Youssef Shamel

Youssef Shamel Wins National Championships

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Youssef Scores Against Notre Dame At ACCs

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Youssef Shamel Fences At Duke Against Brandeis

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Position:
Epee
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tanta, Egypt
High School:
Leaders Language School

2026 Men's Epee National Champion
2026 Men's ACC Championships Most Valuable Fencer
2026 ACC Men's Epee Champion
20206 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Champion
2026 ACC Men's Epee Fencer of the Year
2026 Junior Men's Epee Individual World Champion
USFCA Men’s Epee Collegiate Athlete of the Year
USFCA Men’s Epee Collegiate Newcomer of the Year

2025-26 Season (Freshman): Made his college debut going 7-1 at the JHU Invite... Posted a 12-1 record at the Beguinet Classic earning himself the ACC Men's Fencer of the Week as he swept No. 11 Boston College, No. 9 Penn State and Brandeis... Won the Men's individual ACC Champion in Men's Epee... Named the 2026 Men's ACC Championships Most Valuable Fencer... 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Champion in men's epee earning First Team All-Region honors... Qualified 2026 National Championships in men's epee... Won the National Championship in men's epee becoming only the second fencer in program history to win a national championship... First fencer to win a ACC and NCAA title in program history... Named USFCA Men’s Epee Collegiate Newcomer of the Year and Epee Collegiate Athlete of the Year.

Prior to UNC: Bronze Medalist at the 2026 Cairo World Cup (Individual)... Top eight finish the 2026 Fujairah Senior World Cup (Individual)... Gold Medalist at the 2024 Lagos World Cup (Individual).... Bronze Medalist at the 2022 Tashkent World Cup (Individual)... 2023 Team World Champion in Plovdiv...