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2024-25 MIT Men's Fencing Roster

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Niles Liu

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Bedford, Mass.
  • High School Bedford
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Mathematics and Computer Science

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational First Place (November 5, 2022)
New England Championship Tied for Third Place (February 25, 2023)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship 20th Place (March 12, 2023)


Accolades:
- USFCA Division III Foil All-America Second Team (2022-23)
- NFC Foil All-Star First Team (2023-24)
- NFC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24)
- USFCA Scholar of Distinction (2022-23, 2023-24)
- USFCA All-Academic Team (2022-23, 2023-24)


2023-24 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 27-13
- NFC record: 10-3
- Finished in 22nd place at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10)

2022-23 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 41-16
- NFC record: 7-2
- Ranked 20th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/12)
- Captured first place at The Big One Invitational (11/5)
- Tied for third place at the New England Championship (2/25)


Favorite Sports Memory:
- 2019 Capital Clash, where I earned two gold medals in two consecutive days, and earned my first A rating.


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Traveling with my fencing team to Duke to compete.


Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in mathematics and computer science
- Research: Fencing in mixed reality with mit.nano
- Emerson/Harris Scholarship for solo violin
- Volleyball Club
- Chamber Music Society
- Symphony orchestra
- Emerson/Harris solo violin performance
- Ultimate frisbee club


High School:
- Graduated from Bedford High School
- Earned four varsity letters as a member of the air rifle team
- Also competed in sailing, ultimate frisbee, and skiing
- National Honor Society
- AP Scholar, two-time AP Scholar Award with Distinction
- National Merit Scholarship
- Honor Roll all four years
- American Invitational Mathematics Examination (2020, 2021, 2022)


Club:
- USA Fencing All-Academic First Team
- 2019-20 USA Fencing National Rolling Point Standings – Junior Men’s Foil: No. 20, Cadet Men’s Foil: No. 6
- 2019-20 European Fencing Confederation Individual Ranking – Cadet Men’s Foil: No. 97

Junior Achievements:
- 2020 USA Fencing Baltimore SJCC Tournament: No. 7 (5%)
- 2020 Junior Olympic Championship: No. 15 (4%)
- 2020 January NAC: No. 10 (4%)
- 2019 November NAC: No. 34 (10%)
- 2019 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge: No. 29 (9%)
- 2019 Junior Olympic Championships: No. 55 (17%)
- 2019 January NAC: No. 62 (24%)
- 2018 November NAC: No. 50 (15%)
- 2018 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge: No. 88 (35%)

Cadet Achievements:
- 2020 Junior Olympic Championship: No. 9 (3%)
- 2019 Coupe Mondiale Cabriès: No. 40 (17%)
- 2019 European Cadet Circuit Foil Moedling: No. 12 (5%)
- 2019 November NAC: No. 66 (24%)
- 2019 October NAC: No. 15 (8%)
- 2019 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge: No. 26 (9%)
- 2019 Junior Olympic Championships: No. 26 (8%)
- 2019 Capitol Clash SYC: No. 1 (1%)
- 2018 November NAC: No. 36 (14%)
- 2018 October NAC: No. 10 (5%)
- 2018 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge: No. 31 (12%)

Division I Achievements:
- 2020 January NAC: No. 49 (16%)
- 2019 December NAC: No. 33 (33%)
- 2019 October NAC: No. 76 (29%)
- 2019 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge: No. 26

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Foil
    5'8"