2019-20 Women's Fencing Roster

Fencing Conference Champions
Abby Tartell
Abby Tartell
Jersey Number 2

Abby Tartell

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Pine Crest
  • Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
2018-19: Earned All-MFC Honorable Mention recognition … Finished 11th at the MFC Championships (2/23) … Went 8-2 at Western Invitational (1/13) in first action of the season … Went 7-1 at Northwestern Duals (2/2-3) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017-18: Finished 8th at NCAA Regionals ... Went 7-2 at the Elite Invitational (11/4) ... Went 12-3 at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/20) ... Went 6-3 at the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... Finished 3rd at the MFC Championships.

2016-17: Finished 13th in her first MFC Championships in the individual sabre competition (2/25) ... Went 12-0 in her first career duals at the Vassar Invitational (11/13) ... Went 8-1 at the DeCicco Duals (1/28) ... Went 8-4 at the NU Duals (2/4) ... Finished with a 36-10 record and an impressive .782 winning percentage her freshman season. 

High School/Club: Attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida … Duel Life ROC/FJCC Junior Women's Saber Champion … Div 1A Bronze Medalist … Top 64 finish at Div. 1 2015 Summer Nationals in San Jose … Top 64 finish in Junior Women's Saber North American Cup in Jan. 2015 … Bronze Medal at Div. II NAC in Dallas in December 2015 … Top 8 finish in Div. II NAC in Baltimore in December 2014 … Crescent City Open October 2015: gold medal in Div. 1A, gold medal in Div. II and bronze medal in junior division … Played four years of Varsity Tennis … Won National AP Scholar Award.

Personal: Daughter of Jodi and Paul Tartell … Attended same high school as NBA Player Brandon Knight ... Major is Learning and Organizational Change.

Tartell's Career Statistics

Season Result Pct. Midwest Conference NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
2018-19 15-3 .833 11th
2017-18 36-18 .667 3rd 8th
2016-17 36-10 .782 13th --- ---
Career 87-31 .737 --- --- ---
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