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2025-26 Women's Fencing Roster

February 21, 2026, Granville, OH: Northwestern Fencing competes in the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships at Mitchell Athletic Center in Granville, OH on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Photo by Sam Mazzola/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Sam Mazzola/Northwestern Athletics
February 21, 2026, Granville, OH: Northwestern Fencing competes in the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships at Mitchell Athletic Center in Granville, OH on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Photo by Sam Mazzola/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Sam Mazzola/Northwestern Athletics
February 21, 2026, Granville, OH: Northwestern Fencing competes in the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships at Mitchell Athletic Center in Granville, OH on Saturday, February 21, 2026. (Photo by Sam Mazzola/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Sam Mazzola/Northwestern Athletics
January 31, 2026, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Fencing competes in the Schiller Duals at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, IL on Saturday, January 31, 2026. (Photo by Colleen Charcut/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Colleen Charcut/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Sarah Boeke/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Sarah Boeke/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Sarah Boeke/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Michelle Nartey/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
Ava Wade-Currie
Jersey Number 13

Ava Wade-Currie

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
  • Hometown:
    Hyde Park, Mass.
  • Major:
    Psychology
2025-26: Went 15-16 as a junior ... Opened dual slate with four wins at the Elite Invitational (11/8-9) ... Picked up three wins in return to her home state at the Tufts Invitational (1/18) ... Posted a 6-2 record at the Schiller Duals (1/31-2/1) ... Added two wins during team portion of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/21) ... Placed 12th during the individual section of the league meet (2/22).

2024-25: Put up a 23-16 record during her sophomore year ... Finished 12th in the Division I Women's Epee at the Remenyik Open (10/12-13) ... Kicked off dual slate with an 8-5 showing at the Western Invitational (11/2-3) ... Turned in an impressive 6-1 effort at the Schiller Duals (2/1-2) ... Went 5-1 at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/22), helping Northwestern to a runner-up finish in the team race ... Tied for 11th in the individual section of the league meet (2/23).

2023-24: Dazzled as a first-year, finishing 32-14 in dual action, a win total that ranked fourth among Northwestern's epeeists ... Second Team All-Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) selection ... Placed 11th at the Remenyik Open (10/14-15) ... Picked up another top-25 finish at the Penn State Open (10/21), taking 23rd ... Went 4-3 in first dual appearance at the Elite Invitational (11/19) ... Posted a perfect 7-0 mark at the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... Also came away with seven wins at the Northwestern Duals (2/3-4) ... Turned in an impressive 8-1 showing during the team portion of the CCFC Championships (2/24) as Northwestern claimed its first outright CCFC crown in program history ... Placed sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/9) ... Closed year with a ninth-place finish at USA Fencing's April NAC (4/25-28) ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) All-Academic Team pick.

High School: 2020 Massachusetts Individual State Champion … USA Fencing All-American Team in 2020 and 2022 … Eighth place in October NAC Cadet Women's Epee … 15th plate at Cadet Women's Epee World Cup in Grenoble, France … 16th place at November NAC Division 1 Women's Epee … Club team is Olympia Fencing Center.
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