Ariel Simmons 2018-19 Fencing Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• 2017 NCAA Team Championship
• 2017 NCAA Championships Men’s Epee Third Place
• 2017 First Team All-American
• 2017 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships Second Place
• 2017 ACC Men’s Epee Champion
• 2017 ACC Championships Men’s Most Valuable Fencer
• 2017 ACC Men’s Fencer of the Year for Epee
• 2017 Monogram Club MVP
• 2017 Notre Dame Men’s Epee MVP
• 2017 All-ACC Academic Team

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Finished the season with a 21-21 record through four contests
• Went 7-5 at the St. John’s Invitational
• Concluded the year with a 6-3 record at the ACC Championships

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Turned in an exceptional rookie campaign for the Irish, highlighted by a First Team All-American performance at the NCAA Championships, finishing tied for third in men’s epee
• Went 15-8 with a +6 indicator to qualify for the NCAA men’s epee semifinals
• Fell to eventual champion Cooper Schumacher (St. John’s) 15-10 in the NCAA semifinal
• Went 9-2 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship to capture second place
• Defeated teammate Dylan French 15-9 to capture first career ACC title
• Went 8-1 during team competition at the ACC Championships to help the Irish to their third straight ACC title
• Honored as the Most Valuable Fencer of the ACC Championships
• Went 39-23 in dual meets during the season
• Named the ACC Men’s Fencer of the Year for Epee
• Named the Monogram Club MVP
• Named ND’s men’s epee MVP
• Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Joins the Irish men’s epee squad after a gap year following his high school graduation in 2014
• Amassed an impressive national and international resume during the 2014-15 season
• Was the 2013 Cadet World Champion and 2013 Junior National Champion
• Helped the U.S. claim the epee championship at the 2015 Junior Pan-American Games
• Placed in the top three at two Division I NAC events, including a gold medal at the 2014 December NAC
• Claimed gold at the 2015 January Junior NAC
• Finished the 2014-15 season ranked No. 1 in the country as both a cadet and junior and No. 4 in the senior division