University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career
• Posted 143 bout victories during his four-year career.

2018-19
• Tallied a mark of 55-38 during the season, racking up the third-most wins on the men's team.
• Posted 17 bout victories by a margin of 5-0.
• Placed 13th in foil in his third NCAA Midwest Regional Championship.
• Earned 24th at the Midwest Fencing Conference (MFC) Championship, going 4-2 in pool play.

2017-18
• Was second on men's foil team with 23 bout wins during the regular season.
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0 GPA+) laurels.

2016-17
• Fenced to a record of 34-37 in the foil during the regular season.
• Earned his second-straight NCAA Midwest Regional appearance, placing 10th.
• Finished 10th individually at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship, helping foil team to a fifth-place finish during the team event.
• Notched 11 victories during Detroit Mercy's home meet, the Titan Invitational.
• Was fifth in the foil at Wayne State's Danosi Open.
• His 34 bout wins were second-best on the foil squad.

2015-16
• Went 31-41 during the regular season in his first season of the foil.
• Earned the fourth-most victories on the team with his 31 victories during the year.
• Made his NCAA Midwest Regional debut, placing 11th in the foil.
• Placed 19th individually at the MFC Championship.
• Medaled at Wayne State's Danosi Open, finishing third in the foil.

Prior to Detroit Mercy
• Fenced with the Renaissance Fencing Center for four years under coach Anatolie Senic.
• A 2015 graduate of West Bloomfield High School.

Personal
• Son of Diane & Michael Blackburn.
• Has one younger sibling, Slane.
• Major is Architecture.