As Olivia Wynn began her junior year in 2014, she made a decision off the strip that would benefit her team as a whole.
Wynn, now a senior, changed weapons from foil to sabre, a blade she previously never used.
“Last year, I was fencing basically to save my life,” Wynn said. “Almost everything was instinct.”
Coach Nikki Franke asked Wynn, who spent her first two years competing in foil, to make the transition to sabre last fall due to a shortage of athletes at the weapon.
“We gave her the option if she wanted to try it,” Franke said.