Buckeye Fencing NCAA Regionals Rundown
3/5/2020 7:35:21 PM | Fencing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State fencing team heads to Detroit for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship hosted by Detroit Mercy in Calihan Hall on the UDM campus Saturday. Ohio State will send 22 fencers in total to the regionals.
Live scoring throughout the day can be found HERE. The women’s championship is first at 9 a.m., followed by the men’s championship that will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Sixty percent of each fencer’s consideration for the NCAA Championships will be determined by their performance this weekend; the other 40 percent will be decided by in-season performances. Participants for the NCAA Championships will be selected by the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Fencing Committee and announced Tuesday.
| Women's Sabre | Women's Foil | Women's Epee | Men's Sabre | Men's Foil | Men's Epee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Merza | Camilla Rivano | Alexanne Verret | Domenik Koch | Diego Cervantes | Bence Bende |
| Julieta Toledo | Gabriela Cecchini | Monteserrat Viveros | Roscoe Swartz | Nathan Wriedt | Henry Lange |
“The end goal is to have 12 qualifiers, two in each weapon and gender. It has been a number of years since we qualified 12 fencer to the NCAA Championships. We have a strong team this year and I think this is well within our grasp. Once we have 12 qualified, we will be in position to compete for a national title, which I am sure we will make a good run at. The team is extremely well prepared with all of the support we have had from athletic training, strength and conditioning, SASSO, compliance, our Sport AD and media relations staff this year.”
LAST YEAR AT THE NCAA MIDWEST REGIONALS
At last year’s event, Ohio State had an impressive showing. On the men’s side, Matthew Comes, Nathan Wreidt, Leon Cao, Will Gaziano, Domenik Koch, Roscoe Swartz, and Hudson Santana all placed. For the women, Gabriela Cecchini, Camilla Rivano, Alexa Laskaris, Alexanne Verret, Natalie Falkowski, Sarah Merza, and Aleksandra Kolmykova and Stephanie Miller placed in the Top 10.
BUCKEYE BITS
- Nathan Wriedt is the only returning Buckeye who earned an automatic bid last year.
- Of the three Buckeyes who placed first at last year’s event, Domenik Koch is the only one returning for the chance at another title.
- Nine Buckeyes attending this year’s regionals competed at last year’s NCAA Championships
- Four Buckeyes competing in regionals are freshmen; all four are international students who represent their respective national teams.
- All six MFC individual champions – Julieta Toledo, Camilla Rivano, Alexanne Verret, Roscoe Swartz, Diego Cervantes, and Henry Lange – hailed from Ohio State and will compete at regionals.
UP NEXT
The Buckeyes will return to the strips in the 2020 NCAA Championships back in Detroit, Mich. Competition will take place March 19-22.
