Madeline Gallagher 2016-17 Fencing Roster

AS A SENIOR:

• Competed in three meets on the season, posting an undefeated 36-0 record
• Went 3-0 in her first contest of the season, the NYU Invitational
• Finished with the best team record at the DeCicco Duals for the second year in a row, posting a 24-0 record
• Finished her senior season with a 9-0 record at the Northwestern Duals

AS A JUNIOR:

• Posted 28-0 on the season, competing at the DeCicco Duals and Northwestern Invitational
• Turned in the best record of the weekend with a 23-0 at DeCicco
• Wrapped the season 5-0 at Northwestern Duals

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Went 36-4 during the regular season
• Went 28-1 over two days at the DeCicco Duals
• Finished the season 8-3 at the Northwestern Duals  
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Did not compete with the Irish

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Competed with current Irish teammate Allison Barry at Manhattan Fencing Center during prep career
• With club team, won bronze in Division III Summer Nationals competition
• Placed 13th in Division IA and 24th in U-20 2014 Summer Nationals competition  
• As a freshman, won high school’s sabre all-star award  
• Named top girl in Independent Schools Fencing League (ISFL) individual tournament
• As a sophomore posted undefeated individual season and again was No. 1 in ISFL girls sabre competition
• Named sabre squad captain  
• Took team gold at ISFL team tournament
• Repeated as undefeated, individual ISFL tournament winner junior year and took gold once again in team ISFL tournament  
• Capped senior season ranked first in ISFL individual rankings
• Won high school’s MVP Wildcat award  
• In addition to fencing competed with the sailing team for one year also  
• Graduated from Rye Country Day School in June of 2014  
• Named a national merit finalist in ’14, and earned silver honors on the national Spanish exam in 2011 and ’13, taking gold in 2012
• Took silver honors on national Latin exam in 2012  
• Named an AP Scholar in 2013  
• Volunteered in spare time as an ESL teacher to adult immigrants and was a camp counselor at Flint Park Day Camp, in addition to serving as president of Amnesty International Club
• Middle child of Timothy and Claire Gallagher  
• Father Timothy attended Notre Dame
• Has one brother, Will, and one sister, Hope
• Hails from Larchmont, New York, the same area as men’s swimmers Kevin Hughes and Richard Mannix and fellow Irish sabreist Jonah Shainberg  
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, with the intent to major in economics.