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2022-23 MIT Men's Fencing Roster

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Josh Sohn

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • High School Northwood
  • Weapon Sabre
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational T-Third Place (November 5, 2022)
New England Championship Second Place (February 22, 2020)
Second Place (February 26, 2022)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship 27th Place (March 13, 2022)


Accolades:
- NFC Fencer of the Year (2021-22)
- NFC Sabre All-Star (First Team: 2019-20, 2021-22)
- NFC Academic All-Conference Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- USFCA All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)


2022-23 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 21-21
- NFC record: 10-3
- Ranked 30th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/12)
- Tied for third place at The Big One Invitational (11/5)
- Tied for third place at the New England Championship (2/25)


2021-22 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 27-14
- NFC record: 18-2
- Ranked 27th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/13)
- Captured second place at the New England Championship (2/26)
- Finished 12th at The Big One Invitational (11/7)


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


2019-20 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 53-26
- NFC record: 22-4
- Ranked 33rd at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8)
- Was the runner-up at the New England Championship (2/22)
- Finished 12th at The Big One Invitational (11/2)


Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in design and a concentration in controls, instrumentation, and robotics
- Internship: Meta (technical program manager intern)
- Research: UROP with Professor Hogan in the MIT Newman Lab for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, researching the effect of tapering on whip dynamics
- Research: UROP with Professor Asada in the MIT d'Arbeloff Lab, researching computational modeling of three-dimensional ECM-rigidity sensing to guide directed cell migration
- MIT Roundnet (Spikeball) Club founder/treasurer


High School:
- Graduated from Northwood High School
- Finished 24th in Junior at the 2018 Summer Nationals and July Challenge
- Finished fourth in the Junior Team Event at the 2018 Junior Olympics in Memphis
- Finished seventh in Division II at the 2017 Summer Nationals and July Challenge
- Finished ninth in Division II at the 2017 March NAC (North American Cup)
- B18 rated fencer
- Regionally ranked first in Junior for Region IV (CA, NV, AZ, NM, UT, CO) (as of Summer 2018)
- USA Fencing All-Academic First Team
- National Merit Scholarship semifinalist
- National AP Scholar
- Disneyland ® Dreamers and Doers
- Prudential Spirit of Community Award
- Crossroads Exchange Club Youth of the Month
- Community Service Award
- Science Olympiad, Viola, OC Science, WWOOF, KCC, Alzheimer's Awareness Club, Link Crew, Wedding Trio Amor

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sabre
    5'9"