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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
Posted on Monday, July 9, 2007 by Alex Kish filed under

6 comments (Add your own)

1. Mike wrote:
It seems pretty cool that the team allows beginners to fence. Oh, and I don't see the big deal about 5 scholarships for 11 athletes. Isn't Northwestern around $40,000/year? That means each player is still getting about $20,000 if they have half a scholarship. I would sure take that.

February 6, 2008 @ 1:03 PM

2. Landon wrote:
That's crazy how that girl was just recruited randomly and ended up doing so well.

February 11, 2008 @ 4:37 PM

3. suzq783 wrote:
people have so much talent sometimes and just dont know it

February 11, 2008 @ 4:40 PM

4. Kevin wrote:
yeah it's terrible that talent ever goes to waste. At least this girl found her calling!

February 18, 2008 @ 4:46 PM

5. Tony wrote:
Mybe with this success the school with give more money towards the program, I'm sure nearly 20,000 among 11 people sounds good but not everyone can afford that extra 20,00

March 11, 2008 @ 5:51 PM

6. David wrote:
I'm surprised that they're willing to teach you in college. Most collegiate sports you have to be the top dog in high school to even get looked at for a scholarship.

June 9, 2008 @ 11:52 AM

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