Linder, Kara
Kara Linder is a fencing/saber athlete. She competed at University of Notre Dame after graduating from Chandler Online Academy/Hamilton High School.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022 NCAA Championships, 5th place
2022 Second Team All-American
2022 ACC Championships, 7th place
2022 NCAA Midwest Regional, 5th place
2021 NCAA Champion, Women’s Sabre
2021 NCAA Team Champion
2021 First Team All-American
2020 ACC Fencer of the Year, Women’s Sabre
2020 ACC Champion, Women’s Sabre
2020 Midwest Regional Champion, Women’s Sabre
2020 First Team All-American
2020 Notre Dame Women’s Sabre MVP
2020 All-ACC
2019 NCAA Championships, Women’s Sabre, 8th Place
2019 Second Team All-American
2019 NCAA Midwest Regional Champion, Women’s Sabre
2019 ACC Champion, Women’s Sabre
2019 All-ACC
2019 ACC Championships Most Valuable Fencer
2019 ACC Fencer of the Year, Women’s Sabre
2019 Notre Dame Women’s Sabre MVP
AS A GRADUATE
Compiled a 29-9 season record to improve her career record to 168-54.
Took fifth place at the 2023 NCAA Championships and earned second team All-American honors.
Placed first at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 17-0 record.
Won the individual ACC Championship in the sabre competition and earned All-ACC honors.
Earned ACC Fencer of the Year in women’s sabre.
Was named to the All-ACC Academic team for women’s fencing.
AS A SENIOR at NOTRE DAME
Finished the 2022 NCAA Championships in 5th place helping the team secure their 12th national title.
Earned Second Team All-American honors.
Placed 7th at the 2022 ACC Championship.
Finished in 5th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional to qualify for nationals.
Compiled a season record of 27-7, improving her career record to 138-44.
Posted a 10-2 record at the St. Johns Invitational where the team took home first place.
Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR at NOTRE DAME
Was dominant at the 2021 NCAA Championships en route to winning the Individual Women’s Sabre Championship
She went 18-3 in pool play and defeated Sky Miller 15-4 in the title bout to claim Notre Dame’s first women’s sabre individual championship since 2017
Linder helped the Irish claim their 11th team national championship in program history while earning her second career first team All-American honor
Competed in all four regular season meets and finished with an 18-11 record
Eclipsed the 100 career win plateau at the Ohio State Invitational
Improved her career record to 111-38
AS A SOPHOMORE at NOTRE DAME
Compiled a 52-19 record after competing in five of the six regular season meets
Season best performance came at the DeCicco Duals when she finished the weekend with a 17-1 record
Also reached the double-digit win plateau at the St. John’s Invite after going 10-5
Defeated Duke’s Alex Gorman 15-9 to claim her second consecutive ACC Sabre Championship
Went 5-1 during the team competition at the ACC Championships to help claim the team title for the Irish
Tallied a 15-1 record to claim the women’s sabre championship at the Midwest Regionals in Detroit
She earned her second straight berth to the NCAA Championship after her performance at Regionals
Following the season, she was named ACC Fencer of the Year (Women’s Sabre) for the second straight year
Was named Notre Dame Women’s Sabre MVP for the second straight season
Improved her career record to 88-26
AS A FRESHMAN at NOTRE DAME
Made an immediate impact as a rookie, garnering Second Team All-America honors.
Placed eighth at the NCAA Championships, going 13-10 in round robin competition.
Captured the NCAA Midwest Regional title in women’s sabre.
Named the Most Valuable Fencer at the ACC Championships after capturing the ACC women’s sabre crown and helping the Irish to a team title.
Named the ACC Fencer of the Year in women’s sabre.
Went 36-7 in dual bouts as a rookie.
Went 4-0 at both Philadelphia Invitational and ACC Championships.
Went 7-1 at Northwestern Duals.
Named the team’s MVP for women’s sabre.
Earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Graduated from Hamilton High School in May 2018
Member of the Fencers Club of Arizona
Currently the No. 11 ranked junior and No. 35 ranked senior in the country (as of Jan. 22, 2018)
First World Cup win at 14 years old (Konin, Poland) Cadet division 2014
First place 2014 North American Cup (under 14 division)
Fifth place 2015 World Cup (Udine, Italy) junior division
10th place at 2015 Junior Pan American Championships
First place 2015 World Cup (Konin, Poland) Cadet division
First place 2015 World Cup (San Jose, Costa Rica)
Third place 2015 World Cup (Sosnowiec, Poland)
First place Division 1 Summer Nationals
Eighth place 2016 Cadet World Championships (Bourges, France)
Top 32 finish 2016 Junior World Championships (Bourges, France)
First place 2016 Cadet Mixed Team World Championships (Bourges, France)
Third place 2016 Junior Team World Championships (Bourges, France)
First place 2016 Cadet Pan American Championships
First place 2016 Cadet Mixed Team Pan-American Championships
First place 2016 Junior Pan-American Championships
First place 2016 Junior team Pan-American Championships
Second place 2017 Junior Olympic Championships
Second place 2016 World Cup (San Jose, Costa Rica)
First place 2017 World Cup (Konin, Poland)
Third place 2017 Junior Pan-American Championships
Third place 2017 Cadet World Cup (Moedling, Austria)
2017 World Team member for Cadet, Junior, Cadet team, and Junior team
Top 8 Finish 2017 Summer Nationals (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Top 8 Finish 2017 North American Cup (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
National Honor Society member
Vice President of Future Farmers of America chapter
Daughter of Nina and Jason Linder
Mother Nina was a swimmer at Evansville University
Has a younger brother, Luke, who is also on the fencing team
Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Science Business
Seeking a Master’s in Business Administration