Madison Bates, sophomore at Western Kentucky University, participates in fencing practice on March 2. Madison joined the team last fall, with no prior experience. She’d had an interest in fencing since middle school, and when the opportunity to join the team raised, she took it. “I just really enjoy fencing. It’s just a cool thing to do,” explained Madison. The team practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Preston Center on WKU’s campus, but because membership is low they don’t get to compete often.