UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee has announced that nine Penn State fencers have qualified for the 2020 NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Championship next weekend in Detroit, Michigan.
The event will be co-hosted by the University of Detroit-Mercy and the Detroit Sports Commission at the TCF Center from Thursday, March 19th until Sunday, March 22nd. Competition will start at 9 a.m. each day.
In epee, Elias Cole (Chappaqua, N.Y.), Jonathan Piskovatskov (Houston, Texas), and Barbara VanBenthuysen(Spring, Texas) will represent Penn State.
Lodovica Bicego (Vicenza, Italy), Sebastiano Bicego (Vicenza, Italy), and Isabella Zuzulo (Newtown, Pa.) will compete in foil events.
Saber fencers Inti Farfan-Bayerl (Morrison, Colo.), Zara Moss (Cranberry Township, Pa.), and Kelli Wozniak(Westerville, Ohio) will go to bout for the Nittany Lions.
The full list of fencers who qualified for the NCAA championship can be found HERE!
Each fencer will compete in a round-robin tournament consisting of five-touch bouts. After the round-robin, the top-four finishers in each event will advance to the 15-touch bout semifinal round. The winners of the semifinal round will fence to determine first and second places, and the non-advancing fencers will tie for third place. Penn State will also be competing for a first-place finish in the team event. Teams will be awarded one point-per victory for each fencer in the championship. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the 2020 NCAA Collegiate Fencing Champions.
A live feed of semifinal and final bouts will be available on ESPN3 or WatchESPN app. Semifinals and finals, along with other championships highlights will air on ESPNU at 5 p.m. Eastern time April 8.
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