▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ), ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁sab re . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁USA ▁F encing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Ward ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Grand ▁J unction , ▁Colorado , ▁to ▁Bill ▁and ▁Beth ▁Ward . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁W ili am ▁Ward . ▁ ▁Ward ▁was ▁home ▁sch oo led . ▁She ▁is ▁Senior ▁Director ▁at ▁the ▁C lean ▁Energy ▁Le ad ership ▁Institute ▁and ▁Sab er ▁Program ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁Ar ling ton ▁F enc ers ' ▁Club ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Virginia . ▁She ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁C ed ar ▁Mill , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁F encing ▁Alliance ▁( O FA ), ▁she ▁trained ▁with ▁Ed ▁K orf ant y ▁and ▁J ace k ▁H uch w aj da ▁and ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁record ▁number ▁of ▁world ▁titles ▁for ▁a ▁female ▁sab re ▁fen cer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁Cad et ▁( U 1 7 ), ▁Junior ▁( U 2 0 ), ▁Junior ▁Team ▁and ▁Senior . ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ward ▁was ▁ranked ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁both ▁Official ▁and ▁World ▁Cup ▁rank ings ▁for ▁senior ▁women ▁sab re ▁f enc ers . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Senior ▁World