Penn Quakers fencing
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.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 11 Olympians, most recently Cliff Bayer and Tamir Bloom in 2000.Notable former fencers
Notable alumni include:
- Cliff Bayer, 2-time Olympian, NCAA foil champion, 4-time US Champion
- Tamir Bloom, 2-time Olympian
- Harold Van Buskirk, 3-time Olympian, US epee champion
- Paul Friedberg, Olympian, 3-time NCAA saber champion, Maccabiah Games champion, Pan American Games champion.
- Brooke Makler, Olympian, NCAA foil champion. 2-time Pan American Games champion.
- Paul Makler, Jr., Olympian, 2-time NCAA champion
- Paul Makler Sr., Olympian
- Dave Micahnik, 3-time Olympian, US epee champion, 3-time Maccabiah Games champion
- Steve Netburn, 2-time Olympian
- Chris O'Loughlin, Olympian, NCAA epee champion, US epee champion, Maccabiah Games silver medalist, Pan American Games bronze medalist
- J. Brooks B. Parker, 2-time Olympian
Year-by-year results
Championships
Conference championships
