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Maxine McMasters Mitchell '45

Maxine McMasters Mitchell '45
Maxine McMasters Mitchell '45

 Maxine McMasters Mitchell '45 picked up her first sword at Oxy after her older brother enrolled her in a fencing class. She won her first national title in 1952 and represented the United States in the 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1968 Olympic Games. She coached the onewoman Panamanian fencing team in 1984.