USA Fencing

Event:  Saber
Height: 5'7"
Weight:  135 lbs.
Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colo.
Current Residence: Portland, Ore.
Hobbies: Whitewater kayaking and photography
Favorite Music: The Fray, Seether, Kelly Clarkson, Sugarcult, Snow Patrol, OK GO ... "Pretty much everything except screaming metal and country." 
Favorite Movies: Little Miss Sunshine and The Usual Suspects
People Would be Surprised to Know That ... she can tie knots with her feet.
Honors: 

• USA Fencing Hall of Fame Inductee
• FIE Hall of Fame Inductee (2013)
• Youngest U.S. fencer to win an individual Senior World Championship
• First saber fencer to win three NCAA individual titles (2009, 2011, 2012)
• Four-time NCAA All-American
• 2012 Duke Female Student-Athlete of the Year
• Four-time ACC Academic All American (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
• ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
• Two time CoSIDA Academic All-District III recipient
• Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team

Olympic Teams: 2008 (Bronze - Individual and Team)
Senior World Championship Teams: 2007, 2006 (Gold - Individual, Silver - Team), 2005 (Gold - Team)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2008 (Silver - Team), 2007 (Bronze - Individual and Team), 2006 (Gold - Individual and Team), 2005 (Gold - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2007 (Gold), 2006 (Gold), 2005 (Bronze), 2004

Personal: Ward fenced all through her high school years and also participated in whitewater kayaking for three years. Says she doesn't really have just one role model as she thinks there are values and ideals that you can attain from anyone-either what to do, or not to do-she tries to have a wide spectrum of influences instead of a single idol...

Recent Competition History

2012:

• Gold - NCAA Championships
• Gold - Portland North American Cup (Division I)