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2007-2008 Ohio State Fencing: National Champions

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Wrong glass, Sir.
Ohio State looks poised to make a strong run for its second national championship in three years.

2007-08 Fencing Outlook

Now in his ninth season as the head coach of the Ohio State fencing team, Vladimir Nazlymov once again has the Buckeyes primed for a run at a national championship. The Buckeyes lost only two letterwinners from a season ago, when they secured a fifth place finish at the NCAA Championships and won a fifth consecutive Midwest Conference championship.
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2007-08 Fencing Outlook - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Sweep of Ohio State Duals Opens Season for Buckeyes

Sweep of Ohio State Duals Opens Season for Buckeyes - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com


Ohio State Excels At Garret Open

The Ohio State fencing team finished competition at the Garret Open this past Saturday and Sunday with an impressive performance against many of the nation?s elite programs. Hosted by Penn State, the Garret Open is an individual tournament rather than a dual meet and featured 10 of the Top 15 schools from the 2006-07 NCAA Championships.


Out of six events, the Buckeyes won four, including men?s foil, men?s sabre, women?s sabre and women?s foil.
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Ohio State Excels At Garret Open - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
 
The Lady Buckeyes fencing team goes to Richmond, Va., for North American Cup competition this weekend, Dec. 7-9

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The Ohio State fencing team will travel to Richmond, Va., for North American Cup competition this weekend, Dec. 7-9, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
The North American Cup (NAC) is the title of a series of national tournaments held throughout the country each year and serves as the point system used for determining spots on U.S. National teams. The next NAC competition will be held Jan. 18-20 in Atlanta, Ga., and will mark Ohio State?s final competition before the collegiate regular season begins Jan. 26 at the New York University Duals.
A LOOK BACK
Last season, Andras Horanyi won men?s foil at the NAC in Richmond, using the event as a springboard towards his national title run in 2007.
Among current Buckeyes who competed at the NAC last year, senior Siobhan Byrne took 11th in sabre, junior Eileen Grench placed 12th in sabre, junior Mikhail Momtselidze took 16th in sabre, sophomore Julia Tikhonova finished 20th in foil and sophomore Sean Harder placed 27th in epee to round out Ohio State?s top performers.
 
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Both the Ladies and the no. 2 men's fencing team will attend the NYU duals.
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Fencing: No. 2 Ohio State Prepares for NYU Duals Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 01/25/2008
Event marks first collegiate competition for Buckeyes
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Following a warmup at the North American Cup, the No. 2-ranked Ohio State fencing team will travel to New York City for the NYU Duals this weekend. The duals mark the official beginning of collegiate action for the Buckeyes in the 2007-08 season.
The NYU Duals represent a collection of the nation?s elite programs. Among the teams competing are Columbia, Notre Dame, Yale, St. John?s, Wayne State, Stevens Tech, NYU, and the Northwestern women?s team. Of those, Columbia, Northwestern, St. John?s and Notre Dame are all ranked, with the Notre Dame women occupying the No. 1 spot.
Four of the Top 5 men?s teams will be in competition, with No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 St. John?s and No. 5 Columbia all taking the strip. The Buckeyes will meet the notable exception, the No. 1 Penn State men, next week at the Northwestern Duals.
TEARING UP ATLANTA
For the second consecutive North American Cup, junior [URL="https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1058556"]Andras Horanyi[/URL] claimed the gold medal last weekend in Atlanta and added to his already robust collegiate accomplishments. Already a foil national champion in the college ranks and a Pan-Am Games gold medalist, Horanyi will look to become only the third Olympian fencer in Ohio State history.
 
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Buckeyes (#2 Ranked) swept the NYU Duals Invitational.

In its first competition of the season against varsity opponents, the second-ranked Ohio State fencing team went undefeated at 10-0 Saturday with wins over seven Top 10 teams at the New York University Duals in New York, N.Y. Both the OSU men?s and women?s squad were a perfect at 5-0 on the day.
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Fencing: No. 2 Ohio State Sweeps Through NYU Duals, 10-0 - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
 
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In the final regular season match of the season, Buckeye men went 9-1, and the women went 10-1. Second ranked Buckeyes split (men lost/women won) with #1 Penn State.

Fencing: No. 2 Ohio State Finishes Action at Northwestern Duals - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Onto the Midwest Conference Championships. Buckeyes looking for their sixth straight conference championship.

Fencing: No. 2 Ohio State Travels To Midwest Conference Championships - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
 
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Dispatch

Ohio State fencing
From USSR to OSU, coach foils opponents

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:23 AM
By Tom Reed


The Columbus Dispatch
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Jeff HinckleyDispatch photos
Coach Vladimir Nazlymov, center, qualified a maximum 12 fencers to the NCAA.

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Fencer Mikhail Momtselidze, left, says Ohio State is lucky to have Vladimir Nazlymov as coach.


Seven little words, spoken in broken English and uttered in front of a two-time Heisman Trophy winner, helped alter the course of Ohio State fencing nine years ago. Asked by then-OSU assistant athletic director Archie Griffin for his philosophy on recruiting, Vladimir Nazlymov showed he didn't need a sword to cut to the chase.
"I tell him, 'If I am here, they will come,' " Nazlymov said. "Archie look at me a little strange when I say this."



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Buckeyes hold a very slim lead over ND after Day One.

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Fencing: Ohio State Takes Lead After Day One at NCAA Championships

COLUMBUS, Ohio - With day one of the NCAA National Championships now completed Thursday, the Ohio State fencing team sits in first place, leading Notre Dame by two points. Columbia is in third place, while St. John's and Penn State round out the Top 5.

Two Buckeyes, senior [URL="https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89184&SPID=10645&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1058554"]Siobhan Byrne[/URL] and freshman [URL="https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89184&SPID=10645&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1366193"]Oksana Dmytruk[/URL], are at the top of the standings in their weapon.

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Day One Team Results

1. Ohio State 62
2. Notre Dame 60
3. Columbia/Barnard 49
4. St. John?s 45
5. Penn State 43
6. Harvard 37
7. Temple 26
8. Northwestern 24
9. Pennsylvania 23
10. Wayne State 21

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We picked up another point on the domers today to finish the women's competition 101-98. with Columbia a distant third at 82. Not sure if that means we won a women's national championship or not.

Unfortunately, both women fencers in their respective individual championships lost, taking home silver.

Men are on Saturday and Sunday. Barring a remarkably strong run by Columbia (or a huge collapse by Ohio State and the domers) the NC should come down to Ohio State and Notre Dame.

2008 NCAA Championships Results
 
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ORD_Buckeye;1116423; said:
We picked up another point on the domers today to finish the women's competition 101-98. with Columbia a distant third at 82. Not sure if that means we won a women's national championship or not.
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I've read before that the NCAA only awards one combined NC in fencing.

The tOSU men defeated the ND men head-to-head all three times they met this season, so tOSU has to be the favorite at this point. Penn State had the only higher rated men's squad, but they've only got 68 points after the women's competition. All three of those teams have 2 men in each of the 3 events: foil, sabre, and epee.

From an earlier article about the event:

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ABOUT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Both the women, who will fence Thursday and Friday, and the men, who will fence Saturday and Sunday, will fence with three weapons – the sabre, foil and epee. A total of 24 fencers in each weapon have qualified for the championships and will fence against the other 23 competitors in their discipline. After those 23 bouts, the best four records will advance to the medal round. Those four top fencers will be seeded and placed into a four-team bracket, with the winners of the two semifinal bouts advancing to the gold medal round, and the two losers meeting for the bronze medal.
A total of six individual national champions will be crowned. All wins secured by an individual will go to its team total. The team with the most points following the men’s gold medal matches on Sunday will be crowned team national champion.
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The Buckeyes have the slimmest of leads heading into the last day on Sunday.

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Fencing: Ohio State Holds Narrow Lead Entering Final Day Of NCAA Championships

The NCAA National Championships enter their final act tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., when the men?s competition wraps up with rounds 5-7, at which time the team national champion will be decided. Following the conclusion of round play, the Top 4 from each weapon will compete in the medal round, with gold medal bouts scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow in St. John Arena.
For live updates from the NCAA Championships, visit www.prisedefer.com/ncaa2008.html.

[FONT=courier new,courier]Team Standings through 3 rounds[/FONT]
[FONT=courier new,courier]1. Ohio State 149
2. Notre Dame 147
3. Columbia/Barnard 128
4. Penn State 123
5. St. John?s 118
6. Harvard 85
7. Pennsylvania 74
8. Wayne State 56
9. Stanford 52
10. Northwestern 45[/FONT]

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