Jason Rogers    (Los Angeles, CA)

Event: Men’s Sabre
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 185
Birthdate: April 14, 1983 (Houston, Texas)
School: Ohio State University ’05
Club: Fencing Alliance of Ohio / Los Angeles International Fencing Center
Coach: Vladimir Nazlymov / Daniel Costin

Career Highlights:Two-time NCAA Championships bronze medallist for Ohio State, in 2002 and 2003
Bronze, individual saber, 2003 Pan Am Games and member of Gold-medal U.S. team
8th, Senior “A” World Cup, Madrid, SPA, May 2003

"How I Started Fencing" Was introduced by a friend in elementary school who fenced recreationally with his father. “I began taking lessons in foil and was disinterested in the sport after about six months; however, after being introduced to Daniel Costin and switching to saber I was crazy about it. Within the year I began national youth competitions and the rest is history.”

Best Day: Reaching the top 16 at a World Cup in March in Plovdiv, BUL, beating Gianpiero Pastore of Italy (ranked No. 17) and cementing his spot on the 2004 Olympic Team. “There was so much pressure to perform, and I was able to weather it and knock it out. I didn’t let it get to me, which was hard for me in the past. I was able to be really vigilant about staying positive.”

Of Interest:Gave up being a self-professed “skater kid” for fencing and golf. Also enjoys DJ-ing, surfing (much safer than skateboarding and snowboarding), and basketball. Jason’s a leftie. He was the youngest U.S. man to achieve an “A” rating, at the age of 14, in 1997.