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2024-25 MIT Men's Fencing Roster

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Henry Zhang

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Scarsdale, N.Y.
  • High School Scarsdale
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational Tied for Third Place (November 5, 2022)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship 13th Place (March 10, 2024)
NCAA Championship 12th Place (March 24, 2024)


Accolades:
- USFCA National Collegiate All-America Honorable Mention (2023-24)
- USFCA Division III All-America First Team (2023-24)
- USFCA Division III Northeast All-Region Team (2023-24)
- College Sports Communicators At-Large Academic All-District Team (2023-24)
- NFC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24)
- USFCA All-Academic Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
- USFCA Scholar of Distinction (2023-24)


2023-24 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 27-15
- NFC record: 8-5
- Finished in sixth place at The Big One Invitational (11/4)
- Finished in 13th place at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10)
- Finished in 12th at the NCAA National Championship (3/24)

2022-23 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 39-24
- NFC record: 14-6
- Ranked 26th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/12)
- Tied for third place at The Big One Invitational (11/5)
- Went 10-3 in Group B at the New England Championship (2/25)


Favorite Sports Memory:
- Gold Medalist in Junior Men’s Foil Team event at the 2020 Junior Olympics


Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in artificial intelligence and decision making with a minor in finance
- Research: Affective Brain Lab helping research the effects of web-browsing on mental health.


High School:
- Graduated from Scarsdale High School
- Also competed in tennis, swimming and diving, and volleyball
- Tri-M Honors Music Society
- Scarsdale High School Academic Honors Society (Signifer)
- National Merit finalist with scholarship
- Three-time AIME Qualifier (2020-2022)


Club:
- Tim Morehouse Fencing Club
- Top 8 Medal in Cadet Men’s Foil at the 2021 National Championship and Junior Olympics
- Bronze Medal in Cadet Men’s Foil at the 2021 May North American Cup
- Gold Medal in Junior Team Men’s Foil at the 2020 Junior Olympics Championship
- Top 8 Medal in Division II Men’s Foil at the 2019 October North American Cup
- Top 8 Medal in Division III Men’s Foil at the 2018 National Championship and July Challenge
- Ranked No. 30 nationally for Cadet Men’s Foil in the U.S. (2020-21 season)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Foil
    6'0"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Foil
    6'0"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Foil
    6'0"