Linder, Kara

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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

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