Notre Dame student-athletes combined to go 44-10 in the championships, which was enough to down Ohio State, 173-171, in the final team standings. St. John's (New York) finished third with 162 points.

Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame's three-time women's foil champion, clinched a share of the team title despite losing her final match, 15-5, to Harvard's Emily Cross.

Notre Dame captured its seventh national title despite having only 11 student-athletes in the four-day competition. Teams are allowed to qualify a maximum of 12 competitors at the national championships. Notre Dame became the first institution to win a fencing championship without having its full allotment of fencers. Ohio State also had only 11 student-athletes in the field.

Ohio State held a 24-point advantage after the men's bouts even though Notre Dame had two individual champions -- Patrick Ghattas in the men's saber (15-12 over Sergey Isayenko of St. John's) and Michal Sobierij in the epee [15-13 over Marek Petraszek of Wayne State (Michigan)].

Ohio State's Boaz Ellis won the foil, 15-8, over New York University's Gabriel Sinkin.

In women's foil, Kryczalo dominated the round-robin portion of the competition by going 21-2, which included a 9-0 mark before falling to Harvard's Cross in the final.

Emily Jacobson of Columbia-Barnard won the women's saber, and Anna Garina of Wayne State was the women's epee winner.

Kryczalo, Andrea Amment and Sobierij became four-time all-Americans at the end of the competition.

Team results

1. Notre Dame, 173; 2. Ohio St., 171; 3. St. John's (N.Y.), 162; 4. Penn St., 145; 5. Columbia, 137; 6. Harvard, 134; 7. Pennsylvania, 85; 8. Princeton, 77; 9. New York U., 68; 10. Wayne St. (Mich.), 58; 11. Stanford, 51; 12. Northwestern, 50; 13. Duke, 48; 14. Cal St. Fullerton, 41; 15. Air Force, 34; 16. Rutgers, 31; 17. Yale, 28; 18. UC San Diego, 23; 19. North Carolina, 20; 20. (tie) Drew and MIT, 17; 22. Haverford, 16; 23. (tie) Detroit and Vassar, 12; 25. Wellesley, 11; 26. (tie) Brandeis, Cal Poly, Cleveland St., and Johns Hopkins, 6; 30. Temple, 4; 31. (tie) Cornell and Sacred Heart, 3; James Madison, 1.

Individual champions

Men's saber: Patrick Ghattas, Notre Dame def. Sergey Isayenko, St. John's (N.Y.), 15-12.

Men's epee: Michal Sobierij, Notre Dame def. Marek Petraszek, Wayne St. (Mich.), 15-13.

Men's foil: Boaz Ellis, Ohio St. def. Gabriel Sinkin, New York U. 15-8.

Women's saber: Emily Jacobson, Columbia-Barnard def. Mariel Zagunis, Notre Dame, 15-11.

Women's foil: Emily Cross, Harvard def. Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame, 15-5.

Women's epee: Anna Garina, Wayne St. (Mich.) def. Amy Orlando, Notre Dame, 15-6.

Team results

1. Notre Dame, 173; 2. Ohio St., 171; 3. St. John's (N.Y.), 162; 4. Penn St., 145; 5. Columbia, 137; 6. Harvard, 134; 7. Pennsylvania, 85; 8. Princeton, 77; 9. New York U., 68; 10. Wayne St. (Mich.), 58; 11. Stanford, 51; 12. Northwestern, 50; 13. Duke, 48; 14. Cal St. Fullerton, 41; 15. Air Force, 34; 16. Rutgers, 31; 17. Yale, 28; 18. UC San Diego, 23; 19. North Carolina, 20; 20. (tie) Drew and MIT, 17; 22. Haverford, 16; 23. (tie) Detroit and Vassar, 12; 25. Wellesley, 11; 26. (tie) Brandeis, Cal Poly, Cleveland St., and Johns Hopkins, 6; 30. Temple, 4; 31. (tie) Cornell and Sacred Heart, 3; James Madison, 1.

Individual results

Men's saber

Semifinals: Patrick Ghattas, Notre Dame def. Franz Boghicev, Penn St. 15-10; Sergey Isayenko, St. John's (N.Y.) def. Timothy Hagamen, Harvard 15-13.

Third place: Hagamen def. Boghicev, 15-11.

Championship: Ghattas def. Isayenko,15-12.

Round-robin standings: 1. Sergey Isayenko, St. John's (N.Y.), 19-4; 2. Patrick Ghattas, Notre Dame, 18-5; 3. Timothy Hagamen, Harvard, 18-5; 4. Franz Boghicev, Penn St., 21-2; 5. Jason Rogers, Ohio St., 18-5; 6. Alexander Krul, Columbia, 17-6; 7. Adam Crompton, Ohio St., 17-6; 8. Benjamin Igoe, Rutgers, 14-9; 9. Paul Reyfman, Columbia, 14-9; 10. Matt Stearns, Notre Dame, 14-9; 11. Jaroslaw Jelinek, Detroit, 12-11; 12. David Jakus, Harvard, 11-12; 13. Ian Farr, Penn St., 11-12; 14. Andrew Magee, New York U., 10-13; 15. Curtis Andrus, Stanford, 9-14; 16. Christian Flanders, Haverford, 9-14; 17. Nijmy Cadet, St. John's (N.Y.), 8-15; 18. Phil Dolata, Rutgers, 8-15; 19. Bret Martin, UC San Diego, 7-16; 20. Christopher Peterson, Yale, 5-18; 21. Jon Pearlstein, Stanford, 5-18; 22. Wesley Newkirk, North Carolina, 4-19; 23. Jason Runyan, UC San Diego, 4-19; 24. Aaron Fernandes, Johns Hopkins, 3-10.

Men's epee

Semifinals: Marek Petraszek, Wayne St. def. Soren Thompson, Princeton, 15-8; Michal Sobierij, Notre Dame def. Denis Tolkachev, Ohio St. 15-10.

Third place: Thompson def. Tolkachev, 15-14.

Championship: Sobierij def. Petraszek, 15-13.

Round-robin standings: 1. Michal Sobieraj, Notre Dame, 18-5; 2. Mark Petraszek, Wayne St. (Mich.), 20-3; 3. Soren Thompson, Princeton, 16-7; 4. Denis Tolkachev, Ohio St., 17-6; 5. Arpad Horvath, St. John's (N.Y.), 16-7; 6. Julian Rose, Harvard, 14-9; 7. Benji Ungar, Harvard, 14-9; 8. Arthur Urman, Penn St., 13-10; 9. Ben Solomon, Princeton, 13-10; 10. Benjamin Bratton, St. John's (N.Y.), 13-10; 11. Nathan Bragg, Duke, 13-10; 12. Christian Rivera, Ohio St., 13-10; 13. Jason Stockdale, Air Force, 12-11; 14. Timothy French, Air Force, 10-13; 15. Wojciech Dudek, Wayne St. (Mich.), 10-13; 16. Dana Sanford, Drew, 10-13; 17. Benton Heimsath, North Carolina, 9-14; 18. Jason Henderson, Rutgers, 9-14; 19. Philip Andrews, New York U., 8-15; 20. Trevor Chang, MIT, 7-16; 21. Kai Keller, Brandeis, 6-17; 22. Martin Lee, Stanford, 5-18; 23. William Verigan, Columbia, 5-18; 24. Aaron Adjemian, Notre Dame, 5-18.

Men's foil

Semifinals: Gabriel Sinkin, New York U. def. Nonpatat Panchan, Penn St. 15-7; Boaz Ellis, Ohio St. def. Ronald Berkowsky, Penn, 15-11.

Third place: Berkowsky def. Panchan, 15-8.

Championship: Ellis def. Sinkin, 15-8.

Round-robin standings: 1. Boaz Ellis, Ohio St., 18-5; 2. Gabriel Sinkin, New York U., 17-6; 3. Ronald Berkowsky, Pennsylvania, 18-5; 4. Nonpatat Panchan, Penn St., 20-3; 5. Nitai Kfir, St. John's (N.Y.), 17-6; 6. Scott Sugimoto, Columbia, 16-7; 7. Jakub Jedrkowiak, Notre Dame, 15-8; 8. Steve Gerberman, Stanford, 15-8; 9. Michael Galligan, Pennsylvania, 14-9; 10. Michael Kantor, Vassar, 12-11; 11. Jeffrey Chang, Penn St., 12-11; 12. Brian Fraser, Cal St. Fullerton, 12-11; 13. Henry Kennard, St. John's (N.Y.), 11-12; 14. Will Jeter, Ohio St., 11-12; 15. Jeremy Sinkin, Columbia, 10-13; 16. Alex Decker, Cal St. Fullerton, 10-13; 17. Alexander Kao, New York U., 10-13; 18. Alejandro Bras, Princeton, 9-14; 19. Enoch Woodhouse, Harvard, 8-15; 20. Mike Merker, Cleveland St., 6-17; 21. Jackson McClam, Duke, 6-17; 22. Spencer Sugimoto, MIT, 3-20; 23. Cameron Sprowles, UC San Diego, 3-20; 24. Nick Marchuk, Johns Hopkins, 3-20.

Women's saber

Semifinals: Mariel Zagunis, Notre Dame def. Siobhan Byrne 15-5; Emily Jacobson, Columbia-Barnard def. Valerie Providenza, Notre Dame, 15-13.

Third place: Byrne def. Providenza, 15-11.

Championship: Jacobson def. Zagunis, 15-11.

Round-robin standings: 1. Emily Jacobson, Columbia-Barnard, 18-5; 2. Mariel Zagunis, Notre Dame, 21-2; 3. Siobhan Byrne, Ohio St., 17-16; 4. Valerie Providenza, Notre Dame, 19-4; 5. Sophia Hiss, Penn St., 17-6; 6. Carolyn Wright, Harvard, 16-7; 7. Amelia Galliard, Ohio St., 16-7; 8. Emma Baratta, Columbia-Barnard, 15-8; 9. Katelyn Sherry, Pennsylvania, 15-8; 10. Christina Crane, St. John's (N.Y.), 14-9; 11. Ibtihaj Muhammad, Duke, 12-11; 12. Kasia Wieronski, St. John's (N.Y.), 11-12; 13. Rachel Liebing, Cal St. Fullerton, 11-12; 14. Alexa Weingarden, Harvard, 10-13; 15. Lauren Dunn, Northwestern, 9-14; 16. Mai Van Vu, Northwestern, 9-14; 17. (tie) Mina Morova, Haverford, and Allison Schafer, Duke, 7-16; 19. Emma Nostrand, Drew, 7-16; 20. Cassandra Frey, Pennsylvania, 7-16; 21. Carly Guss, Yale, 6-17; 22. Laura Hillstrom, Penn St., 6-17; 23. Marisa Romero, Air Force, 3-10; 24. Ivana Zgaljic, Cornell, 3-10.

Women's foil

Semifinals: Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame def. Erzsebet Garay, St. John's (N.Y.) 15-8; Emily Cross, Harvard def. Jacqueline Leahy, Princeton, 15-7.

Third place: Leahy def. Garay, 15-2.

Championship: Cross def. Kryczalo, 15-5.

Round-robin standings: 1. Emily Cross, Harvard, 19-4; 2. Alicja Kryczalo, Notre Dame, 21-2; 3. Jacqueline Leahy, Princeton, 19-4; 4. Erzsebet Garay, St. John's (N.Y.), 19-4; 5. Iris Zimmermann, Stanford, 17-6; 6. Hanna Thompson, Ohio St., 16-7; 7. Andrea Ament, Notre Dame, 15-8; 8. Julia Foldi, Northwestern, 14-9; 9. Meredith Chin, Penn St., 14-9; 10. Metta Thompson, Ohio St., 13-10; 11. Cassidy Luitjen, Columbia-Barnard, 13-10; 12. Jessica Florendo, Northwestern, 12-11; 13. Katia Larchanka, St. John's (N.Y.), 11-12; 14. Anna Donath, Penn St., 10-13; 15. Christina Kaneshige, Pennsylvania, 10-13; 16. Diana Schawlowski, Yale, 10-13; 17. Chloe Stinetorf, Harvard, 10-13; 18. Senta Breden, Cal St. Fullerton, 8-15; 19. Alisa Mendelsohn, Yale, 7-16; 20. Susannah Dorfman, MIT, 7-16; 21. Jenna Remmert, Temple, 4-19; 22. Eve Overton, Pennsylvania, 3-20; 23. Leanda Ferland, Sacred Heart, 3-20; 24. Leigh Pendergrass, James Madison, 1-22.

Women's epee

Semifinals: Amy Orlando, Notre Dame def. Holly Buechel, Penn, 15-5; Anna Garina, Wayne St. def. Elizabeth Morgan Midgley, Columbia-Barnard, 15-11.

Third place: Morgan Midgley def. Buechel, 15-10.

Championship: Garina def. Orlando, 15-6.

Round-robin standings: 1. Anna Garina, Wayne St. (Mich.), 16-7; 2. Amy Orlando, Notre Dame, 16-7; 3. Elizabeth Morgan Midgley, Columbia-Barnard, 17-6; 4. Holly Buechel, Pennsylvania, 18-5; 5. Kaela Brendler, Ohio St., 15-8; 6. Erin McGarry, Princeton, 15-8; 7. Jasmine McGlade, Harvard, 14-9; 8. Lauren Willock, New York U., 14-9; 9. Case Szarwark, Penn St., 13-10; 10. Joanna Guy, St. John's (N.Y.), 12-11; 11. Anna Vinnikov, Wayne St. (Mich.), 12-11; 12. Alexie Rubin, Columbia-Barnard, 12-11; 13. Reka Szele, St. John's (N.Y.), 11-12; 14. Kerry Walton, Notre Dame, 11-12; 15. Sarah Abraham, Wellesley, 11-12; 16. Anne Kercsmar, Duke, 10-13; 17. Jean Goto, New York U., 9-14; 18. Eliza Enyart, Air Force, 9-14; 19. Chelsea Ambort, UC San Diego, 9-14; 20. Andrea Wine, Penn St., 8-15; 21. Courtney Krolikoski, North Carolina, 7-16; 22. Katherine Harvard, Cal Poly, 6-17; 23. Courtney DuBois, Northwestern, 6-17; 24. Kira Hohensee, Princeton, 5-18.