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2022-23 MIT Women's Fencing Roster

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Amanda Hu

  • Height 5-0
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Potomac, Md.
  • High School Poolesville
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Biology and Business Management

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational T-Third Place (November 2, 2019)
New England Championship 10th Place (February 22, 2020)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship 35th Place (March 13, 2022)


Accolades:
- NFC Academic All-Conference Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
- USFCA Scholar of Distinction (2020-21, 2021-22)
- USFCA All-Academic Team (2020-21, 2021-22)


2022-23 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 21-22
- NFC record: 15-4
- Finished sixth at The Big One Invitational (11/5)


2021-22 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 29-28
- NFC record: 22-14
- Ranked 35th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/13)
- Went 10-4 to finished fifth in the “B” qualifying group at the New England Championship (2/26)
- Finished fourth 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: 34-57
- NFC record: 17-16
- Finished 37th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8)
- Captured 10th place at the New England Championship (2/22)
- Tied for third place at The Big One Invitational (11/2)


Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in biology and business management with a concentration in Chinese
- Internships: Eli Lilly (research and development intern); Encreto Therapeutics (business development)
- Research: UROP in chemical engineering in the Langer/Anderson Lab
- Research: Pediatric Surgical Labs at Massachusetts General Hospital
- MIT Class Council
- Women Business Leaders
- Project Sunshine MIT
- 2024 Schwarzman Scholar


High School:
- Graduate from Poolesville High School
- Was a member of the cheerleading team
- National Honor Society vice president, Rho Kappa officer, Mu Alpha Theta, National Science Honor Society
- Three-time recipient of the Certificate for the State of Maryland and the Certificate of Meritorious Service
- Young Women in Bio president of the student board, Whole School Government treasurer, VISION Maryland Chapter president
- Was an intern at the J. Craig Venter Institute in the synthetic biology division


Club:
- Homewood Fencing Club
- B17 national ranking
- 2016 April NAC DIV 3 Women's Foil Gold Medalist
- 2017 Regional Points CDTW fourth place
- 2018 Cadet National Points rank 99th

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    Foil
    5'0"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Foil
    5'0"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Foil
    5'0"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Foil
    5'0"