STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford fencing is set for the ACC Championships this weekend, heading to Durham, N.C. for the conference bouts.
The Cardinal women enter ranked 11th in the country, with the men curently sitting at No. 12.
Last year, Alexander Jeon and Renzo Fukuda earned medals in the Card's first season in the ACC. Fukuda is back for his sophomore year after finishing third in the men's foil.
TOP COMPETITION » The ACC Championships will feature a strong slate of opponents, with Notre Dame's men and women currently ranked No. 2 and No. 1 in the USFCA Poll, respectively. Duke enters ranked No. 9/8, North Carolina enters at No. 10/13, and Boston College's men are ranked No. 14.
RETURNING CHAMPION » Arianna Cao took home a National Championship in Women's Foil, the Cardinal's 15th individual champion in program history and first since 2015.
Cao is the Cardinal’s fourth women’s foil champion in program history, and first since Iris Zimmerman in 2001. The last member of the Cardinal women’s team to take home an NCAA Championship was Vivian Kong, winning epee in 2014.
ALL-AMERICANS ARE BACK » The Cardinal saw three fencers earn All-America honors in 2025, led by Cao's First Team Selection. Freshman Renzo Fukuda earned Second Team honors with an 8th-place finish in men's foil, while Crystal Qian picked up an Honorable Mention with and 11th-place finish in Women's Foil.
STUDENT, OLYMPIAN, COACH » Massialas is back on The Farm for his second season as head coach of his alma mater. Massialas boasts one of the most successful fencing careers in Cardinal history, as a two time individual NCAA Champion in the men's foil (2013, 2015), and a three-time Olympic medalist in four trips to the Olympic Games.