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Brandeis University

2023-24 Women's Fencing Roster

Ricky Bassman
Lewis Glass
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Maggie Shealy

  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • High School E. Chapel Hill
  • Major Politics

Biography

2022-2023 Season Awards

  • 2023 CSC Academic All-American At Large 2nd team
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District team
  • 2022-2023 Co-National and Division III Women's Sabre Fencer of the Year
  • 2023 Max I. Silber Award

Getting to know Maggie...

  • My major is: Politics
  • My favorite movie is: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • My ideal Jeopardy categories are: NFL, Government, History, Humanitarians, and Gordon Ramsay Shows
  • One thing people may not know about me: I can ride a Unicycle blindfolded
  • My favorite quote is: "You can't fool me Plankton, I listen to public radio!" --Squidward Tentacles
  • My favorite meal is: Korean Fried Chicken with Noodle Soup 
     
  • My favorite part about competing for Brandeis is: the rewards of your hard work and day-to-day training paying off during your tournaments
  • My favorite athletic moment at Brandeis has been: earning top seed in the 2023 NCAA Championship round robins, and eventually placing 3rd overall.
  • My favorite class or professor at Brandeis is: Professor Jill Greenlee because she has inspired me to continue my education and love to academic research on women’s issues
  • My favorite place to travel to is: to any restaurant that has all-you-eat sushi.
  • My favorite TV show is: American Dad
  • My favorite song is: Waterloo by ABBA
  • My favorite book is: It Still Takes a Candidate
  • My most memorable professional sports moment is: Korea’s Kim Jiyeon wins Gold during the London 2012 Olympic Games over favored Sofiya Velikya
Accomplishments
  • Admissions assistant
  • Brandeis Women's Rugby Assistant
  • Gosman building manager
  • front desk attendant
  • 2019-2023 Dean's List Honoree
  • Undergraduate Summa Cum Laude
  • Greenberg Scholars Grant Recipient
  • Senior Thesis awarded Honors
  • 2021-23 United States Fencing Coaches Association All-Academic First Team
  • College Sports Communicators Second Team All-American
  • 2020 All-America Honorable Mention
  • 2022 All-America Second Team
  • 2023 All-America First Team
  • 2020 National Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year
  • 2023 National Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year
  • 14x UAA Athlete of the Week

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First-year

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

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    2023-24Graduate Student

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