Willem Joseph joins the Denison men's and women's fencing coaching staff after spending the last two years with the East Coast Fencing Club in Roslyn, N.Y. as their assistant coach. Over the course of his coaching career, he's worked with five programs, coaching all levels of fencing with an emphasis on Foil.
While obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Stony Brook University, he competed in numerous collegiate and NCAA events, earning top-16 finishes at the Temple Open in 2019 and The Big One in 2021, as well as a bronze medal at the Collegiate Fencing Championships in 2019. He continued to compete on the regional and national circuit, collecting an array of medals, including a silver in Division II foil at Summer Nationals in 2022 and finishing the 2021 season ranked #1 nationally in Division II foil overall points. Willem began coaching in 2023 at Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club and later coached at Queens Fencing Club and the East Coast Fencing Club, and has since guided fencers to podium finishes across all levels of competition.
