Cambridge, Mass. (February 17) – MIT junior Josh Sohn (Irvine, Calif.) was named the Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) Fencer of the Year, becoming the second student-athlete and the first in sabre to receive this award. Sohn, first-year Alex Harris (New York, N.Y.), first-year Richard Lin (Melville, N.Y.), first-year Patrick Xinyi Liu (Brookline, Mass.), senior Aaron Lu (Belmont, Calif.), and first-year Wilson Zhu (Diamond Bar, Calif.) represented the Engineers on the NFC All-Star Team.
 
Josh Sohn
- NFC Fencer of the Year and NFC Sabre All-Star First Team
- 21-2 record in NFC competitions
- Was a 2019-20 NFC Sabre All-Star First Team qualifier
- Trevor Chang '07 was previously the program's only NFC Fencer of the Year (epee) and he received the award three years in a row
 
Alex Harris
- NFC Sabre All-Star Second Team
- 21-5 record in NFC competitions
 
Richard Lin
- NFC Foil All-Star Second Team
- 19-6 record in NFC competitions
 
Patrick Xinyi Liu
- NFC Foil All-Star Second Team
- 22-5 record in NFC competitions
 
Aaron Lu
- NFC Sabre All-Star Second Team
- 24-4 record in NFC competitions
- Was on the Sabre All-Star First Team in 2018-19 and 2019-20
 
Wilson Zhu
- NFC Epee All-Star First Team
- 21-4 record in NFC competitions
 
As a team, MIT tied Boston College for first place in the overall NFC standings.
 
The Engineers return to action on Saturday, Feb. 26 when they travel to Brandeis University for the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Championship.
 
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