Michael Sean McClain
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Michael Sean McClain is an American
United States
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 foil
Foil (fencing)
A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.- Components:...

 fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 who attended Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 in the 1990s.

He moved out of his home in Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock, Texas
Round Rock is a city in Travis and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the metropolitan area. The 2010 census places the population at 99,887....

, at the age of 14 to train in New York to pursue his dreams.

He fenced for Stanford University in the 1990s.

He is one of two fencers to ever win a USFA Division I National Championship
USFA Division I National Championship
This is a list of United States Fencing Association Division I national champions.-Men's Épée:* 1888 Eugene Higgins* 1889 Graeme Monroe Hammond* 1890 Alexander Greger* 1891 Graeme Monroe Hammond* 1892 Bernard Francis O'Connor...

 title in two weapons in recent history.

He was a fencing coach at the Fencing Academy of Westchester, and is now coaching at Empire United Fencing, in New York City
New York City
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, along with Jed Dupree, 2004 Olympian.

Accomplishments

  • 1994 U.S. Men's Épée Champion
  • 1995 NCAA Division
    Division (sport)
    In sports, a division is a group of teams who compete against each other for a championship.-League system:In sports using a league system , a division consists a group of teams who play a sport at a similar competitive level...

    I Men's Foil Champion
  • 1995 Pan-Am Games Silver Medal, Men's Foil
  • 2001 US Men's Foil Champion
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