Columbia fencing claimed third place at the 2023 NCAA Fencing Championships for the second consecutive season, with eight Lions taking home All-American honors—two first-team fencers, five on the second team, and one honorable mention. Senior sabrist Nora Burke led the charge, winning the individual NCAA title in women’s sabre.

In one of its best performances all season, Columbia fencing earned seven medals at the NCAA Northeast Regionals hosted by Harvard on March 12.

After a weekend of charged emotions and high-stakes matches, Columbia fencing claimed second place in both the men’s and women’s competitions at the 2023 Ivy League Fencing Round Robin Championships in Ithaca, NY.

Columbia fencing headed south to Brooklyn on Sunday for the Long Island University Shark Showcase. In their last meet before the Ivy League Round Robins, the Lions took on opponents from across the tri-state area, including conference rivals Princeton and Yale.

As the calendar turned to the new year, Columbia fencing continued its winning ways in its first three meets of 2023. The Lions combined for a 17-3 record at the Penn State Invitational on Jan. 15 and St. John’s Super Cup on Jan. 21, and the women’s team added five more match wins at the Philadelphia Invitation on Jan. 22.

Heading into Saturday’s contest against Cornell, sophomore wide receiver Bryson Canty had one goal: send Columbia’s 32 seniors out with a victory on Senior Day and secure a winning record for the Lions, a feat he knew a scrappy Cornell squad was also chasing.

After beginning the team duals season with an undefeated outing at the Western Invitational, Columbia fencing returned on Friday to host its first meet in front of a home crowd since February 2020. Though the men’s team took its first loss of the year, the women’s squad dominated its three opponents with a 70-11 margin in bouts.

Columbia football will conclude its season when Cornell comes to town on Saturday.

In a thrilling performance in Providence on Saturday, Columbia football came away with a 31-24 overtime victory over Brown on the Bears’ Senior Day.

For the first time in 27 years, Columbia football went north to Harvard Stadium and emerged victorious. An exceptional showing on special teams and a gutsy 2-point conversion call on a fourth-quarter touchdown drive made a 21-20 win one to remember.