2022-23 Fencing Roster
Melissa Kline
- Weapon:
- Foil
- Class:
- Freshman
- Custom2:
- 21 / Blackjacks
- Hometown:
- Mission Hills, KS
- High School:
- Shawnee Mission East
- 2022-23 NCAA Championships Participant
- 2022-23 All-MPSF First Team
- 2023-24 All-MPSF Second Team
- Third place in women's foil at 2023 and 2023 NCAA West Regionals
2023-24 (Sophomore):
- All-MPSF Second Team
- Competed in 90 bouts.
- Led foil group and second on team with 53 wins.
- Finished third at NCAA West Regional with nine wins.
- Finished third at MPSF Championships.
2022-23 (Freshman):
- NCAA Championships Qualifier.
- 24th at NCAA Championships in women's foil.
- First-Team All-MPSF women's fencing.
- MPSF Championships runner-up in women's foil.
- Third Place at NCAA West Regional in women's foil.
- MPSF Fencer of the Week (Feb. 8, 2023)
- Competed in 106 bouts.
- Second on team with 65 wins.
Before Air Force: Coached in fencing by Emilia Ivanova and Zdravka Panagieva.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 21 … daughter of William and Loren Kline … has six siblings … sister, Logan, is on diving team at the University of Indiana … sister, Adalaide, played women’s soccer at South Dakota State … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I have always wanted to serve my country and both of my grandfathers were in the U.S. Air Force.” … hobbies are working on cars and lifting weights … began fencing at age 11 … credits her sisters as having the biggest influence on her fencing career … pre-cometition superstition is she has to listen to the same inspiration video and write Phillippians 4:13 on her wrist … dream vacation spot is Venice, Italy … guilty pleasure is mint chocolate ice cream … enjoys listening to Country and Hard Rock … favorite TV show is Friends … favorite movie is The Longest Ride … favorite class subject is Auto Technology … favorite athletes are Michael Phelps and Inna Deriglazova.
