Friday, March 22
Columbus, OH
Ohio State
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NCAA Championships
Buckeye Women Compete on Day Two at NCAA Championships
3/22/2024 5:50:00 PM | Fencing
COLUMBUS, Ohio – All-America finishes from Dasha Myroniuk and Montserrat Viveros highlighted day two of the 2024 NCAA Fencing Championships for the Ohio State program Friday. Myroniuk reached the semifinals to earn First Team All-America accolades, while Viveros was fifth and received second team honors.
Ohio State is serving as the host of the NCAA Championships this year. The men's competition will be held Saturday and Sunday.
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WATCH: Round Robin | Semifinal & final bouts on ESPN+ Sunday
The Schedule Ahead
In women's foil, Dasha Myroniuk was the No. 3 seed after the round robin, moving up from fifth place after day one. She was 17-6, with a +37 indicator, over the five rounds. In the semifinals, Myroniuk fell to Harvard's Lauren Scruggs, the defending NCAA champion, 15-5.
Myroniuk is the seventh Buckeye to finish tied for third in women's foil, with Camilla Rivano the last women's foil semifinalist in 2022. Myroniuk was a Second Team All-American in 2023 in her first NCAA appearance, moving to the first team this year.
In women's epee, Montserrat Viveros finished in fifth, one spot out of the semifinals. She was 15-23 in the round robin, with a +27 indicator, and improved one position from day one. She is now a three-time All-American, with first team accolades in 2020 and second team honors in 2022. Viveros ends her career as a four-time NCAA qualifier, competing at the final site three times (with the 2020 event cancelled).
Yeva Mazur posted five wins on day two and finished the championships in 17th place in women's epee. In women's foil, Alina Lee was 24th. Both Mazur and Lee are both three-time NCAA qualifiers.
The Format
At the championships, fencers compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts, facing the other 23 fencers in their weapon. After round-robin, the Top 4 finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places and non-advancing fencers awarded a tie for third place. An institution's place finish in the championships will be based on points earned by each individual. A team will be awarded one point for each victory by its student-athletes during round-robin competition.
Ohio State is serving as the host of the NCAA Championships this year. The men's competition will be held Saturday and Sunday.
Championship Central | All-Session Tickets | Live Results
WATCH: Round Robin | Semifinal & final bouts on ESPN+ Sunday
The Schedule Ahead
- For the men preliminary rounds will be in French Field House Saturday and Sunday, with semifinals and finals in St. John Arena Sunday afternoon.
- Saturday, epee will start at 9 a.m., with foil beginning at 11 a.m. and sabre at 1 p.m. All three weapons are slated to begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, with semifinal and championship bouts beginning at 1:30 p.m. The six semifinal bouts will be fenced on one strip, sequentially in order of epee, foil, sabre. Finals bouts will follow the semifinals, in the same order.
- Sunday the awards ceremony for the men's individual champions and Top 8 finishers and the Top 3 teams will follow the finals.
In women's foil, Dasha Myroniuk was the No. 3 seed after the round robin, moving up from fifth place after day one. She was 17-6, with a +37 indicator, over the five rounds. In the semifinals, Myroniuk fell to Harvard's Lauren Scruggs, the defending NCAA champion, 15-5.
Myroniuk is the seventh Buckeye to finish tied for third in women's foil, with Camilla Rivano the last women's foil semifinalist in 2022. Myroniuk was a Second Team All-American in 2023 in her first NCAA appearance, moving to the first team this year.
In women's epee, Montserrat Viveros finished in fifth, one spot out of the semifinals. She was 15-23 in the round robin, with a +27 indicator, and improved one position from day one. She is now a three-time All-American, with first team accolades in 2020 and second team honors in 2022. Viveros ends her career as a four-time NCAA qualifier, competing at the final site three times (with the 2020 event cancelled).
Yeva Mazur posted five wins on day two and finished the championships in 17th place in women's epee. In women's foil, Alina Lee was 24th. Both Mazur and Lee are both three-time NCAA qualifiers.
The Format
At the championships, fencers compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts, facing the other 23 fencers in their weapon. After round-robin, the Top 4 finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places and non-advancing fencers awarded a tie for third place. An institution's place finish in the championships will be based on points earned by each individual. A team will be awarded one point for each victory by its student-athletes during round-robin competition.
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