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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Women's Fencing

Team
Women
Division / system
III
Weapons
Foil · Épée · Sabre
Source checked
2026-10-22

Program classification checked against an official source.

Older staff lists retain outdated titles. Official August and October 2026 sources confirm Arpad Horvath as head coach; Koniusz is not included as current head.

Coaching staff

Arpad Horvath

Head Coach · Épée

Horvath became MIT head coach for 2026-27 after serving as interim coach in 2025. His earlier experience includes épée coaching at Brandeis and Stevens.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Maggie Shealy

Assistant Coach

Shealy joined MIT for 2025-26 after winning the 2024 NCAA sabre championship at Brandeis. She also coached at Boston Fencing Club and served as a Brandeis graduate assistant.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Shang Qiao

Assistant Coach

Qiao helped coach MIT's men during their unbeaten 5–0 conference season in 2026. The staff received the Northeast Fencing Conference's Coaching Staff of the Year award.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
David Adler

Assistant Coach

Adler was part of MIT's 2026 Northeast Fencing Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. That season, the men's team finished conference competition unbeaten at 5–0.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
varsity · verified

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Men's Fencing

Team
Men
Division / system
III
Weapons
Foil · Épée · Sabre
Source checked
2026-10-22

Program classification checked against an official source.

Older staff lists retain outdated titles. Official August and October 2026 sources confirm Arpad Horvath as head coach; Koniusz is not included as current head.

Coaching staff

Arpad Horvath

Head Coach · Épée

Horvath became MIT head coach for 2026-27 after serving as interim coach in 2025. His earlier experience includes épée coaching at Brandeis and Stevens.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Maggie Shealy

Assistant Coach

Shealy joined MIT for 2025-26 after winning the 2024 NCAA sabre championship at Brandeis. She also coached at Boston Fencing Club and served as a Brandeis graduate assistant.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
Shang Qiao

Assistant Coach

Qiao helped coach MIT's men during their unbeaten 5–0 conference season in 2026. The staff received the Northeast Fencing Conference's Coaching Staff of the Year award.

Source checked: 2026-10-25
David Adler

Assistant Coach

Adler was part of MIT's 2026 Northeast Fencing Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. That season, the men's team finished conference competition unbeaten at 5–0.

Source checked: 2026-10-25

Admissions & cost snapshot

College Raptor · data labelled 2023–2024 · reviewed 25 October 2026

Overall acceptance rate
4.56%
Reported SAT range
1,520 – 1,570
Average net price (USD)
US$20,996
Reported median starting salary (USD)
US$131,633
Reported fencing revenue (USD)
US$200,693

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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Facilities & fencing equipment

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