STANFORD, Calif. – Seven student-athletes will represent Stanford at the 2016 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships, it was announced Tuesday.
The championships will be hosted by Brandeis University, March 24-27 at the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Cardinal participants include Sean Strong and Tristen Krueger in men’s epee, Darren Mei in men’s foil, Jeffrey Dalli in men’s sabre, Belinda Mo and Chantel Yang in women’s epee, and Carly Weber-Levine in women’s sabre. All but Krueger qualified at the NCAA Western Regional Championships at the United State Air Force Academy, while he earned a wild card berth. With the exception of Mei (sophomore), all are freshmen.
The fencing championships feature 144 participants competing in six individual events, with points counting toward team standings. Events include men’s epee, men’s foil, men’s sabre, women’s epee, women’s foil and women’s sabre.
All fencers will square off in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. At the conclusion of the round-robin, the top-four finishers in each weapon will compete in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners deciding first and second places, and non-advancing fencers awarded a tie for third place.
A live feed of semifinal and final bouts will be available on ESPN3 or the WatchESPN App. The semifinals, finals and additional highlights will be shown at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on ESPNU on April 6.
