2007-2008 Ohio State Fencing: National Champions

[BB73]

The standings are now:

166 - tOSU
165 - ND

I think one round remains for men's foil and men's epee.

[Best Buckeye]

Get out there and foil those fencers !
GO BUCKEYES
GO BUCKEYES
GO BUCKEYES

[BB73]

It's not over yet, but it's now:

171 - tOSU
166 - ND



Another update, with I believe only 12 men's epee matches remaining for both tOSU and ND.

175 - tOSU
168 - ND

Time to warm up these guys (thanks to Nutty):

[BB73]

Congrats to Head Coach Vladimir Nazlymov and the Ohio State Men's and Women's Fencing Team for becoming:

2008 National Champions

This is the third national title for Ohio State in fencing (1942, 2004, 2008) and, per the official site, the 57th national championship overall in school history.

The final tally was:
185 - tOSU
176 - ND
158 - Columbia/Barnard
155 - Penn State
145 - St. John's

These are the 12 fencers who competed in the event over the past 4 days:

Mens sabre:
Mike Momtselidze (silver in individual competition)
Sergey Smirnov

Men's foil:
Andras Horanyi (Gold Medal - Individual National Champion)
Ben Parkins

Men's epee:
Jason Pryor
Sean Harder

Women's sabre:
Siobhan Byrne (silver in individual competition)
Eileen Grench

Women's foil:
Oksana Dmytruk (silver in individual competition)
Lindsay Knauer

Women's epee:
Alexandra Obrazcova (4th place in individual competition)
Kaela Brendler

[Best Buckeye]

Congratulations to the team and tOSU for another NC.
Way to go Buckeyes!