Notre Dame wins 14th fencing national championship
(photo courtesy Fighting Irish Athletics)
(University Park, Pa.) — Notre Dame is back on top of the college fencing world, winning the 14th NCAA team national championship in program history on Sunday. The Irish have now won four of the last five team national titles.
The national title gives the Fighting Irish 36 team national championships in athletics. It’s the sixth title for head coach Gia Kvaratskhelia, the most for any head coach in Notre Dame history.
The Irish finished with 183 points over the four days, winning the title by 11 over second place Columbia.
Three Notre Dame fencers won individual NCAA championships. On the women’s side, Eszter Muhari won in epee and Magda Skarbonkiewicz captured the sabre crown. On Friday, Chase Emmer claimed the men’s foil title.
The Notre Dame fencing program now has 48 individual NCAA titles.
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