Erin Shea

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Weapon:
Saber
Class:
Senior
Custom2:
6 / Bull Six
Hometown:
Seattle, WA
High School:
Skyline

2021 Team MVP
2020 NCAA Championships qualifier in women's saber.
2020 USFCA All-American Honorable Mention.
2020 USFCA All-West Region First Team.
2020 NCAA West Regional women's saber runner-up.

2020-21 (Junior): Team MVP ... 13-8 overall record ... was unable to compete at NCAA regionals due to illness (non-covid) ... posted 3-0 wins over Denison and Wayne State.

2019-20 (Sophomore): NCAA qualifier ... USFCA All-American Honorable Mention ... USFCA All-West Region First Team ... posted 43-35 record ... NCAA West Regional women's saber runner-up, going 7-4 ... junior women's saber champion at 2019 Falcon Open.

2018-19 (Freshman): Posted 48-29 overall record, ranking third on women's team in wins ... Falcon Open junior women's saber champion and placed third in senior women's saber ... placed 25th in junior women's saber at Junior Olympics in Denver ... placed fifth in women's saber at NCAA West Regional.

Prior to Air Force: Fencing coach during high school was Nikita Sakhanenko ... Nationals Division 3 Gold in 2017 ... Washington State Champion in 2016.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 6 ... daughter of Stephen and Christin Shea ... has two siblings ... father is a West Point graduate and played on the rugby team ... active in her squadron as the academics and operations clerk ... during the summer prior to her sophomore year: completed summer academics classes in space and RPAs and completed Expeditionary Survival Training (EST) ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: "I wanted to come to the Academy in order to serve with people who have strong values and to bond with them." ... began fencing at age 12 ... credits fencing coach Nikita Sakhanenko as having the biggest influence on her sports career ... dream vacation spot is Japan to go skiing ... guilty pleasure is chocolate ... something most people don't know about her is that she can ski and snowboard ... favorite TV show is Psych ... favorite player is Olga Kharlan.