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Fencing Styles in NCAA: A Duel of Strategy, Skill, and Speed – Épée, Foil, and Sabre Demystified
By 2aDays Staff|February 24, 2025
Fencing styles in the NCAA are more than just a sport; they’re a dynamic clash of strategy, speed, and precision. Whether it’s the deliberate, calculated attacks of the épée, the...
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6 Inspiring College Fencers Set to Compete in the 2024 Olympic Games
By Jessi Wynn|June 14, 2024
The anticipation is building as the 2024 Summer Olympic Games approach, bringing together athletes from around the world who have dedicated countless hours to qualify for this prestigious event. Among...
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9 NCAA College Fencing Facts
By Liza Tankimovich|March 5, 2024
College fencing is a super underrated sport in the NCAA. The sport has a limited number of schools that offer fencing as a varsity sport. This can make it challenging to...
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7 College Fencing Recruiting Facts
By Bella Nevin|February 6, 2024
Fencing is a super underrated sport in the world of college athletics. It is a super small population of athletes which means there isn’t a ton of information out there...
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Coach Interview: 18 College Fencing Questions With Vassar’s Abram Gregory
By Bella Nevin|July 31, 2023
Abram Gregory is a volunteer college fencing coach at Vassar College. Gregory was a student-athlete at Vassar before beginning a coaching career at Vassar. As a college fencer, Gregory won...
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Daily Grind: Tufts Fencing Athlete Arianna Minassian
By Bella Nevin|July 26, 2023
Arianna Minassian is on the fencing team at Tufts University. She just graduated from Tufts this year, but we were lucky enough to get some insight as to what Arianna’s...
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Why Olympic Sports Programs are Being Cut: Is It Right?
By Chloe Singer|March 30, 2022
Financial shortfalls from COVID-19 have caused schools throughout the NCAA to make cuts to athletic programs. Between March and October of 2020, 300 teams were cut by 78 colleges and...
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Recruiting Horror Story™: An Elite Fencer’s Dilemma with Toxic Top-Rated Programs
By Peyton Wright|March 8, 2022
Come back every Tuesday for Recruiting Horror Stories™, athletes’ first-hand stories on what can go wrong during the recruiting process. Julia is a high-level fencer and student. This combination of...
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Social Factors You Need to Consider When Picking a College
By Jay Korman|September 3, 2021
When deciding which college to commit to, you have to consider many factors in addition to the athletic department. As an athlete, the social opportunities, academic programs, location, and learning...
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UNC Assistant Fencing Coach, Will Randolph’s Sharp Recruiting Advice on Point
By Keirsten Sires|January 9, 2020
Will Randolph graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008 and was a four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels. The assistant fencing coach at UNC....
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The Day in the Life of a DI Fencer
By Firoz George|November 15, 2018
Daily Grind articles are posted every Wednesday to provide an introduction into a day in the life of a college athlete and an example of time management skills. Typically, student-athletes...
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Boston College Admissions: What They Look for in Athletes
By Barbara Gonzalez|January 7, 2018
2aDays sat down with David Weber from the Boston College Admissions office and asked him what they look for in a potential student-athlete. Q: What should a student-athlete not do...
