Katie McGillion-Moore

Katie McGillion-Moore Celebrates Win At Miller Invitational

Photo by: Michael Golamco

Katie McGillion-Moore
foil
University of North Carolina Fencing v Air Force
Beguinet Classic
Wilson Recreation Center
Durham, NC
Saturday, February 8, 2025

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Foil
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Westport, Conn.
High School:
Staples

2025-26 Season:
Finished 10th at the Coach Nikki Franke Classic... Notched her second straight 3-0 season opener against Duke... Won a bout against No. 3 Harvard and No. 7 Penn while also winning two bout against No. 6 Ohio State at the Elite Invitational... Posted a 9-0 record at the JHU Invite... Put together an impressive 10-2 record at the Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational including a sweep of No. 10 Penn State... Fenced at the ACC Championships in both the individual and team competition... Qualified for the 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional in women's foil...

2024-2025 Season:
Picked up two wins against Cleveland State and No. 13 Penn State and No. 12 Yale... Won a bout against No. 10 Ohio State... Swept Air Force at the Elite Invitational... Swept Johns Hopkins.... won a bout against No. 4 Princeton... Earned wins against No. 11 Temple at Philadelphia Invitational at Temple...Won a bout against NYU, Haverford and No. 10 Ohio State... Two wins against NYU and Sacred Heart at the Philadelphia Invitational... Won a bout against Haverford and No. 4 Princeton, Swept No. 13 Penn State at the Penn State Invitational... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.

PRIOR TO UNC: 2019-2021 European and World Team (Cadet and Junior) for Ireland… Gold at the Irish Nationals Championships 2022... Silver at the Irish Open 202... Bronze at the Division Two Summer Nationals 2018 .. Silver at Summer Nationals 2019… 2018-2020 USFA All Academic Team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Fergal Moore and Susan McGillion-Moore… Brother, Jake, is a former member of the men’s fencing team… US Congressional Award Silver Medalist… Eagle Scout… Favorite sports outside of fencing are golf and basketball… Favorite animal is a monkey.