Air Force Academy

March 14, 2003

INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee announced today the field of 144 competitors who will participate in the 2003 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships.

The U.S. Air Force Academy will host the National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships at the Cadet Field House on the U.S. Air Force Academy military base in Colorado, March 20-23, 2003.

The National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships include individual events in each of the six weapons (women's foil, women's epee, women's sabre, men's foil, men's epee, men's sabre).

Fencers will compete in a round-robin of 24 fencers in five-touch bouts. After the round-robin, the top four fencers in each event will fence direct elimination 15-touch bouts for first, second, third and fourth place. Absolute ties for the seeding will be broken as follows: for positions one through three, by a coin toss; for position four, by a fence-off.

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 for the duration of the championships.

The following individuals were selected to participate in the championships:

MEN'S EPEE Name School Region Matthew McConaughy California State University, Fullerton West William Verigan Columbia University Northeast Michael Dreyfus Columbia University Northeast Nathan Bragg Duke University Mid-Atlantic South Nicolas Testerman Duke University Mid-Atlantic South Matthew Bouloubasis Johns Hopkins University Mid-Atlantic South Julian ose Harvard University Northeast Samuel Korb Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northeast Matt Galvin New York University Northeast Alexander Tsinis New York University Northeast Brian Gross Ohio State University Midwest Spencer Jones Ohio State University Midwest *EthanMuri Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Adam Wiercioch Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Benjamin Solomon Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Soren Thompson Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Brian Garrett Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey,New Brunswick Anton Gurevich St. John's University (New York) Northeast Arpad Horvath St. John's University (New York) Northeast Martin Lee Stanford University West *Ken Jung Stanford University West Timothy French U.S. Air Force Academy West Weston Kelsey U.S. Air Force Academy West Michal obieraj University of Notre Dame Midwest Jan Viviani University of Notre Dame Midwest Michael Sanders University of Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic South

*Competes only if one of the above fencers cannot compete.

MEN'S FOIL Name School Region Brian Sohn Boston College University Northeast Paul Taylor Boston College University Northeast James McBean Brandeis University Northeast *Benjamin Rostoker Brandeis University Northeast Roland Breden California State University, Fullerton West Nico Jaspers Columbia University Northeast Jeremy Sinkin Columbia University Northeast Gabriel Sinkin New York University Northeast Michael Pasinkoff New York University Northeast Nathan Weir Ohio State University Midwest Matt Carbone Ohio State University Midwest Non Panchan Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Chris Miller Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Eric Stodola Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South *Jon Jew-Lim Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Jesse Schibilia Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey, New Brunswick Ronald Brooks Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey, New Brunswick Nitai Kfir St. John's University (New York) Northeast Steve Gerberman Stanford University West Florian Reichling Stanford University West Nick Mosca U.S. Air Force Academy West Ozren Debic University of Notre Dame Midwest Derek Snyder University of Notre Dame Midwest Yale Cohen University of Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic South Andrew Radu University of Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic South Cory Werk Yale University Northeast

*Competes only if one of the above fencers cannot compete.

MEN'S SABRE Name School Region Paul Friedman Brown University Northeast *Joe Costanzo Cleveland State University Midwest Paul Reyfman Columbia University Northeast Andrew Sohn Columbia University Northeast Richard Frank Drew University Mid-Atlantic South Benjamin Cohen Duke University Mid-Atlantic South Timothy Hagaman Harvard University Northeast David Jakus Harvard University Northeast Chris Flanders Haverford College Mid-Atlantic South Phil Dolata New Jersey Institute of Technology Mid-Atlantic South Andrew Magee New York University Northeast Adam Crompton Ohio State University Midwest Jason Rogers Ohio State University Midwest Marten Zagunis Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Alex Weber Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Daniel Mazor Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey, New Brunswick Ivan Lee St. John's University (New York) Northeast Serhiy Isayenko St. John's University (New York) Northeast Robert Owens Stanford University West Jon Pearlstein Stanford University West *Sam Barton U.S. Air Force Academy West Jeremy Runyan University of California, San Diego West Wesley Newkirk University of North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic South Chapel Hill Gabor Szelle University of Notre Dame Midwest Matthew Fabricant University of Notre Dame Midwest Marc Mathias Wayne State University (Michigan) Midwest

*Competes only if one of the above fencers cannot compete.

WOMEN'S EPEE Name School Region Tiffany White Boston College Northeast Ruth Schneider Brown University Northeast Monica Conley Columbia University Northeast Kimberely Bush Columbia University Northeast Meghan Phair Cornell University Northeast Lucy Mendel Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northeast Sharon Sullivan Northwestern University Midwest Alexandra Shklar Ohio State University Midwest Sherice Gearhart Ohio State University Midwest Jessica Burke Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Kasia Trzopek Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Kira Hohensee Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Eleanor Leighton Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Rebecca Kehoe Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey, New Brunswick Arlene Stevens St. John's University (New York) Northeast Sara Forsythe Temple University Mid-Atlantic South Elia Burill U.S. Air Force Academy West Caitlin Harris U.S. Air Force Academy West Lauren Muir University of California, San Diego West Kerry Walton University of Notre Dame Midwest Meghan Call University of Notre Dame Midwest Jean Goto University of Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic South *Livia Rurarz-Huygens University of Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic South *Amanda Collins Wayne State University (Michigan) Midwest Anna Vinnikov Wayne State University (Michigan) Midwest Erica Korb Yale University Northeast

*Competes only if one of the above fencers cannot compete.

WOMEN'S FOIL Name School Region Senta Breden California State University, Fullerton West *Christian Stewart California State University, Fullerton West Ellen Blount Columbia University Northeast *Anna Maria Mannino Columbia University Northeast Anne Austin Harvard University Northeast Chloe Stinetorf Harvard University Northeast Susannah Dorfman Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northeast Kristen Wentrcek New York University Northeast Julie Foldi Northwestern University Midwest Christina Wang Northwestern University Midwest Hannah Thompson Ohio State University Midwest Metta Thompson Ohio State University Midwest Meredith Chin Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Anna Donath Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Jacqueline Leahy Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Melinda Rostal Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Irina Khoude St. John's University (New York) Northeast Elizabeth Thottam St. John's University (New York) Northeast Eva Petsnchnigg Stanford University West Iris Zimmermann Stanford University West Jeanne Browne Temple University Mid-Atlantic South Jenna Remmert Temple University Mid-Atlantic South Andrea Ament University of Notre Dame Midwest Alicja Kryczalo University of Notre Dame Midwest Inga Wallrabenstein Wayne State University (Michigan) Midwest Justine Aw Yale University Northeast

*Competes only if one of the above fencers cannot compete.

WOMEN'S SABRE Name School Region Tracy Marien Brandeis University Northeast Emma Baratta Columbia University Northeast Christian Robinson Columbia University Northeast Cathleen Ferris Fairleigh Dickinson Mid-Atlantic South Emily Pasternak Northwestern University Midwest *Lauren VanGieson Northwestern University Midwest Louise Bond-Williams Ohio State University Midwest Marguerite Plekhanov Ohio State University Midwest Heather Brosnan Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Austin O'Neill Pennsylvania State University Mid-Atlantic South Catherine Pack Princeton University Mid-Atlantic South Alexis Jemal Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey, New Brunswick Joanna Szklarska Rutgers, The State University Mid-Atlantic South of New Jersey, New Brunswick Christina Crane St. John's University (New York) Northeast Julia Gelman St. John's University (New York) Northeast *Meghan Everett Stanford University West Aziza Hassan Temple University Mid-Atlantic South Sakinah Shaahid Temple University Mid-Atlantic South Kasara Williams Tufts University Northeast Katherine Zouein Tufts University Northeast Andrea Rix U.S. Air Force Academy West Marisa Romero U.S. Air Force Academy West Maggie Jordan University of Notre Dame Midwest Destanie Milo University of Notre Dame Midwest Kate Zimmerly University of Pennsylvania Mid-Atlantic South Sophie Jones Yale University Northeast

*Competes only if one of the above fenders cannot compete.

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