Awards and Honors

NCAA Champions-Team
2006    
     
IFA Championships-Team
1894 Foil  
1895 Foil  
1896 Foil  
1897 Foil  
1899 Foil  
1900 Foil  
1923 Foil  
1924 Foil  
1931 Foil  
1934 Epee  
1935 Epee  
1941 Sabre  
1977 Epee  
1981 Foil  
1996 Foil  
2005 Team  
2006 Team  
2007 Team  
     
Ivy League Championships
1974    
1977    
2006    
2010    
2011  
NCAA Champions-Individuals
1987 Jim O'Neill '88 Epee
1994 Kwame Van Leeuwen '94 Foil
2006 Benjamin Ungar '08-09 Epee
2007 Timothy Hagamen '06-'07 Sabre
     
Olympians
1920 William H. Russell '18 Epee
1924 Burke Boyce '22 Epee
  William H. Russell '18 Epee
1936 John G. Hurd '36 Foil
  William H. Russell '18 Judge
2004 Greg Chang '97 Foil
     
All-Americans
1951 John Smith '52 5th-Epee
1952 Eric Sollee '52 5th-Foil
1958 Mitchell Thomas '58 6th-Sabre
1961 Alan Gardner '61 3rd-Epee
1964 Daniel Kirsch '64 5th-Foil
1965 Charles Dooley '65 4th-Foil
  Jonathan Kolb '65 6th-Sabre
1967 Paul Profeta '67 3rd-Sabre
1969 Larry Cetrulo '71 2nd-Sabre
  Tom Keller '71 2nd-Foil
1970 Tom Keller '71 2nd-Foil
  Larry Cetrulo '71 5th-Sabre
1971 Tom Keller '71 2nd-Foil
  Larry Cetrulo '71 5th-Sabre
1972 Geza Tatrallyay '72 4th-Epee
1974 Phillipe Bennett '76 5th-Foil
  Gordon Rutledge '75 6th-Sabre
1981 David Heyman '83 5th-Sabre
1982 David Merner '83 6th-Foil
1983 David Heyman '83 5th-Sabre
  Steve Kaufer '84 7th-Epee
1986 Jim O'Neill '88 6th-Epee
1987 Jim O'Neill '88 1st-Epee
1988 Jim O'Neill '88 2nd Epee
1992 Kwame van Leeuwen '95 2nd-Foil
1993 Kwame van Leeuwen '95 3rd-Foil
1994 Kwame van Leeuwen '95 1st-Foil
1996 Greg Chang '96-97 2nd-Foil
1997 Michael Gattnar '98 7th-Epee
  Greg Chang '96-97 11th-Foil
  Lee Scheffler '98 11th-Sabre
1998 Michael Gattnar '98 11th-Epee
2003 Timothy Hagamen '07 7th-Sabre
  David Jakus '06 9th-Sabre
2006 Benjamin Ungar '08-'09 1st-Epee
  Timothy Hagamen '07 4th-Sabre
  Kai Itameri-Kinter '09 6th-Foil
  Julian Rose '06 10th-Epee
2007 Timothy Hagamen '07 1st-Sabre
  Enoch Woodhouse '07 10th-Foil
2008 Edward Sherrill '08 5th-Epee
  Steve Ahn '08 12th-Sabre
2009 Benjamin Ungar '08-'09 3rd-Epee
2010 Valentin Staller '12 6th-Sabre
  Tommasso di Robilant '13   12th-Foil
 2011 Michael Raynis '15  6th-Epee 
  Valentin Staller '12 9th-Sabre
2012 Valentin Staller '12 2nd-Sabre
  Peregrine Badger '15 6th-Epee
  Lucas Lin '14 8th-Foil
  Brian Kaneshige '15 12th-Foil
2013 Peregrine Badger '15 3rd-Epee
  Brian Kaneshige '15 7th-Foil
  Michael Woo '16 8th-Foil
  Michael Raynis '14 11th-Epee
   
IFA Champions
1895 Archibald Thacher '95 Foil
1898 Melvin Green '98 Foil
1934 John Hurd '34 Foil
1950 Joseph Vera '50 Foil
1984 Steve Kaufer '84 Epee
1988 Jim O'Neill '88 Epee
1993 Kwame van Leeuwen '95 Foil
1998 Michael Gattnar '98 Epee
     
   
First Team All-Ivy League Selections
1957 Doug Runnels '58 Sabre
  Dave Schwartz '59 Sabre
1961 Lajos Heder '62 Sabre
  Alan Gardner '61 Epee
1963 Roger Barzun '63 Sabre
1964 Daniel Kirsch '64 Foil
  Jonathan Kolb '65 Sabre
1965 Jonathan Kolb '65 Sabre
  Thomas Musliner '67 Foil
  Charles Dooley '65 Foil
1966 Harry Jergesen '68 Epee
1967 Takashi Iwasawa '67 Foil
  Brian Keidan '67 Epee
1968 Ron Winfield '69 Sabre
1969 Ron Winfield '69 Sabre
  Larry Cetrulo '71 Sabre
  Geza Tatrallyay '71-72 Epee
1970 Larry Cetrulo '71 Sabre
  Mark Irvings '71 Epee
1971 Larry Cetrulo '71 Sabre
  Thomas Keller '71 Foil
1972 Geza Tatrallyay '71-72 Epee
1973 Terry Valenzuela '73 Foil
1974 Eugene White '74 Epee
  Phillipe Bennett '76 Foil
1975 Phillipe Bennett '76 Foil
  Gordon Rutledge '75 Sabre
1976 John Major '77 Foil
1977 Chris Jennings '77 Epee
  Michael Bierer '80 Sabre
1979 Robert Homer '79 Sabre
  Eugene Vastola '79 Foil
1981 David Merner '83 Foil
  Lee Hanower '81 Foil
1982 David Heyman '83 Sabre
1984 Michael Merner '84 Foil
  Steve Kaufer '84 Epee
1985 Jim O'Neill '88 Epee
1986 Jim O'Neill '88 Epee
1987 Jim O'Neill '88 Epee
1988 Jim O'Neill '88 Epee
1991 Fanco Bassegio '92 Epee
  Anthony Loeser '91 Epee
1992 Kwame Van Leeuwen '95 Foil
1994 Kwame Van Leeuwen '95 Foil
1995 Kwame Van Leeuwen '95 Foil
1996 Greg Chang '96-'97 Foil
1997 Greg Chang '96-'97 Foil
  Michael Gattnar '98 Epee
1998 Michael Gattnar '98 Epee
2003 Timothy Hagamen '06-'07 Sabre
  David Jakus '06 Sabre
  Julian Rose '06 Epee
2004 Julian Rose '06 Epee
  Enoch Woodhouse '07 Foil
2005 Timothy Hagamen '06-'07 Sabre
  Enoch Woodhouse '07 Foil
  David Jakus '06 Sabre
2006 Kai Itameri-Kinter '09 Foil
  Timothy Hagamen '06-'07 Sabre
2007 Enoch Woodhouse '07 Foil
  Timothy Hagamen '06-'07 Sabre
  Benjamin Ungar '08-'09 Epee
2008 Kai Itameri-Kinter '09 Foil
  Ted Sherrill '08 Epee
2009 Benjamin Ungar '08-'09 Epee
  Valentin Staller '12 Sabre
2010 Valentin Staller '12 Sabre

Ben White '12 Epee
2011 Michael Raynis '14       Epee
  Thomas Kolasa '13    Sabre
2012 Valentin Staller '12   Sabre
  Brian Kaneshige '15    Foil
  James Hawrot '12      Epee
2013 Michael Woo '16         Epee
  Brian Kaneshige '15     Foil
  Jerry Chang '16           Foil
GTE/Verizon-CoSIDA Academic All-American
1997 Greg Chang '96-'97 Third Team
     
Georges L. Cointes Award
The Georges L. Cointes Award goes to the fencer who demonstrates the greatest amount of sportsmanship at the Intercollegiate Fencing Association Championships. The competitors vote on who should receive the award.
1971 Thomas Keller '71  
     
William J. Bingham '16 Award
First awarded in 1954, this award is given annually to that male member of the graduating class of Harvard College who, through integrity, courage, leadership, and ability on the athletic fields, has best served the high purpose of Harvard as exemplified by the late William J. Bingham '16, former Director of Athletics.
1995 Kwame C. van Leeuwen '95  
2007 Timothy H. Hagamen '06-'07  
 
Francis H. Burr '1909 Scholarship
First awarded in 1918, this award is a scholarship fund established in memory of Francis H. Burr by his friends. It is awarded to a senior "who combine,s as nearly as possible, Burr's remarkable qualities of character, leadership, scholarship, and athletic ability."
1972 Geza Tatrallyay '72  
     
Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame
  Burke Boyce '22  
  Edward L. Lane '24  
  Everett H. Lane '24  
  John G. Hurd '34  
  Webster F. Williams, Jr. '35  
  Joseph S. Vera '50  
  Eric T. Sollee '52  
  Larry G. Cetrulo '71  
  Thomas C. Keller '71  
  James O'Neill '88  
  Gregory Chang '96
 
Oscar Kolombatovich Trophy
The Kolombatovich Trophy is given annually to the most outstanding Harvard fencer. The award was established by Oscar Kolombatovich, a New York City fencing teacher and father of Richard G. Kolombatovich '66, in 1965.
1964-65 Charles D. Dooley '65  
1965-66 Richard G. Kolombatovich '66  
1966-67 Thomas A. Musliner '67  
1967-68 Harry E. Jergesen '68  
1968-69 Larry G. Cetrulo '71  
  Thomas O. Keller '71  
1987-88 Paul Pottinger '90  
1989-90 Peter Einaudi '91  
1996-97 Lee Scheffler '98  
     
George Breed Award
The George Breed Award is given to the fencer who has contributed the most for the team.
1996-97 Greg Chang '97  
1996-97 Kevin Scott '97  
1996-97 Lee Scheffler '98  
     
Professor Richard N. Frye Award
The Professor Richard N. Frye Award goes to the best epee fencer on the Crimson.
1996-97 Michael Gattnar '98