Wellesley College Athletics

Rob Charlton was elevated to Head Coach of the Wellesley College fencing program in July 2020. In 2022-23 Charlton was named the USFCA Division III Coach of the Year while Coaching the Division III Newcomer of the Year winners in foil, epee, and sabre. Charlton also coached the Division III Newcomer of the Year recipients in foil and epee in 2024.

Charlton has guided the Blue to an 132-64 record over his five seasons as head coach. The Blue have enjoyed the strongest consecutive years in program history over the past five seasons, with 56 fencers qualifying for NCAA Regionals, a 2019-20 NEIFC team championship and 2022-23 NEIFC Championship runner-up, 11 NCAA All-Americans, and 12 NFC All-Star selections. 

Wellesley has placed third in the Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) in 2019-20 and 2022-23. In 2019-20 Charlton and assistant coaches Andrew Fischl and Elif Soyer Sachs earned NFC Women's Team Coaching Staff of the Year. The honor was the second consecutive for the Blue and Charlton. Charlton also earned the honor as a member of the Blue coaching staff in 2008-09. Charlton, who has been with the Blue fencing program since 2002, served as interim head coach during the 2019-20 season, leading the Blue to a then program-record 24 victories and the team’s second consecutive NEIFC Three-Weapon Team Championship.

Prior to Wellesley, Charlton was an assistant coach at Tufts University, including the 1998-99 season when Tufts was named the NFC Coaching Staff of the Year.