Jennie Salmon was named Division III Men's and Women's Coach of the Year, while Tony Escueta, Maggie Shealy and Alexander Wicken were honored among the student-athletes.
The Brandeis fencing team will send two fencers to the NCAA Championships at the University of Notre Dame this week. Hear what Maggie, Tony and coach Jennie Salmon had to say about it!
The Judges bested last year's record of 78 honorees from men's and women's basketball, men's and women's fencing, men's and women's swimming and diving and men's and women's track and field.
This is the second NCAA selection for Maggie Shealy and the first for Tony Escueta. Both will represent the Judges in the saber, marking the first time since 2014 the Judges will have a competitor at nationals.
An IFA gold medalist and two-time Northeast Fencing Conference champion, Damien Lehfeldt is a manager and consultant in the Northern Virginia area who is still active as a fencing coach as well.
As of February 7, Brandeis home athletics events will be open to all spectators. Waltham mask mandates will still be expected to be followed, requiring all spectators to be masked at all times.
Thanks to many generous contributions from supporters, the Brandeis Athletic department had an unprecedented Giving DEISDay on November 30, with donations exceeding $150,000 from more than 800 donors, with numbers still coming in through the end of 2021.
On November 21st, more than 120 student-athletes and staff members gathering on the indoor track and tennis courts to help sort clothes for the Newtonville, Massachusetts, based non-profit organization Cradles to Crayons.