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2025-26 Men's Fencing Roster

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Sam Garrett

Sam Garrett

  • Position:
    Epee
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School:
    San Francisco School of the Arts

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Competed in 18 events across three WSU seasons ... joined the 100-win club in the epee during the 2023-24 campaign.

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... garnered United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Scholar of Distinction accolades ... competed in three events, tallying a 32-23 ledger ... collected an 8-4 record at the NFC Championships (11/23-24) ... went 15-7 at the CCFC Championships (2/22-23) helping the epee team to a second-place finish ... appeared at the NCAA Midwest Regional (March 8), compiling a 9-12 mark.

2023-24:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... fenced in seven events for a 54-34 ledger, all in the epee ... was one of four men's fencers to participate in the Remenyik Open (10/14-15) at Northwestern ... went 15-3 for his two days at NU ... was 2-1 at the Titan Invitational (1/14) to open the regular season ... tallied an 8-3 mark at the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... had another performance of over .500 (8-6) at the two-day Northwestern Duals (2/3-4) ... competed in the Senior Mixed Epee at the Danosi Open (2/10) and placed second overall after squaring off with Ian Kanar in the finals ... his record for the event hosted annually by WSU was 9-1 ... competed at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships (2/24-25) and placed 12th in his weapon for the individual round ... was an even 8-8 between the individual and team competitions ... helped Wayne State finish second as program for the championships, just behind Ohio State ... aided the epee squad to second place for the weapon during the team competition ... had a second 12th place result at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/9) in Detroit, where he went 4-12 ... was one of eight men's fencers to finish with a cumulative season record of .500 or better (minimum 12 bouts) ... also went to three North American Cup events ... was 4-3 at the October NAC (10/27) in Orlando, Fla., 6-2 at the November NAC (11/12) in Fort Worth, Texas, and 13-12 at the January NAC (1/6 & 1/8) in San Jose, Calif. ... total record for these tournaments was 23-17, but they do not count towards career numbers.

2022-23:  Competed in eight meets ... primarily participated in the epee category, but also saw action in three events in the sabre ... posted a 64-40 record in the epee and a 6-13 record in the sabre for a combined 70-53 ledger ... began the campaign with a season-high 16 bout victories (16-2 record) in his collegiate debut at the Remenyik Open (10/1-2) ... went 6-3 and placed sixth overall in the epee at the Ohio State Open (10/29) ... finished tied-for-third with a 9-1 mark at the Danosi Open (11/13) ... went an even 7-7 at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/22) ... saw first action in the sabre at the Notre Dame DeCicco Duals (1/28) and compiled a 3-4 record in the weapon, while also going 1-6 in the epee ... went 5-5 in the epee and 2-7 in the sabre at the Northwestern Duals (2/4-5) … had an 8-4 overall record (7-4 epee and 1-2 sabre) in the team competition at the CCFC Championships (2/25), while going 5-5 in the individual portion (2/26) ... went 8-9 at the NCAA Regionals (3/11) for an eighth-place finish.

High School:  A 2022 graduate of San Francisco School of the Arts ... carried a 4.0 GPA throughout high school.

Personal:  Full Name -- Samuel J. Garrett ... born on January 8, 2004, in San Francisco, Calif. ... son of Joshua and Candace Garrett ... has one sister, Molly ... is a Marketing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
 
Sam Garrett's Career Record
Year Regular Season CCFC Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships Total
2022-23 49-35 (Includes 5-11 in the Sabre) 13-9 (Includes 1-2 in the Sabre) 8-9 / 8th -- 70-53
2023-24 42-14 8-8 4-12 / 12th -- 54-34
2024-25 8-4 15-7 9-12 / 12th -- 32-23
Career 91-49 21-17 12-21 -- 124-87

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Epee
    6'3" 175 lbs

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Epee
    6'3" 185 lbs

  • 2024-25Junior

    Epee
    6'3" 185 lbs

  • 2025-26Senior

    Epee
    6'3" 185 lbs