Brendan Doris-Pierce
Mayer Family Head Fencing Coach · Sabre
Doris-Pierce became Boston College head coach in May 2018 after serving as an assistant since 2011. He also coached sabre at Boston Fencing Club.
Source checked: 2026-10-25United States · Chestnut Hill, MA
Boston College
Fencing programs
Boston College Women's Fencing
- Team
- Women
- Division / system
- I
- Weapons
- Foil · Épée · Sabre
- Source checked
- 2026-10-22
Program classification checked against an official source.
Coaching staff
Ralf Bissdorf
Assistant Coach · Foil
Bissdorf joined Boston College as an assistant foil coach in 2019. He won individual foil silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Iliya Mechkov
Assistant Coach/Consultant
Mechkov represented Bulgaria from 1989 to 2000, including at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. His pupils have won North American Cup and Summer Nationals medals.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Boston College Men's Fencing
- Team
- Men
- Division / system
- I
- Weapons
- Foil · Épée · Sabre
- Source checked
- 2026-10-22
Program classification checked against an official source.
Coaching staff
Brendan Doris-Pierce
Mayer Family Head Fencing Coach · Sabre
Doris-Pierce became Boston College head coach in May 2018 after serving as an assistant since 2011. He also coached sabre at Boston Fencing Club.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Ralf Bissdorf
Assistant Coach · Foil
Bissdorf joined Boston College as an assistant foil coach in 2019. He won individual foil silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Iliya Mechkov
Assistant Coach/Consultant
Mechkov represented Bulgaria from 1989 to 2000, including at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. His pupils have won North American Cup and Summer Nationals medals.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Admissions & cost snapshot
College Raptor · data labelled 2023–2024 · reviewed 25 October 2026
- Overall acceptance rate
- 14.22%
- Reported SAT range
- 1,440 – 1,540
- Average net price (USD)
- US$32,519
- Reported median starting salary (USD)
- US$85,717
- Reported fencing revenue (USD)
- US$444,031
Historical university-wide figures, not athlete admissions odds or a personal aid offer. SAT ranges are not minimum requirements. Program revenue is not profit or a scholarship budget.
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Facility records describe published use. Camp access, rental, dormitory availability, catering and transfers require a separate university agreement; none is implied here.
Connected competitions
No individually verified tournament dates linked to this institution yet.
Official sources
- Official USA Fencing Current NCAA Programs index; includes future launches. School athletics homepages without a fetched fencing-specific page are not independently verified. ↗ · Checked 2026-10-22
- Official program classification source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-22
- Official program classification source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-22
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