Air Force Set To Compete At NCAA Fencing Championships

Air Force fencing competes at the 2023 NCAA Fencing Championships, which runs Thurs.-Sun, March 23-26 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke University campus in Durham, NC. The Falcons have six cadet-athletes competing.

Senior Matthew Han (men's epee), junior Ned Maurer (men's foil) and freshman Jack Griffith (men's foil) will compete on the men's side. Junior Josie Ratzlaff (women's epee) and freshmen Melissa Kline (women's foil) and Mira Vestel (women's saber) compete on the women's side.

The National Collegiate Men's and Women's Fencing Championships include individual events in each of six weapons (men's épée, men's foil, men's sabre, women's épée, women's foil and women's sabre).

Fencers will compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. After round robin, the top-four finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places, and non-advancing fencers being awarded a tie for third place.

An institution's place finish in the championships will be based on points earned by each individual. A team will be awarded one point for each victory by its student-athletes during round-robin competition.

For more information about the championships, log on to ncaa.com and goduke.com. A live feed of semifinal and final bouts will be available online via ESPN+. The semifinals and finals, along with a championship recap, will air on ESPNU on April 6 at 2 p.m. ET.

Air Force Fencers Competing
Men
Jack Griffith, Fr. - Foil
Matthew Han, Sr. - Epée
Ned Maurer, Jr. - Foil

Women
Melissa Kline, Fr. - Foil
Josie Ratzlaff, Jr. - Epée
Mira Vestel, Fr. - Saber

Order of Events

Thursday, March 23
9 a.m. Men's Epée, rounds 1-3
11 a.m. Men's Foil, rounds 1-3
1:30 p.m. Men's Sabre, rounds 1-3

Friday, March 24
9 a.m. Men's Epée, rounds 4-5
Men's Épée, rounds 4-5
Men's Sabre, rounds 4-5
1:30 p.m. Semifinals and Championship Bouts

Saturday, March 25
9 a.m. Women's Epée, rounds 1-3
11 a.m. Women's Foil, rounds 1-3
1:30 p.m. Women's Sabre, rounds 1-3

Sunday, March 26
9 a.m. Women's Epée, rounds 4-5
Women's Foil, rounds 4-5
Women's Sabre, rounds 4-5
1:30 pm Semifinals and Championship Bouts

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Air Force Set To Compete At NCAA Fencing Championships

Players Mentioned

Jack Griffith

Matthew Han

Melissa Kline

Ned Maurer

Josie Ratzlaff

Mira Vestel

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