Oct. 7, 2004
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern begins the fencing season this weekend in Patten Gym, as it hosts the USFA Burton Open Saturday, Oct. 9 and a Big Ten Invitational Sunday, Oct. 10.
The USFA Burton is an open tournament, meaning anyone can enter and compete as long as registration is taken care of by the below deadlines.
Saturday's competition will only be open to Big Ten competitors.
The `Cats are coming off yet another stellar season that saw Head Coach Laurie Schiller earn his 800th career win -- further distancing himself as the all-time winningest coach at NU -- and a USFCA National Coach of the Year award.
One of NU's top returning fencers is senior Julia Földi (Budapest, Hungary/Szent Istavan Gimnazium), who is a three-time All-American. Földi took eighth at last year's NCAA Championships to lead the Wildcats to a sixth-place finish in the women's division, the team's best showing since 2000. She has the opportunity to become the only four-time All-American under Schiller.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 9, ALL DAY. Gym opens 7:15 a.m.
USFA Burton Open (times are for registration close)
8:45 a.m.: Men's Foil
9:15 a.m.: Women's Epee
11:45 a.m.: Men's Epee; Women's Sabre
12:45 p.m.: Women's Foil
2:45 p.m.: Men's Sabre
Sunday, Oct. 10: ALL DAY, Gym opens 7:15 a.m.
Big Ten Invitational
9:00 a.m.: Mixed Epee
11:00 a.m.: Mixed Foil
1:00 p.m.: Mixed Sabre