Dara Buggay

Position:
Saber
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.

Honors: ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2017, 2018)

2018: Competed in one meet during her senior campaign … Went 2-2 at the annual Duke Meet … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the third time.

2017: Did not compete during the 2017 season … named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.

2016: Finished sophomore season with a 21-43 record in women’s saber … took 12^th in the individual women’s saber competition at the ACC Championships … logged a ledger of 15-13 at the Northwestern Duals … picked up four wins at the Penn State Duals to kick off the season … added bout victories at both the Duke Meet and the team portion of the ACC Championships.

2015: Did not compete during the 2015 season ... earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Lettered four years in fencing at Mountain Brook High School in Birmingham, Ala., under the guidance of coach Yuanjing Wang … placed third at the Wright Memorial and Regional Youth Circuit in 2014 and took fifth in 2013 at the same event ... runner-up at the Louisville Tournament ... earned the bronze medal at the Pennsylvania Keystone State Games ... placed eighth at the Vanderbilt Tournament ... the 23rd-place finish in Division III at the 2014 March North American Cup ... 30th in Division II at Summer Nationals 2013 ... assistant coach for the Birmingham Fencing Club ... training to become a fencing referee ... member of the National Honor Society ... president of Mu Alpha Honor Society ... president of Latin Honor Society ... a second grade tutor in reading and writing ... a volunteer with Impact Alabama to screen young children to detect any early vision problems ... captain of a Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.

Personal: The daughter of Shane and Danette Buggay … born Feb. 8, 1996 in Birminghan, Ala. … has two brothers, Devan and Drew.

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