World-class epee coach Kornel Udvarhelyi is entering his sixth season an assistant fencing coach at New York University.
Udvarhelyi joined head coach Steve Mormando’s staff in 2001-02, but missed the 2004-05 season before returning for the last two seasons. In 2007-08, his guidance helped the Violets finish 15th at the NCAA Fencing Championships, the program’s 15th consecutive top-20 performance. Four student-athletes qualified for the nationals, including sophomore Sam Roukas, who garnered All-America accolades after finishing seventh in the sabre.
Udvarhelyi, who was named U.S. National Epee Coach in 2003, joined the NYU staff after coming to the United States from his native Hungary. While at NYU, the Violets’ men’s team won University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships in 2002 and 2003, while the women’s team won the title in 2003 – the last season the UAA Championship was held.
Udvarhelyi earned a college degree in 1995 as an expert fencing coach at the College of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary. While there, he pioneered a project that analyzed the biomechanics of fencing actions using multimedia technology.
Throughout the 1990's, Udvarhelyi worked with Hungarian fencers in the epee and foil at all levels from grassroots training programs to preparing fencers for the World Cup. In March 1998, he was named the Hungarian Junior National Men's Epee coach, a position he held until coming to the United States in 2001.
Since his arrival in New York, Udvarhelyi, who resides in Manhattan, has coached at the New York Fencers’ Club, where he has built a high-level epee program.
