Gia Kvaratskhelia
Head Coach · Foil
Kvaratskhelia joined Notre Dame in 2007 and became head coach in 2014, leading the program to eight national team titles through 2026.
Source checked: 2026-10-25United States · Notre Dame, IN
University of Notre Dame
Fencing programs
University of Notre Dame 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
Cedric Loiseau
Associate Head Coach, Epee · Épée
Loiseau coaches Notre Dame’s épée squads and previously coached in France, where his athletes earned national senior and junior podium finishes.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Christian Rascioni
Assistant Coach, Sabre · Sabre
Rascioni joined Notre Dame in October 2019 after leading Italy’s Gemina Scherma club; he earned his three-weapon fencing master diploma in 2005.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Rolando Tucker-Leon
Assistant Coach
Tucker-Leon joined Notre Dame in 2021 after eight years leading Fencing Sports Academy in Virginia, following coaching experience in Spain.
Source checked: 2026-10-25David Stabrawa
Director of Operations
Stabrawa became Notre Dame’s operations director in July 2017 after decades as team statistician; the former Irish fencer earned university degrees in business and law.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Birk Rivait
Armorer
Source checked: 2026-10-25University of Notre Dame 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
Gia Kvaratskhelia
Head Coach · Foil
Kvaratskhelia joined Notre Dame in 2007 and became head coach in 2014, leading the program to eight national team titles through 2026.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Cedric Loiseau
Associate Head Coach, Epee · Épée
Loiseau coaches Notre Dame’s épée squads and previously coached in France, where his athletes earned national senior and junior podium finishes.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Christian Rascioni
Assistant Coach, Sabre · Sabre
Rascioni joined Notre Dame in October 2019 after leading Italy’s Gemina Scherma club; he earned his three-weapon fencing master diploma in 2005.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Rolando Tucker-Leon
Assistant Coach
Tucker-Leon joined Notre Dame in 2021 after eight years leading Fencing Sports Academy in Virginia, following coaching experience in Spain.
Source checked: 2026-10-25David Stabrawa
Director of Operations
Stabrawa became Notre Dame’s operations director in July 2017 after decades as team statistician; the former Irish fencer earned university degrees in business and law.
Source checked: 2026-10-25Birk Rivait
Armorer
Source checked: 2026-10-25Admissions & cost snapshot
College Raptor · data labelled 2023–2024 · reviewed 25 October 2026
- Overall acceptance rate
- 9.38%
- Reported SAT range
- 1,460 – 1,540
- Average net price (USD)
- US$29,300
- Reported median starting salary (USD)
- US$86,210
- Reported fencing revenue (USD)
- US$3,241,015
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.
Read the data source ↗Facilities & fencing equipment
Castellan Family Fencing Center, Joyce Center North Dome
- Location
- Castellan Family Fencing Center, Joyce Center North Dome
- Strips
- Not verified
- Documented equipment
- Not specified in the reviewed source
- Source checked
- 2026-10-22
Official facility page confirms permanent strips, team locker rooms, armory repair room, lounge and coaches' offices. Current camp access requires university agreement.
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
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
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