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...NCAA Championships in South Rend. Indiana earlier this week, they expected to improve in last year's score. For one thing, they were going with a complete three-man team, after mustering only two fencers for the 1981 event. For another, Sabreman Dave Heyman had captured All-American honors in his first attempt and was returning for a second shot...
...that was not all. After squeaking into the final found by one touch, foilsman David Merner captured sixth place and another spot on the first All-American team Although a muscle injury prevented Heyman form taking the meet as he had hoped, his performance still earned him seventh place and All-American honorable mention...
Noting that he lost two labelle (5-4) bouts, Merner said "I missed second slot by two touches. On the other hand, I also won five labelle bouts, and if I'd lost any of those I wouldn't he All-American. You can always second guess yourself after the fact...
Joining Merner with a 9-6 record was fellow junior Dave Heyman, who earned All-American honors at last year's meet. "I'm very disappointed with my performance," the sabre specialist said, noting that a first-place finish is now out of reach, "I expected...
...team triumphs despite the pains of academics. Kean will have a lot to do with it. The Cohasset, Mass, native a two-time recipient of All-American honorable mention, has been the key element in the teams' success both on the water and in the clubhouse. Ken Legler, the sailing coach at Tufts, calls Kean easily one of the five best skippers in New England, and Horn raves about the captain's leadership abilities. "He has done an awful lot to teach his skills to others and has worked towards bringing the team together as a unit," Horn says...