2025-26 Fencing Roster
William Barber
- Weapon:
- Saber
- Class:
- Senior
- Custom2:
- 30 / Knights of Thirty
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, AZ
- High School:
- Brophy College Prep
2023-24 MPSF All-Academic
2023-24 | Sophomore: Competed in 31 bouts ... 17 wins ... went 3-0 against Cleveland State and Lawrence ... MPSF All-Academic.
2022-23 | Freshman: Posted a 33-42 record in men's saber ... had seven bouts with at least two wins ... went 7-6 at the NCAA West Regionals as top finisher for Air Force in men's saber with a fifth-place finish.
Before Air Force: Competed for Phoenix Fencing Academy and was coached by Will Becker III … nationally-ranked in Cadet, Junior and Div. I men’s saber … USA Fencing all-academic first-team, National Honors Society, Brophy College Preparatory 2022 Religious Studies Award.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 30 … son of Stephen and Suzie Barber … has an older brother … mother is a graduate of US Naval Academy and grandfather is a graduate of West Point … mother competed in gymnastics and grandfather was a swimmer … considering political science major … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I have a strong desire to be a part of something greater than myself, and I am also eager to serve other people. I felt that coming to the Academy would make me a stronger leader, and it would assist me in my mission to serve others. I was also very excited to join the fencing team at the Academy.” … began fencing at age 11 … credits his parents and his club coach Will Becker III as having the biggest influence on his fencing career … dream vacation spot is Rome … guilty pleasure is pizza and cookies … favorite role models are his parents and brother … something most people don’t know about him is he enjoys creative writing … notable things about his hometown is the heat and the Sonoran desert … enjoys listening to Sum 41 … favorite TV show is Naruto … favorite movies are Rocky III and Rocky IV … favorite class subject is comparative politics … favorite athletes are Gu Bon-gil and Aron Szilagyi.
