Fencing Coach Katarzyna Dabrowa To Be Inducted Into Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame
7/29/2025 1:39:00 PM | Fencing
Air Force fencing head coach Katarzyna Dabrowa will be enshrined into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame, announced today by Ohio State athletics. Dabrowa is one of 10 Buckeyes comprising the class of 2025.
She is part of the class that will be officially inducted on Oct. 3 and recognized at Ohio Stadium when the football team plays Minnesota on Oct. 4.
The first women's epee national champion in Ohio State fencing history, Dabrowa was a three-time All-American for the Buckeyes. She captured the 2012 NCAA crown, becoming just the second Ohio State woman to win an NCAA fencing title. Dabrowa was a First Team All-American in both 2011, when she was a bronze medalist, and in 2012 as the gold medalist. She also was a Second Team All-American in 2013. Dabrowa was co-captain of the 2012 Buckeye squad that claimed the NCAA team championship. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a 2013 Big Ten Medal of Honor finalist. A two-time Ohio State graduate, Dabrowa earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2013 and a master's degree in sport management in 2015.
Internationally, she claimed gold medals at U20 and U23 European Championships, won silver at U23 European and U20 World Championships and was a bronze medalist at Cadet World Championships. She was a three-time World University Games participant.
Dabrowa returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach in 2018, the youngest woman coach in Division I at the time, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2021. She is currently in her second year as the head coach at Air Force. During her tenure with Ohio State, Dabrowa led three Buckeyes to the NCAA championship bout, with two ending as national champion. She was on the coaching staff for a men's and women's combined Midwest Fencing Conference title in 2019, men's and women's MCF titles in 2020 and Central Collegiate Fencing Conference men's and women's trophies in 2021, '22 and '23, along with a CCFC men's crown in 2024. The Buckeyes finished in the Top 6 at the NCAA Championships each trip with Dabrowa on staff. In 2022, she was selected the USFCA men's team collegiate assistant coach of the year award winner and the CCFC men's team assistant coach of the year.
Most recently, Dabrowa was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation coach of the year for the 2024-25 season.
She is part of the class that will be officially inducted on Oct. 3 and recognized at Ohio Stadium when the football team plays Minnesota on Oct. 4.
The first women's epee national champion in Ohio State fencing history, Dabrowa was a three-time All-American for the Buckeyes. She captured the 2012 NCAA crown, becoming just the second Ohio State woman to win an NCAA fencing title. Dabrowa was a First Team All-American in both 2011, when she was a bronze medalist, and in 2012 as the gold medalist. She also was a Second Team All-American in 2013. Dabrowa was co-captain of the 2012 Buckeye squad that claimed the NCAA team championship. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and a 2013 Big Ten Medal of Honor finalist. A two-time Ohio State graduate, Dabrowa earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2013 and a master's degree in sport management in 2015.
Internationally, she claimed gold medals at U20 and U23 European Championships, won silver at U23 European and U20 World Championships and was a bronze medalist at Cadet World Championships. She was a three-time World University Games participant.
Dabrowa returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach in 2018, the youngest woman coach in Division I at the time, and was promoted to associate head coach in 2021. She is currently in her second year as the head coach at Air Force. During her tenure with Ohio State, Dabrowa led three Buckeyes to the NCAA championship bout, with two ending as national champion. She was on the coaching staff for a men's and women's combined Midwest Fencing Conference title in 2019, men's and women's MCF titles in 2020 and Central Collegiate Fencing Conference men's and women's trophies in 2021, '22 and '23, along with a CCFC men's crown in 2024. The Buckeyes finished in the Top 6 at the NCAA Championships each trip with Dabrowa on staff. In 2022, she was selected the USFCA men's team collegiate assistant coach of the year award winner and the CCFC men's team assistant coach of the year.
Most recently, Dabrowa was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation coach of the year for the 2024-25 season.
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