During the six-weapon era of the NCAA Fencing Championships (since 2000), there has been an elite group of men's fencers who have dominated the round-robin phase – as individuals and/or as a duo alongside their college teammates. Various lists highlighting these accomplishments are included below, with seven fencers having the chance on Friday to add their names to these lists: Penn State foilists Miles Chamley-Watson and Nick Chinman 11, PSU sabreists Daniel Bak and Aleksander Ochocki, Ohio State sabreists Mike Momtselidze and Max Stearns, and Notre Dame foilist Gerek Meinhardt.
Top Men's Weapon Duos (2000-08; six-weapon era)
(based on combined round-robin wins; max. is 46)
43 – Ohio State Foil, 2006
... Andras Horanyi (22; 1st in round-robin/runner-up) and Boaz Ellis (21; 2nd in r-robin/won title)
42 – St. John's Sabre, 2001
... Keeth Smart (22; 1st in r-robin/runner-up) and Ivan Lee (20; 2nd in r-robin/won title)
41 – Ohio State Sabre, 2006
... Adam Crompton (21; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Jason Rogers (20; #2 in r-robin/placed 3rd)
40 – St. John's Sabre, 2003
... Ivan Lee (23; 1st in r-robin/runner-up) and Sergey Isayenko (17; 5th in r-robin)
39 – Ohio State Sabre, 2003
... Jason Rogers (20; 2nd in r-robin/placed 3rd) and Adam Crompton (19; 3rd in r-robin/won title)
38 – Columbia Foil, 2006
... Kurt Getz (20; 2nd in r-robin/placed 3rd) and Scott Sugimoto (18; 4th in r-robin/placed 4th)
38 – St. John's Sabre, 2002
... Ivan Lee (21; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Darrin Whitmer (17; 6th in r-robin)
38 – Stanford Foil, 2000
... Felix Reichling (22; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Alex Wood (16; 5th in r-robin)
37 – St. John's Epee, 2000
... Alex Roytblatt (20; 1st in r-robin/runner-up) and Doron Levitt (17; 3rd in r-robin/placed 4th)
36 – St. John's Epee, 2004
... Arpad Horvath (18; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Benjamin Bratton (18; 2nd in r-robin/runner-up)
36 – Notre Dame Sabre, 2000
.... Gabor Szelle (19; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Andrzej Bednarski (17; 5th in r-robin)
Notes: nearly half (6) of the the 11 "super duos" listed above are in sabre, plus three in foil and two in epee ... the bulk of these duos have come from SJU (5) or OSU(3), plus one each from Columbia, ND and Stanford ... St. John's has three different sabre duos and two in epee, among this "elite 11" ... Lee appears on the list three times, with three different teammates (Smart, Whitmer and Isayenko) ... OSU sabreists Crompton and Rogers are the only repeat duo listed above ... the most "super duos" (36-plus combined wins) in the same year is three, back in 2000 (Columbia foil, SJU epee and ND sabre) ... three also have been two duos with 36-plus wins in '03 and '06 ... 2005 is the only year (since 2000) without at least one pair of teammates who posted 36 or more combined wins ... in the six-weapon era ('00-'08), there has yet to be one team with two different "super duos" in the same year (that could happen on Friday with PSU, see below).
Candidates to join the above list on Friday (18 more bouts for each duo):
• 25 wins – Ohio State Sabre (Mike Momtselidze 13, Max Stearns 12)
• 24 wins – Penn State Sabre (Daniel Bak 12, Aleksander Ochocki 12)
• 23 wins – Penn State Foil (Miles Chamley-Watson 12, Nick Chinman 11)
Teammates Going 1-2 in Round-Robin (2000-08; six-weapon era)
• Ohio State 2006 Foil ... Andras Horanyi 1st; Boaz Ellis 2nd
• Ohio State 2006 Sabre ... Adam Crompton 1st; Jason Rogers 2nd
• St. John's 2004 Epee ... Arpad Horvath 1st; Benjamin Bratton 2nd
• St. John's 2001 Sabre ... Keeth Smart 1st; Ivan Lee 2nd
Teammates Going 1-2 in Medal Round ('00-'08; six-weapon era)
• Ohio State 2006 Foil ... Boaz Ellis champion; Andras Horanyi runner-up
• St. John's 2004 Epee ... Arpad Horvath champion; Benjamin Bratton runner-up
• St. John's 2001 Sabre ... Ivan Lee champion; Keeth Smart runner-up
note: each of the three groups listed above also had been 1-2 in the round-robin (Horvath-Bratton is the only one that kept the same order; the other two duos flipped final spots in the medal rounds)
Candidates to join either of the above lists on Friday (8-9 bouts left for each fencer):
• Penn State Foil (Miles Chamley-Watson 2nd; Nick Chinman 3rd)
• Ohio State Sabre (Mike Momtselidze 1st; Max Stearns 3rd)
• Penn State Sabre (Daniel Bak 2nd; Aleksander Ochocki 4th)
Top Men's Weapon Duos (2000-08; six-weapon era)
(based on combined round-robin wins; max. is 46)
43 – Ohio State Foil, 2006
... Andras Horanyi (22; 1st in round-robin/runner-up) and Boaz Ellis (21; 2nd in r-robin/won title)
42 – St. John's Sabre, 2001
... Keeth Smart (22; 1st in r-robin/runner-up) and Ivan Lee (20; 2nd in r-robin/won title)
41 – Ohio State Sabre, 2006
... Adam Crompton (21; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Jason Rogers (20; #2 in r-robin/placed 3rd)
40 – St. John's Sabre, 2003
... Ivan Lee (23; 1st in r-robin/runner-up) and Sergey Isayenko (17; 5th in r-robin)
39 – Ohio State Sabre, 2003
... Jason Rogers (20; 2nd in r-robin/placed 3rd) and Adam Crompton (19; 3rd in r-robin/won title)
38 – Columbia Foil, 2006
... Kurt Getz (20; 2nd in r-robin/placed 3rd) and Scott Sugimoto (18; 4th in r-robin/placed 4th)
38 – St. John's Sabre, 2002
... Ivan Lee (21; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Darrin Whitmer (17; 6th in r-robin)
38 – Stanford Foil, 2000
... Felix Reichling (22; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Alex Wood (16; 5th in r-robin)
37 – St. John's Epee, 2000
... Alex Roytblatt (20; 1st in r-robin/runner-up) and Doron Levitt (17; 3rd in r-robin/placed 4th)
36 – St. John's Epee, 2004
... Arpad Horvath (18; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Benjamin Bratton (18; 2nd in r-robin/runner-up)
36 – Notre Dame Sabre, 2000
.... Gabor Szelle (19; 1st in r-robin/won title) and Andrzej Bednarski (17; 5th in r-robin)
Notes: nearly half (6) of the the 11 "super duos" listed above are in sabre, plus three in foil and two in epee ... the bulk of these duos have come from SJU (5) or OSU(3), plus one each from Columbia, ND and Stanford ... St. John's has three different sabre duos and two in epee, among this "elite 11" ... Lee appears on the list three times, with three different teammates (Smart, Whitmer and Isayenko) ... OSU sabreists Crompton and Rogers are the only repeat duo listed above ... the most "super duos" (36-plus combined wins) in the same year is three, back in 2000 (Columbia foil, SJU epee and ND sabre) ... three also have been two duos with 36-plus wins in '03 and '06 ... 2005 is the only year (since 2000) without at least one pair of teammates who posted 36 or more combined wins ... in the six-weapon era ('00-'08), there has yet to be one team with two different "super duos" in the same year (that could happen on Friday with PSU, see below).
Candidates to join the above list on Friday (18 more bouts for each duo):
• 25 wins – Ohio State Sabre (Mike Momtselidze 13, Max Stearns 12)
• 24 wins – Penn State Sabre (Daniel Bak 12, Aleksander Ochocki 12)
• 23 wins – Penn State Foil (Miles Chamley-Watson 12, Nick Chinman 11)
Teammates Going 1-2 in Round-Robin (2000-08; six-weapon era)
• Ohio State 2006 Foil ... Andras Horanyi 1st; Boaz Ellis 2nd
• Ohio State 2006 Sabre ... Adam Crompton 1st; Jason Rogers 2nd
• St. John's 2004 Epee ... Arpad Horvath 1st; Benjamin Bratton 2nd
• St. John's 2001 Sabre ... Keeth Smart 1st; Ivan Lee 2nd
Teammates Going 1-2 in Medal Round ('00-'08; six-weapon era)
• Ohio State 2006 Foil ... Boaz Ellis champion; Andras Horanyi runner-up
• St. John's 2004 Epee ... Arpad Horvath champion; Benjamin Bratton runner-up
• St. John's 2001 Sabre ... Ivan Lee champion; Keeth Smart runner-up
note: each of the three groups listed above also had been 1-2 in the round-robin (Horvath-Bratton is the only one that kept the same order; the other two duos flipped final spots in the medal rounds)
Candidates to join either of the above lists on Friday (8-9 bouts left for each fencer):
• Penn State Foil (Miles Chamley-Watson 2nd; Nick Chinman 3rd)
• Ohio State Sabre (Mike Momtselidze 1st; Max Stearns 3rd)
• Penn State Sabre (Daniel Bak 2nd; Aleksander Ochocki 4th)
Men's Fencers with 20-Plus Round-Robin Wins ('00-'08)
23 WINS (1)
Ivan Lee (sabre, St. John's, 2003)
22 WINS (7)
Mike Momtselidze (sabre, Ohio State, 2008)
Ron Berlowsky (foil, Penn, 2008)
Andras Horanyi (foil, Ohio State, 2006)
Boaz Ellis (foil, Ohio State, 2004)
Nitai Kifir (foil, St. John's, 2004)
Keeth Smart (sabre, St. John's, 2001)
Felix Reichling (foil, Stanford, 2000)
Adam Crompton (sabre, Ohio State, 2004)
• 13 wins – Mike Momtselidze (sabre, OSU)
• 13 wins – Gerek Meinhardt (foil, ND; 8 bouts left)
• 12 wins – Daniel Bak (sabre, PSU)
• 12 wins – Miles Chamley-Watson (foil, PSU)
• 12 wins – Max Stearns (sabre, OSU)
• 12 wins – Aleksander Ochocki (sabre, PSU)