Griffin Peter

Weapon:
Foil
Class:
Sophomore
Custom2:
6 / Bull Six
Hometown:
Rochester, NY
High School:
Brighton

2020-21 NCAA Championships Qualifier in foil.
20th place at 2021 NCAAs with five bout victories.

2021-22 (Sophomore): Competed in 92 bouts, ranking second on the men's team ... 33 bout victories was fifth on team ... competed at NCAA West Regional and placed ninth in men's foil with five bout victories.

2020-21 (Freshman): 2020-21 NCAA Championships Qualifier in foil ... five bout victories at NCAAs for 20th place finish ... 13 victories on the season ... competed in 45 bouts.

Before Air Force: High school coach was Susan Jennings.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 13 ... son of Michael and Victoria Peter ... has one sibling ... interested in astronautical engineering major ... future career plan is space operations ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: "I wanted to challenge myself athletically and academically; I wanted to have a team around me that gave me the competition to make myself a better fencer, and I wanted to be immersed in a rigorous academic curriculum that would give me a world class education, all in preparation to serve my country." ... hobby is cycling ... began fencing at age nine ... credits coach Susan Jennings as having biggest influence on his sports career ... dream vacation spot is Hawaii ... guilty pleasure is eating Graham crackers ... favorite role model is Muhammad Ali ... something most people don't know about him is that he started fencing because he liked Jedi lightsaber battles in Star Wars ... notable things about his hometown is it was once home to Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass ... enjoys listening to Eminem and Coldplay ... favorite TV show is The Office ... favorite movie is The Matrix ... favorite class subject is physics ... favorite athlete is Josh Allen and favorite team is the Buffalo Bills.