NCAA Fencing Magazine - Issue 1 - March 2024

CONTENT

THE NCAA

The quarry of professional sports in the United States

2023 NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Fighting Irish maintain dominance in the National Championship

Results

2024 NCAA Regional Championships

NOTRE DAME

Excellence in and out the piste

GIA KVARATSKHELIA

Gia Kvaratskhelia's influence on the Fighting Irish

LUKE LINDER

Leads Fighting Irish in Columbus

OHIO HOSTS

2024 NCAA National Championship

HARVARD

The educational and sports quality in Cambridge

THE DARIA SCHNEIDER EFFECT

Boosts fencing at Harvard

LAUREN SCRUGGS

Leads The Crimson in Columbus

PRINCETON Educational Tradition and Extracurricular Diversity

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ZOLTAN DUDAS

The rise of Princeton at the hands of Zoltan Dudas

JESSICA LIN

Leads Princeton Tigers in Columbus

VISITING COLUMBUS?

Enjoy its cultural diversity!

Editorial

Dear readers

With great excitement and enthusiasm, we warmly welcome you to the first edition of NCAA Fencing Magazine, an open window to the exciting world of collegiate fencing.

Fencing, with its unique blend of grace and athletic skill, has flourished in the dynamic and competitive environment of academic institutions. In this first edition, we dive into the rich history and vibrant current events of this discipline, which has found a home in the heart of universities across the across the USA.

From the legendary schools with their own traditions to the brilliant athletes who represent the future of the sport, this magazine offers a panoramic view of a world where skill and ingenuity meet at every step on the piste.

In addition to highlighting the sporting feats of the teams and the individual achievements of the student-athletes, we want to pay tribute to those whose work tirelessly in the shadows guiding the path to excellence: the Head Coaches. Their leadership and dedication are critical to the success of every fencing program, and it is our privilege to highlight their invaluable contributions in these pages.

In the context of the upcoming NCAA National Fencing Championships in Columbus, we also take this opportunity to celebrate the many attractions and wonders this host city has to offer. From its rich history to its vibrant cultural scene, Columbus promises to be a perfect scenario for this exciting sporting event.

In short, NCAA Fencing Magazine is much more than just a magazine; it is a portal to a world of athletic skills, determination and camaraderie that defines the very spirit of collegiate fencing. We hope you enjoy exploring these pages as much as we enjoyed creating them.

Welcome to the NCAA FENCING community!

Calú Pargas Gabaldón CEO & Fundadora Editorial Touché

The NCAA: The quarry of professional sports in the United States

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, commonly known by its acronym as the NCAA, has been the body in charge of regulating university sports in the United States since 1906, when the then US president, Theodore Roosevelt, decided to create the institution, in order to reduce the increasing injuries in amateur sports.

Initially called the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), the NCAA has gone through a series of changes since its founding, which have led it today to be considered the quarry of professional sports in the United States such as the NFL and NBA.

In 1910 it acquired its current name, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), while in 1951, Walter Byers became the first president of the NCAA.

Five years later, in 1956, university sports were divided in two. The University Division and the College Division.

The first was made up of the largest institutions, while the second grouped the smallest institutions.

These two divisions would remain until 1973, when they were eliminated and the three divisions that are known today were created. Division I, Division II and Division III.

Since its founding, the NCAA offered sports only for men, until 1982, when the National Championships for women were incorporated in all divisions.

Who makes up the NCAA divisions?

Division I

More than 350 universities make up the first division, among which are the largest public and private institutions, which are considered those with the greatest sporting potential, and therefore, where the largest amount of money is intended for sports scholarships in the United States. In this division, all athletes have full scholarships.

Division I hosts 26 NCAA championships (13 in men's sports and 13 in women's sports) that annually provide over 190,000 student-athletes who participate in them with the experience of a lifetime.

Each championship is directed by a committee of coaches and administrators from NCAA member schools who are experts in their sport.

Division II

It is made up of more than 300 universities, the majority of which are small public institutions and several private ones, therefore, the financial budget for scholarships is less than that of the first division.

However, at least 50% of the members of each team have partial sports scholarships.

Division II is considered the most accessible for foreign athletes.

It hosts 25 national championships (12 in men's sports and 13 in women's sports) that annually provide the more than 14,000 student-athletes who participate in them with the experience of a lifetime.

It is the only NCAA division to hold national championship

festivals, Olympic-style events in which multiple national contests take place at a single site over a period of several days.

Division III

It is made up of more than 430 universities, mostly small private institutions that do not offer sports scholarships, therefore the sports level is

lower and its main focus is on the academic aspect.

Division III hosts 28 National Championships that annually provide the more than 195,000 student-athletes who participate in them with a comprehensive college experience.

¿What sports are played in the NCAA?

The National University Athletics Association (NCAA) is considered the quarry of some professional sports in the United States, due to the high level shown by the championships of the more than 20 disciplines that are contested in the aforementioned league, among which are:

Basketball

Football Tennis Soccer

Golf

Gymnastics

Volleyball

Water polo

The NCAA in numbers

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states make up the NCAA, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada.

When does fencing start in the NCAA?

The beginnings of university fencing in the United States date back to 1941, when the first National University Fencing Championship was held at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, an event in which the first rapprochement between professionals and amateur coaches took place, for the formation of the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA), the entity in charge of directing the discipline at an academic level.

However, in the second edition of the championship, held at the University of Washington, a society called NFCAA was created in 1942, which would later become the current USFCA.

Driven by coach Robert “Bobby” Grasson, the organization continued with ups and downs until 1948, when after the end of World War II, the National University Fencing Championship resumed, with an edition held at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where more than 30 schools met, which allowed the official formation of the association.

championships are held in the three divisions each NCAA season.

Renowned coaches have presided over the association, such as Maxwell (Mac) R. Garret, the famous coach of Illinois and Penn State, who was in charge in the periods of 50-52, 60-63 and again in 82-84.

Stanley Sieja of Princeton 5456, Irving DeKoff of Columbia 58-60, Hugo M. Castello of NYU 63-66, Archie E. Simonson of Wisconsin 66-70 and Michael “Mike” DeCicco of Notre Dame 70. -74 . DeCicco was even named USFCA Coach of the Year four times.

Season from Autumn

Currently, NCAA fencing combines the three divisions (Division I, Division II, Division III) and is made up of 44 women's teams and 35 men's teams, which participate in a regular season that usually begins in the Autumn.

The season is developed with different competitions, including dual or invitational events and conference championship events, in which teams that are members of a conference participate, allowing them to compete in their championships.

billion is awarded in athletic scholarships each year from the NCAA.

Among some of the fencing conferences are the ACC, Ivy League, CCFC, Mountain Pacific Sport Federation, among others.

After its season, university fencing divides the postseason into two events. The Regional Championships and the National Championship.

The regional championships are what grant qualification to the NCAA Fencing Championships and are held in four regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic/South, Midwest and West, where institutions classify up to 12 fencers by gender and school.

The National Championship is attended by athletes who qualify from each region according to their result in the regional qualifier and their performance in the regular season.

The National Championship takes place during the third week of March, and is an event that spans four days of competition, where the champion team is determined based on the total number of fights won by the members of the combined men's and women's teams.

COACH Gia Kvaratskhelia COACH Gia Kvaratskhelia

COACH Gia Kvaratskhelia

COACH Michael Aufrichtig

COACH Michael Aufrichtig

COACH Zoltan Dudas

COACH Vladimir Nazlymov

CHAMPION

COACH Janusz Bednarski

CAMPUS

CAMPUS Ohio State

RUNNER - UP PRINCETON

CAMPUS

RUNNER

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Harvard

CHAMPION

RUNNER - UP ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.)

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Penn State

CHAMPION

COACH Michael Aufrichtig

COACH Wes Glon

COACH Vladimir Nazlymov

CHAMPION

CAMPUS Ohio State

HISTORICAL

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CHAMPION PENN STATE

COACH Peter Brand

CHAMPION HARVARD

COACH Janusz Bednarski

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

COACH Vladimir Nazlymov

CHAMPION OHIO STATE

COACH Janusz Bednarski

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Drew

RUNNER - UP ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.)

CAMPUS Rice

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

CAMPUS Houston

RUNNER - UP OHIO STATE

CAMPUS Brandeis

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

CAMPUS Air Force

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Drew

CHAMPION PENN STATE

COACH Yury Gelman

CHAMPION ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.)

CAMPUS Wisconsin-Parkside

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Stanford

CHAMPION PENN STATE

COACH Janusz Bednarski

CHAMPION PENN STATE

RUNNER - UP NOTREDAME ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.)

CAMPUS Brandeis

RUNNER - UP NOTRE DAME

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Notre Dame

CHAMPION PENN STATE

RUNNER - UP NOTRE DAME

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CHAMPION PENN STATE

RUNNER - UP ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.)

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Notre Dame

CHAMPION PENN STATE

COACH

Michael DeCicco Yves Auriol

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

COACH

RUNNER - UP ST. JOHN'S (N.Y.)

CAMPUS Brandeis

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

George Kolombatovich Aladar Kogler

CAMPUS Wayne State (Mich.)

CHAMPION COLUMBIA

COACH

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

George Kolombatovich Aladar Kogler

CHAMPION COLUMBIA

CAMPUS Air Force

RUNNER - UP NOTRE DAME

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CHAMPION PENN STATE

CAMPUS Yale

RUNNER - UP NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Notre Dame

RUNNER - UP PENN STATE

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CHAMPION PENN STATE

CAMPUS Penn State

RUNNER - UP COLUMBIA

COACH Emmanuil Kaidanov

CAMPUS Notre Dame

CHAMPION PENN STATE

RUNNER - UP COLUMBIA

2023 North Carolina National Championship

The Fighting Irish maintain dominance in the National Championship

For the third time in a row, the Notre Dame fencing program maintained its dominance at the NCAA National Championship, after winning the title of the 2023 edition of Division I of the discipline.

The performance of the Fighting Irish in the national event has become true supremacy, winning three consecutive titles and five of the last six championships dating back to 2017.

Notre Dame's most recent championship was North Carolina 2023, when with 188 points, they won the national fencing center, in an event organized by Duke University at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham.

Under the technical assistance of coach Guiorgie "Gia" Kvaratskhelia andtheoutstandingperformance

of fencers Eszter Muhari and Luke Linder, the Fighting Irish revalidated the university fencing title.

Muhari led Notre Dame to victory, winning its first NCAA national champion title in the women's épée, after winning 15-10 against Princeton's Jessica Lin in the final of the event, while Linder contributed to the championship, after winning his second university men's saber title, this time by defeating Fares Ferjani of St. John's 15-14 in the final of the event.

For Coach Kvaratskhelia, it was his fifth national title with Notre Dame, having led the Irish to the team crown in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022.

Notre Dame achieved its third consecutive title, after a brilliant performance by its fencers, who

added a total of 188 points, which was enough to lead the event. Foilists Chase Emmer and Marcello Olivares made the greatest contribution for the Fighting Irish, adding 39 victories, while epeeists Eszter Muhari and Kaylin Hsieh added 34 victories.

Princeton and Columbia/ Barnard completed pódium

The Princeton and Columbia/ Barnard programs completed the first three places in the contest, after adding 175 and 156 points, respectively.

Princeton's representation was supported by the performance of its female representatives, who combined to achieve a total 98 victories in the three weapons, with Jessica Lin and May Tiu as the main fencers in the individual events, winning

silver medals in épée and foil events, while Hadley Husisian achieved bronze in épée.

The Columbia/Barnard delegation placed third in North Carolina, after an appreciable

participation in the individual tests of Nora Burke and Teddy Lombardo, who contributed to the institution's cause.

Burke became champion in the women's saber by achieving

Position table

18 victories, while Lombardo achieved the bronze medal, after adding 16 victories in men's épée.

Individual Medalists

Women’s Épée

Eszter Muhari

Jessica Lin

Hadley Husisian

Emily Vermeule

Women’s Foil

Lauren Scruggs

May Tieu

Amita Berthier

Maia Weintraub

Women’s saber

Nora Burke

Elizabeth Tartakovsky

Maggie Shealy

Chloe Fox-Gitomer

Men’s Épée

Jonas Hansen

Paul Veltrup

Mohamed Elsayed Saleh

Teddy Lombardo

Men’s Foil

Jan Jurkiewicz

Mohamed Hamza

Chase Emmer

Marcello Olivares

Men’s Saber

Luke Linder

Fares Ferjani

Jack Pan

Jack Price

Results 2024 NCAA Regional Championships

The Regional university fencing events were successfully held, where fencers from different institutions exhibited their skills on the piste, in order to qualify for the 2024 National Championship to be held at the French Field House in Columbus, Ohio

Results - Mid-Atlantic Regional/South Regional

Women’s Épée

Men’s Foil

Jessica Lin

Diya Kulkarni

Rachel Kowalsky

Men’s Épée

Blake Broszus

Bryce Louie

David Prilutsky

Tristan Szapary

Nicholas Lawson

Alec Brooke

Women’s Sabre

Ryan Jenkins

Sophia Kovacs

Tatiana Nazlymov

Women’s Foil

Charlotte Koenig

Samantha Catantan

Katina Proestakis

Men’s Sabre

Neil Lilov

Gian Dhingra

Andrew Johnson

Results - Midwest Regional

Women’s Épée

Amanda Pirkowski

Karen Wang

Michaela Joyse

Men’s Foil

Men’s Épée

Edriss Ndiaye

Marcello Olivares

Ziyuan Chen

Valentín Matveev

Jonathan Hamilton-Meikle

Paul Veltrup

Women’s Sabre

Jadeyn Williams

Atara Greenbaum

Levi Hoogendoorn

Results - Northeast Regionals

Women’s Épée

Ketki Ketkar

Mina Yamanaka

Isabella Chin

Men’s Foil

Women’s Foil

Josephina Conway

Alina Lee

Rebeca Candescu

Men’s Sabre

Men’s Épée

Jan Jurkiewicz

Elijah Onik

Marsel Nagimov

Paul Fortín

Justin Hadd

Levi Hughes

Women’s Sabre

Results - West Regionals

Women’s Épée

Christina Watrall

Irene Yeu

Jocelyn Ratzlaff

Men’s Foil

Jack Griffith

Jaewon Jang

Scott Lao

Julia Cieslar

Chloe Williams

Maggie Shealy

Men’s Épée

Julian Spier

Rico Braun

Sanil Sharma

Women’s Sabre

Casey Chan

Joy Yun

Erika Yong

Luke Linder

Luca Fioretto

Eyad Marouf

Women’s Foil

Jessica Guo

Lauren Scruggs

Malwina Kolodzie Jczyk

Men’s Sabre

Ahmed Ferjani

Mattew Linsky

Antonio Escueta

Women’s Foil

Crystal Qian

Arianna Cao

Melissa Kline

Men’s Sabre

Hananiah So

Arnav Raja

Brendan Barber

NOTRE DAME

Excellence in and out the piste

The excellence that has characterized the University of Notre Dame in the training of professionals in different areas has transcended to the fencing piste, where the institution's fencing program has shown its dominance in recent years, reflected in its showcase of successes with the 13 titles obtained in the NCAA National Championship.

Founded in 1842 by the Reverend Edward F. Sorin, the University of Notre Dame is an independent national Catholic institution, located in South Bend, Indiana, in the United States, which in addition to its educational quality, stands out for its diverse architectural landscapes and unique monuments.

Considered among the best universities for higher education in the United States, the institution offers different bachelor degrees such as Arts and Letters, Sciences, Engineering and the Mendoza College of Business, in addition

to the prestigious schools of Architecture, Law and Graduate courses.

More than 12 thousand students live within the university, between undergraduate and graduate units.

Comprehensive trainers

Notre Dame’s main characteristic hasbeentrainingcomprehensive professionals for society, some of them recognized for their contributions and influence in different areas, among which are:

1. Joe Montana, an outstanding American football player.

2. Hannah Storm, a journalist and host of the ESPN SportCenter program Face to Face.

3. Condoleezza Rice, political scientist who was Secretary of State during the George Bush Administration.

Home of the Fighting Irish

The University of Notre Dame has different sports programs that are known as the Fighting Irish and whose achievements have positioned the institution among the first in the country.

Among the sports programs, the fencing team stands out, which won its thirteenth national title during the 2023 edition of the NCAA National Championship, achieving a school record in the history of the program, in addition to having become the first team in the campus to achieve three consecutive titles, after winning the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions.

The Fighting Irish have won five national titles in the last six championships, led by coach Guiorgie "Gia" Kvaratskhelia, who has been a great influence on the team's results.

Fencing Teams 2023

Women’s Épée

Women’s Foil

Women’s Saber

Men’s Épée

Men’s Foil

Men’s Saber

Eszter Muhari 19 victories 1st Place

Amita Berthier 20 victories 3rd Place

Kara Linder 16 victories 5th Place

Kaylin Hsieh 15 victories 5th Place

Rebeca Candescu 13 victories 9th Place

Atara Greenbaum 11 victories 13th Place

Maruan Osman-Touson 13 victories 8th Place

Chase Emmer 19 victories 3rd Place

Luke Linder 19 victories 1st Place

Jonathan Hamilton-Meikle 13 victories 11th Place

Marcello Olivares 20 victories 3rd Place

Jared Smith 10 victories 14th Place

Fighting Irish Historical Titles

COACH Gia Kvaratskhelia

CAMPUS Penn State

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

RUNNER-UP PRINCETON

COACH Janusz Bednarski

2023

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Duke

RUNNER-UP PRINCETON

2022

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Notre Dame

COACH Michael DeCicco

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Penn State

RUNNER-UP COLUMBIA

2011

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

2003

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Ohio State

RUNNER-UP PENN STATE

CAMPUS Air Force

RUNNER-UP PENN STATE

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

RUNNER-UP HARVARD

CAMPUS Notre Dame

RUNNER-UP OHIO STATE

2005

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Houston

RUNNER-UP OHIO STATE

COACH Yves Auriol

CHAMPION NOTRE DAME

CAMPUS Brandeis

SUBCAMPEÓN PENN STATE

Gia Kvaratskhelia's influence on the Fighting Irish

The facts speak for themselves, says a popular saying that honors the work of coach Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia, who since his arrival at the University of Notre Dame, has marked a notable evolution in the fencing program.

The influence of Kvaratskhelia is reflected in the results of the Fighting Irish, who in recent years have consolidated great dominance over the teams in the NCAA Regional and National Championships.

“Gia”, a native Georgia coach, specialist in the foil weapon, came to Notre Dame for the 2007 season, as an assistant to Head Coach Janusz Bednarski, with whom he began working in college fencing, while seven years Later, he assumed the responsibility of head coach of the team.

Under Kvaratskhelia's command, the Fighting Irish have established supremacy, winning five national titles in the last six years, in addition to becoming the first program on campus to achieve three consecutive championships, becoming absolute champions in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

¿How does Guiorgie Kvaratskhelia get to Notre Dame?

“People used to call me and tell me there was a vacancy at Notre Dame. I did research to see how big fencing was here, looked at who was going to Notre Dame, and decided to come talk to Janusz, but not knowing what I was going to do. Once I arrived on campus, I realized it was a great opportunity to grow as a coach and take a step forward in my coaching career while developing elite fencers," the coach said on the university's official website.

Recognized work

After more than ten years at the institution, those growth opportunities that led Kvaratskhelia to arrive at Notre Dame have become palpable with the different personal recognitions he has received and that have made him one of the best university coaches in the United States.

Among the successes in his record, highlights having been named National Coach of the Year by the United States Fencing Coaches Association in 2018 and National Coach of the Year for both men and women of the organization in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

He has received the recognition of ACC Men's Coach of the Year on six occasions (2015, 2016,

2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023), as well as in the women's team, where he received the award in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023.

Motivation, the key to success

Part of his successful training program is based on the motivation he achieves in the fencers, which has allowed him to influence the training and growth of each of his students on the strip.

"When I work with children, my main motto is positive reinforcement. Children will give everything they have if you tell them how wonderful they are and how much they can achieve if they work hard, instead of yelling at them,

criticizing them, and putting them down. I learned that with this approach you can achieve 100 times more, but the most important thing is that you can help them become good human beings," the coach highlighted.

Kvaratskhelia's influence on the performance of Notre Dame fencers is reflected in the fact

that four foil fencers have managed to qualify for the NCAA National Championship every year since 2010. Additionally, since 2008, seven foil players have achieved four-time All-America status with Kvaratskhelia, while since 2010, Fighting Irish foil players have achieved eight NCAA individual championships.

Among the group of individual champions, the current world number one stands out, Lee Kiefer, who won the national title four times in the NCAA, as well as Gerek Meinhardt and Nick Itkin, who won a couple of times.

Palmarès

Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia at Notre Dame

1. 2018 USFCA Varsity Collegiate Coach of the Year.

2. 2023, 2022, 2021 USFCA Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Coach of the Year

3. 2023, 2022, 2019, 2015, 2020 ACC Men’s Coach of the Year

4. 2023, 2022, 2019 ACC Women’s Coach of the Year

5. 2023, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 ACC Women’s Fencing Championship

6. 2023, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 ACC Men’s Fencing Championship

7. 2023, 022, 2021, 2018, 2017 NCAA Team Champions

8. 2017, 2016, 2020 Co-ACC Women’s Coach of the Year

9. 2016 Co-ACC Men's Coach of the Year.

10. 2013 Midwest Fencing Conference Varsity Coach of the Year

11. 2010 US Olympic Committee Coach of the Year.

12. 2002 US Olympic Committee Development Coach of the Year.

13. 54 Foil All-Americans.

14. 20 NCAA Individual Champions.

Luke Linder leads Fighting Irish in Columbus

With the main objective of achieving his third national title and contributing to the Fighting Irish championship, sabre fencer Luke Linder leads the University of Notre Dame fencing, team which seeks to maintain dominance in the upcoming 2024 NCAA National Championship, to take place March 21-24 in Columbus, Ohio.

Linder, who has just won the individual and team champion in the last 2023 edition of the competition, is one of the twelve fencers that makes up the Notre Dame delegation.

The experience of the Arizona's born makes him one of the main candidates to fight for the national university title, in addition to guiding the team led by Head Coach, Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia.

The young man specializing in Civil Engineering and member of the Arizona Fencing Club, achieved his first NCAA national title in 2021, thus breaking the 20-year drought for Notre Dame without obtaining an individual championship, he has also been named MVP of the ACC Fencing Championship and Men's Saber of the Year.

Name: Luke Linder

Date of birth: May 2nd 2002

Place of birth: Chandler, Arizona.

Weapon: Sabre

Height: 6´2

University Degree: Civil Engineering

Sports achievements

University debut in 2021

2021 and 2023 NCAA Men's Sabre Individual Champion

2023, 2022 and 2023 NCAA Team Champion

2022 Second Team All-American

2021 First Team All-American

Ohio hosts 2024 NCAA National Championship

The French Field House facilities in Columbus, Ohio, will be the venue for the 2024 NCAA National Championship, where fencers from different university programs will compete in search of the national title.

After a long 2023/2024 regular season that began last September and extended until the beginning of this month of March with the regional events, it comes to an end with the celebration of the contest that brings together more than a hundred student-athletes.

The home of the "Buckeyes" will host from March 21st to 24th, the maximum event of university fencing, where representatives from more than 25 institutions will meet with the intention of fulfilling their objective, obtaining the national university title.

"At Ohio State we will be hosting the NCAA championship this year and that keeps us very excited because it is a great event," Ohio Head Coach Donald Anthony Jr. told TouchéWorld.

After completing the regional and conference events, a total of 144 student-athletes, both male and female, qualified for the NCAA National Championship.

Notre Dame to maintain dominance in Ohio

After being one of the two universities to achieve the maximum number of qualified athletes (12) for the 2024 edition of the event, and being the champions for the last three consecutive years, the University of Notre Dame fencing program starts as the main candidate to

climb to the top of the podium and thus maintain his dominance in Ohio.

With two athletes qualified in each weapon and both genders, the Fighting Irish will look to retain the national title, in addition to continuing to make history and becoming the first school to win at least four consecutive national fencing championships since

Penn State won six between 1995 and 2000.

Harvard among the favorites

After the successful regular season of its fencing program, Harvard University achieved the maximum number of qualified

athletes (12) for the 2024 NCAA National Championship, which allows it to be among the favorites to win over Ohio State.

Having two fencers in each weapon and gender makes Harvard the main contender to reach the national title and end the dominance of the Fighting Irish during the last three years.

The protagonists in Columbus Roster by

university

Notre Dame University

Women’s Épée

Michaela Joyce

Men’s Épée

Harvard University

Women’s Épée

Jonathan Hamilton-Meikle

Amanda Pirkowski Valentín Matveev

Women’s Foil

Men’s Foil

Rebeca Candescu Ziyuan Chen

Josephina Conway Marcello Olivares

Women’s Sabre

Men’s Sabre

Atara Greenbaum Alexandre Lacaze

Jadeyn Williams Luke Linder

Men’s Épée

Isabella Chin Mihir Kumashi

Emily Vermeule Henry Lawson

Women’s Foil

Jessica Guo

Men’s Foil

James Chen

Lauren Scruggs Daniel Zhang

Women’s Sabre

Chloe Williams

Men’s Sabre

Zoe Kim Matthew Linsky

Kevin Sohn

Columbia UniversityBarnard College

Women’s Épée

Tierna Oxenreider

Mina Yamanaka

Women’s Foil

Evelyn Cheng

Rachael Kim

Women’s Sabre

Tamar Gordon

Vera Kong

Men’s Épée

Justin Haddad

Skyler Liverant

Men’s Foil

Zach Binder

Sam Kumbla

Pennsylvania State University

Women’s Épée

Kateryna Chorniy

Jaclyn Khrol

Women’s Foil

Samantha Catantan

Arianna Proietti

Men’s Sabre

Jackson Mcbride

Princeton University

Women’s Épée

Jessica Lin

Ariana Rausch

Women’s Foil

Elizabeth He

Women’s Sabre

Ryan Jenkins

Alexandra Lee

Men’s Épée

Devin Tafoya

Tingwei Xu

Men’s Foil

Arwen Borowiak

Tit Nam Cheng

Women’s Sabre

Ola Strzalkowski

Men’s Sabre

Neil Lilov

Kamar Skeete

St. John's University

Men’s Épée

Alec Brooke

Tristan Szapary

Men’s Foil

David Prilutsky

Ethan Um

Men’s Sabre

Andrew Johnson

Matthew Limb

The Ohio State University

Women’s Épée

Yeva Mazur

Montserrat Viveros

Women’s Foil

Alina Lee

Dariia Myroniuk

Women’s Épée

Nicole Feygin

lisa Treglia

Women’s Foil

Malwina Kolodziejcyk

Women’s Sabre

Julia Cieslar

Cantica Dumitru

Yale University

Men’s Épée

Paul Fortin

Daniil Mazur

Men’s Foil

Jan Jurkiewicz

Men’s Sabre

Ahmed Ferjani

Men’s Épée

Paul Veltrup

Miles Weiss

Men’s Foil

Edriss Ndiaye

Justin Vogler

Men’s Sabre

Luca Fioretto

Duke University

Women’s Épée

Rachel Kowalsky

Women’s Foil

Christina Ferrari

Charlotte Koening

Women’s Sabre

Natalie Olsen

Kunling Tong

Women’s Épée

Alexa Drovetsky

Amanda O´Donnell

Women’s Foil

Kristina Petrova

Helen Tan

Women’s Sabre

Sydney Hirsch

Men’s Épée

Theodore Vinnitchouk

Thomas Wheelan

Men’s Sabre

Jordan Silberzwwig

Pennsylvania University

Men’s Épée

Allen Marakoy

Men’s Sabre

Samir Travers

Women’s Épée

Grace Hu

Women’s Foil

Sabrina Cho

Katina Proestakis Ortiz

Men’s Épée

Joey Wu

Men’s Foil

Blake Broszus

Bryce Louie

Men’s Sabre

Gian Dhingra

Stanford University Northwestern University

Women’s Épée

Irene Yeu

Women’s Foil

Arrianna Cao

Crystal Petrova

Women’s Sabre

Casey Chan

Joy Yun

Men’s Foil

Sanjay Kasi

New York University

Men’s Foil

Farr Dickson

Adam Wong

Men’s Sabre

Jerry Pan

Kevin Zu

Boston College

Men’s Épée

Levi Hughes

Men’s Foil

Elijah Onik

Men’s Sabre

Luca Berman

Cornell University

Women’s Épée

Ketki Ketkar

Women’s Sabre

Stella Berman

Isabella Carvahlo

University of California, San Diego

Women’s Épée

Renee Zuhars

Men’s Sabre

Raja Arnay

Hananiah

Johns Hopkins University

Men’s Épée

Jorge Gana

Men’s Foil

Alan Zheng

Women’s Épée

Karen Wang

Women’s Foil

Karina Vasile

Women’s Sabre

Levi Hoogendoorn

Megumi Oishi

Men’s Épée

Devin Tafoya

Tingwei Xu

Men’s Foil

Arwen Borowiak

Tit Nam Cheng

Men’s Sabre

Neil Lilov

Kamar Skeete

U. S. Air Force Academy

Women’s Épée

Jocelyn Ratzlaff

Christina Watrall

Men’s Foil

Jack Griffith

Jaewong Jang

Brandeis University

Women’s Sabre

Maggie Shealy

Men’s Sabre

Lev Benavram

Antonio Escueta

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Men’s Épée

Wilson Zhu

Men’s Foil

Andy Zhang

Henry Zhang

Brown University

Women’s Foil

Anika Breker

Women’s Sabre

Alexandra Tzou

Temple University

Women’s Foil

Anna Novoseltseva

Women’s Sabre

Lauren Johnson

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Women’s Sabre

Sophia Kovacs

Men’s Sabre

Elden Wood

Wayne State University (Michigan)

Women’s Foil

Ludovica Mancini

Men’s Sabre

Eyad Marquf

Wagner College

Men’s Sabre

Flavio Vingi

University of the Incarnate Word

Men’s Épée

Rico Braun

Julián Spier

Cleveland State University

Men’s Épée

Jesse Ndjeka

2024 NCAA Fencing Championship Schedule

Thursday, March 21

9 am | Women's Epee rounds 1-3

11 am | Women's Foil rounds 1-3

13:30 | Women's Sabre rounds 1-3

Friday, March 22

9 am | Women's Épée rounds 4-5

9 am | Women's Foil rounds 4-5

9 am | Women's Sabre rounds 4-5

13:00|Women's Semifinal and Championship Bouts

Saturday, March 23

9 am | Men's Epee rounds 1-3

11 am | Men's Foil rounds 1-3

13:00 | Men's Sabre rounds 1-3

Sunday, March 24

9 am | Men's Épée rounds 4-5

9 am | Men's Foil rounds 4-5

9 am | Men's Sabre rounds 4-5

13:30|Men's Semifinal and Championship Bouts

HARVARD

The educational and sports quality in Cambridge

The quality that Harvard University implements in its home of study in order to promote education and train people to change in the world, has been evident in its fencing program, a team that has combined the comprehensive talent of its student-athletes to place themselves in the top 5 of the NCAA National Championships for the past few years.

Founded in 1636 in colonial America, by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Harvard is a private university located outside of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The institution has 12 professional and graduate schools, an undergraduate university and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, home of the School of Business, the School of Medicine, the School of Graduate Education, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, in addition to the Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, all of which are top-notch.

Quality in education

Harvard has been famously renowned by its educational quality, which has formed over more than 400 thousand graduates from more than 50 countries who have lived as students at the University..

The quality of the training of its students is reflected in the fact that eight American presidents have graduated from this prestigious institution, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, as well as other notable students such as Henry David Thoreau and Helen Keller.

Featured sports programs

The Harvard level does not only focus on academic training. It also has the outstanding performance of its sports teams, which compete in the Ivy League, including the fencing program, one of the most advanced teams.

Under the direction of head coach Daria Schneider, the Crimson, as they are known, have cracked the top 5 of the NCAA Fencing National Championships the past two years.

During the last 2023 edition, the team ranked fourth among 28 institutions, accumulating 134 victories, while individually the university achieved two national titles, courtesy of its student-athletes Jonas

Hansen and Lauren Scruggs, who became champions in the Men's Épée and Women's Foil, while sabreur Elizabeth Tartakovsky and épéeist Emily Vermeule placed second and third in their respective events.

Schneider, along with assistant coaches Adam Maczik and Dagmara Wozniak, have formed a competitive team since their arrival, to the point of having managed to qualify the entire team for the upcoming 2024 NCAA National Championship.

Since 2019, Harvard University has not managed to qualify its entire team for the NCAA National Championship, an achievement that has raised the school's expectations ahead of the event that will be held from March 21st to 24th in Columbus, Ohio.

Fencing teams 2023

Women’s Épée

Women’s Foil

Women’s Sabre

Men’s Épée

Men’s Foil

Emily Vermeule 17 Victories 3rd Place

Lauren Scruggs 17 Victories 1st Place

Elizabeth Tartakovsky 16 Victories 2nd Place

Faith Park 15 Victories 6th Place

Ever Marinelli 13 Victories 10ª Lugar

Zoe Kim 12 Victories 11th Place

Jonas Hansen 16 Victories 1st Place

James Chen 11 Victories. 13th Place

Ark Ma 7 Victories 22nd Place

Kenji Bravo 10 Victories 15th Place

The Daria Schneider effect

boosts fencing at Harvard

Since arriving at Harvard University, coach Daria Schneider has boosted the fencing team, leading them to dominate regional events and place in the top 5 at the NCAA National Championships.

The growth and evolution of Crimson has been evident since Schneider assumed as Head Coach of the women's and men's team in the 20192020 season, the same year in which her work began to take effect, by winning the men's title in the championship of the Ivy League.

After her successful time at the universities of Columbia and Cornell, the philosophy of the sabre specialist came to Harvard to push studentathletes to their maximum performance, managing to turn them into champions.

Together with assistant coaches Adam Maczik and Dagmara Wozniak, great results have reflected in the great work of the coaching staff during the different individual and team awards that the Cambridge school has achieved.

Harvard under the leadership of Schneider

In addition to leading the Harvard men's team to become an Ivy League champion in her first season, Schneider achieved the most double wins in a season in program history (20-3), along with to 10 All-Ivy selections, including two

individual champions in foil and sabre, as well as helping 11 Crimson fencers qualify for the NCAA national championships.

During the 2021-2022 season, Harvard University achieved the best result in the program's history under Schneider's direction, after placing second in the NCAA National Championship, in an event in which sabrists Elizabeth Tartakovsky and Filip Dolegiewicz won the individual national title.

Schneider's successful effect during that year extended to the Ivy League, where Mitchell Saron became individual champion in the men's sabre, while five fencers were firstteam All-Ivy and six were second-team All-Ivy.

For the 2022-2023 edition, Schneider and her team continued their outstanding performance in the NCAA Championships, achieving fourth place in the event, in addition to two individual titles, won by student-athletes Jonas Hansen and Lauren Scruggs.

In that same season, Harvard won its twelfth Ivy League title, starring James Chen and Filip Dolegiewicz, who won the individual title in foil and saber, respectively.

Championship 2024 expectant

The upcoming 2024 edition of the NCAA National Championship will be held in Columbus, Ohio, where

Harvard arrives with high expectations, after managing to qualify its entire team for the competition.

A total of 12 student-athletes make up the team with under coach Daria Schneider guidance and will seek to achieve the long-awaited national title, which has eluded the school since 2006, when they achieved it under the direction of coach Peter Brand.

Who is Daria Schneider?

Born in Berkeley, California and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, Daria Schneider was an outstanding saber fencer, member of the US national team (2011 - 2012), with whom she won two world championships, while at the university level she won the NCAA sabre championship in 2007, when she defended Columbia University as a student-athlete.

She earned two NCAA AllAmerican honors. as well as three-time first-team All-Ivy League and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, these merits contributed to earn her election to the Columbia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.

Lauren Scruggs leads The Crimson in Columbus

After becoming the individual champion in the last 2023 edition and experiencing a current dream season, foilist Lauren Scruggs leads the Crimson, the Harvard University team that is trying to achieve its title in the 2024 NCAA National Fencing Championship.

The 21-year-old young woman, who recently qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, leads the Cambridge delegation that arrives in the city of Columbus, home of the 2024 national championship, with the aim of achieving the title.

Scruggs, a native of Queens, New York, has become one of the university's top fencers, after becoming the 2023 NCAA foil champion, in a year where she made the First Team All-America and was named Athlete of the Year of the USFCA women's foil.

Since her arrival at Harvard in the 2021-2022 season, the foilist has shown her potential, winning the Northeast regional title, which allowed her to be part of the First Team of the Ivy League and the entire region, in addition to being recognized by the university with the Female Rookie of the Year award.

Lauren, along with eleven other participants and under the technical direction of Head Coach, Daria Schneider, seek to achieve the championship that The Crimson have not achieved since the 2006 season.

"She brings a level of enthusiasm and confidence to the team, because there is a special element to her, she is down to earth and makes our team feel special," said Coach Schneider in a statement to the official Harvard website. "She has already had the experience of being a leader on the United States youth team," she said.

Name: Lauren Scruggs

Date of birth: January 27th 2003

Place of birth: Queens, New York.

Weapon: Foil

High school: The Packer Collegiate Institute

Class: Junior

Sports achievements at Harvard

1. 2023 NCAA Individual Foil National Champion

2. 2022 Northeast Regional Women's Foil Champion

3. 2022 First team Ivy League member.

4. 2022 Female Rookie of the year

Sports achievements in the US

1. Youngest U.S. foil fencer to win Junior World Championship

2. 2019 Junior Cadet World Champion

3. 2018 Cadet World Champion

4. 2018 Bronze Junior World medalist

5. 2020 Junior World Cup Champion

6. Gold medalist at the 2021 and 2019 Junior Team World Championships

7. Runner-up at the 2019 Junior World Cup

8. Silver medal at the 2018 Cadet World Cup

PRINCETON

Educational Tradition and Extracurricular Diversity

The honorable educational trajectory of Princeton University has been reflected in the various extracurricular activities of the institution, being the fencing program one of them, a team that proudly carries out sporting activities in the main NCAA events.

Founded in 1746 originally under the name of the University of New Jersey, until 1756 when it took its current name, Princeton University is a great example of growth, which has been characterized by being a diverse academic community, where students can explore their interests, discover new academic and extracurricular activities, which allows them to learn from each other.

Located in Princeton, New Jersey, it is one of the oldest universities in the United States, which currently has more than 8 thousand undergraduate and graduate students, who are trained in the schools of Architecture, Creative Art and Design, Sciences, Social and Communication Sciences, Computer science and Information Technologies, Education, Humanities,

Engineering, Business and Administration, Health and Medicine.

Top level trainers

Considered one of the best universities in the United States and the world, Princeton University has been cknown by offering a firstclass education, which allows it to train great professionals for society in different areas.

Among the institution's notable students is Woodrow Wilson, who was a student and president of the university, in addition to being president of the United States between 1913 and 1921.

Among other prominent Princeton students are the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, the Texas senator Ted Cruz, the CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos, the former president of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and the actress Brooke Shields.

Princeton Tigers

The promotion of extracurricular activities is one of the pillars within the

Princeton student community, encouraging students to explore different disciplines, among the 25 sports programs that the institution has.

Under the name of the Princeton Tigers, the institution has different clubs, among which is fencing, a team that under the direction of Head Coach Zoltan Dudas, has shown in recent years its growth and evolution on the strip of the Ivy League and the NCAA national championships.

During the 2023-2024 regional events, Princeton positioned 16 fencers in the top ten in their respective weapons, including three individual champions, after Ryan Jenkins (senior sabre), Jessica Lin (junior épée) and Tristan Szapary ( senior épée) were consecrated in their trials.

In the 2023 edition of the NCAA National Championship, the Princeton Tigers placed second in the competition, registering 175 points, thirteen less than the champion, Notre Dame.

Fencing Team 2023

Women’s Épée

Women’s Foil

Women’s Sabre

Men’s Épée

Men’s Foil

Men’s Sabre

Jessica Lin 17 Victories 2nd Place

May Tieu 16 Victories 2nd Place

Chloe Fox-Gitomer 17 Victories 3rd Place

Hadley Husisian 16 Victories 3rd Place

Maia Weintraub 19 Victories 3rd Place

Ryan Jenkins 13 Victories 8th Place

Tristan Szapary 13 Victories 10th Place

Mohamed Hamza 20 Victories 2nd Place

Ronald Anglade 13 Victories 5th Place

Ryan Lee 8 Victories 21th Place

Brandon Lee 12 Victories 7th Place

Matthew Limb 11 Victories 8th Place

The rise of Princeton under Dudas' wing

The Head Coach of the Princeton University fencing team, Zoltan Dudas, has become a true guide to success. Since taking office, he has promoted the Princeton Tigers to the top sports of the Ivy League and the NCAA National Championships.

Under the direction of the Hungarian coach, Princeton has shown a dramatic evolution shown by the successful results the successful results obtained in each of the events they have participated in for more than a decade.

Dudas took over 18 years ago, and since then, Princeton

has reached the Top 10 the Top 10 of the NCAA National Championship, while between 2011 and 2017, it was the only school to achieve a spot in the top four.

The continuing effect of Coach Dudas

Year after year, the effect of Zoltan Dudas' work has been evident in the results achieved by Princeton Tigers.

In his first two seasons in office (2007-2008) the university placed tenth in the NCAA National Championship, while in 2009, it began its rise finishing in eighth place.

For the 2010 season, the fencing team achieved sixth place in the overall classification of the competition, and a year later they managed to join the Top 5, taking fourth place.

In the 2012 season, the Tigers began to move closer to the title, finishing second, then in 2013, the long-awaited championship between the university's men's and women's teams was conquered.

A season later, Princeton placed second, becoming the only school to finish in the top two every year from 2012 to 2014.

An influencer in every Tiger

Princeton's last individual champion had been in 2001, however, since the arrival of Zoltan Dudas (2007), a total of six fencers have won the title at the highest university event, showing the great influence of the coach.

Under the training of Hungarian coach, Jonathan Yergler became the NCAA

champion in épée in 2012, while in 2013, Eliza Stone became the first winner of the Princeton women's sabre title.

In 2017 Anna Van Brummen became the first winner of the university in women's épée, while the following year, Princeton managed to win two individual titles in the same season for the first time, after Kasia Nixon and Maia Chamberlain, became

champions in épée and sabre, respectively.

Since Dudas has led the fencing program, the Princeton women's team won five consecutive Ivy League titles between 2010 and 2014 and returned to the top in 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023, while the men's team won the title in the 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Palmarès

Zoltan Dudas at Princeton

1. 2013 U.S. Fencing Coaches Association Collegiate Varsity Fencing Coach of the Year

2. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 and 2023 Ivy League Women's Fencing Coach of the Year

3. 102 fencers with All-America awards

4. 6 individual champions

Jessica Lin leads Princeton Tigers in Columbus

Name: Jessica Lin

Date of birth: May 24th 2003

Place of Birth: Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA.

Weapon: Épée

High School: The Pingry School

Class: Junior

With the intention of achieving the national title both individually and as a team that has been elusive in recent years, Jessica Lin along with her team, the Princeton Tigers, arrive in Columbus, Ohio, to participate in the Fencing Championship 2024 NCAA.

Lin leads the Princeton squad that under the direction of Head Coach, Zoltan Dudas, will try to improve the performance of the last edition, where they finished in second place in the competition.

The 21-year-old épéeist has just had a bittersweet presentation in the 2023 edition, achieving runner-up status, so she will step on OSU’s piste with the firm conviction of contributing to Princeton's cause and achieving the desired national title that Princeton hasn't reached since the 2013 season.

In her most recent competition, Jessica captured her first regional title by winning gold in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/Southern Qualifying event, earning her USFCA All-Region First Team consideration. Sports

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Ivy League épée champion

Visiting Columbus? Enjoy its cultural diversity!

Located in the Midwest of the United States, the city of Columbus is the capital of the state of Ohio, famously known by by its wide cultural diversity, making it an ideal place to visit.

Home of the renowned Ohio State University and its famous football team, the Buckeyes, Columbus is a great city where you can enjoy its Irish festivals, Mexican food, unique neighborhoods like the historic German Village, and a wide range of museums and attractions, from small and elegant galleries to magnificent zoos.

In addition to its student atmosphere, in Columbus you can enjoy unparalleled nightlife, unique shops and cultural events that are organized all year round in this city.

During the summer, the city is usually very hot and humid, so it is recommended to visit indoor attractions, such as the Science and Industry Center, where you can see interactive exhibits that are of great interest to children and adults.

A family-friendly alternative is the Columbus Zoo and

Aquarium located at the north of downtown, a place where you can watch polar bears swim above you and touch some aquatic animals.

To get to know and enjoy Columbus, you can rent a car to get around more easily. Columbus International Airport is less than 10 miles from downtown, so it's easy to access to the heart of the city from anywhere in the world. Additionally, there are two interstate highways that connect Columbus to nearby cities.

Learn more!

Franklin Park

Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

A botanical landmark just two miles east of downtown Columbus, the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Garden features exotic plant collections and exhibits, seasonal exhibits, outdoor gardens (including community and culinary gardens), and a variety of educational programming, which offers a full menu of classes, workshops and camps in gardening, cooking, fine arts and wellness.

Easton Town Center

It is a good place to walk, go to the movies or simply go shopping. It also has restaurants and at night there are some activities to spend time with family or friends in some places.

North Market Farmer's Market

It is the only public market in Columbus that houses a butcher, bakery, candy store, fishmonger, greengrocers and restaurants, making it an ideal place to shop, eat, socialize as well as people-watching.

North Market is home to dozens of unique, independent traders and farmers providing friendly, personalized service every day of the week. About a million people visit it every year.

Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

The Center of Science and Industry is a science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio.

Considered the nation's number one science museum, it is a prestigious science center that has delighted central Ohio with all things related to science for 58 years, inspiring interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

It is used as a trusted educational resource for families, schools and community partners. COSI is an essential element of the community in Ohio, engaging more than one million people annually through on-site, off-site and online experiences.

German Village

The quiet German Village neighborhood is famous for the charming brick houses that immigrants built in the 19th century on Beck, Mohawk and Deshler streets. Shops selling books, traditional fudge, and artisanal jewelry mingle with art galleries, German pubs, American bistros, and artisanal cafes.

In the summer, Actor's theater Columbus Company presents plays by Shakespeare and other authors at Schiller Park, which features fountains and flower beds.

Ohio Stadium

Ohio Stadium, also known as The Shoe, The Horseshoe or The House that Harley Built, is a stadium located on the campus of Ohio State University in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States.

Considered the third largest American football stadium, it is the home of the Ohio

State Buckeyes, the institution's American football and athletics teams.

It seats 104,944 spectators and was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service in 1974.