Northeast Fencing Conference

Founded in 1992, the Northeast Fencing Conference's mission is to support intercollegiate fencing in and around New England. The league organizes a round-robin schedule of dual meet competitions for the fencing programs at all member institutions. The member institutions are a mix of both NCAA varsity programs and student-organized club programs.

2018-2019 Schedule

Nov. 17, 2018 at MIT

BC, BU, Brandeis, Brown, MIT, Sacred Heart, Smith, UMass, UNH, Wellesley
Venue: Johnson Athletic Center
Meet score sheets are online here.

Jan. 26, 2019 at Brown

BC, Brandeis, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Tufts, Vassar. URI will join as special guests.
Venue: Onley-Margolis Athletic Center (OMAC)
Meet score sheets are online here.

Feb. 9, 2019 at Tufts

BU, Dartmouth, Sacred Heart, Smith, Tufts, UMass, UNH, Vassar, Wellesley
Venue: Cousen's Gymnasium, 161 College Ave, Medford, MA
Meet score sheets are online here.

Sat Mar 30, 2019 at Worcester Fencing Club (2pm)

Annual NFC Coaches and Captains meeting.

Tentative 2019-2020 Sechedule

SUNDAY Nov. 17, 2019 at Brown
Jan. 25, 2020 at Vassar (tentative)
Feb. 8, 2020 at Tufts (tentative)

Conference Contact Information

The members of the executive board of the NFC for 2019-2020 are:

R.J. Ferullo (UMass)
Bruce Gillman (Vassar College)
Jarek Koniusz (MIT)
Scott Tundermann (Smith College)

info@nfcfencing.org

EIN: 80-0916338

New Structure for the Northeast Fencing Conference

At the spring 2019 annual meeting, the Conference coaches and captains voted to adopt a new structure for the leadership of the conference. The position of Commissioner will be replaced with an executive board, effective immediately.

The group email list for the board is info@nfcfencing.org.

The members of the board for 2019-2020 are:

R.J. Ferullo (UMass)
Bruce Gillman (Vassar College)
Jarek Koniusz (MIT)
Scott Tundermann (Smith College)

During the transition, out-going commissioner, Taro Yamashita, may still be reached at commissioner@nfcfencing.org.

Gender Policy for the Northeast Fencing Conference

A student transitioning from female to male may elect to fence on a school's men's squad, given they have not already competed on a women's squad during the current Northeast Fencing Conference season. The student may continue to fence for a women's squad if they have not begun hormone treatment.

A student transitioning from male to female must complete one calendar year of hormone treatment before the start of the Northeast Fencing Conference season in order to compete on a women's squad that season.

The season shall be considered to start on the date of the Northeast Fencing Conference #1 Date , and shall be considered concluded after the date of the Northeast Fencing Conference #3 date of the same academic year.

This policy is based on that of the 2011 NCAA Inclusion of Transgender Student Athletes publication. (https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Transgender_Handbook_2011_Final.pdf)