National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association

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==Format==
 
==Format==
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The NIWFA season comprises two meets: the Christmas Invitational and Championships.
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===Christmas Invitational===
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The Christmas Invitational is an individual tournament open to NIWFA fencers.
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===Championships===
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Each team designates an A strip, B strip, and C strip in each weapon. All A strips fence each other, all B strips fence each other, and all C strips fence each other. Teams are ranked within weapons by total number of championship bouts won in that weapon. A small number of fencers qualify for individual championships based on their performance in the team championships, and compete for individual standings in standard [[pool]] and [[direct elimination]] format.
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==External Links==
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[http://niwfa.com NIWFA website]

Latest revision as of 14:27, 29 May 2013

The National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA) is a regional NCAA women's fencing conference, with both club and varsity members. Fencers must be NCAA-eligible to compete.

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[edit] Membership

As of 2012, the conference has 20 members.

[edit] Members

  • City College of New York (New York, NY)
  • Drew University (Madison, NJ)
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ)
  • Haverford College (Haverford, PA)
  • Hunter College (New York, NY)
  • Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
  • Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA)
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ)
  • Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
  • Smith College (North Hampton, MA)
  • Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, NJ)
  • Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)
  • Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
  • Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
  • United States Military Academy (West Point, NY)
  • University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
  • University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
  • University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
  • Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
  • Yeshiva University (New York, NY)

[edit] Format

The NIWFA season comprises two meets: the Christmas Invitational and Championships.

[edit] Christmas Invitational

The Christmas Invitational is an individual tournament open to NIWFA fencers.

[edit] Championships

Each team designates an A strip, B strip, and C strip in each weapon. All A strips fence each other, all B strips fence each other, and all C strips fence each other. Teams are ranked within weapons by total number of championship bouts won in that weapon. A small number of fencers qualify for individual championships based on their performance in the team championships, and compete for individual standings in standard pool and direct elimination format.

[edit] External Links

NIWFA website

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