Brycen Rushing

Duke Fencing Headshots at the Blue Devil Tower on October 29, 2020 at Durham, North Carolina.

Position:
Foil
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Carrollton, Texas

Honors: All-America (Foil - 2020) ... First Team All-Mid Atlantic/South Region (2020) ... NCAA Championship Qualifier (Foil - 2018, 2019, 2020) ... NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Qualifier (Foil - 2018, 2019, 2020) ... ACC Fencer of the Week (2/7/18, 2/12/19) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)

2020: 2020 campaign was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Named second team All-America by the USFCA … A first team All-Mid/Atlantic/South Region honoree … Posted a 29-11 record … Placed second at the ACC Championships for All-ACC status … Finished third at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Helped the men’s foil squad to a team-leading 21-4 season record … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in his career as a sophomore … Finished just one spot shy of All-America accolades … Posted a 50-14 overall record in men’s foil … Won nearly 79 percent of his bouts … Placed fifth in the individual portion of the ACC Championships … Followed up his ACC performance with sixth at NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Secured a season-high 19 victories at the Northwestern Duals … Went nearly undefeated at the annual Duke Meet with an 11-1 ledger … Tabbed ACC Fencer of the Week (February 12) … Helped the men’s foil squad go 22-4 for the season … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018: Concluded a successful rookie campaign by qualifying to the NCAA Championships … Finished just short of All-America status in 17th … Posted an outstanding 48-8 overall ledger in foil, winning over 85 percent of bouts … Nearly earned a spot on the podium during the individual portion of the ACC Championship with a fourth-place finish … Finished in second at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Opened the campaign at the Penn State Duals with a nearly perfect 8-1 record … Led the team with a 21-2 showing at the Northwestern Duals … Posted a flawless 5-0 record during the team portion of the ACC Championships … Helped the men make history by capturing their first ACC team title … Helped the men’s foil squad to a nearly perfect 24-3 overall record … Named ACC Fencer of the Week following his performance at the Northwestern Duals … Captured All-ACC Academic and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors.

Prep: Member of the Fencing Institute of Texas under Volodymir Yefimov … placed second in Division 1A at the 2016 North American Cup … third in Division 1A Summer Nationals in 2017 … third in Division III Summer Nationals in 2014 … finished fifth in Division II Summer Nationals in 2016 … sixth in Division II 2015 North American Cup … competitive dancer for eight years … received the New York City Dance Alliance National Scholar award … named CoDance Entertainer of the Year … received Tremaine, CoDance and Jump Dance Convention Scholarships … member of the National Honor Society … placed first at State Mock Trial Championships … received the Crimson Honor Award, which is a school-wide character award hand selected by teachers in the school, specifically for inquisitiveness.

Personal: Son of Kimbo Rushing and Trena Cole … born April 13th, 1999 … has one brother, Blake, and one sister, Sidney.