* Beginning in August 2018 Nicole Ross will take a two-year leave of absence in order to prepare for qualification to the 2020 US Olympic Team.
Coaching Experience
• Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2016-18) *
• Head Coach, Marymount School for Girls (2013-15)
Education
• B.A., Art History, Columbia University (2013)
Honors & Accomplishments
• Currently the No. 15 foil fencer in the world
• Has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the world
• World Championship Gold Medalist -- Team Event (2018)
• World Championship Silver Medalist -- Team Event (2017)
• U.S. Olympic Team member (2012)
• U.S. Senior National Team Captain (2012 – Present)
• Pan American Games Bronze Medalist (2016)
• NCAA Champion (2010)
• IFA Champion (2009)
• Ivy League Champion (2008)
At Cornell
Olympian Nicole Ross joined the Big Red fencing staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2016-17 season.
Last season, Ross was instrumental in coaching the foil squad that produced three of Cornell's top-10 finishers at the 2018 Ivy League Round Robin, including All-Ivy selection Marissa Viqueira. At the championship, the foil squad earned victories over No. 4 Princeton, No. 9 Penn, Brown, and Yale, while handing Ivy Champion Columbia's foil squad 50 percent of its losses for the entire competition.
In her first season, she helped the Big Red post a record of 19-13 overall (2-4 Ivy) and finish 15th overall at the NCAA Championship. During the season Cornell posted two major victories, defeating St. John’s for the first time since 1992 and upsetting No. 9 Temple to beat the Owls for the first time since 1979.
Fencing Career
Ross has seen success on every level during a fencing career that has included a selection to the US Olympic team in 2012, a Senior World Championship Team gold medal (2018) and silver medal (2017), an NCAA Championship in 2010, an IFA Championship in 2009, a team Junior World Championship in 2009, and an Ivy League Championship in 2008. She is a nine-time member of the Senior National Team, serving as team captain since 2012, and helping the team to multiple World Cup medals and one World Champioship during that span.
Most recently, Ross has claimed six top-eight international results during the 2016-17 World Cup circuit and currently ranks 15th in the world among foil fencers. She also helped Team USA to its first-ever women's foil gold medal at the Senior World Championships.
Prior to Cornell
Prior to embarking on a coaching career, Ross served as a program coordinator for Win4Youth, Adecco Group North America's social and philanthropic organization. At Win4Youth, she worked with a team to produce charitable events and initiatives to benefit non-profit organizations around the world.
Personal
Ross is a native of New York, N.Y.
* Updated July 27, 2018
