Air Force Academy

Jan. 7, 2012

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. - Jan. 7, 2012: The Air Force Academy was host to the 2012 Western Invitational today, which included the fencing teams from University of Florida, Caltech, UC San Diego, Stanford, Swarthmore College, Notre Dame (men) and Northwestern (women). The top three team finishers were the men from 1. Notre Dame, 2. Air Force and 3. Stanford. In the women's events, 1. Nortwestern, 2. Stanford and 3. UC San Diego. The Air Force women finished fourth.

The Air Force men's team finished 5-1 and the women 3-3. Air Force received a bye in round six. At the 2011 Western Invitational, Air Force men finished 4-1 with a loss to Stanford. The women finished 1-4 with the win against Caltech.

Round 1: AF vs. UF: Men 22-5 Women 15-12; Caltech vs. UCSD: Men 2-25 Women 1-17; Stanford vs. Swarthmore: Men 25-2 Women 22-5; AF vs. UCSD: Men 18-9 Women 11-16

Round 2: Caltech vs. ND/NW: Men (ND) 1-26 Women (NW) 0-18; Stanford vs. UF: Men 23-4 Women 21-6

Round 3: Swarthmore vs. AF: Men 3-24 Women 8-19 ; ND/NW vs. UCSD: Men 23-4 Women 24-3; Stanford vs. Caltech: Men 27-0 Women 18-0

Round 4: Stanford vs. AF: Men 11-16 Women 18-9; UF vs. Caltech: Men 22-5 Women 17-1; ND/NW vs. Swarthmore Men 27-0 Women 27-0

Round 5: ND/NW vs. AF: Men 18-9 Women 25-2; UF vs. Swarthmore: Men 19-8 Women 19-8; UCSD vs. Stanford: Men 13-14 Women 9-18

Round 6: AF - Bye; UCSD vs. UF: Men 20-7 Women 14-13; Swarthmore vs. Caltech: Men 19-8 Women 13-5; Stanford vs. ND/NW: Men 9-18 Women 2-25

Round 7: AF vs Caltech: Men 25-2 Women 16-2; Florida vs ND/NW: Men 0-27 Women 2-25; UCSD vs. Swarthmore: Men 23-4 Women 24-3

Final team placements: MEN: 1- ND; 2- AF; 3- Stanford WOMEN: 1-NW; 2-Stanford; 3-UCSD; 4-Air Force