2022-23 Fencing Roster
Valeria Pacheco-Lugo
- Weapon:
- Epee
- Class:
- Freshman
- Custom2:
- 20 / Trolls
- Hometown:
- Juncos, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- Colegio Mater Salvatoris
2023-24 (Sophomore): Competed in 15 bouts in epee ... earned six wins ... collegiate debut vs. Ohio State ... first-career win against FDU, going 3-0 ... also went 3-0 against Detroit Mercy.
2022-23 (Freshman): Did not compete in any events.
Before Air Force: Competed Escuela do los Deportes de Carolina and was coached by Enrique Salvat and Luisa Parrilla … multiple bronze medals in foil at the Puerto Rico Fencing Federation Competition … 5th place in Puerto Rico Fencing Federation Cadet Epee and Foil in 2018, and 8th place in Cadet Epee in 2019 … 43rd in FIE’s Junior Women’s Epee World Cup in 2018 … National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 20 … daughter of Andres Crespo and Linette A. Lugo … considering biochemistry major … future career plan is flight medicine physician or neuroscientist … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I wanted to go beyond my limits, be a part of something bigger than myself and prepare myself to lead airmen in service to the nation.” … hobbies are photography, road trips and cooking … began fencing at age six … credits her coach Enrique “Profe” Salvat as having the biggest influence on her fencing career … dream vacation spot is Turkey … guilty pleasure is binge-watching series … favorite role model is her mother … something most people don’t know about her is she has 12 dogs at home … most notable thing about her hometown is the baseball team … favorite TV show is Jane the Virgin … favorite movie is Gremlins … favorite class subject is Spanish literature … favorite athletes are Gloria Colon, Donovan Carrillo and Nathan Chen … favorite social media follow is Catriona Gray.
