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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2016-17 Men's Fencing

Isaac Buchwald

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Redwood City, Calif.
  • Highschool Summit Preparatory Charter High School

Biography

2016-17: Helped the Quakers to their second-straight Ivy League championship … Second-team All-Ivy (sixth place) on saber … Went 7-7 at the Ivy League Championships (Feb. 12) … Finished 21st at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional … Posted a 26-19 record in dual matches … Tallied a 5-1 mark at the Elite Invitational (Nov. 5) … Recorded a 7-5 record at the Northwestern Duals (Feb. 4). 

2015-16: Helped the Quakers to the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, and first Ivy team title since 2009 … Tallied a 26-19 record (saber) in dual matches … Opened the season with a 6-2 mark at the Elite Invitational (11/21) … Posted a record of 8-3 at the Northwestern Duals (1/30).

2014-15: Placed 18th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional in sabre … Concluded the season with a 43-23 record … Opened the season with an 8-3 record at the OSU Invitational, including 3-0 marks against UNC and OSU, then finished tied for third in the Table of Eight (11/16) ... Collected a 5-1 record at the Penn State Invitational, going 2-0 against Columbia and 2-1 against Penn State (1/17) ... Finished the Philadelphia Invitational 8-1 with 3-0 marks against Sacred Heart and NJIT (1/25) ... Went 13-5 at the NU Duals, with three perfect 3-0 wins in a row against Stanford, UNC, and UCSD (1/31) ... Added six wins at the Ivy League Round Robins (2/8-9) ... Helped team to overall first-place finish at the USCSC and helped sabre squad to finish first with three wins (2/21).

2013-14: Finished the season with a record of 12-3 at sabre … Went 3-0 against Drew and Haverford at the Penn State Invitational (1/12) … Had a 6-0 record at the Philadelphia Invitational with 3-0 marks against Drew and NJIT (1/25).

High School: Founding member of the Bay Area Fencing Initiative to promote fencing in the Palo Alto community.

Personal: Son of Quirina and Randy Buchwald … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Sabre
    5'10"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'10"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Sabre
    5'10"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Sabre
    5'10"