Penn State recently captured its 10th National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships. The Nittany Lions, ranked first in the nation by the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association heading into the championships, claimed their first title since 2002 and their 10th overall under head coach Emmanuil Kaidanov. NCAA.org

Without the allure of athletic scholarships and few high school fencing programs, many athletes at Northwestern University learned the sport as freshmen and became starters a year or two later. With only five scholarships divided among 11 recipients, fencing is the only varsity program at NU that actively recruits beginners. Daily Northwestern