Adam Rodney began serving as Volunteer Assistant Coach of New York University’s men’s and women’s fencing teams in October 2024. He is working extensively with NYU’s epee fencers.
In his first season in 2024-25, both the men’s (20-11) and women’s (21-12) teams produced 20-win seasons (the most wins in women’s team history), and the teams combined for a 21st-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Two fencers, Maria Stamos and Anup Banerjee, represented NYU at the NCAA’s.
The men’s campaign included victories over NCAA Division I squads from Penn State University, the University of North Carolina, and Duke University, while the women recorded wins against DI teams North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame, Boston University, and Lafayette College.
Both squads were well-represented in postseason awards from the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA), with Banerjee being selected National Foil Newcomer of the Year. He also received similar “Newcomer of the Year” accolades on the Division III level, as did teammates Ajit Sivakumar (epee) and Ansh Ghayalod (sabre). On the women’s side, Stamos was chosen DIII Foil Athlete of the Year and Katherine Chen received similar accolades in epee.
A graduate of St. John’s University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing, Rodney was an All-American for the NCAA Division I Red Storm.
Rodney continued to fence following his intercollegiate career, competing at numerous national and international events. Qualifying for the U.S. National Team, Rodney competed at the FIE World Championships in 2017 and 2019. In 2021, Rodney traveled to the Tokyo Olympics as an alternate and training partner for the Men’s Epee Olympic Team.
Rodney’s connection to the sport of fencing includes serving as an instructor and mentor at the Peter Westbrook Foundation, a non-profit that uses fencing as a vehicle for developing life and academic skills of young people from under-served communities of NYC.
Rodney, who also served as a board member for the New York Fencers Club and as the athlete representative on USA Fencing’s Tournament Committee, is co-founder of the Armory Fencing Program at The Nike Armory, a community based summer fencing program in Washington Heights.
A native of New Orleans, LA, Rodney resides in Manhattan.
