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Torin Smith | krikyu.com | March 3, 2026

2026 NC fencing championship: Selections info, schedule, history

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Here is a guide to the 2026 NC fencing championships, including the selection of the championship field, the schedule of events and the history of the championship.

The 2026 NC fencing championship selections will be released on Tuesday, March 10 on krikyu.com. The University of Notre Dame will host the championships at the Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The NC women's fencing championships are from Thursday, March 19 to Friday, March 20, while the NC men's fencing championships are from Saturday, March 21 to Sunday, March 22.

2026 NC fencing championship schedule

All times ET

  • Selections released
    • Tuesday, March 10
  • NC women's fencing championships
    • Thursday, March 19
      • 9 a.m. | Women’s épée, rounds 1-3
      • 11 a.m. | Women’s foil, rounds 1-3
      • 1:30 p.m. | Women’s sabre, rounds 1-3
    • Friday, March 20 — ESPN+
      • 9 a.m. | Women’s foil, rounds 4-5
      • 9 a.m. | Women’s épée, rounds 4-5
      • 9 a.m. | Women’s sabre, rounds 4-5
      • 1 p.m. | Women’s championship bouts (in the order of épée, foil and sabre)
  • NC men's fencing championships
    • Saturday, March 21
      • 9 a.m. | Men’s épée, rounds 1-3
      • 11 a.m. | Men’s foil, rounds 1-3
      • 1 p.m. | Men’s sabre, rounds 1-3
    • Sunday, March 22 — ESPN+
      • 9 a.m. | Men’s foil, rounds 4-5
      • 9 a.m. | Men’s épée, rounds 4-5
      • 9 a.m. | Men’s sabre, rounds 4-5
      • 1:30 p.m | Men's championship bouts, (in the order of épée, foil and sabre)

NC fencing championship history

ear Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site
2025 Notre Dame Gia Kvaratskhelia 183 Columbia/Barnard 172 Penn State
2024 Harvard Daria Schneider 169 Notre Dame 161 Ohio State
2023 Notre Dame Gia Kvaratskhelia 188 Princeton 175 Duke
2022 Notre Dame Gia Kvaratskhelia 293 Harvard 241 Notre Dame
2021 Notre Dame Gia Kvaratskhelia 201 Penn State 182 Penn State
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19 -- -- -- -- --
2019 Columbia Michael Aufrichtig 178 Penn State 166 Cleveland
2018 Notre Dame Gia Kvaratskhelia 185 Columbia-University-Barnard-College 170 Penn State
2017 Notre Dame Gia Kvaratskhelia 186 Ohio State 161 Notre Dame
2016 Columbia Michael Aufrichtig 174 Ohio State 167 Brandeis
2015 Columbia Michael Aufrichtig 165 Penn State 156 Ohio State
2014 Penn State Wes Glon 180 Princeton 159 Ohio State
2013 Princeton Zoltan Dudas 182 Notre Dame 175 San Antonio
2012 Ohio State Vladimir Nazlymov 182 Princeton 161 Ohio State
2011 Notre Dame Janusz Bednarski 174 Penn State 168 Ohio State
2010 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 191 St. John's (N.Y.) 182 Harvard
2009 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 195 Notre Dame 182 Penn State
2008 Ohio State Vladimir Nazlymov 185 Notre Dame 176 Ohio State
2007 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 194 St. John's (N.Y.) 176 Drew
2006 Harvard Peter Brand 165 Penn State 159 Rice
2005 Notre Dame Janusz Bednarski 173 Ohio State 171 Houston
2004 Ohio State Vladimir Nazlymov 194 Penn State 160 Brandeis
2003 Notre Dame Janusz Bednarski 182 Penn State 179 Air Force
2002 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 195 St. John's (N.Y.) 190 Drew
2001 St. John's (N.Y.) Yury Gelman 180 Penn State 172 Wisconsin-Parkside
2000 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 175 Notre Dame/St. Johns (N.Y.) 171 Stanfrod
1999 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 171 Notre Dame 139 Brandeis
1998 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 149 Notre Dame 147 Notre Dame
1997 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 1,530 Notre Dame 1,470 Air Force
1996 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 1,500 Notre Dame 1,190 Yale
1995 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 440 St. John's (N.Y.) 413 Notre Dame
1994 Notre Dame Michael DeCicco/Yves Auriol 4,350 Penn State 4,075 Brandeis
1993 Columbia George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler 4,525 Penn State 4,500 Wayne State (Mich.)
1992 Columbia George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler 4,150 Penn State 3,646 Notre Dame
1991 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 4,700 Columbia 4,200 Penn State
1990 Penn State Emmanuil Kaidanov 36 Columbia 35 Notre Dame
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