Personal Information
Residence Oakton, VA, USA
Occupation Athlete, Student
Languages English
License number 26072003002
Club
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing at age 10.
Why this sport? She was inspired to take up the sport after watching an episode of the US teen sitcom 'iCarly'. "What first drew me to fencing, other than thinking it was cool to swordfight, was the individual aspect of it. Though there are team events in fencing, the majority of the time it's just you against one other person, and all of your successes and failures depend on how you perform on the strip."
Club / Team Fencers Club [USA] / Princeton University [USA]:
Name of coach Zoltan Dudas [Princeton]; Natalie Dostert [national]; Guillermo Madrigal Sardinas, CUB
Training Regime She watches videos of previous bouts to determine what she needs to work on in training. "Video watching is big. You got to learn from that. After every tournament, I watch the video and try to work on my mistakes. Sometimes they're habits that get me down for years."
Handedness Right
General Interest
Hobbies Playing percussion instruments, reading. (usafencing.org, 10 Apr 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in individual epee at the 2022 World Cadets and Juniors Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (First to 15: The USA Fencing Podcast, 13 Jun 2022)
Sporting philosophy / motto "There have been times where I was shorter, weaker, and slower than my opponent, but approaching the bout with the right strategy allowed me to still win." (potomacpulseblog.wordpress.com, 26 Oct 2021)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (dailyprincetonian.com, 26 Apr 2024)
