The Ohio State women’s fencing team entered this weekend’s National Collegiate Fencing Championships ranked No. 1, while the men were ranked No. 2. Together they claimed the program’s third national team title.

Ohio State edged Notre Dame, 185-176, March 16 to give the Buckeyes their 57th national title overall. Columbia was third, followed by defending national champion Penn State. St. John's (New York) finished fifth.

The top-ranked Ohio State women’s squad set the stage with a strong performance that registered 101 points en route to the national championship. The Buckeyes’ Siobhan Byrne earned the top seed in the medal round for the sabre and advanced to the final to face Notre Dame freshman Sarah Borrmann in a back-and-forth match. Byrne took a quick 4-0 lead before Borrmann responded to even the score, 5-5, and eventually pull ahead for an 8-7 advantage at the break. Borrmann maintained the lead and went on to capture the women’s sabre title, 15-11. Columbia’s Emily Jacobson, the 2005 champion, was third.

In women’s foil, Ohio State also had the top seed in the medal round in Oksana Dmytruk. The freshman defeated Nicole Ross of Columbia to advance to the final round, where she was matched up against the 2007 national runner-up from St. John’s, Monika Golebiewski. Dmytruk could not protect the narrow 2-0 advantage she maintained after the break, however. Golebiewski came away with a 15-7 victory. Columbia’s Ross claimed third.

Although Alexandra Obrazcova of Ohio State captured the top seed in the women’s epee medal round, Notre Dame fencers Kelley Hurley and Ewa Nelip took first and third in the discipline, sandwiching Reka Szele from St. John’s, who took second. Obrazcova finished fourth after falling to Hurley in the semifinals and to Nelip in the third-place contest.

For the men, the Buckeyes’ Andras Horanyi repeated as men’s foil individual champion, besting Pennsylvania’s Ronald Berkowsky for the second straight year. Horanyi’s 14-7 win represented a far more comfortable margin of victory than last year’s 13-12 overtime win against Berkowsky, who entered this year’s medal round as the top seed. Horanyi, the second seed, became the fifth straight Buckeyes fencer to earn the foil championship. Boaz Ellis won three straight from 2003 to 2005. Kurt Getz of Columbia defeated Penn State’s Nicholas Chinman for third place.

The gold medal contest in sabre featured Mikhail Momtselidze of Ohio State against Jeff Spear of Columbia. The match up was a replay from Rounds 1-7, which resulted in the only blemish on Momtselidze's 22-1 early-round record. In the final match, Spear once again had the upper hand, gaining an early 6-4 advantage and never relinquishing the lead. Spear won the match, 15-10.

In men’s epee, Slava Zingerman from Wayne State (Michigan) beat Arthur Urman of Penn State to claim the individual title. Zingerman, the No. 3 seed entering the medal rounds, got by Stanley Vaksman of St. John’s in the semifinals, while Urman took down top seed, Princeton’s Graham Wicas, who finished third in the event.

Team scores

1. Ohio St., 185; 2. Notre Dame, 176; 3. Columbia, 158; 4. Penn St., 155; 5. St. John's (N.Y.), 145; 6. Harvard, 101; 7. Penn, 92; 8. Stanford, 68; 9. Wayne St. (Mich.), 66; 10. Princeton, 59; 11. Duke, 48; 12. Northwestern, 45; 13. UC San Diego, 44; 14. Temple, 42; 15. New York U., 37; 16. Yale, 35; 17. Brandeis, Cornell, North Carolina, 31; 20. Brown, 27; 21. Air Force Academy, 25; 22. Haverford, 21; 23. Vassar, 8; 24. Boston College, MIT, and Stevens Institute, 7; 27. Sacred Heart, 5. 

Individual champions

Men’s sabre: Jeff Spear, Columbia, def. Mike Momtselidze, Ohio St., 15-10.

Men’s epee: Slava Zingerman, Wayne St. (Mich.), def. Arthur Urman, Penn St., 15-7.

Men’s foil: Andras Horanyi, Ohio St., def. Ronald Berkowsky, Penn, 14-7.

Women’s sabre: Sarah Borrman, Notre Dame, def. Siobhan Byrne, Ohio St., 15-11.

Women’s foil: Monika Golebiewski, St. John’s (N.Y.), def. Oksana Dmytruk, Ohio St., 15-7.

Women’s epee: Kelley Hurley, Notre Dame, def. Reka Szele, St. John’s (N.Y.), 11-10.

Individual results

Men’s saber

Semifinals: Mike Momtselidze, Ohio St., def. Daniel Bak, Penn St., 15-11; Jeff Spear, Columbia, def. Luther Clement, St. John’s (N.Y.), 15-12.

Third place: Bak def. Clement, 15-11.

Championship: Spear def. Momtselidze, 15-10.

Round-robin standings: 1. Mike Momtselidze, Ohio St., 22-1; 2. Luther Clement, St. John's (N.Y.), 18-5; 3. Jeff Spear, Columbia, 18-5; 4. Daniel Bak, Penn St., 17-6; 5. Franz Boghicev, Penn St., 16-7; 6. Barron Nydam, Notre Dame, 16-7; 7. Sam Roukas, New York U., 13-10; 8. Peter Truszkowski, Duke, 13-10; 9. Alex Diacou, Columbia, 12-11; 10. Jakub Gibczynski, Wayne St. (Mich.), 12-11; 11. Jonathan Berkowsky, Penn, 12-11; 12. Steve Ahn, Harvard, 12-11; 13. Bill Thanhouser, Notre Dame, 11-12; 14. Sergey Smirnov, Ohio St., 9-14; 15. Lucas Janson, Stanford, 9-14; 16. Matthew Kolasa, Penn, 9-14; 17. Jared Hammond, New York U., 8-15; 18. Bobby Ziechmann, North Carolina, 8-15; 19. Max Murphy, Stanford, 8-15; 20. John Stogin, Princeton, 8-15; 21. Andrew Fischl, Vassar, 8-15; 22. Bryan Kim, UC San Diego, 6-17; 23. Charles Worsham, St. John's (N.Y.), 6-17; 24. Kevin Ziechmann, North Carolina, 5-18.

Men’s epee

Semifinals: Arthur Urman, Penn St., def. Graham Wicas, Princeton, 15-11; Slava Zingerman, Wayne St. (Mich.), def. Stanley Vaksman, St. John’s (N.Y.), 15-8.

Third place: Wicas def. Vaksman, 15-8.

Championship: Zingerman def. Urman, 15-7.

Round-robin standings: 1. Graham Wicas, Princeton, 16-7; 2. Stanley Vaksman, St. John's (N.Y.), 16-7; 3. Slava Zingerman, Wayne St. (Mich.), 15-8; 4. Arthur Urman, Penn St., 15-8; 5. Teddy Sherrill, Harvard, 14-9; 6. Peter French, Air Force, 14-9; 7. Tommi Hurme, Princeton, 14-9; 8. Greg Howard, Notre Dame, 13-10; 9. Karol Kostka, Notre Dame, 13-10; 10. Jason Pryor, Ohio St., 13-10; 11. Clayton Kenney, Stanford, 13-10; 12. Misha Mokretsov, St. John's (N.Y.), 13-10; 13. Michael Pearce, Yale, 12-11; 14. Daniel Trapani, Air Force, 11-12; 15. Lorenzo Casertano, Columbia, 11-12; 16. Billy Stallings, Harvard, 10-13; 17. James Moody, Penn St., 10-13; 18. Remy Olson, Haverford, 10-13; 19. Sean Harder, Ohio St., 9-14; 20. Adam Yarnell, Brown, 8-15; 21. Brent Kelly, Columbia, 7-16; 22. Sam Richardson, Boston College, 7-16; 23. Benjamin Wieder, Penn, 6-17; 24. Benton Heimsath, North Carolina, 6-17 

Men’s foil

Semifinals: Ronald Berkowsky, Penn, def. Nicholas Chinman, Penn, 15-13; Andras Horanyi, Ohio St., def. Kurt Getz, Columbia, 15-10.

Third place: Getz def. Chinman, 15-6.

Championship: Horanyi def. Berkowsky, 14-7.

Round-robin standings: 1. Ronald Berkowsky, Penn, 22-1; 2. Andras Horanyi, Ohio St., 18-5; 3. Kurt Getz, Columbia, 18-5; 4. Nicholas Chinman, Penn St., 18-5; 5. Henry Kennard, St. John's (N.Y.), 17-6; 6. Dorian Cohen, Duke, 14-9; 7. Will Friedman, Brandeis, 14-9; 8. Steve Kubik, Notre Dame, 13-10; 9. Ben Parkins, Ohio St., 13-10; 10. Benjamin Hendricks, Duke, 13-10; 11. Zach Schirtz, Notre Dame, 12-11; 12. Samuel Perkins, Penn St., 11-12; 13. John Gurrieri, Yale, 11-12; 14. Eugene Vortsman, Brandeis, 11-12; 15. Phill Arredondo, Stanford, 10-13; 16. Sherif Farrag, Columbia, 10-13; 17. Adam Pantel, Brown, 9-14; 18. Benjamin Dorn, UC San Diego, 9-14; 19. Kai Itameri-Kinter, Harvard, 8-15; 20. Nathaniel Botwinick, Yale, 8-15; 21. Lowden Charles, Stevens Institute, 7-16; 22. Richard Fulton, Stanford, 4-19; 23. Long Ouyang, Harvard, 3-10; 24. Clayton Flanders, Princeton, 3-10.

Women’s saber

Semifinals: Siobhan Byrne, Ohio St., def. Emily Jacobson, Columbia, 15-13; Sarah Borrmann, Notre Dame, def. Karolina Budna, Wayne St. (Mich.), 15-10.

Third place: Jacobson def. Budna, 15-12.

Championship: Borrmann def. Byrne, 15-11.

Round-robin standings: 1. Siobhan Byrne, Ohio St., 21-2; 2. Karolina Budna, Wayne St. (Mich.), 19-4; 3. Sarah Borrmann, Notre Dame, 18-5; 4. Emily Jacobson, Columbia, 18-5; 5. Eileen Hassett, Notre Dame, 18-5; 6. Jackie Jacobson, Columbia, 17-6; 7. Eileen Grench, Ohio St., 16-7; 8. Alexa Weingarden, Harvard, 16-7; 9. Eva Jellison, Stanford, 15-8; 10. Danielle Kamis, Penn, 12-11; 11. Martyna Wieczorek, St. John's (N.Y.), 11-12; 12. Allie Sneider, Harvard, 10-13; 13. Alexandra Heiss, Cornell, 10-13; 14. Randy Alevi, Brown, 10-13; 15. Sarah Parker, Stanford, 9-14; 16. Jennifer Sawicki, North Carolina, 9-14; 17. Alexis Baran, Penn, 9-14; 18. Jessica-Kim Danh, Penn St., 8-15; 19. Alyxandra Mattison, New York U., 7-16; 20. Lyuba Docheva, Princeton, 6-17; 21. Anna Bartoszewicz, Wayne St. (Mich.), 5-18; 22. Krista Bacci, Sacred Heart, 5-18; 23. Christine Griffith, Temple, 4-19; 24. Tanya Dainoski, St. John's (N.Y.), 3-10.

Women’s foil

Semifinals: Oksana Dmytruk, Ohio St., def. Nicole Ross, Columbia, 15-11; Monika Golebiewski, St. John’s (N.Y.), def. Adi Nott, Notre Dame, 15-6.

Third place: Ross def. Nott, 15-2.

Championship: Golebiewski def. Dmytruk, 15-7.

Round-robin standings: 1. Oksana Dmytruk, Ohio St., 22-1; 2. Monika Golebiewski, St. John's (N.Y.), 19-4; 3. Adi Nott, Notre Dame, 19-4; 4. Nicole Ross, Columbia, 19-4; 5. Allison Glasser, Penn St., 19-4; 6. Lindsay Knauer, Ohio St., 17-6; 7. Melissa Parker, Temple, 16-7; 8. Samantha Nemecek, Northwestern, 15-8; 9. Ilana Sinkin, Penn, 12-11; 10. Abby Caparros-Janto, Columbia, 11-12; 11. Hayley Reese, Notre Dame, 11-12; 12. Katia Larchanka, St. John's (N.Y.), 10-13; 13. Zoya Abdikulova, Penn, 10-13; 14. Anne Jackson, Penn St., 10-13; 15. Anna Podolsky, Harvard, 9-14; 16. Jessica Tranquada, Cornell, 9-14; 17. Sophie Ciaravino, New York U., 9-14; 18. Arielle Pensler, Harvard, 8-15; 19. Allison Putterman, Duke, 8-15; 20. Natalie Wang, Northwestern, 6-17; 21. Florence Lee, UC San Diego, 5-18; 22. Emily Lipoma, UC San Diego, 5-18; 23. Lidia Gocheva, Yale, 4-19; 24. May-Lynne Chen-Contino, North Carolina, 3-10.

Women’s epee

Semifinals: Kelley Hurley, Notre Dame, def. Alexandra Obrazcova, Ohio St., 7-7; Reka Szele, St. John’s (N.Y.), def. Ewa Nelip, Notre Dame, 15-4.

Third place: Nelip def. Obrazcova, 15-9.

Championship: Hurley def. Szele, 11-10.

Round-robin standings: 1. Alexandra Obrazcova, Ohio St., 18-5; 2. Reka Szele, St. John's (N.Y.), 17-6; 3. Ewa Nelip, Notre Dame, 16-7; 4. Kelley Hurley, Notre Dame, 16-7; 5. Keri Byerts, Penn St., 16-7; 6. Anastasia Ferdman, Penn St., 15-8; 7. Justyna Konczalska, Wayne St. (Mich.), 15-8; 8. Tanya Novakovska, St. John's (N.Y.), 15-8; 9. Kristin Howell, Temple, 15-8; 10. Christa French, Northwestern, 12-11; 11. Jasjit Bhinder, Princeton, 12-11; 12. Joanna Niklinska, Northwestern, 12-11; 13. Maria Larsson, Harvard, 11-12; 14. Tess Finkel, Columbia, 11-12; 15. Emma Buckingham, Haverford, 11-12; 16. Chelsea Ambort, UC San Diego, 11-12;

17. Heather Stephenson, UC San Diego, 8-15; 18. Kaela Brendler, Ohio St. 7-16; 19. Grace Wu, Temple, 7-16; 20. Stephanie Shin, MIT, 7-16; 21. Oriana Isaacson, Columbia, 6-17; 22. Sallie Dietrich, Cornell, 6-17; 23. Tasha Hall, Cornell, 6-17; 24. Caitlin Kozel, Brandeis, 6-17.