Mira Vestel

Weapon:
Saber
Class:
Senior
Custom2:
36 / Pink Panthers
Hometown:
San Francisco, CA
High School:
The Urban School of San Francisco

- 2024 Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
- NCAA Qualifier, women's saber (2023)
- All-MPSF First Team (2023)
- 2x MPSF All-Academic (2023, 2024)

2024-25 (Junior):
- Co-Team Captain.

2023-24 (Sophomore):
- CSC Academic All-District (District VII At-Large)
- Competed in 87 bouts.
- Led saber group and ranked third overall on team with 48 wins.
- Competed at NCAA West Regional, placing fifth with seven wins.
- MPSF All-Academic.

2022-23 (Freshman):
- NCAA Championships Qualifier.
- 20th at NCAA Championships in women's saber.
- First-Team All-MPSF women's fencing.
- MPSF Championships runner-up in women's saber.
- NCAA West Regional runner-up in women's saber.
- MPSF All-Academic.
- Competed in 109 bouts.
- Led team with 66 wins.

Before Air Force: Competed for Halberstadt Fencers’ Club and was coached by Rob Handelman, Julian Ouedraogo and Sándor Mándoki … 2021 First-Team USA Fencing All-American and First-Team USA Fencing All-Academic … 2020 Second-Team USA Fencing All-American and 2020 First-Team USA Fencing All-Academic … 2019 Second-Team USA Fencing All-American and 2019 Second-Team USA Fencing All-Academic … 2019-20 Regional Recognition Patch for 3^rd place in Div. IA women’s saber … 7^th in Div. I at 2021 December NAC, 16^th in juniors at 2021 Junior Olympics and 29^th in Juniors at 2022 April NAC.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 2 … daughter of Michael and Leora Vestel … has a younger sibling … considering civil or systems engineering major … future career plans are World-Class Athlete Program and engineering for the Air Force, possibly for humanitarian deployments … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I was impressed with all the opportunities and challenges that the Academy offers, and really wanted to fence Div. I in college. I also feel extremely lucky for the privileges I have been given in the States, and would like to repay that debt.” … hobbies are going to the beach, cooking, windsurfing and spending time outside … began fencing at age 10 … credits her coaches as having the biggest influence on her fencing career … pre-competition superstition is to always eat oatmeal and getting to tournament 1.5-2 hours before it starts … dream vacation spot is San Diego … guilty pleasure is bad TV … favorite role model is her grandfather Samuel Broydo … something most people don’t know about her is that she’s double-jointed in left shoulder and thumbs … enjoys listening to pop music … favorite TV show is Prison Break … favorite movie is Inglourious Bastards … favorite class subject is math.