Ahmed Hesham wins saber to lead Notre Dame men to inaugural three-weapon championship
Hesham defeated St. John's Adham Moataz 15-12 in the final after a third-place finish last season. Notre Dame finished with 91 points, 10 better than runner-up Columbia.
Notre Dame's Chase Emmer fell short in defense of his foil title after losing 15-8 to Columbia's Sam Kumbla in the final.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) â Notre Dame's Ahmed Hesham won the men's saber on Sunday, and the Fighting Irish men joined the women in winning the inaugural three-weapon national championship at the Joyce Center. Hesham defeated St.
John's Adham Moataz 15-12 in the final after a third-place finish last season. Notre Dame finished with 91 points, 10 better than runner-up Columbia. St.
John's (63), Harvard (62) and Pennsylvania (58) rounded out the top five. Notre Dame's Chase Emmer fell short in defense of his foil title after losing 15-8 to Columbia's Sam Kumbla in the final. Fighting Irish freshman Kruz Schembri made it to the ÊpÊe final before losing to North Carolina's Youssef Shamel 15-7.