Jason Rogers (fencer)


Jason Rogers is an American saber fencer.

Fencing career

Rogers was born in Houston, Texas. At the urging of his parents, he began to learn fencing at the Westside Fencing Center under the tutelage of his coach, Daniel Costin. He currently fences for the Los Angeles International Fencing Center.
Rogers graduated from Brentwood School in Los Angeles, California in 2001. He signed with Ohio State University, where he was the NCAA sabre bronze medalist in 2002 and 2003. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology ın 2006.
He competed in Athens and fenced in the Beijing Olympics for both the team and individual tournaments in Sabre. In 2008 Beijing Olympics, he helped the USA sabre team win the quarterfinals against Hungary and semifinals against Russia. His substitute, James Williams, was called into fence in Roger's place in the gold medal bout.
Some of hıs career highlights include bronze in the individual saber at the 2003 Pan Am Games and beıng a member of gold-medal U.S. team as well as winning a bronze medal at the Grand Prix World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 2007.

Awards and honors

In 2009, Jason Rogers and Tim Morehouse were on the cover of the New York Post as two of New York City's Most Eligible Bachelors.