Maya Lawrence

Lawrence grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended Teaneck High School, where she took up fencing as a sophomore before graduating in 1998. Her parents are Pat Lawrence, Teaneck High School's fencing coach, and Reginald Lawrence, who has been a sports official in New Jersey.^[2]

In 2002, Lawrence graduated with honors from Princeton University with a double major in political science and African-American studies. A member of Princeton's fencing team, she was selected as an All-American and earned Ivy League honors during all four years of her attendance there. While at Princeton and after graduating, she was coached by Michel Sebastiani.^[3]

She earned a master's degree in English as a Second Language instruction in 2007 from Teachers College, Columbia University.^[2] While studying for her degree, she continued to fence.^[3]

Lawrence competed as part of the United States Fencing Team at the 2012 London Olympics in the individual and team épée events in the fencing competition. She won a bronze medal in the women's team épée, alongside Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, and Susie Scanlan.^[3]

• List of Princeton University Olympians
• List of Olympic medalists in fencing (women)
• List of USFA Hall of Fame members