Led by one-two finishes in a pair of weapons, St. John's (New York) won its first National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships team title March 22-25 at Wisconsin-Parkside.

The Red Storm collected 180 points for an eight-point victory over runner-up and six-time defending champion Penn State. Notre Dame had a five-year run of second-place finishes snapped after finishing third with 153 points.

The St. John's men opened the championship by scoring 106 points in their two days of competition, led by Ivan Lee and Keeth Smart in the sabre. Smart won 22 of 23 bouts to finish first during the round-robin portion of the event. Lee captured 20 of 23 to place second.

Both Red Storm athletes won their semifinal bouts, and Lee won the title with a 15-13 defeat of Smart in the final. Smart, a two-time champion in the event, placed second.

Alex Roytblat and Joe Fisher also contributed to St. John's team effort by finishing fourth in the men's epée and foil, respectively.

The Red Storm led Notre Dame by 14 points after the men's events. The advantage shrank to eight points after the first of two days of women's competition.

"The women didn't fence very well on Saturday," Gelman said, "but they came back and did an excellent job Sunday.

"This was a total team effort and every fencer was a part of this win."

Emese Takács and Arlene Stevens made sure the Red Storm lead would stand up by claiming the top two spots in the women's epée. Takacs was third and Stevens fourth in the round-robin, and the two combined to score 31 points.

In the semifinals, Stevens edged round-robin winner Stephanie Eim of Penn State, 15-14, and Takács beat Northwestern's Kate Rudkin, 15-7. In the second all-St. John's final of the championships, Takács defeated her teammate, 15-13.

Marisa Mustilli came in second in the women's sabre for St. John's, which was runner-up to Penn State last year and in 1995.

Joining Lee and Takács as individual winners were Columbia's William Jed Dupree in the men's foil, Princeton's Soren Thompson in the men's epée, Yale's Sada Jacobson in the women's sabre and Stanford's Iris Zimmerman in the women's foil. Zimmerman went undefeated in her 23 round-robin bouts.

TEAM RESULTS

1. St. John's (N.Y.), 180; 2. Penn St., 172; 3. Notre Dame, 153; 4. Stanford, 139; 5. Princeton, 6. Columbia-Barnard, 108; 7. Pennsylvania, 85; 8. Ohio St., 82; 9. Yale, 80; 10. Wayne St. (Mich.), 58; 11. Temple, 52; 12. MIT, 49; 13. Rutgers, 46; 14. Northwestern, 45; 15. (tie) Air Force and New York U., 43; 17. North Carolina, 35; 18. Brown, 33; 19. Harvard, 28; 20. Duke, 21; 21. (tie) James Madison and Johns Hopkins, 14; 23. Boston College, 13; 24. Cal St. Fullerton, 12; 25. Cleveland St., 11; 26. Cornell, 9; 27. UC San Diego, 5; 28. (tie) Fairleigh Dickinson and Lawrence, 4.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Men's sabre

Semifinals: Keeth Smart, St. John's (N.Y.), def. Jakub Krochmalski, Wayne St. (Mich.), 15-11; Ivan Lee, St. John's (N.Y.), def. Paul Friedman, Brown, 15-9.

Third place: Krochmalski def. Friedman, 15-14.

Championship: Lee def. Smart, 15-13.

Round-robin standings: 1. Keeth Smart, St. John's (N.Y.), 22-1; 2. Ivan Lee, St. John's (N.Y.), 20-3; 3. Paul Friedman, Brown, 17-6; 4. Jakub Krochmalski, Wayne St. (Mich.), 17-6; 5. Paolo Roselli, Columbia, 16-7; 6. Colin Parker, Ohio St., 16-7; 7. Andre Crompton, Notre Dame, 16-7; 8. Mohaymen Rahimi, Penn St., 16-7; 9. Patrick Durkan, Columbia, 15-8; 10. Andrzej Bednarski, Notre Dame, 15-8; 11. Robert Owens, Stanford, 14-9; 12. Benjamin Cohen, Duke, 11-12; 13. Joseph Zampieri, Rutgers, 11-12; 14. Andrew Mahen, Duke, 10-13; 15. Phil Miller, MIT, 9-14; 16. Edward Chou, Princeton, 8-15; 17. Michael Takagi, Penn St., 8-15; 18. Guy Lofton, Ohio St., 7-16; 19. Terry Kim, Princeton, 7-16; 20. Daniel Mazor, Rutgers, 6-17; 21. Richard Burstein, MIT, 5-18; 22. Luke Ferreira, Yale, 4-19; 23. Jared Parks, Air Force, 3-20; 24. John Smith, North Carolina, 3-20.

Men's foil

Semifinals: William Jed Dupree, Columbia, def. Felix Reichling, Stanford, 15-14; Nontaput Panchan, Penn St., def. Joseph Fisher, St. John's (N.Y.), 15-13.

Third place: Reichling def. Fisher, 15-14.

Championship: Dupree def. Panchan, 14-10.

Round-robin standings: 1. William Jed Dupree, Columbia, 21-2; 2. Joseph Fisher, St. John's (N.Y.), 19-4; 3. Nontapat Panchan, Penn St., 19-4; 4. Felix Reichling, Stanford, 17-6; 5. Ozren Debic, Notre Dame, 17-6; 6. Jonathan Tiomkin, St. John's (N.Y.), 16-7; 7. Yaron Roth, Pennsylvania, 15-8; 8. Daniel Senft, Yale, 14-9; 9. Forest Walton, Notre Dame, 13-10; 10. Yale Cohen, Pennsylvania, 13-10; 11. Florian Reichling, Stanford, 13-10; 12. Kevin Eriksen, Columbia, 12-11; 13. Roland Breden, Cal St. Fullerton, 12-11; 14. Eric Stodala, Princeton, 11-12; 15. Aleksandr Nazarov, New York U., 10-13; 16. Dustin Reagan, Princeton, 9-14; 17. Michael Pasinkoff, New York U., 9-14; 18. Paul Taylor, Boston College, 8-15; 19. Omar Bhutta, Penn St., 7-16; 20. Eric McConkey, Cleveland St., 6-17; 21. Tedd Padgitt, UC San Diego, 5-18; 22. Oliver Chadwick, MIT, 4-19; 23. Jeffrey Peyton, Lawrence, 4-19; 24. Kevin Little, Johns Hopkins, 2-21.

Men's epée

Semifinals: Adam Wiercioch, Penn St., def. Jan Viviani, Notre Dame, 15-8; Soren Thompson, Princeton, def. Alex Roytblat, St. John's (N.Y.), 15-11.

Third place: Viviani def. Roytblat, 15-10.

Championship: Thompson def. Wiercioch, 15-12.

Round-robin standings: 1. Adam Wiercioch, Penn St., 19-4; 2. Alex Roytblat, St. John's (N.Y.), 18-5; 3. Soren Thompson, Princeton, 18-5; 4. Jan Viviani, Notre Dame, 17-6; 5. Daniel Landgren, Penn St., 17-6; 6. Weston Seth Kelsey, Air Force, 16-7; 7. Brian Casas, Notre Dame, 14-9; 8. Graham Allen, Stanford, 12-11; 9. Axel Krüwel, Wayne St. (Mich.), 12-11; 10. Scott Eriksen, Pennsylvania, 12-11; 11. Doron Levit, St. John's (N.Y.), 11-12; 12. Eric Tribbett, Stanford, 11-12; 13. Yevgeni Niyzov, Rutgers, 11-12; 14. Gordon Singh, New York U., 10-13; 15. Alex Tsinis, New York U., 10-13; 16. Jon Feldon, Brown, 10-13; 17. Charles Hamann, Pennsylvania, 9-14; 18. Alan Jones, Ohio St., 9-14; 19. Cameron Hill, Yale, 8-15; 20. Eugene Cha, Harvard, 8-15; 21. Mitchell Slep, Princeton, 6-17; 22. Geoff Kane, Ohio St., 6-17; 23. Wilbert Gettys, Air Force, 6-17; 24. Kees Van der Wege, North Carolina, 6-17.

Women's sabre

Semifinals: Sada Jacobson, Yale, def. Sakinah Shaahid, Temple, 15-9; Marisa Mustilli, St. John's (N.Y.), def. Caroline Purcell, MIT, 15-14.

Third place: Purcell def. Shaahid, 15-14.

Championship: Jacobson def. Mustilli, 15-6.

Round-robin standings: 1. Sada Jacobson, Yale, 22-1; 2. Caroline Purcell, MIT, 20-3; 3. Marisa Mustilli, St. John's (N.Y.), 18-5; 4. Sakinah Shaahid, Temple, 18-5; 5. Alexis Jemal, Rutgers, 18-5; 6. Heather Brosnan, Penn St., 17-6; 7. Stephanie Tam, Penn St., 15-8; 8. Kim Treiber, North Carolina, 14-9; 9. Allison Schwartz, James Madison, 14-9; 10. Sara Bowen, Ohio St., 13-10; 11. Sarah Walsh, Johns Hopkins, 12-11; 12. Sophie Jones, Yale, 12-11; 13. Jennifer McKeehan, MIT, 11-12; 14. Meghan Everett, Stanford, 10-13; 15. Carianne McCullough, Notre Dame, 10-13; 16. Carly Wells, Northwestern, 9-14; 17. Destanie Milo, Notre Dame, 8-15; 18. Christina Verigan, Pennsylvania, 8-15; 19. Lauren Collett, St. John's (N.Y.), 6-17; 20. Sharon Sonenblum, Brown, 6-17; 21. Jamie Rasmussen, Air Force, 6-17; 22. Heidi Tinter, New York U., 4-19; 23. Cathleen Ferris, Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-19; 24. Diane Boudalis, Stanford, 1-22.

Women's foil

Semifinals: Iris Zimmerman, Stanford, def. Ute Breden, Stanford, 15-12; Marta Grochal, Penn St., def. Mindy Rostal, Princeton, 15-14.

Third place: Rostal def. Breden, 15-8.

Championship: Zimmerman def. Grochal, 15-3.

Round-robin standings: 1. Iris Zimmerman, Stanford, 23-0; 2. Mindy Rostal, Princeton, 20-3; 3. Marta Grochal, Penn St., 18-5; 4. Ute Breden, Stanford, 17-6; 5. Inga Wallrabenstein, Wayne St. (Mich.), 16-7; 6. Fane Groes, Ohio St., 16-7; 7. Charlotte Walker, Penn St., 15-8; 8. Kathryn Cavan, Columbia-Barnard, 15-8; 9. Zane Selkirk, Yale, 14-9; 10. Elizabeth Thottam, St. John's (N.Y.), 12-11; 11. Lisa Leslie, Princeton, 12-11; 12. Jaime Beecher, Temple, 11-12; 13. Kristen Dorf, Northwestern, 9-14; 14. Ellen Blount, Columbia-Barnard, 9-14; 15. Emily Katz, Harvard, 8-15; 16. Liza Boutsikaris, Notre Dame, 8-15; 17. Maggie Jordan, Notre Dame, 8-15; 18. Gina DeIeso, Temple, 7-16; 19. Jean Hergenhan, St. John's (N.Y.), 7-16; 20. Jennifer Joseph, Yale, 6-17; 21. Lauren Staudinger, Pennsylvania, 6-17; 22. Marta Roselli, Cleveland St., 5-18; 23. Liz Blasé, Harvard, 4-19; 24. Ellyn Rajfer, Cornell, 4-19.

Women's epée

Semifinals: Arlene Stevens, St. John's (N.Y.), def. Stephanie Eim, Penn St., 15-14; Emese Takács, St. John's (N.Y.), def. Kate Rudkin, Northwestern, 15-7.

Third place: Eim def. Rudkin, 15-10.

Championship: Takács def. Stevens, 15-13.

Round-robin standings: 1. Stephanie Eim, Penn St., 21-2; 2. Kate Rudkin, Northwestern, 16-7; 3. Emese Takács, St. John's (N.Y.), 16-7; 4. Arlene Stevens, St. John's (N.Y.), 15-8; 5. Meagan Call, Notre Dame, 15-8; 6. Alexandra Shklar, Ohio St., 15-8; 7. Maya Lawrence, Princeton, 14-9; 8. Jessica Lisagor, Stanford, 13-10; 9. Monica Conley, Columbia-Barnard, 13-10; 10. Marta Sciubisz, Wayne St. (Mich.), 13-10; 11. Kari Coley, Pennsylvania, 13-10; 12. Anna Carnick, Notre Dame, 12-11; 13. Elizabeth Athanas, North Carolina, 12-11; 14. Elia Burrill, Air Force, 12-11; 15. Julia Korony, Temple, 11-12; 16. Jennifer Greenebaum, Northwestern, 11-12; 17. Kimberly Linton, Pennsylvania, 9-14; 18. Annie Simpson, Stanford, 8-15; 19. Tammi Knutsen, Harvard, 8-15; 20. Kristiina Hurme, Princeton, 7-16; 21. Anya Brodsky, Columbia-Barnard, 7-16; 22. Regina Lennox, Boston College, 5-18; 23. Sara Forsythe, Temple, 5-18; 24. Roopa Rangi, Cornell, 5-18.