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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2017-18 Men's Fencing

Kwabena Ofori-Atta

  • Height 6-3
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Cambridge, Mass.
  • High School Oakton (Va.)
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Computer Science and Molecular Biology

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational41st Place (Nov. 5, 2016)
New England Championship7th place in the "C" Pool (Feb. 20, 2016)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championshipn/a

 

2017-18: Did not appear in a competition. [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2016-17: Overall record: 5-0 … NFC record: 5-0 … ranked 41st at The Big One Invitational (11/5). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2015-16: Overall record: 8-25 … NFC record: 5-10 … went 5-5 to finish seventh in the “C” Pool at the New England Championship (2/20) … ranked 42nd at The Big One Invitational (11/7). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT: Majoring in computer science and molecular biology with minors in chemistry and comparative media studies … interned in the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the National Institutes of Health … was also an intern at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research … has conducted research in bioinformatics and computational chemistry … MIT OME Momentum runner-up … MIT Media Lab student … Zeta Beta Tau fraternity … Sakata Afrique publicity chair … African Student Association … Black Student Union.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Oakton High School … Science Honor Society … Math Honor Society … Academic Letter … AP Scholar with Distinction … National AP Scholar … Outstanding Participant in National Achievement Scholarship Program … varsity letter in Robotics … FIRST Robotics regional champions … CPMSAC Grand Award … Oakton High School Technology Student Association chapter president … Oakton High School Computer Science Club vice-president.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Foil
    6'3"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Foil
    6'3"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Foil
    6'3"