2025-26 Men's Fencing Roster
Biography
2025-26 (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. ... NJIT Male Athlete of the Year.
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.
