2022-2023 Officers
President Grace Riley
Grace Riley is a fourth-year Digital Arts and Sciences major and an épée fencer. This is her third year as part of the leadership team of the club she’s loved since her freshman year, and when she hasn’t been fencing she’s been making art and developing video games.
Vice President Nicholas Van Nimwigen
Nicholas Van Nimwegen is a 3rd Year mathematics major. After 10 years in various unarmed martial arts, he decided to pick up a saber and finally live out his pirate dreams.
Secretary Chris Wolf
Chris Wolf is a Senior business management major with a minor in economics. He fences épée. His grandfather fenced foil for the US in the 1960 Rome Olympics.
Treasurer Madeline Stewart
Madeline Stewart is a junior Sabre fencer majoring in political science and sustainability, and minoring in environmental science, French, and international sustainable development and humanitarian assistance. As her academic load indicates, she's a chronic workaholic that also loves money, so now she's the treasurer of the club. If she's not fencing or crunching numbers, she's in the woods or petting a lovely dog.
2022-2023 Chairs
Social Media Chair Lela Myers
Tournament Chair Charlotte Sanders
Social Media Chair Lela Myers
Lela Myers is a third-year advertising and English double major. She is a sabre fencer and the face behind all of our social media accounts. Lela is originally from Colorado and is pursuing a combination degree to get her Master's in mass communication.
Fundraising Chair Alice Rozet
Tournament Chair Charlotte Sanders
Social Media Chair Lela Myers
Alice Rozet is a second-year information systems major and an épée fencer. Some fun facts about Alice are that she’s from New York City, has a twin brother, and is bilingual.
Tournament Chair Charlotte Sanders
Tournament Chair Charlotte Sanders
Tournament Chair Charlotte Sanders
Charlotte Sanders is a third-year chemistry and classics double major and an épée fencer. She is spending a full year at the University of Glasgow as part of an exchange program.
Armory Chair Bea Covert
Epee and Foil Assistant Armorer Carlos Sanchez
Tournament Chair Charlotte Sanders
Bea Covert is a junior studying agricultural and biological engineering. They primarily fence épée, but also earned a bronze foil team medal at SIFA last year. Benaloves to garden and cook in their free time.
Epee and Foil Assistant Armorer Carlos Sanchez
Epee and Foil Assistant Armorer Carlos Sanchez
Epee and Foil Assistant Armorer Carlos Sanchez
Carlos Sanchez is a second-year épée fencer. He is majoring in psychology on a premed track. He has never seen Harry Potter or Star Wars.
2022-2023 Sabre Captains
Kat Akulova
Kat Akulova
Kat Akulova
Kat Akulova is a third-year health science major and Russian minor. Some fun facts about her is that she moved to the United States when she was 8 years old from Russia, she is bilingual, enjoys photography, and loves cats.
Brian Seol
Kat Akulova
Kat Akulova
Brian Seol is a third-year biomedical engineering major. He fences sabre. His interests include dogs and weightlifting.
2022-2023 Foil Captains
Francis Orozco
Arman Chowdhury
Arman Chowdhury
Francis Orozco is a second-year electrical engineering major and a rated foil fencer. His favorite food is bacon.
Arman Chowdhury
Arman Chowdhury
Arman Chowdhury
Arman Chowdhury is a second-year electrical engineering major. He is in his second year of fencing. His favorite fencer is Bryce Louie!
Grace Pickens
Arman Chowdhury
Grace Pickens
Grace Pickens is a third-year anthropology major and a foil fencer from Tampa, Florida. Prior to joining the fencing team, she had never been out of Florida. In just two semesters, she traveled to 8 different states with the fencing team.
2022-2023 Épée Captains
Madeline McCreary
Madeline McCreary
Madeline McCreary
Madeleine McCreary is a junior in biomedical engineering, and she absolutely adores being part of the Fencing Team. She's played violin for over 10 years (taken a bit of a hiatus recently but it’s okay) and is currently an RA at UF.
Chris Wolf
Madeline McCreary
Madeline McCreary
Chris Wolf is a senior business management major with a minor in Economics. He fences épée. His grandfather fenced foil for the US in the 1960 Rome Olympics.