After mentioning he was once captain of the University of Southern California’s fencing team, a student approached Del Chrol and asked him to be the adviser for Marshall University’s fencing club. Del Chrol, the program director for Classics at MU, said he enjoys fencing because anyone can do it.
“One thing I really love about the sport, unlike other sports, there are advantages and disadvantages to body types,” Del Chrol said. “For basketball, it helps if you’re taller, but with fencing, you can adapt your style to your body type. Anyone is able to fence, we don’t have wheelchair fencing, but it’s a thing.