Elizabeth Zigalo

Elizabeth Zigalo
epee
University of North Carolina Fencing v Duke
Blue Zone
Chapel Hill, NC
November 1, 2025

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Epee
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
Leon M. Goldstein

2025-26 Season (Freshman):
Competed at the 2025 October North American Cup... Led the epee squad with a 5th-place finish at the Coach Nikki Franke Classic... Made her college debut against Duke... Undefeated against No. 3 Harvard, Denison, Wayne State and swept No. 6 Ohio State at the Elite Invitational... Finished 11th at Junior World Cup in Burgos, Spain... Finished as the runner-up as part of the team competition in Udine, Italy at the Junior World Cup... Fenced at the Junior Olympics... Posted a 3-0 record against Haverford at the JHU Invite... Swept No. 14 Temple, two wins against Air Force and one against Boston College...Fenced at the ACC Championships the team competition... Finished eighth at the 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional in women's epee earning Second Team All-Region

Personal: From Brooklyn, New York… Parents are Aleksandra and Sergey Zigalo… Sister is Valerie… 2024 Cadet World team member... Silver medalist at the 2024 Junior World Cup in Hong Kong... Two-time top eight finisher at the Bratislava Cadet World Cup... Two-time Team Gold medalist at Grenoble Cadet World Cup... Two-time team Bronze medalist at the Cadet World Cup (Belgrade & Budapest)... Junior team gold medalist at 2025 April NAC...