Results
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--The NJIT women's fencing team posted a program-record four All-Americans at the 2021 NCAA Women's Fencing Championships hosted by Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday.
Four of the Highlanders five fencers, competing at the NCAA Championships earned All-American honors: Dominika Pawlowska (7th; Epee), Marina Arrese (9th; Epee), Dorottya Berczy (9th, Saber) and Paloma Almodovar (12th; Foil).
Sophomore Pawlowska led the Highlanders on the final day in the women's epee competition, picking up a seventh place finish. Pawlowska combined for 13 wins out of 21 bouts for a .619 winning percentage.
Arrese, who was named 2021 Division I Men's and Women's Fencing Elite 90 Award winner on Friday afternoon, holding the top GPA among all competitors at the championships, finished in ninth place with 13 victories out of 21 bouts for a .619 winning percentage.
In the women's saber, sophomore Dorottya Berczy placed ninth, combining for 11 victories in 21 bouts for a .571 winning percentage. Classmate Cassandra Sehic finished 15th, recording eight victories on the epee strip.
Junior Paloma Almodovar recorded a 12th place finish, notching 10 wins out of 20 bouts for a .500 winning percentage.
As a team at the NCAA Men's and Women's Fencing Championships, the Highlanders finished fourth, which marks the programs best finish. In 2015-16, NJIT finished in 10th place.
Between the two squads, the Highlanders racked up nine All-American accolades at the 2021 NCAA Championships. The five Highlander men to earn the All-American recognition were: Robert Hondor (T-3rd; Epee), Rourke Hillyer (8th; Epee), Cristian Candescu (9th; Foil), Thomas Manley (11th; Foil) and Justin Petway (12th; Sabre).
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