2018-19: Represent NJIT at the 2019 National Collegiate Men's Fencing Championships in the Men's Sabre on March 21-24 co-hosted by Cleveland State and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, placing 19th. ...Puccio, a two-time National Championship qualifier (first season: 2016), combined for a 59-14 overall record during his senior campaign. On his journey to 2019 NCAA National Championships, Puccio swept JHU, Haverford, Brandies, Brown and Vassar. ...
Total: 160 - 68: 70% Career Win Record
In 2016, Puccio captured the 2016 MACFA Champion Individual Champion and earned a second-place finish in 2018-19 at the championships.
This season, at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championship, Puccio placed sixth.
2017-18: Placed 14th in the men's saber at the 2018 NCAA Regionals. .. a junior from Warren, NJ, went 31-12 overall on the season, placing second at the 2018 MACFA Championships, behind teammate
Thomas Slawinski. Puccio went 14-4 at the Eric Sollee Invitational and 6-0 at the MACFA B vs. C.
2016-17: Finished the season with a 16-14 overall mark. ... went 10-8 at the Elite Penn Invitational
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2015-16: Placed 23
rd in the men's sabre event at the 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Championships, recording a 4-19 overall mark. Puccio defeated Jonah Shainberg of Notre Dame, 5-2, and picked up a victory against Edward Chin of Princeton, 5-4, the 2014 Junior US National Champion. ...This season, he led the NJIT sabre squad at the NCAA Regionals, placing seventh. He went undefeated against nine schools including: #1 Columbia, Boston College, Brandeis and Haverford. ...During the MACFA championships, he was undefeated against 14 schools in the team round and continued his win streak during the individual rounds to become the individual sabre conference champion. Puccio led the NJIT sabre squad on the A-strip to become the 2016 MACFA Sabre Champions.
Prior to NJIT: Attended Watchung Hill Regional High School. ... fenced for Durkan Fencing Academy and Medeo Fencing club.
Personal: Gregory Puccio. ... son of Joyce and George Puccio.... chemical engineering major.
