ITHACA, N.Y. – Freshman Madeleine Nishimura and sophomore Megan Eno each reached the pool of 12 at the NCAA Fencing Northeast Regionals in Barton Hall on Sunday, March 8. Both all but assured themselves spots at the 2020 NCAA Championships, though no qualifiers are official until the NCAA's announcement on Wednesday, March 11.
 
The 2020 NCAA Championships will take place at the TCF Center in Detroit, Mich. on March 19-22. A total of 24 fencers will compete in each weapon, with 22 fencers receiving allocations through regional competition and two fencers earning at-large bids.
 
Nishimura placed fifth in foil to all but punch her ticket to Detroit, Mich., while Eno took 11th overall in épée. Épée was allocated nine NCAA qualifiers, but with a maximum of two qualifiers per team, Eno jumped two spots ahead of a pair of Columbia fencers. Nishimura finished the day with a 17-6 record, alongside a +42 indicator on 99 total touches scored and 57 touches received. Eno went 11-12 overall, with an even (+0) indicator featuring 95 touches scored and 95 touches received.
 
Several members of the Big Red were close to the final round of 12, with Ying Cao and Marissa Viqueira finishing 13th and 14th respectively in foil competition. In sabre, Gillian Harrill was 15th, while Amit Handari-Levy was 16th and Esther Bentolila was 18th. Cao was the first fencer left out of the foil pool of 12, as two fencers with indicators of +0 finished above her (-3) tied for 11th.
 
CORNELL RESULTS

Épée (Top 9 Allocated for NCAA's)

Megan Eno: 11-12 (11th Place – Potential NCAA Qualifier*)
Round 3: 4-2, 28 touches scored, 20 touches received, +8
Round 4: 4-2, 27 touches scored, 23 touches received, +4
Round 5: 3-8, 40 touches scored, 52 touches received, -12
 
*Columbia placed four fencers in the top 11, bumping Eno up two spots to 9th.

Gabrielle Hill: 5-5 (Eliminated in Round 3, 23rd overall)
Round 1: 3-1, 18 touches scored, 10 touches received, +8
Round 2: Exempt
Round 3: 2-4, 22 touches scored, 21 touches received, +1

Emily Gao: 5-5 (Eliminated in Round 3, 26th overall)
Round 1: 3-1, 17 touches scored, 14 touches received, +3
Round 2: Exempt
Round 3: 2-4, 20 touches scored, 24 touches received, -4

Caroline Lee: 2-2 (Eliminated in Round 1, 37th overall)
Round 1: 2-2, 13 touches scored, 15 touches received, -2
 
Foil (Top 8 Allocated for NCAA's)

Madeleine Nishimura: 17-6 (5th Place – Potential NCAA Qualifier)
Round 2: 6-0, 30 touches scored, 6 touches received, +24
Round 3: 5-1, 28 touches scored, 15 touches received, +13
Round 4: 6-5, 41 touches scored, 36 touches received, +5
 
Ying Cao: 8-4 (Eliminated in Round 3, 13th overall)
Round 2: 5-1, 28 touches scored, 11 touches received, +17
Round 3: 3-3, 23 touches scored, 26 touches received, -3

Marissa Viqueira: 5-7 (Eliminated in Round 3, 14th overall)
Round 2: 3-3, 22 touches scored, 19 touches received, +3
Round 3: 2-4, 23 touches scored, 24 touches received, -1

Grace Ding: 3-3 (Eliminated in Round 2, 23rd overall)
Round 2: 3-3, 17 touches scored, 17 touches received, +0
 
Sabre (Top 9 Allocated for NCAA's)

Gillian Harrill: 8-4 (Eliminated in Round 3, 15th overall)
Round 2: 5-1, 29 touches scored, 17 touches received, +12
Round 3: 3-3, 17 touches scored, 21 touches received, -4
 
Amit Handari-Levy: 5-7 (Eliminated in Round 3, 16th overall)
Round 2: 3-3, 25 touches scored, 18 touches received, +7
Round 3: 2-4, 24 touches scored, 26 touches received, -2
 
Esther Bentolila: 6-6 (Eliminated in Round 3, 18th overall)
Round 2: 4-2, 27 touches scored, 20 touches received, +7
Round 3: 2-4, 16 touches scored, 25 touches received, -9

Marigot Fackenthal: 2-4 (Eliminated in Round 2, 25th overall)
Round 2: 2-4, 20 touches scored, 25 touches received, -5