Harvard Crimson | |
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First season | 1888 |
Head coach | Peter Brand 14th year, 306–111 (.734) |
Home stadium | Malkin Athletic Center |
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
League | NCAA Division I |
Conference | Ivy League |
National Titles | 2006 |
Rivalries | Columbia Lions fencing |
All-Americans | 73 |
Colors | Crimson, White, and Black |
Fight song | Ten Thousand Men of Harvard |
Mascot | Harvard Crimson |
Website | www |
The Harvard Crimson fencing team is the intercollegiate fencing team for Harvard University located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The team competes in the Ivy League within the NCAA Division I. The university first fielded a team in 1888. The team is currently coached by Peter Brand.
Harvard founded the first collegiate fencing team in the United States in 1888. The team has captured six individual NCAA titles and produced seven Olympians, including one medalist, Emily Cross.