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ACC Men’s Fencing<br />
<strong>2014</strong>-<strong>15</strong> Champion / Notre dame AWARD WINNERS<br />
2013 Champions / Virginia<br />
Fencer of the Year, Epee<br />
Garrett McGrath<br />
Notre Dame<br />
Coach of the Year<br />
Gia Kvaratskhelia<br />
Notre Dame<br />
Fencer of the Year, Foil<br />
Ariel DeSmet<br />
Notre Dame<br />
Scholar - Athlete<br />
of the Year<br />
Ariel DeSmet<br />
Notre Dame<br />
Fencer of the Year, Sabre<br />
Jonathan Fitzgerald<br />
Notre Dame<br />
- NOTRE DAME captured the ACC title as the league held its first Men’s Fencing<br />
Championship since 1980 on Feb. 21 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It marked<br />
the return of fencing as a sanctioned championship sport to the ACC,<br />
which previously held a men’s championship for 10 seasons, from 1971<br />
through 1980.<br />
- The Fighting Irish, in their first season of ACC fencing competition, finished<br />
the Championship team competition with a perfect 3-0 record. Notre Dame<br />
was led by its foil squad, which defeated Boston College and Duke by 8-1<br />
scores and blanked North Carolina 9-0 for a combined tally of 25-2.<br />
- Notre Dame’s Ariel DeSmet was named the ACC Championship MVP after<br />
posting a 7-0 record in the foil competition.<br />
- Two of the ACC’s four teams – Notre Dame at No. 3 and Duke at No. 9 –<br />
finished the regular season ranked among the nation’s top 10 by<br />
CollegeFencing360.com.<br />
- Notre Dame led ACC teams in NCAA competition with <strong>15</strong>6 total points<br />
(combined men’s and women’s) to place third overall. Duke was ninth with<br />
67, while Boston College finished in 20th place with 16 points and North<br />
Carolina in 21st with <strong>15</strong>.<br />
- Nine men fencers from the ACC earned spots in the 20<strong>15</strong> NCAA<br />
Championships, which were held March 19-22 at Ohio State.<br />
ALL-ACC<br />
Sabre<br />
Jonathan Fitzgerald, Notre Dame<br />
Jonah Shainberg, Notre Dame<br />
1971 North Carolina<br />
1972 North Carolina<br />
1973 North Carolina<br />
1974 North Carolina<br />
1975 North Carolina<br />
1976 North Carolina<br />
1977 North Carolina<br />
1978 Maryland<br />
1979 Clemson<br />
1980 North Carolina<br />
20<strong>15</strong> Notre Dame<br />
All-Time ACC Champions<br />
ALL-ACC ACADEMIC<br />
Chris Monti, Duke<br />
Dean Ischiropoulos, Duke<br />
Jan Maceczek, Duke<br />
Pascual Di Tella, Duke<br />
Ariel De Smet, Notre Dame<br />
Garrett McGrath, Notre Dame<br />
John Hallsten, Notre Dame<br />
Jonah Shainberg, Notre Dame<br />
Jonathan Fitzgerald, Notre Dame<br />
Nicholas Hanahan, Notre Dame<br />
Virgile Collineau, Notre Dame<br />
Foil<br />
Virgile Collineau, Notre Dame<br />
Ariel DeSmet, Notre Dame<br />
Epée<br />
Garrett McGrath, Notre Dame<br />
Ethan Grab, Boston College<br />
32 <strong>2014</strong>-<strong>15</strong> ACC <strong>ANNUAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> / ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS / WINTER SPORTS
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