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Duke Prepped for NCAA Fencing Championship
3/20/2024 12:05:00 PM | Fencing
DURHAM - The Duke fencing team is set for the 2024 NCAA Fencing Championship March 21-24 at French Field House in Columbus, Ohio.Â
Duke will be represented by Christina Ferrari (women's foil), Charlotte Koenig (women's foil), Rachel Kowalsky (women's epee), Allen Marakov (men's epee), Natalie Olsen (women's saber), Kunling Tong (women's saber) and Samir Travers (men's saber).
The 2024 campaign marks the first time head coach Omar Elgeziry will send fencers to the NCAA Championships at the helm of the Blue Devils.
A two-time All-America honoree, this year's invitation marks Ferrari's fourth trip to the NCAA Championship. Marakov and Tong qualify for consecutive seasons while three freshmen will compete in their first event on the national stage.
The women's individual competition will begin Thursday at 9 a.m., and will conclude Friday with the semifinal and championship bouts starting at 1 p.m. The men will compete Saturday at 9 a.m., and will wrap up Sunday with the semifinal and championship bouts starting at 1 p.m.
The championship will include individual events in each of the six weapons (men's epee, men's foil, men's saber, women's epee, women's foil and women's saber).Â
Fencers will compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. After the round-robin, the top-four finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with the winners fencing to determine first and second places, and the non-advancing fencers being 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 for the duration of the championship.
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Women's Foil
Christina Ferrari
Charlotte Koenig
Women's Epee
Rachel Kowalsky
Women's Saber
Natalie Olsen
Kunling Tong
Men's Epee
Allen Marakov
Men's Saber
Samir Travers
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