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Nittany Lions in 3rd as NCAA Fencing Championships Continue

March 19, 2015

COLUMBUS, Oh. - As the first day of NCAA Championships conclude, the men started off the weekend with their competition. They will continue their events tomorrow March 20th.

As a team, Penn State is currently ranked 3rd keeping the competition tight with Columbia and Ohio State University. After three rounds, these are the current individual standings for Penn State.

Men's Saber: Freshman Andrew Mackiewicz (Westwood, Mass.) is holding down the #2 spot with junior Kaito Streets not too far behind in 4th.

Men's Epee: Sophomore Oskar Tang (Stockholm, Sweden) is currently in 12th while sophomore Conor Shepard (Colleyville, Texas), 14th.

Men's Foil: Junior Nobuo Bravo (San Francisco, Calif.) is locked in at 3rd with senior David Gomez-Tanamachi (Mexico City, Mexico) in 13th.

Results from this weekend's championship will be posted here on gopsusports.com as the competition continues. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State Fencing via Twitter www.twitter.com/pennstateFEN and on Penn State Fencing's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatefencing.