Men's Fencing National Finishes (1941-1989), WSU Fencing National Finishes (1990-present)

NCAA conducted a men's fencing NCAA Championship from 1941-1942 and 1947-1989. Since 1990 men's and women's fencing results combined into one championship.

Wayne State Men's Fencing NCAA Top 10 Finishes

Year	Finish	Coach
1947	9th	Bella de Tuscan
1948	7th	Bella de Tuscan
1951	9th	Bella de Tuscan
1958	6th	Istvan Danosi
1959	6th	Istvan Danosi
1960	4th	Istvan Danosi
1961	5th	Istvan Danosi
1962	8th	Istvan Danosi
1963	6th	Istvan Danosi
1966	3rd	Istvan Danosi
1971	8th	Istvan Danosi
1972	7th	Istvan Danosi
1973	3rd	Istvan Danosi
1974	2nd	Istvan Danosi
1975	1st	Istvan Danosi
1976	2nd	Istvan Danosi
1977	3rd	Istvan Danosi
1978	3rd	Istvan Danosi
1979	1st	Istvan Danosi
1980	1st	Istvan Danosi
1981	2nd	Istvan Danosi
1982	1st	Istvan Danosi
1983	1st	Aladar Kogler
1984	1st	Gil Pezza
1985	1st	Gil Pezza
1986	6th	Gil Pezza
1989	7th	Gil Pezza

Wayne State had 19 individual national champions (from 1941-1989), third most of any school (New York U. had 28 and Columbia had 21). Two WSU fencers (Greg Benko, foil 1974-75-76, and Ernest Simon foil 1979-80-81) are tied for second in NCAA history with three career individual titles.

WSU's Individual National Champions

Year	Name	Weapon
1942	Byron Kreiger	Foil
1957	Bruce Davis	Foil
1958	Bruce Davis	Foil
1963	Bela Szentivanyi	Sabre
1974	Steve Danosi	Sabre
1974	Greg Benko	Foil
1975	Greg Benko	Foil
1975	Yuri Rabinovich	Sabre
1976	Greg Benko	Foil
1978	Ernest Simon	Foil
1979	Yuri Rabinovich	Sabre
1980	Gil Pezza	Epee
1980	Ernest Simon	Foil
1981	Ernest Simon	Foil
1981	Gil Pezza	Epee
1982	Neil Hick	Sabre
1984	Ettore Bianchi	Epee
1985	Ettore Bianchi	Epee
1985	Stephan Chauvel	Foil

Wayne State served as the host site for the 1950 and 1968 NCAA Men's Fencing Championship.

Wayne State Fencing NCAA Finishes (1990-present)

Year	Finish	Coach
1990	T-5th	Gil Pezza
1991	9th	Gil Pezza
1992	7th	Jerzy Radz
1993	17th	Jerzy Radz
1994	11th	Jerzy Radz
1995	11th	Jerzy Radz
1996	11th	Jerzy Radz
1997	13th	Jerzy Radz
1998	15th	Jerzy Radz
1999	9th	Jerzy Radz
2000	16th	Jerzy Radz
2001	10th	Jerzy Radz
2002	T-11th	Jerzy Radz
2003	17th	Jerzy Radz
2004	9th	Jerzy Radz
2005	10th	Jerzy Radz
2006	10th	Jerzy Radz
2007	8th	Jerzy Radz
2008	9th	Jerzy Radz
2009	14th	Jerzy Radz

WSU's Individual National Champions

Year	Name	Weapon
1992	Harald Bauder	Epee
1996	Thorstein Becker	Foil
2007	Slava Zingerman	Epee
2008	Slava Zingerman	Epee
2009	Slava Zingerman	Epee

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