Two Buckeye Fencers Capture Champion Titles – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
Feb. 26, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Alexandra Shklar (Fr., Jerusalem, Israel) captured first-place in women’s epee after defeating Anna Carnick of Notre Dame, 15-14 in the final round.
Sara Bowen (Sr., Trenton, Ohio/Edgewood) took the women’s sabre title after defeating Northwestern’s Carly Wells 15-8. FaneGroes (Sr., Copenhagen, Denmark/Vordingborg) finished third in women’s in women’s foil
For the men, Nathan Weir ( Fr., Kennewick, Wa/ Kennewick) posted a third-place finish in foil while teammate Kitz Siebert (Fr., Lawrence, Ka.). placed fifth in men’s sabre.
The Ohio State fencing team took fourth place at the Midwest Fencing Championships held in Notre Dame Feb. 24-25. Notre Dame captured the team title scoring 870 points while Northwestern (755) and Wayne State (725) rounded out the Top 3.
The team scores were a composite of the men’s and women’s team scores. The men finished second out of 11 teams, scoring 395 points. Undefeated Notre Dame captured the men’s title. The OSU women’s squad finished seventh with 225 points. Northwestern won the team title with 425 points while Notre Dame (420) and Wayne State (340) finished second and third.
Both the men and women’s squad will compete in the NCAA Regionals in Detroit, Michigan.
Combined Team Standings ME MF MS WE WF WS Total 1. Notre Dame 150 150 150 135 135 135 870 2. Northwestern 100 115 115 125 150 150 755 3. Wayne State 125 125 135 135 125 80 725 4. Ohio State 135 135 125 100 0 125 620 5. Michigan 80 55 100 80 115 115 545 6. Lawrence 115 80 70 55 55 100 475 7. Chicago 70 70 80 70 70 90 450 8. Michigan State 35 90 45 90 80 70 410 9. Purdue 90 100 35 45 90 45 405 10.Detroit 35 45 55 115 45 55 350 11.Cleveland State 35 35 90 45 100 35 340
