Omar Elgeziry
Head Coach
Appointed Duke head coach in 2023, the Egyptian Olympian previously led Air Force and coached at Cornell.
Source checked: 2026-10-25United States · Durham, NC
Duke University
Fencing programs
Duke University 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
Ahmed Abdallah
Assistant Coach
Former Egyptian national-team fencer who joined Duke after five years coaching at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Shaimaa Elgammal
Assistant Coach
Represented Egypt in foil at four consecutive Olympics, from Sydney 2000 to London 2012.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Jacek Huchwajda
Assistant Coach
Duke sabre coach since 2013; represented Germany at the 1992 Olympics and previously coached at Oregon Fencing Alliance.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Leslie Marx
Assistant Coach
Duke graduate, 1996 Olympic épée fencer and 1995 Pan American champion; also a Duke economics professor.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Sky Miller
Assistant Coach
Miller was the 2021 NCAA sabre runner-up at Northwestern. She joined Duke's coaching staff in 2026 while pursuing a doctorate in mechanical engineering and materials science.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Duke University 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
Omar Elgeziry
Head Coach
Appointed Duke head coach in 2023, the Egyptian Olympian previously led Air Force and coached at Cornell.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Ahmed Abdallah
Assistant Coach
Former Egyptian national-team fencer who joined Duke after five years coaching at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Shaimaa Elgammal
Assistant Coach
Represented Egypt in foil at four consecutive Olympics, from Sydney 2000 to London 2012.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Jacek Huchwajda
Assistant Coach
Duke sabre coach since 2013; represented Germany at the 1992 Olympics and previously coached at Oregon Fencing Alliance.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Leslie Marx
Assistant Coach
Duke graduate, 1996 Olympic épée fencer and 1995 Pan American champion; also a Duke economics professor.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Sky Miller
Assistant Coach
Miller was the 2021 NCAA sabre runner-up at Northwestern. She joined Duke's coaching staff in 2026 while pursuing a doctorate in mechanical engineering and materials science.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Admissions & cost snapshot
College Raptor · data labelled 2023–2024 · reviewed 25 October 2026
- Overall acceptance rate
- 5.24%
- Reported SAT range
- 1,510 – 1,560
- Average net price (USD)
- US$21,981
- Reported median starting salary (USD)
- US$85,792
- Reported fencing revenue (USD)
- US$1,170,716
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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Card Gym
- Location
- Card Gym
- Strips
- Not verified
- Documented equipment
- Not specified in the reviewed source
- Source checked
- 2026-10-22
University confirms multi-use gym used for varsity practice and ACC fencing tournament. Permanent electric strips not confirmed; separate 2027 NCAA venue is Cameron Indoor Stadium.
View official facility description / available photographs ↗Facility records describe published use. Camp access, rental, dormitory availability, catering and transfers require a separate university agreement; none is implied here.
Connected competitions
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 facility evidence ↗ · Checked 2026-10-22
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