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Men's Fencing Team to Compete at NCAA Regionals

NYU Top-Ranked Division III Squad

Roukas will be attempting to qualify for the NCAA National Championships for the fourth time.

Several members of the New York University men's fencing team will compete at the NCAA Regionals on Sunday, March 14, at Brown University in Providence, RI.

The Violets are 10-13 this season in dual meets and are the top-ranked NCAA Division III team in the country. In the Violets' last outing, they defeated Vassar College 17-10, lost to Sacred Heart by a 14-13 margin, and took down Columbia University 19-8 at a quad meet at Columbia on Feb. 3.

The epee team has been led all season by senior Andrew Stanco and junior Byron Neslund. Stanco, a co-captain for the team, has compiled a 29-33 record this season while Neslund is third on the team in wins with a record of 32-25.

Freshman Phil Jamesson has been difficult to defeat this year in foil, as he leads NYU with a 42-19 record. Jamesson is coming off a solid performance at the United States Fencing Association Junior Olympic National Championships in Memphis, TN, on Feb. 14-15. He placed 52nd out of 205 competitors to continue an outstanding rookie season for NYU.

Freshman Ken Sin, junior Oung-Jo Yuh and senior Barret Elward will also round out the foil squad at the NCAA Regionals.

The NYU sabre team has had a great deal of success, as well, relying mainly on the performances of seniors Jared Hammond and Sam Roukas. Hammond has put together a 27-13 record while Roukas is second on the team in wins with a 39-14 mark.

Results from Sunday's NCAA Regionals will be available on goNYUathletics.