Cool Fencing Picture of the Day: Margaret Lu Celebrates Clinching the Columbia Team Victory over Notre Dame at NYU

MARCH FENCING MADNESS! ARE YOU READY? (REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WEEKEND!)

We all know about NCAA March Madness Basketball, but did you know that there is also March Fencing Madness? (Follow Live: www.twitter.com/cf360updates)

The road to the NCAA Fencing Championships at Harvard University heats up this weekend with the Regionals Championships!

College teams around the country are converging to 4 locations for regional competitions to qualify for the 24 spots in foil, epee and saber in the men and women’s events.   Only 72 Men and 72 women will qualify from amongst the thousands of NCAA fencers.

Live Results from Northeast Region:
Location: Brown University
Schools: Brown, Harvard, Yale, Brandeis, BC, MIT, Columbia, NYU and Yeshiva, Turfts
Articles:

Results from Midwest
Location: Northwestern University
Schools: Northwestern, Ohio State, Lawrence, Detroit, Wayne State, and Cleveland State. Notre Dame, Cleveland State, Detriot
Articles:
Notre Dame: http://www.und.com/sports/c-fenc/spec-rel/031110aab.html

Results West:
Location: University of California
Schools: Stanford, UCSD, CSUF, Cal Tech, Air Force
Articles:
http://www.gocaltech.com/sports/fencing/2009-10/news/Fencing_Regional_0910

Results Mid-Atlantic/South:
Location: Drew University
Schools: Penn State, UPenn, Temple, Duke, UNC,
Articles:
http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-fenc/spec-rel/031210aaa.html
http://www.owlsports.com/news/2010/3/11/WFENCE_0311104015.aspx?path=wfence

NCAA Championship, which will be hosted by Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. on March 25-28.  You can fill out your NCAA Fencing Bracket here as well once the fencers are determined!

** Help me fill in the blanks!  It took me awhile to find this information.  If you have results from today’s regionals or links and pictures from them, please let me know!  (Thanks Laura!) Thanks! -Tim

NCAA, International and High School Fencing Twitter Round Up (Weekend of Jan. 23-24)

This weekend the countries best NCAA teams were in action all around the country.   Results were posted almost immediately along with videos and stories.  Loving the improvement in coverage of the sport at least on the NCAA level.

Follow me on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/timmorehouse

NCAA Fencing:

stjohnsbuzztap: St. John's Red Storm (Official Site) >> Fencing. Red Storm Women Defeat Nations Best at STJ Invitational http://bit.ly/4Lie5l

UND_com: Fencing: Men and women combine to go 8-0 at SJU Invit. including sweep of #1 Penn State (M: 16-11; W: 14-13). Details to follow at und.com

noahlz Columbia Women’s Fencing defeats Harvard – http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/c-fenc/recaps/012410aaj.html (via @STJ_Fencing)

noahlz: Fencers Split 10 Matches Against Nation's Elite in NYU Invitational – http://bit.ly/86Ryi8 – #fencing #columbia

HIGH SCHOOL FENCING:

ReschElectrical: NJ Boys Fencing: Montclair survives two tough tests http://bit.ly/5OZdDC

mktsilhouette: FENCING: District tournament preview http://bit.ly/6l0e45

INTERNATIONAL

 fencingnet: #fencing Copenhagen Cup Men's Foil: Richard Kruse (GBR wins). US Finishes: Meinhardt (9th), Getz (17th), Chamley-Watson (19th)

 fencingnet: Istanbul world cup: Men's Sabre. Morehouse 6th, Igoe 11th, Williams 12th, Homer 15th, Rogers 18th. #fencing 6 days ago from web