Ashley Graflund

Weapon:
Foil
Class:
Sophomore
Custom2:
16 / Chicken Hawks
Hometown:
Memphis, TN
High School:
St. Mary's Episcopal

2021-22 (Freshman): Competed in 75 bouts in foil ... led foil group in wins with 17 bout victories ... went 3-0 against Brandeis.

Before Air Force: Earned four varsity letters in fencing and trap shooting … Best Tennessee Ladies foilist and saberist in 2019 … second in team saber and ninth in individual foil at 2019 European Maccabi Games … three-time all-state … in Trap, was part of state, regional and national ladies squad championship teams all four years from 2017-20 … high school record high squad score of 486/500 … high school fencing coach was Sergey Petrosyan.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 16 … daughter of Greg and Jill Graflund … has one sibling … considering aeronautical and aerospace engineering … future career plans are fighter pilot and astronaut … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I have always wanted to serve my country. What better way to do that than joining the military and getting a world class education at the same time.” … hobbies are skiing (snow and water), horseback riding, trap shooting, watching movies and flying … began fencing at age 14 … credits her coaches, Brad Kroeker, Sergey Petrosyan and Skip Aymett as having the biggest influence on her sports career … pre-competition superstition is to listen to Queen the morning of a tournament … dream vacation spots are Telluride or London … guilty pleasure is anything with sugar in it, especially oatmeal raisin cookies … favorite role model is Sally Ride … something most people don’t know about her is that sometimes she wears a dragon onesie when snow skiing … enjoys listening to 70s and 80s rock … favorite TV shows are M*A*S*H and Doctor Who … favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail … favorite class subjects are history and physics … favorite social media follows are Tom Hanks and barstool_AF … favorite athletes are Lee Kiefer, Lindsey Vonn and Bjorn Borg … can wiggle her ears.