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...Hobey Baker, and the Naismith all pale in comparison. In last year’s storybook season, one prestigious medal eluded the decorated Harvard fencing team: the Iron Man, the oldest consistently awarded trophy in collegiate history, bestowed upon the top foil squad at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) Championships each winter. At Saturday’s edition in Lawrenceville, N.J., the squad checked off its final to-do item with a men’s foil victory and added wins in the combined men’s and women’s, the women’s three-weapon...
...teams also scored a second consecutive IFA win in the combined six-weapon championship at this year’s IFA championships, as well as taking the men’s and women’s team awards...
...entire women’s team jumped into the Penn pool,” Anne Austin, other co-captain of the women’s team, recalled. “[But] while the meet with Princeton was the most important part of the weekend, the 108-year-old IFA competition was also important for us as both individuals and a team. We managed to take 7 of 9 team trophies...
...Harvard fencing teams further established themselves as dynasties on the collegiate fencing scene this weekend in Philadelphia. Two weeks after capturing the Ivy League crown, the men took home the 112th Intercollegiate Fencing Association (IFA) championship on Saturday. The women followed suit yesterday, winning the three-weapon crown in a dominant fashion. Additionally, Harvard took home the six-weapon title for having the best men and women’s teams combined. The Crimson men began the meet by totaling 71 wins, good enough for 156 points. The closest opponent was Penn, which finished with 125 points. Columbia, Princeton...
...returned with parallel victories in pocket, 21-6 over Brown and 16-11 over Penn. Princeton, another expected competitor on Sunday, could not make it because of the weather conditions, postponing the final outcome of the Ivy League Championships for two weeks, when Harvard will face them during the IFA championships in Philadelphia. Even at this point, however, the women’s team, which won last year’s title, can rest assured that it has a share of the winner’s trophy. “We have at least claimed the co-title...