After struggling to a 7-3 record in round-robin competition, Rose cruised through the single elimination bracket to reach the epee finals at the IFA Championships. Rose lost on the final touch, 15-14, to Princeton’s Soren Thompson and finished second.

The men’s epee, foil and saber teams were equally dominant in the Northeastern Fencing Conference (NFC). The Crimson was a perfect 9-0 during the NFC dual-meet season and posted an overall edge of 205-38 in bouts won. Its narrowest margin of victory was a 19-8 title clinching win over Brandeis on Feb. 12.

—Staff writer Timothy Jackson can be reached at jackson2@fas.harvard.edu.

M. Fencing

Record 14-2 (2-2 Ivy, 3rd place)

Coach Peter Brand

Captains Ben Schmidt, Scott Silver

Highlights Harvard defeats Columbia, 14-13, for the first time since 1978 in the season opener. Freshmen Tim Hagamen, David Jakus and Julian Rose earn All-American honors. Harvard wins its first IFA saber title in 62 years. The Crimson go a perfect 9-0 in NFC competition with a dominant 205-38 bout advantage. Harvard posts a 2-2 Ivy record after going 1-63 against current Ivy schools over the past 16 years.