CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The University of the Incarnate Word men's and women's fencing teams had three student-athletes --
TJ Petrosewicz, Jr.,
Alexander Sless and
Oleksandra Rebchunovska -- qualify for the NCAA National Championships at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
TIMING AND LOCATION
- The event is taking place in the Wolstein Center on the Cleveland State campus.
- Competition will begin at 8 a.m. (CT) all four days.
- Semifinals begin at noon Friday and Sunday.
- Men will compete Thursday-Friday and women will compete Saturday-Sunday.
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THE CARDINALS
The following Cardinals were selected for the NCAA National Championships:
Alexander Sless (Men's Epee)
TJ Petrosewicz, Jr. (Men's Epee)
Oleksandra Rebchunovska (Women's Foil)
ABOUT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The NCAA has selected 144 competitors across 26 member institutions to compete at this year's championships.
Fencers will compete in a round-robin format of five-touch bouts. After round robin, top-four finishers in each weapon will fence in semifinal 15-touch bouts, with winners fencing to determine first and second places, and non-advancing fencers being awarded a tie for third place.
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