APPLETON, Wis. -- Lawrence University fencing coach Eric Momberg has been chosen as the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Men's Team Coach of the Year.
    This is second Coach of the Year award for Momberg, who was chosen as Men's Team Coach of the Year by the league in 2023.
    Momberg's squad finished third overall at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships in February. Both the men's saber team and the men's foil team finished second. Lawrence also placed two men's fencers in the top eight during the individual competition. Rookie Jack Kropp grabbed sixth place in foil, and Eli Freyre de Andrade was eighth in saber.
    Lawrence also qualified 12 men's fencers for the NCAA Midwest Regional, and that ranks as the most regional qualifiers in program history. Cristobal Perez Fourcade had a team-best fourth-place finish in saber at the regional championships. From that group of a dozen regional competitors, Lawrence's Perez Fourcade, Thomas Craley and Freyre de Andrade qualified for the NCAA Championships. The three qualifiers for the national championships is the most in Lawrence history.
    In dual matches during the season against a mix of varsity and club competition, the Lawrence men posted a 24-14 record.