Kovacs And Wood Earn Top-12 Finishes At April NAC, Division I National Championships

Thursday, April 25

Salt Lake City, Utah

North Carolina

April NAC - Division I National Championships

Results (PDF)

Elden Wood
sabre
University of North Carolina Fencing
Tar Heel Duals
Eddie Smith Field House
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, February 10, 2024

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Kovacs And Wood Earn Top-12 Finishes At April NAC, Division I National Championships

April 30, 2024 | Fencing

UNC Results (PDF)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Highlighted by a pair of top-12 finishes, the North Carolina fencing team wrapped up the 2022-24 season at the Division One National Championships/April NAC on Sunday in Salt Lake City. The competition, which took place at the Salt Palace Convention Center, ran for four days, from April 25-28.

The Tar Heels had six competitors in their final meet: Elden Wood, Sophia Kovacs, Logan Gatza, Nicole Milewski, Boris Muga and Shekar Jayendra.

Wood and Kovacs both shined in saber for the Tar Heels, with each finishing in the top-12 in their respective fields.

Thursday, April 25
Div Men's Sabre (140 competitors)
12. Elden Wood

Junior Men's Foil (157 competitors)
92. Logan Gatza

Friday, April 26
Div 1 Women's Saber (119 competitors)
12. Sophia Kovacs

Div 1 Women's Epee (157 competitors)
57. Nicole Milewski

Div 1 Men's Foil (141 competitors)
105. Logan Gatza

Saturday, April 27
Div 1 Men's Epee (203 competitors)
72. Boris Muga
85. Shekar Jayendra
112. Logan Gatza

Sunday, April 28
Junior Men's Epee (214 competitors)
60. Logan Gatza

For complete results, click here

Fencing's team manager, JT Phillips, also competed, finishing 106 in Division 1 men's epee.