Here's a guide to the 2025 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships, including the schedule of events, how to watch and how teams and individuals are selected.
2025 NC fencing selections
The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Fencing Committee announced the field of 144 competitors who will participate in the 2025 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships on Tuesday, Mar 11. Thirty-three member institutions will be represented at this year’s fencing championships.
Click or tap here for the complete list of every athlete and team selected by event
What to know for 2025 fencing selections
Following the completion of the regional competition (March 8-9), the 2025 NC fencing selections will be revealed via press release on NCAA.com on Tuesday, March 11.
Regional results
Click or tap any of the links below for results from NCAA fencing regionals.
- Mid-Atlantic/South | Host: Drew University
- Midwest | Host: Denison University
- Northeast | Host: Tufts University
- West | Host: Air Force Academy
When and where are the 2025 fencing championships?
The 2025 NC fencing championships will be from March 20-23 and held at the Multi-Sport Facility in University Park, PA on the campus of Penn State.
How to watch the 2025 fencing championships
The 2025 NC fencing championships will be streamed here on the ESPN family of networks.
➡️ Tickets for the championship can be purchased here.
2025 NC fencing championship schedule
All times are in ET.
Thursday, March 20
- 9 a.m. | Men's Épée rounds 1-3
- 11 a.m. | Men's Foil rounds 1-3
- 1:30 p.m. | Men's Sabre rounds 1-3
Friday, March 21 | WATCH ON ESPN+
- 9 a.m. | Men's Épée rounds 4-5
- 9 a.m. | Men's Foil rounds 4-5
- 9 a.m. | Men's Sabre rounds 4-5
- 1 p.m. | Men's Semifinal and Championship Bouts (in the order of épée, foil and sabre)
Saturday, March 22
- 9 a.m. | Women's Épée rounds 1-3
- 11 a.m. | Women's Foil rounds 1-3
- 1 p.m. | Women's Sabre rounds 1-3
Sunday, March 23 | WATCH ON ESPN+
- 9 a.m. | Women's Épée rounds 4-5
- 9 a.m. | Women's Foil rounds 4-5
- 9 a.m. | Women's Sabre rounds 4-5
- 1:30 p.m. | Women's Semifinal and Championship Bouts (in the order of épée, foil and sabre)
NCAA fencing championship history
Harvard won its second national championship in program history in 2024, one year after Notre Dame completed a three-peat in 2023. Penn State has the most fencing championships with 13 since 1990, winning six straight from 1995-2000.
| Year | Champion | Coach | Points | Runner-Up | Points | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harvard | Daria Schneider | 169 | Notre Dame | 161 | Ohio State |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | Gia Kvaratskhelia | 188 | Princeton | 175 | Duke |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | Gia Kvaratskhelia | 293 | Harvard | 241 | Notre Dame |
| 2021 | Notre Dame | Gia Kvaratskhelia | 201 | Penn State | 182 | Penn State |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Columbia | Michael Aufrichtig | 178 | Penn State | 166 | Cleveland |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | Gia Kvaratskhelia | 185 | Columbia-University-Barnard-College | 170 | Penn State |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | Gia Kvaratskhelia | 186 | Ohio State | 161 | Notre Dame |
| 2016 | Columbia | Michael Aufrichtig | 174 | Ohio State | 167 | Brandeis |
| 2015 | Columbia | Michael Aufrichtig | 165 | Penn State | 156 | Ohio State |
| 2014 | Penn State | Wes Glon | 180 | Princeton | 159 | Ohio State |
| 2013 | Princeton | Zoltan Dudas | 182 | Notre Dame | 175 | San Antonio |
| 2012 | Ohio State | Vladimir Nazlymov | 182 | Princeton | 161 | Ohio State |
| 2011 | Notre Dame | Janusz Bednarski | 174 | Penn State | 168 | Ohio State |
| 2010 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 191 | St. John's (N.Y.) | 182 | Harvard |
| 2009 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 195 | Notre Dame | 182 | Penn State |
| 2008 | Ohio State | Vladimir Nazlymov | 185 | Notre Dame | 176 | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 194 | St. John's (N.Y.) | 176 | Drew |
| 2006 | Harvard | Peter Brand | 165 | Penn State | 159 | Rice |
| 2005 | Notre Dame | Janusz Bednarski | 173 | Ohio State | 171 | Houston |
| 2004 | Ohio State | Vladimir Nazlymov | 194 | Penn State | 160 | Brandeis |
| 2003 | Notre Dame | Janusz Bednarski | 182 | Penn State | 179 | Air Force |
| 2002 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 195 | St. John's (N.Y.) | 190 | Drew |
| 2001 | St. John's (N.Y.) | Yury Gelman | 180 | Penn State | 172 | Wisconsin-Parkside |
| 2000 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 175 | Notre Dame/St. Johns (N.Y.) | 171 | Stanfrod |
| 1999 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 171 | Notre Dame | 139 | Brandeis |
| 1998 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 149 | Notre Dame | 147 | Notre Dame |
| 1997 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 1,530 | Notre Dame | 1,470 | Air Force |
| 1996 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 1,500 | Notre Dame | 1,190 | Yale |
| 1995 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 440 | St. John's (N.Y.) | 413 | Notre Dame |
| 1994 | Notre Dame | Michael DeCicco/Yves Auriol | 4,350 | Penn State | 4,075 | Brandeis |
| 1993 | Columbia | George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler | 4,525 | Penn State | 4,500 | Wayne State (Mich.) |
| 1992 | Columbia | George Kolombatovich/Aladar Kogler | 4,150 | Penn State | 3,646 | Notre Dame |
| 1991 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 4,700 | Columbia | 4,200 | Penn State |
| 1990 | Penn State | Emmanuil Kaidanov | 36 | Columbia | 35 | Notre Dame |