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2020-21 MIT Men's Fencing Roster

Christopher Kiel

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Whitehouse Station, N.J.
  • High School Princeton Day School
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Materials Science and Engineering

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One InvitationalT-Third Place (October 28, 2018)
New England ChampionshipSixth Place (March 2, 2019)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship17th Place (March 10, 2019)

 

2020-21
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019-20 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 8-18
- NFC record: 4-10
- Ranked 34th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8)
- Finished 19th at The Big One Invitational (11/2)

2018-19: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 40-22
- NFC record: 13-7
- Ranked 17th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10)
- Finished sixth at the New England Championship (3/2)
- Tied for third place at The Big One Invitational (10/28)

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Every time I come back from behind to win 15-14.

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Having people come from my dorm to watch me fence.

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in materials science and engineering
- Was an intern with Ford Motor Company, the Photonics Materials Group, and Advanced Solar Products
- Conducted RLE polymer electrolyte battery research
- PMAT - developing of a new method for transferrable strain of semiconducting materials
- MITei Summer Research Cohort
- Aerodynamics/Composites Lead for the Solar Electric Vehicle Team
- MITMUNC
- Beta Theta Pi scholarship chair

High School:
- Graduated from Princeton Day School
- Captain and five-time varsity letterwinner
- USA Fencing All-America First Team, four-time USA Fencing Academic All-America First Team selection
- NJ Prep State Championship Individual Men’s Foil Gold medalist in 2017 and 2018
- 2017 NJ Prep State Championship Team Men’s Foil Gold medalist
- 2016 NJ Prep State Championship Men’s Foil Bronze medalist
- 2016 USA Fencing Division 2 national medalist
- 2018 USA Fencing B18 classification
- Cum Laude Society, Mu Alpha Theta
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- High Honor Roll all marking periods
- Model UN Outstanding Delegate
- Columbia University Science Honor Program
- Med-Health Challenge finalist
- NJ Governor’s STEM Scholar
- Excellence in Science Award from Delaware Valley Science Council
- National Chemistry Olympiad finalist
- Energy and Climate Scholar
- Eagle Scout with Gold Palm
- Pope Pius, Ad Altare Dei, Parvuli Dei, Light of Christ
- Order of the Arrow
- ENACT (Environmental Action) Club co-head, Investment Club co-head, Sustainability Executive Committee student representative, Science Olympiad co-head, Science League, concert band soloist/alto saxophone, student government secretary/treasurer, School Ambassador and Tour Guide admissions panel representative - Was an advanced solar products engineering and business development intern

Club:
- Fencers Club (New York)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Foil
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Foil
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Foil
    5'10"