March 25, 2001
KENOSHA, Wis. - Stanford University's Iris Zimmerman captured the gold medal in the women's foil competition on the fourth and final day of the NCAA Fencing Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Zimmerman rolled through the preliminary competition with 23 victories in as many tries to set up a semifinal meeting with teammate Ute Breden, who had an impressive .739 winning percentage in preliminaries. Zimmerman outlasted Breden 15-12 in the semifinals, and in the finals, posted a convincing 15-3 win over Penn State's Marta Grochal to capture the gold medal.
In the team competition, the Cardinal finished in fourth place for the second consecutive year. Stanford scored 139 points, to finish behind only St. John's (180), Penn State (172) and Notre Dame (153). The Cardinal scored 67 points in men's competition (Thursday and Friday) and 72 points in women's competition (Saturday and Sunday).
Also on Sunday, Stanford received an impressive performance from Jessica Lisagor in the women's epee competition. She entered the day in 15th place, but moved up seven slots to eighth after the final three rounds.
Team Scores (29 schools participating)Men'sWomen'sWomen'sWomen's
PlaceSchoolTotalSabreFoilEpeeTotal
1. St. John's106241931180
2. Penn State86323321172
3. Notre Dame92181627153
4. Stanford67114021139
5.Princeton5903221112
Women's Sabre
Semifinals: Sada Jacobson (Yale) d. Sakinah Shaahid (Temple), 15-9
Marisa Mustilli (St. John's) d. Caroline Purcell (M.I.T.), 15-14
Third Place: Caroline Purcell (M.I.T.) d. Sakinah Shaahid (Temple), 15-14
Championship:Sada Jacobson (Yale) d. Marisa Mustilli (St. John's), 15-6
PlaceNameSchool VictoriesWin Pct. Indicator*
1. Sada JacobsonYale22.957+80 (112-32)
2. Marisa Mustilli St. John's18.783+53 (106-53)
3. Caroline Purcell M.I.T.20.870+62 (107-45)
4. Sakinah ShaahidTemple18.783+46 (105-59)
5. Alexis Jemal Rutgers18.783+40 (103-63)
14. Meghan EverettStanford10.435+1 (83-82)
24.Diane Boudalis Stanford1.043-68 (45-113)
Women's Foil
Semifinals: Iris Zimmerman (Stanford) d. Ute Breden (Stanford), 15-12Marta Grochal (Penn State) d. Mindy Rostal (Princeton), 15-14
Third Place: Mindy Rostal (Princeton) d. Ute Breden (Stanford), 15-8
Championship: Iris Zimmerman (Stanford) d. Marta Grochal (Penn State), 15-3
PlaceNameSchool VictoriesWin Pct. Indicator*
1. Iris Zimmerman Stanford231.000+90 (115-25)
2. Marta Grochal Penn State18.783+46 (105-59)
3. Mindy Rostal Princeton20.870+63 (107-44)
4. Ute Breden Stanford17.739+39 (99-60)
5. Inga WallrabensteinWayne State16.696+43 (97-54)
Women's Epee
Semifinals: Arlene Stevens (St. John's) d. Stephanie Eim (Penn State), 15-14
Emese Takacs (St. John's) d. Kate Rudkin (Northwestern), 15-7
Third Place: Stephanie Eim (Penn State) d. Kate Rudkin (Northwestern), 15-10
Championship: Emese Takacs (St. John's) d. Arlene Stevens (St. John's), 15-13
PlaceNameSchool VictoriesWin Pct. Indicator*
1. Emese TakacsSt. John's16.696+24 (98-74)
2. Arlene StevensSt. John's15.652+38 (94-56)
3. Stephanie Eim Penn State21.913+47 (106-59)
4. Kate Rudkin Northwestern 16.696+31 (103-72)
5. Meagan Call Notre Dame15.652+14 (100-86)
8. Jessica LisagorStanford13.565+5 (91-86)
18. Annie SimpsonStanford8.348-5 (95-90)
* - Indicator is touches scored minus touches received