Mackensie Nechanicky

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Suwanee, GA
High School:
Peachtree Ridge
Squadron:
Foil
Squadron:
23 Barnstormers

Notable:
- 22nd in women’s foil at 2018-19 NCAA Championships, earning six wins.

2017-18 (Freshman): Second on team with 63-34 record ... NCAA participant, finishing 22nd in women’s foil with six wins ... went undefeated 11 times ... finished third in junior women’s foil at Nick Toth Open ... 71st in junior women’s foil at Junior Olympics ... third in women’s foil at NCAA Western Regional.

Before Air Force:

High School: First Team USA Fencing All-American...222-0 in bouts throughout high school...First place overall in On Guard High School Fencing League...AP Scholar with distinction...competed for Twin Cities Fencing Club, coached by Roberto Sobalvarro.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23...daughter of John and Mindi Nechanicky...has four brothers...brother, Haydn, played college baseball...intends to major in chemistry...future career plan is to become a physician...Why I decided to come to the Academy: "I decided to come ot the Academy becuase I wanted to serve." ...hobby is making sushi...began fencing at age 12...credits her brothers as having the biggest influence on her sports career...pre-competition superstition is to drink chocolate milk...dream vacation spot is Bluffton, SC...guilty pleasure is watching K-dramas...favorite role model is Beatrice Vio...something most people don't know about her is that she was a certified soccer referee for six years...most notable thing about her hometown is that it was once named one of the best places to live in the U.S....anjoys listening to The 1975...favorite TV show is Vikings...favorite movie is La La Land...favorite class subject is German...favorite player is Nam Hyun Lee...favorite team is Team USA...favorite quote is: "NO DOUBT, NO FEAR."