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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2015-16 Women's Fencing

Cordelia Avery

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown New York, N.Y.
  • High School Dalton School
  • Weapon Sabre
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2015-16: NFC all-star first team…overall record: 41-7…NFC record: 27-3…went 4-8 to finish ninth in the “A” Pool at the New England Championship (2/20)…captured first place at The Big One Invitational (11/7). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2014-15: NFC all-star first team...overall record: 55-11...NFC record: 23-2...ranked 17th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8)...claimed first place at the New England Championship (2/21)...was seventh at The Big One Invitational (11/1). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2013-14: NFC all-star first team...overall record: 59-12...NFC record: 26-5...finished 13th at the NCAA Championship (3/23)...was fourth at the NCAA Northeast Regional (3/9)...captured third place at the New England Championship (2/22) on the strength of a 12-1 performance in the "A" pool...ranked 11th at The Big One Invitational (11/2)...won 17 of 18 bouts in her NFC debut (11/16) courtesy of sweeps of Boston University, Brandeis, Wellesley, UMass, and New Hampshire while going 2-1 versus Sacred Heart...went 12-6 at the Brandeis Invitational (12/8) after defeating St. John's, 3-0, topping Yale, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Columbia by 2-1 margins, and picking up a win over Brown...blanked Boston College and Vassar while securing a 2-1 decision against Tufts, helping her finish at 9-4 in the NFC season finale (1/25)...won 12 of her 13 bouts at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/2) as she swept NYU and Haverford, defeated both of her foes from NJIT and Hunter, in addition to registering a 2-1 outing against Stevens...amassed a ledger of 13-2 at the Duke Invitational (2/9) by going 3-0 versus UNC, Brandeis, and Temple in addition to generating 2-1 marks against Duke and Air Force...bested all of her opponents from Brandeis, Harvard, and Boston College for a 9-0 performance at the Beanpot (2/12).

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT: Majoring computer science…completed internships at AT&T and Blade LLC…conducted research in the Changing Places Group at the MIT Media Lab…MIT symphony orchestra.

High School: A 2013 graduate of the Dalton School...finished 32nd in the nation in Under-20 women's sabre...National Merit Scholarship finalist.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Sabre
    5'9"