Air Force Set To Compete At NCAA Fencing Championships

Air Force fencing competes at the 2024 NCAA Fencing Championships, which runs Thurs.-Sun, March 21-24 at French Field House and St. John Arena on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. The Falcons have four cadet-athletes competing.

Sophomore Jack Griffith and freshman James Jang (men's foil) will compete on the men's side. Senior Josie Ratzlaff and freshman Christina Watrall (women's epee) 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 ohiostatebuckeyes.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 3 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Air Force Fencers Competing
Men
Jack Griffith, So. - Foil
James Jang, Fr. - Foil

Women
Josie Ratzlaff, Sr. - Epée
Christina Watrall, Fr. - Epée

Order of Events (Times Local To Site)

Thursday, March 21
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

Friday, March 22
9 a.m. Women's Epée, rounds 4-5
9 a.m. Women's Épée, rounds 4-5
9 a.m. Women's Sabre, rounds 4-5
1 p.m. Semifinals and Championship Bouts

Saturday, 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

Sunday, March 24
9 a.m. Men's Epée, rounds 4-5
9 a.m. Men's Foil, rounds 4-5
9 a.m. Men's Sabre, rounds 4-5
1 pm Semifinals and Championship Bouts

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