NCAA Fencing Championships 2025: Selection Details, Schedule & How to Watch

Stay updated on the 2025 National Collegiate NCAA Fencing Championships with key details on the event schedule, viewing options, and the selection process for teams and individual competitors.

2025 NCAA Fencing Selections

On March 11, the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Fencing Committee announced the 144 athletes who will compete in the 2025 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships. A total of 33 institutions will be represented in the tournament.

Important Details Regarding the 2025 Fencing Selections

Following the regional competitions conducted on March 8-9, the complete list of selected athletes will be available on NCAA.com on March 11.

Results from Regional Competitions

Access the results from each regional event by clicking on the corresponding links below:

Mid-Atlantic/South – Hosted by Drew University
Midwest – Hosted by Denison University
Northeast – Hosted by Tufts University
West – Hosted by the Air Force Academy

When and Where Will the 2025 Fencing Championships Occur?

The championship is scheduled to take place from March 20-23, 2025, at the Multi-Sport Facility located in University Park, PA, on the Penn State campus.

How to Watch the 2025 NCAA Fencing Championships

Fans can watch all the live action on the ESPN network, which will broadcast the championship matches.

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)

History of the NCAA Fencing Championships

In 2024, Harvard won its second national fencing championship after Notre Dame’s successful three-year winning streak in 2021–2023. Since 1990, Penn State has won 13 titles, including an incredible six consecutive titles from 1995 to 2000, making it the most successful program in modern NCAA fencing history.

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