2024-25 Women's Fencing Roster
Pirkowski, Amanda
Jersey Number 19
Amanda Pirkowski
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Lake Mary
- Hometown:
- Longwood, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Notre Dame
- Major:
- Editorial Journalism
Bio
2024-25: Made her presence felt in her lone season with the 'Cats, finishing 25-9 in dual action ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Second Team All-American ... USFCA Honorable Mention All-Region pick ... First Team All-Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) honoree ... Placed ninth in her Northwestern debut at USA Fencing's October NAC (10/4-7) ... Finished third at Remenyik Open (10/12-13) ... Went a perfect 3-0 in first dual meet appearance with the Wildcats at the Northwestern Fall Duals (10/28) ... Went 9-3 at the Western Invitational (11/2-3) ... Finished 7-2 at the Elite Invitational (11/17) ... Won silver at the January NAC (1/3-6) ... Split four bouts at the Schiller Duals (2/1-2) ... Earned another podium finish at the Junior Olympics (2/14-16), collecting eighth ... Posted a 4-2 mark at the CCFC Championships (2/22) ... Placed fifth in the individual section of the CCFC Championships (2/23) ... Took seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/8) to secure trip to the NCAA Championships ... Posted a career-best seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships (3/22-23) ... Closed out year with a 10th-place showing at the April NAC (4/11-14).
2023-24 (at Notre Dame): Placed 1st in the individual women’s epee competition at the 2024 Midwest Regional, qualifying for the NCAA Championship ... Represented the ND team in a one bout epee fence off at the ACC Women’s Championship, winning the bout to secure the the ACC team title for Notre Dame ... Placed fourth at the ACC Championship in individual Women’s Epee ... Selected as ACC Women’s Epeeist of the Year ... Chosen as ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... Finished 16th at 2024 NCAA Championships in individual epee competition ... Fifth 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) ... Earned All-ACC Academic honors.
2022-23 (at Notre Dame): 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 2022-23 season ... Compiled a 31-11 record during the season to improve career record to 111-43.
2021-22 (at Notre Dame): 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 Duals ... 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.
2020-21 (at Notre Dame): NCAA Championships 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 Duals ... 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.
High School & Club: 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).
2023-24 (at Notre Dame): Placed 1st in the individual women’s epee competition at the 2024 Midwest Regional, qualifying for the NCAA Championship ... Represented the ND team in a one bout epee fence off at the ACC Women’s Championship, winning the bout to secure the the ACC team title for Notre Dame ... Placed fourth at the ACC Championship in individual Women’s Epee ... Selected as ACC Women’s Epeeist of the Year ... Chosen as ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... Finished 16th at 2024 NCAA Championships in individual epee competition ... Fifth 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) ... Earned All-ACC Academic honors.
2022-23 (at Notre Dame): 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 2022-23 season ... Compiled a 31-11 record during the season to improve career record to 111-43.
2021-22 (at Notre Dame): 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 Duals ... 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.
2020-21 (at Notre Dame): NCAA Championships 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 Duals ... 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.
High School & Club: 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).
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