Saturday, November 7
La Jolla, Calif.
Ohio State
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West Invitational
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11/5/2026 3:01:00 PM | Fencing
Buckeyes slated for five rounds of competition Saturday in La Jolla, Calif.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State fencing teams are heading to the West Invitational, hosted by UC San Diego, Saturday in La Jolla, Calif.
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Ohio State West Invitational Schedule
(# indicates national ranking)
11 a.m. ET – Stanford (M 11/W 12)
12:15 p.m. ET - Air Force (M t15)
2:45 p.m. ET – UCSD (M t15, W t15)
4:30 p.m. ET – Brandeis (M 4 DIII, W 7 DIII)
7 p.m. ET - Incarnate Word
USFCA Rankings Released
Ohio State will close out its 2026 slate Nov. 14-15 when the Buckeyes compete in the Elite Invitational, hosted by UPenn in Philadelphia.
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Ohio State West Invitational Schedule
(# indicates national ranking)
11 a.m. ET – Stanford (M 11/W 12)
12:15 p.m. ET - Air Force (M t15)
2:45 p.m. ET – UCSD (M t15, W t15)
4:30 p.m. ET – Brandeis (M 4 DIII, W 7 DIII)
7 p.m. ET - Incarnate Word
USFCA Rankings Released
- The United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA), through its Collegiate Fencing Coaches Alliance (CFCA) has released the 2026-27 Coaches' Preseason Poll.
- For the first time, the polls also include squad rankings.
- The Buckeye men are ranked 10th among Division I teams, with epee ranked third, foil 13th and sabre 14th.
- Ohio State's women are No. 11 overall, standing eighth in epee and 12th in sabre.
- Ohio State is competing for the first time since hosting the OSU Open and Duals Oct. 3-4 in Columbus.
- At the OSU Duals, the Buckeye men were 5-0, with the women 4-0. Both teams defeated Denison, Wayne State, Purdue and Cleveland State, with the men also downing the OSU Club Team.
- Twenty Buckeyes notched a top eight finish at the OSU Open. The Buckeyes won five of six gold medals. In the women's events, Marie-Frederique Millette (epee), May Kagan (foil) and Natalia Botello (sabre) finished first, along with Ayush Shah (epee) and Carter Berrio (sabre) for the men.
- Botello and Catherine Popa were selected the women's team captains, with Jakob Stange and Sami Boumedienne the men's captains. Maria Alexe will serve as captain for the sabre squad and Mitchell Huth will be the foil squad captain.
Ohio State will close out its 2026 slate Nov. 14-15 when the Buckeyes compete in the Elite Invitational, hosted by UPenn in Philadelphia.
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