PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania fencing programs hit the road this weekend, sending ten fencers to the 2026 NCAA Fencing Championships hosted at Notre Dame from Thursday, March 19, until Sunday, March 22.
 
2026 NCAA Fencing Championships
Thursday, March 19

• 9 a.m. | Women's épée, rounds 1-3
• 11 a.m. | Women's foil, rounds 1-3
• 1:30 p.m. | Women's saber, rounds 1-3

Friday, March 20

• 9 a.m. | Women's foil, rounds 4-5
• 9 a.m. | Women's épée, rounds 4-5
• 9 a.m. | Women's saber, rounds 4-5
• 1 p.m. | Women's championship bouts (in the order of épée, foil, and saber)

Saturday, March 21

• 9 a.m. | Men's épée, rounds 1-3
• 11 a.m. | Men's foil, rounds 1-3
• 1 p.m. | Men's saber, rounds 1-3

Sunday, March 22

• 9 a.m. | Men's foil, rounds 4-5
• 9 a.m. | Men's épée, rounds 4-5
• 9 a.m. | Men's saber, rounds 4-5
• 1:30 p.m. | Men's championship bouts (in the order of épée, foil, and saber)

South Bend, Ind. | Joyce Center
Watch on ESPN+ (Friday and Sunday) | Live Results
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Epee athletes Grace Hu, Victoria Kuznetsov, Simon Lioznyansky, and Joseph Wu, foil athletes Kimberley Jang and Conrad Lo, and saber athletes Leah Blum, Antonio Heathcock, Lila Paul, and Jaesun Yun will represent Penn at the NCAA Championships.
 
*Sophomore Heathcock and junior Kuznetsov led the charge for Penn, earning medals in their weapons. Heathcock earned gold at saber while Kuznetsov grabbed bronze at epee to round out the Red and Blue, who earned top-three finishes.
 
*On the men's side, six other Quakers landed in the top ten at their weapons, with junior Wu coming in seventh (epee), freshman Lo eighth (foil), freshman Lioznyansky (epee) ninth, and sophomore Yun in tenth (saber).
 
*For the women, four other Quakers earned top ten finishes, with freshman Jang trailing Kuznetsov in third (foil), junior Blum in tied fourth (saber), junior Hu in fifth (epee), and freshman Paul in sixth (saber).