2024-25 Fencing
Roster
Luke Linder 2023-24 Fencing Roster
Sabre
Height
6-2
Class
Freshman
Hometown
Chandler, AZ
High School
Chandler Online Academy/Hamilton HS
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2024 NCAA Men’s Sabre Individual Champion
- 2024 ACC Men’s Sabre Individual Champion
- 2024 ACC Men’s Sabre Fencer of the Year
- 2024 First Team All-American
- 2024 All-ACC
- 2023 NCAA Men’s Sabre Individual Champion
- 2023 ACC Men’s Sabre Fencer of the Year
- 2023 First Team All-American
- 2023 All-ACC
- 2022 NCAA Championships, 7th place
- 2022 Second Team All-American
- 2021 NCAA Men’s Sabre Individual Champion
- 2021 NCAA Team Champion
- 2021 First Team All-American
AS A SENIOR
- Won the 2024 NCAA Sabre National Championship, his third individual national title and the program’s seventh national sabre title.
- Earned First Team All-American honors and first team All-ACC honors.
- Named the ACC Men’s Sabre Fencer of the Year
- Took first place at the ACC Championships in the individual sabre competition.
AS A JUNIOR
- Won the 2023 NCAA Sabre National Championship making it Linder’s second individual national title and the programs sixth national sabre title.
- Earned First Team All-American honors and first team All-ACC honors.
- Named the ACC Fencing Championships MVP and the men’s sabreur of the year.
- Took first place at the ACC Championships in the individual sabre competition.
- Posted a 25-9 record on the season to improve his career record to 62-15 for a .805 winning percentage.
AS A SOPHOMORE
- Finished the 2022 NCAA Championships in 7th place to help the team secure their 12th national title.
- Earned Second Team All-American honors.
- Compiled an impressive 25-2 record on the season.
- Tallied an 8-1 record at the Ohio State Elite Invitational and a 8-1 record at the Northwestern Duals.
AS A FRESHMAN
- Was one of four Irish to pick up individual championships at the 2021 NCAA Championship
- He was the first Irish to win the Men’s Sabre Individual Championship since 2000
- He defeated teammate Jared Smith in the sabre finals to claim the individual championship
- Helped the Irish claim their 11th team championship in program history at the 2021 NCAA Championships
- Made his collegiate debut at the Ohio State Invitational and went 10-1 on the day
- Ended the regular season with a 12-4 record
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Member of the Fencers Club of Arizona in Chandler, AZ
- Sister Kara is a saberist on the fencing team
- Majoring in civil engineering