Perennial state power Columbia returned to championship form to capture the Santelli Tournament title last night at the Morristown Armory in Morristown.
Columbia displayed the strength and balance that was a hallmark of the program in its six previous titles since the tournament adopted the full three-weapon format in 2001. It used gold medals in foil along with a silver in sabre and a seventh-place finish in epee to edge second-place Bernards by two points to earn its first Santelli title since 2009.
Gov. Livingston finished third overall.
Columbia coach Ibtihaj Muhammad credited the victory to the team’s coupling of hard work and talent.
“Every weapon, every member of this team stepped up today,” Muhammad said. “No team in the state prepares as hard as these fencers prepare. The conditioning, the hard work, in tournaments like this, that all comes out and you can see the effort that these fencers put in to succeed.”
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