Elyssa Kleiner 2017-18 Fencing Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• 2018 NCAA Championships Women’s Foil Third Place
• 2018 ACC Women’s Foil Champion
• 2018 NCAA Midwest Regional Runner-Up
• 2016 NCAA Midwest Regional Women’s Foil Sixth Place
• 2016, 2019 ACC Championship Women’s Foil Runner-Up
• 2016, 2018, 2019 All-ACC
• 2017 ACC Championship Women’s Foil Fifth Place
• 2017 Yves Auriol Award
• 2019 Alice “Dit” Langford Award
• 2019 Walt Langford Memorial Award
• ACC Fencer of the Week (Feb. 8, 2017)

AS A SENIOR:

• Went 17-11 to improve career record to 137-40
• Tied for third at the Penn State Garret Open to start the year
• Competed in only the individual tournament at the ACC Championship, capturing second place.
• Fell to teammate Amita Berthier in the championship bout at ACCs
• Earned All-ACC recognition for the third time in her career
• Posted her best regular-season outing at Northwestern, going 10-2 on the day
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Earned the team’s Alice “Dit” Langford Award for leadership in women’s foil
• Earned the team’s Walt Langford Memorial Award, “recognizing sportsmanship, leadership and teamwork.”
• Earned a monogram

AS A JUNIOR:

• Recorded the best finish of her career, placing third at the NCAA Championships in women’s foil
• Went 18-5 in round-robin fencing at NCAAs, earning the second seed into direct elimination.
• Fell to teammate Sabrina Massialas in the semifinal bout
• Also came in second place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
• Finished the season with a 33-10 dual record
• Started the season posting an 8-1 record at the Elite Invitational
• Competed at the St. John’s Invitational, finishing with a record of 5-1
• Went 8-3 at the Northwestern Duals
• Concluded the regular season with a 6-2 record at the ACC Championships in the team competition
• Earned a monogram

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Posted a 44-4 mark on the year
• Opened the season 8-2 at the Elite Invitational
• Went 3-1 at the St. John’s Invite and 4-0 at the NYU Invite the next day
• After going 20-1 at the Northwestern Duals, was named the ACC Fencer of the Week
• Went 9-0 during team competition at the ACC Championships to help the Irish win their third straight conference title
• Claimed the team’s Yves Auriol Award for most improved fencer
• Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Had an impressive freshman campaign headlined by All-ACC recognition after finishing as the conference runner-up at the ACC Championships
• Fenced eventual champion and teammate Sabrina Massialas in the gold-medal bout at the ACC Championships, falling 15-12
• Finished sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals
• Turned in a 43-15 regular-season record
• Opened the year with a 6-3 mark at the Penn Elite Invitational
• Went 5-1 on the first day of the DeCicco Duals
• Posted a 13-7 mark at the Northwestern Duals
• Wrapped the regular season with a 13-2 mark at the Duke Duals
• Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Graduated from the Urban School in June 2015
• Fences with current Irish teammate Sabrina Massialas and former Irish foilist Gerek Meinhardt at the Massialas Foundation
• Daughter of Gregg Kleiner and Cathlin Milligan
• Has an older sister, Helena
• Full name is Elyssa Rachel Kleiner
• Enrolled in the First Year of Studies