Despite Penn’s long and distinguished sports history, few of its teams have claimed an NCAA championship trophy of its own.
The Quakers took one step toward validating their No. 3 position this past Saturday, defeating No. 9 Williams without dropping a single game, 9-0.
Historically, reaching the round of 16 at the Penn State Open, has been a strong predictor of qualification for the NCAA Championships.
Penn fencing has an advantage that no other varsity team at the school can boast — the men and women go head to head in practice.
Coach Rob Eiter has put together an incredibly challenging schedule, which will feature four of the top-10 finishers from last year’s NCAA Championships.
The victory over Dartmouth was Penn’s second on the season and lifted the Quakers into sole possession of sixth place in the league.
Solutions by The State News
