Alexander Massialas
Head Coach
Four-time Olympian Massialas returned to Stanford as head coach in 2024, guiding athletes to individual NCAA and ACC titles during his first two seasons.
Source checked: 2026-10-25United States · Stanford, CA
Stanford University
Fencing programs
Stanford 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
Stefano Lucchetti
Assistant Coach, saber · Sabre
Lucchetti coached the University of London team to a BUCS league victory before Stanford; his international sabre career includes representing Argentina.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Zhanna Bikkina
Assistant Coach, epee · Épée
Bikkina joined Stanford in 2024 after coaching at Academy of Fencing Masters, where she guided Leehi Machulsky to the top junior world ranking.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Gabi Cimpoaie
Assistant Coach, foil · Foil
Cimpoaie joined Stanford’s foil staff in December 2025; the former Romanian international competed at World Championships and has coached national and international medalists.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Stanford 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
Alexander Massialas
Head Coach
Four-time Olympian Massialas returned to Stanford as head coach in 2024, guiding athletes to individual NCAA and ACC titles during his first two seasons.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Stefano Lucchetti
Assistant Coach, saber · Sabre
Lucchetti coached the University of London team to a BUCS league victory before Stanford; his international sabre career includes representing Argentina.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Zhanna Bikkina
Assistant Coach, epee · Épée
Bikkina joined Stanford in 2024 after coaching at Academy of Fencing Masters, where she guided Leehi Machulsky to the top junior world ranking.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Gabi Cimpoaie
Assistant Coach, foil · Foil
Cimpoaie joined Stanford’s foil staff in December 2025; the former Romanian international competed at World Championships and has coached national and international medalists.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Admissions & cost snapshot
College Raptor · data labelled 2023–2024 · reviewed 25 October 2026
- Overall acceptance rate
- 3.8%
- Reported SAT range
- 1,520 – 1,590
- Average net price (USD)
- US$25,078
- Reported median starting salary (USD)
- US$102,887
- Reported fencing revenue (USD)
- US$1,107,210
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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Connected competitions
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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
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