COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — After exciting action at the Plovdiv World Cup in Bulgaria and the Shanghai Grand Prix in China, the Women's Foil squad representing Team USA at the Pan-American Senior Championships and the FIE Fencing World Championships has been confirmed.

The team comprises a potent mix of established champions and rising stars: Lee Kiefer OLY, Jackie Dubrovich OLY, Lauren Scruggs and Maia Weintraub. These athletes have demonstrated their prowess at both domestic and international levels, solidifying their positions as some of the world's best fencers.

Kiefer, a member of the Bluegrass Fencers' Club, currently sits at the top of the FIE rankings and will compete at her 12th Senior Worlds. With an illustrious career filled with numerous medals at World Championships and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Kiefer is a formidable force on the team.

Dubrovich of the New Jersey Fencing Alliance is currently ranked 17th in the FIE rankings and brings her wealth of experience to the squad — her fourth Senior World Team roster. Her impressive record includes multiple team silver medals at the Junior/Cadet World Championships and a team bronze at the 2019 Senior World Championships.

Scruggs, representing the Peter Westbrook Foundation and Harvard University, holds the 37th position in the current FIE rankings. A star on the rise, Scruggs boasts an impressive junior record, including multiple individual and team gold medals at the Junior/Cadet World Championships. This is her first Senior World Team.

Completing the squad is Weintraub from Fencers Club and Princeton University. Weintraub is currently ranked 27th in the FIE rankings and is on her second Senior World Team. Weintraub has proven her talent with a team silver at the 2022 Senior World Championships and team gold at the 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships.

This quartet, along with the other five squads previously named, will make their debut at the 2023 Pan-American Senior Championships, taking place from June 14–21 in Lima, Peru, and subsequently represent the USA at the 2023 FIE Fencing World Championships scheduled for July 22–30 in Milan, Italy.

This promising lineup, bolstered by their stellar record and consistent performances, is set to face the best from around the globe as they seek to bring home medals and establish their places in the fencing world. Their experience and results at these competitions will be crucial in their quest for a spot on the 2024 Paris Olympic team.

Senior Women’s Epee

Kat Holmes OLY

Clubs: New York Athletic Club, DC Fencers Club

Current FIE ranking: 27

Birthdate: July 15, 1993

World Championship results:

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Epee Individual Silver

• 2010 I. Summer Youth Olympic Games - Cadet Six Weapon Team Bronze

• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Epee Team Silver

• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Epee Team Bronze

• 2018 Senior World Championships - Women's Epee Team Gold

Instagram: @katholmes46

Isis Washington

Clubs: Peter Westbrook Foundation, Top Fencing Club

Current FIE ranking: 72

Birthdate: Sept. 25, 1993

Instagram: @iwashingtonusa 

Kasia Nixon

Clubs: Peter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers Club Inc.

Current FIE ranking: 80

Birthdate: Dec. 15, 1997

World Championship results:

• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Epee Individual Bronze

• 2016 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Epee Team Bronze

• 2017 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Epee Individual Silver

• 2017 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Epee Team Bronze

Instagram: @kasianixon.la

Anne Cebula

Clubs: New York Athletic Club, New York Fencing Academy

Current FIE ranking: 56

Birthdate: July 3, 1998

Instagram: @anne.cebula

 

Senior Men’s Epee

Dylan Nollner

Club: New York Athletic Club

Current FIE ranking: 79

Birthdate: May 13, 1992

Stephen Ewart Jr.

Clubs: Swords Fencing Studio, University of Notre Dame

Current FIE ranking: 64

Birthdate: Aug. 23, 1999

World Championship results:

• 2019 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Epee Team Silver

Instagram: @stephen.ewart

Tristan Szapary

Clubs: Fencers Club Inc., Princeton University

Current FIE ranking: 111

Birthdate: Oct. 18, 2001

World Championship results:

• 2021 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Epee Team Silver

Instagram: @t_szap

Curtis McDowald OLY

Clubs: Peter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers Club Inc.

Current FIE ranking: 57

Birthdate: Jan. 23, 1996

Instagram: @curtismcdowald

 

Senior Women’s Foil

Lee Kiefer OLY

Club: Bluegrass Fencers' Club

Current FIE ranking: 1

Birthdate: June 15, 1994

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2008 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Foil Individual Silver
• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Foil Individual Gold
• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Foil Individual Silver
• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Silver
• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2011 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2013 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2013 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Gold
• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2017 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2018 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2019 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Bronze
• 2020 XXXII. Summer Olympic Games - Women's Foil Individual Gold
• 2022 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2022 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Silver

Instagram: @leetothekiefer

Jackie Dubrovich OLY

Club: New Jersey Fencing Alliance

Current FIE ranking: 17

Birthdate: July 18, 1994

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2013 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2019 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Bronze
• 2022 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Silver

Instagram: @jackiedubrovich

Lauren Scruggs

Club: Peter Westbrook Foundation, Harvard University

Current FIE ranking: 37

Birthdate: Jan. 27, 2003

World Championship results:

• 2018 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2018 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2019 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Foil Individual Gold
• 2019 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Gold
• 2021 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Gold
• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2023 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Individual Bronze
• 2023 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold

Instagram: @saucyscruggs

Maia Weintraub

Club: Fencers Club, Princeton University

Current FIE ranking: 27

Birthdate: Oct. 24, 2002

World Championship results:

• 2021 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Silver
• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Foil Team Gold
• 2022 Senior World Championships - Women's Foil Team Silver

Instagram: @maia.weintraub

Senior Men’s Foil

Alexander Massialas OLY

Club: Massialas Foundation (M Team)

Current FIE ranking: 1

Birthdate: April 20, 1994

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2010 I. Summer Youth Olympic Games - Cadet Men's Foil Individual Silver

• 2010 I. Summer Youth Olympic Games - Cadet Six Weapon Team Bronze

• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Men's Foil Individual Gold

• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Men's Foil Individual Gold

• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Silver

• 2011 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2013 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Gold

• 2013 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2013 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2015 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Individual Silver

• 2016 XXXI. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Individual Silver

• 2016 XXXI. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2017 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2018 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2019 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2020 XXXII. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2022 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

Instagram: @amassialas

Gerek Meinhardt OLY

Clubs: Massialas Foundation (M Team), Bluegrass Fencers’ Club

Current FIE ranking: 6

Birthdate: July 27, 1990

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2008 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Silver

• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2010 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2015 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2016 XXXI. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2017 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2018 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2019 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2020 XXXII. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2022 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

Instagram: @gerekmeinhardt

Nick Itkin OLY

Clubs: LA International Fencing Center, University of Notre Dame

Current FIE ranking: 11

Birthdate: Oct. 9, 1999

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2017 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2018 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Individual Gold

• 2018 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2020 XXXII. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2022 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Individual Bronze

• 2022 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

Instagram: @nick_itkin

Miles Chamley-Watson OLY

Clubs: LA International Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.

Current FIE ranking: 20

Birthdate: Dec. 3, 1989

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2008 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Gold

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2013 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Individual Gold

• 2013 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2016 XXXI. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Foil Team Bronze

• 2017 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2018 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Silver

• 2019 Senior World Championships - Men's Foil Team Gold

Instagram: @fencer

 

Senior Women’s Saber

Elizabeth Tartakovsky

Clubs: Manhattan Fencing Center, Harvard University

Current FIE ranking: 16

Birthdate: May 21, 2000

World Championship results:

• 2016 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Saber Team Bronze

• 2017 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Saber Individual Bronze

• 2018 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Saber Team Silver

Instagram: @elizabethtartakovsky 

Magda Skarbonkiewicz

Club: Oregon Fencing Alliance

Current FIE ranking: 29

Birthdate: Nov. 20, 2005

World Championship results:

• 2021 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Saber Individual Gold

• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Women's Saber Individual Gold

• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Saber Individual Gold

• 2023 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Women's Saber Individual Gold

Maia Chamberlain

Clubs: Manhattan Fencing Center, Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy

Current FIE ranking: 55

Birthdate: June 5, 1998

Instagram: @maiachamberlain

Tatiana Nazlymov

Club: Nazlymov Fencing Foundation

Current FIE ranking: 42

Birthdate: Sept. 2, 2004

Instagram: @tati.nazlymov

 

Senior Men’s Saber

Eli Dershwitz OLY

Club: Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

Current FIE ranking: 11

Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1995

World Championship results:

• 2012 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Individual Silver

• 2013 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Individual Bronze

• 2014 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Team Bronze

• 2015 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Individual Gold

• 2015 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Team Bronze

• 2018 Senior World Championships - Men's Saber Individual Silver

Instagram: @eli.dershwitz

Daryl Homer OLY

Club: Peter Westbrook Foundation

Current FIE ranking: 14

Birthdate: July 16, 1990

World Championship and Olympic results:

• 2007 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Men's Saber Individual Bronze

• 2009 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Individual Bronze

• 2010 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Team Bronze

• 2015 Senior World Championships - Men's Saber Individual Silver

• 2016 XXXI. Summer Olympic Games - Men's Saber Individual Silver

Instagram: @daryldhomer

Colin Heathcock

Clubs: Christian Bauer Academy, Manhattan Fencing Center

Current FIE ranking: 34

Birthdate: Dec. 20, 2005

World Championship results:

• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Cadet Men's Saber Individual Silver (Germany)

• 2022 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Individual Gold (Germany)

• 2023 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Individual Gold

• 2023 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Team Gold

Instagram: @colinheathcock

Andrew Doddo

Clubs: Fencers Club Inc., New Jersey Fencing Alliance

Current FIE ranking: 70

Birthdate: Oct. 20, 1998

World Championship results:

• 2018 Junior/Cadet World Championships - Junior Men's Saber Team Bronze

Instagram: @andrewdoddo