Today's schedule includes a five-team event (the St. John's Invitational) that will represent the highest concentration of college fencing talent until the NCAA Championships, which will be held this year at Penn State.
Speaking of Penn State, they are the only major player that will not be present today at St. John's (which is welcoming Notre Dame, Ohio State, Columbia and Harvard to Carnesecca Arena. St. John's and Ohio State will face off in the first round (as will ND vs. Columbia), starting at approximately 10:00 a.m. eastern time. The second round is slated to start around 11:30 and will feature the host team taking on the Fighting Irish.
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