UC San Diego

Brandon Chien '22 returned to the UC San DIego fencing program ahead of the 2026-27 season as a volunteer assistant coach. Chien was a four-year scholar-athlete at UC San Diego, competing in epee. During his time as a scholar-athlete, Chien was a squad and team captain and served on the Triton Athletes' Council. He won multiple academic awards and captained the team that won the 2021 Western Fencing Conference Championship. Chien graduated cum laude in 2022 with a bachelor's degee in business psychology.