2016-17 Fencing Roster

Virgile Collineau 2015-16 Fencing Roster

Height 5'9''

Class Junior

Hometown Aix-en-Provence, France

High School Lycée Vauvenargues

Bio

HONORS & AWARDS:

AS A SENIOR:

Went 35-19 on the season, culminating in a third-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (8-2, +20 indicator)
Was one of three Irish foilists to qualify for the NCAA Championship, but did not compete due to competitor limits (two per weapon, per gender)
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second time
Completed his career with a 114-42 dual record
Earned a monogram

AS A JUNIOR:

Earned second straight Third Team All-America honor with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, posting a 13-10 record in pool play
Finished in third place at the NCAA Midwest Regional, going 9-2 on the day
Helped the Irish to their second straight ACC Men’s Fencing Championship with a 7-0 record during team play
Placed third overall during individual competition at ACCs
Posted a 38-11 regular-season mark to improve to 72-23 on his career
Named the ACC Fencer of the Week on February 10, 2016, following a 14-1 individual performance at the Duke Duals
Claimed second place at the Penn State Open to start the season
His 45-11 regular-season dual mark is tied for sixth in a single season in men’s foil in program history
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Earned the team’s John Crikelair Men’s Foil Leadership Award, named in honor of the All-American and foil captain who was killed during a Vietnam War firefight while serving with the U.S. Army
Earned a monogram

AS A SOPHOMORE:

Won ACC Men’s Foil title, the ACC Men’s Team title and finished 11th at NCAA Championship

Began the year with 8-3 mark at the Ohio State Elite Cup
At NYU Invite, logged a 6-1 record
Etched 7-2 record at Northwestern Duals
Posted perfect 8-0 record at ACC Championship en route to helping men’s team win the team competition
Helped men’s team clinch ACC team title as well
Posted individual record of 12-1 in pool play at conference championship, beating Duke’s Jan Maceczek 15-6 in the semifinals and out-touching teammate Ariel DeSmet 15-14 in the title bout
At NCAA Midwest Regional, finished third (9-3) to qualify for NCAA Championship
In championship play, finished 11th with 13-10 record
Notably beat Princeton’s Thomas Dudey 5-2 and out-touched Penn State’s Jason Chang (5-3) and John Vaiani (5-0)
Earned honorable mention All-America accolades
Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

PREP AND PERSONAL:

Competed in water polo in addition to fencing during prep career
Attended Lycèe Marguerite de Flandres in Gondecourt, France, before graduating from Lycèe Vauvenargues in Aix-en-Provence in July 2011
Named an all-merit scholar
Biggest athletic thrill to date was being crowned Junior French national champion in 2011 and earning a bronze medal at the European Cadet Championships
Youngest child of Serge and Mathilde Collineau
Has one brother, Hadrien, and one sister, Berenice
Graduated in May 2017 with a degree from the Mendoza College of Business