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Freshman Eduardo Ezcurra (above) recorded a school record 14th-place finish in the men’s epee event at the 2015 NCAA Fencing Championships

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Ezcurra Places 14th in Men’s Epee at 2015 NCAA Fencing Championships; NJIT Men's Team Ranks 12th

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COLUMBUS, OH
—Freshman Eduardo Ezcurra recorded a school- record 14th-place finish in the men's epee event at the 2015 NCAA Fencing Championships hosted by Ohio State Friday at French Field House.

Eduardo Ezcurra, from Las Rozas, Madrid, went 10-13 and placed 14th in men's epee.

Freshman Simon Rizell, from Gothenburg, Sweden, went 9-14 and placed 18th in men's foil.

Sophomore David Kong from Rutherford, NJ, went 7-16 and placed 21st in men's foil.  Last season at the 2014 NCAA Championships, Kong placed 18th in the men's foil event.

In the combined men's and women's overall team event NJIT completed the men's event with 26 points for a current ranking of 12th in the nation. The NCAA combined the men's and women's championships into a joint six-weapon championship in 1990. The official national rankings will be determined after the women's event concludes on Sunday.

Men's Epee
After Round 4: Eduardo Ezcurra was 10-9 and ranked 11th
Garrett McGrath of Notre Dame: L 3-5
Nicholas Hanahan of Notre Dame: L 2-5
Oskar Tang of Penn State: W 5-2
Conor Shepard of Penn State: 2-5

After Round 5: Ezcurra went 10-13 and finished 14th
Marc-Antonie Blais of Ohio State: L 3-4
Brian Ro of Columbia: L 1-5
Jake Hoyle of Columbia: L 4-5
Lewis Weiss of Ohio State: L 2-5

Men's Foil
After Round 4: David Kong went 7-11 and ranked 20th
Thomas Dudey of Princeton: W 5-3
Hans Kaiser of Wayne State: W 5-3
Virgile Collineau of Notre Dame: W 5-1
Ariel DeSmet of Notre Dame: L 3-5

After Round 5: Kong went 7-16 and finished 21st
Jason Chang of UPenn: L 1-5
Brian Keneshige of Harvard: L 4-5
Jerry Chang of Harvard: L 4-5
John Vaiani of UPenn: L 2-5

After Round 4: Simon Rizell went 8-11 and ranked 16th
Ariel DeSmet of Notre Dame: L 3-5
Thomas Dudey of Princeton: L2-5
Hans Kaiser of Wayne State: W 5-2
Virgile Collineau of Notre Dame: L 2-5

After Round 5: Simon was 9-14 and finished 18th
Brian Keneshige of Harvard: W 5-4
Jerry Chang of Harvard: L 1-5
John Vaiani of UPenn: L 3-5
Jason Chang of UPenn: L 1-5


 
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Players Mentioned

David Kong

David Kong

Foil
6' 1"
Sophomore
Eduardo  Ezcurra

Eduardo Ezcurra

Epee
6' 0"
Freshman
Simon  Rizell

Simon Rizell

Foil
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

David Kong

David Kong

6' 1"
Sophomore
Foil
Eduardo  Ezcurra

Eduardo Ezcurra

6' 0"
Freshman
Epee
Simon  Rizell

Simon Rizell

5' 11"
Freshman
Foil