DeAnn Dobesh (2000) | Hall of Fame Inductees

DeAnn Dobesh

Induction:
2000

Fencing 1986-89

Dobest was a First Team All-American in 1986 and earned second team honors in 1987 and ’88. She had three Top 10 finishes in the NCAA Championships and two second-place finishes in the Big Ten Championships (1986, ’87). Dobesh won two individual titles (1988-89) in the Midwest Collegiate Conference. She led the 20-1 team to league and NCAA regional titles her senior year. The squad mounted a record of 79-18 in her four years as a letterwinner and in her final campaign she steered the Buckeyes to a 20-1 record, with league and NCAA regional championships. Dobesh was the Junior National Champion in 1986 and the Junior Olympic National Champion in 1987. She was selected OSU Fencer of the Decade in 1990.