Live coverage of the 2021 NC fencing championships

Day three at the 2021 NC fencing championships saw the first three rounds in the women's saber, foil, and épée. Notre Dame remains in the lead in team standings (above) after the three days with Penn State close behind. 

Women's épée results from rounds 1-3

Rounds 1-3 of the women's épée finished with Stanford's Irene Yeu in the lead. Notre Dame continued its strong performance in this year's championships with two fencers finishing in the top five. Below are the complete standings.

Women's foil results from rounds 1-3

Penn State's Samantha Catantan leads the women's foil standings after the opening rounds.  Catantan is joined in the top five by teammate Lodovica Bicego who finished fifth. The two fencers' performance keep the Nittany Lions in a close second place heading in to the final day of competition. Below are the complete foil standings.

Women's saber results from rounds 1-3

The opening rounds of women's saber were led by Northwestern's Sky Miller. Overall, the top nine finishers after three rounds all hailed from different schools. Below are the complete standings.

You can view the full results of today's events .

The 2021 NC fencing championships concludes tomorrow with Rounds 4-5 of the women's saber, foil, an épée at 9 a.m. The semifinals and finals begin around 1 p.m. |  | |

Day three of the NC fencing championships are underway. Rounds 1-3 of the women's épée finished with Stanford's Irene Yeu in the lead. Notre Dame continued its strong performance in this year's championships with two fencers finishing in the top five.

Day three of the NC fencing championships continue with rounds 1-3 of women's foil and saber | | |

Day 2 saw the completion of the men's sabre, foil, and épée from the Multi-Sport Facility in University Park, Pennsylvania. Notre Dame put on a terrific display, winning the national championship in the men's sabre and foil, while finishing runner-up in the men's épée. The Fighting Irish sit atop the team leaderboard. Penn State's Ryan Griffiths grabbed the épée victory to hold the Nittany Lions in second place overall.

Team Results

Men's saber national champion: Luke Linder, Notre Dame

The Fighting Irish walked into the championship match knowing they were going to walk away with the trophy. After earning the top two seeds in the semifinals, freshman Luke Linder and junior Jared Smith battled it out in the finals with Linder emerging victorious, 15-7. This is Linder's first individual national championship and the second for Notre Dame this year. 

LUKE LINDER IS YOUR MEN'S SABRE NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!!!

He defeats teammate Jared Smith 15-7 in the finals to claim his first individual championship!!!! x

— Notre Dame Fencing (@NDFencing)

Men's foil national champion: Marcello Olivares, Notre Dame

Notre Dame's Marcello Olivares was strong from the beginning of the competition and didn't let up until he secured a national championship in the men's foil competition. Olivares met his teammate Andrew Machovec in the championship match after they took down St. John's Cesar Colon and Duke's Finn Hossfeld, respectively. Olivares topped Machovec 15-3 to secure his first national championship.

MARCELLO OLIVARES IS YOUR MEN'S FOIL NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!!

He defeats teammate Andrew Machovec 15-3 in the finals to claim his first national championship!!!

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— Notre Dame Fencing (@NDFencing)

Men's épée national champion: Ryan Griffiths, Penn State

Penn State placed two fencers in the semifinals of the épée competition, but it was junior Ryan Griffiths who captured the title. Griffiths emerged from the No. 3 seed in the semifinals to meet Notre Dame's Stephen Ewart in the championship. Griffith's 15-10 victory kept the Fighting Irish from a clean sweep of champions on the men's side. 

The 2021 NC fencing championships resume with the women's épée tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET. The women's foil follows at 11 a.m. ET, along with the women's sabre at 1:30 p.m. ET.

You can follow along here for live updates throughout the championships.

The 2021 NC fencing championships continue on Friday, March 26. It is the second day of competition and will conclude with the crowning of a men's épée, foil and sabre champion. After Day 1, Notre Dame leads in the team rankings followed by Penn State and Boston College. Here are today's scheduled events:

Friday, March 26 |

All times listed in ET

• Men's Épée | Rounds 4-5 | 9 a.m.
• Men's Foil | Rounds 4-5 | 9 a.m.
• Men's Sabre | Rounds 4-5 | 9 a.m.

Men's competition will resume later in the day Thursday with the semifinals and final bouts in the order listed below.

• Men's Épée | Semifinals/Final | 1 p.m.
• Men's Foil | Semifinals/Final | 1 p.m.
• Men's Sabre | Semifinals/Final | 1 p.m.

Welcome to the 2021 NC fencing championships. It's Thursday, March 25 and the first day of competition for this year's championship is officially under way.  Here are today's scheduled events:

Thursday, March 25 |

All times listed in ET

• Men's Épée | Rounds 1-3 | 9 a.m.
• Men's Foil | Rounds 1-3 | 11 a.m.
• Men's Sabre | Rounds 1-3 | 1:30 p.m.

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The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Fencing Committee has announced the field of 144 competitors who will participate in the 2021 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships. This year’s fencing championships will consist of participants from 20 member institutions. Pennsylvania State University will host the championships at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania, March 25-28, 2021.

The following individuals were selected to participate in this year’s championships.

Men's Epee

Men's Foil

Men's Sabre

Women's Epee

Women's Foil

Women's Sabre

For more information about championships log on to krikya18.com. 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 4 p.m. Eastern time April 15.

Columbia (178 points) edged Pacific (166) to win the NC fencing national championship in 2019. It was the Lions' fifth national title and third in the past five years.

for a .PDF containing the breakdown of the 2019 championships. Below is a year-by year summary of every NC fencing team national champion, since 1990.