CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State Director of Athletics Scott Garrett announced the hiring of Christine Griffith as the new Head Coach of the Fencing program.

Christine Griffith said, "I am very excited and honored to be coming on as CSU's next Head Fencing Coach. I'm looking forward to getting to know and working with our team and staff members more closely and starting to build towards the 2022-2023 collegiate season. I am immensely grateful to my current fencing students and their families for their support in this next step. I am also grateful to the CSU family for being so welcoming as I join the program."

Griffith arrives at Cleveland State after spending the last 11 years with the Rochester Fencing Club in Rochester, New York. In that time, she served as an Associate Head Coach of the sabre program, and as Head Sabre Coach since 2017. In addition, she was the Youth Development Coordinator since 2020. Her duties included leading individual and group instruction of the competitive sabre program, and the development of introductory, intermediate, and advanced youth programs. 

Griffith worked as an Adjunct Fencing Instructor at RIT for the Spring 2020 semester, teaching courses on foil, epee, and sabre. She also coached the Canandaigua Academy High School fencing program 2017-19.

Griffith fenced collegiately at Temple University, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2007 and 2008. During the 2008 season, she was the NIWFA Women's Saber Champion and MVP. Griffith ended her career with 152 victories. Off the strip, she earned the Owl Club Academic award in 2009.

Griffith graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology & Exercise Science.