Spicer Emge 2017-18 Fencing Roster

AS A SENIOR:

• Competed in two duals for the Irish in 2017-18 with a record of 9-1
• Finished 8-0 at the DeCicco Duals before posting a 1-1 record at the Northwestern Duals

AS A JUNIOR:

• Did not compete during the 2016-17 season

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Went 23-4 during regular-season competition
• Began the year with a 12-1 record at the DeCicco Duals
• Posted an 11-2 mark at the Northwestern Duals
• Started the year with a 36th-place finish at the Penn State Open.

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Logged a 22-2 record in his first season with the Irish
• Began the year undefeated at the Ohio State Elite Cup, Was next in action at the Northwestern Duals, where he posted 7-1 mark
• Finished the year 12-1 at home in the DeCicco Duals

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Got his start in the sport after watching the movie “Robin Hood” and asked to take fencing lessons at age five
• Fenced with the Los Angeles International Fencing Club Senior and Junior teams
• Served as captain both as a junior and senior
• Competed in numerous international events throughout prep career
• Crowned Youth-14 National Champion in 2010
• Placed third at the Junior Olympics (Cadet level) in 2012
• Came in second at the Junior World Cup in Moedling, Austria same year
• Second-place finish stands as favorite athletic achievement to date
• Competed as a member of senior men’s foil team that won the North American Cup (NAC) in Columbus, Ohio in 2013
• In junior team foil competition, team won Junior Olympic competition in 2013
• Graduated with honors from Campbell Hall Episcopal in June of 2014
• Participated in the altar guild at St. James Episcopal Church
• Growing up, was active in his community as a camp counselor at Easter Seals Camp and as a YMCA Ragger
• Hails from Los Angeles, California, same area as current women’s foilist Madison Zeiss and former foilist Derek Snyder
• Only child of David and Leslie Emge
• Full name is Spicer Ellington Emge
• Majoring in Architecture