Notre Dame Men's Fencing at the Notre Dame Duals on January 29th.
PREP & PERSONAL: Competed in fencing and golf while being home schooled in Ligonier, Pa. ... earned varsity letters in golf sophomore through senior year, while fencing for the club team Hooked on Fencing ... earned six national medals in competitive fencing events ... took third place in the Sanity Claus Epee Open Tournament ... placed 13th (out of 218 fencers) at the U-20 North American Cup event in Austin, Texas in November, 2011 ... earned strongest finish on the North American Cup circuit with his third-place result in the U-19 division in July of 2011 ... won the Iron Knight tournament put on by the Hooked on Fencing club ... helped junior epee team capture second place at the Junior Olympics in February of 2011 ... born in Johnstown, Pa. ... son of Timothy Purdy and Letitia Berkey ... currently enrolled in the First Year of Studies with an intent to major in pre-med.
