduation last year with Grant Hodges saying farewell, the men’s foil squad welcomes in four new freshman, in addition to returning both NCAA combatants from 2013 – both of whom are former champions. Graduate student Gerek Meinhardt, currently ranked first in both individual and team competition, is one of two captains for the Irish this year. Meinhardt won his first championship in 2010 after a runner-up finish in 2009. After taking two years away from NCAA competition, he finished in a tie for third with his 2012 Olympic teammate Miles Chamley-Watson of Penn State at the 2013 Championship. Ariel DeSmet won the ’11 title as a freshman, then took a year off, only to come back with a vengeance and steamroll through his competition in 2013. “It was very interesting from the beginning to see the superstars like Meinhardt and DeSmet take the new kids under their wing and challenge them in competition,” says Bednarski. “They pushed them to grow, and because we can only qualify two for the NCAA

Men’s Foilist Gerek Meinhardt sets the gold standard on an already experienced foil team.

Championship, any strong fencer can go. It’s a challenge, but the feeling that this group was meshing together so well right from the beginning, with personalities like Meinhardt and DeSmet and Nick Kubik leading the way, there wasn’t any animosity. “Gia (foil coach Gia Kvaratskhelia) built this squad up, and he is learning very quickly how they work together. I believe that this squad will be strong this year and for years to come.” In addition to Meinhardt and DeSmet, returning Irish foilists are Gabriel Acuna, Nick Kubik and Alan Markow; the freshman class boasts Kristjan Archer, a British powerhouse, in addition to John Crumpler, Hazem Khazbak and Matthew Owens. Archer is not the only internationally competing freshman however, as Khazbak has competed with and captained the U-18 and U-22 Egyptian national team. Khazbak is familiar with the Irish program, as he trains in Versailles, Ky. at the same club as 2012 Olympian Lee Kiefer – Bluegrass Fencing Club, run by his father.

Men’s Sabre Similar to the women’s squad, men’s sabre said goodbye to several seniors last year, and welcomed in one freshman in the form of Ian Dwyer. Both Kevin Hassett and John Hallsten return, hungry to avenge last year’s NCAA performance. “This is also a tough situation moving forward,” Bednarski says. “We really

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SEASON PREVIEW Women’s Fencing Capsule Returning NCAA Combatants (2013 record) Foil: Lee Kiefer (32-6, NCAA Champion)*^ Madison Zeiss (30-16)* Sabre: Johanna Thill (30-20)* Other Returnees (2013 record) Epee: Nicole Ameli (48-8) Catherine Lee (0-0) Ashley Severson (57-10) C Foil: Adriana Camacho (28-9) Sarah Followill (24-4) Nicole McKee (23-15) Sabre: Mary Regan (15-5)

Fencers Lost (2013 Record) Epee: Courtney Hurley (39-5, NCAA Champion) Phenix Messersmith (10-9) Ewa Nelip (49-6) Foil: Rachel Beck (18-3) Grace Hartman (24-11) Sabre: Danielle Guilfoyle (3-1) Abigail Nichols (34-26) Lian Osier (35-25) Kathryn Palazzotto (22-16) Marta Stepien (5-4)

2013 Newcomers Epee: Eva Niklinska (Granger, Ind.) Melissa Medina (Long Beach, Calif.) Sabre: Allison Barry (Cranford, N.J.) Victoria Sluka (White River Township, Ind.) C – Indicates team captain * - Indicates NCAA All-American ^ - Indicates 2012 Olympian

need some kids who will be recruited and will help. Kevin Hassett is the most experienced in this group, which is good, but he is graduating this year; we will have a relatively young Hallsten competing, who has started earning some international results, which is good, and it will be curious to see him develop. “ Hassett, a two-time All-American, earned a 34-22 record last year, bringing his career total to 94-43. Hallsten made a strong debut as a freshman, logging the best individual bout record of any Irish sabreman with a 36-23 mark. He narrowly out-touched senior

Fighting Irish captain Jason Choy to advance to the NCAA Championships in San Antonio Texas, after winning the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships a week prior. In addition to Choy, William McGough and Chris Viamontes also left the squad last year. Senior Alex Coccia will have a full schedule this year, as he balances positions as both fencer and student body president in the 2013-14 schoolyear.

Women’s Epee Perhaps the squad with the biggest shoes to fill, women’s epee lost Olympian and twotime NCAA Champion Courtney Hurley to graduation as well as Ewa Nelip, a polish prodigy in the weapon who boasted an astonishing 174-22 record in her career with the Irish. Juniors Ashley Severson and Nicole “Nik-Nik” Ameli will anchor this squad moving forward. About Severson, Bednarski comments, “She did very well during the fall season, and her role is for sure to replace Courtney Hurley – maybe not yet on the international results level, but here she will provide strength and dedication to our sport at the NCAA. She’s now a candidate for the national team, the Olympics are coming, and she has been invited for World Cup attendance; she is coming into her own as a world-class fencer and it’s exciting to watch her succeed with us.” Ameli also is described as having a great personality and someone who brings people together. “She’s a very talented athlete, and it’s fun to see her grow in confidence with every bout and continue to develop as an athlete. Her and Severson bring great talent to the strips,” says Bedarski. In addition to Ameli and Severson, the women’s epee roster features Catherine Lee, Melissa Medina and Eva Niklinska.

Women’s Foil The women’s foil squad represents one of four Irish squads that will see both 2013 combatants returning. Junior Madison Zeiss finished third in her second showing at the NCAAs and adds experience and expertise to the women. Perhaps no one is more accomplished on the foil squad than internationally-renowned sophomore Lee Kiefer, defending NCAA Champion and foil phenom. Kiefer logged a near-perfect 22-1 round robin record at last year’s Championships, tying Gerek Meinhardt and Andrea Ament for second-best record in NCAA competition as a freshman. Joining

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Kiefer and Zeiss is fellow sophomore Nicole McKee, who adds depth to an already strong roster. Says Bednarski about his women foilists, “From this group, I need results. With Lee and Madison and Nicole, there’s a lot of depth on our women’s foil squad. This will be one of the strongest parts of our team, moving forward. Competition in the women’s field is extremely fierce, there’s a lot of young women both here and internationally that are growing into strong competitors and going to other colleges, so it’s tough, but we believe the women’s foil team will be one of the strongest parts of our combined team.” Senior Adriana Camacho and sophomore Sarah Followill, who in 2013 combined for a 52-13 record, also join Kiefer, McKee and Zeiss.

Women’s Sabre Perhaps the squad hardest hit by graduating monogram winners, the women’s sabre squad returns three and welcomes two sabreuses to the Irish family. Amongst the three returnees, Johanna Thill looks to step up and add the most veteran experience, coming off her top-12 finish at last year’s NCAAs and showing poise and expertise in her weapon beyond her years. Mary Regan, a transfer from Northwestern last year, will also add depth to a short roster, aided by sophomore Grace Montemurro. “The problem is that we have five girls with limited experience,” Bednarski says. “Recruiting will play a part significantly for this squad moving forward, especially in numbers, but Thill and (Allison) Barry have more experience in the higher ranks of competition and should step up for leadership. Mary Regan can also add depth after transferring last year, so we have fourfive girls that will be competing for spots, and those spots will be earned on the strip.” Barry stands to make an immediate impact on the sabre team, already boasting experience at the 2012 and ’13 Junior Olympics despite her freshman stature. She has also competed at several North American Cup competitions, and shows a dedication to her craft that is unrivaled. In addition to Barry, Victoria Sluka joins the Irish as a sophomore. She did not compete as a freshman, but is accomplished in competition through her home club, IndySabre Fencing.

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2013-14 NOTRE DAME FENCING TEAM

2013-2014 Team Captains Gerek Meinhardt (Men’s Foil), Ashley Severson (Women’s Epee)

Men’s team: First Row, L-R: Ian Broderick, Ryan Murphy, Matthew Owens, Hazem Khazbak, Mitchell Revich, John Hallsten, Dale Purdy, Billy Meckling, Ryan McDonough. Second Row, L-R: Director of Operations Alex Buell, senior manager Jacqueline Ruiz, Ariel DeSmet, Michael Rossi, Gabriel Acuna, John Poremski, Mikhail Heber, Mark O’Dea, Arthur Le Meur, John Pietrowicz, volunteer coach Keith Feldman, Ian Dwyer, Foil coach Gia Kvaratskhelia. Back Row, L-R: Epee coach Cedric Loiseau, Nick Kubik, Kevin Hassett, John Crumpler, Conrad Sutter, Albert He, Garrett McGrath, Alan Markow, Sabre coach Ian Farr.

Women’s Team: First Row, L-R: Adriana Camacho, Catherine Lee, Melissa Medina, Grace Montemurro, Lee Kiefer, Mary Regan. Second Row, L-R: Senior manager Jacqueline Ruiz, Johanna Thill, Victoria Sluka, Nicole McKee, Sarah Followill, volunteer coach Ewa Nelip. Back Row L-R: Director of Operations Alex Buell, volunteer coach Keith Feldman, Epee coach Cedric Loiseau, Allison Barry, Madison Zeiss, Eva Niklinska, Nicole Ameli, Ashley Severson, Sabre coach Ian Farr and Foil coach Gia Kvaratskhelia.

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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ROSTER WITH PRONUNICATIONS 2013-2014 Notre Dame Men’s Fencing Roster Name Gabriel Acuna Kristjan Archer Ian Broderick Alex Coccia John Crumpler Ariel DeSmet Ian Dwyer John Hallsten Kevin Hassett Albert He Mikhail Heber Hazem Khazbak Nick Kubik Arthur Le Meur Alan Markow Ryan McDonough Garrett McGrath Billy Meckling Gerek Meinhardt Ryan Murphy Mark O’Dea Matthew Owens John Pietrowicz John Poremski Dale Purdy Mitchell Revich Michael Rossi Conrad Sutter

Ht. Class Weapon Hometown/High School (College) Fencing Club 5-8 Jr. Foil The Woodlands, Texas / College Park Salle Mauro Fencing Academy 6-3 Fr. Foil Cambridge, United Kingdom/ Hills Sixth Form College Cambridge Sword 5-11 So. Epee Hudson, Ohio / Hudson Hooked on Fencing 6-0 Sr. Sabre Columbus, Ohio / St. Charles Preparatory Fencing Alliance of Ohio 6-1 Fr. Foil Hillsborough, N.C. / homeschooled Boston Fencing Club 5-10 Sr. Foil Troutdale, Ore. / Reynolds Northwest Fencing Center 5-8 Fr. Sabre Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Lilov Fencing Club 5-11 So. Sabre Sacramento, Calif. / Christian Brothers Hristov-Csikany 6-4 Sr. Sabre Beaverton, Ore. / Aloha Oregon Fencing Alliance 6-3 Jr. Epee Chevy Chase, Md. / Bethesday – Chevy Chase DC Fencers Club 5-9 Fr. Epee Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Elk Grove Illinois Fencers Club 5-10 Fr. Foil Lexington, Ky. / Paul Laurence Dunbar Bluegrass Fencers’ Club 6-0 Sr. Foil San Antonio, Texas / Claudia Taylor Johnson Alamo Fencing Club 6-0 Fr. Epee San Francisco, Calif. / Lycee Francais de San Francisco Golden Gate Fencing Center 6-0 Jr. Foil Prospect Heights, Ill. / Northridge Prep School Fencing Center of Chicago 6-0 Jr. Epee Long Grove, Ill. / Adlai E. Stevenson 6-3 So. Epee Phoenix, Ariz. / Sequoia Choice Arizona Fencing Center 5-11 Jr. Sabre Denver, Colo. / Regis Jesuit Fencing Academy of Denver 6-0 GS Foil San Francisco, Calif. / Lick-Wilmerding Massialas Foundation 5-6 Sr. Foil Commack, N.Y. / Commack Mission Fencing Center 5-8 Jr. Epee Washington Township, N.J. / Don Bosco Preparatory Espada Training Center 5-8 Fr. Foil Pearl River, N.Y. / Don Bosco Preparatory 5-9 Fr. Epee Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier Fencing Center of Chicago 5-11 So. Epee Palmdale, Calif. / Highland Fortune Fencing 6-0 Jr. Epee Ligonier, Pa. / homeschooled Hooked on Fencing 5-11 Fr. Epee Brooklyn, N.Y. / Staten Island Technical Fencers Club 5-9 Sr. Epee White Plains, N.Y. / Valhalla 6-2 Fr. Epee Annapolis, Md. / The Gilman School DC Fencers Club

Name Nicole Ameli Allison Barry Adriana Camacho Sarah Followill Lee Kiefer Catherine Lee Nicole McKee Melissa Medina Grace Montemurro Eva Niklinska Mary Regan Ashley Severson Victoria Sluka Johanna Thill Madison Zeiss

Ht. Class Weapon Hometown/High School (College) Fencing Club 5-5 Jr. Epee Las Vegas, Nev. / Palo Verde Fencing Academy of Nevada 5-10 Fr. Sabre Cranford, N.J. / Cranford Manhattan Fencing Center 5-2 Sr. Foil Puebla, Mexico / Meridian School Utah Sport Fencing Center 5-6 So. Foil Houston, Texas / St. Thomas Episcopal Salle Mauro Fencing Academy 5-4 So. Foil Versailles, Ky. / Paul Laurence Dunbar Bluegrass Fencers’ Club 5-5 So. Epee Elizabethtown, Ky. / Central Hardin Louisville Fencing Center 5-5 So. Foil Valley Stream, N.Y. / Valley Stream South Fencers Club 5-2 Sr. Epee Long Beach, Calif. / St. Joseph’s (South Bend) Escrime du Lac 5-2 So. Sabre Annandale, N.J. / North Hunterdon 5-7 Fr. Epee Granger, Ind. / Penn Escrime du Lac 5-5 Jr. Sabre Woodbridge, Conn. / Hopkins School Candlewood Fencing Center 5-7 Jr. Epee Franklin Lakes, N.J. / Ramapo New York Athletic Club 5-7 So. Sabre White River Township, Ind. / Center Grove Indysabre Fencing Club 5-7 So. Sabre Chanhassen, Minn. / Chanhassen Minnesota Sword Club 5-9 Jr. Foil Los Angeles, Calif. / Pacific Hills School Los Angeles International Fencing Center

2013-14 Notre Dame Women’s Fencing Roster

Head Coach: Janusz Bednarski Associate Head Coach: Gia Kvaratskhelia Assistant Coaches: Ian Farr, Cedric Loiseau Volunteer Coaches: Keith Feldman, Ewa Nelip Operations Intern: Alex Buell Senior Manager: Jacqueline Ruiz

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Fighting Irish Men’s Fencing – By Weapon Epee (13) Ian Broderick Albert He Mikhail Heber Arthur Le Meur Ryan McDonough Garrett McGrath Mark O’Dea John Pietrowicz John Poremski Dale Purdy Mitchell Revich Michael Rossi Conrad Sutter

Foil (10) Gabriel Acuna Kristjan Archer John Crumpler Ariel DeSmet Hazem Khazbak Nick Kubik Alan Markow Gerek Meinhardt Ryan Murphy Matthew Owens

Sabre (5) Alex Coccia Ian Dwyer John Hallsten Kevin Hassett Billy Meckling

Women’s Fencing – By Weapon Epee (5) Nicole Ameli Catherine Lee Melissa Medina Eva Niklinska Ashley Severson

Foil (5) Adriana Camacho Sarah Followill Lee Kiefer Nicole McKee Madison Zeiss

Sabre (5) Allison Barry Grace Montemurro Mary Regan Victoria Sluka Johanna Thill

Men’s Pronunciation Guide Gabriel Acuna....................................................A-COON-yuh Janusz Bednarski .....................Yah-NOOSH Bed-NARR-skee Alex Coccia................................................................. CO-cha Nick Kubik .............................................................. KOO-bick Gia Kvaratskhelia GEE (as in ‘bee’)-ah CLAW-duh-SKELL-ee-uh Mikhail Heber ........................................ MEE-shell HEE-bur Arthur Le Meur ...................................................... Le-MUIR Garrett McGrath ................................................... GAIR-ette John Pietrowicz ............................................... PEE-tro-witz Kristjan Archer ................................................... CHRIST-tan Ariel DeSmet ........................................ Ar-REE-el De-SMET Hazem Khazbak .................................. has-ZEEM KAZ-beck Gerek Meinhardt ................................ GAIR-ek MINE-heart Cedric Loiseau ................... SAID-rick LWA-zeau (as in ‘doe’) Alex Buell ..................................................................BOO-el

Women’s Pronunciation Guide: Nicole Ameli ........................................................ a-MEL-lee Eva Niklinska ....................................... AV-ah NICK-lin-skah Lee Kiefer .................................................................. KEE-fur Madison Zeiss ........................................... ZICE (as in ‘mice’) Victoria Sluka ........................................................ SLOO-kah Johanna Thill .......................................................... JO-anna Ewa Nelip .........................................................AV-a NELL-ip Jacqueline Ruiz ........................................ JACK-lynn ROO-iz

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Janusz Bednarski enters his 12th season at the helm of the Fighting Irish Fencing program. Aided by eight-year associate head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia (right) and assistant coaches Ian Farr (left) and Cedric Loiseau (not pictured), the Irish return their entire coaching staff for the 2013-14 season.

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JANUSZ BEDNARSKI Head Coach 12th Season SGPiS College ‘70

The University of Notre Dame has featured many legendary coaches throughout its athletic history, but perhaps none is as celebrated in their sport as 12th-year fencing coach Janusz Bednarski. In his first year at the helm, Bednarski directed a veteran squad to the 2003 NCAA Championships, where they claimed the title by edging out Midwest rival Penn State, and returning to the pinnacle of the collegiate fencing world. Bednarski was named the sixth head coach in program history in May of 2002, after having previously worked with the Irish as an assistant coach for eight seasons. As a sabre specialist, Bednarski has seen his squads post a 586-48 overall record (.924 winning percentage) in 11 seasons, with the men and women posting nearly identical marks (the men are 287-28, the women, 299-20). Known for having some of the best allaround sabre talent, perhaps no class was more accomplished in any one weapon than the crop of seniors who graduated following the 2011 NCAA Championship. Avery Zuck, Barron Nydam, Eileen Hassett and Sarah Borrmann concluded their Irish careers sharing 13 AllAmerica honors amongst themselves and boasting an NCAA individual weapon title (Borrmann) under Bednarski’s tutelage. To date, his sabre fencers have earned 51 AllAmerica honors (with women’s sabre debuting

in 2000), as well as five NCAA individual titles and seven runner-up finishes. Senior Lian Osier, junior Kevin Hassett and freshman Johanna Thill were each recognized as All-Americans in 2013. Perhaps Bednarski’s most impressive sabre duo can be found in the tandem of three-time Olympian Mariel Zagunis and Valerie Providenza. Zagunis dominated her college bouts with the Irish as a freshman, going 29-1 in the regular season and advancing to the 2005 NCAA title match before clinching the weapon title in 2006. Providenza won the 2004 NCAA sabre title, and then battled through illness to post the second-most round-robin wins at the 2005 NCAAs to help Notre Dame stage a historic rally to edge Ohio State for the NCAA title that year. Zagunis (21-2) and Providenza (19-4) blitzed the women’s sabre field for a combined 40-6 round robin record. Patrick Ghattas and Matt Stearns combined with 2009 graduate Bill Thanhouser for another impressive sabre trio overlapping across a few years. Ghattas competed with Team USA at the 2005 World Junior Championships and earned All-America honors from 2004-07. Stearns finished in 10th place at the ’05 NCAAs and combined with Ghattas for the second-most men’s sabre wins (32) in the NCAA field. Thanhouser placed sixth at the 2006 NCAAs to earn AllAmerica honors. Providenza and Ghattas went on to become rare, four-year sabre AllAmericans, and Stearns and Zagunis earned two All-America finishes in their Irish careers. Not only did he claim the NCAA title in his inaugural season, Bednarski made winning a tradition for the Irish program as the team came from behind to clinch a second NCAA title in 2005, and in 2011 the Irish won their third NCAA title under their polish mentor. With the 2005 win, Bednarski 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, he joined the ranks of three other Irish head coaches to have claimed national titles during their reign (Knute Rockne, Football, 3; Frank Leahy, Football, 4; and Michael DeCicco, Men’s Fencing, 4). In the sweltering heat of San Antonio, Texas, Notre Dame boasted two weapons champions and a runner-up finish at the 2013 NCAA Championships, with senior women’s epeeist Courtney Hurley winning in front of a hometown crowd and freshman women’s foilist Lee Kiefer claiming her first NCAA Crown. The team finished second to Princeton by seven points and congratulated nine All-Americans by weekend’s end.

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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.

Traveling to rival Ohio State’s home turf in Columbus, Ohio, Notre Dame earned a hard fought third-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships with an overall score of 160 points. Men’s foilist Enzo Castellani led his squad to its first weapon championship since 2003, while the women’s foil team added points to help Notre Dame land its 19th straight top-five result in NCAA Championship competition. In 2011, after watching his teams fall just short of winning the title during the 2008, ’09, and ’10 seasons, Bednarski’s 12-man delegation held on for a six point victory over twotime defending champion Penn State to claim the title with a score of 174 to 168. The victory came in large part due to four of the Irish fencers – Ariel DeSmet, Hurley, Zuck, and Hassett – all of whom claimed first team All-America honors. DeSmet and Hurley won their respective weapons classes (DeSmet, men’s foil, and Hurley, women’s epee). Reggie Bentley, Barron Nydam, Hayley Reese, Lian Osier and Ewa Nelip all also claimed All-America honors for their efforts, and Bednarski was tabbed as the USFCA NCAA Coach of the Year for the first time in his tenure with the Irish. In 2010, the Irish finished third, and in ’08 and ’09 they just missed the top mark by claiming second. In 2008, 11 of the 12 combatants earned All-America honors, while in ’09, 10 of the 12 were tabbed. Kelley Hurley (women’s epee) and Borrman (women’s sabre) both

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Fighting Irish claimed gold medals at the ’08 Championships, and freshman men’s foilist Gerek Meinhardt finished as runner-up in ’09. 2010 was still a historic season for the Fighting Irish despite the third-place finish at the NCAA Championship, as both the men’s and women’s squads finished the regular season undefeated for the first time in program history. Both squads also had over 30 wins. 11 athletes were named All-Americans with sister epee duo Courtney and Kelley Hurley leading the way. Sophomore foilist Meinhardt also stepped up to claim the men’s foil title, improving off his runner-up finish the year prior. A former Olympic-level coach with Poland’s national team program, Bednarski’s leadership and training strategy have continued to position his teams for runs at NCAA titles, as well as developing athletes for individual competitions at the international level. Bednarski served as head coach of Poland’s Olympic Team from 1978-88, with team-members winning 11 medals between Olympic and World Championship competitions during that era. As a former member of the Polish 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 runnerup every year from 1996 to 2000, in addition to third-place finishes in 1995, 2001, ’02 and ’04. 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 numberone ranking in both the 2001 and 2002 final coaches’ polls. 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 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 was 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 have been 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 1997 and `99, the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association selected him as the Midwest Region Coach of the Year. 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 three-time 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.

The Bednarski File Head Coaching Record at Notre Dame (since 2003) • Men: 287-28 (.911) • Women: 299-20 (.937) • Combined: 586-48 (.924) 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 Head 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 51 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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ASSOCIATE COACH GIA KVARATSKHELIA Associate Head Coach Eighth Season Georgia State Physical Training Institute ‘93 Guiorgie “gia” Kvaratskhelia (GEE-uh KLAW-duhSKELL-ee-uh) enters his third season as the associate head coach of Notre Dame after spending the previous five as an assistant coach. Kvaratskhelia is the foil specialist, and is regarded as one of the top foil coaches in the nation. Since joining the Irish staff in 2007, Notre Dame’s foilists have enjoyed tremendous success with Kvaratskhelia at the helm. The Irish have qualified the maximum of 4 foilists each year for NCAA championship play, with 25 of the 28 total appearances resulting in All-America honors. Notre Dame’s foil squads have enjoyed the most success of any weapons class recently, boasting three NCAA individual champions since 2010. At the 2013 NCAA Championships in San Antonio, Texas, freshman Olympian Lee Kiefer tied senior London teammate Gerek Meinhardt with a 22-1 round robin record as both advanced into the direct elimination bouts. Keifer was joined by partner Madison Zeiss, while 2011 NCAA Champion Ariel DeSmet finished in 10th place. Meinhardt and Zeiss both finished tied for third in their classes and Kiefer won her first NCAA title in the Lone Star State, defeating Jackie Dubrovich of Columbia-Barnhard 15-8. Kiefer was not the first freshman to win the NCAA title, as DeSmet out-touched Penn State’s Miles Chamley-Watson 15-13 to clinch the title in 2011. With the maximum of four foilists competing, DeSmet, Reggie Bentley and Hayley Reese all earned All-America citations, building on Meinhardt’s individual title a year prior. Desmet’s win in ’11 stood as the first freshman foilist to win since Charles HiggsCoulthard did so in 1984. Reese represented another milestone for the Irish foil program, as she became the first foilist to complete all four years under the tutelage of Kvaratskhelia as a four-time All-American after receiving second team recognition following her eighth-place showing in 2011. Kvaratskhelia previously had tutored Adrienne Nott to three such citations, but her first honor was won a year prior to him joining the staff. For all his successes, Kvaratskhelia has remained humble, despite being tabbed as the 2013 Midwest Fencing Conference Varsity Coach of the Year and the

Fighting Irish 2010-11 U.S. Fencing National Coach of the Year. In ’11, Kvaratskhelia helped several Irish representatives achieve high finishes on the North American Cup (NAC) circuit, as well as in numerous international competitions. At the 2012 NCAAs the men’s foil squad earned 32 points to win the weapon class. Enzo Castellani (t-3rd) and Bentley (5th) posted matching 16-7 records, earning first and second team All-America honors respectively. The women’s squad finished second, fueled by second-team All-Americans Grace Hartman (16-7, 5th) and Zeiss (15-8, 8th). Throughout the 2010 season, three of Kvaratskhelia’s foilists earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, as Meinhardt, Castellani and Reese finished first, third and fifth, respectively. Meinhardt, a 2008 and ’12 Olympian, became Kvaratskhelia’s first NCAA gold medalist, posting a solid 15-9 victory against Penn State’s David Willette. Also under Kvaratskhelia, Castellani earned a thirdplace, bronze medal finish with 16 round-robin wins and a +40 indicator. In 2008 and ’09, all four foilists earned AllAmerican distinction, led by Meinhardt, Castellani and Reese with second-team accolades in ’09 and Nott rounding out the group as a third team honorable mention. In ’08, it was the freshmen Steve Kubik (8th) Zach Schirtz (11th) and Reese (11th) who qualified as All-Americans, as Nott (4th) earned firstteam recognition in her second year of tutelage under Kvaratskhelia. In ’07, four foilists qualified once again for the NCAA Championship, with three of the four (Nott, Mark Kubik and Jakub Kedrkowiak) earning All-American honors.

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Kvaratskhelia has shaped the Irish team through his recruiting efforts as well. 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, led by elite foilists Reese, Schirtz and Steve Kubik – all of whom went on to earn All-America honors in ’08. Kvaratskhelia hasn’t slowed down since then either, as he helped ink Gerek Meinhardt for the men’s team and Radmila Sarkisova for the women, ranked as high as 90th at the time in the FIE World Junior Rankings. For the ’11 season, Ariel DeSmet and Rachel Beck signed on with the Irish, but perhaps his highest ranked recruit was class of ’12 signee Kiefer, who joined the Irish fresh off a fifth-place finish with the U.S. women’s foil squad at the 2012 Olympics. Prior to joining the Notre Dame coaching staff, Kvaratskhelia spent 10 years as 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

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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 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 Kvaratskhelia; 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 four-fencer 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 nationally recognized club. Kvaratskhelia grew up in the former 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 earned 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, and one son, Alexander.

The Kvaratskhelia File Coaching Record at Notre Dame (since 2005) • Men: 165-19 (.897) • Women: 166-20 (.892) • Combined: 331-39 (.895) Head Coach Kanza Fencing Club (Salina, Kan.).................1996-2006 Previous Coaching Experience Assistant Coach at Notre Dame..........................2007-11 Central Fencing Club (Kansas City, Kan.)...........1994-96 Coaching Honors • 2010-11 U.S. Fencing National Coach of the Year • 2013 Midwest Fencing Conference Varsity Coach of the Year Education • Bachelors in physical education and sport – Georgian State Physical Training Institute (Tbilisi, Georgia; 1993) •Sport Journalism certificate – Georgian State Physical Training Institute (Tbilisi, Georgia; 1992)

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ASSISTANT COACHES IAN FARR Assistant Coach Fourth Season Penn State ‘07

Ian Farr, a legendary sabreur for Penn State University and a member of the Oregon Fencing Alliance, enters his fourth season with the Irish fencing team. Farr works with the men’s and women’s sabre squads and assists with the teams’ social media content outside of the strip. In 2011, his first season with the program, Notre Dame qualified four sabreurs and won the NCAA Championship. Seniors Barron Nydam (6th) and Eileen Hassett (3rd) both finished their careers as four time All-Americans, while Avery Zuck (2nd) earned three such awards. Lian Osier (9th) also earned third-team All-American accolades in her first appearance at the NCAAs and went on to earn two more All-American awards in ’12 and ’13 respectfully. Following in big sister Eileen’s footsteps and benefitting from Farr’s tutelage, Kevin Hassett burst onto the scene at the 2012 Championships and finished seventh with a 14-9 record and +13 indicator, the highest finish of the four sabreists in 2012. At his second Championship appearance in ’13, Hassett finished ninth with a +11 indicator. In 2013, Farr worked his magic once more, sending four sabreurs to the NCAA Championship in San Antonio, Texas, with two of them being freshman. Women’s sabreuse Johanna Thill showed poise beyond her years and finished 11th with an 11-12 record and +7 indicator, earning her first All-American award in the process. Before joining the Notre Dame coaching staff, Farr worked as a volunteer assistant coach at Northwestern University. He was responsible for coaching 35 female student-athletes, providing each member of the eight-person sabre squad with one-on-one instruction. In his one season in Evanston, Ill., the Wildcats put together a successful 45-5 record. Before accepting the volunteer coaching position at

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Northwestern, Farr worked in the University’s camps department, leading fencing related drills and activities for open and competitive fencing camps in the summer of 2008. Prior to his tenure on the Wildcat staff, Farr worked for 11 months in the Portland State University athletics department (2007-2008), where his responsibilities included but were not limited to assisting event managers in preparation for all 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, in addidtion to managing student-workers. Before entering into the athletics field, Farr served as a documents and legal assistant at Thompson & Bogran P.C. in Lake Oswego, Ore., from 2007 through 2008. He maintained existing cases and was responsible for organizing incoming discovery for the law firm. During his college career, Farr competed with a very talented Penn State team, including the 2007 team that went on to capture the NCAA title. Along with helping the team cap-

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The Farr File Coaching Record at Notre Dame (since 2011) • Men: 75-26 (.824) • Women: 67-211 (.761) • Combined: 142-37 (.793) Previous Coaching Experience Volunteer Assistant Coach, Northwestern University ...................................2010-11 Education • Bachelors in sports management - Penn State University (University Park, Pa. ‘07) • Masters in sports administration - Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill. ‘12)

ture the title, he also grabbed All-America honors in each of the 2004 and 2007 seasons and served as the men’s fencing team representative in 2006-07 for the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Farr was also chosen to represent the United States in several World Cup fencing competitions. Farr continued his schooling while on staff at Notre Dame, earning a master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern University in 2012.

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CEDRIC LOISEAU Assistant Coach Second Season Reims ‘04

With over seven years of epee coaching experience, Cedric Loiseau enters his second season as an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame with a pedigree both on and off the strip. Loiseau has already developed numerous pupils who have flourished within the international fencing scene. In his two seasons prior to arriving at Notre Dame, Loiseau coached his epee team to seven podium finishes (including two gold medals) in

national senior-level events. Loiseau’s teams also brought home five top finishes at the junior-cadet level, highlighted by a bronze medal win at the Junior France Championship in 2011. Loiseau enjoyed tremendous success in coaching at the local level in France. During a seven-year stretch from 2005-11, Loiseau directed 22 individuals to gold medals at State League Championships, while helping 17 teams top a podium during that span. Loiseau brings many personal experiences on the strip with him to Notre Dame, with eight senior/cadet-junior event championships to his name and finishing the season as the topranked fencer nationally in France across two different flights. His accomplishments stretch far beyond individual accolades, as he was a part of the 2004 University France Championship squad, the 2002 European Junior Team Championship squad, a silver medalist in the 2003 France

The Loiseau File Coaching Record at Notre Dame (since 2005) • Men: 19-7 (.731) • Women: 25-21 (.926) • Combined: 44-9 (.830) Education • Bachelors in sports and exercise science and technology University of Reims (Reims, France ‘04)

Championships and a two-time Junior World Cup bronze medal finisher. Loiseau graduated from the University of Reims in 2004 with a degree in sports and exercise science and technology. Since that time, he has received several fencing training certificates, including most recently earning his masters degree certificate in the BEES program for fencing. A resident of South Bend, Ind., Loiseau and his wife, Paula, have two sons, Eliott and Oscar.

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Robert Baldwin

Braskey Powell

Maureen McNamara

Rev. Larry Calhoun

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Technology Specialist/ Assistant Armorer

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Dave Ludwig

Dr. Mick Franco

Sports Medicine

Michael McNally

Alex Buell

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Lkizzie Mikes

Kristen Stoutenburgh

Jacqueline Ruiz

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The Fighting Irish boast three returning NCAA Foil Champions heading into the 2014 season and a strong freshman class. 2012 Olympians Gerek Meinhardt and Lee Kiefer (men’s and women’s foil), in addition to 2011 NCAA Men’s Foil Champion Ariel DeSmet, are joined by numerous All-Americans, including 2013 awardees Kevin Hassett (men’s sabre) and Johanna Thill (women’s sabre).

STUDENT-ATHLETES MICHAEL ROSSI Senior Epee White Plains, N.Y. Valhalla

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Epee Third-Place Finisher (2012, 2013) First Team All-MFC (2012, 2013)

AS A JUNIOR: Finished 20th at the NCAA Championships … finished tied for third at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, earning first-team all-MFC recognition for the second time in his career … competed in 19 dual meets, finishing with a 20-17 individual bout record … returned from losses against Ohio State and Penn State to outtouch eventual NCAA third-place finisher Peregrine Badger of Harvard 5-0 … in fourth team match of the day, struggled against St. John’s Trevor Shepard but came back to win

Fighting Irish against Adam Watson … at NYU Invitational contributed a perfect 3-0 bout record against the Violets, going 7-2 all day … was impressive in wins against Hayden Haberle and Maxwell TiceLewis of North Carolina at the Coles Sports Center … continued his winning ways at the Northwestern Duals, posting the second-best record with a 7-4 mark … defeated Ohio State’s Kristian Boyadzhiev five touches to none in his second match in Evanston, Ill. … again posted a perfect 3-0 mark, this time against eventual NCAA Champion Princeton … defeated NCAA runner-up Jonathan Yergler, 5-3, before a closely contested 2-1 battle with Ed Kelley … finished the bouts with a 5-3 victory over Luke Politi … lost by one to Stanford’s Jake Harbour, but came back once more against Kian Ameli, winning five touches to three … had a pair of wins against UC-San Diego … concluded the regular season with a 4-2 streak at the Notre Dame Duals after struggling in the Duke Duals… after sitting out versus Cleveland State and losing one bout against Wayne State, claimed a decisive duet of wins against Detroit to regain momentum for the epee squad that finished the last regular-season meet with a combined score of 48-15, their highest all year. AS A SOPHOMORE: Placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships in the epee … tied for third out of 77 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning first team

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ROSSI’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 24 8 .750 -2012 36 21 .632 23rd 2013 20 17 .541 20th Career: 80 46 .635

all-MFC recognition … outpointed the opposition with a +25 indicator (30-5) during pool play … advanced from the table of 32 with a 15-6 win over David Sirkin of Indiana … pulled out a 12-11 victory against Narayan Pathi in the round of eight to reach the semifinals … competed in all five regular season dual events, compiling a 36-21 bout record … earned a monogram … led the epee squad with an 11-4 effort at the Air Force Duals … gave up just four touches in the 3-0 match sweep over Cal Tech … defeated Kian Ameli (finished ninth at the NCAA Championships) from Stanford 5-4 … remained perfect in match play over Florida (3-0) and UC San Diego (3-0) at the Air Force Duals … posted a 7-5 record at the St. John’s Duals … defeated Kristian Boyadzhiev and Marco Canevari from No. 1 Ohio State, who ultimately tied for third at the NCAA Championships … produced a 4-5 record at the NYU Duals, taking down Boyadzhiev (5-3) and No. 9 Columbia (2-1) … finished 8-2 at the Notre Dame Duals, capturing four of the eight bouts by four or more touches … recorded a 6-5 effort at the Northwestern Duals … captured a 5-3 vic-

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Fighting Irish tory over NCAA champion Jonathan Yergler from No. 2 Princeton. 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

ALBERT HE Junior Epee Chevy Chase, Md. Bethesda-Chevy Chase AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw limited action in his second season with the Irish … posted a 2-2 record in the Notre Dame Duals … came back from a pair of close losses versus Cleveland State to win five touches to four against Lawrence’s Moses Zorkin-Scott before winning by forfeit against Chicago … finished 30th in the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships.

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 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.

AS A FRESHMAN: Participated in three regular season dual contests … earned a monogram … posted a 2-3 record, sweeping Michael Jaoundi (5-1) and Kyle Newell (5-4) of host NYU, at the NYU Duals … led the epee squad with the most wins (16-6) at the Notre Dame Duals … posted victories over Michigan’s Kevin Oh (5-1) and Cyrille Bourdeaux (5-2) to help the Irish epee team edge the Wolverines 5-4 … stayed perfect against Case Western (2-0), Detroit (2-0), Indiana (1-0), Wayne State (2-0) and Purdue 1-0 at the home duals … claimed a 3-3 record at the Northwestern Duals, obtaining bout victories over Cal Tech’s Stan Schor (5-3) and Tae Jae Lee (5-3), and an additional 5-1 triumph over UC San Diego’s Alex Mann … placed 22nd out of 77 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for the DC Fencers Club while attending Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School … both James Kaull and Jack Piasio, also trained at the DC Fencers Club … son of George He and Martha Feng … born in Buffalo, N.Y. … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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 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 … son of Ronald and Diana Rossi … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in information technology management.

HE’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 21 12 .636 -2013 2 2 .500 -Career: 23 14 .622

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STUDENT-ATHLETES RYAN MCDONOUGH Junior Epee Long Grove, Ill. Adlai E. Stevenson

MARK O’DEA Junior Epee Washington Township, N.J. Don Bosco Preparatory

DALE PURDY Junior Epee Ligonier, Pa. Home Schooled

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Epee Third-Place Finisher (2013) First Team All-MFC (2013)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year with a 12-8 mark, providing crucial wins for the Irish

Fighting Irish AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a 5-2 record to increase his career mark with the Irish to 22-10… won his first bout of the day versus Salih Yasun of Cleveland State, out-dueling him 5-4 … was on the losing side of a 5-3 score in second bout … regrouped and notched a 2-1 bout record against Lawrence, defeating Mike Friend and Moses Zorkin-Scott with scores of 5-2 and 5-3 respectively … won by forfeit against Chicago … finished the season in 34th place at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships. AS A FRESHMAN: did not compete with the Irish. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson in June 2011 … fenced throughout

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not compete with the Irish. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Don Bosco Preparatory in May of 2009, and studied with the Salesian brothers in the seminary to become a priest … attended same high school as numerous Irish athletes, including current fencing teammate Matthew Owens … lettered all four years in fencing, and participated in the club ultimate Frisbee team … as a senior, posted a 25-5 record and was named first team All-County and second team All-State fencer for his fifthplace finish in the state championships … cap-

later in the season … advanced to the semifinals at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships … finished tied with fellow Irishman Michael Rossi … posted impressive semifinal wins over Michael Friend (Lawrence) 15-13, Wilson Kwok (Indiana) 15-13, Andrew Aitken (Michigan) 15-10 and Alistair Murray (Northwestern) 15-11 … in the Northwestern Duals, posted perfect 3-0 and 2-0 marks against Cal Tech and North Carolina respectively … decisively beat Tar Heel epeeist Maxwell Tice-Lewis, five touches to one … squaring off against Johns Hopkins at the Duke Duals, defeated Mark Zimmerman 5-3 and out-touched Brent Schottenfeld, 4-2 … finished the day in Durham with a 3-4 mark … back at the Castellan Family Fencing Center, posted another perfect 3-0 mark against Detroit, with scores of 5-3, 5-4 and 5-1 against Titan opponents while competing in the Notre Dame Duals … earned first-team All-MFC Honors for first time in his career at the MFC championships.

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MCDONOUGH’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 - Did Not Compete2013 5 2 .714 -Career: 5 2 .714

high school, captaining the squad as a junior and senior … attended same high school as former men’s epeeist Connor Gettings … currently serves as an SAAC Representative at Notre Dame … is the second in his family to attend Notre Dame, as his grandfather graduated in 1959 from the University … born to Edwin and Renee McDonough … has three brothers and one sister … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, majoring in Finance.

tained his epee squad to second-place finish at Div. Four State Qualifiers … team was ranked No. 1 in Bergen-Passac County … as a junior set a 20-10 mark, qualified for state championships and was named first-team All-County fencer … off of the strip, was a member of the first aid student team and earned second-degree knighthood with the Knights of Columbus … born in Manila, Phillipines, to Mark and Carmenia Orendain … second-youngest of four children and the first to attend Notre Dame … is currently majoring in Philosophy/Theology.

PURDY’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 37 13 .740 -2013 12 8 .600 -Career: 49 21 .700

AS A FRESHMAN: Participated in all five regular season dual events for the epee team, producing a 37-13 record … earned a monogram … compiled a 10-2 record at the Air Force Duals … defeated Kian Ameli (finished ninth at the NCAA Championships) from Stanford 5-4 … blanked members of UC San Diego (3-0), Swarthmore College (2-0) and Florida (3-0) at the Air Force competition … fashioned a 3-3 record at the St. John’s Duals, taking down Michael Raynis from No. 6 Harvard 5-1 … defeated Nicholas Vomero (finished fifth at the NCAA Championships) and Marat Israelian (finished 11th at the NCAA Championships) from No. 3 St. John’s … posted a 4-5 effort at the NYU Dual,

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which included a 2-1 match record over No. 9 Columbia … ranked second on the epee squad with a 15-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … claimed five bouts by four touches or more at the home duals … finished 6-2 at the Northwestern Duals, sweeping Tae Je Lee (5-4), Sidney Buchbinder (5-2) and Jonathan Bayliss (5-1) from Cal Tech… finished 18th out of 77 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships … 5-1 pool play record, while logging a +13 indicator (26-13) at the conference tournament.

IAN BRODERICK Sophomore Epee Hudson, Ohio Hudson

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Epee 12th-Place Finisher (2013) Honorable Mention all-MFC (2013)

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 finish on the North American Cup circuit with his

AS A FRESHMAN: Posted marks of 3-2 and 3-1 in two meets throughout the year … competed in the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, placing 12th … at the Northwestern Duals, lost first bout to eventual NCAA Champion Marco Canevari of Ohio State 5-1, but came back to win all three bouts against Cal Tech … defeated Beaver combatants Taylor Strumwasser and Stanford Schor with matching scores of 5-1, completing the trifecta by outtouching John Christian, 5-2 … narrowly lost to North Carolina’s Hayden Haberle, 5-4 … lost by priority at the Notre Dame Duals versus Cleveland State’s Salih Yasun in overtime … regrouped and posted a 2-0 mark against Lawrence with backto-back scores of 5-1 against Viking opponents. PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio … nationally ranked all four seasons … eighth-place finisher in the Div.

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 … ennrolled in the College of Science, with an intent to major in pre-medical.

BRODERICK’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 6 3 .667 -Career: 6 3 .667

1-A men’s epee at the 2012 United States Fencing Association National Championships … member of the fourth place team junior men’s epee with the Hooked on Fencing club squad at the 2012 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships – team claimed second at the junior Olympics in 2011 … claimed third place in the cadet men’s epee at the 2010 junior Olympics … earned runner-up honors at the 2010 Remenyik Open … member of the National Honor Society … son of Thomas and Deborah Broderick … has two siblings, Devon and Chelsea … enrolled in the college of Arts & Letters, majoring in physics.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES GARRETT MCGRATH Sophomore Epee Phoeniz, Ariz. Sequoia Choice

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 13th-place finisher (2013) MFC Epee Champion (2013) First Team All-MFC (2013)

AS A FRESHMAN: Ended his first season with the Irish with a 25-8 record and a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in addition to being named Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Champion in men’s epee … earned first-team all-MFC honors with a 13-4 win over Kristian Boyadzhiev of Ohio State … notched a 12-3 mark at the St. John’s Invitational, second-best individual epee record for the tournament … went 3-4 the next day at the NYU Invitational and finished the regular season 10-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … his only loss at the Castellan Family Fencing Center came in the last bout of the day to Air Force’s James Salem, who won by one

JOHN POREMSKI Sophomore Epee Palmdale, Calif. Highland AS A FRESHMAN: Finished 19th at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships … contributed to team wins at the Northwestern Duals and Notre Dame Duals

Fighting Irish touch with a 3-2 score as time expired … making his Irish debut in Carnesecca Arena, defeated Buckeye epeeists Boyadzhiev, Daniel Tafoya and Narayan Pathi with scores of 5-4, 5-1 and 5-3 respectively, then went on to post another 3-0 record against Penn State … continued his perfect score with a 3-0 mark against Harvard, defeating eventual NCAA third-place finisher Peregrine Badger five touches to three before out-dueling Badger’s Crimson teammates Ben White and Mike Raynis 5-3 and 3-2 …narrowly beat Raynis with overtime priority … finished the day in Jamaica, N.Y. with a 2-1 mark against host St. John’s and a 1-2 record versus Columbia … at MFC Championships, entered direct elimination with the No. 10 seed … advanced into the round of eight with wins against Iowa’s Lance Hanson, Wayne State’s Darrin Winston, and familiar Buckeye foe Pathi … continued into the finals with a 6-6 priority win against eventual NCAA Champion Marco Canevari and by downing Irish teammate Michael Rossi 15-14 … in NCAA Midwest Regional competition, narrowly qualified for the trip to San Antonio over senior James Kaull with a +23 indicator, one more than Kaull’s +22 … down in San Antonio, finished roundrobin play with a 12-11 record, just shy of honorable mention All-American status. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Sequoia Choice High School, and competed with the Arizona Fencing Academy club team … was the overall epee champion at the 2012 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships … earned a sixth-place finish in the 2012 Division I National

prior to that … in Evanston, was out-touched by eventual NCAA Champion Marco Canevari 5-1, but came back with a perfect 3-0 bout record against Cal Tech … had matching scores of 5-1 versus Beaver combatants Taylor Strumwasser and Stanford Schor before adding a 5-2 victory over John Christian to the list … finished the day in Illinois with a close, one-touch loss to North Carolina’s Hayden Haberle, 5-4 … returning home to the Castellan Family Fencing Center, lost by overtime priority to Cleveland State’s Salih Yasun but was impressive against MFC foe Lawrence … posted a duet of 5-1 wins against the Vikings. PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Highland High School … three-time all-academic first team selection … ranked 10th in points qualifying for the 2012 Division IA Nationals … finished

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MCGRATH’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 25 8 .758 13th Career: 25 8 .758

Championships … claimed third place at the Gothensborg Cadet European Epee Cup … secured the final touch in gold medal team bout against France at the 2011 Challans France Cadet Epee … born Matthew Garrett McGrath … son of Michael and Deroda McGrath … has one brother, Keegan … is currently majoring in computer science at the University.

POREMSKI’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 7 3 .700 -Career: 7 3 .700

in the top-25 in the cadet epee class at the 2012 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships and the 2011 USA Fencing Summer Nationals … 2011 Cadet Pacific Coast champion in the epee … member of the California Scholarship Foundation and the College Club … son of Robert and Kari Anne Poremski … has one sister, Raychel … father, Robert, was a cyclist and ran cross country at the Air Force Academy … enrolled in the Mendoza Business school, double majoring in marketing and psychology.

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MIKHAIL HEBER Freshman Epee Elk Grove Village, Ill. Elk Grove

ARTHUR LE MEUR Freshman Epee San Francisco, Calif. Lycee Français de San Francisco

JOHN PIETROWICZ Freshman Epee Wilmette, Ill. New Trier PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from New Trier High School in June of 2013 … was a threeyear member of school’s varsity fencing team, in addition to competing on numerous club teams … as a sophomore, went 15-6 in varsity dual

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Elk Grove High School in June 2013 … participated in fencing outside of school, competing with the Illinois Fencers Club … finished in first place in the Senior men’s epee team Summer Nationals competition in 2013 … has numerous top-32 finishes in Cadet and Junior competitions amongst the North American Cup circuit … attended same high school as current Irish women’s soccer player Katie Naughton … was awarded several scholarships, most notably the

Notre Dame Club of Chicago and Comcast Future Leaders Scholarships … was named an Illinois State Scholar … biggest athletic thrill to date is being part of the team that won the Senior men’s epee team event at the Summer National Championships .. born to parents David and Chiaki Heber in Dubuque, Iowa … has three brothers and one sister … enrolled in the First Year of Studies at the University with the intent to major in biochemistry.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Lycee Français de San Francisco in May of 2013 … internationally renowned, has been coached by numerous Olympic-level coaches, most notably current US women’s junior epee coach Maureen Griffin and former US men’s Olympic coach Paul Soter … began fencing at the age of six, and has been nationally ranked since he was 13 … biggest athletic thrill to date was finishing ninth at Juniors and 10th in Cadet at the Summer Nationals … has lived in France, Belgium, and

the United States while growing up … while attending a French high school in the States, participated on the soccer team and was an avid actor … won first prize in acting competition amongst the various international schools in the United States … born in Perpignan, France, to Loic and Geraldine Le Meur … has two younger brothers, Gauthier and Gregoire … in his First Year of Studies at the University with the intent to major in Business.

meets, finishing in the top 30 at three tournaments … at the Deerfield-Highland Park Invite, finished 16th out of 53 competitors … finished 26th in the standings at the Midwest High School Open … at Midwest Fencing Classic, finished eighth out of 59 combatants … went on to finish the year in 91st place at the Y14 Nationals competition … as a junior, increased individual bout record to 27-6 in dual meets … finished firmly in seventh place at the Midwest High School Invitational and Midwest High School Open … went on to compete at DV3 Nationals, finishing 41st out of 129 … as a senior, posted a 32-4 record in dual meets … was a team captain … finished in top five in tournaments throughout the year … was sixth-place finisher in the Great Lakes Conference Championships … named AllConference … was awarded a Student-Athlete award for seniors at his school … off the strip,

tutored fellow students in math and reading and writing … was a teaching assistant in a calculus II class … was a member of the SILC (Student Instructional Leadership Corps), helping to conduct research as an intern and lab assistant at the Walsh Research Institute … was an honor roll student all four years, as well as a two-time AP Scholar and National Merit finalist … earned a 35 on the ACT College Entrance Exam … hails from same area of Illinois as fellow epeeist Ryan McDonough … born in Evanston, Ill. to parents John and Molly … has one brother, Sean … is the seventh person in his family to attend Notre Dame … uncle participated on the track & field team at Florida Atlantic University … in his First Year of Studies at the University with the intent to major in Physics.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES MITCHELL REVICH Freshman Epee Brooklyn, N.Y. Staten Island Technical

CONRAD SUTTER Freshman Epee Annapolis, Md. The Gilman School

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PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Staten Island Technical High School in June of 2013 … was coached by Aleksey Cheremsky, current member of the Fencers Club of New York City … competed on school’s varsity fencing team all four years … as a team, was ranked second in the New York Public School Athletic League (PSAL) … as a freshman, won PSAL Individual Championships … as a sophomore, finished second both individually and as a team at the PSAL Championships … as a junior, repeated his second place finish in the PSAL team

Championship competition, but earned first place as a senior in team, individual, and invitational championships for the PSAL … in 2012, finished in 12th place at the Junior NAC competition as well as earning the silver medal at the 2012 Junior Olympics in the team competition … was a member of the National Honor Society, the National Society of High School Scholars and school’s Honor Roll … born to parents Igor and Lana … has one sister, Jenny … enrolled in First Year of Studies at the University, with the intent to major in Business.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from he Gilman School in June of 2013 … fenced with the DC Fencers Club outside of school … was a member of the varsity waterpolo team … competed with the Navy Aquatic Club … was awarded Magna Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam, and earned the Gilman Community Service

Award … has competed in the Junior Olympics for waterpolo once and fencing six times … born to parents Fritz and Kelly … father, Fritz, is a world champion rower … has one brother, Frederick … enrolled in the First Year of Studies at the University, with the intent to major in Business.

Men’s Epee squad photo: First Row, L-R: Mark O’Dea, John Poremski, Mitchel Revich, Ian Broderick, Ryan McDonough. Second Row, L-R: Michael Rossi, Mikhail Heber, John Pietrowicz, Dale Purdy, coach Cedric Loiseau. Back Row, L-R: Arthur Le Meur, Conrad Sutter, Garrett McGrath, Albert He.

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GEREK MEINHARDT Graduate Student Foil San Francisco, Calif. Lick-Wilmerding INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: Currently tied for first place in Individual World Rankings … is first in Team World Rankings for 2013 … won gold medal in individual and team competition at the Pan American Zonal Championships … earned a bronze medal at the La Coruna World Cup … finished in seventh place at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix … earned silver medals at the Venice and Tokyo Grand Prix competitions … finished 10th in individual competition at the Budapest Senior World Championships … was a member of the silver-medal team in Budapest as well … Made second career Olympic Games appearance as a member of the fourth-place

MEINHARDT’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2009 31 2 .939 2nd 2010 31 3 .912 1st 2011 - Did Not Compete2012 - Did Not Compete (Olympics) 2013 17 1 .944 T-3rd Career: 79 6 .929

United States squad in the 2012 men’s team foil competition … claimed a pair of gold medals at the 2012 USA Fencing National Championships (individual foil) and Pan American Championships (team foil) … earned additional gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Championships and Pan American Games in the team foil … became first American foilist to medal at the World Championships in the senior division, taking third at the 2010 competition in Paris and earning 60 points toward international ranking …also placed fifth at a North American Cup event in San Jose and ninth at a tournament in Isla De Margarita … ranked the 10th-best foilist in the senior division … placed second in the junior division at the World Championships held April 7, 2010 … member of 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in men’s foil … at the Olympics, beat Mostafa Nagaty of Egypt (15-3) in the round of 32 before falling to Jun Zhu of China (9-15) in the round of 16 … 2008 Junior Team World Champion … gold medalist at the 2007 Madrid Junior World Cup and the 2007 N.A.C. Senior Nationals in Tucson, Ariz. … won the 2007 U.S. Fencing National Championships in Miami, Fla., and the 2007 Senior Pan American Zonal Championship held in Mont-Tremblant, Canada … silver medalist at both the Burgsteinfurt Junior World Cup and the Bratislava Junior World Cup in 2007 …finished 28th at the 2007 World Championships held in St. Petersburg, Russia, and fifth at the 2007 Cuba Senior Grand Prix … gold medalist at the 2006 Junior Pan America Zonal Championships held in San Antonio, Texas, the 2006 U.S. Fencing Junior Nationals held in Atlanta, Ga., and the N.A.C. Junior Nationals held in Houston, Texas … in 2006, finished third at the Madrid Junior Championship, fifth at the Montreal Junior World Cup and fifth at the Bratislava Junior World Cup. AS A SENIOR: Finished tied for third at the 2013 NCAA Championships, earning first-team All-America accolades for the third time in his career … competed primarily in international competitions, appearing in only one meet during the regular season for the Irish at the Northwestern Duals … posted the best individual record of the day, going 17-1 in Evanston … sole loss was to defending NCAA Champion Zain Shaito of Ohio State, who narrowly clinched the victory with a score of 5-4 … notched perfect 3-0 bout records against Princeton, Stanford, Cal Tech, UC-San Diego and North Carolina throughout the rest of the day … versus Stanford, was on the winning side of another 5-4 score against Olympic teammate and friend Alex Massialas … at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finished tied with Irish teammate Ariel DeSmet with identical records of 12-1 … after losing to DeSmet in pool play, won the fence off with a score of 5-3 to

HONORS & AWARDS Men’s Team Foil Fourth-Place Finisher (2012 Olympics) 2012 Olympic Games Participant (United States) 2008 Olympic Games Participant (United States) 2013 Pan American Zonal Championships Individual Gold Medalist 2013 Pan American Zonal Championships Team Gold Medalist 2013 La Coruna World Cup Individual Bronze Medalist 2013 Venice Grand Prix Individual Silver Medalist (Foil) 2013 Tokyo Grand Prix Individual Silver Medalist (Foil) 2013 Budapest Senior World Championships Team Silver Medalist 2012 USA Fencing National Championship Individual Gold Medalist 2012 Pan American Championships Team Gold Medalist 2011 Pan American Championships Team Gold Medalist 2011 Pan American Games Team Gold Medalist (Foil) 2010 Senior World Championships Individual Bronze Medalist 2010 Junior World Championships Individual Silver Medalist 2008 Junior World Championships Team Champion 2007 Madrid Junior World Cup Individual Gold Medalist 2007 N.A.C. Senior Nationals Individual Gold Medalist 2007 US Fencing National Championships Individual Gold Medalist 2007 Senior Pan American Zonal Championship Individual Gold Medalist 2007 Burgsteinfurt Junior World Cup Individual Silver Medalist 2007 Bratislava Junior World Cup Individual Silver Medalist 2006 Junior Pan America Zonal Championships Individual Gold Medalist 2006 US Fencing Junior Nationals Individual Gold Medalist 2006 N.A.C. Junior Nationals Individual Gold Medalist 2006 Madrid Junior Championship Individual Bronze Medalist NCAA Foil t-3rd place finisher (2013) NCAA Foil Champion (2010) NCAA Foil Runner-Up (2009) First-Team All-American (2009, 2010, 2013)

secure the first-place finish and automatic berth to the NCAAs in San Antonio, Texas … in the Lone Star State, finished the first day of competition in first place with a perfect 15-0 round robin record … heading into the semifinals, boasted a 22-1 record, with sole loss being against Olympic teammate Miles Chamley-Watson of Penn State … squared off against Massialas in semifinal bout … in the first period, went up 6-3 on the Cardinal combatant, before increasing the lead to 12-6 … Massialas returned fire, scoring seven consecutive touches to advance, 13-12 … the Irishman scored two touches, bringing the score to 14-13, but could not completely finish as Massialas won the bout, 15-14 … finished tied for third with Chamley-Watson … stands in ninth place in the Irish record books with a win/

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loss percentage of .929 on the top 30 fencers list (all weapons) … in foil-only list, is third in career win/loss percentage, just above former head coach Michael DeCicco. 2012 NCAA SEASON: Did not compete due to Olympic training. 2011 NCAA SEASON: Did not compete due to injury. AS A SOPHOMORE: Completed his sophomore campaign with an impressive record of 31-3 and championship titles in the foil at both the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and the NCAA Championships … posted a 12-1 record at the NYU Invitational, including match- clinching wins over Columbia’s Isaac Kim, St. John’s Adam Watson, and Ohio State’s Joe Streb … posted perfect 3-0 records versus Yale, Columbia, and

Fighting Irish Ohio State to start the season …won eight of nine bouts at the St. John’s Challenge, dominating St. John’s and Harvard by winning all three bouts against each squad …finished out the regular season with an 11-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … crowned Midwest Fencing Conference Champion in the foil after downing Case Western’s Phil Ropelewski (round of 64), Purdue’s Pavel Prusakov (round of 32), Iowa’s Luke Voelz (round of 16), Notre Dame’s Zach Schirtz (quarterfinals), Ohio State’s Colin Sutter (semifinals) and Notre Dame’s Enzo Castellani in the finals … won the NCAA Midwest Regionals, downing Detroit’s Michael Purdy (15-0), Ohio State’s Colin Sutter (15-12) and Notre Dame’s Enzo Castellani (15-10) … defeated Penn State foilists Miles Chamley-Watson (15-11) and David Willette (15-9) to take the crown at the NCAA Championships … dubbed Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award winner. AS A FRESHMAN: Placed second at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-American honors … went 31-2 during the regular season … began his college career at the Northwestern Duals, finishing 16-2 … earned his first career win against Johns Hopkins’ James Einseidler (5-0) … his 16 wins led all Irish men’s foilists and included a 3-0 record against Cleveland State and 2-0 marks versus Johns Hopkins, North Carolina, Detroit and Lawrence … turned in an impressive 15-0 performance at the Notre Dame Duals (including 3-0 records against both Lawrence and Cal Tech) … did not compete in the individual portion of the Midwest Conference Championships … placed fifth at the NCAA

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Midwest Regionals … after dropping his first final-eight bout in the regional to teammate Enzo Castellani, 15-13, won two straight to finish fifth … out-touched his final two opponents by a 30-3 margin, including a 15-3 win over Ohio State’s Ben Parkins in the fifth-place bout … went 19-3 in pool play at the NCAA Championship to advance to the men’s foil semifinals … in the semifinal, came back from an early 7-5 deficit against Columbia’s Kurt Getz to win 15-9 … met Penn State’s Nicholas Chinman in the gold medal bout … led Chinman 11-7 at the first break before falling in a closely contested bout, 15-14. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from LickWilmerding High School in San Francisco, Calif., and UMOHS Online Distance Learning in 2008 … ranked 11th in the world senior rankings and fifth in the world junior rankings … became the youngest men’s foil national champion in U.S. fencing history after outdueling Kurt Getz at the 2007 Summer Nationals … also was the first male fencer (in any of the three disciplines: foil, epee, sabre) to earn a roster spot on the U.S. senior, junior (U-20) and cadet (U-17) national teams during the same season (06-07) … trained at the Massialas Foundation under the direction of Greg Massialas (the 1980, U.S. National Champion) … son of Kurt and Jane Meinhardt … has one sister, Katie, who played basketball at Boston University … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business in May 2013 with a degree in information technology management and is currently pursuing a graduate degree.

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ARIEL DESMET Senior Foil Troutdale, Ore. Reynolds

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 10th –Place Finisher (2013) NCAA Foil Champion (2011) Third-Team All-American (2013) First-Team All-American (2011) MFC Foil Champion (2013) MFC Foil Fourth-Place Finisher (2011) First-Team All-MFC (2011, 2013)

AS A JUNIOR: Finished in 10th place at the NCAA Championships, earning third-team AllAmerican accolades … won MFC Foil Championships … was a key combatant for the men’s foil squad, posting an impressive bout record of 40-5 throughout the regular season … stands in 10th place on the top 30 fencers by win/ loss percentage list with a .918 career percentage … is tied for fourth with former head coach Michael DeCicco on the foil-only list … at the St. John’s Duals, posted three scores of 3-0 and two 2-1 bout records to start the season 13-2 … battling Ohio State, defeated defending NCAA champion Zain Shaito five touches to two, and continued on to beat fellow Buckeyes Chris Colley and Sam Hardwicke-Brown with matching scores of 5-4 … against Penn State, defeated Jeremy Goldstein 5-4 before losing by one to Daniel Gomez … regrouped to defeat David Gomez 5-2 … versus Harvard, had impressive wins of 5-4, 5-1 and 4-2 against Crimson opponents … against host St. John’s, won first bout 5-3 before dropping one versus Eli Schenkel, 5-2 … came back to win against Michele Caporizzi 5-0 and did not lose again the rest of the day … at the NYU Duals, went undefeated with a perfect 15-0 mark … versus Columbia, posted matching scores of 5-2 against all three combatants … facing Schenkel for the second time in as many days, won with a lopsided score of 5-2 to avenge the loss a day earlier … against the Violets, bested Andrew Ark and Phil Jamesson 5-0 before upsetting their teammate Christian Vastola 5-2 … at Northwestern Duals, notched a 6-3 record for the day … was impressive in wins against Ohio State

and Stanford, but struggled against Princeton … after missing the Duke Duals, came back and went undefeated at home in the Notre Dame Duals … defeated Tyler Gace and Quentin Schneider of Wayne State 5-0 and 5-2, respectively … against Lawrence, notched a duet of 5-0 scores to help the foil squad blitz their Viking counterparts 9-0 … finished the day with another 5-0 win over Air Force’s Alex Chiang … at MFC Championships, finished pool play as the No. 1 seed and boasting a +27 indicator … earned lopside wins against Cailean Rosseter (Wisconsin) 15-2 and Geoff Marino (Michigan) 15-9 … beat fellow Irishmen Ryan Murphy, 15-6, and Grant Hodges, 15-9, to advance into the semifinals … narrowly won over Shaito, 15-14 … bested Schneider of Wayne State once more to clinch the title with a score of 15-6 … at NCAA Midwest Regional, finished round robin play with an identical record to Irish teammate Gerek Meinhardt, 12-1, forcing a fence-off between the two … after besting Meinhardt in pool play, 5-4, lost the fence-off 5-3 to settle into second place … at NCAA Championships, went 9-6 on the first day to finish in ninth place … concluded the roundrobin portion 13-10, in 10th place, earning thirdteam All-America status. 2012 NCAA SEASON: Did not compete with the Irish. AS A FRESHMAN: Enjoyed a tremendous freshman campaign that saw him finish with a near-perfect 28-1 record on the regular season en route to winning the NCAA Championship in men’s foil and being tabbed a first team AllAmerican … earned first monogram … opened the campaign with an 11-0 showing at the NYU Invitational, including a perfect 3-0 sheet against St. John’s … earned first collegiate victory over Shiv Kachru of Yale, 5-3 … responded the following day with a 5-1 mark at the St. John’s Challenge, including again going a perfect 3-0 against the host Red Storm … fenced in only one matchup at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing with a 2-0 record against Air Force … defeated NCAA participant Daniel Cohen (5-2) and Nick Stockdale (5-1) in the match … posted a perfect 6-0 mark the following week at the Northwestern Duals, including going 3-0 in the opener against Princeton … in that match, earned decisions over Alexander Mills (5-4), David Mandle (5-3) and Robert Malcolm (5-0) … clinched the foil against Stanford at 5-3 with a 5-4 victory over Alex Khoshnevissian … also clinched the foil against UC San Diego, taking down Brennan Louie in perfect fashion, 5-0 … ended regular season with a 4-0 docket at the Irish Duals, going 2-0 against Chicago and 1-0 against both Illinois and Michigan State … reached the semifinals of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships,

DESMET’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 28 1 .966 1st 2012 - Did Not Compete2013 40 5 .889 10th Career: 68 6 .919

defeating teammate Steve Kubik in quarterfinal action (12-10) before falling to eventual champ Zain Shaito of Ohio State (15-12) … entered the direct elimination draw as the two seed, finishing pool play with a perfect 6-0 record with a +27 indicator … finished first at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, concluding final pool play with a perfect 9-0 record and a +31 indicator … helped team to eighth NCAA National Championship as well as qualifying for the individual title semifinals after finishing with an 18-5 pool play record and a +41 indicator … won the individual championship after defeating Penn State’s David Willette in the semifinals (15-6) before defeating his Nittany Lion teammate Miles ChamleyWatson in the title bout, 15-13 … became the first Irish freshman since Charles Higgs-Coulthard in 1984 to win individual gold in his first NCAA appearance … named the Notre Dame Most Valuable Foilist. PREP & PERSONAL: Trained at the Northwest Fencing Club while attending Reynolds High School … captured the state championship each of his four years of high school … competed in junior events throughout his four years at Reynolds … finished 17th in the rankings during the ‘06-07 season, including three top-10 finishes and a career best thirdplace result at the Comunidad de Madrid Nov. 18, 2006, earning 20 points toward rankings … secured 24 points toward his ranking at the Junior World Championships (April 13, 2007) in Belek, finishing ninth overall … competed at the Senior World Championships in Beijing in ‘08 … also has been a member of four World teams, participated in the Junior Olympics and captured a national championship … born in Troutdale, Ore. … son of Lane and Christine DeSmet … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES NICK KUBIK Senior Foil San Antonio, Texas Claudia Taylor Johnson AS A JUNIOR: Contributed several wins early on for the Irish, finishing the season 23-22 … at St. John’s Invitational, won by priority in overtime against Penn State’s Daniel Gomez … struggled in next three bouts before emerging victorious against Harvard’s Tommasso di Robilant, 5-3 … posted another priority overtime win against St. John’s Eli Schenkel … posted first undefeated record of the season against Columbia, winning all three bouts with scores of 5-2, 5-0 and 5-3 respectively … at the NYU Duals won against Yale’s Brian Wang, 5-0 … for the second time in as many days, defeated Columbia fencers 3-0 … won a close, 5-4 victory against North Carolina’s Joseph Alter … lost two bouts against St. John’s but rallied to win final match against Max Blitzer, 5-3 … added three bout victories to his record at the Northwestern Duals, defeating Stanford’s Jonathan Lee 5-3 and Turner Caldwell 5-4 … at Duke Duals, went 4-5 on the day … against Penn State, lost to eventual NCAA Runner-up and thirdplace finishers David Willette and Miles Chamley Watson before out-touching their Nittany Lion teammate Nobuo Bravo, 5-3 … won two out of three bouts against Johns Hopkins … finished the Durham excursion with a close loss to Blue Devil Rod Shayesteh, 5-4 … back at Notre Dame, went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals with a perfect 4-0 record, only allowing two of his opponents one touch each … did not allow a single touch against him in wins over Detroit’s Elijah Robertson or Lawrence’s Jake Hodges. AS A SOPHOMORE: Participated in all five regular season dual events … earned a second monogram … ranked third on the foil team in bout wins with a 36-20 record … collected the second most wins for the Irish at the Air Force Duals with a 13-3 record, remaining untouched in seven bouts … swept Cal Tech (3-0), Swarthmore College (3-0) and Florida (3-0) at the Air Force Duals … compiled a 9-5 record at the St. John’s Duals by sweeping Harvard 3-0 … downed Lucas Lin (finished eighth at the NCAA Championships) from No. 6 Harvard (5-3) … gathered the third most victories out of the Irish squads at the NYU

Fighting Irish Duals with a 10-5 showing, adding victories over John Tuddenham (5-1), Bo Charles (5-1) and Alex Pensler (5-1) from No. 6 Columbia … fashioned a 2-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals, highlighted by a 5-1 win over Kyle Cisco and a 5-3 bout victory over Elijah Roberston of Detroit … finished 2-5 at the Northwestern Duals, picking up a pair of wins over UC San Diego’s Alex Lavin (5-2) and Joseph Schenkel (5-3). 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 … 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

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KUBIK’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 17 7 .708 -2012 36 20 .643 -2013 23 22 .511 -Career: 76 49 .608

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 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 … 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, majoring in finance.

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RYAN MURPHY Senior Foil Commack, N.Y. Commack AS A JUNIOR: Finished the season 20-13, with his best performance coming at home at the Notre Dame Duals where he went 13-3 on the day … lost first two bouts of the season at the St. John’s Invite before regrouping the next day at the NYU Invitational … won first bout of the day in the Coles Sports Center against Yale’s Brian Wang, 5-2, before succumbing to Dillon Lew, 5-0 … finished the match with the Bulldogs 1-2 … against North Carolina, out-dueled Alexander Burte 5-2 … at Northwestern Duals, was perfect

GABRIEL ACUNA Junior Foil The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands College Park AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not compete with the Irish.

against Cal Tech, winning over the Beavers with scores of 5-1, 5-2, and 5-2 … had a close win over UC-San Diego’s Keric Moore, 5-4 … went 1-1 against North Carolina, winning 5-1 over Alexander Burte … back at Notre Dame, went up against Detroit with back-to-back scores of 5-0, winning the third bout 5-1 over Elijah Robertson … remained undefeated in next team bout, besting Northwestern’s Wildcats 3-0 … finished the meet 2-1 against Air Force, beating Daniel Johnson 5-0 and Emerson Woerner 5-2 … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in 29th place in individual competition. AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in two regular season dual meets for the foil team on the year, compiling a 15-6 record … achieved a 13-2 mark at the Notre Dame Duals … remained undefeated in head-to-head bouts at the home duals against Lawrence (2-0), Case Western (3-0) and Michigan State (3-0) … finished 3-3 overall at the Northwestern Duals, surrendering only two touches in a pair of bouts against Cal Tech … finished 15th out of 73 fencers at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN: Participated in the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, tying for 11th out of 73 competitors to earn allMFC honorable mention recognition … was a perfect 5-0 during pool play, recording a +17 indicator (25-8) … defeated Javier Escovar of Indiana 15-6 to advance out of the table of 32 … earned a hard-fought 15-11 decision against Detroit’s Yaroslav Ivanov in the table of 16 … posted a regular season record of 17-6 for the foil team … produced a 5-2 outing at the Northwestern Duals … surrendered only one point over three bouts against Cal Tech, gathering two 5-0 bout victories … assisted the foil team to a 9-0 sweep over Purdue with a 5-1 bout victory against Jake Miller at the Notre Dame Duals … capped off the home dual event with a 5-2 win over Indiana’s Namka Pham, which lifted the Irish to a 5-4 team defeat of the Hoosiers.

MURPHY’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 15 6 .714 -2013 20 13 .606 -Career: 35 19 .648

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not fence during first year with the program while recovering from a knee injury. PREP AND PERSONAL: Fenced on the varsity team at Commack High School … named all-conference sophomore, junior, and senior years … went undefeated at Suffolk County Foil Championship senior year which earned him the county championship and an all-Long Island honors … News 12 (Long Island News Network) Scholar-Athlete following senior season … biggest thrill to-date was earning “A” ranking in April 2010 by coming in 3rd at the Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge … third-generation Notre Dame member (grandfather Arthur Murphy attended in 1942, father Shawn Murphy graduated in 1977) … son of Shawn and Judith Murphy … enrolled in the College of Science, pursuing a degree in physics.

ACUNA’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 17 6 .739 -2013 - Did Not CompeteCareer: 17 6 .739

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced under the direction of Coach Mauro at the Salle Mauro Fencing Club while attending the Woodlands College Park High School in The Woodlands, Texas … earned national ranking in foil during his sophomore year of high school, ranking B11 … helped team win championship at the Summer Nationals in both junior and senior divisions in 2011 … named a National AP Scholar and graduated Cum Laude … son of Herman and Lorna Acuña … born in Houston, Texas … has two siblings: Anacarina and Lorelei … currently enrolled in the College of Engineering, studying chemical engineering.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES ALAN MARKOW Junior Foil Prospect Heights, Ill. Northridge Prep School

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Ninth-Place Finisher (2013) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2013)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the season 18-14, barely missing the direct elimination rounds of the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC)

JOHN CRUMPLER Freshman Foil Hillsborough, N.C. Homeschooled

Fighting Irish Championships in ninth place … at Northwestern Duals, won one bout against Cal Tech’s Alex Lew, 5-1 … lost against UC-San Diego’s Joseph Schenkel 5-1 but came back to best Jeffrey Chan 5-3 … finished the trip to his home state 2-1 against North Carolina, out-touching Harry Adams 5-3 and Alexander Burte 5-0 … struggled at the Duke Duals, but came back in fine form at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a 14-3 record for the second-best men’s foil record on the day … against Cleveland State, narrowly lost first bout 5-4 but regrouped and won second bout against Zak Wetzig, 5-1 … won only overtime foil bout 1-0 by priority against Cleveland State’s Phelan Spence … went undefeated against Wayne State, winning two bouts with scores of 5-3 and 5-0 … also won two bouts versus Detroit with a duet of 5-0 scores … against Lawrence, won all three bouts 5-1, 5-1 and 5-0 respectively … against Air Force’s Daniel Johnson, won 4-3 as time expired to finish the regular season. AS A FRESHMAN: Did not fence for the Irish.

PREP & PERSONAL: Born in Durham, N.C., to parents Dennis and Pam Crumpler … youngest of four children … competed with both the Raleigh Fencers Club and Boston Fencing Club … in 2011, came in third place at Div. 1A National Championships … in 2012, placed 16th at Div. I

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MARKOW’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 - Did Not Compete2013 18 14 .563 -Career: 18 14 .563

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for the Fencing Center of Chicago under the direction of Baknyt Abdikulov ... while attending Northridge Prep School in Prospect Heights, Ill. ... earned national ranking as well as capturing the state title during senior season ... took first at the 2010 Midwest High School Championship and Great Lakes High School Championship ... also finished 10th in the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) point standing for the 2010-11 campaign ... finished in top 64 at the ‘09 Luxemburg World Cup as well as placing in the top 32 at the Villa De Castelo, Portugal World Cup in ‘10 ... biggest athletic thrill to-date was earning the top 32 finish ... member of the Dar Serca Foundation ... born in Chicago, Ill. ... son of Andrew and Aleksandra Markow ... has one younger sibling, Amy ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an economics major.

National Championships … in 2013, finished third at the Senior Team National Championships … biggest athletic thrill to date has been being recruited for varsity sports … enrolled in First Year of Studies at the University.

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HAZEM KHAZBAK Freshman Foil Lexington, Ky. Paul Laurence Dunbar

MATTHEW OWENS Freshman Foil Pearl River, N.Y. Don Bosco Preparatory

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in May 2013 … attended same high school as current women’s foilist Lee Kiefer … both foilists compete with the Bluegrass Fencer’s Club out of Lexington, Ky. … is an assistant coach with the club … has competed at numerous international events, twice being a national finalist … as a freshman, medaled in the North American Cup, and was a finalist for the Egyptian National Team … as a junior, was admitted as a member of the Egyptian National Fencing Team and captained the Egyptian U-17 National Team … earned 16th place at the U-17 World Championships … as a senior was a finalist at the U-20 level in both individual and team competition … captained

the Egyptian U-20 National Fencing Team … was admitted to the senior Egyptian National Team … at Senior African Championships, finished seventh in individual competition … was a member of the Gold-medal team at the Senior African Championships … lived in Egypt for eight years before moving to Kentucky with family … oldest child of Amgad and Amira Khazbak … has one sister, Maya … father, Amgad, fenced at the Cairo University in Egypt … biggest athletic thrill to date has been competing in the World Championships and earning a gold medal in the African Championships team event in 2013 … enrolled in First Year of Studies with the intent to major in Business.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Don Bosco Preparatory in May 2013 … attended same high school as numerous Irish athletes, most notably current fencing teammate Mark O’Dea … competed with school’s varsity tennis team for one year, fencing team two years … as a junior, finished 20th in the state of New Jersey … improved as a senior to 18th in the state … off the strip, participated in the chemical engineering club and was a member of the Knights of

Columbus … was awarded a Notre Dame Club of NY scholarship … biggest athletic thrill to date has been walking onto the Fighting Irish fencing team … second-youngest of four children … oldest brother, Mark, fences for West Point at the United States Military Academy … older sister Sarah is a current student at Notre Dame as well … parents are Wayne and Mary Lou … enrolled in First Year of Studies at the University, with the intent to major in Chemical Engineering.

Men’s Foil Squad Photo: First Row, L-R: Ryan Murphy, Matthew Owens, Gabriel Acuna, Hazem Khazbak. Back Row, L-R: Nick Kubik, Ariel DeSmet, Alan Markow, John Crumpler, coach Gia Kvaratskhelia. Not Pictured: Gerek Meinhardt, Kristjan Archer.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES ALEX COCCIA Senior Sabre Columbus, Ohio St. Charles Preparatory AS A JUNIOR: Saw limited action with the Irish, competing in only the Notre Dame Duals … posted a 6-4 bout record to increase career record to 58-29 … won first match against Cleveland State by forfeit, then went down 5-4 to Tom Bienvenu … regrouped and won final match against the Warriors 5-0 … facing familiar Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) foe Detroit, won first bout against Andrew Gibbons 5-2 before faltering versus Frank Adamani, 5-4 … won final bout against the Titans by forfeit … was undefeated against Northwestern, posting scores of 5-2 and 5-4 against Charles Geter and John Kinol respectively … lost by one touch to Lawrence’s Graham Jones, 5-4 … bested Chicago’s Stephen McHugh 5-1 to finish the competition … at the MFC Championships, finished 13th out of 76 sabreists … was elected student body president for his senior year at the University. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished in sixth place at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships on way to being named to the all-MFC second team … sported an unblemished record in five bouts during pool play, adding a +21 indicator … concluded the regular season with a 32-18 record for the sabre team … participated in all five regular season dual meets for the Irish … earned a monogram … carded a 10-2 record at the Air Force Duals, posting 5-0 clean sheets against Cal Tech’s Jonathan Bayliss, Joseph Grief and Jonathan Schor … posted a 5-8 record at the St. John’s Duals, closing the competition with 2-1 victories over opponents from No. 3 St. John’s and No. 9 Columbia … seized a perfect record at the Notre Dame Duals (3-0) with victories over Illinois, Wayne State and Detroit … capped off the year with an 8-2 performance at the Northwestern Duals, claiming two bouts against No. 8 Duke. 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

Fighting Irish 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 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

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COCCIA’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 20 7 .740 -2012 32 18 .640 -2013 6 4 .600 -Career: 58 29 .667

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. 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-JuniorenWeltcup in Kunzelsau for two points … biggest thrill to-date is competing in Poland as a sophomore in high school … son of Peter and Nena Coccia … father graduated from Notre Dame in ‘72 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as an African studies major with a supplemental major in peace studies.

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KEVIN HASSETT Senior Sabre Beaverton, Ore. Aloha

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Sabre Ninth-Place Finisher (2013) NCAA Sabre Seventh-Place Finisher (2012) Third-Team All-American (2013) Second-Team All-American (2012) MFC Sabre Fifth-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Sabre Eighth-Place Finisher (2012) Second-Team All-MFC (2012, 2013) MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011) First-Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A JUNIOR: Finished ninth at the NCAA Championships and fifth at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships … earned Third-Team All-America status and Second-Team All-MFC accolades … at the St. John’s Invitational finished 9-6, the best sabre record on the day for the Irish … against Ohio State was undefeated, narrowly escaping with a 5-4 victory over defending NCAA Champion Max Stearns … narrowly lost to eventual NCAA Runner-Up Shaul Gordon of Penn State, 5-4, and struggled against his Nittany Lions cohorts … regained his momentum against Harvard, remaining undefeated against Crimson combatants … lost against St. John’s Sean Buckley, 5-3, but came back with a 5-2 win against Daryl Homer … finished the day 1-2 against Columbia with an impressive victory over Columbia’s Geoffrey Loss, 5-2 … went 5-5 at the NYU Invitational … had a pair of 5-4 wins against Columbia in the Coles Sports Center … bested North Carolina’s Sam Austin, 5-3, before being out-dueled by Tar Heel Jackson BryantComstock, 5-4 … regrouped and earned the one-touch victory over Nate Wiecha … continued his winning ways against host NYU, eeking out a 5-4 victory against Andrew Kelly … at Northwestern Duals, posted second-best record on the sabre squad with a 9-6 mark … after posting 1-2 bout records against Ohio State and Princeton, reversed the trend and went 2-1 versus Stanford … defeated Jeremy Klepner and Cameron Lindsay with matching 5-3 marks … won two bouts against Cal Tech with a duet of 5-0

wins … defeated Drew Dickson of UC-San Diego 5-2 … against North Carolina, out-dueled Wiecha and Jonathan Blake 5-4 and 5-0, respectively, but fell to Bryant-Comstock, 5-2 … won two out of three bouts against Penn State at the Duke Duals, posting the only losing record of an individual event all season with a 4-5 mark … at Notre Dame Duals, went undefeated to earn a 7-0 record … was one of three Irish sabreists to post a matching undefeated mark … the next week at MFC Championships, battled his way to a spot in the quarterfinals … earned lopsided victories over Scott Ginebaugh (Wayne State) 15-2, LaMont Allen (Indiana) 15-6 and Jing Xun Quek (Chicago) 15-6 … was out-touched by Irish teammate John Hallsten to just miss entering the semi-finals … at the NCAA Midwest Regional, notched a 10-3 mark with a +29 indicator, good enough for third place … in San Antonio, finished the first day with a 9-6 mark, good for seventh place … finished the competition in 10th place with a 13-10 docket, +11 indicator, copping Third-Team All-American accolades. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished seventh in the sabre at the NCAA Championships to cop AllAmerica second team honors … pieced together a 14-9 mark in pool play, capping tournament competition with a +13 indicator (92-79) … placed eighth out of 72 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning second team all-MFC recognition … emerged from pool play with a perfect 5-0 record and a 25-6 advantage in touches against opponents … downed Matt Lindley of Xavier 15-4 in the table of 64 … overpowered Lawrence’s Alan Duff 15-1 to advance out of the table of 32 … logged a 15-6 decision against Cleveland State’s Tom Bienvenu during table of 16 play … posted a regular season record of 36-15 that ranked third on the sabre team in wins … achieved an 11-1

HASSETT’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 24 6 .800 -2012 36 15 .706 7th 2013 34 22 .607 9th Career: 94 43 .686

mark at the Air Force Duals, posting five clean sheets … downed Aleksander Ochocki (twotime national sabre champion and four-time AllAmerican) from No. 4 Penn State 5-1 at the St. John’s Duals … captured two wins over No. 6 Harvard to add to overall showing at the St. John’s Duals … recorded a 5-4 outing at the NYU Duals, sweeping opponents from Yale (2-0) and NYU (3-0) … completed a perfect 3-0 effort at the Notre Dame Duals, with bout victories over Illinois (1-0) and Wayne State (2-0)… fashioned an 11-2 record at the Northwestern Duals … led the sabre team with a 3-0 match record in the 5-4 team victory over No. 2 Princeton … knocked off Princeton’s 2012 NCAA Championship third-place medalist Philip Dershwitz 5-3 at the Northwestern Duals. 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

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STUDENT-ATHLETES 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

BILLY MECKLING Junior Sabre Denver, Colo. Regis Jesuit

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre 11th-Place Finisher (2012, 2013) Honorable-Mention All-MFC (2012, 2013)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in the Notre Dame Duals, posting the best men’s sabre record

Fighting Irish 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 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 … 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.

of the entire squad with a 7-3 mark … against Cleveland State, defeated Paul Lenahan 5-2 before winning by forfeit in his second bout … lost third bout, 5-1 against Tom Bienvenu … was undefeated against Detroit, besting first Frank Adamani then Andrew Gibbons with matching 5-3 scores … squaring off against Northwestern, out-touched John Kinol 5-3 before besting Matthew Skwarczek 5-1 … suffered a pair of close 5-4 losses against Lawrence’s Graham Jones and Air Force’s Ryan Redhead … finished the day with wins over Chicago’s Jing Xu Quek and Stephen McHugh … at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in 11th place, earning All-MFC Honorable Mention recognition. AS A FRESHMAN: Placed 11th at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning all-MFC honorable mention recognition … defeated Case Western’s Matt Clements 15-2 to advance out of the table of 64 … outlasted Pat

Ropp of Michigan State 15-8 in the table of 32 … competed in three dual events for the sabre team during the regular season … gathered a 40-4 record, the second best record on the sabre squad … earned a monogram … achieved a 6-1 record at the Air Force Duals, which included a 3-0 sweep over Swarthmore College … allowed just one touch in each of the three bouts … helped the sabre team clinch a 9-0 match defeat of Florida with a 3-0 bout record … led the Irish roster with a 30-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals … 15 of the 30 bout victories were won by four touches or more … finished 4-1 at the Northwestern Duals, yielding just one touch in a 3-0 bout run against Cal Tech. PREP & PERSONAL: Son of William Meckling and Virginia Laahs … twin brother, Peter, fences for UC San Diego … has a sister, Megan … enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering.

Men’s Sabre Squad photo: From L-R, coach Ian Farr, Ian Dwyer, Billy Meckling, Kevin Hassett, volunteer coach Keith Feldman, John Hallsten.

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JOHN HALLSTEN Sophomore Sabre Sacramento, Calif. Christian Brothers

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Sabre 18th-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Sabre Runner-Up (2013) First Team All-MFC (2013)

AS A FRESHMAN: posted best record of any men’s sabreist with a 36-23 record … was Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Runner-Up … competed at NCAA Championships, finishing in 18th place … at the St. John’s Invitational posted an 8-7 mark … in his first bout as an Irishman, defeated Andrew McDonald of Ohio State 5-2 before being out-dueled by defending NCAA Champion Max Stearns, 5-3 … dropped three bouts against Penn State, but won against Harvard’s Alexander Ryjik with a 5-4 decision … versus Columbia was undefeated, earning wins against Michael Josephs 5-4, Rienzi Gokea 5-1 and Geoffrey Loss 5-2 … posted a nearly identical record at the NYU Invite the next day, going 8-6 … notched a pair of 5-4 wins over Yale and bested William Zhao 5-2 … after struggling against Columbia, won a match with North Carolina’s Nate Wiecha five touches to two … dropped a pair of 5-3 bouts to St. John’s bouters, but came back strong and was undefeated against host NYU … blanked Jerry Xu 5-0 and overpowered Stephan Teng 5-1 before escaping with a 5-4 victory over Patrick Glodkowski … went 6-8 at the Northwestern Duals, his only losing record of the season … notched a duet of 5-1 victories over Cal Tech, blanking Walter Mills 5-0 to go undefeated against the Beavers … impressed at the Duke Duals, posting a 7-2 mark … went 2-1 against Penn State, out-touching Kaito Streets and Pawel Puchalski 5-3 and 5-4, respectively … was undefeated against Johns Hopkins … versus host Duke, logged a 2-1 record, earning impressive wins over Eugene Chung 5-4 and Charles Copti, 5-3 … was one of three sabreurs to go undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, posting a perfect 7-0 record … against Wayne State, blanked Adam Kessler 5-0 … several bouts later, posted another 5-0 rout

against Northwestern’s John Kinol … went back and forth with Lawrence’s Graham Jones before finally gaining the upper hand and advancing 5-3 … finished the day with two wins against Air Force, besting Ryan Redhead 5-3 and Emiliano Kaptain 5-1 … at MFC Championships, finished pool play 6-0 with a +22 indicator … earned lopsided wins against Keith Goodwin (Oakland) 15-4, Christopher Edwards (Iowa) 15-10 and Jones (Lawrence) 15-1 … went back and forth with Irish teammate Kevin Hassett before winning 15-14 to advance into the semifinals against Nikita Silantyev (Wayne State) … kept his poise and won, 15-11, to advance into the final bout … fell to top-seeded Stearns of Ohio State 15-9 but copped First Team All-MFC Honors … at the NCAA Midwest Regional the following week earned the first-place finish and automatic qualifying berth to the Championships with a 12-1 record … competed in a fence-off with fellow

HALLSTEN’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 36 23 .610 18th Career: 36 23 .610

teammate Jason Choy, narrowly winning 5-4 … in San Antonio, started the competition 5-2 after the first round … finished in 18th place with a 9-14 overall mark. PREP & PERSONAL: Attended Christian Brothers High School, and fenced with the Hristov-Csikany club team … gold medalist at the 2010 Cadet Fencing World Cup event in Konin, Poland … earned fifth place at the Cadet World Cup event in Meylan, France, that same year … member of the California Scholarship Federation and the National Honor Society … son of Jeff and Michelle Hallsten … has three sisters, Annie, Katie and Molly … enrolled in the college of Arts & Letters, majoring in pre-professional studies.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES NICOLE AMELI Junior Epee Las Vegas, Nev. Palo Verde

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 11th-Place Finisher (2012) Honorable Mention All-American (2012) MFC Epee Seventh-Place Finisher (2013) Second-Team All-MFC (2013)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished seventh at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships and earned Second-Team AllMFC Accolades … finished the season 48-8, the third-best record amongst women epeeists for the year … at the St. John’s Invitational, posted a 4-2 mark … defeated Penn State’s Anne Stephenson 5-2 to start the day … lost to Felicia Sun of Harvard 5-3 but regrouped and bested Zsofia Fath (St. John’s), 5-1 … finished the day with a 2-1 record against Columbia, including a

Fighting Irish close 5-4 win over Emma Peterson … next day at the NYU Invite notched a near-perfect 8-1 record, with the sole loss coming against Lydia Kopecky of Columbia … logged a 19-3 mark at the Northwestern Duals, second only to Irish teammate Ashley Severson with a 22-2 log … was undefeated against Farleigh Dickinson, Cal Tech, Princeton, Stanford and Ohio State … narrowly escaped with a one-touch victory over Knights foe Tanya Rivera … against North Carolina was out-dueled by Alexandra Mead, 5-2, but bested her Tar Heel comrades 5-4 … won over Kacie Albert with overtime priority … against UC San Diego logged matching 5-1 scores in her first two bouts before stumbling against Andrea Gory, 5-4 … defeated 2012 Olympian and eventual NCAA Runner-Up Susannah Scanlan 5-3 … lost by overtime priority against Jill Bratton of Temple … bested NCAA finalists Vivian Kong and Francesca Bassa of Stanford with a duet of 5-4 scores … finished the day undefeated against Ohio State, serving up 5-2 wins over Katarzyna Dabrowa and Tasha Domashovetz before winning in overtime with a 3-2 score against Caroline Piasecka … was 7-2 at the Duke Duals … bested Penn State’s trio of epeeists with ease, notably blanking Rebecca Stanley 5-0 … lost in overtime to priority against Duke’s Sarah Collins … settled herself and finished the dual 3-0 against North Carolina … returning to Notre Dame, was undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, logging a 10-0

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AMELI’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 39 26 .600 11th 2013 48 8 .857 -Career: 87 34 .719

mark … five of the 10 wins were by scores of 5-1, and against Air Force’s Angelica Phillips, won 5-0 … lost to Irish teammate Ewa Nelip 12-6 to claim seventh place at the MFC championships. AS A FRESHMAN: Finished 11th at the NCAA Championships in the epee … earned a monogram … participated in four regular season dual events, posting a 39-26 bout record … defeated Emma Vaggo (placed seventh at the NCAA Championships) from No. 7 Harvard at the St. John’s Duals … tied for the most bouts wins for the epee squad at the NYU Duals with a 12-6 record … swept members of host NYU (3-0), surrendering just three touches to Violet fencers … perfect mark against Yale competitors (3-0) at the NYU Duals, carding clean sheets in two bouts … gathered a 15-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … took down Kate Cavanaugh (tied for third at the NCAA Championships) from No. 8 Northwestern in a 3-0 bout run over the Wildcats at the home duals … defeated six opponents by four or more touches at the home meet … finished 8-8 at the Northwestern Duals … went 3-0 against No. 1 Princeton at the Northwestern Duals.

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Fighting Irish 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 … trained with the Fencing Academy of Nevada under legendary Notre Dame head coach Yves Auriol … 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

ASHLEY SEVERSON Junior Epee Franklin Lakes, N.J. Ramapo

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2012) Second Team All-American (2012) MFC Epee 10th-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Epee Runner-Up Finisher (2012) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2013) First Team All-MFC (2012)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished the year in 10th place at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, earning Honorable Mention All-MFC accolades … boasted the best individual record of any weapon, women or men, with a 57-10 mark … at St. John’s Invite logged a 4-6 bout record, but improved dramatically the following day at NYU to go 10-2 … in Carnesecca Arena, won first bout against Ohio State’s Tasha Domashovetz, 5-2 … continued her winning ways against Penn State, posting a perfect 3-0 undefeated record versus the Nittany Lions … defeated eventual NCAA third-place finisher Margherita Guzzi-Vincenti in a convincing 5-3 bout … lost a couple one-touch bouts versus Harvard … struggled versus host St. John’s, but regrouped the following day and was undefeated against Yale and NYU … blanked Bulldog bouter Allison Barton 5-0 … against Northwestern,

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 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 fenc-

ing 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 … older brother, Kian, fenced for Stanford … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

went 2-1, winning in overtime 3-2 against Courtney Dumas … lone loss came to Dumas’ teammate Kate Cavanaugh, who bested the Irishwoman 5-3 … traveling to the Wildcat’s home gym for the Northwestern Duals, posted her best individual tournament record of the year with a 22-2 mark … of the two losses, one came on the opposing side of an overtime priority gain by Princeton’s Hannah Safford … blanked Fairleigh Dickinson’s Liz Inalman 5-0, after a 5-2 win versus Tanya Rivera … narrowly escaped with the 5-4 win against Christine Forsythe to conclude the match with the Knights … was a strong combatant for the Irish the rest of the day, winning the majority of her bouts by lopsided 5-1 or 5-2 scores … at both the Duke Duals and Notre Dame Duals went undefeated, in Durham posting a 9-0 mark and at the Castellan Family Fencing Center, logging a 12-0 record … versus Penn State scored a duet of 5-0 wins … against Duke, won all three bouts with matching 5-2 scores … in bouts with North Carolina, beat Alexandra Mead 5-1 and out-dueled Kelley Hamill 5-0 … finished last bout in Durham victorious, 5-3 versus Lidea Shahidi … at Notre Dame Duals, had the closes bout of any epeeist when she emerged

SEVERSON’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 36 8 .818 5th 2013 57 10 .851 -Career: 93 18 .838

ahead of Northwestern’s Dumas, 2-1, to win in overtime … lost in overtime at the MFC Championships 13-12 to finish in 10th place at the conference event … at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, had an identical record to senior squad partner Ewa Nelip but finished behind the Polish prodigy with a +22 indicator to Nelip’s +27. AS A FRESHMAN: Selected as the women’s epee Most Valuable Player … named second team All-America after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships in the epee – the showing was the best at the NCAA meet by a Notre Dame freshman … recorded a 16-7 mark during the round robin portion of the tournament, registering a +25 indicator (100-75) to narrowly miss direct elimination … placed third at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … finished 2nd out of 54 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to claim all-MFC first team honors … stormed through pool play unbeaten at

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STUDENT-ATHLETES 5-0, outpointing the opposition by a cumulative 25-5 touch differential … dropped Brianne Hefner of Wayne State 15-2 during the table of 32 … earned a 15-3 decision against Erin vonKronenberger of Michigan State in the table of 16 … competed in the first three regular season dual events for the Irish, producing a 36-8 record … earned a monogram … led the Fighting Irish roster in wins with a 12-3 record at the St. John’s Duals … defeated Felica Sun (5-2), Nadia Eldieb (5-1) and Emma Vaggo (5-2) of Harvard at the St. John’s tournament … added a pair of victories over Emma Peterson (5-1), Katya English (5-1), and clinched the match with a 5-4 triumph over Natalie Gegan of Columbia … powered Notre Dame at the NYU Duals with an 11-3 record, posting a perfect 3-0 mark against opponents from St. John’s … gathered a 13-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals, downing Hannah Provenza (5-2),

CATHERINE LEE Sophomore Epee Elizabethtown, Ky. Central Hardin

EVA NIKLINSKA Freshman Epee Granger, Ind. Penn PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Penn High School in June 2013 … competed with the Escrime du Lac fencing club outside of school …

Fighting Irish Pamela Shapiro (5-1) and Alex Opechowski (5-2) in an individual sweep of Chicago. 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 … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.

AS A FRESHMAN: did not see action as a member of the Irish. PREP & PERSONAL: Participated in club fencing at Central Hardin High School for coaches Les Stawicki and Max Dettlinger … also trained with the Louisville Fencing Center … finished in third place at a 2012 Junior North American Cup event … member of the French Club and Beta

Club at Central Hardin … daughter of Jeff Lee and Lynn Bauer … has two brothers, Andrew and Carl … father, Jeff, wrestled at Campbell University … former Fighting Irish fencer Hayley Reese also competed with the Louisville Fencing Center … is currently enrolled in The Coll of Arts & Letters as a pre-professional studies major.

in 2010 won first place at the Northwestern University Open … the following year, finished in second place in women’s epee at the National High School Championships … was a member of the silver medal-winning epee squad at the Junior Summer Nationals … at the cadet level, won a bronze medal at the North American C Cup … while in school was actively involved with many aspects of student life … was student council president in addition to senior class president … member of the National Honor Society … named valedictorian of her graduating class … was a National Merit Scholar Finalist … named the 2012 AP Scholar with Distinction … was 2012 NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Writing Achievement Finalist, out of only 274 students nation-wide … attended same

high school as current Notre Dame men’s basketball forward Austin Torres … volunteered at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Memorial Hospital in South Bend and started her own charitable organization, Handwritten Hearts, which delivers handwritten letters and gifts to patients within the different treatment wards at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center … also started SPLASH week in high school … SPLASH stands for Support Penn Love And Spread Happiness, and promoted acceptance and antibullying initiatives at school … born in Washington, D.C. to parents Waldemar and Barbara … has one sister, Joanna, who competed at Northwestern … enrolled in the First Year of Studies at the University with the intent to major in Biological Sciences and Pre-Med.

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Women’s Epee squad photo: From L-R, coach Cedric Loiseau, Ashley Severson, Nicole Ameli, Melissa Medina, Catherine Lee, Eva Niklinska, volunteer coach Ewa Nelip.

Women’s Foil Squad Photo: From L-R, coach Gia Kvaratskhelia, Adriana Camacho, Nicole McKee, Madison Zeiss, Sarah Followill, Lee Kiefer.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES ADRIANA CAMACHO Senior Foil Puebla, Mexico The Meridian School

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Eighth-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Foil Fifth-Place Finisher (2012) MFC Foil Third-Place Finisher (2011) Second Team All-MFC (2012, 2013) First Team All-MFC (2011)

AS A JUNIOR: Was a strong competitor for the Irish, finishing the year with a 28-9 bout record and eighth place finish at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships … struggled at the St. John’s Invitational, posting a 1-3 mark, but improved the following day at NYU to log a 6-1 record … against Yale, bested Lauren Miller 5-3 and blanked her Bulldog counterpart Linda Zhou 5-0 … narrowly lost to Columbia’s Margaret Lu, 3-2 as time expired … loss was the only one of the day … defeated Northwestern’s Charlotte Sands 3-2 … posted a trio of 5-1 scores against host NYU … at Northwestern Duals, went 10-3, her best individual competition record of the year … versus Fairleigh Dickinson only allowed one touch against her, winning all three bouts in decisive fashion … blanked Cal Tech’s Katie Fisher and won by forfeit in her second bout with the Beavers … was undefeated against Stanford opponents, notably out-dueling Amanda Zerbe 5-0 … was undefeated at the Duke Duals with a 7-0 mark … earned a pair of 5-1 wins against Blue Devil foes Jessica Kang and Lily Shepard … continued to impress with scores of 5-1, 5-0 and 5-1 versus the Tar Heels … at Notre Dame Duals finished with a 4-2 record … blanked both Cleveland State opponents 5-0 … won third bout by forfeit … against Wayne State, went up in score against Tiaja Sabrie, 4-3, but lost last two bouts against the Warriors … at MFC Championships earned lopsided wins over Haley Larison (Oberlin) 15-1 and Marie Deschuytter (Wayne State) 15-4 but was bested by Ohio State’s Mona Shaito, 15-9 … at NCAA Midwest Regional finished sixth with a 13-6, +20 indicator.

Fighting Irish AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in four regular season dual events for the Irish … earned a second monogram … compiled a 31-9 record … produced a 3-3 record at the St. John’s Duals defeating D’Meca Homer (finished 22nd at the NCAA Championships) from No. 6 Columbia (5-2) … gathered a 4-4 record at the NYU Duals, advancing past members of host NYU with a 2-1 bout record … led the foil squad with a 15-0 showing at the Notre Dame Duals, turning in clean sheets in eight bouts … recorded a 9-2 effort at the Northwestern Duals, sweeping UC San Diego 3-0 … placed fifth out of 60 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to earn all-MFC second team recognition … logged a +20 touch differential (22-2) during the conference event to reach the table of eight, blanking four of five opponents in the tournament’s seventh foil pool. 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

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CAMACHO’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2011 36 5 .878 -2012 31 9 .775 -2013 28 9 .757 -Career: 95 23 .805

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 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 Perojo-Valdes … 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 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 … 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.

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MADISON ZEISS Junior Foil Los Angeles, Calif. Pacific Hills

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA t-Third Place Finisher (2013) NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2012) First Team All-American (2013) Second Team All-American (2012) MFC Foil Fifth-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Foil First-Place Finisher (2012) Second Team All-MFC (2013) First Team All-MFC (2012)

AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished tied for third place at the 2013 NCAA Championships and earned First Team All-America accolades … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in fifth place … logged a 30-16 record in her second season with the Irish, second only to freshman phenom and 2012 Olympian Lee Kiefer … at the St. John’s Invitational notched a 6-7 bout record … split the difference the following day at the NYU Invite, logging a 4-4 mark … against Ohio State bested Mai Shaito 5-1 … out-touched Penn State’s Alina

Antokhina 5-3 but struggled with the remaining Nittany Lion foilists … won sole bout versus Lee’s older sister Alexandra from Harvard, 5-4 … won two overtime bouts against St. Johns, besting Evgeniya Kirpicheva 3-2 and Irina Koroleva 5-4 … in Coles Sports Center narrowly escaped with a 5-4 win over Yale’s Lauren Miller … won against Northwestern’s Jen Yamin, 4-3 as time expired … was remarkable at the Northwestern Duals, going 16-2 on the day … in Evanston, earned a pair of 5-2 wins against North Carolina and blanked Tar Hee Wynton Wong 5-0 … remained undefeated against UC-San Diego … did not allow a single touch against her in competition with Cal Tech’s Rebecca Tang … only losses of the day came against Princeton’s Ambika Singh, 5-1, and Sharon Gao, 3-2 … lost in overtime to priority against Gao …finished the day with straight 3-0 sets against Temple, Stanford and Ohio State … finished the regular season 4-3 at home in the Notre Dame Duals … bested Detroit’s Christina Powers 5-1 and blanked Mary Colombo 5-0 … won against Northwestern’s Mikela Goldstein 5-1 but narrowly lost to both Yamin and Dayana Sarkisova 5-4 … finished the day 1-1 against Air Force … at MFC Championships, was bested by Sarkisova, 15-14, to finish fifth … at NCAA Midwest Regional competition, finished second behind Kiefer, with a 17-2 mark and +46 indicator … at the NCAA Championships in San Antonio, finished the first day of competition 11-4, firmly in fourth place … advanced to the semifinals the following day, losing against Columbia’s Jackie Dubrovich, 15-7, to finish tied in third place.

ZEISS’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 42 5 .894 8th 2013 30 16 .652 T-3rd Career: 72 21 .774

AS A FRESHMAN: Selected as the women’s foil Most Valuable Player … participated in all four regular season dual events for the Irish … led the Notre Dame roster in individual wins with a 42-5 record … finished eighth at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America second team recognition … posted a 15-8 NCAA record, logging a +25 touch differential to give Notre Dame its second top-10 finisher in the foil (Grace Hartman, fifth) … won the foil draw at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, defeating 59 other competitors … did not allow a single touch during the pool portion of the conference matches, blanking opponents by a combined 25-0 margin … claimed a 9-8 victory over Ohio State’s Mona Shaito in the semifinals of direct elimination to reach the tournament final … downed Dayana Sarkisova of Northwestern 15-12 to win the MFC foil championship, earning all-MFC first team honors in the process … posted an 8-1 record at the St. John’s Duals, defeating eventual NCAA champion Evgeniya Kirpicheva from No. 6 St John’s 5-1 … compiled a 9-2 record at the NYU Duals, downing members of Northwestern 3-0 … produced a 15-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … won 12 bouts by four touches or better at the home event … finished 10-1 at the Northwestern Duals, recording a perfect bout record over No. 1 Princeton (2-0) and Stanford (3-0) … earned a monogram. 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 … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES SARAH FOLLOWILL Sophomore Foil Houston, Texas St. Thomas Episcopal

Fighting Irish winning two of the three 5-0 and the third by forfeit … against the Cardinal, won a duet of bouts 5-1 and the third one 5-0 … was undefeated against Cleveland State, Wayne State, Detroit, Northwestern and Lawrence … against Air Force, suffered lone loss to Mary McElwee 5-4 … won other two bouts against the Falcons with matching 5-1 scores … finished at the MFC Championships in ninth place, earning honorable-mention All-MFC accolades. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from St. Thomas Episcopal High School … competed with the Salle Mauro club team … third-place finisher at the 2010 Junior Olympic Fencing

FOLLOWILL’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 24 4 .857 -Career: 24 4 .857

Championships … claimed third place at the 2009 Junior National Championships … competed at the Senior World Cup in Dallas, Texas … has participated with the National Charity League for six years … daughter of David and Rebecca Followill … has one sister, Hannah … enrolled in The College of Arts & Letters, double-majoring in Chinese and business economics.

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Ninth-Place Finisher (2013) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2013)

AS A FRESHMAN: competed in two meets for the Irish, posting a 12-3 mark at the Northwestern Duals and 12-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … in Evanston, blanked Fairleigh Dickinson’s Alexis Camara and Sanki Patel 5-0, but narrowly lost to Alix Lerch 5-4 … was 2-1 against North Carolina and UC-San Diego… was upset 5-0 against Victoria Parra, but won 5-0 against Tritan teammate Nicole Chiang … was undefeated against Cal Tech and Stanford … did not allow a single touch in bouts against the Beavers,

LEE KIEFER Sophomore Foil Versailles, Ky. Paul Laurence Dunbar

of 2013 … went on to improve to seventh place at the St. Petersburg World Cup the following week … finished in sixth place at the Marseill Grand Prix event, before cracking the top three in individual competition at the Junior World Championships … was a member of the secondplace silver medal women’s foil team at the Junior World Championships … claimed both the team and individual gold medal at the Pan American Championships … was ranked in 2013 as the top women’s foilist in the United States in both the

HONORS & AWARDS Women’s Team Foil Sixth-Place Finisher (2012 Olympics) 2012 Olympic Games Participant (United States) North American Cup Medalist (2012) Cadet World Championships Silver Medalist (2011) Junior World Championships Silver Medalist (2011) NCAA Foil Champion (2013) First Team All-American (2013)

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: Finished in ninth place at the Gdansk Grand Prix in February

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KIEFER’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 32 6 .842 1st Career: 32 6 .842

Junior and Senior division, while checking in as the No. 4 foilist in the world on the Senior level entering the 2012 Olympic Games … reached the quarterfinal round of the women’s individual foil and was a member of the sixth-place U.S. Women’s team foil squad at the 2012 Olympics

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Fighting Irish … earned first career Olympic Team spot after winning gold at the January 2012 North American Cup in both the Junior and Division I pools … also earned top-10 finishes at both the Budapest World Cup (eighth, team) and Torino World Cup (10th) … became youngest member of the 2009 Senior World Team at just 15-yearsold and then won bronze at the Senior World Championships in October 2011 … became only athlete in the world to earn individual podium finishes at the Senior, Junior and Cadet World Championships in 2011 after she won silver medals at both the Junior and Cadet Worlds in April of that year. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: Ranked as the top women’s foilist in the United States in both the Junior and Senior division, while checking in as the No. 4 foilist in the world on the Senior level entering the 2012 Olympic Games … reached the quarterfinal round of the women’s individual foil and was a member of the sixth-place U.S. Women’s team foil squad at the 2012 Olympics … earned first career Olympic Team spot after winning gold at the January 2012 North American Cup in both the Junior and Division I pools … also earned top-10 finishes at both the Budapest World Cup (eighth, team) and Torino World Cup (10th) … became youngest

NICOLE MCKEE Sophomore Foil Valley Stream, N.Y. Valley Stream South

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Foil Runner-Up (2013) First Team All-MFC (2013)

member of the 2009 Senior World Team at just 15-years-old and then won bronze at the Senior World Championships in October 2011 … became only athlete in the world to earn individual podium finishes at the Senior, Junior and Cadet World Championships in 2011 after she won silver medals at both the Junior and Cadet Worlds in April of that year. AS A FRESHMAN: Was crowned the 2013 NCAA Women’s Foil Champion, earning First Team All-American accolades in her first season with the Irish … was one of the most successful foilists with a 32-6 mark … posted matching 9-3 records at the St. John’s and NYU Invitationals … was undefeated at Duke and Notre Dame Duals … started career with the Irish by winning two bouts, 5-2, against Ohio State … narrowly won third bout 5-4 against Mona Shaito … was 2-1 against Penn State, blanking Alina Antokhina 5-0 … narrowly lost to defending NCAA Champion Evgeniya Kirpicheva of St. John’s 5-4 … finished the day with a 5-2 win over Columbia’s Nzingha Prescod … against Yale, posted a set of 5-2 wins and a 5-0 routing of Jin Ay Yap … struggled against Columbia but regrouped and blanked Northwestern 3-0 … facing off for the second time in as many days, lost 5-3 to Kirpicheva at the Coles Sports Center … In Durham only allowed feated against Columbia, notably beating Nzingha Prescod 5-1 … was 4-4 at the NYU Invite … walked away with a 5-1 victory over Yale’s Megan Murphy … was undefeated against NYU … scored a pair of 5-1 wins over Audra Fox and Stephanie Lo, and beat Violets teammate Sophie Feiertag 5-3 … had her best performance of the season at the Northwestern Duals, posting an 8-5 mark … blanked Sanki Patel of Fairleigh Dickinson 5-0 and bested Alexis Camara 5-1 before being out-touched by Alix Lerch, 5-2 … was undefeated against UC-San Diego … had a close win over Victoria Parra, 5-4, before out-dueling Nicole Chiang 5-1 … bested Princeton’s Sharon Gao 5-2 … went 1-1 against Temple … finished the trip to Evanston with a duet of 5-1 wins over Ohio State’s Mona Shaito

her opponents five touches in total throughout the day … won a duet of matches against North Carolina 5-0 to finish the trip … at the Notre Dame Duals earned several lopsided wins over MFC opponents … at NCAA Midwest Regional finished 18-1 with a +65 indicator, good for first place, losing only to familiar Buckeye foe Mona Shaito 5-3 … in San Antonio, finished first day of competition 14-1, losing only to older sister Alexandria of Harvard, 5-4 … the loss, her second bout of the day, was the only one across two days of round-robin play … advancing into the semifinals, bested Mona Shaito 15-5 to move into the finals … squaring off against Jackie Dubrovich of Columbia, quickly went up in score and never looked back, decisively winning the title with a score of 15-8. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School … was a member of the French Honors Society and the Beta Club … named an AP Scholar with Distinction … daughter of Steven and Teresa Kiefer … has one sister, Alex, and one brother, Axel … father, Steven, was a team captain for the men’s fencing team at Duke University … sister, Alex, currently fences at Harvard University … enorolled in the College of Arts & Letters, double-majoring in science and pre-professional studies. MCKEE’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 23 15 .605 -Career: 23 15 .605

and Nina Stackhouse … at the Duke Duals logged a 4-2 record … earned a pair of 5-2 wins over Penn State but stumbled in a loss to Clarisse Luminet … against host Duke, narrowly lost 5-4 to Anisha Mukherjee, but also won 5-4 against Samantha Lee … closed out the Durham excursion with a 5-2 win over North Carolina’s Sarah Flinn … at the Notre Dame Duals was 2-2 on the day … versus Wayne State, won convincingly against Tiaja Sabrie, 5-1 … in the bouts with Northwestern won against Jen Yamin, 5-3, but lost to Dayana Sarkisova 5-2 … entered direct

AS A FRESHMAN: Was the runner-up at the 2013 Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships … earned first team All-MFC Accolades … finished the season 23-15 while competing in every meet … at St. John’s Invite posted a 5-2 mark … narrowly lost first bout to Ohio State’s Kyjah Voryat, 5-4, but came back to best Mai Shaito 5-3 … was 2-1 against Harvard with sole loss coming against Irish teammate Lee Kiefer’s older sister Alexandra, 5-3 … was unde-

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STUDENT-ATHLETES elimination at the MFC Championships with the No. 7 seed and a perfect 5-0 pool play record … earned a pair of lopsided victories over Northwestern’s Tina Umanskiy (15-2) and Charlotte Sands (15-7) before upending the No. 2 seed Olivia Dobbs 15-13 … bested Mai Shaito 15-7 to advance into the final bout, but lost to Monao Shaito 15-11 … at the NCAA Midwest Regional competition the following week, finished ninth with an 11-8 record and +21 indicator.

MARY REGAN Junior Sabre Woodbridge, Conn. The Hopkins School

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre 13th-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Sabre 12th-Place Finisher (2012)* Honorable Mention All-MFC (2012)* * as a member of Northwestern’s team her freshman year

AS A SOPHOMORE: competed in several meets in her first season with the Irish, posting a

Fighting Irish PREP & PERSONAL: Three-time letterwinner at Valley Stream South High School … recipient of the 2011 and 2012 All Long Island Fencer award … 2012 Junior Olympic Fencing champion in the foil … claimed fifth place at the 2012 USA Fencing Summer Nationals … runnerup finish at the 2011 Cabries International in France … earned fifth place at the 2010 European Fencing Confederation tournament in

Budapest, Hungary … president of Valley Stream South High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society … was a member of the Athletic Honor Society, Occupational Educational Honor Society, Key Club and participated in marching band … daughter of John and Ivy McKee … sister, Erica, fences at Penn State … enrolled in the College of Arts & letters, double-majoring in a science and pre-professional studies.

15-5 record … at the NYU Invitational was 4-2 on the day … dropped to 3-3 at the Northwestern Duals before improving dramatically to 8-0 at the Notre Dame Duals … in New York earned a pair of wins over Yale’s Maria Martinez, 5-4 and Lucy Partman, 5-0 … was 2-1 versus host Violets … notably blanked Rebecca Endryck 5-0 after a close 5-4 loss to Jackie Leval … in Evanston, won second bout against Fairleigh Dickinson’s Hanna Heldenmuth 5-3 and Genele Streitz 5-2 … finished the trip with a 5-3 win over Stanford’s Isabel Guelbe … back home at the Castellan Family Fencing Center, won 5-1 against Wayne State’s Sara Gray … versus Detroit, earned a duet of 5-3 wins over the Titans … went up against Lawrence’s Shallion Dixon, 5-1, and won against Viking counterpart Shelby Guinn 5-3 … finished the day by blanking Air Force’s Stephanie Sarabia 5-0. AS A FRESHMAN (Northwestern): Placed 52nd out of 108 other fencers at the Junior North American Cup in her first competition for Northwestern University … claimed five wins in

REGAN’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2012 - Competed for Northwestern2013 15 5 .750 -Career: 15 5 .750

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the sabre at the Northwestern Duals … finished in 12th place at the 2012 Midwest Conference Fencing Championships. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Hopkins High School … compiled undefeated records in both her sophomore and junior seasons … has trained with the Candlewood Fencing Club … earned a team title at the 2009 North American Cup, and was a medalist at the Junior Olympic Fencing Championships … was a valedictorian candidate in senior class at Hopkins High School, graduating with cum laude distinction … daughter of Michael and Kathleen Regan … has three sisters, Megan, Katlyn and Elizabeth … sisters Megan and Katlyn are 2007 Notre Dame graduates … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in political science.

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GRACE MONTEMURRO Sophomore Sabre Annandale, N.J. North Hunterdon

VICTORIA SLUKA Sophomore Sabre White River Township, Ind. Center Grove

AS A FRESHMAN: competed in two bouts for the Irish at the Notre Dame Duals … won against Cleveland State’s Christine Bocci, 5-3 … lost to Lawrence’s Shelby Guinn 5-1. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from North Hunterdon High in June 2012 … fenced all four years on the school’s prep team … did not become involved with fencing until age 13 … as a freshman, placed fourth in the Skylands freshman-sophomore tournament … fenced on the varsity team her sophomore through senior years and was the sabre team captain as a senior … member of the National Honor Society, Latin

Honor Society and Math Honor Society … serves as a tutor at the Center for Social Concerns and is involved with various Notre Dame ministry clubs and events … daughter of Beth and Alan Montemurro … mother, Beth, graduated from Notre Dame in 1985 … has three younger brothers … is currently majoring in applied computational math and statistics at the University.

AS A FRESHMAN: did not compete for the Irish. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Center Grove High School in May of 2012 … competed with her club team, IndySabre Fencing, throughout high school … as a sophomore finished in second place at the Midwest Regionals … was a finalist in several state-sponsored competitions,

including piano and science fair events … earned ISSMA Gold Rating for Piano and Flute skill level … was a 15-time county 4H Grand Champion … went to same high school as current Irish softball player Kimmy Sullivan … born to James and Anna Sluka … has two siblings, brother Justin and sister Christina … intends to major in Anthropology at the University.

MONTEMURRO’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 1 1 .500 -Career: 1 26 .037

Women’s Sabre Squad photo: From L-R, coach Ian Farr, Allison Barry, Johanna Thill, Victoria Sluka, Mary Regan, Grace Montemurro.

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STUDENT-ATHLETES JOHANNA THILL Sophomore Sabre Chanhassen, Minn. Chanhassen

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre Champion (2013) First Team All-MFC (2013) NCAA 11th-Place Finish (2013) Third Team All-American (2013)

AS A FRESHMAN: Was crowned Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Women’s Sabre Champion and finished in 11th place at the NCAA National Championship … notched a 30-20 record in her first season with the Irish … at the St. John’s Invite went 6-3, improving to 7-2 the following day at the NYU Invitational … against Penn State was 1-2, with the sole win coming against Elizabeth Rapp, 5-3 … was undefeated against host St. John’s, blanking Alexandra Tannous 5-0 and only allowing Margaret McDonald a single touch … narrowly won versus Columbia’s Essane Diedro, 5-4, before bowing to her sister Loweye, 5-3 … won against Sarah Yee

ALLISON BARRY Freshman Sabre Cranford, N.J. Cranford

Fighting Irish 5-3 to finish the day … started out strong the following day against Yale, posting a trio of 5-4 victories … remained undefeated against Northwestern with a duet of 5-1 victories and a close 5-4 win over Alicia Gurrieri … after trading touches back and forth, lost 5-4 to St. John’s Anna Limbach … was 1-1 against host NYU, narrowly losing to Ericka Persson 5-4 but winning against Jackie Leval, 5-2 … posted her only losing record of the season at Northwestern, going 6-11 on the day … just barely lost to Sophia Bischof 5-4… was undefeated against North Carolina, blanking Sara Leung 5-0 and besting Gillian Litynski and Aislinn Klos 5-2 … two more wins came against Cal Tech … bested Emilia Hernandez 5-1 … bested Princeton sabreuse Diamond Wheeler 5-2 before falling to Gracie Stone, 5-1 … notched a 3-3 mark in Durham, but at Notre Dame Duals posted an 8-1 mark … blanked Cleveland State’s Christine Bocci 5-0 in first bout of the meet … remained undefeated, besting Andrea Ozanich and Kaja Klodowska 5-0 and 5-3 respectively … traded touches with Alicia Gurrieri of Northwestern before succumbing 5-4 … was undefeated against Lawrence and Air Force … was undefeated at the MFC Championships, emerging from pool play with a 5-0 record and besting Irish teammate Lian Osier in the title bout, who withdrew due to injury … at NCAA Midwest Regionals finished just ahead of senior Abigail Nichols with an 11-4 mark … at the Championships in San Antonio, finished in 11th place with an 11-12 mark, earning third team All-America accolades.

rently involved as a student ambassador at Notre Dame and is a member of the Proud to be ND club … fenced throughout high school with the Manhattan Fencing Center … competed at the 2013 Junior Olympics and finished in third place … competed at the 2012 Junior Olympics and finished in eighth place … traveled to Austin, Texas to compete at the North American Cup and

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Cranford High School in June of 2013 … was a member of the Woods Technology Club … was both junior and senior class president … was president of the Model United Nations team … was a World Quest Presidential Delegate … cur-

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THILL’S CAREER RECORD Yr. W L Pct. NCAA Finish 2013 30 20 .600 11th Career: 30 20 .600

PREP & PERSONAL: Four-year sabre team captain at Chanhassen High School, and fenced with the Minnesota Sword Club … member of four state high school fencing championship squads … reached a high watermark of 17th in the U20 Sabre Rankings … claimed sixth place at the 2011 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships in the sabre … also lettered in track and field at Chanhassen High … all-conference selection in the 200m relay as a sophomore … daughter of Matthew Thill and Charlene Thill Schubert … has two brothers, Jacob and Erick … has two sisters, Emily and Kassia … father, Matthew, competed in track and field at Michigan Tech … grandfather, Bruce Thill, attended Notre Dames … enrolled in the college of engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering and Spanish.

finished in eighth place … won the North American Cup in Cincinnati, Ohio … was awarded the 2012 Outstanding Achievements National Results Award in the process … born to Richard and Karen Barry … has one sister, Sarah … enrolled in First Year of Studies at the University with the intent to major in Political Science and minor in Archaeology.

NOTRE DAME Fighting Irish

Season In Review Notre Dame finished second at the 2013 NCAA Championships, their third top three finish in as many years.

SEASON IN REVIEW Coming off of a third-place finish in 2012, Notre Dame entered 2013 looking to reclaim first place at the NCAA Championships. The Irish boasted three Olympic contenders and sent the maximum of 12 fencers to San Antonio, Texas, only to finish second behind Princeton. The runner-up finish extended their streak of top-five finishes to 20 consecutive seasons, and nine Irish fencers left the Lone Star State with All-American nods. The women’s team, ranked second in the CollegeFencing360.com Coaches Poll at the start of the season, posted a 9-1 mark after the first weekend of competition and went on to finish with a 26-1 record. Olympians Courtney Hurley (epee) and Lee Kiefer (foil) claimed their respective weapons titles at the NCAAs, while sophomore Madison Zeiss finished tied for third at the championship event. The Notre Dame men started the season sluggishly before finishing with a 19-7 ledger. The Irish saw four seniors break the 100-win plateau in their careers over the course of the season and enjoyed the return of former NCAA foil champions Ariel DeSmet and Gerek Meinhardt. Traveling to the St. John’s Invitational, Hurley set the tone for the season by posting a 13-1 record and logging the best individual winning percentage of the day at a .926 clip. Epee teammates Ewa Nelip, Nicole Ameli and Ashley Severson combined to win 19 bouts to help the squad finish the day with a 32-13 ledger. On the men’s side, senior James Kaull and freshman Garrett McGrath impressed in epee as well by securing 25 of the weapon’s 27 wins during the competition. DeSmet posted marks of 13-2 and 15-0 in foil to finish the weekend 28-2. Next day at the NYU Invitational, Notre Dame claimed seven out of a possible 10 team wins in the Coles Sports Center. The women’s team suffered their lone lose of the season against Columbia-Barnard when the Lions won six straight bouts at the end of the match to topple Notre Dame, 13-14.

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In sabre, senior Will McGough won his last four combined bouts against St. John’s and NYU to lead the men’s squad with a .667 winning percentage. Women’s sabreists Lian Osier and Johanna Thill, who combined the day prior to post a 14-10 record, finished the Big Apple bouts 26-17 overall. Senior weapon teammate Kathryn Palazzoto shared the weapon lead Sunday with Thill with seven wins apiece. Traveling next to Evanston, Ill. for the Northwestern Duals, the women swept the competition with a perfect 8-0 record while the men went 5-1. Ameli and Severson both beat 2012 NCAA defending champion Katarzyna Dabrowa in epee, and the Irish scored five consecutive touches to break an 11-all tie with the Buckeyes. Ameli also defeated Olympic bronze medalist Susanna Scanlan of Princeton with a 5-3 victory. Meinhardt, a two-time Olympian, made his season debut with a 17-1 mark at the Wildcat meet. His sole loss of the day came in his opening bout against Chris Colley, another Buckeye contender. The Irish went on to compete at the Duke Home Fencing Meet, choosing to leave the cold snow of South Bend behind them. On the opening day of competition, the men earned a 17-10 win over Johns Hopkins but dropped a pair of losses to No. 1 Penn State (11-16) and No. 10 Duke (12-15). James Kaull logged 2-1 bout records in each of his three match-ups, while fellow senior classmate Jack Piasio added a 2-0 mark against Johns Hopkins. Continuing the upperclassmen’s winning ways was Grant Hodges in foil, who posted a perfect 3-0 bout against Duke and closed out the competition 6-3. Senior sabreist Jason Choy teamed up with freshman John Hallsten to lead the men’s sabre team to the best won-loss record (17-10) out of all the Irish weapons squads. The women closed out the trip to the Tar Heel State by again sweeping the competition, improving their record to 20-1 and their ranking to No. 1 by CollegeFencing360.com’s Coaches Poll. Severson posted a perfect 9-0 record to lead the epee squad to a 19-8 cumulative

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record in the competition. Ameli improved her season record to 38-8 as well when she went 3-0 against Duke and North Carolina. It was the women’s foil team that stole the spotlight Sunday though, as five different fencers completed a 24-3 mark. Junior Adriana Camacho was undefeated at 7-0, and Rachel Beck and Lee Kiefer both posted 6-0 ledgers. Returning to South Bend, the Irish made preparations to host the annual Notre Dame Duals event and show off the sparkling new Castellan Family Fencing Center, which was a gift given to the team the previous fall. The Center, a gift of Patrick and Concetta Castellan, features 15 regulation strips, locker rooms, coaches’ offices, a team lounge and conference room, a manager’s office and armory. Built around the old hockey rink in the North Dome of the Joyce Center, several displays feature the team’s eight NCAA National Championship trophies as well as notable fencers and coaches from years’ past. The Center was a notable improvement from the team’s old practice space, and gave the Irish an obvious home-court advantage. Welcoming in teams from all across the Midwest, Notre Dame saw 12 competitors post perfect records. The women’s squad held every opponent they faced to single digits, and completely shut out Midwestern Fencing Conference foe Detroit, 27-0. The epee squad in particular astounded fans gathered around the strips as they logged a 52-2 record across six matches. The men impressed as well, finishing the day 7-0 and undefeated in a match for the first time all season. Gerek Meinhardt was away at international competition, competing in the Foil Word Cup Event in La Coruna, Spain, but his absence wasn’t felt by his teammates as six fencers posted perfect marks. Sabreists Will McGough, Kevin Hassett and John Hallsten all logged 7-0 clips, while fellow sabreur Jason Choy and foilist Ariel DeSmet both posted 6-0 records. Epeeist Dale Purdy finished the day 5-0, but perhaps the biggest surprise was

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DeSmet’s foil teammate Grant Hodges earning 17 victories throughout the day and lost merely three times. The Irish also played host the next two weekends to the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship Meet and the NCAA Midwest Regional Competition. Notre Dame dominated the conference championship, claiming four weapon class titles and three runner-up finishes before besting Ohio State the next day to win the overall team crown as well. As the Irish and Ohio State ran away from the rest of the field Sunday afternoon in the team portion of the competition, Notre Dame beat out the Buckeyes in four of the six events. The men’s sabre squad was the first to claim gold, thanks to a 5-0 shutout by John Hallsten against Andrew McDonald. The momentum continued as the second-seeded men’s foil squad defeated Illinois 5-1, Northwestern 5-0 and Wayne State 5-2 before facing Ohio State. The Buckeyes jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead but Ariel DeSmet and Nick Kubik beat out Zain Shaito and Sam HardwickeBrowne to clinch a 5-3 win. The most dominant weapon for the Irish, women’s foil, saw the rotation of Grace Hartman, Madison Zeiss and Nicole McKee post three 5-0 shutouts against Case Western Iowa and Ohio State. Hartman went on to earn the clinching point with an individual 5-0 shutout against Zain Shaito’s younger sister Mona. The Irish men’s epee and women’s sabre teams reached their finals, but could not upset Ohio State squads looking to even the score. The epee squad went up 4-3 in the match, but a pair of defeats saw Ohio State emerge victorious. On the sabre strips, Notre Dame never gained momentum and fell 5-1 to the Buckeyes, with Thill scoring the lone Irish point. With five weapons classes finished, all eyes turned towards the women’s epee event. Nicole Ameli and Ewa Nelip claimed wins for the Irish, but were countered by three buckeye wins. Ashley Severson stepped up to even out the match with a 5-1 victory over Tasha Domashovetz, and the final three bouts all went into

overtime. Nelip fell in the first of the three, giving Ohio State a 4-3 advantage, but Severson and Ameli completed an Irish comeback to win the conference crown. In their final weekend of hosting events, Notre Dame welcomed the NCAA onto campus as the 2013 NCAA Midwest Regional Competition got underway. The Irish were successful in qualifying the maximum of 12 contestants to travel to San Antonio, Texas to compete in the National Championships, marking the sixth straight season they had done so. With boots on the ground in San Antonio, Notre Dame sent eight returning competitors and four first-timers to the Freeman Coliseum in search of the program’s ninth NCAA Championship. Of the 12, three were former champions and two were making their fourth appearances at the meet. First up for the Irish was men’s foil, as former champions Gerek Meinhardt and Ariel DeSmet squared off against each other. Meinhardt finished the first day 15-0, and went on to post a 22-1 round robin record. DeSmet faltered the first day, finishing in ninth place before falling to 10th in the final standings. Meinhardt barely lost his semi-final bout to club and Olympic teammate Alex Massialas of Stanford, 15-14. Massialas defeated David Willette of Penn State to claim the title as Stanford’s only win of the weekend. On the epee strips, freshman Garrett McGrath and junior Michael Rossi had their hands full battling defending champions and highly ranked teams right out of the gate. McGrath upset Jonathan Yergler of Princeton 5-3 and won against familiar foe Marco Canevari of Ohio State 5-4, while Rossi logged a momentous 1-0 overtime win against Canevari’s teammate Daniel Tafoya. McGrath finished 13th while Rossi placed 20th. In men’s sabre, Kevin Hassett finished his second NCAA meet in ninth place with a 13-10 record. Freshman John Hallsten had trouble getting his bearings together, finishing the first day of competition 7-8 in 16th place after three rounds.

Entering the second half of the competition for the women’s squad, local yokel Courtney Hurley made her fourth appearance in the NCAAs and looked to reclaim her crown from 2011. She wrapped up round-robin play 18-5, and defeated Margherita Guzzi Vincenti of Penn State 15-14 in the semi-finals. Advancing into the championship bout, Hurley fought to keep her cool against Olympic teammate Susannah Scanlan of Princeton, emerging victorious in front of friends and family. Hurley became the first four-time, first-team All-American for the Irish since Alicja Kryczalo in 2005. Hurley’s counterpart Nelip, also making her fourth and final appearance, posted a 6-1 score coming out the first round and battled hard to keep momentum. She finished in eighth place, earning secondteam All-American honors. In women’s sabre, senior Lian Osier closed her Irish career in eighth place with a 14-9 mark and a +6 indicator. Freshman phenom Thill edged into 11th place with an 11-12 ledger and +7 indicator and earned honorable mention All-American status. In the late Sunday afternoon heat, women’s foilists Kiefer and Zeiss anxiously waited for their semi-final bouts. Zeiss jumped ahead early in her bout with Jackie Dubrovich of Columbia-Barnard, but Dubrovich stormed back and won 15-7 to advance into the title bout. Kiefer squared off against Mona Shaito of Ohio State in the other semi-final bout, and warmed spectator’s hearts when she pulled a Band-Aid out of a back pocket for Shaito to use during the midway break. Kiefer went on to win the bout 15-5, and defeated Dubrovich 15-8 to claim her first NCAA Championship title. Her round-robin record of 22-1 tied not only Meinhardt but also Andrea Ament’s ledger for second best won-loss record by a Notre Dame fencer at the NCAA Championship meet. Kiefer’s only loss in the two-day event came against her older sister, Alex, who competed with the Harvard squad and beat little sis, 5-4.

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GRADUATED SENIORS JAMES KAULL (C) Graduated • Epee Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA 10th-Place Finisher (2010) NCAA 14th-Place Finisher (2011) NCAA Seventh-Place Finisher (2012) Third Team All-American (2010) Second Team All-American (2012) MFC Epee Runner-Up (2011) First Team All-MFC (2011) Second Team All-MFC (2010, 2012) AS A SENIOR: Captained the men’s epee squad and earned an impressive 43-19 record … finished his career with the Irish with a 170-62 mark … at St. John’s Invite, was 13-2 on the day … followed with an 8-7 log the following day at the NYU Invitational … at St. John’s, started the day with an overtime priority win against Ohio State’s Narayan Pathi, 3-2 … continued with a 5-2 win against Kristian Boyadzhiev and a 2-1 overtime upset against Daniel Tafoya … suffered first loss of the day against Penn State’s Vernon O’Garra, 5-1, but recouped and bested his Nittany Lion teammates 5-4 and 5-2 … was undefeated

Fighting Irish against Harvard, earning a 5-3 win over Peregrine Badger and out-touching Nicolas Simko 4-3 in overtime … against host St. John’s, suffered second loss, a 5-4 overtime bout with Adam Watson … came back to win 3-2 in overtime against Andrew Dobbie … finished off Trevor Shepard 5-3 … finished the day 3-0 against Columbia, earning 5-4, 4-3 (OT) and 5-0 wins against Jake Hoyle, Brian Ro and Alen Hadzic … versus Yale the next morning, surged to a 5-1 win early against Cornelius Saunders … was undefeated against North Carolina, besting Maxwell Tice-Lewis 5-3, Parker Williams 5-4 and Daniel Giles 5-1 … was 1-2 versus St. John’s but out-dueled host NYU, going 3-0 … earned a 5-2 win versus Steven Lee and logged a duet of 5-1 wins against Kenith Mak and Enrique Cavazos … at Northwestern Duals, earned a 9-4 mark … was 1-2 against Ohio State and Princeton … versus Stanford, notched a 5-3 win against Kian Ameli, and earned a pair of 5-2 wins against Cole Connelly and Jake Harbour … won next bout against UC-San Diego 5-2 … bested North Carolina opponents 3-0 … was 6-3 at the Duke Duals, logging matching 2-1 marks against Penn State, Johns Hopkins and host Duke … at Notre Dame Duals was 7-3 … blanked Wayne State 3-0 … was 1-2 versus Northwestern … had two impressive 5-2 wins over Air Force Academy’s Dalton Boatright and Nathan Sorenson … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in 14th place … competed in NCAA Midwest Regionals, barely missing qualifying for NCAA Championships behind Irish teammate Garrett McGrath’s +23 indicator to his own +22 mark … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Selected as the epee squad’s Most Valuable Player after his third full season … finished seventh in the epee at the NCAA Championships to earn second team All-America status … logged a 14-9 table record with a +12 indicator (93-81) … placed fifth out of 77 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, claiming all-MFC second team honors … posted a perfect 6-0 mark in pool play with a 30-12 touch differential over opponents … earned a 15-3 win over Bowling Green’s Kevin Semones in the table of 32 … equaled the performance against Lawrence’s Matthew DeStasio to advance out of the table of 16 … downed Ohio State’s Marco Canevari 15-7 to reach the round of eight … participated in all five regular season dual matches for the Irish … earned a monogram … led the epee squad in wins with a 45-21 record … became the only active epee team member to achieve at least 100 career bout wins (124) … compiled a 10-3 record at the Air Force Duals, sweeping competitors from Swarthmore College (3-0) and Air Force (3-0) in bout victories …

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gathered a 7-8 record at the St. John’s Duals, taking down members of No. 9 Columbia and host St. John’s 2-1 … finished with an 11-2 bout record at the Notre Dame Duals … won five bouts by four or more touches at the home duals … gathered a 8-3 record for the foil team at the Northwestern Duals … defeated Edward Kelly from No. 2 Princeton (placed eighth at the NCAA Championships) 3-2 and swept North Carolina (3-0) at the Northwestern Duals. 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 (1511) 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 the win and posting a 2-0 record against Stevens Tech

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JACK PIASIO Graduated • Epee DuBois, Pa. Georgetown Prep

HONORS & AWARDS

Second Team All-MFC (2011) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2012)

AS A SENIOR: Was a strong competitor for the Irish, logging a 29-23 mark, bringing his career record to 119-64 … had a shaky start at the St. John’s Invite, posting a 0-7 mark … regrouped and came on strong the next day at NYU Invite, going 10-4, his best record of the season … versus Yale, earned a 2-1 mark … started by besting Benjamin ‘appinKasirier in overtime, 5-4 … continued with a close, 5-4 win against Cornelius Saunders … was 1-1 against Columbia … versus North Carolina, earned a 5-1 win against Hayden Haberle and outtouched Parker Williams 5-3 … against St. John’s, notched 5-3 and 3-2 wins against Trevor Shepard and Andrew Dobbie … versus Dobbie, earned the overtime upset … was undefeated against NYU, touting a pair of 5-3 wins against Enrique Cavazos and Steven Lee … at Northwestern Duals, was 5-6 … the following week notched a 4-4 mark … at home, was 10-1 in the Notre Dame Duals … was undefeated against Wayne State, Detroit,

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 win-

ning at the 2007 Junior World Circuit in Montreal, Canada … earned back-to-back 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 … son of Jim and Nina Kaull … uncle, Donald Kaull, played basketball for Rhode Island … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in Political Science.

Northwestern and Chicago … narrowly lost, 5-4 to Air Force’s Nathan Sorensen … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished 17th … competed at NCAA Midwest Regionals, finishing in eighth place … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Finished 12th out of 77 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to cop honorable mention all-MFC honors … won five of six tilts during pool play, posting a +11 indicator (27-16) … competed in all five regular season duals for the epee squad, logging a 41-25 record … earned a monogram … started the season 10-4 at the Air Force Duals, gathering 3-0 match victories over Swarthmore College and Florida …

posted a 6-6 record at the St. John’s Duals, defeating Alen Hadzik (placed second at the NCAA Championships) from No. 9 Columbia 5-3 … defeated Kristian Boyadzhiev from No. 1 Ohio State (tied for third at the NCAA Championships) 3-2 to take the 5-4 match victory over the Buckeyes … led the entire Irish roster with a 12-5 record at the NYU Duals … took down Hadzik for the second time, 5-3, and cruised to a 3-0 match record over No. 9 Columbia … defeated host NYU (3-0) … had an 8-2 showing at the Notre Dame Duals, overcoming Nathan Kumar (5-1), Darren Winston (5-2) and Michael Ramlow (5-4) of Wayne State … recipient of the Yves Auriol Award, given to the most improved fencer.

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GRADUATED SENIORS 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,

GRANT HODGES Graduated • Foil Salina, Kan. Salina Central

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010) MFC Foil Seventh-Place Finisher (2012) MFC Foil Eighth-Place Finisher (2013) Second Team All-MFC (2012, 2013)

AS A SENIOR: Was a strong competitor for the Irish, earning a 33-28 mark … finished his career with a 114-44 record … competed in every meet for the Irish, improving each time …at St. John’s Invite posted a 1-12 mark, but improved the fol-

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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 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 … father played lacrosse for Johns Hopkins … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance.

lowing day at the NYU Invitational … in the Coles Sports Center, was 0-2 versus Yale but split the difference 1-1 against Columbia … posted matching 1-2 bout records against North Carolina, St. John’s and NYU … against the host Violets, narrowly lost to Phil Jamesson 5-4 but reversed the score and won against Andrew Ark … at Northwestern Duals won every bout except one to UC-San Diego’s Keric Moore, 5-0 … in Durham, went 6-3 at the Duke Duals … after a slow start against Penn State logged a 2-1 record against Johns Hopkins foes and went undefeated against host Duke … earned a 5-3 win against Rod Shayesteh, out-touched Michael DeVito 5-1 and narrowly out-dueled Sam Roh 5-4 … posted his best individual record at the Notre Dame Duals, going 17-3 … at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in eighth place, good for second-team All-MFC accolades … at NCAA Midwest Regional competition finished in seventh place with a 7-6,

+12 indicator mark … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Achieved a seventhplace finish out of 73 competitors at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning all-MFC second team honors … posted a perfect 5-0 mark in pool play with a +18 indicator (25-7) … downed Bowling Green’s Rob Stepp 15-1 to advance out of the table of 32 … earned a 15-2 victory over Lawrence’s Alex Biehl in the table of 16 … reached the table of eight with a 15-8 decision over Ohio State’s Sam Hardwicke-Brown … competed in four regular season dual events … collected second career monogram … battled Lucas Lin (finished 8th at the NCAA Championships) from No. 6 Harvard within one touch at the St. John’s Duals (4-5) … overcame North Carolina’s Kevin Nadeau (finished 21st at the NCAA Championships) with a 5-3 bout victory, finishing with an overall 2-3 showing at the NYU Duals … gathered the best record (15-1) and ranked second on the foil squad

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for the most wins at the Notre Dame Duals … won 10 of his bouts at the home dual by four touches or more … wrapped up the season with a 3-2 record at the Northwestern Duals … defeated North Carolina’s Kevin Nadeau (5-2) … remained untouched in the final two bouts at the Northwestern Duals against Cal Tech’s Andy Zhou and Stanford’s Andrew Scheuremann. 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 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. 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 … graduated from the College of Arts & Letters with an English degree with a supplemental degree in history.

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GRADUATED SENIORS JASON CHOY (C) Graduated • Sabre Basking Ridge, N.J. Ridge

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011, 2012) MFC Sabre Eighth-Place Finisher (2013) First Team All-MFC (2011, 2012) Second Team All-MFC (2010, 2013)

AS A SENIOR: Captained the men’s sabre squad, earning a respectable 34-23 mark … finished his career with the Irish with a 110-69 record … at St. John’s Invitational, logged a 5-9 bout record before going 6-6 the following day at the NYU Invite … against Yale, lost a close 5-4 bout versus Nate Benzimra but came back to win against Columbia’s Michael Josephs, 5-3 … was undefeated against North Carolina, logging scores of 5-4, 5-2 and 5-3 against Tar Heel opponents … was 1-2 against St. John’s but split the difference 1-1 against host NYU … at Northwestern Duals, notched his best mark of the season with an 11-5 record … was 2-1 against Ohio State, Princeton and Stanford … against the Buckeyes, earned a pair of 5-1 wins against Bill Meyer and Andrew McDonald … bested Princeton’s Stephen Moch 5-2 and Philip Dershwitz 5-1 … logged a duet of 5-3 wins against Cameron Lindsay and Daniel Wolfson of Stanford … out-touched Cal Tech’s Harrison Miller 5-1 … was 1-2 against UC-San Diego bouters but again went undefeated against North Carolina … versus the Tar Heels, logged matching 5-2 scores in all three bouts … down in Durham, was 6-3 at the Duke Duals before going undefeated at home in the Notre Dame Duals … blanked Lawrence’s Ian Pelton 5-0 … finished the day with two wins against Air Force … at Midwestern Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in eighth place, good for second-team All-MFC accolades … at NCAA Midwest Regional, finished second in the men’s sabre field behind fellow Irish teammate John Hallsten … tied Hallsten in round robin play with a 12-1 record, but narrowly lost the fence-off, 5-4 … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Tied for third place in a field of 72 competitors at the Midwest Fencing

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Conference Championships … logged a pool play record of 5-0, outpointing the opposition with a +17 indicator (25-8) … lost a heartbreaking 14-15 decision to eventual conference champion Rhys Douglas of Ohio State … placed 14th in the sabre at the NCAA Championships to narrowly miss All-America recognition … finished with a 31-16 regular season record … achieved a perfect 10-0 effort at the Air Force Duals to assist the sabre team to four 9-0 victories … battled toward a 5-4 finish over Douglas (No. 1 Ohio State), who ultimately finished 13th at the NCAA Championships, during the St. John’s Duals … earned a signature win over Aleksander Ochocki, a two-time national sabre champion and four-time AllAmerican from No. 4 Penn State, 5-3 during an overall 8-6 performance at the St. John’s Duals … helped the sabre team edge out No. 9 Columbia 5-4 with bout victories over Michael Josephs (5-2) and Mel Rodriguez (5-1) at the NYU Duals for an overall record of 4-5 … contributed a 4-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals, which included bout triumphs over Illinois, Wayne State and Indiana … finished the season 5-5 at the Northwestern Duals with wins over Eugene Chung (5-2) and Timothy Evans (5-1) from No. 8 Duke.

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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 vic-

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tory 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 allMFC 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 eighth-place result at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, claiming a 3-6 pool play record.

WILL MCGOUGH Graduated • Sabre Bronxville, N.Y. Bronxville

HONORS & AWARDS MFC Sabre Ninth-Place Finisher (2013) MFC Sabre T-11th Place Finisher (2011) Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011, 2013) AS A SENIOR: Finished the season 20-6 with the Irish, bringing his career record to 56-10 … At St. John’s Invitational, won 5-2 against Harvard’s Michael Tom … the following day, posted a 6-3 mark at the NYU Invite … started the day 1-2 against Yale, but split the difference 1-1 against North Carolina … was out-touched by Sam Austin, 5-4, but earned the 5-1 victory against Jackson Bryant-Comstock … versus host NYU was undefeated, logging scores of 5-3, 5-3 and 5-0 against Stephan Teng, Andrew Kelly and Fernando Maymi respectively … was 6-3 at the Northwestern Duals … bested Stanford’s Jeremy Klepner 5-2 … out-dueled Cal Tech’s Jonathan Schor 5-1 and blanked his beaver counterparts 5-0 in remaining two bouts … against UC-San Diego

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.

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 runner-up result at the North American Cup A in the Under-16 division in 2007 … also earned top-10 finishes at the 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 in Sosnowiec, Poland in 2009 … son of David and Lillian Choy … brother, Phil, fenced for the U.S. Air Force Academy … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance in May 2013.

was 1-2 … against the Tar Heels, lost first bout 5-1 to Bryant-Comstock but upset Nate Wiecha 5-4 to finish the day … at Notre Dame Duals was undefeated, posting a 7-0 bout record … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished ninth, good for honorable mention All-MFC accolades … at NCAA Midwest Regional, notched a 6-7 record, good for seventh place in his last competition with the Irish … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Did not compete during the regular season. 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 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 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 “instantdeath” 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 … graduated from the College of Engineering with a degree in computer science and engineering in May 2013.

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GRADUATED SENIORS COURTNEY HURLEY (C) Graduated • Epee San Antonio, Texas Earl Warren

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2009, 2010) NCAA Champion (2011, 2013) First Team All-American (2009, 2010, 2011) MFC Epee Champion (2009, 2011) MFC Epee Runner-Up (2010) First Team All-MFC (2009, 2010, 2011) 2012 Olympic Games Participant (United States) Team Epee Bronze Medal (2012 Olympics) INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: Finished seventh at the Leipzig Epee World Cup in early February ’13 … at Pan American Championships, won women’s epee title … out-touched older sister Kelley 15-14 in the semifinals … won the medal bout and title by besting U.S. Olympic teammate Katharine Holmes 15-14 … scored the clinching touch for the United States in the women’s team epee bronze medal match at the 2012 Olympic Games … gold medalist at the 2012 Pan American Championships (team) and the USA Fencing National Championships … claimed silver at the 2012 January North American Cup … bronze medalist in the individual women’s epee at the Pan American Championships … reached the podium in six major events in 2011, including three gold medal finishes … top finisher in the team epee at the 2011 Pan American Games while sweeping both divisions at the USA Fencing National Championships … named the 2009-10 Junior World Cup Points winner for the junior women’s epee division … finished nearly 20 points clear of second-place Johanna Bergdahl from Sweden … in the seven tournaments she competed in on the year, finished first in five … finished her junior circuit with a victory in Mexico on May 5, 2010 … also finished third in the senior table at the Pan-American Championships held in San Jose in April … captured 2009 Junior World Cup gold medals at Montreal, Helsinki, Tauberbischofsheim and Budapest … won the 2008 Carl Schwende Junior World Cup event held in Montreal …teamed with her sister, Kelley, and two other fencers to win the 2008 Junior Team

Fighting Irish World Championships in Italy … placed first at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … in 2007, finished third at the Senior Pan American Championships in Montreal, fifth at a Senior World Cup event held in Germany and 11th at a Senior World Cup event in Luxembourg … won the gold medal at the 2006 Cadet World Championships in Korea … also won the Pittsburgh and Albuquerque N.A.C. events in 2006. AS A SENIOR (2013): Was crowned NCAA Champion in women’s epee for the second time in her career in front of a hometown crowd in San Antonio, Texas … earned first team All-America honors for the fourth time … posted an 18-5, +44 indicator in round robin play … bested Olympic teammate Susannah Scanlan of Princeton 15-6 to clinch the title … in regular season play was 39-5 overall, bringing her career total to 19220 … at St. John’s Invitational in Jamaica, N.Y. was nearly undefeated, boasting a 13-1 mark … outtouched Ohio State’s Caroline Piasecka 5-4 to start the day before struggling against Katarzyna Dabrowa, 5-3 … blanked Tasha Domashovetz 5-0 … was undefeated for the rest of the day against Penn State, Harvard, St. John’s and Columbia foes … went 8-1 the following day at NYU Invite … again bested Columbia 3-0 and went up 2-1 against Northwestern … against Columbia, posted a duet of 5-0 scores … lost to priority in overtime to Northwestern’s Courtney Dumas, but won remaining bouts against Kate Cavanaugh and Dina Bazarbayeva 5-4 and 5-2, respectively … posted matching winning scores of 5-3 against a trio of St. John’s opponents … at Northwestern Duals, fought her way to a 7-3 mark … after sit-

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ting out against Fairleigh Dickinson, was undefeated against North Carolina … bested Lidea Shahidi 5-2, before out-touching Alexandra Mead 5-3 … finished the Tar Heel bouts with a close, 5-4 victory over Kacie Albert … kept her poise and out-dueled UC San Diego combatants to remain undefeated … lost both bouts against Princeton … was narrowly out-touched by Hanna Safford, 5-4, and could not regain momentum against Phoebe Caldwell, losing the match 5-2 … was 1-1 against Ohio State, going down by one against Piasecka but recovering to beat Domashovetz 5-1 … did not compete at Duke Duals or Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships due to international competitions …. finished the regular season undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, notching an 11-0 mark … posted a pair of 5-0 wins over Wayne State … blanked Detroit’s Paige Zmudczyinski before besting Kaylah Berndt 5-1 … finished the bouts with the Titans up 5-2 against Lauren Snarski … remained undefeated against Northwestern … finished her day squaring off against Air Force Academy, blanking Jessica Steuber 5-0, Angelica Phillips 5-2 and Olivia Prosseda 5-2 … at the NCAA Midwest Regional competition, posted 14-1, +37 indicator mark to easily clinch first place … after her first day of NCAA competition was 11-4 and in third place … after earning her way into the semifinals with the No. 3 seed, squared off with Penn State’s Margherita Guzzi-Vincenti … bout see-sawed between the two epeeists, as Hurley won the first period 5-3 only for GuzziVincenti to tie it in the second round 10-all … came back in the third period to go up, 13-10, but Guzzi-Vincenti scored to tie the round 14-14 …

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Fighting Irish clinched the victory and trip to the finals with a hand touch at one minute remaining in the bout … earned a monogram. 2012 NCAA SEASON: Did not compete due to Olympic training. AS A JUNIOR (2011): Earned first career gold medal and first team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, defeating Harvard’s Noam Mills 8-7 in overtime … posted a 19-4 mark, and +42 indicator, during championship pool play … joined sister, Kelley (2008), as Notre Dame epee gold medalists … collected all-Midwest Fencing Conference first team recognition after claiming gold in the women’s epee at the MFC Championships … logged a perfect 6-0 mark in pool play while posting a +25 indicator (30-5) … stormed through the early rounds of direct elimination, dropping first two opponents by a combined 30-2 margin (15-1 each bout) … defeated Ohio State’s Caroline Piasecka 15-11 to claim the tournament victory … surpassed the 40-win plateau in the regular season for the third time, finishing with a 44-4 mark … posted a clean 3-0 sweep of No. 6 Columbia at the NYU Invitational, dropping Gaby Strass (5-2), Katya English (5-1) and Lydia Kopecky (5-1) … logged a 3-0 record against members of No. 7 Northwestern at the NYU Invitational, clinching the match with a 5-1 triumph over Kate Cavanaugh … scored the winning match point in the final team clash at NYU against No. 5 Ohio State with a 5-0 shutout of Tasha Domashovetz … won two of three bouts against No. 4 Penn State at the St. John’s Challenge … capped the team victory over No. 3 Harvard with a 4-1 defeat of Dakota Root at St. John’s … recorded second straight 3-0 sweep to aid the Irish in a 15-12 team win over No. 5 St. John’s … earned a pair of bout triumphs over Brianna Martin (5-1) and Hannah Safford (5-4) of No. 4 Princeton at the Northwestern Duals … monogram winner. AS A SOPHOMORE: Named a first-team AllAmerican as a result of her showing at the NCAA Championships … earned first team all-Midwest Fencing Conference honors for her runner-up finish at the MFC Championships … recipient of the 2010 Knute Rockne Student-Athlete Award … concluded the regular season with a record of 59-6 in epee competition and earned her second straight berth into the NCAA Championships … began season with a perfect 18-0 ledger at the NYU Invitational, including 3-0 records against Yale, Columbia, Northwestern, St. John’s and Ohio State … followed that with a 9-3 mark at the St. John’s Challenge … went 20-2 in competition at the Northwestern Duals and notched the matchclinching point at 14-3 against Christine Forsythe of Fairleigh Dickenson (5-0) … wrapped up the

regular season with a 15-1 showing at the Notre Dame Duals … finished runner-up at the Midwest Fencing Conference championships, falling to teammate and sister Kelley in the finals, 15-11 … advanced into the finals with four convincing wins … defeated teammate Caroline Dikibo in the round of 32, 15-2 … downed Amanda Cantlin of Chicago in the round of 16, 15-3 … earned her ticket to the finals with backto-back wins over Nicole Tilley (15-4) and Kayley French (15-6) of Northwestern … helped her epee squad capture the team title at the event, defeating Northwestern in the final by the score of 5-1 … claimed a 4-3 victory over Christa French in the bout … secured her second-consecutive NCAA Midwest Regional title, defeating Kayla French (Northwestern) in the finals, 15-14 … advanced to the finals with a 15-4 win over Mary Pozydaev of Ohio State in the round of eight, and a 15-12 decision over Christa French of Northwestern in the semifinals … concluded her season with a tie for third place in the NCAA Championships … excelled through round robin play, posting a 19-4 record to go along with a +32 indicator, good for the third seed in the final four table … fell to Penn State’s Margherita Guzzi Vincenti in the semifinals, 15-11. AS A FRESHMAN: Finished the regular season with a 50-5 record before earning first team AllAmerican honors at the NCAA Championship … began her college career with a 6-0 record at the St. John’s Duals … recorded her first career win against Columbia’s Martyna Urbanowicz (5-2) … went 8-3 at the NYU Invitational, including 3-0 against St. John’s … had an impressive day (17-2) at the Northwestern Duals, including going 3-0 against both John Hopkins and Temple … also went 2-0 against North Carolina, Northwestern and Detroit at the Northwestern Duals … went undefeated at the Notre Dame Duals, finishing 19-0 … went 3-0 against Stanford and Cal Tech at the Notre Dame Duals … registered 50th career win at the Notre Dame Duals … beat Northwestern’s Joanna Niklinska, 15-8, to win the women’s epee title at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships and earn first-team all-conference honors … beat Lawrence’s Meghan Bonham, 15-0, and Wayne State’s Emanuela Bercera, 15-7, in the early rounds of the championships to advance to the round of 16 … in the round of 16, knocked off Ohio State’s Mary Pozydaev, 15-11 … beat Notre Dame teammate Ewa Nelip, 15-10, in the quarterfinals … disposed of Northwestern’s Christa French, 15-10, in the semifinals to advance to take on Niklinska … won the NCAA Midwest Regional title … her run to the title began with a perfect 5-0 record in pool play, which earned her the top seed in the final eight

… beat her sister and Notre Dame teammate Kelley, 15-9, in the semifinals … won the title bout against Nelip, 15-9 … her run to the title was so dominant that no non-Irish opponent landed more than seven touches against her all day, while Kelley and Nelip could only land nine … went 21-2 during pool play at the NCAA Championships to advance to the semifinals … lost to Penn State’s Anastasia Ferdman, 15-13, in the semifinal … went 2-0 against Penn State, Ohio State, Columbia and St. John’s during roundrobin play at the championship. PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Earl Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas … coached by her father, Robert Hurley, and the late Paul Pesthy at the family’s Team Hurley Fencing Club in San Antonio … ranked 160th in the world senior rankings and third in the world junior rankings entering her first season at Notre Dame … ranked as high as 14th in the world senior rankings and second in the world junior rankings … sister, Kelley, also fenced for Notre Dame … daughter of Robert and Tracy Hurley … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in film, television and theatre and a supplementary degree in computer applications in May of 2013.

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GRADUATED SENIORS EWA NELIP (C) Graduated • Epee Katowice, Poland I L.O. Kopernika

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2008, 2009) NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2013) NCAA Ninth-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-American (2008, 2009) Second Team All-American (2013) Honorable Mention All-American (2011) MFC Epee Champion (2008, 2011, 2013) MFC Epee Third-Place Finisher (2011) First Team All-MFC (2008, 2011, 2013) Second Team All-MFC (2009) INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: Earned a thirdplace finish at the senior league event held in Barcelona in February 2010 … earned three other top-20 results on the season at Florina (ninth), Lobnya (19th) and Liepzig (20th) … finished the 2009-10 senior league circuit ranked 29th in the

Fighting Irish world, concluding with 72 international points … ended juniors ranked second in the world in ‘09 … finished the season with three straight top-10 finishes at Budapest (third), Modling (10th) and Belfast (second). AS A SENIOR (2013): Finished the season with the second-best individual record on the women’s epee squad, sporting a 49-6 mark … finished her career with the Irish with a 174-22 record … At St. John’s Invitational, opened the season 11-4 before almost being undefeated the following day at the NYU Invite … in Jamaica, N.Y., started the day undefeated against Ohio State, besting Katarzyna Dabrowa and Caroline Piasecka with matching 5-4 scores … against Penn State, out-touched Ana Coutinho 5-3 before suffering a 5-1 loss to Margherita Guzzi-Vincenti … came back to win against Anne Stephenson 5-3 in the final bout versus the Nittany Lions … struggled versus Harvard, logging a 1-2 mark … recovered against host St. John’s, notching a 2-1 record … earned a priority overtime win against Zsofia Fath … was undefeated against Columbia, posting scores of 5-4, 5-3 and 5-1 against Lydia Kopecky, Emma Peterson and Diana Tsinis respectively … at NYU, record a 14-1 mark … versus Yale, earned a lopsided 5-1 win over Allison Barton and notched a pair of 5-2 wins against her Bulldog counterparts … facing Columbia for the second time in as many days, finished with a perfect 3-0 mark versus the Lions … against Northwestern,

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out-touched Kate Cavanaugh 5-1 before earning a narrow one-touch win over Dina Bazarbayeva … finished with a 5-3 win against Courtney Dumas … against St. John’s, narrowly lost first bout 5-4 against Alina Ferdman … remained undefeated the rest of the day … at Northwestern Duals notched a 15-1 record … sole loss came against Temple, where Jill Bratton narrowly out-dueled her to win, 5-4 … at Notre Dame Duals posted a 9-0 mark … logged a trio of 5-1 wins against Detroit … versus Northwestern, bested Cavanaugh 5-1 for a second time before earning an overtime priority 4-3 win against Courtney Dumas … against Air Force, won over Olivia Prosseda 5-2 before out-dueling both Jessica Steuber and Angelica Phillips 5-3 … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, was undefeated all the way to the title bout, winning the championship 15-10 over Bazarbayeva … earned first team All-MFC accolades …at NCAA Midwest Regional competition, was tied with fellow Irish teammate Ashley Severson with an 11-4 mark, but finished in fourth place with a +27 indicator to Severson’s +22 … at NCAA Championships, finished the first day in fifth place with a 10-5 record … finished the competition in eighth place with a 15-8 log … earned secondteam All-America accolades and a monogram. 2012 NCAA SEASON: Did not compete due to Olympic training. AS A JUNIOR (2011): Earned honorable men-

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Fighting Irish tion All-America honors after a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in the epee … posted 12 wins in round robin bouts, and had an impressive +18 indicator (86-68) over opponents during the competition … named to the allMidwest Fencing Conference first team after tying for third at the MFC Championships … cruised through pool play undefeated +26 (30-4) in touches … entered direct elimination as the No. 1 seed and won her first four bouts, including a decisive 15-2 decision over Wayne State’s Desiree Kelly in the table of 16 … lost a tightly contested 13-15 decision to Ohio State’s Caroline Piasecka in the conference semifinals … surpassed the 40-win plateau in the regular season for the second time, logging a cumulative mark of 43-8 during the dual slate … won two of three bouts against members of No. 6 Columbia at the NYU Invitational, defeating Neely Brandfield-Harvey (5-2) and Katya English (5-1) … swept all three opponents from No. 7 Northwestern at NYU … logged another unbeaten mark against No. 5 St. John’s, with victories over Fruzsina Palinkas (5-3), Alina Ferdman (5-2) and Zsuzsanna Fath (5-3) … earned a one-touch bout win over Anne Stephenson (5-4) and later defeated Alyssa Vongries 5-1 in a team triumph over No. 4 Penn State at the St. John’s Challenge … added two individual wins against No. 3 Harvard at St. John’s, defeating eventual NCAA runner-up Noam Mills 5-2 … swept all three matches in an eventual team win over No. 5 St. John’s … added an additional pair of victories over Brianna Martin (5-2) and Phoebe Caldwell (5-4) from No. 4 Princeton at the Northwestern Duals … monogram winner. 2010 NCAA SEASON: Did not compete due to international training. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished third at the NCAA Championships, earning first team AllAmerica honors for the second consecutive season … earned second team all-MFC honors after finishing fifth in the women’s epee at the Midwest Fencing Championships … named winner of the DeCicco/Auriol Women’s Epee Leadership Award for the second consecutive year … finished the year with a record of 37-2 in women’s epee … posted a 5-1 ledger at the season opening St. John’s Challenge, including a perfect 3-0 against Columbia in a 18-9 team victory … went 14-1 at the NYU Invitational, recording perfect 3-0 records against Yale, Northwestern, St. John’s and Ohio State … registered a perfect mark of 18-0 at the Northwestern Duals, running clean slates against Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Temple, Wayne State, Cleveland State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Detroit and Ohio State … earned third place at the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row, finishing with a round robin record of 17-7

… lost in her semifinal bout to Noam Mills of Harvard by the score of 15-13. AS A FRESHMAN: Finished third at the NCAA Championships to earn first team All-American honors … lost to St. John’s Reka Szele in the semifinals, 15-4 … bounced back to defeat topseeded Alexandra Obrazcova of Ohio State, 15-9 to earn the bronze … had an overall record of 45-6 (.882) … missed the Western Invite to take part in a tournament in her native Poland … went 14-4 at the NYU Duals … posted a perfect 15-0 record on the final day of play at the Northwestern Duals for a combined 31-2 mark at the event … finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … posted a 5-0 record in pool play at the event, including wins over Joanna Niklinska of Northwestern (5-2) and Obrazcova (5-3) … earned the second seed in direct elimination play

… advanced to the finals with wins over Lawrence’s Chiara Terzuolo (15-2) and Northwestern’s Megan Ross (15-10) … defeated Konczalska in the quarterfinals (15-8) … fell to teammate Kelley Hurley in the third-place bout at the event (15-6) … had solid sixth-place finish at Penn State Open (fall `07), after losing quarterfinal to eventual champ Anastasia Ferdman of Penn State to open her Irish career. PREP & PERSONAL: Attended I L.O. Kopernika High School while training at Polac Mlodzlezy Katowice fencing club (under coach Ludmila Zaczek) … daughter of Pawel and Grazyna Nelip … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance in May 2013, and is currently pursuing graduate studies at the University, while volunteering as a coach with the fencing program.

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GRADUATED SENIORS PHENIX MESSERSMITH Graduated • Epee El Cerrito, Calif. Albany

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2011) AS A SENIOR: Competed in two meets for the Irish as an epeeist, finishing the season 10-9 … at Duke Duals, won first bout against Penn State’s Ana Couthino, 5-2 … at Notre Dame Duals, logged a 9-3 mark …won two bouts by forfeit against Cleveland State … narrowly lost 5-4 to Wayne State’s Rachel Davis … bested all three combatants from Detroit, winning by scores of 5-1, 5-4 and 5-1 against Lauren Snarski, Paige Zmudczyinski, and Kaylah Berndt respectively … went 2-1 against Lawrence, closely being outtouched by Mariah Wilkerson, 5-4 … finished the day split against Air Force, losing to Olivia Prosseda 5-2 but winning 5-3 against Jessica Steuber … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, placed 20th in the 54-woman field to finish her career with the Irish. AS A JUNIOR: Competed in four dual events for the Irish … posted a 16-21 record on the year in the epee … picked up a 5-4 bout victory over No. 5 Columbia’s Natalie Gegan at the St. John’s Duals … gathered a 5-1 bout victory over Christina Lai from host NYU at the NYU Duals, and

Fighting Irish captured a 5-3 victory over Yale’s Margaret Kandel … produced an 8-6 record at the Notre Dame Duals … posted a 5-7 record at the Northwestern Duals, taking down members of Cal Tech and Stanford 2-1 in head-to-head bouts. 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 epee-clinching 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 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

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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 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 … daughter of Greg and Elizabeth Messersmith … father played varsity football and rugby at the University of Washburn … has one sibling, Alexis … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in management consulting in May of 2013.

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GRACE HARTMAN (C) Graduated • Foil 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) NCAA Fifth-Place Finisher (2012) Second Team All-American (2012)

AS A SENIOR: Captained the women’s foil squad, finishing with a respectable 24-11 mark … at St. John’s Invitational, was 5-4 before improving to 7-3 the following day at the NYI Invite … in Jamaica, N.Y., lost first bout in overtime 2-1 to Penn State’s Kylei McGill-Patterson … regained form and out-touched Alina Antokhina 5-3 and Clarisse Luminet 5-2 … was 2-1 against Harvard, besting Nadia Eldeib 5-2 and Alexa Fishman 5-1 … sole lose to Crimson opponents was against Irish teammate Lee Kiefer’s older sister Alexandra … struggled against host St. John’s … won first bout 4-3 against Irina Koroleva as time expired … dropped second bout 2-1 to Evgeniya Kirpicheva 2-1 and final bout to Marta Hausman 5-3 … started the NYU Invite undefeated against Yale … blanked both Bulldogs bouters 5-0 … versus Northwestern, lost first bout against Jen Yamin 3-2 … struggled against Dayana Sarkisova before coming back and outdueling Charlotte Sands 5-3 … was 1-1 against St. John’s, out-touching Hausman 5-1 … lost by overtime priority to Kirpicheva 4-3 …finished the trip to the Big Apple by besting all three NYU combatants, winning with scores of 5-0, 5-3 and 5-0 against Rebecca Popkin, Kelly Ng and Kelly Morris respectively … at Northwestern Duals posted her best record of the season, logging a 10-3 mark … versus North Carolina, earned a pair of 5-0 wins before besting Jenna Rodrigues 5-3 … remained undefeated against UC-San Diego, blanking Victoria Parra 5-0 … won all three bouts against Cal Tech, zeroing out Katie Fisher and Rebecca Tang 5-0 … won final bout by forfeit … against Princeton, suffered first loss of the day in a priority overtime finish against Sharon Gao … bested Ambika Singh 4-2 and Eve Levin 5-2 … lost to Temple’s Epiphany Georges 4-2 as time expired … was 1-1 versus Ohio State, losing to Nina Stackhouse 5-2 but finishing on the winning

end of the same score against her Buckeye teammate Kyjah Coryat … was 1-1 at Duke Duals, appearing only in bouts against Penn State .. lost in overtime to McGill-Patterson, 3-2, but regrouped and out-dueled Antokhina 5-3 for the second time during the season … at Notre Dame Duals, blanked Detroit’s Roby Wong 5-0 … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Selected as the women’s fencing Monogram Club Most Valuable Player after placing fifth at the NCAA Championships … earned All-America second team honors after finishing with a 16-7 record and +31 touch differential … finished with a 33-9 regular season dual record … put together a four-bout winning streak and a pair of three consecutive victory swings during the tournament … carded a thirdplace finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals … compiled a 4-5 record at the season opening St. John’s Duals, defeating D’Meca Homer (finished 22nd at the NCAA Championships) from No. 6 Columbia 5-4 … achieved a 5-1 record at the NYU Duals, allowing only three touches during the six total bouts … gathered in a 12-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals … logged a total of eight clean sheets during the home competition, including a team-high three during a 25-2 Irish rout of Chicago … repeated with a 12-1 record at the

Northwestern Duals … placed 15th out of 60 competitors at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, narrowly missing out on all conference honors … won career third monogram. 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 … con-

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GRADUATED SENIORS cluded 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 all-MFC 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 Invitational, while securing the match-clinching point against Columbia … registered five wins at the St. John’s

DANIELLE GUILFOYLE Graduated • Sabre Pittstown, N.J. Villa Walsh Academy

AS A SENIOR: Competed in one meet for the Irish, finishing 3-1 at the Notre Dame Duals … narrowly out-touched Cleveland State’s Christine Bocci 5-4 … bested Detroit’s Katie Lang 5-3 … finished the day 1-1 against Lawrence … blanked Tia Azimioaria 5-0 before succumbing to Viking foe Shallion Dixon, 5-2 … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in 19th place.

Fighting Irish 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 Provencal-Dayle of Northwestern (15-6) in the ninth-12th 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 … daughter of Jay and Margaret Hartman … father played rugby at Minnesota … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with an art history and design degree in May 2013.

AS A JUNIOR: Competed in final two dual events for the Irish … produced a 28-7 record in regular season tournaments … earned second monogram … tied for the second-most bout wins on the sabre team at the Notre Dame Duals with a 22-2 effort … won 14 bouts by four or more touches at the home dual event … recorded a 6-5 outing at the Northwestern Duals, downing Mackenzie Day (5-2), Rachel Deghuee (5-0) and Marissa Barrientos (5-1) in an individual sweep of Cal Tech … placed 14th out of 53 competitors at the Midwest Fencing Championships … carded a 4-1 mark in pool play with a +10 (20-10) indicator … picked up a 15-4 win over Xavier’s Alissa Grogan to advance out of the table of 64 … dropped Claire Carson of Northwestern 15-6 in a table of 32 showdown. 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. 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 … 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) … graduated from the College of Science with a degree as a science pre-professional major in May 2013.

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ABIGAIL NICHOLS Graduated • Sabre Concord, Mass. Concord-Carlisle

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2010, 2011, 2013) MFC Sabre Fifth-Place Finisher (2012) MFC Sabre 10th-Place Finisher (2013) Second Team All-MFC (2012)

AS A SENIOR: Was a consistent competitor for the Irish, posting a 34-26 mark … finished her career with a 132-65 record … at St. John’s Invitational was 8-7 … following day in NYU Invite was 3-7 … improved at Northwestern

Duals to 11-5 … at Duke Duals went 4-5 before finishing the season at home 5-2 in the Notre Dame Duals … in Jamaica, N.Y., out-touched all three Ohio State combatants to start the day undefeated … against Penn State, won 5-3 over Jessica Russo before suffering losses to Nicole Glon (5-2) and Elizabeth Rapp (5-4) … bested all three Harvard combatants, winning 5-3, 5-3 and 5-1 against Aliya Itzkowitz, Kara Lee and Elena Helgiu respectively … lost all three bouts against host St. John’s … struggled against Columbia’s Loweye Diedro but regrouped and won a duet of 5-2 bouts versus Sarah Gruman and Essane Diedro … following day at the Coles Sports Center, went down 5-2 to Loweye and was blanked by sister Essane before again out-touching Gruman 5-3 … versus Northwestern logged a 1-2 mark … narrowly lost to Cara Franke, 5-4, but battled back to win against Alicia Gurrieri … finished the day with a 5-4 win over NYU’s Jackie Leval … at Northwestern Duals started the day with a 5-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson’s Hanna Heldenmuth … split bouts with North Carolina, struggling with a 5-4 loss to Aislinn Klos but winning 5-4 against Gillian Litynski … dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker to UC-San Diego’s Megan Gesner, but rebounded

with a 5-1 victory over her Tritan teammate Karinne Caisse … was undefeated against Cal Tech, blanking Shi En Kim and Emilia Hernandez 5-0 … logged a 1-2 mark against Princeton … earned a close 5-4 victory over Gracie Stone … earned three victories against Temple … versus Stanford was undefeated, besting Atria Richard 5-3 and Avery Youngblood 5-1 … finished the day with a 2-1 mark against Ohio State … all three bouts posted a 5-4 score … down in Durham, struggled to gain momentum … won two bouts versus Penn State before losing two to host Duke … earned a 5-2 victory over North Carolina’s Maura Thornton … at Notre Dame Duals, earned a pair of 5-0 routings against Wayne State before narrowly beating Kaja Klodowska 5-4 … dropped a 5-4 bout to Northwestern’s Chloe Grainger, but won 5-1 against Franke and Gurrieri … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships finished in 10th place, good for honorable-mention All-MFC accolades … competed at NCAA Midwest Regionals, bowing to freshman Johanna Thill with a 10-5, +18 indicator in her final meet with the Irish … earned a monogram.

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GRADUATED SENIORS AS A JUNIOR: Posted a 10-12 record at the NCAA Championships to claim 15th place and narrowly miss All-America honors … placed 5th out of 53 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, earning second team all-MFC recognition … finished pool play undefeated (5-0) with a +20 indicator (25-5) … blasted Oakland’s Kendall Novak 15-1 in the table of 32 … claimed a 15-5 win over Notre Dame teammate Marta Stepien to advance out of the table of 16 … participated in four regular season dual events for the Irish … compiled a 30-19 record on the year … earned a monogram … produced an 8-7 record at the St. John’s Duals … defeated Allison Miller (finished 11th at the NCAA Championships) from No. 2 Ohio State 5-4 at the St. John’s duals, ultimately sweeping competitors from the Buckeyes 3-0 in the match … gathered in a 6-7 effort at the NYU Duals, downing Annelise Eeman (5-2), Chloe Grainger (5-2) and Alicia Gurierri (5-3) of nationally-ranked Northwestern … compiled a 9-1 record at the Notre Dame Duals … logged victories over Wayne State’s Kaja Klodawska (5-1), Katie Bryce (5-2) and Shante Wilkerson (5-1) at the home duals … posted a 7-4 match record at the Northwestern Duals. 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

Fighting Irish 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 all-MFC 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 against NYU … registered three wins at the St. John’s

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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 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 to the FIE standings … captured the Massachusetts state fencing title in 2008, while serving as her team’s captain … climbed as high as 61st in the FIE rankings, aided by a seventhplace finish at the World Cup from Montreal, Canada … also competed on the senior circuit, earning a top-50 result (42nd) at the World Cup in Havana, Cuba … daughter of William and Brenda Nichols … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a history degree and a supplemental degree in sociology in May 2013.

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LIAN OSIER (C) Graduated • Sabre Battle Ground, Wash. CAM

HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Ninth-Place Finisher (2011) Honorable Mention All-American (2011) MFC Sabre Third-Place Finisher (2011) MFC Sabre Runner-Up (2013) First Team All-MFC (2011, 2013) NCAA Eighth-Place Finisher (2012, 2013) Second Team All-American (2012, 2013) MFC Sabre Sixth-Place Finisher (2012) Second Team All-MFC (2012)

AS A SENIOR: Finished in eighth place at the NCAA Championship with a 14-9 record, good for second-team All-America accolades … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC)

Championships, withdrew from title bout due to injury, finishing second to Irish teammate Johanna Thill … had best individual record of any women’s sabreuse, logging a 35-25 mark … started the season 8-7 at the St. John’s Invitational … struggled at NYU Invite before notching another 8-7 mark at the Northwestern Duals … went 4-5 at Duke Duals before finishing regular season 8-1 at home at the Notre Dame Duals … got off to a shaky start in New York losing three straight against Ohio State … rebounded with three wins against Penn State … bested Elizabeth Rapp 5-2, Jessica Russo 5-3 and Nicole Glon 5-4 … maintained momentum and bested Harvard’s sabre squad 5-1, 5-3 and 5-4 respectively … struggled against host St. John’s but posted a 2-1 mark against Columbia … at Northwestern Duals, narrowly lost first bout 5-4 to Fairleigh Dickinson’s Sophia Bischof … was undefeated versus North Carolina sabreists, out-touching Sara Leung 5-1 and blanking Aislinn Klos 5-0 … traded touches with UC-San Diego’s Alexandra Stanley before winning the bout 5-2 … won both bouts with Cal Tech, one by forfeit … bested eventual NCAA Champion Gracie Stone 5-2 in first bout with Princeton combatants … struggled in second bout but came back to win 5-1 against Diamond Wheeler … earned a pair of wins against Stanford, blanking Isabel Guelbe 5-0 and winning

a close 5-4 bout with Atria Richards … finished the day in Evanston with three close-fought, 5-4 losses to Ohio State … battled fiercely in Durham against opponents from Penn State, Duke and North Carolina … at Notre Dame Duals, lone loss came against Kaja Klodowska of Wayne State, 5-3 … at MFC Championships, defeated Krystal Titus (Iowa) 15-5, Shelby Guinn (Lawrence) 15-4, Celina Merza (Ohio State) 15-14 and Alicia Gurrieri (Northwestern) 15-8 to advance into title bout … at NCAA Midwest Regional, finished second behind Merza with a 13-2 record and +38 indicator to qualify for the NCAA Championships … down in San Antonio, finished the first day in seventh place with a 10-5 log … after second day, finished in eighth place, good for third-team AllAmerica honors …captained the women’s sabre squad and earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Selected as the women’s sabre Most Valuable Player … placed eighth at the NCAA Championships in the sabre to earn AllAmerica second team recognition … logged a 13-9 mark in round robin competition in the tournament, finishing with a +8 indicator … finished 6th out of 53 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, copping allMFC second team honors in the process … perfect 5-0 record in pool play, outpointing opponents in total touches 25-7 … 15-2 rout of Lawrence’s

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Madeline Cooper in the table of 32 … claimed a tight 15-14 triumph over Ohio State’s Emily Cheng to advance through the table of 16 … competed in all four regular season dual events for the Irish … ranked second on the sabre squad in wins with a 33-15 record … battled toward an 8-7 record at the St. John’s Duals … defeated Kara Lee (placed 17th at the NCAA Championships) from No. 7 Harvard 5-4 … downed Loweye Diedro (5-4), Emma Sulkowicz (5-4) and Samantha Roberts (5-1) from No. 5 Colombia at the St. John’s Duals … finished 7-5 at the NYU Duals knocking off Margarita Tschomakova (finished 7th at the NCAA Championships) from No. 2 Ohio State 5-3 … posted a perfect 10-0 record at the Notre Dame Duals … surrendered just one touch in a pair of 3-0 match victories over Wayne State and Detroit at the home meet … finished 8-3 at the Northwestern Duals … defeated Rebecca Ward (won the NCAA Championship in the sabre) from No. 10 Duke 5-4 at the Northwestern Duals.

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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) … 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

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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 (15-8) 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. 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 … daughter of David and Chong-il Osier … graduated from the College of Arts and Letters with a degree in American studies with a minor in technology, business and society in May 2013.

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KATHRYN PALAZZOTO Graduated • Sabre Nutley, N.J. Academy of the Holy Angels

HONORS & AWARDS Honorable Mention All-MFC (2012, 2013) MFC Sabre Ninth-Place Finisher (2012) MFC Sabre 10th-Place Finisher (2013) AS A SENIOR: Was a strong competitor for the Irish, finishing in 10th place at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, good for honorable mention all-MFC honors … at NYU Invitational, logged seven wins … versus Yale was 2-1 in the Coles Sports Center … earned a pair of 5-3 wins against Columbia’s Sarah Gruman and Essane Diedro … was 1-1 against St. John’s, losing 5-1 to Margaret McDonald but besting Alexandra Tannous 5-3 in the following bout … was undefeated against host NYU, out-touching Kelsey Gibson 5-2 and blanking Yinyin Wu 5-0 … notched a 3-5 mark at the Northwestern Duals … versus Fairleigh Dickinson was 1-1 … nearly beat North Carolina’s Gillian Lytinski, but lost at the last moment 5-4 … out-dueled Cal Tech’s Shi En Kim 5-1 … won two of three bouts at the Duke Duals in Durham before posting an 8-1 mark at the Notre Dame Duals, her best of the season … versus Detroit was undefeated, earning 5-0, 5-1 and 5-1

wins against Katie Lang, Shannon Canavan and Eva Berndt respectively … logged a 5-2 win against Lawrence’s Shelby Guinn … finished the day with a 2-1 mark against the Air Force Academy … competing at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finished in 10th place … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Placed 9th out of 53 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to claim honorable mention allMFC honors … 4-1 with a +16 indicator (23-7) during pool play … downed Camille Dulac from Case Western 15-1 in the table of 32 … appearances in all four regular season duals events for the Irish, compiling a 28-22 record … earned a monogram … gathered in a 6-6 record at the St. John Duals, logging a pair of victories over competitors from No. 5 Colombia 2-1 … produced a 9-7 outing at the NYU Duals, taking down members of host NYU and Northwestern 2-1 in headto-head bouts … posted a 3-2 record at the Notre Dame Duals … finished with a 10-7 record at the Northwestern Duals, sweeping Muniera Gesner (5-2), Dipti Kanthilal (5-1) and Alexandria Stanley (5-4) from UC San Diego. 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), 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 twotime all-American Andre Crompton … 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 … has one sibling, Matthew … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance as well as a supplementary degree in art history and design.

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GRADUATED SENIORS MARTA STEPIEN Graduated • Sabre South Amboy, N.J. Old Bridge

HONORS & AWARDS Second Team All-MFC (2011, 2013) MFC Sabre Seventh-Place Finisher (2011) MFC Sabre Eighth-Place Finisher (2013) AS A SENIOR: Competed in two meets for the Irish, finishing her career with a 94-12 mark … at the Northwestern Duals, was 0-3 …lost to Fairleigh Dickinson’s Genele Streitz 5-3 and UC-San Diego’s Megan Gesner 5-4 and Karinne Caisse 5-3 … at Notre Dame Duals, logged a 5-1 mark … was undefeated versus Detroit … earned a 5-3 win against Eva Berndt and a pair of 5-1 wins against Katie Lang and Shannon Canavan … was 1-1 against Lawrence, out-touching Tia Azimioaria 5-2 but was out-dueled 5-2 by Shallion Dixon … at Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championships, finished in eighth place, good for second-team All-MFC honors … earned a monogram. AS A JUNIOR: Participated in three regular season dual events for the Irish, compiling a 36-5 record … earned a monogram … posted a 4-2 outing at the NYU Duals, defeating opponents

Fighting Irish from Yale and host NYU 2-1 in individual bouts … carried the second best team record at the Notre Dame Duals with a 22-2 effort … won 13 bouts by four or more touches at the home meet … led the sabre squad with a 10-1 showing at the Northwestern Duals, sweeping Cal Tech and Stevens Tech 3-0 … finished 13th out of 53 participants at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to narrowly miss all-conference recognition … sported a 4-1 record with a +10 indicator (21-11) during pool play … received the Christopher Zorich Award, which recognizes contributions to the University and community atlarge. 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 … 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

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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 (1511) 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 … 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 … has one sibling, Magda … father played soccer for Polytechnic University in Lublin, Poland … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in marketing, as well as a supplemental degree in economics.

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History & Records

The 2011 Notre Dame fencing team won the eighth NCAA Championship in program history, defeating two-time defending champion Penn State 174-168. It was the fourth combined (men’s and women’s scores tallied together) national title for the Fighting Irish, and the third since Janusz Bednarski became the program’s head coach (2003, 2005, 2011).

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Notre Dame Fencing Springs from Modest Beginnings to National Prominence Irish fencers have combined for eight NCAA team titles, 29 individual gold medals and 286 All-America honors The storied history of Notre Dame fencing includes eight national titles, more than 280 All-Americans and a .903 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 31 other top-five finishes, including 14 runner-up and 12 third-place efforts. All told, the Notre Dame men and women finished 1st-5th at 40 of 46 NCAA events from 1975-2013 (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 All-American 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. Just months later, Ferrance parlayed his athleticism and competitive spirit into a stunning fourthplace 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 All-Americans Tim Glass (epee), Mike McCahey (foil) and Sam DiFiglio (sabre).

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. Talented sabreist Mike Sullivan (3rd place) and :02), as Notre Dame ran away with the 1978 title at Glass (4th) were up to the task in Philadelphia and Wisconsin-Parkside. put the third-place Irish in contention for the 1976 Notre Dame – led by NCAA foil champ Andy Bonk NCAA title. – added a runner-up finish in 1979, with Sullivan losPlenty of drama was waiting one year later at the ing in his final. A six-year, 122-match winning streak Joyce Center (the Irish also hosted in 1970, ’82, ’85, ’87, ended in 1980 but the Irish were back in the title hunt ’90, ’92, ’95 and ’98). Sullivan (20-2) ran away with in 1983, nipped by Wayne State 86-80, with epeeist the sabre title, while foilist Pat Gerard (18-4) posted Ola Harstrom (29-2) becoming the Irish program’s his own gold-medal finish. Unlikely results – Sulseventh national champ. Two years later, Wayne State edged Notre Dame livan’s loss to Clemson’s Steve Renshaw and a loss by (141-140) for the 1985 title but the Irish won their NYU’s Miklos Benedek to Navy’s Robert Richards – left third NCAA title at Princeton in 1986, behind foilists YeNotre Dame and NYU tied at 114. Three previous ties had led to co-champs but a new NCAA format called huda Kovacs (runner-up) and Charles Higgs-Coulthard for a tiebreaker. (3rd), epeeists Mike Gostigian (3rd) and Christian Sabre was contested first and Benedek took a 3-2 Scherpe (4th), and sabreists Don Johnson (6th) and lead before Sullivan rallied, 5-3. With an electric atmoJohn Edwards. The 1986 season marked the addition of women’s sphere encircling the strip, Gerard jumped ahead 3-0 head coach Yves Auriol to the Notre Dame staff. Sophoversus Tom Valjasic (they split earlier 5-4 bouts) and more foilist Molly Sullivan claimed the NCAA title to closed out the title in a 5-0 bout, before being mobbed help the Irish women finish second. Sullivan placed by the Irish faithful. Glass (4th) never had to compete in the fence-off, where he would have faced champion third in 1987 but Notre Dame won the team title, with Hans Wieselgren. The day concluded with DeCicco beJanice Hynes, Kristin Kralicek and Anne Barreda rounding named coach of the year, an honor he also received ing out the winning effort. in ’66, ’75 and ’92. Sullivan returned to Princeton’s Jadwin Gym and The 1978 season saw epeeist Bjorne Vaggo (30-2) won her second NCAA title (equaled by just five other combine with Sullivan (41-0) and Gerard (31-3) for ND student-athletes), with Barreda finishing third to a record of 102-5. Sullivan then won all 23 bouts to match the team’s finish. Sullivan lost four previous repeat as the NCAA champion, Vaggo also picked up a bouts versus Wayne State’s Loredana Ranza but she gold medal and Gerard was second (he lost in the final won the 9-7 title bout, with the Irish men placing second.

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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FENCING HISTORY

Fighting Irish 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 (149-147) 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 another 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 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 had 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 HiggsCoulthard 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. For the eighth time in program history and third under the direction of head coach Janusz Bednarski, Notre Dame claimed the NCAA National Championship. The Irish held off Penn State to earn the 2011 title at the French Field House in Columbus, Ohio. After entering the final day with 139 points with 54 bouts remaining for the team, the Irish wasted little to no touches, claiming 35 of those available points to take their team total to 174 points. Penn State could climb no closer than six points, totaling 168 points. St. John’s finished in third place with 155 points. Courtney Hurley earned her first NCAA gold medal by defeating Harvard’s Noam Mills in the epee finals, 8-7. Hurley had reached the semifinals each of her first two seasons with the Irish, losing both times, before finally securing gold with an overtime touch. She became the 27th gold medalist in Irish program

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 (second from left) defeated fellow freshman Andrea Ament (far right) 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. history in the process. The gold was the second of the weekend, as Ariel DeSmet became the fifth Notre Dame men’s foilist to win NCAA gold one day earlier, joining the company of Charles Higgs-Coulthard (‘84), Gerek Meinhardt (‘10), Pat Gerard (‘77) and Andy Bonk (‘79). DeSmet was the first freshman foilist to win the title since Higgs-Coulthard beat Wayne State’s Stefan Kogler in 1984. Missing five of their star fencers who took the year off to train for the Olympics, it was no wonder that Notre Dame finished in third place with 160 points behind host school Ohio State (182 points) and Princeton (161 points). Enzo Castellani tied for third place in the men’s foil event, the highest finish amongst his 11 other teammates. It was the fifth straight year that the Irish earned a top-three finish at the NCAA Championship event. In the fall of 2012, amidst the celebration of 125 seasons of college football, the Castellan Family Fencing Center was unveiled as the new home of Irish fencing. Built around the old Joyce Center hockey rink, the center features three locker rooms, a team room and conference room, coaches’ offices, a manager’s office and an armory. The center was a gift of Patrick and Concetta Castellan, whose sons Matthew and Christopher both participated in the program. The new area significantly expanded practice space with the addition of 15 regulation-size strips, and gave the Irish fencers a distinctive home-court advantage. In 2013 the Irish qualified the maximum of 12 fencers to travel to San Antonio, Texas, in hopes of claiming the program’s ninth NCAA title, only to be disappointed with a second-place finish. Olympians Courtney Hurley, Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt all competed and made it to the semifinals of their weapons classes (Hurley in epee, Kiefer and Meinhardt in foil), but only Hurley and Kiefer won the individual gold medals - Hurley in front of her hometown crowd at the Freeman Coliseum. Kiefer’s foil teammate Madison Zeiss finished in a tie for third place with Mona Shaito of Ohio State, improving upon her eighth place finish of 2012. Nine of the 12 athletes left the lone star state with All-American accolades attached to their names.

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

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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 runner-up 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 Higgs-Coulthard (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 team-scoring 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).

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).

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(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.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

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

WOMEN’S SABRE Eileen Hassett Lian Osier (Sr.; Beaverton, Ore.) (So.; Battle Ground, Wash.) 2nd-Place (17-7) 9th-Place (12-11)

MEN’S EPEE Brent Kelly James Kaull (Sr.; Grapevine, Texas) (So.; Washington, D.C.) 16th-Place (11-12) 14th-Place (12-11)

MEN’S FOIL Reggie Bentley Ariel DeSmet (Jr.; Little Rock, Ark.) (Fr.; Troutdale, Ore.) 5th-Place (16-7) NCAA Champion (20-5)

WOMEN’S FOIL Hayley Reese Rachel Beck (Sr.; Crestwood, Ky.) (Fr.; Tucson, Ariz.) 8th-Place (15-8) 17th-Place (9-14)

MEN’S SABRE Barron Nydam Avery Zuck (Sr.; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) (Sr.; Portland, Ore.) 6th-Place (15-8) 2nd-Place (19-6)

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COACHING LEGENDS

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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. 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. 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 accomplishments, DeCicco also left

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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. 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. 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. Notre Dame is equally grateful for this legendary coach’s service to the University, it’s athletes, and the fencing program. DeCicco passed away in March 2013, remembered by many in the Notre Dame community for all of his contributions.

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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

Yves Auriol

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.

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 AllAmerica honors (eight NCAA champions), plus five Academic All- America 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 finished as the NCAA runnerup– including every year from 19962000. 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 AllAmericans (both unprecedented in ND history). Auriol’s teams won 94 percent of their matches (525-33), including 364-24 (.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 33 student-athletes who have been four-year All-Americans in the same sport (11 men’s fencers, 11 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. in 2013, epeeist Courtney Hurley became the program’s first four-time first-team All American since Alicja Kryczalo in 2005 (foil).

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Mike Sullivan • Sabre

Yehuda Kovacs • Foil

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

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

Leszek Nowosielski • Sabre

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

Jeremy Siek • Foil

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.

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

Molly Sullivan • Foil

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 in foil … North Andover, Mass.

Charles Higgs-Coulthard • Foil

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

Luke La Valle • Sabre

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.

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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

Ozren Debic • Foil

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

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.

Andrea Ament • Foil

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.

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.

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

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

Sara Walsh • Foil

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

Valerie Providenza • Sabre

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.

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.

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Adrienne Nott • Foil

Eileen Hassett • Sabre

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.

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.

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.

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.

MEN’S FOIL (32 INDIVIDUALS/60 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, ‘12), Gerek Meinhardt (’09, ’10, ‘13), Reggie Bentley (’11, ‘12), Ariel DeSmet (’11, ‘13).

MEN’S EPEE (37/62)

Courtney Hurley • Epee NCAAs: 2009 – 3rd (50-5) 2010 – 3rd (59-6) 2011 – 1st (44-4) 2013 – 1st (39-5) Career: 192-20 (.906) Clever, technical bouter, a rare two-time NCAA champion … balanced both NCAA and international competition throughout her career … was a member of the Women’s Epee Bronze medal team at the 2012 Olympics in London … finished career with a 192-20 mark … San Antonio, Texas.

NCAAs: 2008 – 11th (69-12) 2009 – 2nd (51-6) 2010 – 5th (42-13) 2011 – 8th (29-9) Career: 191-40 (.826)

Notre Dame Fencing All-Americans – by Weapon

Barron Nydam • Sabre NCAAs: 2008 – 6th (36-12) 2009 – 10th (24-8) 2010 – 10th (32-11) 2011 – 6th (26-14) Career: 118-45 (.730)

Hayley Reese • Foil

NCAAs: 2008 – 5th (67-12) 2009 – 6th (43-10) 2010 – 7th (33-18) 2011 – 3rd (32-8) Career: 175-68 (.720)

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, ‘12).

MEN’S SABRE (38/69) 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

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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), Kevin Hassett (‘12, ‘13).

WOMEN’S FOIL (19/46) 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). Grace Hartman (‘12), Madison Zeiss (‘12, ’13), Lee Kiefer (‘13).

WOMEN’S EPEE (13/32; 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, ‘13), Courtney Hurley (’09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘13), Ashley Severson (‘12), Nicole Ameli (‘12).

WOMEN’S SABRE (9/19; 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, ‘12, ‘13), Johanna Thill (‘13).

ALL-AMERICANS

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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), 2012 (T-3rd) Epee 1990 (3rd), 1991 (3rd) David Calderhead 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), 2013 (T-3rd) 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) Bjorne Vaggo Epee 1978 (1st)

Todd Griffee placed 12th in the 1987 NCAA epee competition before surging to first team AllAmerica 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.

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 Foil Enzo Castellani John Crikelair Foil Sam Crimone Sabre Andre Crompton Sabre Doug Daher Sabre Mike Daher Sabre Rich Daly Epee Ted DeBaene Sabre Foil Ozren Debic Marc DeJong Foil Rich Deladrier Epee Ralph Dixon Epee Epee John Donlon Tom Dorwin Sabre John Edwards Sabre Matt Fabricant Sabre Ed Fellows Epee Bill Ferrance Foil Gerry Finney Sabre Pete Giaimo Epee Tim Glass Epee Kevin Hassett Sabre Epee Greg Howard Carl Jackson Epee Jakub Jedrkowiak Foil Don Johnson Sabre James Kaull Epee 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), 2012 (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) 2012 (7th) 2007 (8th), 2008 (8th) 1995 (6th) 2005 (7th), 2006 (8th) 1986 (6th) 2012 (7th) 1987 (5th), 1989 (7th) 2007 (7th) 2008 (8th) 1997 (5th) 1996 (6th) 1980 (6th) 1964 (8th) 1975 (7th) 1953 (8th) 1969 (8th) 1989 (5th)

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

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)

Men’s Third Team All-Americans 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 Ariel DeSmet Foil Sam DiFiglio Sabre Brian Duff Epee Rod Duff Epee Mike Dwyer Sabre Ted Fay Epee Patrick Ghattas Sabre Todd Griffee Epee Chris Hajnik Sabre Kevin Hassett Sabre Dick Hull Foil Epee Carl Jackson Jakub Jedrkowiak Foil Don Johnson Sabre James Kaull Epee Dan Kenney Epee John Klier Sabre Karol Kostka Epee Luke La Valle Sabre Sabre Tom Lee Dick Marks Epee Jack Mooney Foil Barron Nydam Sabre Rakesh Patel Epee Geoff Pechinsky Epee Epee Jeff Pero Greg Schoolcraft Epee Zach Schirtz Foil Bob Schlosser Sabre Tom Shipp Sabre Foil Jeremy Siek Michal Sobieraj Epee Matt Stearns Sabre Gabor Szelle Sabre Don Tadrowski Epee Jan Viviani Epee Forest Walton Foil Jim Waters Foil Bold indicates current fencers

Years 1969 (9th) 1992 (11th) 1998 (11th), 2001 (10th) 1981 (12th) 1993 (11th) 1973 (11th) 1968 (11th) 1981 (12th) 1950, 1951 1963 (9th) 2013 (10th) 1974 (10th), 1975 (11th) 1952 (12th) 1954 (12th) 1965 (10th) 1989 (12th) 2004 (10th) 1987 (12th) 1994 (10th) 2013 (9th) 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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Claudette de Bruin (’93-’96) is one of 16 Notre Dame student-athletes ever to earn each of the following honors: All-America, Academic AllAmerica and Notre Dame’s Byron V. Kanaley Award (which honors the top student-athlete leaders).

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

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), 2013 (1st) Kelley Hurley Epee 2007 (2nd), 2008 (1st) Lee Kiefer Foil 2013 (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) Foil 2007 (3rd), 2008 (4th) Adrienne Nott Epee 2005 (2nd) Amy Orlando Maria Panyi Foil 1995 (2nd) Heidi Piper Foil 1990 (2nd), 1991 (1st), 1992 (4th) Valerie Providenza Sabre 2004 (1st), 2005 (4th), 2007 (4th) Foil 2009 (2nd) Hayley Reese Molly Sullivan Foil 1986 (1st), 1987 (3rd), 1988 (1st) Sara Walsh Foil 1996 (2nd), 1997 (2nd), 1998 (3rd) Epee 2002 (1st), 2004 (2nd) Kerry Walton Mariel Zagunis Sabre 2005 (2nd), 2006 (1st) Madison Zeiss Foil 2013 (T-3rd)

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) Grace Hartman Foil 2012 (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) Foil 2006 (6th) Adrienne Nott Lian Osier Sabre 2012 (8th), 2013 (8th) Hayley Reese Foil 2010 (5th), 2011 (8th) Ashley Severson Epee 2012 (5th) Madeleine Stephan Epee 2006 (6th) Molly Sullivan Foil 1985 (5th) Foil 1999 (5th) Sara Walsh Kerry Walton Epee 2003 (5th) Madison Zeiss Foil 2012 (8th)

Name Weapon Years Pia Albertson Foil 1984 (10th) Nicole Ameli Epee 2012 (11th) 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) Epee 2011 (9th) Ewa Nelip Foil 2009 (9th) Adrienne Nott Amy Orlando Epee 2004 (10th) Lian Osier Sabre 2011 (9th) Valerie Providenza Sabre 2006 (9th) Hayley Reese Foil 2008 (11th) Johanna Thill Sabre 2013 (11th) Susan Valdiserri Foil 1982 (10th) Bold indicates current fencers

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

AWARD WINNERS

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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) 2011..................................................................... Reggie Bentley (1st 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 Byron V. 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 Recognizing sportsmanship, leadership and teamwork.

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 2012 .............................................. Reggie Bentley 2013.........Gerek Meinhardt, Courtney Hurley

Men’s Foil MVP 1978....................................................... Pat Gerard 1979...................................................... Andy Bonk 1980...................................................... Andy Bonk 1981..................................................... Ray Benson 1982.................................................. Marc De Jong 1983.................................................. Marc De Jong

Fighting Irish 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 2012 .............................................. Enzo Castellani 2013.................................Gerek Meinhardt

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

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2011....................................................... Avery Zuck 2012 ..................................... Kevin Hassett 2013.......................................Kevin Hassett

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 2012 .................................................... James Kaull 2013.......................................Kevin Hassett

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 1997................................................. Myriah Brown 1998...................................................... Sara Walsh 1999...................................................... Sara Walsh 2000..................................................... Magda Krol

AWARD WINNERS

Fighting Irish 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 2012 ..................................... Madison Zeiss 2013............................................Lee Kiefer

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 2012...................................Ashley Severson 2013.........................................................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 2012.........................................................Lian Osier 2013.................................................Abigail Nichols

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 2012 ............................................... Enzo Castellani 2013.................................Gerek Meinhardt 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 2012................................................Grace Hartman 2013............................................Lee Kiefer

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

Men 1981................................................ Jim Gunshinan 1982........................................... Chuck Konzelman 1984...................................................... Joe Roveda

1985.......................................................... Ted Dore 1986................................................. Sean Reardon 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 2012........................................Reggie Bentley 2013...........................................Grant Hodges 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 2012...................................Radmila Sarkisova 2013........................Grace Harman, Lian Osier

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AWARD WINNERS

Fighting Irish

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.”

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 2012 ..................................................... James Kaul 2013.......................................................Jack Piasiol

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 2012..................................................Nicholas Crebs 2013...................................................Grant Hodges

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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. 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 2002........................................... Andrzej Bednarski 2003...................................................... Brian Dosal 2004...................................................... Brian Dosal

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.

AWARD WINNERS

Fighting Irish 2005................................................... Matt Stearns 2006.............................................. Nicholas Diacou 2007.................................................. Matt Stearns 2008.............................................. Bill Thanhouser 2009.................................................... Tom Horton 2010................................................. Barron Nydam 2011.................................................Keith Feldman 2012................................................. Marcel Frenkel 2013..................................................Will McGough

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 2012........................................Phenix Messersmith 2013........................................Phenix Messersmith

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 2012 ................................................ Darsie Malynn 2013.................................Adriana Camacho

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 2012 .......................................... Kathryn Palazzoto 2013.........................................................Lian Osier

DeCicco/ Langford Award

2007............................ Matt Stearns, Amy Orlando 2008.................... Kimberlee Montoya, Avery Zuck 2009................................................. Darsie Malynn 2010......................................................Steve Kubik 2011............... Teddy Hodges, Phenix Messersmith 2012..................Keith Feldman, Radmila Sarkisova 2013....................James Kaull, Asheley Severson

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 2012........................................................Jack Piasio 2013........................................ Nicole Ameli Bold indicates current fencers.

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 2006........................ Melanie Bautista, Rachel Cota

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 RECORDS

Fighting Irish

Men’s 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. 15. 17. 19. 21. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 33. 34. 35. 36. 38. 39. 40. 41.

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 James Kaull - Épée 2010-2013 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 Ed Fellows - Épée 1974-1977 Avery Zuck – Sabre 2008-2011 Andy Quaroni - Épée 1982-1985 Enzo Castellani - Foil 2009-2012

Won Lost Pct. 193 188 183 182 176 174 174 173 172 170 169 165 162 161 160 160 158 158 157 157 154 154 154 153 152 151 148 146 146 145 145 145 142 141 138 137 137 136 135 133 132

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38 18 4 13 12 44 58 47 53 62 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 38 25 23 30

.835 .913 .979 .933 .936 .798 .750 .786 .764 .732 .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 .781 .844 .853 .815

42. 43. 44. 46. 49. 52. 53. 54. 56. 57. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 66. 67. 71. 72. 73. 74. 76. 77. 78. 80. 81.

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 Reggie Bentley - Foil Rich Daly - Épée Stan Brunner - Foil Keith Feldman - Sabre John Edwards - Sabre & Foil Charles Hayes - Foil Barron Nydam – Sabre Jack Piasio - Épée Todd Griffee - Épée Andy Bonk - Foil Jeff Piper - Foil Mike Cornwall - Foil Greg Armi - Sabre Grant Hodges - Foil Jeff Wartgow - Sabre Derek Holeman - Foil & Épée John Strass - Épée Jim Mullenix - Foil Tom Coye - Foil Jason Choy - Sabre Kevin Stoutermire - Sabre Marc de Jong - Foil Dan Yu- Sabre Nicholas Crebs - Foil Derek Snyder – Foil Marcel Frenkel - Sabre Chris Lyons - Sabre Tom Horton – Sabre James Taliaferro - Sabre Ed Baguer - Sabre Jim Russomano - Foil Steve Salimando - Foil

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.

2008-2011 1990-1992 1974-1976 2008-2011 2004-2007 1988-1992 1970-1974 1988-1991 1983-1986 1991-1994 2009-2012 1979-1983 1993-1995 2009-2012 1983-1986 1997-1999 2008-2011 2010-2013 1986-1989 1977-1980 1991-1993 1970-1973 1977-1981 2010-2013 1994-1997 1987-1990 1975-1978 1970-1974 1972-1975 2010-2013 1984-1987 1979-1983 1987-1991 2009-2012 2002-2004 2009-2012 1978-1979 2006-2009 1990-1993 1989-1992 1958-1960 1976-1978

132 131 130 130 129 129 129 126 126 126 124 123 122 122 121 119 119 119 118 117 116 115 114 114 113 111 111 111 111 110 108 107 106 106 104 103 102 102 101 100 100 100

29 32 23 37 53 17 31 18 34 42 38 29 36 36 20 35 44 64 26 14 18 45 31 44 58 19 42 44 45 69 14 27 18 24 19 19 22 44 17 10 17 17

.820 .804 .850 .778 .709 .884 .806 .875 .787 .750 .765 .809 .772 .772 .858 .773 .730 .650 .819 .890 .866 .719 .786 .722 .661 .854 .725 .716 .711 .611 .885 .799 .855 .815 .846 .844 .823 .698 .856 .909 .855 .855

MEN’S RECORDS

Fighting Irish

Men’s Individual Career Winning Pct. Leaders Pl. Name, Weapon 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

Leszek Nowosielski – Sabre Michael Sullivan – Sabre Ozren Debić – Foil David Kirby – Sabre Jan Tivenius – Épée Gabor Szelle - Sabre Michał Sobieraj – Épée Yehuda Kovacs - Foil Gerek Meinhardt – Foil Ariel DeSmet - Foil Luke La Valle- Sabre Ed Baguer - Sabre Gerry Finney - Sabre Charles Higgs-Coulthard - Foil Tony Schlehuber – Sabre Jeremy Siek - Foil Patrick Ghattas – Sabre Andy Bonk - Foil Jan Viviani – Épée Joel Clark - Foil Kevin Stoutermire - Sabre Pat Gerard - Foil Cristian Baguer - Sabre André Crompton - Sabre Matt Fabricant – Sabre Phil Leary - Foil Mike Bathon - Sabre Noel Young - Foil Mike McCahey - Foil Jeff Piper - Foil Billy Meckling - Sabre Will McGough - Sabre Marcel Frenkel - Sabre James Kaull - Épée Grant Hodges – Foil

Years 1988-1991 1976-1979 2000-2003 1988-1992 1983 1999-2001, ‘03 2002-2005 1986-1989 2009-10, ‘13 2011, 2013 1996-1999 1989-1992 1952-1954 1984-1987 2009-2012 1994-1997 2004-2007 1977-1980 2000-2003 1987-1990 1984-1987 1975-1978 1988-1992 1999-2002 2000-2003 1988-1991 1984-1986 1990-1991 1975-1978 1990-1993 2012- (2) 2010-2013 2009-2012 2010-2013 2010-2013

Pct. Won Lost .980 .979 .952 .941 .937 .937 .936 .930 .929 .918 .913 .909 .897 .895 .895 .894 .893 .891 .890 .889 .885 .884 .884 .879 .878 .875 .875 .870 .868 .866 .860 .855 .844 .732 .722

97 183 157 64 45 182 176 146 79 68 188 100 61 145 77 169 158 117 162 96 108 146 129 153 151 126 42 60 138 116 49 59 103 170 114

2 4 8 4 3 13 12 11 6 6 18 10 7 17 9 20 19 14 20 12 14 19 17 21 21 18 6 9 21 18 8 10 19 62 44

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).

Minimum 35 career wins and two seasons.

Men’s Team Records Single-Season Wins 1. 2010................................................33-0 2009................................................33-0 3. 2011................................................29-1 2006............................................... 29-1 5. 1996............................................... 29-3 6. 2012............................................... 29-6 7. 1995............................................... 28-2 8. 2008............................................... 27-4 9. 1986............................................... 26-0 1976............................................... 26-0 11. 2001............................................... 25-0 12. 2003............................................... 24-0 13. 2004............................................... 24-1 1990............................................... 24-1 1988............................................... 24-1 16. 1997............................................... 24-2

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

Single-Season Bouts Won 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2010..................................................695 2012..................................................679 2009..................................................657 2006................................................. 627 2008..................................................623 2011................................................. 619 1996................................................. 606 1995................................................. 601 1986................................................. 568 1997................................................. 561

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 Bjorne Vaggo (far right).

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MEN’S RECORDS

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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

Pl. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Name (weapon) Year Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1978 Ed Baguer (sabre) 1992 Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1976 Mike Sullivan (sabre) 1977 Ozren Debic (foil) 2003 Yehuda Kovacs (foil) 1987 Gerry Finney (sabre) 1954 Yehuda Kovacs (foil) 1989 Gabor Szelle (sabre) 1999 Kevin Stoutermire (sabre) 1987

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) 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

Minimum 30 wins

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. 11. 12. 13.

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 6 4 6 21 17 9 14 12 19 18

Pct. .952 .930 .929 .918 .918 .901 .895 .895 .891 .889 .884 .889

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.

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Pl. Name Years 1. Ozren Debic 2000-03 2. Yehuda Kovacs 1986-89 3. Gerek Meinhardt 2009-10, 13 4. Mike DeCicco 1947-49 Ariel DeSmet 2011, 2013 6. Jeremy Siek 1994-97 7. Charles Higgs-Coulthard 1984-87 Tony Schlehuber 2009-12 9. Andy Bonk 1977-80 10. Joel Clark 1987-90 11. Pat Gerard 1975-78 12. Phil Leary 1988-91 Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Won 157 146 79 45 68 191 145 77 117 96 146 126

MEN’S RECORDS

Fighting Irish

Foil Single-Season Wins Pl. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 10.

Name Jeremy Siek Rian Girard Conor Power Jakub Jędrkowiak Jeremy Siek Jeff Piper Forest Walton Stan Brunner Steve Mautone Ariel DeSmet

Year 1996 1993 1995 2005 1995 1993 2003 1993 1999 2013

Won 51 51 49 47 46 45 45 45 45 40

Epee Career Wins Lost 5 11 12 7 7 6 9 11 17 5

Pct. .911 .823 .803 .870 .868 .882 .833 .804 .726 .889

Won Lost 43 1 34 1 31 1 42 2 42 2 36 2 31 2 30 2 33 2 42 3 33 3 33 3

Pct. .977 .971 .969 .955 .955 .947 .939 .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. Gerek Meinhardt 8. Ozren Debić 9. Charles Higgs-Coulthard Ozren Debić 11. Derek Holeman Grant Hodges Minimum 30 wins

Year 2003 1987 1989 1997 2001 1977 2009 2002 1985 2000 1987 2010

Pl. Name Years 1. Michał Sobieraj 2002-05 2. Greg Howard 2005-08 1995-96, 98-99 Carl Jackson 4. Karol Kostka 2006-09 5. James Kaull 2010-2013 6. Brian Stone 1995-98 7. Jan Viviani 2000-03 8. Tim Glass 1974-77 9. Grzegorz Wozniak 1991-94 Brian Casas 1999-2002 11. Ed Fellows 1974-77

Won 176 174 174 173 170 165 162 160 154 154 136

Lost 12 44 58 47 62 71 20 26 48 55 28

Pct. .936 .798 .750 .786 .732 .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 1. Jan Tivenius 2. Michał Sobieraj 3. Jan Viviani 4. Ola Harstrom 5. Tim Glass 6. Andy Quaroni 7. Jesse Laeuchli 8. Ron Farrow 9. Dennis Hemmerle 10. Doug Dudinski

Years 1983 2002-05 2000-03 1981-83 1974-77 1982-85 2004-06 1957-58 1955-57 1985, 87-88

Won 45 176 162 93 160 133 73 52 84 50

Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

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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Fighting Irish

Epee Single-Season Wins Pl. Name 1. Michał Sobieraj 2. Greg Schoolcraft 3. James Kaull 4. Tim Glass Carl Jackson Brian Stone Karol Kostka 8. Greg Howard Greg Howard 10. Grzegorz Wozniak Karol Kostka 12. James Kaull

Year 2005 2010 2010 1976 1995 1995 2007 2008 2007 1994 2008 2013

Won 65 58 49 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 46 43

Lost 4 25 13 6 15 18 18 10 17 9 16 19

Pct. .942 .699 .790 .889 .762 .727 .724 .824 .734 .836 .742 .693

Epee Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8.

Name Ted Fay Michał Sobieraj Jan Tivenius Jan Viviani Tim Glass Michał Sobieraj Andy Quaroni Michał Sobieraj Jan Viviani David Calderhead

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

Minimum 30 wins

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 2000-03

Lost 38 18 4 13 53 19 27 21 32 21

Foilist Paul Capobianco helped Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA championship while posting an 85-34 career record.

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. 11. 12.

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 Tony Schlehuber 2009-12 Patrick Ghattas 2004-07 Kevin Stoutermire 1984-87 Billy Meckling 2012- (2) William McGough 2010-13

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Lost Pct. 2 .980 4 .979 4 .941 13 .933 12 .920 10 .909 7 .897 9 .895 19 .893 17 .885 8 .860 10 .855

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

Lost 2 7 1 6 10 5 12 18 6 8 20

Pct. .966 .885 .981 .898 .841 .911 .810 .739 .893 .862 .714

Sabre Single-Season Win Percentage Pl. 1. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Name Mike Sullivan Ed Baguer Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan Gerry Finney Kevin Stoutermire Gabor Szelle Dan Yu Mike Sullivan Avery Zuck

Minimum 30 wins

Won 97 183 63 182 138 100 61 77 158 108 49 59

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

MEN’S RECORDS/WOMEN’S RECORDS

Fighting Irish

Women’s Individual Career Win Leaders Pl.

Name, Weapon

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. 17. 18. 19. 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 34. 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 Courtney Hurley – Epee 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 Ewa Nelip - Foil Colleen Smerek - Epee Diane Zielinski - Epee Alicja Kryczało – Foil Molly Sullivan - Foil Anne Barreda - Foil Cindy Weeks - Foil Kathy Valdiserri - Foil Heidi Piper - Foil Melanie Bautista – Foil

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 2009-2011, ‘13 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 2008-2009, ‘11, ‘13 1994-1995, ‘97 2009-2012 2002-2005 1985-1988 1987-1991 1984-1987 1973-1978 1989-1992 2005-2007

294 289 280 234 230 225 223 221 217 213 210 209 192 192 191 191 190 179 175 175 172 171 168 168 166 165 165 164 162 161 160 159 159 157 147 147

47 62 26 83 30 61 35 21 6 23 67 64 20 54 30 40 44 43 28 68 59 51 58 37 36 15 22 44 72 12 14 24 57 29 15 46

.862 .823 .915 .738 .864 .787 .864 .913 .973 .902 .758 .776 .906 .780 .864 .826 .812 .806 .862 .720 .745 .770 .743 .820 .822 .917 .882 .788 .692 .931 .920 .869 .736 .844 .924 .762

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 (29447).

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 (153-15).

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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Team Records

Individual Career Winning Pct. Leaders Pl. Name, Weapon

Years

Won

Lost

Pct.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 15. 17. 1 9. 20. 22. 24. 26.

1994-1995 1996-1999 2005-2006 2002-2005 1989-1992 1985-1988 2002-2005 1996-1999 1993-1996 2009-2011, ‘13 2007-2010 2010-2013 1997-2000 2008-2009, ‘11, ‘13 2000-2001, ‘04 2010-2013 1987-1991 2009-2011 1989-1992 2004-2007 2006-2009 1996-1999 2002-2005 1986-1989 1989-1992 2012- (2)

141 217 75 161 147 160 165 280 221 192 213 94 230 165 111 70 159 73 96 191 223 294 175 127 115 94

3 6 3 12 15 14 15 26 21 20 23 12 30 22 15 10 24 11 15 30 35 47 28 21 21 17

.979 .973 .962 .931 .924 .920 .917 .915 .913 .906 .902 .886 .882 .882 .881 .875 .869 .869 .865 .864 .864 .862 .862 .858 .850 .846

Maria Panyi - Foil Sara Walsh - Foil Mariel Zagunis – Sabre 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 Marta Stepien - Sabre Magda Król - Epee/Foil Ewa Nelip – Epee Natalia Mazur - Sabre Danielle Guilfoyle - Sabre 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 Tara Kelly - Foil Ashley Severson - Épée

M inimum 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).

WOMEN’S RECORDS

Fighting Irish Single-Season Win Pct. (all weapons) Pl. Name (Weapon) 1. Sara Walsh (foil) 2. Maria Panyi (foil)

Years 1997 1995

Won 48 105

4. 6. 8. 9. 11.

1999 1991 1996 1994 1997 2006 2012 2002

45 44 80 41 61 46 23 39

1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2

.978 .978 .976 .976 .968 .958 .958 .951

Kelley Hurley (epee)

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

Years 1996-99 1993-96 2006-09 1996-99 1996-99 1995-98 2008-11 2000-03 2002-05 2002-05

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

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 1994-95 1996-99 1984 2002-05 1989-92 1996-99 1985-88 2002-05 1996-99 2011- (3)

Won 141 217 37 161 147 280 160 165 59 95

Lost 3 6 2 12 15 26 14 15 6 23

Pct. .979 .973 .949 .931 .924 .915 .920 .917 .908 .805

Sara Walsh (foil) Heidi Piper (foil) Sara Walsh (foil) Maria Panyi (foil) Magda Krol (epee) Mariel Zagunis (sabre) Marybeth Zier (sabre) Alicja Kryczalo (foil)

2008

Foil Career Wins

Lost Pct. 0 1.000 2 .981

Foil Career Winning Percentage

Minimum 35 wins and two seasons

.979

Foilist Nicole Paulina posted one of the highest single-season victory totals (71-13, 1997) in Notre Dame women’s fencing history and ranks 10th on the Irish list for career wins (216-68) among all weapons.

Anne Barreda’s stellar Notre Dame career included a 159-24 foil record from 1987-91, 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

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

Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Name Sara Walsh Sara Walsh Maria Panyi Sara Walsh Heidi Piper Maria Panyi Alicja Kryczało Janet Sullivan Pia Albertson Andrea Ament Lee Kiefer Darsie Malynn Rachel Beck Grace Hartman Adriana Camacho

Year 1997 1996 1995 1999 1991 1994 2002 1986 1984 2005 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012

Won 48 66 100 45 44 41 39 37 37 54 32 33 37 33 31

Lost 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 6 7 8 9 9

Pct. 1.000 .985 .980 .978 .978 .976 .951 .949 .949 .947 .842 .825 .822 .786 .775

Foil Single-Season Winning Pct.

Minimum 30 wins

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Fighting Irish Sabre Career Winning Pct. (min. 40 wins)

Epee Career Wins Pl. Name Year Won 1. Anne Hoos 1995-98 289 2. Nicole Mustilli 1996-99 235 3. Kelley Hurley 2007-10 213 4. Courtney Hurley 2009-11, ‘13 192 Kimberlee Montoya 2006-09 192 6. Anna Carnick 2000-03 179 7. Kerry Walton 2002-05 175 2004-07 172 8. Amy Orlando 2000-03 171 9. Meagan Call 1997-00 167 10. Magda Król Ewa Nelip 2008-09, ‘11, ‘13 165 12. Colleen Smerek 1995-97 164

Epee Career Winning Percentage

Lost 62 41 23 20 54 43 28 59 51 21 22 44

Pct. .823 .851 .902 .906 .780 .806 .862 .745 .770 .888 .882 .788

Pl. Name Year Won 1. Courtney Hurley 2009-11, ‘13 192 2. Kelley Hurley 2007-10 213 3. Claudette de Bruin 1995-96 129 4. Anna Rodríguez 2005-07 32 5. Magda Król 1997-2000 167 6. Ewa Nelip 2008-09, ‘11, ‘13 165 7. Kerry Walton 2002-05 175 8. Nicole Mustilli 1996-99 235 9. Eleanor Leighton 2007-08 34 10. Ashley Severson 2012- (2) 94 11. Anne Hoos 1995-98 289 Minimum 40 wins and two seasons

Lost 20 23 7 2 21 22 28 41 6 17 62

Pct. .906 .902 .949 .941 .888 .882 .862 .851 .850 .846 .823

Pl. 1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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

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

Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Name Year Ashley Serrette 2006-09 Valerie Providenza 2004-07 Sarah Borrmann 2008-11 Eileen Hassett 2008-11 Destanie Milo 2001-04 Carianne McCullough 1999-2002 Abigail Nichols 2010-13 Angela Vincent 2004-06 Beatriz Almeida 2009-12 Danielle Davis 2002-05 Natalia Mazur 2000-01, ‘04

Won 234 191 185 175 166 133 132 131 127 124 111

Lost 83 30 42 68 36 33 65 32 37 35 15

Pct. .738 .864 .814 .720 .822 .801 .670 .804 .774 .780 .881

Epee Single-Season Wins

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Sabre Career Wins (since 2000)

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Pl. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Name Year Mariel Zagunis 2005-06 Marta Stepien 2010- 13 Natalia Mazur 2000-01, ‘04 Danielle Guilfoyle 2010-13 Valerie Providenza 2004-07 Destanie Milo 2001-04 Sarah Borrmann 2008-11 Angela Vincent 2004-06 Carianne McCullough 1999-2002 Maggie Jordan 2001-04

Won 75 94 111 70 191 166 185 131 133 85

Lost 3 12 15 10 30 36 42 32 33 22

Pct. .962 .886 .881 .875 .864 .822 .814 .804 .801 .794

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

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

Pl. Name Year Won 1. Mariel Zagunis 2006 46 2. Natalia Mazur 2000 49 3. Sarah Borrmann 2008 73 4. Maggie Jordan 2003 56 5. Destanie Milo 2003 40 6. Valerie Providenza 2007 51 7. Marta Stepien 2012 36 8. Valerie Providenza 2006 54 9. Valerie Providenza 2004 39 10. Destanie Milo 2002 45 Minimum 30 wins Bold indicates current fencers.

Lost 2 4 7 6 5 7 5 8 6 8

Pct. .958 .925 .912 .903 .889 .879 .878 .871 .867 .849

Sabre Single-Season Wins Year 2008 2008 2008 2007 2006 2003 2006 2007 2005 2009

Sabre Single-Season Winning Pct.

Sarah Borrmann finished her career with the Irish program as a twotime 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).

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.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Fighting Irish 1947 – 13th place (9 points) @ Chicago

1956 – 15th place (33 points) @ Navy

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Jack Gaither, Foil, Missing Data Herb Melton, Sabre Russ Harris, Epee

Name, Weapon Jack Friel, Foil Dave Frsike, Sabre Don Tadrowski, Epee

W 18 14 21

L 17 21 13

Rk. 18 25 9

Name, Weapon Mike DeCicco, Foil Bob Schlosser, Sabre Ralph Dixon, Epee

W 9 3 6

L 5 5 6

Rk.

Name, Weapon Pierre DuVair, Foil Joe Klein, Sabre Dennis Hemmerle, Epee

W 11 16 25

L 10 12 4

Rk. 20 13 2

Name, Weapon Lou Burns, Foil Bob Schlosser, Sabre Ralph Dixon

W 7 5 13

L 20 5 13

Rk. 22 14

Name, Weapon Jim Russomano, Foil Dick Fagon, Sabre Ron Farrow, Epee

W 13 9 13

L 4 12 5

Rk. 4 14 3

Name, Weapon Nick Scalera, Foil Bob Schlosser, Sabre Ralph Dixon, Epee

W 24 19 18

L 8 11 10

Rk. 4 11 5

Name, Weapon Jim Russomano, Foil Tom Lee, Sabre Jim Johnson, Epee

W 21 13 13

L 5 11 13

Rk. 6 11 15

Name, Weapon Nick Scalera, Foil Charlie Daschle, Sabre Brian Duff, Epee

W 14 10 11

L 12 12 16

Rk. 13 12 20

Name, Weapon Jim Russomano, Foil Ted DeBaene, Sabre Pete Giaimo, Epee

W 20 10 14

L 6 14 9

Rk. 6 7 7

Name, Weapon Jack Jacobs, Foil Paul Gibbons, Sabre Brian Duff, Epee

W 10 13 17

L 19 15 13

Rk. 21 13 12

Name, Weapon Mike Curtin, Foil Rudy Ehrensing, Sabre John Donlon, Epee

W 11 14 22

L 18 13 8

Rk. 19 14 5

Name, Weapon Jack Mooney, Foil Gerry Finney, Sabre John McGinn, Epee

W 21 24 22

L 13 9 12

Rk. 12 6 8

Name, Weapon Mike Bishko, Foil Tom Shipp, Sabre Dan Kenney, Epee

W 13 14 18

L 15 15 14

Rk. 14 12 10

Name, Weapon Dick Hull, Foil Gerry Finney, Sabre Rod Duff, Epee

W 16 20 16

L 10 7 14

Rk. 9 4 12

Name, Weapon Tom Dwyer, Foil Ralph DeMatteis, Sabre Dick Marks, Epee

W 8 12 11

L 4 9 10

Rk. 16 9 10

Name, Weapon Jim Waters, Foil Tom Dorwin, Sabre Don Tadrowski, Epee

W 13 13 22

L 12 9 4

Rk. 10 7 1

Name, Weapon Bill Ferrence, Foil Sam Crimone, Sabre Dick Marks, Epee

W 25 26 22

L 8 9 12

Rk. 4 8 8

Name, Weapon Bill Ferrence, Foil Mike Dwyer, Sabre Frank Hajnik, Epee

W 24 19 7

L 8 13 12

Rk. 5 10 27

W 13 12 0

L 9 15 6

Rk. 6 10

Name, Weapon John Crikelair, Foil Pat Korth, Sabre Steve Donlon, Epee

W 21 13 22

L 10 14 7

Rk. 8 15 4

Name, Weapon John Crikelair, Foil Mike Daher, Sabre Jeff Pero, Epee

W 25 25 23

L 14 8 13

Rk. 11 5 9

Name, Weapon Bob Babineau, Foil Bob Mendes, Sabre Joe DePietro, Epee

W 18 20 9

L 12 10 11

Rk. 9 8 —

1948 – 12th place (21 points) @ Navy

1949 – 24th place (25 points) @ Army

1950 – 6th place (61 points) @ Wayne State

1951 – 10th place (41 points) @ Illinois

1952 – 16th place (40 points) @ Yale

1953 – 7th place (67 points) @ Pennsylvania

1954 – 8th place (48 points) @ Chicago

1955 – 7th place (48 points) @ Michigan St.

1957 – 9th place (52 points) @ Detroit

1958 – 6th place (35 points) @ Texas Tech

1959 – 8th place (47 points) @ Navy

1960 – 7th place (44 points) @ Illinois

1970 – 8th place (46 points) @ Notre Dame

1961 – 13th place (47 points) @ Princeton

Name, Weapon Glenn Kalin, Foil Roger Holzgrafe, Sabre Rich Deladrier, Epee

W 9 14 19

L 25 20 15

Rk. 22 13 6

1962 – 12th place (45 points) @ Ohio State

Name, Weapon John Lyons, Foil Doug Daher, Sabre Rich Deladrier, Epee

W 18 21 20

L 14 11 12

Rk. 14 8 6

1963 – 10th place (31 points) @ Air Force

Name, Weapon Mike Cornwall, Foil Ron Sollito, Sabre Chuck Harkness, Epee

W 17 21 15

L 15 11 18

Rk. 13 7 18

Name, Weapon Mike Cornwall, Foil Dan Mulligan, Sabre Mike Matranga, Epee

W 18 17 16

L 15 16 16

Rk. 11 13 18

Name, Weapon Tom Coye, Foil Sam DiFiglio, Sabre Ed Fellows, Epee

W 3 20 24

L 7 13 10

Rk. — 10 6

Name, Weapon Mike McCahey, Foil Sam DiFiglio, Sabre Tim Glass, Epee

W 18 13 20

L 4 9 5

Rk. 7 11 6

1967 – 6th place (56 pts) @ Cal St. Northridge

Name, Weapon Mike McCahey, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Tim Glass, Epee

W 8 22 16

L 6 5 7

Rk. 13 3 4

1968 – 6th place (73 pts) @ Wayne State

Name, Weapon Pat Gerard, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Tim Glass, Epee

W 18 20 16

L 4 2 7

Rk. 1 1 4

1964 – 5th place (73 points) @ Harvard

1965 – 15th place (58 points) @ Detroit

Name, Weapon John Bishko, Foil John Klier, Sabre Steve Donlon, Epee

1966 – @ Duke

1969 – 6th place (36 points) @ N.C. State

Nick Scalera helped lead the 1950 Irish to the first of their 46 top-10 finishes at the NCAAs.

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.

1971 – 6th place (64 points) @ Air Force

1972 – 8th place (49 points) @ Illinois-Chicago

1973 – 12th place (47 points) @ Johns Hopkins

1974 – 13th place (52 points) @ Case Reserve

1975 – 3rd place (76 points) @ CS Fullerton

1976 – 3rd place (76 points) @ Pennsylvania

1977 – 1st place (116 points) @ Notre Dame

Yearly listings include site of NCAA Championship Bold Italics indicates All-Americans

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Name, Weapon Pat Gerard, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Bjorn Vaggo, Epee

W 19 23 19

L 3 0 4

Rk. 2 1 1

Name, Weapon Andy Bonk, Foil Mike Sullivan, Sabre Thom Cullom, Epee

W 30 30 10

L 2 2 22

Rk. 1 2 23

Name, Weapon Andy Bonk, Foil Chris Lyons, Sabre Rich Daly, Epee

W 29 22 3

L 3 10 6

Rk. 2 6

Name, Weapon Ray Benson, Foil Greg Armi, Sabre Rich Daly, Epee

W 12 18 10

L 11 5 13

Rk. 12 3 12

Name, Weapon Marc DeJong, Foil Mike Janis, Sabre Rich Daly, Epee

W 21 17 22

L 11 15 10

Rk. 13 18 6

Name, Weapon Marc DeJong, Foil John Edwards, Sabre Ola Harstrom, Epee

W 21 19 29

L 10 12 2

Rk. 5 13 1

Name, Weapon Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil Mike Van der Velden,Foil Don Jonson, Sabre Mike Janis, Sabre Andy Quaroni, Epee Brian St. Clair, Epee

W 13 4 14 4 7 4

L 6 5 5 5 12 5

Rk. 1 14 3 14 6 18

1979 – 2nd place (92 points) @ Princeton

1980 – 8th place (90 points) @ Penn State

1981 – 5th place (100 points) @ Wis. Parkside

1982 – 7th place (66 points) @ Notre Dame

1983 – 2nd place (80 points @ Wis. Parkside

1984 – 3rd place (46 points) @ Princeton

Fighting Irish

1985 – 2nd place (140 points) @ ND (SMC)

Name, Weapon Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil Mike Van der Velden, Foil John Edwards, Sabre Don Johnson, Sabre Andy Quaroni, Epee Christian Scherpe, Epee

W 14 11 12 10 12 7

L 4 6 6 6 8 6

Rk. 4 8 5 9 3 17

Name, Weapon Yehuda Kovacs, Foil Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil Don Johnson, Sabre John Edwards, Sabre Mike Gostigian, Epee Christian Scherpe, Epee

W 14 14 14 8 16 14

L 6 5 4 5 3 5

Rk. 2 3 6 17 3 4

Name, Weapon Charles Higgs-Coulthard, Foil Yehuda Kovacs, Foil Kevin Stoutermire, Sabre Geoff Rossi, Sabre Todd Griffee, Epee Tim Vaughan, Epee

W 15 14 15 6 8 1

L 5 4 3 7 8 7

Rk. 4 5 6 22 12 30

Name, Weapon Yehuda Kovacs, Foil Phil Leary, Foil Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre Dan Yu, Sabre Todd Griffee, Epee Ted Fay, Epee

W 13 7 10 8 10 7

L 6 8 7 4 9 6

Rk. 3 16 4 13 2 18

Name, Weapon Yehuda Kovacs, Foil Derek Holeman, Foil Leszek Nowesielski, Sabre David Kirby, Sabre Ted Fay, Epee Todd Griffee, Epee

W 11 2 15 6 6 6

L 6 6 3 7 10 7

Rk. 7 30 5 17 12 18

1986 – 1st place (151 points) @ Princeton

1987 – 4th place (81 points) @ Notre Dame

1988 – 2nd place (83 points) @ Princeton

1989 – 4th place (69 points) @ Northwestern

Susan Valdiserri was Notre Dame’s first women’s fencing All-American.

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

1983 – 12th place @ Penn State

Susan Valdiserri, Charlotte Albertson, Sharon DiNicola, Mary Shilts, Ann Burns

1984 @ Princeton

Name, Weapon W L Pia Albertson 1985 – 9th place @ Notre Dame (SMC) Name, Weapon W L Molly Sullivan 11 3 Janet Sullivan, Vittoria Quaroni, Cindy Weeks, Cecilia Williams

Rk. 10

Name, Weapon W L Molly Sullivan 15 0 Janice Hynes 5 8 Vittoria Quaroni, Cindy Weeks, Janice Sullivan

Rk. 1 11

Name, Weapon W L Molly Sullivan 13 2 Janice Hynes 6 4 Kristin Kralicek, Anne Barreda, Cindy Weeks

Rk. 3 18

Name, Weapon Molly Sullivan Anne Barreda Kristin Kralicek Brenda Leiser, Lynn Kadri

W 15 10 5

Rk. 1 3 13

Name, Weapon Janice Hynes Kristin Kralicek Heidi Piper Lynn Kadri, Brenda Leiser

W 9 9 7

1986 – 2nd place @ Princeton

1987 – 1st place @ Notre Dame

1988 – 2nd place @ Princeton L 0 6 7

1989 – 3rd place @ Northwestern

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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Rk. 10

Bold Italics Indicates All-Americans

L 5 4 5

Rk. 5

Rk. 6 10 13

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Fighting Irish

1993 – 6th place (1,725 points) @ Wayne St.

Magda Krol, Epee

1994 – 1st place (4,350 points) @ Brandeis

Name, Weapon Charles Hayes, Foil Stephane Auriol, Foil Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Gabor Szelle, Sabre Luke La Valle, Sabre Brian Casas, Epee James Gaither, Epee Nicole Mustilli, Epee Magda Krol, Epee

W 11 10 19 13 20 12 14 11 15 14

L 12 13 4 10 3 11 9 12 8 9

Rk. 14 16 5 10 2 11 8 14 5 8

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Jeremy Siek, Foil 11 2 5 Stanton Brunner, Foil 4 7 17 Conor Power, Foil 2 9 24 Chris Hajnik, Sabre 7 7 10 Bill Lester, Sabre 3 8 21 Bernard Baez, Sabre 4 7 24 Rakesh Patel, Epee 7 7 12 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)

Name, Weapon Ozren Debic, Foil Forest Walton, Foil Magda Krol, Foil Liza Boutsikaris, Foil Gabor Szelle, Sabre Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre Natalia Mazur, Sabre Carianne McCullough, Sabre Jan Viviani, Epee Brian Casas, Epee Anna Carnick, Epee Meagan Call, Epee

W 20 13 16 12 20 17 13 9 17 9 14 11

L Rk. 3 2 10 14 7 5 11 12 3 1 6 5 10 10 14 19 6 3 14 18 9 9 12 12

Name, Weapon Jeremy Siek, Foil Conor Power, Foil Maria Panyi, Foil Mindi Kalogera, Foil Bill Lester, Sabre Chris Hajnik, Sabre Carl Jackson, Epee Rakesh Patel, Epee Claudette de Bruin, Epee Colleen Smerek, Epee

W L Rk. 16 12 12 8 17 21 25 3 2 5 23 24 23 6 2 8 20 20 19 12 6 15 13 8 23 6 3 1 4 28

Name, Weapon Ozren Debic, Foil Forest Walton, Foil Liza Boutsikaris, Foil Maggie Jordan, Foil Andre Crompton, Sabre Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre Carianne McCullough, Sabre Destanie Milo, Sabre Jan Viviani, Epee Brian Casas, Epee Meagan Call, Epee Anna Carnick, Epee

W 17 13 8 8 16 15 10 8 17 14 15 12

L 6 10 15 15 7 8 13 15 6 9 8 11

Name, Weapon Jeremy Siek , Foil Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Luke La Valle, Sabre Bill Lester, Sabre Brice Dille, Epee Claudette de Bruin, Epee Anne Hoos, Epee

W L Rk. 15 7 9 21 2 2 15 8 6 18 5 4 16 7 6 7 16 22 17 6 3 10 13 15

Name, Weapon Jeremy Siek, Foil Stephane Auriol, Foil Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Bill Lester, Sabre Luke La Valle, Sabre Brian Stone, Epee Carl Jackson, Epee Magda Krol, Epee Anne Hoos, Epee

W L Rk. 17 6 6 9 14 16 19 4 2 16 7 5 21 2 3 15 8 5 12 11 13 9 14 19 18 5 1 11 12 15

Name, Weapon John Tejada, Foil Stephane Auriol, Foil Sara Walsh, Foil Myriah Brown, Foil Luke La Valle, Sabre Andrzej Bednarski, Sabre Brian Stone, Epee Carl Jackson, Epee Nicole Mustilli, Epee

W 9 6 21 17 17 12 17 13 19

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Stanton Brunner, Foil 9 7 11 Rian Girard, Foil 4 10 17 Jeff Piper, Foil 4 10 19 Geoff Pechinsky, Epee 11 4 9 Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 2 7 17 Per Johnsson, Epee 2 6 20 Claudette de Bruin, Foil 6 6 18 1 9 25 Kathleen Vogt, Foil Other Team Fencers: Jordan Maggio (F), Rian Girard (F), Corinne Dougherty (F), Mindi Kalogera (F), Kim Arndt (F)

Rakesh Patel (1993-94) earned All-America epee honors while helping Notre Dame win the 1994 NCAA title.

1990 – 3rd place (30 points) @ Notre Dame (SMC)

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Noel Young, Foil 17 2 3 Jeff Piper, Foil 6 7 16 Phil Leary, Foil 6 7 18 Heidi Piper, Foil 15 3 2 Kristin Kralicek, Foil 11 6 7 Anne Barreda, Foil 9 8 8 Rachel Haugh, Foil 2 11 20 Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 14 5 3 James Taliaferro, Sabre 13 3 7 Chris Baguer, Sabre 4 9 23 Jubba Beshin, Epee 13 6 1 David Calderhead, Epee 11 8 3 Other Team Fencers: Ed Baguer (S), Joel Clark (F), Mary Westrick (F), Lynn Kadri (F), Derek Holeman (E), Geoff Pechinsky (E)

1991 – 3rd place (3,900 points) @ Penn St.

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Noel Young, Foil 13 4 2 Phil Leary, Foil 7 8 13 Jeff Piper, Foil 8 8 16 Leszek Nowosielski, Sabre 16 1 2 Chris Baguer, Sabre 5 10 14 Ed Baguer, Sabre 4 6 21 Jubba Beshin, Epee 13 6 2 David Calderhead, Epee 11 6 3 Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 8 7 13 Heidi Piper, Foil 17 1 1 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)

1992 – 4th place (3,055 points) @ Notre Dame

Name, Weapon W L Rk. Jeff Piper, Foil 5 4 25 Mike Trisko, Foil 1 8 26 James Taliaferro, Sabre 10 8 4 Ed Baguer, Sabre 9 7 12 Chris Baguer, Sabre 2 7 24 Per Johnsson, Epee 6 10 16 Grzegorz Wozniak, Epee 4 5 22 Heidi Piper, Foil 14 5 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)

1995 – 3rd place (370 points) @ Notre Dame (SMC)

1996 – 2nd place (1,190 points) @ Yale

1999 – 2nd place (139 points) @ Brandeis

2000 – 2nd place (171 points) @ Stanford

2001 – 3rd place (153 points) @ Wis. Parkside

Rk. 5 9 16 17 7 10 15 17 3 7 5 12

1997 – 2nd place (1,470 points) @ Air Force

1998 – 2nd place (147 points) @ ND (SMC) L 14 17 2 6 6 11 6 10 4

Rk. 18 19 3 6 1 11 4 11 4

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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Fighting Irish 2005 – 1st place (173 points) @ Houston

Name, Weapon Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre Matt Stearns, Sabre Valerie Providenza, Sabre Mariel Zagunis, Sabre Aaron Adjemian, Epee Michal Sobieraj, Epee Amy Orlando, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee

W 15 15 21 18 14 19 21 5 18 16 11

L 8 8 2 5 9 4 2 18 5

Rk. 7 7 2 2 10 4 2 24 1

Name, Weapon Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil Mark Kubik, Foil Melanie Bautista, Foil Adrienne Nott, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre Matt Stearns, Sabre Valerie Providenza, Sabre Mariel Zagunis, Sabre Aaron Adjemian, Epee Karol Kostka, Epee Amy Orlando, Epee Madeleine Stephan, Epee

W 12 7 11 15 20 12 15 17 10 8 11 14

L 11 16 11 8 3 11 8 6 13 15 12 9

Rk. 8 21 14 6 2 11 9 1 16 18 15 6

Name, Weapon Jakub Jedrkowiak, Foil Mark Kubik, Foil Adrienne Nott, Foil Emilie Prot, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre Bill Thanhouser, Sabre Valerie Providenza, Sabre Ashley Serrette, Sabre Greg Howard, Epee Karol Kostka, Epee Kelley Hurley, Epee

W 12 13 18 11 18 17 19 9 13 12 18

L 11 10 5 12 5 6 3 14 10 11 5

Rk. 9 7 3 14 2 6 4 16 8 11 2

Name, Weapon 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

Name, Weapon Avery Zuck, Sabre Barron Nydam,Sabre Gerek Meinhardt, Foil Enzo Castellani, Foil Karol Kostka, Epee

W 17 13 19 13 13

L 6 10 4 10 10

Rk. 5 10 2 8 10

Eileen Hassett, Sabre

Hayley Reese, Foil Adrienne Nott, Foil Courtney Hurley, Epee Ewa Nelip, Epee

19 14 21 17

7 2

2006 – 4th place (152 points) @ Houston

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.

2002 – 3rd place (186 points) @ Drew (N.J.)

Name, Weapon Ozren Debic, Foil Derek Snyder, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Andre Crompton, Sabre Matt Fabricant, Sabre Carianne McCullough, Sabre Destanie Milo, Sabre Jan Viviani, Epee Michal Sobieraj, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee Anna Carnick, Epee

W 18 15 23 22 18 9 12 8 17 12 18 14

L 5 8 0 1 5 14 11 15 6 11 5 9

Name, Weapon Ozren Debic, Foil Derek Snyder, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Matt Fabricant, Sabre Gabor Szelle, Sabre Destanie Milo, Sabre Maggie Jordan, Sabre Michal Sobieraj, Epee Jan Viviani, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee Meagan Call, Epee

W 18 17 19 19 15 12 16 6 20 12 15 13

L Rk. 5 4 6 5 4 1 4 3 8 6 11 11 7 6 17 21 3 2 11 10 8 5 10 10

Name, Weapon Frank Bontempo, Foil Forest Walton, Foil Andrea Ament, Foil Alicja Kryczalo, Foil Patrick Ghattas, Sabre Matthew Stearns, Sabre Valerie Providenza, Sabre Angela Vincent, Sabre Michal Sobieraj, Epee Amy Orlando, Epee Kerry Walton, Epee

W 7 9 19 21 13 10 18 8 18 13 17

L 16 14 4 2 10 13 5 15 5 10 6

2003 – 1st place (182 points) @ Air Force

Rk. 4 7 1 2 5 14 12 18 5 10 1 10

2004 – 3rd place (153 points) @ Brandeis

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2007 – 4th place (160 points) @ Drew (N.J.)

2008 – 2nd place (176 points) @ Ohio State

2009 – 2nd place (182 points) @ Penn State

Greg Schoolcraft, Epee

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2 9 3 3

2010 – 3rd place (180 points) @ Harvard

Name, Weapon Gerek Meinhardt, Foil Enzo Castellani, Foil Hayley Reese, Foil Darsie Malynn, Foil Avery Zuck, Saber Barron Nydam, Saber Sarah Borrmann, Saber Eileen Hassett, Saber James Kaull, Epee Greg Schoolcraft, Epee Courtney Hurley, Epee Kelley Hurley, Epee

W 17 16 16 6 19

L 6 7 7 17 4

Rk. 1 3 5 23 3

17 16 12 12 19 17

6 7 11

5 7 10

4 6

3 6

Name, Weapon Ariel DeSmet, Foil Reggie Bentley, Foil Avery Zuck, Sabre Barron Nydam, Sabre James Kaull, Epee Brent Kelly, Epee Hayley Reese, Foil Rachel Beck, Foil Eileen Hassett, Sabre Lian Osier, Sabre Courtney Hurley, Epee Ewa Nelip, Epee

W 20 16 19

L 5 7 6

Rk. 1

12 11

11 12

14 16

9 17 12 21 12

14 7 11 4 11

17 3 9 1 9

Name, Weapon Enzo Castellani, Foil Reggie Bentley, Foil Kevin Hassett, Sabre Jason Choy, Sabre James Kaull, Epee Michael Rossi, Epee Grace Hartman, Foil Madison Zeiss, Foil Lian Osier, Sabre Abigail Nichols, Sabre Ashley Severson, Epee Nicole Ameli, Epee

W 16 16 14 11 14 7 16 15 13 10 16 12

L 7 7 9 12 9 16 7 8 9 12 7 11

Rk. T-3 5 7 14 7 23 5 8 8 15 5 11

13 10 10

11 12

2011 – 1st place (174 points) @ Ohio State

15 8 6 15 8 8

2012– 3rd place (160 points) @ Ohio State

2013– 2nd place (175 points) @ Freeman Coliseum (Texas)

Name, Weapon Gerek Meinhardt, Foil Ariel DeSmet, Foil Kevin Hassett, Sabre John Hallsten, Sabre Garrett McGrath, Epee Michael Rossi, Epee Lee Kiefer, Foil Madison Zeiss, Foil Lian Osier, Sabre Johanna Thill , Sabre Courtney Hurley, Epee Ewa Nelip, Epee

W 22 13 13 9 12 8 22 18 14 11 18 15

Bold Italics indicates All-Americans

L 1 10 10 14 11 15 1 5 9 12 5 8

Rk. T-3 10 9 18 13 20 1 T-3 8 11 1 8

NCAA RECORDS

Fighting Irish

Men’s Individual Career NCAA Leaders Men’s All-Time NCAA Victories (round-robin bouts) Pl. Name 1. Mike Sullivan 2. Gerek Meinhardt 3. Ozren Debic 4. Patrick Ghattas Michal Sobieraj 6. Bill Lester Jan Viviani 8. Luke La Valle 9. Andy Bonk Leszek Nowosielski Jeremy Siek

Weapon Years Finishes

L Pct.

Sabre 1976-79 3-1-1-2 95 9 .913 Foil 2009-10, ‘13 2-1-3 122 12 .910 Foil 2000-03 2-5-4-4 73 19 .794 Sabre 2004-07 10-2-2-2 72 26 .734 Epee 2002-05 10-2-3-1 72 26 .734 Sabre 1994-97 21-2-6-3 63 18 .778 Epee 2000-03 3-3-5-10 63 29 .685 Sabre 1996-99 4-5-1-11 62 30 .674 Foil 1979-80 1-2 59 5 .922 Sabre 1988-91 4-5-3-2 59 13 .819 Foil 1994-97 5-12-9-6 59 27 .686

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 Gerek Meinhardt Pat Gerard Noel Young Leszek Nowosielski Ozren Debic Jim Russomano Bill Lester Tim Glass

Weapon Years Finishes

L Pct.

Foil 1979-80 1-2 Sabre 1976-79 3-1-1-2 Foil 2009-10, ‘13 2-1-3 Foil 1977-78 1-2 Foil 1990-91 3-2 Sabre 1988-91 4-5-3-2 Foil 2000-03 2-5-4-4 Foil 1958-60 4-6-6 Sabre 1994-97 21-2-6-3 Epee 1975-77 6-4-4

59 95 122 37 30 59 73 54 63 57

5 .922 9 .913 12 .910 7 .841 6 .833 13 .819 19 .794 15 .783 18 .778 17 .770

A three-time NCAA Champion and one-time runner-up, 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.

Women’s Individual Career NCAA Leaders Women’s All-Time NCAA Victories (round-robin bouts) Pl. Name

Weapon Years Finishes

1. Alicja Kryczalo 2. Courtney Hurley Sara Walsh 3. Andrea Ament 4. Valerie Providenza 5. Adrienne Nott 6. Eileen Hassett 7. Magda Krol 8. Kerry Walton 9. Hayley Reese 10. Myriah Brown Ewa Nelip

Foil 2002-05 1-1-1-2 Epee 2009-11, ‘13 3-3-1-1 Foil 1996-99 2-2-3-5 Foil 2002-05 2-3-2-7 Sabre 2004-07 1-4-9-4 Foil 2006-2009 6-3-4-9 Sabre 2008-11 5-6-7-3 Foil/Epee 1997-2000 1-6-8-5 Epee 2002-05 1-5-2-14 Foil 2008-11 11-2-5-8 Foil 1996-99 6-5-6-10 2008-09, 11, 13 3-3-9-8 Epee

84 8 .913 81 16 .835 80 12 .870 75 17 .815 73 23 .760 67 30 .691 66 27 .710 64 28 .696 63 33 .656 62 33 .653 61 31 .663 61 34 .642

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. 9. 10.

Molly Sullivan Alicja Kryczalo Sara Walsh Courtney Hurley Mariel Zagunis Andrea Ament Heidi Piper Valerie Providenza Kelley Hurley Nicole Mustilli

Weapon Years Finishes

L Pct.

Foil 1985-88 5-1-3-1 Foil 2002-05 1-1-1-2 Foil 1996-99 2-2-3-5 Epee 2009-11, ‘13 3-3-1-1 Sabre 2005-06 2-1 Foil 2002-05 2-3-2-7 Foil 1989-92 13-2-1-4 Sabre 2004-07 1-4-9-4 Epee 2007-08, ‘10 2-1-6 Epee 1998-99 4-5

54 84 80 81 38 75 53 73 54 34

5 8 12 16 8 17 14 23 19 12

.915 .913 .870 .835 .826 .815 .791 .760 .740 .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 ‘12.......................... 3rd ............................4/5 ‘13.......................... 2nd ...........................3/6

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Men’s Epee 1985 – 4th 1986 – 1st 1987 – 11th 1988 – 2nd (29 pts) 1989 – 10th (19 pts) 1990 – 5th (4 pts) 1991 – 7th 1992 – 5th 1993 – 6th (450 pts) 1994 – 2nd (1,000 pts) 1995 – 1st (92 pts) 1996 – 16th (70 pts) 1997 – 7th (210 pts) 1998 – 2nd (30 pts) 1999 – 5th (25 pts) 2000 – 2nd (26 pts) 2001 – 2nd (31 pts) 2002 – 2nd (29 pts) 2003 – 2nd (32 pts) 2004 – 7th (18 pts) 2005 – 6th (23 pts) 2006 – 8th (18 pts) 2007 – 5th (25 pts) 2008 - 3rd (26 pts) 2009 - 6th (22 pts) 2010 - 4th (24 pts) 2011 - t4th (23 pts) 2012 - t6th (21pts) 2013 - t6th (20 pts)

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)

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ND’s NCAA Finishes By Weapon 2007 – 5th (25 pts) 2008 - t-5th (25 pts) 2009 - 2nd (32 pts) 2010 - 2nd (33 pts) 2011 - 2nd (34 pts) 2012 - 1st (32 pts) 2013 - 2nd (35 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) 2012 - t4th (25 pts) 2013 - 6th (22 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) 2012 - 5th (28 pts) 2013 - T2nd (33 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) 2012 - 2nd (31 pts) 2013 - 1st (40 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) 2012 - 6th (23 pts) 2013 - T4th (25 pts)

INDIVIDUAL NCAA RESULTS

Fighting Irish

Men’s NCAA National Champions Name (Weapon, Class) Don Tadrowski (Epee, Jr.) Pat Gerard (Foil, Jr.) Mike Sullivan (Sabre, So.) Mike Sullivan (Sabre, Jr.) Bjorne 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

Bjorne 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.) Enzo Castellani (Foil, Sr.) Gerek Meinhardt (Foil, Sr.)

Year 1958 1976 1981 1984 1985 1986 1986 1990 1990 1990 1991 1997 2000 2001 2004 2010 2010 2012 2013

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 16-8/.667 22-2/.917

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 1977 Tim Glass (Epee, Sr.) 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 2002 Ozren Debic (Foil, Jr.) 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.) Reggie Bentley (Foil, Sr.)

Year 1950 1961 1965 1968 1983 1985 1987 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2009 2011 2012

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 16-7/.696

Sixth-Place Finishers Name (Weapon, Class) Gerry Finney (Sabre, Jr.) Jim Russomano (Foil, Jr.) Jim Russomano (Foil, Sr.)

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Year 1953 1959 1960

W-L/Pct. 28-9/.727 21-5/.807 20-6/.769

Fighting Irish John Bishko (Foil, Jr.) Rich Deladrier (Epee, Jr.) 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.)

1966 1970 1971 1974 1976 1980 1982 1984 1986 1987 1995 1996 1997 2003 2007 2008 2011

13-9/.590 19-15/.558 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.) Greg Howard (Epee, Sr.) Kevin Hassett (Sabre, So.) James Kaull (Epee, Jr.)

Year 1955 1960 1960 1972 1975 1989 1990 2001 2001 2002 2005 2007 2008 2012 2012

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 13-10/ .565 14-9/.609 14-9/.609

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.) Karol Kostka (Epee, Sr.) Enzo Castellani (Foil, So.)

Year 1953 1964 1964 1967 1969 1971 1985 1995 1999 2006 2007 2008 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 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.) 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.) Ariel DeSmet (Foil, Jr.)

Year 1955 1962 1963 1965 1966 1994 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2009 2010 2010 2013

W-L/Pct. 13-12/.520 18-14/.563 11-10/.524 19-13/.594 12-15/.444 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 13-10/.565

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.) Kevin Hassett (Sabre, Jr.)

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Year 1954 1956 1963 1968 1969 1985 1993 1996 2001 2007 2013

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

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.

NCAA WOMEN’S RESULTS

Fighting Irish

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.) Courtney Hurley (Epee, Sr.) Lee Kiefer (Foil, Fr.)

Year

1986 1988 1991 1997 2002 2002 2003 2004 2004 2006 2008 2008 2011 2013 2013

W-L/Pct.

Molly Sullivan

Foil Champion 1986, 1988

Kerry Walton

Epee Champion 2002

Kelley Hurley

Epee Champion 2008

Runner-Up (title bout)

15-0/1.000 15-0/1.000 17-1/.944 18-5/.783 23-0/1.000 18-5/.783 19-4/.826 21-2/.913 18-5/.783 17-6/.739 18-5/.783 16-7/.696 19-4/.826 20-5 22-1

Alicja Kryczalo

Sarah Borrmann

Heidi Piper

Foil Champion 1991

Foil Champion 2002, 2003, 2004

Sabre Champion 2008

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) Susannah Scanlan, Princeton (6-15) Jackie Dubrovich, Columbia/Barnard (8-15)

Valerie Providenza

Sabre Champion 2004

Courtney Hurley

Epee Champion 2011, 2013

Magda Krol

Epee Champion 1997

Mariel Zagunis

Sabre Champion 2006

Lee Kiefer

Foil Champion 2013

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NCAA WOMEN’S RESULTS

Fighting Irish

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

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)

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 (Sabre, Sr.) Madison Zeiss (Foil, So.)

Year 1987 1988 1995 1996 1998 2003 2007 2008 2009 2009 2010 2011 2013

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 18-5/.783

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

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.) Grace Hartman (Foil, Jr.) Ashley Severson (Epee, Fr.)

1985 1997 1999 1999 2000 2001 2003 2008 2010 2010 2012 2012

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 16-7/.696 16-7/.696

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 Kristin Kralicek (Foil, Sr.) Andrea Ament (Foil, Sr.) Eileen Hassett (Sabre, Jr.)

1990 2005 2010

11-6/.647 15-8/.652 16-7/.696

Eighth-Place Finishers Anne Barreda (Foil, Sr.) Magda Krol (Epee, Jr.) Hayley Reese (Foil, Sr.) Madison Zeiss (Foil, Fr.) Lian Osier (Sabre, Jr.) Lian Osier (Sabre, Sr.) Ewa Nelip (Epee, Sr.)

1990 1999 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013

9-8/.529 14-9/.609 15-8/.652 15-8/.652 13-9/.591 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 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.)

1982 1984 1989 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004

9-4/.692 13-10/.565 13-10/.565 14- 9/.609 13-10/.565 13-10/.565

11th-Place Finishers Janice Hynes (Foil, Fr.) Hayley Reese (Foil, Fr.) Nicole Ameli (Epee, Fr.) Johanna Thill (Sabre, Fr.)

1986 2008 2012 2013

5-8/.385 11-12/.478 12-11/.522 11-12/.478

12th-Place Finishers 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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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

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

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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-’13). 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 (combined) 2000 1st............................................. 2nd (Northwestern) 2001 1st............................................. 2nd (Northwestern) 2002 1st (combined) 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 (combined) 2011 1st (combined) 2012 1st ........................................................................3rd 2013 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) Ozren Debic (MF), Anna Carnick (WE) 2000 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) Michal Sobieraj (ME) 2004 Michal Sobieraj (ME), Frank Bontempo (MF), 2005 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) Enzo Castellani (MF), Madison Zeiss (WF) 2012

2013

Ariel DeSmet (MF), Garrett McGrath (ME), Johanna Thill (WS), Ewa Nelip (WE)

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WOMEN’S RESULTS

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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............................................. 29-1 Army................................................... 1-0 Boston College .................................. 2-0 Bowling Green................................... 8-1 Brandeis............................................. 4-0 Brockport............................................ 1-0 Brown................................................. 3-0 California U. (Pa.)............................... 1-0 Cal State Fullerton.............................. 9-0 Cal State Long Beach ..........................6-0 Cal Tech............................................... 8-0 Carnegie-Mellon................................ 1-0 Case Western Reserve....................... 19-0 Chicago.............................................. 19-0 Clemson............................................. 1-0 Cleveland State................................. 37-0 Columbia-Barnard ............................15-10 Cornell................................................ 5-1 Culver Military Academy.................... 4-0 Detroit .............................................. 40-0 Duke.................................................. 19-1 Eastern Michigan............................... 9-0 Fairleigh-Dickinson........................... 12-1 Florida................................................ 6-0 Harpeth Hall....................................... 1-0 Harvard.............................................. 8-0 Haverford........................................... 2-0 Hollins................................................ 1-0 Illinois................................................. 3-0 Illinois-Chicago.................................. 2-1

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Indiana............................................... 7-1 James Madison.................................. 4-0 Johns Hopkins................................... 10-0 Kent State........................................... 1-0 Lawrence........................................... 36-0 M.I.T. .................................................. 6-0 Miami (Ohio)...................................... 6-0 Michigan........................................... 24-0 Michigan-Dearborn.......................... 10-0 Michigan State.................................. 28-0 Milwaukee Tech.................................. 8-0 Minnesota......................................... 12-1 Mount Mary ...................................... 1-0 Navy .................................................. 1-0 NYU................................................... 23-1 North Carolina................................... 27-0 North Carolina State........................... 4-0 Northwestern................................... 42-10 Oakland.............................................. 4-0 Oberlin................................................ 6-2 Ohio State......................................... 36-14 Pennsylvania...................................... 2-3 Penn State.......................................... 9-9 Princeton........................................... 11-0 Purdue............................................... 39-0 Rutgers............................................... 8-0 St. John’s............................................ 21-3 St. Mary’s............................................ 0-2 Stanford............................................. 21-1 Stevens Tech ...................................... 1-0 SUNY - Binghampton ........................ 1-0 Swarthmore....................................... 1-0

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Temple............................................... 14-4 Tri-State............................................. 22-0 UC San Diego..................................... 16-0 Vanderbilt........................................... 2-1 Washington (Mo.).............................. 3-0 Wayne State..................................... 31-17 Winnipeg............................................ 2-0 Wisconsin.......................................... 12-9 Wisconsin-Parkside............................ 9-2 Yale.................................................... 12-1

Women’s Win Streaks Rank Wins Year(s) 1. 95 2009-2011 2. 71 1993-1996 3. 42 1986-1988 4. 41 2003-2004 5. 35 1997-1998 35 1990-1992 7. 31 2006-2007 8. 27 2005-2006 9. 23 2008-2009 23 1996-1997 11. 21 1989-1990 12. 20 2013-present

WOMEN’S RESULTS

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Year-by-Year Women’s All-Time Results Team Individual Year W L W L Captains (all foil fencers) (Non-Varsity Seasons) 1972 2 3 22 41 None 1973 3 2 26 19 None 1974 13 2 125 54 Cathy Schoendiens 1975 8 5 61 68 Cindy Rebholz 1976 8 6 74 71 Pat Ferro, Kathy Valdiserri (Varsity Seasons) 1977 13 1 72 44 Kathy Valdiserri 1978 8 3 59 40 Kathy Valdiserri 1979 14 3 132 63 Karen Lacity 1980 11 2 118 67 Dodee Carney 1981 16 4 128 77 Susan Valdiserri 1982 11 8 130 112 Susan Valdiserri 1983 17 6 210 126 Susan Valdiserri 1984 13 5 207 93 Sharon DeNicola, Mary Shilts 1985 12 7 179 105 Janet Sullivan 1986 23 0 309 59 Vittoria Quaroni 1987 19 0 257 47 Cindy Weeks 1988 17 2 253 51 Molly Sullivan 1989 15 1 216 40 Janice Hynes 1990 22 1 297 69 Anne Barreda 1991 19 0 240 50 Lynn Kadri 1992 11 2 154 54 Heidi Piper 1993 17 3 237 83 Dinamarie Garcia 1994 23 0 304 64 Marit Fischer (epee), Dinamarie Garcia (foil) 1995 28 0 706 190 Claudette de Bruin (epee), Maria Panyi (foil) 1996 26 1 710 154 Claudette de Bruin (epee), Mindi Kalogera (foil) 1997 29 1 792 168 Anne Hoos (epee), Rose Saari (foil) 1998 24 1 619 181 Anne Hoos (epee), Myriah Brown (foil) 1999 19 4 521 205 Nicole Mustilli (epee), Nicole Paulina (foil) 2000 18 2 393 147 Kim DeMaio (e), Magda Krol (f), Carianne McCullough (s) 2001 21 4 484 191 Kim DeMaio (epee), Carianne McCullough (sabre) 2002 20 2 444 150 Anna Carnick (epee), Liza Boutsikaris (foil), Carianne McCullough (s) 2003 22 2 531 117 Anna Carnick (epee), Liza Boutsikaris (foil), Destanie Milo (sabre) 2004 26 0 535 167 Kerry Walton (epee), Alicja Kryczalo (foil), Destanie Milo (sabre) 2005 22 2 537 111 Kerry Walton (epee), Alicja Kryczalo (foil), Danielle Davis (sabre) 2006 29 1 659 151 Amy Orlando (e), R. Cota (f), Val. Providenza (s), M. Zagunis (s) 2007 24 4 553 203 Orlando (e), Cota (f), Adi Nott (f), Providenza (s), Zagunis (s) 2008 29 2 645 192 Kelley Hurley (e), Kim Montoya (e), Rachel Cota (f), Adi Nott (f), Ashley Serrette (s) 2009 30 2 700 164 Kim Montoya (e), Ewa Nelip (e), Adrienne Nott (f), Ashley Serrette (s), Sarah Borrmann (s) 2010 35 0 724 221 Hayley Reese (f), Kelley Hurley (e), Sarah Borrmann (s) 2011 29 0 598 185 Ewa Nelip (e), Hayley Reese (f), Sarah Borrmann (s) 2012 25 6 587 250 Radmila Sarkisova (f), Diane Zielinski (e), Lian Osier (s) 26 1 529 200 Courtney Hurley (e), Ewa Nelip (e), Grace Hartman (f), Lian Osier (s) 2013 Total 812 101 15,171 4,877 (.889) (.757)

Women’s Coaching Records

Name

Years (Seasons)

Janusz Bednarski Totals

2003- (11) 42 Seasons

Richard Hosinski Tim Taylor Tom Coye Pat Gerard/Mike Sullivan Greg Mueller Steven Renshaw Marc Dejong Mike Weeks Yves Auriol

1972-75 (4, non-varsity) 1976 (1, non-varsity) 1977-78 (2) 1979 1980-81, ‘83 1982-83 1984 1985 1986-2002 (17)

26 8 21 14 44 28 13 12 364

299 812

12 6 4 0 12 14 5 7 24

20 101

Coach Richard Hosinski Richard Hosinski Richard Hosinski Richard Hosinski Tim Taylor Tom Coye Tom Coye Pat Gerard, Michael Sullivan Greg Mueller Greg Mueller Steven Renshaw Steven Renshaw, Greg Mueller Marc DeJong Mike Weeks 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 Bednarski Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.684 .571 .840 .824 .786 .667 .722 .736 .938

.937 .889

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MEN’S RESULTS Men’s Series Records (since ’34) School Record Air Force....................................................... 34-6 Army.............................................................. 2-1 Baruch........................................................... 3-0 Boston College.............................................. 2-0 Bowling Green.............................................. 6-0 Brandeis........................................................ 3-0 Brown............................................................ 4-0 Buffalo State................................................. 2-0 California U. (Pa.).......................................... 1-0 Cal State Fullerton......................................... 9-0 Cal State Long Beach ................................... 7-0 Cal Tech ........................................................ 8-0 UC-San Diego.............................................. 16-0 Carnegie-Mellon........................................... 1-0 Case Western Reserve................................. 58-0 Chicago........................................................ 62-8 Cincinnati.................................................... 17-0 Clemson........................................................ 2-0 Cleveland State........................................... 61-1 Columbia..................................................... 23-3 Cornell........................................................... 6-0 Culver Military Academy............................... 1-0 Detroit......................................................... 71-6 Duke............................................................ 24-1 Eastern Michigan.......................................... 6-0 Florida........................................................... 7-0 Harper........................................................... 1-0 Harvard....................................................... 10-0 Haverford ..................................................... 2-0 Hobart........................................................... 1-0 Illinois........................................................ 41-13 Illinois-Chicago........................................... 15-0 Illinois Tech.................................................... 3-0 Indiana........................................................ 34-0 Indiana Tech................................................ 15-0 Johns Hopkins............................................. 13-0 Kent State...................................................... 1-0 Kentucky....................................................... 4-0 Lawrence..................................................... 44-0 LePanche Fencers.......................................... 1-0 Louisville....................................................... 2-0 Marquette..................................................... 5-0 Maryland....................................................... 1-0 M.I.T. ............................................................. 6-0 Miami (Ohio)................................................. 8-0 Michigan..................................................... 25-0 Michigan-Dearborn...................................... 8-0 Michigan State.......................................... 71-10 Milwaukee Tech........................................... 15-0 Minnesota................................................... 14-0 Missouri-Kansas City..................................... 1-0 Navy.............................................................. 2-1 NYU............................................................. 21-3 North Carolina............................................. 29-0 North Carolina State...................................... 4-0 Northwestern.............................................. 59-4 Oakland......................................................... 4-0 Oberlin......................................................... 21-0 Ohio State.................................................. 65-21 Oklahoma City............................................... 1-0 Pennsylvania................................................. 6-1 Penn State................................................. 10-10 Princeton..................................................... 11-3

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Fighting Irish Purdue......................................................... 51-2 Rutgers.......................................................... 8-0 St. John’s...................................................... 17-9 St. Thomas..................................................... 1-0 Stanford....................................................... 22-2 Stevens Tech.................................................. 5-0 SUNY-Binghamton........................................ 1-0 Swarthmore...................................................2-0 Syracuse........................................................ 8-0 Temple........................................................... 1-0 Tri-State....................................................... 29-0 Vanderbilt...................................................... 5-0

Washington (Mo.)....................................... 14-0 Wayne State.............................................. 58-14 Western Reserve........................................... 9-0 William & Mary............................................. 2-0 William Paterson........................................... 1-0 Winnipeg....................................................... 2-0 Wisconsin.................................................. 46-10 Wisconsin-Parkside..................................... 18-0 Wittenberg.................................................... 1-0 Windsor......................................................... 1-0 Yale.............................................................. 13-0

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 2 190 109 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 4 359 208 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)

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MEN’S RESULTS

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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. 32 2011-2012 10. 31 1967-1968 31 1995-1996 12. 26 1973-1974 13. 25 1957-1959 14. 23 1981-1982 15. 23 2005-2006 23 2006-2007 17. 22 1999-2000 22 1983-1984 19. 21 1981 20. 20 2004-2005 21. 19 1955-1956 22. 18 1971-1972 18 1968-1969 24. 17 1952-1953 17 1934-1936

Year-by-Year Team Won-Loss Records (cont’d.) 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 1 499 112 Andy Quaroni (e), Chris Grady (f), Mike Janis (s) 1985 23 0 449 144 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 0 306 73 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 0 395 172 Grzegorz Wozniak (e), Rian Girard (f), Chris Hajnik (s) 1995 24 2 511 191 Rakesh Patel (e), Stanton Brunner (f), Chris Hajnik (s) 1996 23 2 477 198 Jeremy Siek (f), Bill Lester (s) 1997 24 2 567 163 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 1 441 126 Tim Monahan (e), Stephane Auriol (f), Luke La Valle (s) 2000 18 2 427 113 James Harris (f), Clay Morton (s) 2001 25 0 510 165 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f) 2002 18 0 395 91 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f), Andre Crompton (s) 2003 24 0 519 129 Jan Viviani (e), Ozren Debic (f) 2004 24 1 515 160 Forest Walton (f), Brian Dosal (s) 2005 21 3 499 149 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 4 472 133 Greg Howard (e), Mark Kubik (f), Bill Thanhouser (s) 2009 33 0 676 235 Karol Kostka (e), Mark Kubik (f), Bill Thanhouser (s) 2010 33 0 695 195 Zach Schirtz (f), Andy Seroff (e), Avery Zuck (s) 2011 29 1 620 188 Andrew Seroff (e), Zach Schirtz (f), Avery Zuck (s) 2012 29 6 678 266 Reggie Bentley (f), Keith Feldman (s) 2013 19 7 451 254 James Kaull (e), Gerek Meinhardt (f), Jason Choy (s) Total 1,341 - 133 27,018 1 0,238 (.910) (.725)

Bill Thanhouser captained the men’s sabre squad in 2008 and 2009.

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 Janusz Bednarski Janusz Bednarski

Men’s Coaching Records 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- (11) 75 Seasons

W 38 155 30 676 155 287 1,341

L 12 35 5 45 8 28 133

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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.

Fighting Irish 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

Acuña, Gabriel 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

2012- (1) 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 (2) 1979-80 (1) 1996-99 (4)

17-6 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

.739 1.000 .709 .649 .632 .714 .667 .684 .677 .786 .636 .651 .714 .154 .750 .744

Foil Mgr./ Epee Epee Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Epee Sabre Foil Epee/Sabre Foil

The Woodlands, TX 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 (3) 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) 2009-12 (4) 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 86-31 124-38 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 .765 .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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Fighting Irish 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 Broderick, Ian 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 (1) 2000 1973-74 (1) 2013- (1) 1957-59 (3) 1954-56 (2) 2006 1997-2000 (3) 1950 1993-95 (3) 2008-12(3) 1963-65 (3) 1966-68 (3) 1954-56 (2) 1942-3, 48-9 (2) 1953

20-9 1-5 0-1 14-10 6-3 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 .667 .525 .525 .556 .920 .000 .772 .652 .519 .699 .381 .746 .000

Epee 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) 2009-12 (4) 1995 1952-53 (1) 1956 1999 1968-69 1989, ‘91-’92 (3) 2010-13 (4) 1957-59 (3) 1989-92 (1) 1987-90 (4) 1959, 61 (1) 2011- (3) 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 95-21 132-30 1-0 8-11 0-2 5-1 1-1 56-13 110-69 27-27 26-5 96-12 4-6 59-29 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 .815 1.000 .421 .000 .833 .500 .812 .611 .500 .806 .889 .400 .670 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 Hudson, OH 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 York, 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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Fighting Irish 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 Crebs, Nicholas 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 2009-12 (4) 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 3-0 106-24 2-1 91-24 66-37 1-0 150-19 24-8 88-41 0-1 30-20

.632 .766 1.000 .815 .667 .792 .641 1.000 .888 .750 .680 .000 .600

Foil Foil Epee Foil Epee Foil Sabre Mgr./Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Mgr./Sabre Foil

Kinderhook, NY Brooklyn, NY Las Vegas, NV Portland, OR 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

1979-82 (3) 81-34 .704 Sabre 1967-68 (1) 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- (2) 68-6 .918 Foil 1968-70 (1) 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 (3) 11-2 .846 Epee 1953-55 (2) 38-28 .576 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

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Fighting Irish 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.

Hometown

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Dosal, Brian Dreher, Stephen Dudinski, Douglas Duff, Roderick Duff, Brian Duffy, Patrick Duffy, Robert Duggan, Charles Dunn, Terrence duVair, Pierre Dwan, Francis Dwyer, Michael Dwyer, Thomas

2003-04 (1) 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)

57-28 55-25 50-11 59-20 37-16 1-1 0-1 5-13 1-3 50-19 33-37 65-25 74-41

.671 .688 .820 .747 .694 .500 .000 .278 .250 .725 .472 .722 .643

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

Miami, FL 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

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

Emerson, Louis

1967-69 (3)

40-26

.606

Eusterman, Joseph Evan, Allen Eyerman, Raymond

1949 (1) 1965-67 (2) 1955-56 (1)

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) 2009-12 (4) 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) 2009-12 (3) 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 8-5 122-36 136-38 2-0 16-21 25-13 56-13 27-7 23-7 61-7 19-11 25-30 16-13 30-25 1-0 31-15 103-19 35-23 37-20 19-6 81-24 62-34 14-7

.000 .878 .618 .579 .825 .500 .729 .667 .667 .615 .772 .781 1.000 .435 .658 .812 .794 .767 .897 .633 .455 .552 .545 1.000 .673 .844 .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

.764

Foil

Sabre

Denison, TX

Plantation, FL

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MEN’S ALL-TIME ROSTER

Fighting Irish Patrick Ghattas racked up 158 career wins in sabre, while also serving as a member of the 2005 National Championship team.

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.

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 (1) 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, 2005-06 (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 (1) 1999 1993-95 (3) 1963-65 (1) 2013- (1) 1987-88 (2) 1970-72 (2)

2-4 16-4 1-0 141-53 29-18 36-23 8-5 80-23

.667 .800 1.000 .727 .617 .610 .615 .776

Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre Epee

H Habig, Adam Hagmann, Joseph Haines, Andrew Hajnik, Chris Hajnik, Frank Hallsten, John Harding, Norris Harkness, Charles

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MEN’S ALL-TIME ROSTER

Fighting Irish 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

Harris, James Harris, Russell Harris, Shaun Harstrom, Ola Harvey, Adam Hassett, Kevin Hathaway, John Haugh, John Hayes, Charles Haynes, John He, Albert 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

1997-2000 (2) 1938, ’40-’41 (2) 1999-2001 (1) 1981-83 (3) 2001-03 (1) 2011- (3) 1973-74 (2) 1984-87 (4) 1997-99 (3) 1965-67 (3) 2012- (2) 1975 1982-83 (1) 1955-57 (3) 1960-61 (1) 1974-76 (2) 1977 1981-84 (1) 1994 1984-87 (4) 1983, ’90 (2) 2010-13 (3) 2008-11 (3) 1996-98 (1) 1987-90 (4) 1968-70 (2) 2006-09 (4) 1983 2005-08 (4) 1985-86 (1) 1952-54 (1) 1940-42 (2) 1967 1951-53 (2) 1958-60 (1) 1996-98 (1)

23-7 55-25 11-6 93-15 23-10 94-43 25-11 81-25 119-35 54-32 23-14 1-4 2-7 84-18 2-3 38-13 1-0 18-7 1-3 45-17 21-5 114-44 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

.767 .688 .647 .861 .697 .686 .692 .764 .773 .628 .622 .200 .222 .824 .400 .745 1.000 .720 .250 .895 .807 .722 .764 .636 .886 .753 .699 .200 .798 .595 .703 .535 .500 .697 .529 .724

Foil Foil/Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Epee Epee Foil Epee 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

North Haven, CT Little Rock, AR North Haven, CT Goteborg, Sweden Connersville, IN Beaverton, OR Columbus, OH Portland, OR South Bend, IN Syracuse, NY Chevy Chase, MD 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 (1) 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.

Fighting Irish 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.

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.

K Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Kalin, Glenn

1969-71 (2)

79-29

.739

Foil

Des Plaines, IL

2010-13 (4) 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)

170-62 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

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

.000 .650

1978-79 (1) 2006-2009 (4)

10-3 145-54

.769 .729

1939

16-7

2011- (3) 2008-12 (4) 1993 (1)

76-49 132-29 7-5

Foil Epee

Park Ridge, IL Cincinnati, OH

.732 .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

.608 .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

Epee Foil Epee Foil Epee/Foil Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre Foil Foil/Sabre Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Epee Epee Epee

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

Foil Foil

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

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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

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MEN’S ALL-TIME ROSTER

Fighting Irish 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

Lester, Bill Letscher, David Lolli, Francis Long, Thomas Longeway, Thomas Lubin, Gerald Luzak, Kevin Lyons, Chris Lyons, John III Lyons, John IV Lyons, Michael

1994-97 (4) 1990-92 (1) 1953-54 )1) 1965 1961, ‘63 (2) 1947-49 (2) 1984 1978-80 (3) 1969-71 (2) 1995 (1) 1971-73 (1)

206-38 10-7 1-2 3-4 18-15 10-7 4-3 107-22 72-32 18-10 32-14

.844 .588 .333 .429 .546 .588 .571 .829 .693 .642 .696

Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Sabre Foil Epee Sabre

Hometown Windsor, Ontario 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 Markow, Alan 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 McDonough, Ryan McEnearney, Burton McGee, George McGinn, John McGrath, Garrett McGookey, James McGough, William McGuire, John McNally, T.J. McNamara, John McQuade, Chris McQuade, Michael McQuade, Joseph McQuade, Steve

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 8-4 .667 Foil 1953-54 )1) 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 2012- (2) 36-16 .692 Foil 1962-64 (3) 64-27 .707 Epee 1955 1-0 1.000 Mgr./Sabre 1934 4-5 .444 Epee 1948-49 (1) 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 2012- (2) 22-10 .688 Epee 1938-39 (2) 25-21 .543 Foil/Epee 1967 0-1 .000 Foil 1952-54 (2) 53-21 .716 Epee 2013- 25-8 .758 Epee 1970 1-2 .333 Foil 2010- 13 (4) 59-10 .855 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

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 Prospect Heights, IL 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 Long Grove, IL Rockville Centre, NY Pittsburgh, PA Des Moines, IA Mesa, AZ Sandusky, OH Bronxville, NY Sea Cliff, NY Fredericksburg, VA Johnstown, NY Clifton, NJ New York, NY New York, NY Clifton, NJ

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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

Fighting Irish

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

Meathe, Edward Meckling, Billy Meinhardt, Gerek Melton, Herbert Melton, Herbert III 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 Murphy, Ryan Myers, Walter Myron, Joseph

1966 1-0 1.000 Epee 2012- (2) 49-8 .860 Sabre 2009-10, 13 (3) 79-6 .929 Foil 1941-43 (3) 35-20 .636 Sabre 1969 0-1 .000 Sabre 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 2012- (2) 37-17 .685 Foil 2012- 8-2 .800 Foil 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

Whittier, CA Denver, CO San Francisco, CA Paducah, KY Paducah, KY 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 Commack, NY El Paso, TX 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 O’Donnell, Robert O’Malley, Michael Olivares, Jose

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.000 .625 .000

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Chicago, IL Sherman Oaks, CA San Antonio, TX

MEN’S ALL-TIME ROSTER

Fighting Irish 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.

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Ortiz, Alfredo Osborne, Jacob Ott, William Owoc, Richard

1943, ‘47 (2) 2009-11 (3) 1964-66 (2) 1974-75

9-9 99-41 28-24 1-2

.500 .707 .539 .333

Sabre Epee Epee Foil

Santa Fe, NM Colleyville, TX St. Louis, MO Akron, OH

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- 13 (4) 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 2-1 119-64 15-7

.686 .746 .200 .312 .615 .546 .000 .500 .540 .643 .461 .571 .633 .500 .746 .800 .619 .813 .667 .650 .682

Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Sabre Epee Mgr./Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre Sabre Armorer/Foil Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Epee Sabre

2009-12 (1)

48-18

.727

Epee

.538 .700 .795 .667 .538 .640 .704

Sabre Epee Foil Sabre Sabre Sabre Epee

.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

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

Pikna, Raymond

1974-76 (2)

25-11

.694

Piper, Jeff

1990-93 (4)

116-18

.866

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

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)

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

Pinkowski, Chris

Plunkett, John Poremski, John Power, Conor Prendergast, Brendan Price, Arthur Progar, Michael Purdy, Dale

2008-11 (1) 2013- (1) 1994-95 (2) 2003-04 (2) 1956-57 (1) 1973-75 (2) 2012- (2)

28-24 7-3 89-23 32-16 21-18 32-18 50-21

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

Foil

Gold Coast, Australia

Wyckoff, NJ Palmdale, CA Beaumont, TX St. Petersburg, FL Chestertown, IN Sheboygan, MS Ligonier, PA

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

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Fighting Irish

Foilist Jim Russomano posted three All-America seasons while compiling a 54-15 record at the 195860 NCAA tournaments.

Name Rice, George Riechenbach, Tom Riegel, Martin Ripple, Gregory Rizzuti, Tony Ronayne, John Roney, David 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

1962-63 1966-68 (1) 1982 1992 (2) 1999-2000 (2) 1958-60 (2) 1943 (1) 1947-49 (2) 2000-01 1979-80 (2) 1961 1987 1967 (1) 1985, ‘87, ‘89 (3) 2011- (3) 1982, 84 1979 (1) 1958-60 (2) 1980-83 (4) 1934 1955-57 (3) 1953 (1) 1986 (1)

8-4 60-29 3-1 5-3 8-2 17-4 9-8 8-5 0-3 19-10 1-1 0-1 7-6 73-17 80-46 9-11 0-2 100-17 40-23 8-17 13-16 0-1 2-0

.667 .674 .750 .625 .800 .810 .529 .614 .000 .660 .500 .000 .538 .823 .634 .450 .000 .855 .635 .327 .448 .000 1.000

Sabre Epee Foil Foil/Armorer Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Sabre Epee Foil Epee/Armorer Foil Foil/Epee Epee Foil Foil Armorer/Sabre

Medawaska, ME Alton, MA Indianapolis, IN South Bend, IN St. Louis, MO New Rochelle, NY Detroit, MI 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

Hometown

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

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

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

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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 2009-12 (1) 77-9 .895 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

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Fighting Irish 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.

Record

Foilist John Tejada received Notre Dame’s 1996 DeCicco/Langford Award (most inspirational) and competed in the 1998 NCAAs.

Name

Years (MW)

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Siek, Jeremy Sierra, Jose Silha, Elmer Silva, Diego Slevin, Eugene Smalley, Joseph Smith, Richard Snooks, Richard Snyder, Derek Sobieraj, Michal 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

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 1970-72 (3) 80-23 .753 1983 0-2 .000 1971-73 (1) 11-7 .611 1958-60 (1) 11-11 .500 1958-60 (2) 24-20 .546 1984-86 (2) 53-13 .803 1983-86 (1) 9-9 .500 1979-81 (1) 6-8 .428 2004-07 (4) 145-44 .767 1995-98 (4) 183-81 .693 1984-87 (4) 108-14 .885 1975-78 (4) 111-42 .725 1943 0-1 .000 1960-61 3-5 .375 1976-79 (4) 183-4 .979 1979-81 (2) 13-9 .590 1952 0-1 .000 1997-99 (1) 7-7 .500 1986 1-0 1.000 1999-01 (3) 134-8 .944

Foil Foil Foil Foil/Epee Sabre Sabre Epee Foil Foil Epee Sabre Mgr./Epee Epee Sabre Foil Epee Epee Foil Sabre Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Epee Sabre

Newmarket, NH Adelphi, MD Chicago, IL Greenwich, CT Peoria, IL New York, NY South Bend, IN St. Joseph, MI Chatsworth, CA Krakow, Poland 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, Bjorne Valdiserri, Thomas

1974-76 (2) 1977-78 (2) 1978-80 (2)

28-7 30-2 24-12

.800 .938 .670

Epee Epee Sabre

U-V Columbus, OH Goteborg, Sweden South Bend, IN

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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.

Fighting Irish 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.

Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Valdiserri, Richard Valentino, Paul Valerio, Michael Van der Velden, Mike Vaughan, Timothy Veit, Francis Venerus, Joseph Vermeersch, David Viamontes, Chris Viamontes, George Viamontes, George, Jr. Vincent, John Vivado, Guillermo Viviani, Jan Vizcarrondo, Julio Vogt, Paul Vozella, John

1975, ‘77 (1) 1978-79 (1) 1979, ‘81 (1) 1983-86 (4) 1984-87 (4) 1941-42 (2) 1966-67 (2) 1978-80 (2) 2013 1971-73 (2) 1999-2001 (1) 1947-50 (2) 1958 2000-03 (4) 1954-56 (3) 1989-90 (2) 1974-75 (2)

14-19 12-6 6-8 137-41 80-19 19-9 8-2 13-9 5-5 43-15 30-6 45-25 0-1 162-20 27-15 31-8 37-33

.424 .667 .428 .770 .808 .672 .800 .590 .555 .741 .833 .644 .000 .890 .642 .795 .528

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

South Bend, IN Clarkston, MI Phoenixville, PA Seattle, WA North Andover, MA Grand Rapids, MI Woodbridge, NJ Grand Rapids, MI Creve Coeur, MO St. Louis, MO Chesterfield, MO Amarillo, TX La Paz, Bolivia Haworth, NJ San Juan, Puerto Rico Gretna, LA Reading, MA

Hometown

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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30-8 135-25 1-6

.555 .870 .856 .667 .758

.789 .844 .143

Foil Sabre Foil

Berwyn, PA Beaverton, OR Upland, CA

WOMEN’S ALL-TIME ROSTER

Fighting Irish 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 Ameli, Nicole Appel, Amee Arndt, Kimberly

2000 1983 (1) 1984 (1) 2009-12 (4) 2000-01 (1) 2002-05 (4) 2012- (2) 1995-98 (4) 1992-94 (3)

5-2 51-10 37-2 127-37 13-4 164-15 85-34 215-65 72-17

.714 .836 .949 .774 .765 .916 .714 .768 .828

Epee Foil Foil Sabre Sabre Foil Epee 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- 13 (3) 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 81-23 10-4 14-15 185-42 168-37 291-28 26-23 66-34 44-47

.868 .663 .762 .779 .714 .483 .814 .820 .912 .531 .660 .484

Foil Foil Foil Foil/Epee 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- (2) 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 95-23 0-4 68-15 179-43 63-30 144-56 10-3 53-35 55-12 135-48 70-18

.764 .805 .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) 2009-12 1993-96 (4) 1998-01 (4) 2010-13 (3)

19-8 125-35 21-20 235-24 95-75 28-20

.704 .781 .512 .907 .559 .583

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 Las Vegas, NV Hackettstown, NJ Romeo, MI

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.

Fighting Irish 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 Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Efta, Christine Emilian, Beth Enydedy, Louise Feher, Mary-Hope Ferguson, Kiersten Fischer, Marit Fischer, Sally Filkins, Jessie Flanagan, Katie Foley, Maig Foley, Terri Followill, Sarah Foster, Channing

1999 2002-04 (2) 1978-80 2002 1998-2000 (3) 1994 (1) 1972-74 2001-02 (1) 2000-01 (2) 2000 1977-79 (1) 2013- (1) 2012

8-3 43-15 25-31 2-4 114-81 29-10 26-39 44-23 54-32 0-1 10-13 24-4 33-26

.727 .741 .446 .333 .585 .744 .400 .657 .628 .000 .714 .857 .545

Epee/Foil Foil Foil Sabre Epee Epee Foil Sabre Sabre/Foil Foil Foil Foil Epee

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 Bellaire, TX Washington, D.C.

Epee Foil Foil Foil Foil

Yonkers, NY Monegan Lake, NY Tarzana, CA Norridge, IL Norridge, IL

Epee Foil

Winnetka, IL South Bend, IN

G Gallagher, Maura Garcia, Dinamarie Gase, Linda Gerard, Carole Gerard, Terri

Girardi, Danielle Goulet, Brigette

Guilfoyle, Danielle

1994 (1) 1993-94 (2) 50-29 .633 1984-86 (1) 34-13 .723 1982-84 (1) 27-24 .529 1980 0-3 .000

1994 1981

2010- 13 (3)

7-0 1-1

1.000 .500

70-10

.875

Sabre

19-28

.404

Foil

175-68 63-14

.729 .818

Sabre Foil

Pittstown, NJ

H Haradem, Denise Hartman, Grace

Hassett, Eileen Haugh, Kelly

1978-81 (1) 2010- 13 (4)

2008-2011 (4) 1989-92 (1)

119-38

.758

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) 2009-11, 13 (4) 2007-2010 (4) 1986-89 (4)

61-23 90-26 73-11 0-0 313-70 67-39 16-9 192-20 213-23 126-21

.755 .776 .869 – .817 .632 .640 .906 .903 .857

Inghram, Jill Jordan, Maggie Kadri, Lynn Kalogera, Aimee Kalogera, Mindi Kellmann, Suzanne Kelly, Tara Kiefer, Lee Kluge, Susan Kohn, Julia

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 2013- 32-6 .842 1979 6-12 .333 2010-11 8-5 .615

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

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Grand Rapids, MI Maplewood, NJ Chatham, NJ Wyckoff, NJ Wyckoff, NJ Fremont, CA Fort Sam Houston, TX Versailles, KY N/A Wilmette, IL

WOMEN’S ALL-TIME ROSTER

Fighting Irish 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.

Record

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.

Name

Years (MW)

Pct.

Weapon

Hometown

Kowalski, Celeste Kralicek, Kristin Krol, Magda Kryczalo, Alicja

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

Foil Foil Epee/Foil Foil

South Hampton, PA Portland, OR Vancouver, British Columbia Gdansk, Poland

L LaBarge, Christina

Lacity, Karen Lambert, Barbara Landgraf, Jocelyn Lansford, Marcella Lara, Evelyn Leighton, Eleanor Leiser, Brenda Long, Elise Lubold, Nikki

2009-12 (3)

1977-79 (2) 1981-84 (4) 2003- (2) 1979-82 (4) 1979 2007 (1) 1986-89 (4) 1981 2008

60-25

.706

56-24 25-25 23-12

108-45 2-1 34-6 119-32 1-0 14-13

Foil

.700 .500 .657

Foil Foil Epee

.640 .667 .850 .788 1.000 .519

Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil Epee

Pasadena, CA

Margate, NJ Scituate, MA West Hills, CA

Angola, IN Memphis, TN Mishawaka, IN Portland, OR Wayzata, MN Scottsdale, AZ

M Malynn, Darsie Mazur, Natalia McCann, Mary McCullough, Carianne McKee, Nicole McKenna, Mary McNamara, Denise McNeill, Stephanie Marafino, Michelle Marciniak, Christine Marshall, Mary Medina, Melissa Messersmith, Phenix

2009-12 (4) 133-37 2000-01, ‘04 (3) 111-15 1980-81 (2) 22-11 2000-2002 (3) 161-38 2013- 23-15 2000-2002 (1) 0-1 1972 4-3 1988-89 (1) 34-6 1997-99 (2) 54-54 1976-77 (1) 24-14 1981-83 (1) 19-23 2012 1-6 2010- 13 (3) 89-49 (40-8 foil; 49-43 epee)

.782 .881 .667 .809 .605 .000 .571 .850 .500 .632 .452 .143 .532

Foil Sabre Foil Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil Epee Foil/Epee

Grapevine, TX Summit, NJ Palm Desert, CA Philadelphia, PA Valley Stream, NY Aurora, IL N/A Winnetka, IL Rochester, NY Chicago, IL Newton, MA Long Beach, CA El Cerrito, CA

Montemurro, Grace Montoya, Kimberlee Morrison, Kathleen Mowchan, Donna Muller, Tiffany Mustilli, Nicole Myers, Stephanie

2013- 2006-2009 (4) 1981-84 (2) 2000-01 (2) 2003-05 (2) 1996-99 (4) 2009-12 (1)

1-1 192-54 27-20 33-14 28-10 (10-1 F, 18-9 S) 304-51 37-35

.500 .780 .475 .702 .737 .855 .514

Sabre Epee Foil Sabre Foil/Sabre Foil/Epee Epee

Annandale, NJ Las Vegas, NV Indianapolis, IN McMurray, PA Midlothian, VA South Orange, NJ El Paso, TX

1995 (1) 2008-09, ‘11, ‘13 (4) 2010- 13 (4) 2006-2009 (4) 1997 1981, ‘83-’84 (1) 1975-76 1972-74 2004-07 (4) 1998-2000 (3) 2010- 13 (3)

47-23 165-22 132-65 223-35 2-1 14-14 4-9 50-25 172-59 39-10 97-53

.671 .882 .670 .864 .667 .500 .308 .667 .745 .796 .646

Epee Epee Sabre Foil Epee Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Sabre

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

Milo, Destanie

2001-04 (4)

166-36

.822

Sabre

Knox, IN

N-O 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

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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).

Fighting Irish 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- 13 (4) 1994-95 (2) 1996-99 (4) 1989-92 (4) 2006-2009 (3) 2004-07 (4) 1984-87 (4)

97-53 146-3 216-68 152-15 146-51 191-30 119-43

.646 .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 Regan, Mary Ries, Noelle Riley, Erin Rodriguez, Anna Rosa, Vanessa

2004-06 (2) 2008-2011 (4) 2013- (1) 1993-94 (1) 2001-02 (1) 2005-07 (1) 2008- (2)

15-8 191-40 15-5 41-15 18-4 32-2 81-63

.652 .826 .750 .732 .818 .941 .563

Foil Foil Sabre Foil Epee Epee Epee

Drexel Hill, PA Crestwood, KY Woodbridge, CT 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 Epee Foil Epee Foil Epee Epee Sabre Foil Foil Foil Foil Epee Foil Foil

Grand Rapids, MI Columbus, OH Iowa City, IA Orange, NJ Franklin Lakes, 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

1998 (1) 2003-05 (2) 1995, ’97 (2) 2013- 2000-02

10-8 30-10 75-47 30-20 1-3

.556 .750 .615 .600 .250

Epee Sabre Epee Sabre Sabre

Morris, IL Lubbock, TX St. Joseph, MI Chanhassen, MN Deer Park, TX

S Saari, Rose Sardegna, Christina Salb, Teri

Sarkisova, Radmila Scanlon, Patricia Schuster, Kathryn Serrette, Ashley Severson, Ashley Shannon, Ashley Shilts, Mary Smerek, Colleen Sollinger, Kym Sromek, Amy Stephan, Madeleine Stepien, Marta Stough, Stacey Sullivan, Molly Sullivan, Janet Sully, Mary Jean Sutton, Jennifer Sutton, Michelle Sweetser, Sara

2009-12 (4) 1979 2001-02 (1) 2006-2009 (4) 2012- (2) 1994-96 (3) 1981-84 (3) 1995, ‘97 (2) 1988 1994-97 (2) 2006 (1) 2010- 13 (4) 1997-98 (1) 1985-88 (4) 1983-86 (2) 1987-88 (2) 1996-97 (2) 2000-02 (3) 1982

142-51 1-2 11-10 234-83 94-17 149-68 67-67 113-44 7-1 65-27 60-15 94-12 30-10 160-14 106-55 41-9 19-20 41-34 3-1

.736 .333 .524 .738 .846 .687 .500 .720 .875 .707 .800 .886 .750 .919 .658 .820 .487 .547 .750

Marquette, WI Malibu, CA Hobbs, NM

T Talarico, Liz Tenner, Natalie Thieneman, Maria Thill, Johanna Treviño, Melissa

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Fighting Irish 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 Name

Years (MW)

Record

Pct.

Weapon

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

.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

Hometown

Wagner, Monica Walsh, Colleen Walsh, Sara Walton, Kerry Weber, Tess Weeks, Cynthia Westrick, Mary Wiessler, Lynda Willard, Mary Beth Williams, Cecila

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

.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

Zagunis, Mariel Zeiss, Madison

2005-06(2) 2012- (2)

75-3 72-21

.962 .774

Sabre Foil

Beaverton, OR Los Angeles, CA

Zoccoli, Christina

2007- (3)

72-37

.661

Sabre

Delran, NJ

W-Z

Zielinski, Diane Zier, Marybeth

2009-12 (4) 2012

131-44 23-1

.749 .958

Epee Sabre

Bernardsville, NJ Franklin Lakes, NJ

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