New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2026 (NJIT): Veltrup, a native of Grefrath, Germany, USFCA All-American second team. ... competed in his third NCAA Championships and earned All-American honors with his fifth-place finish in men's épée. He also garnered First Team All-Region recognition and placed fourth at the 2026 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional. A key member of the MACFA Championship-winning men's épée squad, Veltrup also captured an individual bronze medal at the conference championships. He opened the season with a gold medal at the 2025 Coach Nikki Franke Classic and concluded the year with an impressive 93–14 record, posting an 86.92 winning percentage.

Prior to NJIT: Transfer from Ohio State. ...Career at Ohio State: Earned bachelor's degree in psychology in Spring 2025. ...Two-time NCAA qualifier. ...First Team All-American and NCAA silver medalist in 2023. ...Second Team All-American after seventh-place finish at NCAA Championships. ...2023 First Team All-CCFC, 2024 second team selection. ...Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region as a freshman, earned second team accolades as a sophomore and junior. ...2023 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. ...Ohio State Scholar-Athlete in 2022, '24 and '25. ...Academic All-Big Ten in 2023 and '24. ...2024 USFCA All-Academic Team and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. ...Bucks Go Pro 2.0 intern at SS Bendure Hartwig. ...2023-24: Second Team All-American, finishing seventh at NCAA Championships. ...Earned Second Team All-CCFC accolades. ...Bronze medalist at NCAA Regionals and a Second Team All-Midwest Region honoree. ...Tied for third at Penn State Open and was 17th at OSU Open. ...30-20 in dual events, including 11-4 in Elite Invitational. ...7-2 in CCFC Championships team event, helping Buckeyes to men's team and epee titles. ...Received USFCA All-Academic Team, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and Ohio State Scholar-Athlete accolades. ...2022-23: First Team All-American as NCAA runner-up. ...Runner-up at CCFC individual championships and named First Team All-CCFC. ...5-0 at CCFC team championships to help Buckeyes to men's team and epee titles. ...Placed third at NCAA Regionals and a Second Team All-Midwest Region selection. ...Gold medal at OSU Open to start year. ...40-17 in dual matches. ...Received Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Ohio State. ...Academic All-Big Ten selection. ...2021-22: Honorable Mention All-Midwest Region selection. ...Finished sixth at NCAA Regionals. ...33-12 during dual season. ...Buckeyes won CCFC men’s title and were epee squad champs. ...Placed fifth at OSU Open and tied for third at Penn State Open. ...An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete ...High School: Attended Anne Frank Gesamtschule, Viersen, Germany. ..Fenced with FC Krefeld. ...Two-time German champion. ...Finished third at European Championships. ...On second place team at European Championships. ...Placed second at World Cup in Basel. ...Silver medalist at Youth Olympic Games. ...Two-time silver medalist in team World Cup event

Personal: Paul Veltrup. ...son of Dirk and Doerthe Veltrup. ... pursuing Master in Management.