Penn Quakers fencing

Penn Quakers
First season 1925
Head coach Andy Ma
4th year, 9333  (.738)
Other staff Randall LeMaster, Micky Zeljkovic
Home stadium Hutchinson Gym
Location Philadelphia, PA
League NCAA Division I
Conference Ivy League
National Titles 3
Conference titles 16
Rivalries Princeton Tigers
All-Americans 116 [1]
Colors Blue and Red[2]
         
Fight song Fight on, Pennsylvania!
Website pennathletics.com

The Penn Quakers fencing team is the intercollegiate fencing team for the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team competes in the Ivy League within the NCAA Division I. The university first fielded a team in 1925. The team is currently coached by Andy Ma, former coach of several members of the Chinese National Fencing Team.[3][4]

History

Penn has historically fielded a strong fencing team, capturing the national title three times since the program's inception in 1925. The program has produced eleven Olympians, most recently Cliff Bayer and Tamir Bloom in 2000.[5]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Championships

Conference championships


References

  1. MEN’S FENCING All-Time Honors (PDF), retrieved 2012-10-29
  2. "Logo & Branding Standards". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. Fencing Statistics, retrieved 2012-10-29
  4. Fencing Statistics, retrieved 2012-10-29
  5. MEN’S FENCING All-Time International Competitors and Olympians (PDF), retrieved 2012-10-29
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