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02/09/2012 FencersWildcats challenged CSN Chicago's Luke Stuckmeyer at their own game 02/05/2012 Wildcats Close Northwestern Duals With Four Wins SundayHome team closes two-day event with seven victories in nine tries 02/04/2012 Schiller Collects Win 1,100 at Northwestern DualsLongtime head coach guided 'Cats to a trio of victories Saturday 02/02/2012 Wildcats Host 2012 NU Duals This WeekendNorthwestern fences nine teams from around the country over two-day event 01/28/2012 Wildcats Crush Eight of Nine Opponents at Notre Dame DualsNorthwestern's lone loss came to defending national champions, Notre Dame Northwestern fencing coach Laurie Schiller embarks on his 35th season at the helm of the Wildcats having already established his place in NCAA history. On January 23, 2010, trailing fourth-ranked Columbia 12-8, his Wildcats rallied to take a 14-13 victory, giving Schiller his 1,000th career victory. "It was an extraordinarily exciting comeback and it just seemed fitting," said Schiller of the 1,000th victory. "It was an unbelievable victory and started out what turned out to be a good day for the team. We beat two ranked teams and everyone performed well, so all in all, it was a good day for us." Schiller became just the second fencing coach in NCAA history to reach the 1,000-victory club, joining North Carolina's Ron Miller. It even earned him some national recognition as Schiller appeared in the February 15 issue of Sports Illustrated, appearing in the magazine's "Faces in the Crowd" section. The come-from-behind victory also kick-started what proved to be one of the most memorable seasons in Northwestern history as the Wildcats posted a program-record 45 victories on the year, finishing with a 45-4 mark. That year he led Northwestern to its sixth-consecutive 30-win season and was named the Midwest Fencing Conference's Coach of the Year for the sixth time in nine years. Schiller currently serves as the conference's commissioner. With a second straight eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in March 2011, Northwestern has finished among the nation's top-10 an impressive 12-consecutive seasons. The Wildcats also placed third at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships, marking the 18th straight year the 'Cats have finished among the conference's top three teams. During the 2010-11 campaign, a pair of Schiller's fencers earned All-American honors. Freshman epéeist Dina Bazarbayeva turned in an impressive performance, finishing 14-9 to place sixth with that weapon and earn second-team All-America honors. Sophomore Dayana Sarkisova achieved an identical record with foil, placing 10th to earn honorable mention All-America status. With the pair of honorees, Schiller has now coached 12 Wildcat fencers to 25 All-America honors. Under Schiller's tutelage, a number of Wildcat fencers attained some impressive individual feats during the course of the 2009-10 season. As a freshman, Sarkisova placed third at the NCAA Championships, becoming the fourth Northwestern fencer and first foilist to be named a first team All-American. Senior Christa French placed 10th to be named honorable mention as she finished her career as a four-time All-American. In addition, freshman Alicia Gurrieri finished first at the Midwest Conference Championships, winning the gold medal among the women's sabre. Gurrieri became the ninth Wildcat to capture the conference's individual title under Schiller and the third among the sabre. Northwestern also had a pair of runner-up finishers at the 2010 NCAA Midwest Regional, which was held at the Sports and Aquatic Center in Evanston, in Kayley French (epée) and Devynn Patterson (foil). Known as one of the top fencing coaches in the country, Schiller has garnered national recognition throughout his career. In 1998 and most recently 2004, he was voted USFC A Collegiate Coach of the Year. Schiller was also recently named to the NCAA Fencing Committee, consisting of eight head coaches from across the country. Schiller added another chapter to his successes after earning a fencing masters from the United States Fencing Coaches' Association (USFCA) in August 2002 and currently serves as the Association's Midwest Vice President. The USFCA is a national academy of the Academie d'Armes Internationale (AAI), the world organization of fencing masters. The diplomas awarded through the USFCA are recognized by the AAI and its member national academies throughout the world. The fencing master, the highest level of accreditation, requires an exhaustive practical and oral examination, given by a board of USFCA fencing masters, as well as a written thesis. "It took me a long time to do it, but I'm glad I finally did it," said Schiller. "It was nice to prove to myself that I could do it." For 17 years, Schiller served as the head coach of both the men's and women's programs, posting a 242-174 record with the men's team until the program was dissolved in 1994. His record as women's coach is even more impressive, at 824-248 (.769). His women's teams have experienced incredible success over the years, finishing with winning records in all but one of his 34 seasons, and eclipsing the 30-win mark nine times, including each of the last seven years. The Wildcats have topped 20 wins in 20 of the last 22 years and have a 444-64 (.874) record since the beginning of the 1997-98 season. Schiller has coached more than 89 percent of the matches in school history (1,534 of 1,723), a stretch which includes 16 seasons as men's head coach prior to the program's move to club status following the 1993-94 season. One of the most respected fencing coaches in America, Schiller was named at the 1991 NCAA Championships to the all-decade team for the 1980s, comprised of fencers, coaches and administrators. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the USFA Illinois Division. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Schiller attended Rutgers University, where he was a three-year letterman and co-captain of the Scarlet Knights. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree in African and Afro-American Studies. Schiller came to NU as a graduate student in 1972 and was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship in 1976. He received his doctorate in African History in 1982. In addition to his coaching duties, Schiller has taught history at Northwestern. He recently had a book published by the Blue and Gray Education Society on the evolution of the Federal cavalry tactics in the Civil War. Schiller resides in Deerfield, Ill., with his wife, Cathleen Weigley, who serves as the team's armorer. Schiller's Year-By-Year Results
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