University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Fencers finish second in the nation; Krol wins individual epee title bi) Courtney Kintey The women ' s fencing team opened the season with high standards set. They had expectations of winning the national title. Achieving this goal looked promising as the team went undefeated in its first two meets. However, at the Penn State Meet they faced defeat at the hands of two- time defending national champion Penn State by an 18-14 score. Despite the difficult competition as well as recent injuries, sophomore Sarah Walsh went undefeated, 18-0. Walsh went unbeaten at 1 SCOREBOARD ND OPP Lawrence 31 1 Case Western Reserve 28 4 Cleveland Stale 25 7 Ohio Slate 22 10 Detroit 25 7 Purdue 29 .3 Johns Hopkins 26 6 Temple 22 10 Fairleigh Dickinson 27 5 Hollins 32 James Madison 31 1 Penn Stale 14 18 Haverford 30 ■ St. John ' s 23 9 Air Force 29 3 NYU 22 10 Wayne Slate 24 h Case Western Reserve 28 4 Cleveland State 25 7 Michigan State .12 Detroit 31 1 Michigan 30 2 Columbia 22 10 North Carolina 24 8 Air Force 27 5 Duke 21 11 Stanford 23 9 Lawrence 31 1 Michigan 30 2 Northwestern 27 5 Purdue 32 Midwest Team Champ. 1st place Midwest Regional l ual. NTS NCAA Championships 2nd place S6 SpMli the Cleveland State Meet, as did foilists Myriah Brown and Nicole Paulina. The women continued their undefeated streak at Duke where freshman Magda Krol successfully fenced both epee and foil. Northwestern was another undefeated meet where the women were led by the unstoppable epeeists, Krol and Nicole Mustilli, along with foilist Walsh. With these successes behind them, the Irish hosted the Midwestern Team Championships. Led by captain Rose Saari and Brown, the women overcame a highly com- petitive Ohio State squad to win the team champi- onships for the fourth straight vear. The ' then progressed on to the Midwest Regional Qualifiers at Wayne State where four members of the team qualified to compete in the NCAA Championships. Junior captain Anne Hoos, sophomore Brown and Walsh, and Krol repre- sented Notre Dame at the national championships. Thev had their sights set i n defeating Penn State and attaining their goal of winning the national title. Krol defeated the 1996 national champ 15-14 to win the epee title. She was also voted Outstand- ing Women ' s Epeeist. Sara Walsh once again took second in the foil event and gained her second AU-American along with Mvriah Brown, who placed fifth in the io competition. The women gave a valiant effort, but could nc t o ercome the defending champs. They fell just short of their goal and the result was a finish i of second in the nation. Iiinior Amee Appel was a key contributor to the Irish success throughout the year. The team finished with a record of 30-1 on the season.

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Senior captains Bill Lester (left) and Jeremy Siek (bcloii ' ) led the Irish to another successful year. Foilist Siek captured All-American honors for the fourth time in his career. Sabrcman Lester was named an All- American for the third time to close his career. The two fencers finished as the all-time winningest in Notre Dame history. 996-97 Men ' s Fencing Team Members: (front row) Tim Monahan, Brice Dille, Jeff Wartgow, Luke LaValle, Stephane Auriol, ames Harris, Mike Finn, Manolo Galinanes. (second row) Charles Hayes, Sam Sanderson, Jeremy Siek, Stephen McQuade, Cevin Glynn, Matt Hysell, Dominic Guarnaschelli, Christopher Brough, Paul Fleisch, Andrew Metrailer. (hack row) Coach klike Sullivan, manager M.D. McNally, Jason Boron, Phil Lee, Brian Stone, James Gaither, Phil Mages, John Tejada, John icherpereel, Noah Hogan, Bill Lester, head coach Yves Auriol. I

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Freshm an epeeist Magda Krol competes at the Midwest Team Championships. Krol won the national epee title and was named Outstanding Women ' s Epeeist in only her first year at the collegiate level. Senior Amy Sromek gets ready for her next epee match at the Joyce Center. 996-97 Women ' s Fencing Team Members: (front row) Stacey Stough, Magda Krol, Colleen Smerek, Amy Sromek, Anne ioos. (second row) Anne Hayes, Gina Couri, Michelle Marafino, Maria Thieneman, Kathleen O ' Boyle, Jennifer Sutton, Nicole Mustilli. (hack row) Assistant Coach Mike Sullivan, manager M.D. McNally, Myriah Brown, Nicole Paulina, Rose Jaari, Sara Walsh, Amee Appel, Aimee Kalogera, Head Coach Yves Auriol. r ' kJMn K ' i ' ei ' vcincj, of