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2019-20 Men's Fencing

Aidan Simpson

  • Height 5-5
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
  • High School Chadwick School
  • Weapon Sabre
  • Major Biological Engineering

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational25th Place (Nov. 4, 2017 and Nov. 2, 2019)
New England ChampionshipSixth Place (February 24, 2018)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship30th Place (March 11, 2018)

 

2019-20 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 4-1
- NFC record: 1-1
- Finished 25th at The Big One Invitational (11/2)

2018-19: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 39-34
- NFC record: 19-10
- Ranked 31st at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10)
- Finished 11th at the New England Championship (3/2)
- Placed 33rd at The Big One Invitational (10/28)

2017-18: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 30-34
- NFC record: 18-12
- Finished 30th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/11)
- Placed sixth at the New England Championship (2/24)
- Ranked 25th at The Big One Invitational (11/4)

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Reverse 5-0 versus Brown’s anchor

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in biological engineering
- Completed an internship at iGEM
- Conducted research in the Weiss Lab and the Del Vecchio Lab
- Theta Xi vice-president; was previously the summer house manager and rush chair

High School:
- Graduated from the Chadwick School
- 2013-14 All-Academic Team
- Qualified for the 2014 Junior Olympics and the 2017 Summer Nationals
- Cum Laude
- Academic Honor Roll all eight semesters
- Stage crew, publications photography, student council, honor council

Club:
- Salle D’Asaro
- E15, E17, E17 national rating

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Sabre
    5'5"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'5"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sabre
    5'5"