Fencing School Name11:

Vassar College

NCAA Team:

Mens, Womens

NCAA Division:

Division 3

Head Coach:

Bruce Gillman

Épée Coach:

Eric Soyka, Bruce Gillman

Foil Coach:

Bruce Gillman, Eric Soyka

Saber Coach:

David Hite

Other:

Jeff Spahn, Dan McCarthy

Department Email:

brgillman@vassar.edu

Phone Number:

8454377454

Department Address:

Department of Athletics & Physical Education 124 Raymond Avenue, Box 750 Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Tel: (845) 437-7450 Fax: (845) 437-7033 Email: athletics@vassar.edu

Men's Fencing Dept Website:

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Women's Fencing Dept Website:

Click here

School Info:

https://www.vassar.edu/ https://www.vassar.edu/admission/

Team Info:

https://www.vassarathletics.com/sports/mens-fencing https://www.vassarathletics.com/sports/womens-fencing?path=wfence

Training Info:

MTW 5PM-7:30PM F 3PM-5:30PM Weight training twice a week on your own time with the strength and conditioning coaches. Matches are on weekends.

Monday:

5PM-7:30PM

Tuesday:

5PM-7:30PM

Wednesday:

5PM-7:30PM

Thursday:

Friday:

3PM-5:30PM

Fencing Scholarships Available:

No

Financial aid:

Currently Recruiting:

Yes

Walk Ons Accepted?:

Yes

Tournaments Attending:

JANUARY NAC IN LOUISVILLE, KY
SUMMER NATIONALS IN PHOENIX AZ

2022-2023 Season Vassar College Men’s and Women’s Fencing Schedule as of 5-15-2022

10/2/2022 Sunday - Home - Vassar Alumni Match 10AM – Walker Field House

11/5/2022 Saturday – The Big One @ Smith College - Leave Vassar Walker Field House 5AM – Start time is 9AM – return to Walker Field House 11PM.

11/13/2022 Sunday – Home - Vassar Invitational - 10AM – Wagner, CCNY, Yeshiva, Sacred Heart, Haverford, Incarnate Word, Stevens, Wellesley, Northwestern, FDU, West Point, Lafayette

11/20/2022 Sunday – Home - Matt Lampell Hudson River Invite – 10AM - Home with West Point, CCNY, Marist, Bard, Yeshiva, RPI , etc.

12/5/2022 Sunday – AWAY @ Sacred Heart - with Princeton, Penn State, Harvard, Sacred Heart, Temple (W), NJIT (M), NYU – Leave Vassar Walker Field House 7AM – start time is 10AM - return to Vassar 11PM

1/12/2023 Thursday – Travel to Orlando - Leave Walker Field House at 8AM – Stay Overnight
1/14/2023 Saturday – Match in Orlando, FL with U Florida, Air Force, Columbia, Denison
1/16/2023 Monday – Leave Orlando 8AM – return to Vassar Walker Field House Tuesday 1/17 11PM

1/20/2023 Friday – Overnight trip to Boston College – load bus at Walker FH at 5PM, dinner at ACDC, then leave for Boston.
1/21/2023 Saturday – Away @ BCwith Boston College, MIT, Dartmouth, Drew, Brandeis, and Brown –Arrive by 9AM-Start time 10AM, return to Walker Field House approx. 11PM

2/5/2023 Sunday – away @ Tufts w/ Wellesley, Tufts, Sacred Heart, Smith, UMass, Boston U., and UNH - Arrive by 9AM - Start Time is 10AM - Leave Vassar Walker Field House 5AM – return to Vassar 11PM

2/15/2023 Wednesday – away @ Columbia with NYU and Columbia – Start time is 6:00PM, Leave Walker 2:00PM return to Vassar 11PM

2/19/2023 Sunday – EWFC Championships @ Drew – Leave Walker Field House at 6AM – Women’s Team only –start time is 9AM

2/25/2023 Saturday – NEIFC Championships - away @ Wellesley - Arrive by 8:00AM - Start Time is 9AM - Leave Vassar Walker Field House 4:30AM – return to Vassar 11PM

3/11/2023 Saturday – Overnight trip to Boston – load bus at Walker FH at 12PM
3/12/2023 Sunday – @Harvard - North East Regional Qualifiers to NCAA Champs - 9:30AM start - return to Vassar 11PM.

3/23-3/26/22 – NCAA Fencing Championships – @Duke University, Durham, NC

Season Schedule:

2022-2023 Season Vassar College Men’s and Women’s Fencing Schedule as of 5-15-2022 10/2/2022 Sunday - Home - Vassar Alumni Match 10AM – Walker Field House 11/5/2022 Saturday – The Big One @ Smith College - Leave Vassar Walker Field House 5AM – Start time is 9AM – return to Walker Field House 11PM. 11/13/2022 Sunday – Home - Vassar Invitational - 10AM – Wagner, CCNY, Yeshiva, Sacred Heart, Haverford, Incarnate Word, Stevens, Wellesley, Northwestern, FDU, West Point, Lafayette 11/20/2022 Sunday – Home - Matt Lampell Hudson River Invite – 10AM - Home with West Point, CCNY, Marist, Bard, Yeshiva, RPI , etc. 12/5/2022 Sunday – AWAY @ Sacred Heart - with Princeton, Penn State, Harvard, Sacred Heart, Temple (W), NJIT (M), NYU – Leave Vassar Walker Field House 7AM – start time is 10AM - return to Vassar 11PM 1/12/2023 Thursday – Travel to Orlando - Leave Walker Field House at 8AM – Stay Overnight 1/14/2023 Saturday – Match in Orlando, FL with U Florida, Air Force, Columbia, Denison 1/16/2023 Monday – Leave Orlando 8AM – return to Vassar Walker Field House Tuesday 1/17 11PM 1/20/2023 Friday – Overnight trip to Boston College – load bus at Walker FH at 5PM, dinner at ACDC, then leave for Boston. 1/21/2023 Saturday – Away @ BCwith Boston College, MIT, Dartmouth, Drew, Brandeis, and Brown –Arrive by 9AM-Start time 10AM, return to Walker Field House approx. 11PM 2/5/2023 Sunday – away @ Tufts w/ Wellesley, Tufts, Sacred Heart, Smith, UMass, Boston U., and UNH - Arrive by 9AM - Start Time is 10AM - Leave Vassar Walker Field House 5AM – return to Vassar 11PM 2/15/2023 Wednesday – away @ Columbia with NYU and Columbia – Start time is 6:00PM, Leave Walker 2:00PM return to Vassar 11PM 2/19/2023 Sunday – EWFC Championships @ Drew – Leave Walker Field House at 6AM – Women’s Team only –start time is 9AM 2/25/2023 Saturday – NEIFC Championships - away @ Wellesley - Arrive by 8:00AM - Start Time is 9AM - Leave Vassar Walker Field House 4:30AM – return to Vassar 11PM 3/11/2023 Saturday – Overnight trip to Boston – load bus at Walker FH at 12PM 3/12/2023 Sunday – @Harvard - North East Regional Qualifiers to NCAA Champs - 9:30AM start - return to Vassar 11PM. 3/23-3/26/22 – NCAA Fencing Championships – @Duke University, Durham, NC

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