Vlad Lovin

Weapon:
Foil
Class:
Freshman
Custom2:
24 / Phantoms
Hometown:
Lake Orion, MI
High School:
Culver Military Academy

Before Air Force: Lettered three years in fencing … finished 16^th out of 151 at 2022 National Championships & July Challenge … competed at Junior Olympics and Summer Nationals every year eligible … Thomas C. Sullivan Most Valuable Fencer award in 2021-22 and 2022-23 … high school coach was Thomas McNally … also competed for Renaissance Fencing Club, coached by Anatolie Scenic and Ann Marsh … Gold A academic honor at Culver.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 24 … son of Radu and Mihaela Lovin … has a younger sister … considering operations research major … future career plan is operations research analyst or pilot … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “The Air Force Academy has everything I need to prepare myself to serve the country: rigorous academics and world-class education, challenging athletics, and amazing fellow cadets. Being able to fence while at the Academy is a dream come true.” … hobbies are lifting, biking and running … began fencing at age 10 … credits his coaches Anatolie Scenic and Thomas McNally as having the biggest influence on his sports career … pre-competition routine is to eat two scrambled eggs and an avocado toast to fence well … dream vacation spot is Ibiza … guilty pleasure is Garden Salsa Sunchips … favorite role model is David Goggins … most notable thing about his home town is the Dragon on the Lake Festival and the Dragon mascot of the lake … enjoys listening to pop & country music … favorite TV show is Fast & Furious 7 … favorite class subject is math … favorite athlete is Chris Bumstead … favorite social media follow is Tren Twins.