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The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The USFA was founded in 1891 as the Amateur Fencers League of America (AFLA) by a group of New York fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union .
This is a list of USA Fencing (USFA) Division I national champions. [1] The Division I National Championship in each weapon was contested at Summer Nationals until recently, when it started taking place during the April North American Cup.
Note: The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was disbanded in 1978. Individuals who are indicated as entered into the Hall of Fame before 1978 may have been entered in years other than those listed. The USFA Hall of Fame Committee was reinstated in 1996. Helene Mayer Giorgio Santelli Nickolas Muray 1963
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Fencing is a coed sport, with teams having men's and women's squads, although some schools field only a women's team. Schools of every division compete together regularly. Most major conferences do not sponsor fencing, with the notable exceptions of the Ivy League, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
The U.S. Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) is an association of United States fencing coaches, and was established in 1941. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a national academy of the Academie d'Armes Internationale (AAI), the world organization of fencing masters , which has as members more than 20 nations. [ 4 ]
Michael D'Asaro Sr. (March 14, 1938 – December 12, 2000) was an American fencing master and coach. D'Asaro was a Pan American Games, U.S., and World Military Sabre Champion, and had the particular distinction of being perhaps the last top-level three-weapon competitor. [1] He was also a fencing coach at San Jose State University. [1]