List of USFA Division I National Champions

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This is a list of USA Fencing (USFA) Division I national champions. [1] The Division I National Championship in each weapon was contested at Summer Nationals until recently, when it started taking place during the April North American Cup.

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Men's Fencing Division I National Champions

Men's Fencing Division I National Champions
Year Épée Foil Sabre
2024Noah SilversSamarth KumblaGrant Williams
2023Samuel Imrek Nick Itkin Grant Williams
2022Tristan SzaparyNick Itkin Eli Dershwitz
2021Matthew ComesNick ItkinKhalil Thompson [2]
2020No National Championship held due to the Coronavirus
2019Jake HoyleAdam Mathieu Mitchell Saron
2018Dennis KraftNick Itkin Daryl Homer
2017 Ben Bratton Nick ItkinDaryl Homer
2016Jack BradfordThomas Dudey Jeff Spear
2015 Jason Pryor Sam MoelisJeff Spear
2014Yeisser Ramirez Race Imboden Eli Dershwitz
2013Alexander Tsinis Miles Chamley-Watson Aleksander Ochocki
2012Alexander Tsinis Gerek Meinhardt James Williams
2011 Soren Thompson Race Imboden Timothy Morehouse
2010 W. Seth Kelsey Alexander Massialas Timothy Morehouse
2009Benjamin UngarDavid WilletteBryan Cheney
2008W. Seth KelseyGerek Meinhardt Ivan Lee
2007 Cody M. Mattern Gerek MeinhardtTimothy Hagamen
2006W. Seth KelseyAndras HoranyiIvan Lee
2005Benjamin J. SolomonJed DupreeIvan Lee
2004Cody M. Mattern Dan Kellner Keeth Smart
2003John A. Moreau Jon Tiomkin Ivan Lee
2002W. Seth KelseyJed DupreeKeeth Smart
2001Eric J. HansenSean McClainIvan Lee
2000 Chris O'Loughlin Cliff Bayer Akhnaten Spencer-El
1999 Tamir Bloom Jon Tiomkin Akhnaten Spencer-El
1998Tamir BloomCliff BayerPatrick Durkan
1997 Jon Normile Cliff BayerTerrence Lasker
1996Ben Atkins Eric Oliver Bravin Adam Skarbonkiewicz
1995Robert Ernest StullCliff Bayer Peter Westbrook
1994Sean McClainEric Oliver Bravin John Friedberg
1993Ben Atkins Michael Anthony Marx David Mandel
1992Robert Ernest StullEric Oliver Bravin Michael Lofton
1991Jon NormileEric Oliver BravinMichael Lofton
1990Robert Ernest Stull Michael Anthony Marx Robert Cottingham
1989Robert Ernest StullPeter Bramwell Henry LewisonPeter Westbrook
1988Jon Normile Gregory David Massialas Peter Westbrook
1987Timothy Carrigan GlassMichael Anthony Marx Steve Mormando
1986 Charles Lee Shelley Michael Anthony MarxPeter Westbrook
1985 Robert Gabriel Marx Michael Anthony MarxPeter Westbrook
1984Paul SoterMichael J. W. McCaheyPeter Westbrook
1983 Paul Karoly Pesthy Mark Jeffrey Troy SmithPeter Westbrook
1982Charles Lee ShelleyMichael Anthony MarxPeter Westbrook
1981Charles Lee ShelleyMark Jeffrey Troy SmithPeter Westbrook
1980Leonid DervbinskyGregory David MassialasPeter Westbrook
1979Timothy Carrigan GlassMichael Anthony MarxPeter Westbrook
1978 Brooke Adrian Makler Martin Lang Stanley Lekach
1977Leonid DervbinskyMichael Anthony Marx Thomas Losonczy
1976 George Gabriel Masin Lieutenant Edward Joseph DonofrioThomas Losonczy
1975 Edward Scott Bozek Edward Pennington Ballinger Peter Westbrook
1974Daniel James CantillonHeik HambarzumianPeter Westbrook
1973Edward Scott BozekEdward Pennington Ballinger Paul Apostol
1972 James Laurence Melcher Joseph Bertham Freeman Alex Orban
1971James Laurence MelcherUriah JonesAlex Orban
1970Joseph Elliott Albert Axelrod Alex Orban
1969Stephen Jeffrey Netburn Carl Lewis Borack Alex Orban
1968Paul Karoly PesthyHeizaburo OkawaJack Keane
1967Paul Karoly PesthyHeizaburo Okawa Alfonso Morales
1966Paul Karoly PesthyMax GeuterAlfonso Morales
1965Joseph ElliottRobert Boyer Russell Alex Orban
1964Paul Karoly Pesthy Herbert Morris Cohen Attila Keresztes
1963Lawrence Joseph AnastasiEdwin Allen Richards Eugene Hamori
1962 Gilbert Eisner Edwin Allen Richards Michael D'Asaro
1961Dr. Robert Lee Beck Lawrence Joseph Anastasi Dániel Magay
1960David MicahnikAlbert AxelrodEugene Hamori
1959Henry KolowratEnsign Joseph Paletta Jr. Thomas Orley
1958Richard BerryAlbert AxelrodDaniel Magay
1957Richard BerryDr. Daniel Bukantz Daniel Magay
1956 Abram Cohen Sewall Shurtz Tibor Nyilas
1955Abram CohenAlbert AxelrodDick Dyer
1954Sewall Shurtz Joseph Louis Levis George Worth
1953Donald ThompsonDr. Daniel Bukantz Tibor Nyilas
1952Abelardo MenendezDr. Daniel BukantzTibor Nyilas
1951 José Raoul de Capriles Silvio Louis GiolitoTibor Nyilas
1950 Norman Lewis Silvio Louis GiolitoTibor Nyilas
1949Norman LewisDr. Daniel BukantzUmberto De Martino
1948Norman Lewis Bennet Nathaniel Lubell Dean Cetrulo
1947 James Strauch Dean Victor Cetrulo James Flynn
1946 Albert Wolff Jose Raoul deCapriles Tibor Nyilas
1945Max GilmanDernell Every Norman Armitage
1944Miguel Angel deCaprilesAlfred Rex SnyderTibor Nyilas
1943Robert DriscollWarren Alvin DowNorman Armitage
1942Henrique SantosWarren Alvin DowNorman Armitage
1941Gustave Marinius HeissDean Victor CetruloNorman Armitage
1941 (OUT)Jose Raoul deCapriles Miguel de Capriles
1940Fred SiebertDernell EveryNorman Armitage
1940 (OUT)Gustave Marinius HeissNorman Armitage
1939Loyal TingleyNorman LewisNorman Armitage
1939 (OUT)Tracy JaeckelNorman Armitage
1938Jose Raoul deCaprilesDernell Every Johnny Huffman
1938 (OUT)Miguel Angel deCaprilesJohnny Huffman
1937Thomas J. SandsJoseph Louis LevisJohnny Huffman
1937 (OUT)Jose Raoul deCaprilesIrving Cantor
1936Gustave Marinius HeissHugh Vincent AlessandroniNorman Armitage
1936 (OUT)Miguel Angel deCaprilesJohnny Huffman
1935Thomas J. SandsJoseph Louis LevisNorman Armitage
1935 (OUT)Jose Raoul deCaprilesNorman Armitage
1934Gustave Marinius HeissHugh Vincent AlessandroniNorman Armitage
1934 (OUT)Douglas DexterJohnny Huffman
1933Gustave Marinius HeissJoseph Louis LeviaJohnny Huffman
1933 (OUT)Frank Stahl Righeimer IIIJoseph Louis LevisNorman Armitage
1932Leo George NunesJoseph Louis LevisJohnny Huffman
1932 (OUT)Gustave Marinius HeissNorman Armitage
1931Miguel Angel deCaprilesLieutenant George Charles CalnanJohnny Huffman
1931 (OUT)Lieutenant George Charles Calnan Peter Bruder
1930Marcel PascheLieutenant George Charles CalnanNorman Armitage
1930 (OUT)Robert E. FutchNorman Armitage
1929Frank Stahl Righeimer IIIJoseph Louis LevisLeo Nunes
1929 (OUT)Frank Stahl Righeimer IIIJoseph Louis LevisNorman Armitage
1928Leo George NunesLieutenant George Charles Calnan Nickolas Muray
1928 (OUT)Frank GoodfellowLeo Nunes
1927 Harold Van Buskirk Lieutenant George Charles CalnanNickolas Muray
1927 (OUT)Pieter MijerHarold Van Buskirk
1926Leo George NunesLieutenant George Charles CalnanLeo Nunes
1926 (OUT)Alfred Percy Walker Jr.
1925William Hamilton RussellLieutenant George Charles CalnanJoseph Vince
1925 (OUT)Leo George Nunes
1924Leo George NunesLeo George NunesJohn Gignoux
1924 (OUT)Henry Breckinridge
1923Lt. George C. CalnanRene PeroyLeon Schoonmaker
1923 (OUT)Curtis C. Shears
1922Leo George NunesMajor Harold Marvin RaynerLeo Nunes
1922 (OUT)Albert Strauss
1921Chauncey Ryder McPhersonMajor Francis Webster Honeycutt Chauncey McPherson
1921 (OUT)Leo George Nunes
1920Raymond W. DutcherSherman HallSherman Hall
1920 (OUT)John William Dimond
1919William Hamilton RussellSherman HallArthur Lyon
1918No National Championship held due to the First World War
1917Leo George NunesSherman HallArthur Lyon
1916William Hamilton RussellAlfred Ernest SauerSherman Hall
1915John A. MacLaughlinOliver A. DickinsonSherman Hall
1914Dr. Frederick W. AllenScott Dudley BreckenridgeHubert Van Blijenburgh
1913Alfred Ernest SauerPaul Julien MeylanAugust Anderson
1912Albertson Van Zo PostSherman HallCharles Bill
1911George Horace BreedGeorge Horace BreedAugust Anderson
1910A. W. De La PoerGeorge K. BainbridgeJoseph Shaw
1909A. W. De La PoerOliver A. DickinsonAlfred Sauer
1908Paul BenzenbergWilliam Law BowmanGeorge Postgate
1907W. D. LyonCamille WaldbottAugust Anderson
1906William GrebeScott Dudley BreckenridgeAugust Anderson
1905William Scott O'ConnorCharles George BothnerKirk Johnson
1904Charles George BothnerCharles George BothnerAugust Anderson
1903Charles TathamFitzhugh Townsend Albertson Van Zo Post
1902Charles TathamJames P. ParkerAlbertson Van Zo Post
1901Charles TathamCharles TathamAlbertson Van Zo Post
1900W. D. LyonFitzhugh TownsendJohn Erving
1899Manuel De DiazGeorges KavanaghGeorges Kavanagh
1898No National Championship held due to the Spanish-American War
1897Charles George BothnerCharles George BothnerCharles Bothner
1896Albertson Van Zo PostGeorges KavahaghCharles Bothner
1895Charles George BothnerAlbertson Van Zo PostCharles Bothner
1894Rudolph O. HauboldCharles George BothnerGraeme Hammond
1893Graeme Monroe HammondWilliam T. HeintzGraeme Hammond
1892Bernard Francis O'ConnorWilliam Scott O'ConnorRudolph Haubold
1891Graeme Monroe HammondGraeme Monroe HammondCharles Bothner
1890Alexander GregerSamuel T. ShawGeorge Heintz
1889Graeme Monroe HammondBernard Francis O'ConnorLuis Franke
1888Eugene HigginsWilliam Thornton LawsonHildreth Bloodgood

Women's Fencing Division I National Champions

Women's Fencing Division I National Champions
YearÉpéeFoilSabre
2024Hadley HusisianDelphine DevoreMaia Chamberlain
2023Hadley Husisian Maia Weintraub Nora Burke
2022Catherine Nixon Lauren Scruggs Zoe Kim
2021Hadley HusisianMay TieuChloe Fox-Gitomer
2020No National Championship held due to the Coronavirus
2019Isis Washington Maia Weintraub Mariel Zagunis
2018Amanda Sirico Nzingha Prescod Mariel Zagunis
2017Kelley HurleyMargaret Lu Ibtihaj Muhammad
2016Francesca BassaMargaret LuKamali Thompson
2015 Kelley Hurley Margaret LuSage Palmedo
2014Margherita Guzzi VincentiMargaret LuCelina Merza
2013Kelley HurleyNzingha PrescodEliza Stone
2012 Courtney Hurley Doris WilletteFrancesca Russo
2011Courtney HurleyMargaret Lu Daria Schneider
2010Courtney HurleyMargaret Lu Emily Jacobson
2009Susannah Scanlan Lee Kiefer Ibtihaj Muhammad
2008Courtney Hurley Erinn Smart Rebecca Ward
2007Courtney HurleyErinn SmartRebecca Ward
2006Kelley HurleyEmily Cross Sada Jacobson
2005Maya LawrenceHanna ThompsonRebecca Ward
2004Kelley HurleyErinn SmartSada Jacobson
2003Stephanie Eim Iris Zimmermann Christine Becker
2002Kerry WaltonErinn SmartCaitlin Thompson
2001Julia LeszkoIris ZimmermannSada Jacobson
2000Stephanie Eim Felicia Zimmermann Christina Crane
1999Arlene StevensFelicia ZimmermannNicole Mustilli
1998Arlene StevensErinn SmartKelly Williams
1997Jessica BurkeIris Zimmermann
1996 Leslie Marx Felicia Zimmermann
1995Terry LewisAnn Marsh
1994Donna Lee StoneAnn Marsh
1993Leslie MarxFelicia Zimmermann
1992 Barbara Turpin Caitlin Kelly Bilodeaux
1991Margo Lee MillerMary Jane O'Neill
1990Donna Lee StoneJennifer Yu
1989Cathy McClellanCaitlin Kelly Bilodeaux
1988Xandy BrownSharon Mary Monplaisir
1987Donna Lee StoneCaitlin Kelly Bilodeaux
1986Vincent Hayden BradfordCaitlin Kelly Bilodeaux
1985Cathy McClellanMolly Sullivan
1984Vincent Hayden BradfordVincent Hayden Bradford
1983Vincent Hayden BradfordDebra Lynn Waples
1982Vincent Hayden BradfordJana Angelakis
1981Susan Jane BaddersJana Angelakis
1980Nikki Tomlinson Franke
1979Jana Angelakis
1978Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro
1977Sheila Armstrong
1976Ann O'Donnell
1975Nikki Tomlinson
1974Gay Jacobsen
1973Tatyana Pavlovna Adamovitch
1972Ruth White
1971Harriet King
1970Harriet King
1969Ruth White
1968Janice York Romary
1967Harriet King
1966Janice York Romary
1965Janice York Romary
1964Janice York Romary
1963Harriet King
1962E. Takeuchi
1961Janice York Romary
1960Janice York Romary
1959Pilar Roldan
1958Maxine Mitchell
1957Janice York Romary
1956Janice York Romary
1955Maxine Mitchell
1954Maxine Mitchell
1953Paula Sweeney
1952Maxine Mitchell
1951Janice York (Romary)
1950Janice York (Romary)
1949Polly Craus
1948Helena Mroczkowska Dow
1947Helena Mroczkowska Dow
1946 Helene Mayer
1945Maria Cerra
1944Madeline Dalton
1943Helena Mroczkowska Dow
1942Helene Mayer
1941Helene Mayer
1940Helena Mroczkowska Dow
1939Helene Mayer
1938Helene Mayer
1937Helene Mayer
1936Joanna De Tuscan
1935Helene Mayer
1934Helene Mayer
1933Dorothy Locke
1933 (OUT)Helene Mayer
1932Dorothy Locke
1931Marion Lloyd
1930Elizabeth Van Buskirk
1929Florence Schoonmaker
1928Marion Lloyd
1927Stephanie Stern
1926Florence Schoonmaker
1925Florence Schoonmaker
1924Irma Hopper
1923Adeline Gehrig
1922Adeline Gehrig
1921Adeline Gehrig
1920Adeline Gehrig
1919NO CONTEST FOR WOMEN
1918No National Championship held due to the First World War
1917Florence S. Walton
1916Alice Voorhees
1915Jessie Pyle
1914Margaret Stimson
1913Mrs. Wm. H. Dewar
1912Dr. Adelaide Baylis

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  1. ↑ "National Champions". USA Fencing. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/5FE798C99FF84504BA3831BBE9B3F8D6#today
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