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2020-21 MIT Men's Fencing Roster

Mohammed Hijaz

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Schererville, Ind.
  • High School Lake Central
  • Weapon Sabre
  • Major Biology

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational21st Place (November 2, 2019)
New England Championshipn/a
NCAA Northeast Regional Championshipn/a

 

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

2019-20 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 1-2
- NFC record: 1-1
- Finished 21st at The Big One Invitational (11/2)

2018-19: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 2-4
- NFC record: 2-0
- Ranked 30th at The Big One Invitational (10/28)

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Doing well at The Big One.

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Cone game as a warm up.

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in biology with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies
- Researched transcription factor and protein dynamics in MES + mRNA dynamics in MES
- Conducted research in the MIT BioPhysics Lab
- MIT Muslim Students’ Association executive board member and publicity chair
- Residence hall chair
- Intramural soccer

High School:
- Graduated from Lake Central High School
- Earned a varsity letter for soccer
- Scholar Athlete Award all four years
- National Honor Society
- Recipient of 40+ medals for Science Olympiad
- Finished third in math at the Academic Super Bowl regional
- Academic honors at graduation
- Science Olympiad president, school corporation merit and advanced program committee member, Hoosier Boys state delegate

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'7"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sabre
    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sabre
    5'7"