Stefani Deschner 2019-20 Fencing Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2021 NCAA Women’s Foil Champion
• 2021 NCAA Team Champion
• 2021 NCAA Women of the Year Nominee
• 2021 ACC Fencing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2020 ACC Fencing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2020 ACC Fencer of the Year (Women’s Foil)
• 2020 ACC Champion (Women’s Foil)
• 2020 NCAA Qualifier
• 2020 Third Place Finish at Midwest Regionals

AS A SENIOR

• Closed out her Notre Dame career with another stellar season with the Irish
• She defeated Lodovica Bicego to claim the NCAA Women’s Foil Championship at the 2021 NCAA Championship
• Helped the Irish claim their 11th National Championship at the 2021 NCAA Championship
• She was one of the ACC’s nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year
• Claimed her second consecutive ACC Fencing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• During the regular season, she competed at the Ohio State Invitational and finished with a perfect 17-0 record.
• Deschner was named ACC Women’s Fencer of the Week following her performance at Ohio State
• Finished her Irish career with a 109-30 record

AS A JUNIOR

• Had a breakout season in her third year at Notre Dame and finished the regular season with a 36-13 record
• Went undefeated in her final three regular season meets (6-0 @ DeCicco, 8-0 @ Northwestern and 3-0 @Duke)
• Defeated teammate Morgan Partridge in the Foil Championship to claim her first career ACC individual title
• Went 5-0 during the team competition and help the Irish claim the team championship at ACC’s
• Finished in third place at the Midwest Regionals and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Championship, the first of her career
• Following the season, Deschner was named ACC Fencing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Improved her career record to 87-29

AS A SOPHOMORE

• Went 21-3 on the year in dual competition
• Opened the season with an 8-1 showing at the Elite Invitational
• Went 7-2 at the Northwestern Duals
• Helped the Irish to the ACC title with a 6-0 mark
• Finished fifth individually at ACCs
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• One of five winners of the team’s Yves Auriol Award, given to the most improved fencers
• Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN

• Competed in all but one meet in her rookie campaign, finishing with a record of 27-13
• Opened the season with a 5-5 record at the Elite Invitational
• Posted a 3-0 record aat the St. John’s Invitational
• Finished the season at the ACC Championships, completing a 6-0 record at the meet

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

• Currently the No. 5-ranked junior and No. 15-ranked senior in the United States
• Won team bronze at the 2016 Cadet World Championships
• Made 2014 and 2015 Cadet World Championship teams
• 2016 U-17 World Championships Bronze Medalist
• 2016 Pisa Cadet European Cup Silver Medalist
• 2015 Montecatini Terme European Cup Gold Medalist
• 2015 Cadet July Challenge Gold Medalist
• 2015 Tauberbischofsheim Cadet European Cup Silver Medalist
• 2015 USA Fencing Junior Olympics Bronze Medalist
• 2015 Cadet World Championships – Fifth Place
• 2013 Tauberbischofsheim Cadet European Cup Gold Medalist
• Four-time gold medalist in junior and cadet North American Cup events
• Three-time bronze medalist in junior and cadet NACs

PREP & PERSONAL

• Graduated from George Washington University Online High School in June 2017
• Competes as part of the same fencing club as Irish fencers Lee Kiefer, Axel Kiefer, Hazem Khazbak and Nicholas Sloan
• Originally from Mechanicsville, Virginia; moved to Kentucky to compete with Bluegrass Fencers’ Club
• Member of the National Honor Society
• National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist
• Active with Southland Christian Church youth and outreach
• Volunteer at Woodland County Public Schools
• Daughter of Steven and Bonnie Deschner
• Full name is Stefani Kaylyn Deschner
• Majoring in Pre-Professional Studies and Theology