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Columbia University Women's Fencing

Team
Women
Division / system
I
Weapons
Foil · Épée · Sabre
Source checked
2026-10-22

Program classification checked against an official source.

Coaching staff

Michael Aufrichtig

Head Coach

Aufrichtig became Columbia's head coach in June 2011. A 1994 NYU graduate in marketing and business, he previously directed the New York Athletic Club fencing program.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Gidon Retzkin

Assistant Coach (Foil) · Foil

Retzkin joined Columbia in December 2019. The founder of East Coast Fencing Club in Roslyn previously coached at North Shore Fencers Club and 5T Fencers Club.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Sara Vicenzin

Assistant Coach (Sabre) · Sabre

Vicenzin joined Columbia in October 2024. She co-leads Advance Fencing & Fitness Academy and has coached Olympians including Michela Battiston, Khalil Thompson and Shaul Gordon.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas

Assistant Coach (Épée) · Épée

Madrigal Sardinas joined Columbia in October 2024 after two years at NYU. The former Cuban international also coached Cuba's national team and served as Puerto Rico's national coach.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
varsity · verified

Columbia University Men's Fencing

Team
Men
Division / system
I
Weapons
Foil · Épée · Sabre
Source checked
2026-10-22

Program classification checked against an official source.

Coaching staff

Michael Aufrichtig

Head Coach

Aufrichtig became Columbia's head coach in June 2011. A 1994 NYU graduate in marketing and business, he previously directed the New York Athletic Club fencing program.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Gidon Retzkin

Assistant Coach (Foil) · Foil

Retzkin joined Columbia in December 2019. The founder of East Coast Fencing Club in Roslyn previously coached at North Shore Fencers Club and 5T Fencers Club.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Sara Vicenzin

Assistant Coach (Sabre) · Sabre

Vicenzin joined Columbia in October 2024. She co-leads Advance Fencing & Fitness Academy and has coached Olympians including Michela Battiston, Khalil Thompson and Shaul Gordon.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas

Assistant Coach (Épée) · Épée

Madrigal Sardinas joined Columbia in October 2024 after two years at NYU. The former Cuban international also coached Cuba's national team and served as Puerto Rico's national coach.

Source checked: 2026-10-25

Admissions & cost snapshot

College Raptor · data labelled 2023–2024 · reviewed 25 October 2026

Overall acceptance rate
3.86%
Reported SAT range
1,510 – 1,590
Average net price (USD)
US$22,520
Reported median starting salary (USD)
US$88,535
Reported fencing revenue (USD)
US$863,454

Historical university-wide figures, not athlete admissions odds or a personal aid offer. SAT ranges are not minimum requirements. Program revenue is not profit or a scholarship budget.

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Facilities & fencing equipment

Dedicated fencing facility

Columbia Fencing Room, Dodge Fitness Center

Location
Columbia Fencing Room, Dodge Fitness Center
Strips
Not verified
Documented equipment
Not specified in the reviewed source
Source checked
2026-10-22

Official page documents October 2018 opening, shock-absorbing floor and wiring concealed under floor. Current strip count not verified.

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