Molly Hudson 2017-18 Fencing Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• 2019 ACC Championships, Women’s Epee Runner-Up.
• 2019 All-ACC
• 2019 All-ACC Academic Team

AS A SENIOR:

• Ended the season with her highest career finishes, claiming second at the ACC Championships and earning All-ACC recognition
• Finished the year 39-18, bringing her career record to 101-45
• Went 22-2 over two days at the DeCicco Duals
• Went 4-1 during team play at the ACC Championships to help the Irish claim the title
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Earned a monogram

AS A JUNIOR:

• Competed at the Elite Invitational where she finished with a 3-5 record

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Went 35-12 during rookie campaign
• Season was highlighted by fourth-place women’s epee finish at the ACC Championship
• Went 35-12 in dual bouts on the season
• Bounced back from an 0-4 start to win next 16 bouts at NYU Invitational (4-0) and DeCicco Duals (12-0)
• Went 12-6 at the Northwestern Invitational
• Posted a 7-2 record during team competition at the ACC Championships, helping the Irish to a third straight ACC title
• Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Graduated from Westchester Academy for International Studies in June 2015
• Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but now calls Houston, Texas, home
• Competes with the Alliance Fencing Academy along with Irish teammate Darius Zacharakis and former Irish fencers and Olympians Kelley Hurley (’11)  Courtney Hurley (’13)
• Member of the British women’s epee team
• Has a wealth of experience on the domestic and international stage, with several highlights
• Placed third in junior women’s epee at the Commonwealth Fencing Junior Championships in July 2015 while helping the team to a third-place finish
• Two-time North American Cup epee team champion with AFA (2011 and 2013)
• Also claimed gold with in junior team epee at the 2012 Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah
• Placed third individually at the 2014 June Junior North American Cup in Columbus, Ohio
• Claims placing seventh in women’s individual epee at the Cadet World Championships in Porec, Croatia in April 2013 as biggest athletic thrill to date
• Daughter of Andrew and Nicky Hudson
• Younger sister to brothers Jack and Liam and older sister to brother Rhys
• Brother Jack fenced at Princeton