*** Please note that attendance inside RIMAC Arena this weekend is limited to competitors and event staff only. ***
The 25th running of UC San Diego's prestigious BladeRunner fencing tournament is set to take place this Saturday and Sunday at RIMAC Arena on campus.
Part of the Regional Open Circuit (ROC), BladeRunner allows high-level fencers to earn regional points in order to compete in national tournaments.
Close to 800 fencers are slated to take to the strips throughout the two days. All six weapons (men's/women's epee, men's/women's foil, men's/women's saber) will be contested at both the Division I and Junior levels.
"This will be a great opportunity for our team to test the waters of competition before we start our regular NCAA collegiate events next week with the West Invitational at Air Force Academy," said UC San Diego head coach
Juan Ignacio Calderon, now in his fourth season leading the Tritons.
The 25th anniversary of BladeRunner arrives a year later than expected as the 2020 event was canceled due to the pandemic.
"It is a great feeling to be able to host the 25th edition of BladeRunner this year," said Calderon. "This is the premiere fencing tournament on the West Coast and the entire fencing community is looking forward to it after the pause from last year."
Action begins at 8 a.m. PT each day. Fans can follow results from every duel live at
FencingTimeLive.com.
THE SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 6
8 a.m. - Junior Men's Foil
8 a.m. - Junior Men's Saber
8 a.m. - Junior Women's Epee
2:30 p.m. - Division 1-A Men's Epee
2:30 p.m. - Division 1-A Women's Foil
2:30 p.m. - Division 1-A Women's Saber
Sunday, November 7
8 a.m. - Division 1-A Men's Foil
8 a.m. - Division 1-A Women's Epee
8 a.m. - Division 1-A Men's Saber
2:30 p.m. - Junior Men's Epee
2:30 p.m. - Junior Women's Foil
2:30 p.m. - Junior Women's Saber
2019 TRITON PODIUM FINISHES
Division 1-A
Shawn Kim: 1st, Men's Saber
Aidan Chu: 2nd, Men's Foil
Ziad Khayat: 2nd, Men's Epee
Alex Brondum: 3rd, Women's Foil
Justin Cho: 3rd, Men's Saber
Brandon Lee: 3rd, Men's Foil
Alexandre Leonelli: 3rd, Men's Saber
Junior
Benjamin Hadler: 1st, Men's Foil
Vedran Markota: 1st, Men's Epee
Justin Cho: 3rd, Men's Saber
Justin Park: 3rd, Men's Saber
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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
