Amanda Pirkowski 2022-23 Fencing Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS 

• 2024 ACC Women’s Epee Fencer of the Year
• 2024 All-ACC Academic Women’s Fencing Team
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Women’s Fencing Team
• 2023 ACC Team Champion, Women’s Epee
• 2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022 ACC Individual Champion, Women’s Epee
• 2022 ACC Team Champion, Women’s Epee
• 2022 ACC Women’s Fencing MVP
• 2022 All-ACC Academic Women’s Fencing Team
• 2022 NCAA Championships, Individual Women’s Epee, 8th Place
• 2022 NCAA Team Champion
• 2022 Second Team All-American
• 2022 ACC Academic Honor Roll
• February 28, 2022 Notre Dame Women’s Athlete of the Week
• February 9, 2022 ACC Women’s Fencer of the Week
• 2021 Yves Auriol Award
• 2021 Ted Hodges Award
• 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll 

AS A SENIOR 

• Placed 1st in the individual women’s epee competition at the 2024 Midwest Regional, qualifying for the NCAA Championship.
• Represented the ND team in a one bout epee fence off at the ACC Women’s Championship, winning the bout to secure the the ACC team title for Notre Dame.
• Placed fourth at the ACC Championship in individual Women’s Epee.
• Selected as ACC Women’s Epeeist of the Year.
• Chosen as ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
• Finished 16th at 2024 NCAA Championships in individual epee competition.
• Fifth place out of 152 competitors in 2023 December North American Cup (Division I).
• Nineteenth place out of 204 competitors in 2023 October North American Cup (Division I).
• Earned All-ACC Academic honors.

AS A JUNIOR 

• Achieved a 9-0 winning record as part of the epee squad for the team title at the 2023 ACC Championship
• Won gold at the 2022 December North American Cup (Division I) out of 155 competitors
• 7th place out of 169 competitors at the 2022 October North American Cup (Division I)
• 9th place out of 125 competitors at the 2022 July Challenge/North American Cup (Division I)
• 19th place out of 122 competitors in 2023 April North American Cup (Division I)
• 18th place out of 195 competitors in 2023 January North American Cup (Division I)
• Tallied an 11-0 record against other ACC schools in the 2022-2023 season
• Compiled a 31-11 record during the season to improve career record to 111-43

AS A SOPHOMORE 

• Won 1st place in the individual women’s epee competition at the ACC Championship with a 16-1 record
• Chosen as ACC Women’s MVP of the 2022 ACC Championship
• Named ACC Fencer of the Week on February 9, 2022
• Helped the Irish claim 12th national championship in program history at the 2022 NCAA Championships
• Earned 8th place in individual epee at the 2022 NCAA Championships, receiving All-American honors with this performance
• Named Notre Dame’s Women’s Athlete of the Week on February 28, 2022
• Won gold at the 2021 December North American Cup (Junior) out of 195 competitors
• Tallied a 15-2 record at the Northwestern Invitational
• Won 3rd place at the Midwest Regional Championship
• 16th place out of 153 competitors at the 2021 October North American Cup (Division I)
• 7th place out of 155 competitors at the 2022 January North American Cup (Junior)
• 9th place out of 209 competitors at the Junior Olympic Championship
• Finished the 2022 season with a 51-21 record 

AS A FRESHMAN 

• NCAA Championship Qualifier
• Third place at 2021 May North American Cup (Division I) out of 116 competitors
• Second place at 2021 April North American Cup (Division I) out of 75 competitors
• Made collegiate debut at the Ohio State Invitational and went 9-5 on the day
• Compiled an 8-1 record at the Northwestern Invitational
• Finished the NCAA season with a 22-9 record
• Eighth place out of 119 competitors at the 2021 May North American Cup (Junior)
• 6th place out of 219 competitors at the Junior Olympic Championship in 2021
• 10th place out of 127 competitors at the 2021 July North American Cup (Division I)
• 11th place out of 143 competitors at the 2021 June North American Cup (Division I)
• Received Yves Auriol Award for showing the most improvement during the season
• Earned Ted Hodges Award for facing adversity and prevailing 

PREP AND PERSONAL 

• Double majoring in Marketing and FTT (Film/Television/Theater) with a minor in Theology
• Graduated from Lake Mary High School with 4.6 GPA
• 2019 USA Cadet World Team Member
• Second place 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Cadet Team European Cup
• Third place 2019 Dijon, France Junior Team World Cup
• Sixth place 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Cadet European Cup
• 13th place 2019 Torun, Poland Cadet World Championships
• 14th place 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Junior World Cup
• Second place 2018 November North American Cup (Cadet)
• Third place 2018 Heidenheim, Germany Cadet Team European Cup
• Third place 2018 October North American Cup (Cadet)
• Sixth place 2018 July Challenge (Junior)
• Seventh place 2018 Heidenheim, Germany Cadet European Cup
• Eighth place 2018 December North American Cup (Division I)
• 12th place 2018 Krakow, Poland Cadet European Cup
• Third place 2017 Espoo, Finland Cadet Team European Cup
• Third place 2017 USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
• Fifth place 2017 Bratislava, Slovakia Cadet Team European Cup
• Ninth place 2017 March North American Cup (Y14)
• 10th place 2017 USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
• 12th place Klagenfurt, Austria Cadet European Cup
• 13th place December North American Cup (Division I)
• 14th place Espoo, Finland Cadet European Cup
• Second place 2016 Junior Team Cancun, Mexico Pan American Championships
• First place 2016 Cancun, Mexico Estafeta (all-weapon) Team Pan American Championship
• Fifth place 2016 November North American Cup (Y14)
• Fifth place 2016 March North American Cup (Y14)
• 22nd place 2015 Copenhagen Denmark Cadet World Cup
• Eighth place 2016 November North American Cup (Junior)
• Third place 2015 November North American Cup (Cadet)
• 6th place 2015 October North American Cup (Div II)
• First place 2015 Lima, Peru Pan American Youth Championship (Foil)
• Third place 2015 Lima, Peru Pan American Youth Championship (Epee)
• Second place 2015 USA Fencing National Championships (Y-12)