Adam Maczik currently fences Vet 40 Men’s Epee and represents Marx Fencing Academy in Acton, Massachusetts where he is coached by Michael Marx. In 2001 he decided not to play basketball at the University of Michigan and joined the fencing club where he learned to fence under Jim Vesper and his club captain George Kiwada.  While at Michigan he also played saxophone in the marching band.  He eventually decided “to get serious about fencing” and moved to Oregon to train at Northwest Fencing Center, where he met his wife, fellow epeeist Cassandra Bates.  His initial career goal was to be a teacher, and when he first came to Massachusetts he taught high school while coaching at Marx Fencing. In 2019 he became a full-time coach, combining his club responsibilities with a coaching position at Harvard.  In addition to his wife Cassie, his cheering section includes his parents, Carol and Danny and now his newborn son Titan Alexander.  

Prior to becoming a Vet fencer, in 2013 Adam was invited to live and train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Adam’s best results were winning a Div I NAC as well as Div 1a Nationals in 2015. He also earned a spot as a Senior World Team Alternate during the 2015 season. Since becoming a Vet he has won multiple gold  medals in Vet 40 and Vet Combined Men’s Epee while continuing to compete in Div I.

The Veterans Committee presents the Veteran 40 Fencer of the Year to Adam for his outstanding performance during the 2023-4 season. His noteworthy accomplishments include a fistful of medals from the April NAC/Div I Nationals: gold in Vet40 ME, gold in Vet combined ME, and 7th place in Division I National Championships. He is currently in the top 32 on the Division I points list.  Outside of his own fencing, his accomplishments this season also include helping Harvard Fencing secure the 2024 NCAA Team Championship and the Women's Epee Individual Championship.

Julie Seal currently fences Vet 50 Foil and Saber. She started her own club, Valkyrie Fencing, in Utah, where she is coached by Mark Stasinos. She is both a marketing professional and a fencing coach. In 2022, she was accredited as a Fencing Master in both foil and saber by the US Fencing Coaches Association, making her one of only seven female Fencing Masters in the US. The following year, she added her certification as a Fencing Master in epee, completing her qualification as Maître d’Armes. In 2023, she also became the first fencer ever inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.

Julie began fencing in 1991 while a student at Brigham Young University. After being cut from the softball team, she wanted to take a clogging class (by her own admission, because there were cute boys in the class), but it was full. Fencing was the only PE class she could get into. Within a decade, Julie was an A-rated, nationally ranked fencer in all three weapons, winning gold in both Division 1 foil and saber, as well as silver in Division 1A epee. She also competed internationally, representing the US at the Pan American Games. Her competitive career slowed in the early 2000s after her children were born, and in 2007, she stopped competing and gave away most of her equipment. However, in 2017, at the age of 45, she decided to enter the Vet 40 competition at Summer Nationals when they were held in Salt Lake City. Her reentry to national competition was marked by gold medals in both foil and saber—a feat she has gone on to repeat at multiple national championships. In 2023, Julie made history by becoming Veteran World Champion in both foil and saber. That same year, she also helped the US earn multiple team medals: gold in Vet Women’s Saber and silver in Vet Women’s Foil. Julie’s support team includes her husband, Richard; her children, Gracie, Max, Cameron, Ayda, and Bubba; as well as her son-in-law, Jakob.

The Veterans Committee presents the Veteran 50 Fencer of the Year Award to Julie Seal in recognition of her outstanding record during the 2023–24 season. For the third year in a row, she qualified for the Veteran World Championships in both foil and saber. She won gold in all three national events and bronze at Worlds in individual Vet 50 Women’s Saber, as well as earning two silver and one bronze medal at national events in individual Vet 50 Women’s Foil. She then went on to help Team USA earn gold in both the foil and saber team events.

Robin Pernice currently fences Vet 60 Women’s Saber and represents Dynamo Fencing Center in Newton, Massachusetts. She is coached by her daughter, Eva Jellison, as well as Alex Kushkov and Misha Shimshovich. Outside of fencing, Robin is a physical therapist who runs her own home care company. Her support system includes her daughters, Eva and Erica, and her grandson, Obie.

Robin began fencing in 2001 at Prise de Fer Fencing with David Blake and Ariana Klinkov. She wrote, “I started to fence so that I could understand why my daughter was winning or losing. After a bout that she lost, I suggested that she parry five. She yelled that I was not a fencer, so I didn’t know what to do. I started lessons the next day.”

Before becoming a veteran fencer, she won local and regional events, including the mixed unclassified Pomme de Terre, where she fenced (and beat) a group of teenage boys who were very unhappy that someone’s mom defeated them. Those teenagers might be consoled if they learned that “someone’s mom” went on to win multiple national veteran medals and became an 11-time member of the US Veteran World Team and a world champion. Internationally, she has earned three individual medals (bronze, silver, and gold) and six team medals (two bronze, one silver, and three gold).

The Veterans Committee presents the Veteran 60 Fencer of the Year Award for 2023–24 to Robin Pernice. Her outstanding season includes one bronze and two gold medals from the regular season and gold medals in both her individual and team events at the Veteran World Championships in Dubai.

Chris Matt currently fences Vet 60 Men’s Saber and represents Capital Fencing Academy, where he is coached by Dariusz Gilman. He followed his kids into fencing, beginning in 2010 at the Virginia Academy of Fencing. He lives in Fairfax Station, VA, and works as a government consultant. His support team includes his wife, Linda; his children and children-in-law, Ryan, Emily, Laura, and Andrew; and his new granddaughter, Rosie.

Since starting his fencing career, Chris has been a member of six US Veteran World Teams and has been a National Champion twice, winning Vet 60 Men’s Saber in 2023 and 2024. His team, “The Troublemakers,” has also won multiple gold medals in Vet Team Men’s Saber. He proudly notes that at the April NAC, he was one of four members from his club who topped the podium in Vet 40, 50, 60, and 70 Men’s Saber.

The Veterans Committee presents the Veteran 60 Fencer of the Year Award for 2023–24 to Chris Matt in recognition of his outstanding performance. During the regular season, he won one bronze and two gold medals at the NACs and Nationals, and at the Veteran World Championships, he earned both individual and team gold medals.

Joe Streb currently fences Vet 70 Men’s Saber and Vet 70 Men’s Foil. He is from Columbus, Ohio, and represents both Columbus Arts Fencing Academy and Royal Arts Fencing Club. His foil coach is Joe Streb Jr., and his saber coaches are Dema Lapkes of Ohio State and E. Sterling Streb. When not fencing, Joe works as an attorney. His support network includes his daughter Sterling and son Joseph Jr. (both of whom fenced for OSU), his wife Deborah, a healthcare executive, and his daughter Stephanie, a professional photographer.

Joe began fencing at the age of 39 in 1991. Previously a competitive soccer player, he turned to fencing after breaking his leg and seeing an ad for the Columbus Fencers Club in the local newspaper. He won his first local foil tournament—the first of many victories. Joe has won veteran national championships five times in foil (1999, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2023) and twice in saber (2012 and 2022). He has been a member of 18 Veteran World Championship Teams, earning multiple medals in both foil and saber. His individual medals from Vet Worlds include two bronze, three silver, and one gold in saber, as well as two bronze in foil. He also has a collection of team medals, including one silver and four golds in saber, and one silver in foil.

The Veterans Committee presents the Veteran 70 Fencer of the Year Award to Joe Streb in recognition of his outstanding performance during the 2023–24 season. During the season, he earned gold and silver medals in foil, as well as gold and bronze medals in saber, qualifying him for his 18th US Veteran World Team. In Dubai, he took silver in Vet 70 Men’s Saber and bronze in Vet 70 Men’s Foil. Adding to his medal haul, he brought home a gold medal in the team event in Men’s Saber and a silver medal in Men’s Foil, making him the first veteran man to win four medals at a single Vet Worlds.

Davis Carvey currently fences Vet 80 Foil and represents Rain City Fencing Club and Salle Auriol Seattle. He is coached by Garik Balayan. Davis is from Seattle, Washington, and has been a management professor at Pacific Lutheran University and Texas Tech University, as well as a Senior Manager at the Boeing Company. Outside of fencing, his interests include sea stories and boating. His family cheering section includes his wife of 32+ years, three children, and five grandchildren.

Davis was already a veteran when he began fencing in 1998 at the Boeing Fencing Club in Seattle, Washington. He encouraged his kids to try a variety of activities, including fencing, and when he joined them, he was hooked, saying, “I loved it from the start.” Despite starting later in life, Davis has represented the US at five Veteran World Championships, with an unbroken run from 2012 to 2016, finishing 7th in Vet 70 Men’s Foil in 2015 in Limoges, France.

The Veterans Committee presents the Veteran 80 Fencer of the Year Award to Davis Carvey in recognition of his outstanding record during the 2023–24 season. He took gold in all three Vet 80 Men’s Foil events.