2023-24 Fencing Roster

Amanda Pirkowski 2022-23 Fencing Roster

Epee


Height 5-10
Class Senior
Hometown Longwood, FL
High School Lake Mary HS
Amanda Pirkowski - Fencing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS 

  • 2023 All-ACC Academic Women’s Fencing Team
  • 2023 ACC Team Champion, Women’s Epee
  • 2023 ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 ACC Individual Champion, Women’s Epee
  • 2022 ACC Team Champion, Women’s Epee
  • 2022 ACC Women’s Fencing MVP
  • 2022 All-ACC Academic Women’s Fencing Team
  • 2022 NCAA Championships, Individual Women’s Epee, 8th Place
  • 2022 NCAA Team Champion
  • 2022 Second Team All-American
  • 2022 ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • February 28, 2022 Notre Dame Women’s Athlete of the Week
  • February 9, 2022 ACC Women’s Fencer of the Week
  • 2021 Yves Auriol Award
  • 2021 Ted Hodges Award
  • 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll 

AS A SENIOR 

  • 5th place out of 152 competitors in 2023 December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 19th place out of 204 competitors in 2023 October North American Cup (Division I) 

AS A JUNIOR 

  • Achieved a 9-0 winning record as part of the epee squad for the team title at the 2023 ACC Championship
  • Won gold at the 2022 December North American Cup (Division I) out of 155 competitors
  • 7th place out of 169 competitors at the 2022 October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 9th place out of 125 competitors at the 2022 July Challenge/North American Cup (Division I)
  • 19th place out of 122 competitors in 2023 April North American Cup (Division I)
  • 18th place out of 195 competitors in 2023 January North American Cup (Division I)
  • Tallied an 11-0 record against other ACC schools in the 2022-2023 season
  • Compiled a 31-11 record during the season to improve career record to 111-43

AS A SOPHOMORE 

  • Won 1st place in the individual women’s epee competition at the ACC Championship with a 16-1 record
  • Chosen as ACC Women’s MVP of the 2022 ACC Championship
  • Named ACC Fencer of the Week on February 9, 2022
  • Helped the Irish claim 12th national championship in program history at the 2022 NCAA Championships
  • Earned 8th place in individual epee at the 2022 NCAA Championships, receiving All-American honors with this performance
  • Named Notre Dame’s Women’s Athlete of the Week on February 28, 2022
  • Won gold at the 2021 December North American Cup (Junior) out of 195 competitors
  • Tallied a 15-2 record at the Northwestern Invitational
  • Won 3rd place at the Midwest Regional Championship
  • 16th place out of 153 competitors at the 2021 October North American Cup (Division I)
  • 7th place out of 155 competitors at the 2022 January North American Cup (Junior)
  • 9th place out of 209 competitors at the Junior Olympic Championship
  • Finished the 2022 season with a 51-21 record 

AS A FRESHMAN 

  • NCAA Championship Qualifier
  • Third place at 2021 May North American Cup (Division I) out of 116 competitors
  • Second place at 2021 April North American Cup (Division I) out of 75 competitors
  • Made collegiate debut at the Ohio State Invitational and went 9-5 on the day
  • Compiled an 8-1 record at the Northwestern Invitational
  • Finished the NCAA season with a 22-9 record
  • Eighth place out of 119 competitors at the 2021 May North American Cup (Junior)
  • 6th place out of 219 competitors at the Junior Olympic Championship in 2021
  • 10th place out of 127 competitors at the 2021 July North American Cup (Division I)
  • 11th place out of 143 competitors at the 2021 June North American Cup (Division I)
  • Received Yves Auriol Award for showing the most improvement during the season
  • Earned Ted Hodges Award for facing adversity and prevailing 

PREP AND PERSONAL 

  • Double majoring in Marketing and FTT (Film/Television/Theater) with a minor in Theology
  • Graduated from Lake Mary High School with 4.6 GPA
  • 2019 USA Cadet World Team Member
  • Second place 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Cadet Team European Cup
  • Third place 2019 Dijon, France Junior Team World Cup
  • Sixth place 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Cadet European Cup
  • 13th place 2019 Torun, Poland Cadet World Championships
  • 14th place 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Junior World Cup
  • Second place 2018 November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Third place 2018 Heidenheim, Germany Cadet Team European Cup
  • Third place 2018 October North American Cup (Cadet)
  • Sixth place 2018 July Challenge (Junior)
  • Seventh place 2018 Heidenheim, Germany Cadet European Cup
  • Eighth place 2018 December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 12th place 2018 Krakow, Poland Cadet European Cup
  • Third place 2017 Espoo, Finland Cadet Team European Cup
  • Third place 2017 USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
  • Fifth place 2017 Bratislava, Slovakia Cadet Team European Cup
  • Ninth place 2017 March North American Cup (Y14)
  • 10th place 2017 USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
  • 12th place Klagenfurt, Austria Cadet European Cup
  • 13th place December North American Cup (Division I)
  • 14th place Espoo, Finland Cadet European Cup
  • Second place 2016 Junior Team Cancun, Mexico Pan American Championships
  • First place 2016 Cancun, Mexico Estafeta (all-weapon) Team Pan American Championship
  • Fifth place 2016 November North American Cup (Y14)
  • Fifth place 2016 March North American Cup (Y14)
  • 22nd place 2015 Copenhagen Denmark Cadet World Cup
  • Eighth place 2016 November North American Cup (Junior)
  • Third place 2015 November North American Cup (Cadet)
  • 6th place 2015 October North American Cup (Div II)
  • First place 2015 Lima, Peru Pan American Youth Championship (Foil)
  • Third place 2015 Lima, Peru Pan American Youth Championship (Epee)
  • Second place 2015 USA Fencing National Championships (Y-12)