Fencer Nominated For Sportswoman Of The Year

Fencer Nominated For Sportswoman Of The Year

Summary: One of US Fencing's brightest young stars has been nominated to be Sportswoman of the year by the Women's Sports Foundation.

Founded in by Billie Jean King, the Womens Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. The Foundations Participation, Education, Advocacy, Research and Leadership Programs are made possible by gifts from individuals, foundations...

rebecca ward, fencing, women

Article Body: One of US Fencing's brightest young stars has been nominated to be Sportswoman of the year by the Women's Sports Foundation.

Founded in by Billie Jean King, the Womens Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization seeking to advance the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. The Foundations Participation, Education, Advocacy, Research and Leadership Programs are made possible by gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations.

Ward earned a nomination from the Women's Sports Foundation due to her strong results in international fencing over the past two seasons. In she won the world championship in women's sabre, defeating teammate and reigning Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis.

In , Rebecca Ward also won the Cadet and Junior world championships, a triple-crown performance that was the first time any fencer had held all three titles at the same time.

In May , Ward won the silver medal in the sabre event, at both the Hanoi Womens World Cup and the England World Cup. Also in the month of May, she won the gold medal at the Klagenfurt Womens World Cup. At the Las Vegas Grand Prix in June, Ward won the gold medal defeating Olympic silver medalist Xue Tan. Her win at Las Vegas made her the World Cup Champion for the - season. Ward is also ranked No. in the world in the saber by the International Fencing Federation (FIE) ranking list.

Becca has continued winning key matches and is currently ranked # in the world heading into the World Championships. Upcoming tournaments will be the Americas Zonal Championships in August and then the World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia - both are Olympic qualifying events.

In addition to the individual accolades, Becca Ward is also a member of the US Women's Sabre team, which is ranked # in the world heading into the World Championships.