Current Residence: College Park, Ga.
Club: Shepherd Swords Fencing Club
Hobbies: Scuba diving, jazz and cruises
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 5 (Foil), No. 9 (Epee)
Current World Ranking: No. 11 (Category C Epee), No. 11 (Category C Foil),
Current Paralympic Qualifying Ranking: No. 24 (Category B Foil), No. 35 (Category B Epee)
Wheelchair World Championship Teams: 2019, 2017 (Bronze - Epee), 2015 (Bronze - Foil), 2013 (Silver - Epee), 2006 (Gold - Foil and Epee), 2002, 1998 (Gold - Foil and Epee)

Results

2019:

Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
Ninth - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
21st - IWAS World Games (Category B Foil)
25th - Sao Paulo Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Foil)
27th - Wheelchair World Championships (Category B Foil)
29th - Sao Paulo Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
30th - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Foil)
33rd - IWAS World Games (Category B Epee)
34th - Wheelchair World Championships (Category B Epee)
37th - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

2018:

Bronze - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Epee)
Bronze - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Foil)
Bronze - October North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
25th - Tbilisi Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Foil)
32nd - Tbilisi Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

2017:

Silver - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
Bronze - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Epee)
Bronze - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Foil)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
Fifth - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Epee)
Fifth - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
Sixth - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
Seventh - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Foil)
10th - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Foil)

2016:

Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
Fifth - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
17th - Laval Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Foil)
18th - Laval Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

2015:

Bronze - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Foil)
Bronze - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Foil)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
Seventh - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Epee)
Ninth - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
Ninth - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Epee)
25th - Sharjah World Cup (Category B Foil)
28th - Sharjah World Cup (Category B Epee)

2014:

Gold - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Foil)
Silver - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Epee)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Epee)
Bronze - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Wheelchair Foil)
Sixth - January North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
23rd - Hong Kong Wheelchair Grand Prix (Category B Foil)
27th - Hong Kong Wheelchair Grand Prix (Category B Epee)

2013:

Silver - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Epee)
Silver - March North American Cup (Wheelchair Epee)
Bronze - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Foil)
Bronze - March North American Cup (Wheelchair Foil)
Sixth - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Foil)
Sixth - Warsaw Wheelchair World Cup (Category C Epee)
Ninth - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Foil)
12th - Wheelchair World Championships (Team Epee)
14th - Montreal Wheelchair Grand Prix (Category B Foil)
15th - Montreal Wheelchair Grand Prix (Category B Epee)

2012

Eighth - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 50m Free)
Eighth - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 200m Free)

2008:

Fourth - Paralympic Games (Swimming 50m Free)
Fourth - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 100m Free)
Fourth - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 200m Free)
Fifth - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 50m Back)

2006:

Gold - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Epee)
Gold - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Foil)

2004:

Silver - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 100m Free)
Bronze - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 50m Free)

2002:

Eighth - Wheelchair World Championships (Category B Foil)
15th - Wheelchair World Championships (Category B Saber)

2000:

Gold - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 50m Free)
Gold - Paralympic Games (Swimming - 100m Free)
Fifth - Lonato Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
Sixth - Paralympic Games (Team Foil)
Eighth - Paralympic Games (Team Saber)
10th - Paralympic Games (Category B Saber)
10th - Oviedo Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
11th - Lonato Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
16th - Paralympic Games (Category B Epee)
18th - Oviedo Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

1999:

Silver - Oviedo Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
Eighth - Oviedo Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)
10th - Budapest Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Saber)
13th - Budapest Wheelchair World Cup (Category B Epee)

1998:

Gold - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Epee)
Gold - Wheelchair World Championships (Category C Foil)

1997:

11th - Budapest Wheelchair World Cup (Category A Saber)
31st - Budapest Wheelchair World Cup (Category A Epee)

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