Our Coaches
Darius Wei and Jacek Huchwajda founded Research Triangle Fencing in 2014 to bring their wealth of fencing knowledge to athletes in the Research Triangle area.
Darius Wei
Head Coach, Maitre d'Armes
Foil
Foil Coach for Duke (2012-2024). Athletes working with Darius have won All-American, ACC Championships, and National Championships. Coach Developer.
Jacek Huchwajda
Head Coach, Olympian
Sabre
Jacek was a member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic teams, representing Germany. He has been the sabre coach at Duke University since 2013 and has mentored NCAA All-Americans and ACC Champions.
Diana Philpot
Assistant Coach
Foil · Sabre
Assistant coach working across foil and sabre. Dedicated to building strong fundamentals and a love of the sport in every athlete.
Christina Ferrari
Assistant Coach
Foil
2x All-American and ACC semifinalist for Duke. Represented Team USA on Cadet & Junior International squads.
Vicky Zhang
Assistant Coach
Foil
Kinesiology major at UNC-CH.
Kathryn Pierrynowski
Business Manager, Senior Athlete w/ Bossing Privileges
Sabre · Foil
Bronze medalist at the 2025 Women’s Sabre World Championships (Vet-40 category). National finalist in both foil and sabre.