March 14, 2006

The UNC fencing team had a successful day at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals with five fencers advancing to the NCAA finals.

Those fencers include foil fencer Steve Piantadosi a sophomore from Reisterstown, MD., transfer sophomore Will Randolph, a sabre fencer from Shawnee Mission, KS,, sabre fencer Bobby Ziechmann a freshman from Charlotte, sabre fencer Jennifer Kling a senior from Indianaplolis, Indiana, and epee fencer Mike Burkhart a junior transfer from Charlotte.

Head UNC fencing coach Ron Miller stated that "all of our people who went to regionals probably finished in the upper third nationally and obviously the people who are headed to the NCAA's are probably in the upper five to ten percent. All of our fencers who advanced to the Final round were direct qualifiers."

South Atlantic Regional Final Results

UNC Fencers

Women's Sabre

Jennifer Kling 11th, Jennifer Clark 13th, Jennifer Ritchey 19th.

Women's Epee

Courtnery Krolikoski 16th, Rachel Eschenbach 17th,

Ayca Guralp 29th, Sallie Lampron 37th.

Women's Foil

Kate Rebich 21st, Meghan Morris 23rd, Detra Euland 24th,

Jessica Wacker 26th.

Men's Epee

Mike Burkhart 8th, Benton Heimsath 18th, Alex Ferrer 20th,

Benjamin Gellis 27th

Men's Foil

Steven Piantadosi 4th, Jamie Lawrence 22th, Micah Prendergast 21th

Jamaal Green 27th

Men's Sabre

Will Randolph 8th, Robert Ziechmann 9th, Travis Wherry 16th.

Notes on National Championship Round

For a second consecutive year, Rice University and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority will host the championships at the JW Marriott Hotel, March 16-19, in Houston, Texas. 144 fencers will participate in the event.

The National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships include individual events in each of the six weapons (women's foil, women's epee, women's sabre, men's foil, men's epee, men's sabre).

Fencers will compete in a round-robin of 24 fencers in five-touch bouts. After the round-robin, the top four fencers in each event will fence direct elimination 15-touch bouts for first, second, third and fourth place. Absolute ties for the seeding will be broken as follows: for positions one through three, by a coin toss; for position four, by a fence-off.

An institution's place finish in the championships will be based on points earned by each individual. A team will be awarded one point for each victory by its student-athletes for the duration of the championships.

Women's Fencing - All Divisions

Boston College, Brandeis University, Brown University

California Institute of Technology, California State University,

Fullerton, University of California, San Diego, City College of New

York, Cleveland State University, Columbia University-Barnard

College, Cornell University, University of Detroit Mercy, Drew

University, Duke University, Fairleigh Dickinson University,

Metropolitan, Harvard University, Haverford College, Hunter College

James Madison University, Johns Hopkins University

Lawrence University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York University

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Northwestern University

University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University, University of

Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University

Queens College (New York), Rutgers, State University of New Jersey,

New Brunswick,

Sacred Heart University, St. John's University

(New York), Stanford University, Stevens Institute of Technology,

Temple University, Tufts University, U.S. Air Force Academy, Vassar

College, Wayne State University (Michigan), Wellesley College, Yale

University

Men's Fencing - All Divisions

Boston College, Brandeis University, Brown University, California

Institute of Technology,

California State University, Fullerton, University of California,

San Diego, Cleveland State University, Columbia University-Barnard

College, University of Detroit Mercy, Drew University, Duke,

University, Harvard University, Haverford College, Hunter College,

Johns Hopkins University, Lawrence University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New Jersey Institute of

Technology, New York University, University of North Carolina,

Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, Ohio State University,

University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University,

Princeton University, Rutgers University,New Brunswick,

Sacred Heart University, St. John's University (New York)

Stanford University, Stevens Institute of Technology,

U.S. Air Force Academy, Vassar College,

Wayne State University (Michigan), Yale University,

Yeshiva University

2006 Championship Schedule of Events

2006 National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships Hosted by Rice University and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Schedule of Events

Tuesday, March 14

5 p.m. NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Committee arrival

7 p.m.Fencing committee meeting with host institution staff

Wednesday, March 15

2 p.m. National committee meeting and site inspection

3 p.m. National committee meeting with armorer

3:30-7 p.m. Apparel and equipment check; Designated areas open for

practice

7 p.m. Mandatory coaches and participants meeting (Women's weapons

only)

9 p.m. Mandatory officials meeting (Officials' hotel)

Thursday, March 16

8 a.m. Armory opens/equipment check; Designated areas open for

practice until the conclusion of the last round.

8 a.m. Training room opens

9:45 a.m. National Anthem

10 a.m. Women's Foil, Round 1; Women's Epee, Round 1

11:30 a.m. Women's Foil, Rounds 2-4; Women's Epee, Rounds 2-4

3 p.m. Women's Saber, Round 1

4 p.m. Women's Saber, Rounds 2-4

Friday, March 17

8 a.m. Armory opens/equipment check; Designated areas open for

practice until the

conclusion of the last round

8 a.m. Training room opens

9 a.m. Women's Foil, Rounds 5-7; Women's Epee, Rounds 5-7

12:15 p.m. Opening Ceremonies; National Anthem

12:45 p.m. Women's Foil, final four; Women's Epee, final four;

Women's Saber, Rounds 5-7

3:30 p.m. Women's Saber, final four

4:30 p.m. Women's Individual Awards Presentation

5 p.m. Mandatory coaches and participants meeting (Men's weapons

only)

5-6 p.m. Women's fencing coaches' forum

7:30 p.m. Championships Banquet - JW Marriott Hotel

Saturday, March 18

7:30 a.m. Training room opens; Designated areas open for practice

until the conclusion of

the last round

8 a.m. Armory opens

9:30 a.m. National Anthem

10 a.m. Men's Foil, Round 1; Men's Epee, Round 1

11:30 a.m. Men's Foil, Rounds 2-4; Men's Epee, Rounds 2-4

3 p.m. Men's Saber, Round 1

4 p.m. Men's Saber, Rounds 2-4

Sunday, March 19

7 a.m. Training room opens

7 a.m. Armory opens

8:45 a.m. National Anthem

9 a.m. Men's Foil, Rounds 5-7; Men's Epee, Rounds 5-7

Noon Men's Sabre, Rounds 5-7; Men's Foil, final four; Men's Epee,

final four

2:45 p.m. Men's Saber, final four

3:30 p.m. Men's Individual and Team Awards Presentations