Coach: Julio Diaz
Family: Parents Samantha and Michael Pirkowski
Hobbies: Dancing (dances competitively with Lake Mary High School's Marionette dance team)
How She Started Fencing: Wanted to participate after watching fencing on television during the in London Olympic Games
Favorite Fencing Memory: Standing on the medal podium and hearing the national anthem after winning a gold medal for the United States during her first international fencing tournament, the 2015 Pan American Youth Games in Lima, Peru.
Something People Would Be Surprised to Know: She plays the piano and harp, and she enjoys participating in volunteer service, especially to promote music as a means to overcome disabilities.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Cadet), No. 8 (Junior), No. 20 (Senior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2019

Results

2019:

Silver - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
Bronze - Dijon Junior World Cup (Team)
Sixth - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Individual)
13th - Cadet World Championships
14th - Bratislava Junior World Cup
20th - January North American Cup (Division I)
39th - Dijon Junior World Cup (Individual)

2018:

Silver - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Bronze - Heidenheim Cadet European Cup (Team)
Bronze - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Sixth - July Challenge (Junior)
Seventh - Heidenheim Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Eighth - December North American Cup (Division I)
Ninth - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
12th - Krakow Cadet European Cup
17th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
24th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
31st - July Challenge (Division I)
32nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
33rd - July Challenge (Junior)
39th - October North American Cup (Division I)
47th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
50th - Luxembourg Junior World Cup

2017:

Bronze - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Team)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Fifth - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
Fifth - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
Ninth - March North American Cup (Y14)
10th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
12th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
12th - March North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
13th - December North American Cup (Division I)
14th - Espoo Cadet European Cup (Individual)
18th - July Challenge (Cadet)
26th - October North American Cup (Division I)
33rd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
33rd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14 Foil)
38th - July Challenge (Junior)
42nd - November North American Cup (Junior)
42nd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
60th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet Foil)

2016:

Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team Foil)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Y14)
Fifth - March North American Cup (Y14)
Seventh - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
Seventh - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Eighth - November North American Cup (Junior)
Ninth - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Team)
13th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14 Foil)
14th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division II Foil)
15th - December North American Cup (Division IA Foil)
18th - Cadet Pan American Championships (Individual Foil)
19th - March North American Cup (Division II Foil)
20th - Junior an American Championships (Individual Foil)
20th - Cadet Pan American Championships (Individual Epee)
23rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
27th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
29th - July Challenge (Junior)
32nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
33rd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
37th - December North American Cup (Division I)
41st - July Challenge (Cadet)
50th - July Challenge (Division I)
53rd - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Individual)
56th - March North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
58th - October North American Cup (Division I)
62nd - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)

2015:

Gold - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth B Foil)
Silver - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
Bronze - Pan American Youth Championships (Youth B)
Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Sixth - October North American Cup (Division II)
12th - November North American Cup (Y14)
13th - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup (Team)
13th - April North American Cup (Y12)
16th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
22nd - Copenhagen Cadet European Cup (Individual)
27th - April North American Cup (Y14)
42nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12 Foil)
44th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
47th - April North American Cup (Y12 Foil)

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