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New Jersey Institute of Technology

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New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 Bindas

Head Coach

Bindas joined NJIT as an assistant in September 2022 and became head coach in July 2024. Two of his épée fencers earned 2026 NCAA All-America honors.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Ben Igoe

Assistant Coach - Saber · Sabre

Igoe joined NJIT for 2015-16. A four-time collegiate All-American at Rutgers, he represented the United States at four senior world championships and won two Pan American titles.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Jackson Huemer

Assistant Coach - Epee · Épée

Huemer became a national referee in 2016 and an international referee in 2018. He holds FIE foil and épée licenses and previously led New Jersey’s high-school coaches association.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Maria Josefina Castagnola

Assistant Coach - Saber · Sabre

Castagnola joined NJIT as a volunteer sabre assistant in October 2023. A University of Buenos Aires graduate, she earned a Fulbright scholarship for chemistry doctoral study.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
varsity · verified

New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 Bindas

Head Coach

Bindas joined NJIT as an assistant in September 2022 and became head coach in July 2024. Two of his épée fencers earned 2026 NCAA All-America honors.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Ben Igoe

Assistant Coach - Saber · Sabre

Igoe joined NJIT for 2015-16. A four-time collegiate All-American at Rutgers, he represented the United States at four senior world championships and won two Pan American titles.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Jackson Huemer

Assistant Coach - Epee · Épée

Huemer became a national referee in 2016 and an international referee in 2018. He holds FIE foil and épée licenses and previously led New Jersey’s high-school coaches association.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Maria Josefina Castagnola

Assistant Coach - Saber · Sabre

Castagnola joined NJIT as a volunteer sabre assistant in October 2023. A University of Buenos Aires graduate, she earned a Fulbright scholarship for chemistry doctoral study.

Source checked: 2026-10-25

Admissions & cost snapshot

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

Overall acceptance rate
67.37%
Reported SAT range
1,230 – 1,450
Average net price (USD)
US$17,313
Reported median starting salary (USD)
US$69,591
Reported fencing revenue (USD)
US$512,528

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Facilities & fencing equipment

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