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FDU Hall of Fame

Denise Piccininno

  • Class
    1989
  • Induction
    2002
  • Sport(s)
    Fencing

Inducted: May 17, 2002

One of the most heralded fencers in program history, Denise Piccininno earned All-American honors three times from 1987-89. In 1987 she was the runner-up at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and came back to capture the regional championship in 1988.

A two-time team MVP she won the United States Fencing Association Junior Olympic Under-20 qualifier and captured the New Jersey State Championships individual title in 1989. The leftie fencer was also honored in 1989 with Fairleigh Dickinson's Dr. Harriet McCormick Award, presented to the University's Most Outstanding Female Student-Athlete.

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