Vincenti Slashes Competition, Takes National Title

In the final round of the women's portion of the NCAA Fencing Championship, Penn State's freshman Margherita Guzzi Vincenti claimed her first National Title in the epee this past Friday.


After transferring to Penn State in January, Guzzi Vincenti accumulated twelve wins prior to the start of the championship. Entering in second place, she added an additional seven victories to her record and earned a spot in the semifinals, where Guzzi Vincenti defeated Notre Dame's Courtney Hurley.


She then went on to defeat Harvard's Olympic Noam Mills for the National Title in the final epee dual.


Read on for more about Vincenti's triumph and Penn State's winning fencing program.