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KNOW YOUR STUFF
9 NCAA College Fencing Facts
By Liza Tankimovich|March 5, 2024
College fencing is a super underrated sport in the NCAA. The sport has a limited number of schools that offer fencing as a varsity sport. This can make it challenging to...
FENCING FACTS
7 College Fencing Recruiting Facts
By Bella Nevin|February 6, 2024
Fencing is a super underrated sport in the world of college athletics. It is a super small population of athletes which means there isn't a ton of information out there...
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Coach Interview: 18 College Fencing Questions With Vassar’s Abram Gregory
By Bella Nevin|July 31, 2023
Abram Gregory is a volunteer college fencing coach at Vassar College. Gregory was a student-athlete at Vassar before beginning a coaching career at Vassar. As a college fencer, Gregory won...
EN GARDE!
Daily Grind: Tufts Fencing Athlete Arianna Minassian
By Bella Nevin|July 26, 2023
Arianna Minassian is on the fencing team at Tufts University. She just graduated from Tufts this year, but we were lucky enough to get some insight as to what Arianna's...
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UNC Assistant Fencing Coach, Will Randolph’s Sharp Recruiting Advice on Point
By Keirsten Sires|January 9, 2020
Will Randolph graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2008 and was a four-year letter winner for the Tar Heels. The assistant fencing coach at UNC....
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Tips to Get Recruited for Fencing
By LRT Staff|August 20, 2016
Fencing in college is more popular than you would think. Many schools around the country have fencing programs offered at their school, whether that is at the Division I, intramural,...
TOP-NOTCH!
The 9 Best Division III Athletic Facilities
By Bella Nevin|January 30, 2024
Division III schools are usually known for their great balance between athletics and academics, not for their facilities. However, Division III schools can also have top-notch athletic facilities. Here are...
NEW YEAR, NEW ME
7 New Year’s Resolutions For College Athletes, From College Athletes
By Bella Nevin|January 2, 2024
New Year's Resolutions are not for everybody. However, we've got some resolutions for you from people you can trust. Throughout the last year, 2aDays has sat down with many college...
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10 Sports That Are Not NCAA Sponsored
By Ryan Wiley|July 27, 2023
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has 90 championships across 24 different sports; however, if your sport is not governed by the NCAA you still probably have the ability to play...
On the Fence About Playing College Sports?
Daily Grind: A Day in My Life as a D1 Fencer
By Firoz George|March 1, 2023
Typically, college athletes are recruited to score touchdowns, hit home runs, or sprint on a track–but what makes my experience unique is that I was recruited to fight with swords. ...
On Point!
Athlete Feature: Miriam Grady Ranked 10th Best Fencer In The Country
By Matthew Reichen|May 13, 2022
Miriam Grady is a senior science business major at Notre Dame and has been on the women's epee fencing team since her freshman year. Miriam chose Notre Dame because the...
On the Fence
Athlete Feature: 2-Time NCAA Champion and 4-Time Olympic Fencer, Gerek Meinhardt
By Tyler Traskos|April 22, 2022
Gerek Meinhardt is a former NCAA fencer and current member of the USA Olympic fencing team. A native of San Francisco, California, Gerek competed at Notre Dame during his undergraduate...
Title IX and Men's Sports
Don’t Blame Title IX: Why Men’s Rowing is Not an NCAA Sport
By Daley Craft|April 6, 2022
The NCAA is home to the most-watched college sports in the US and also organizes games and tournaments between underrepresented sports such as fencing, rugby, and even bowling. However, one...
Declining NCAA Sports
Why Olympic Sports Programs are Being Cut: Is It Right?
By Chloe Singer|March 30, 2022
Financial shortfalls from COVID-19 have caused schools throughout the NCAA to make cuts to athletic programs. Between March and October of 2020, 300 teams were cut by 78 colleges and...
Show your sport some love!
5 Underrepresented Sports in the NCAA
By Daley Craft|March 29, 2022
College sports fans primarily follow sports such as football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer closely. Many of these games are regularly televised and playoffs are widely watched. College football playoffs and...