Ohio State Fencing Places Second At NCAA Championship – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/20/2005 12:00:00 AM | Fencing
March 20, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio – – The Ohio State fencing squad fell, 173-171, to Notre Dame for the national title at the 2005 NCAA Championship in Houston, Texas. After the men’s competition, the Buckeyes were in the lead by 10 points over St. John’s. The Fighting Irish completed a two day comeback in the women’s portion from a 24-point deficit to claim the national championship.
In women’s sabre, freshman Siobhan Byrne (Eislingen, Germany/Freihof) finished third for the Buckeyes with 17 victories, while freshman Amelia Gaillard (Fayetteville, Ga./Counterpane) placed seventh. Sophomore Kaela Brendler (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights) was the lone Buckeye in epee action and placed fifth after 15 wins.
In foil competition, senior Hanna Thompson (Rochester, N.Y./East) took the No. 6 spot with 16 victories, while senior Metta Thompson (Rochester, N.Y./East) finished in tenth.
Ohio State sophomore foilist Boaz Ellis (Moshav Zippori, Israel/Chaklai Nahalal) won his second national championship after a 15-8 victory over New York’s Gabriel Sinkin. Ellis came in as the second seed in the semifinal round after he defeated bronze medal winner Ronald Berkowsky from Pennsylvania in quarterfinal action.
NCAA Championship Complete Results
Team Standings
1. Notre Dame, 173
2. Ohio State, 171
3. St. John’s, 162
4. Penn State, 145
5. Columbia, 137
6. Harvard, 134
7. Pennsylvania, 85
8. Princeton, 77
9. New York, 68
10. Wayne State, 58
Women’s Sabre
3. Siobhan Byrne
7. Amelia Gaillard
Women’s Foil
6. Hanna Thompson
10. Metta Thompson
Women’s Epee
5. Kaela Brendler
Men’s Sabre
5. Jason Rogers
7. Adam Crompton
Men’s Foil
1. Boaz Ellis
14. William Jeter
Men’s Epee
4. Denis Tolkachev
12. Christian Rivera
