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2021-22 MIT Women's Fencing Roster

Dina Atia

  • Height 5-9
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown North Attleboro, Mass.
  • High School Al-Noor Academy
  • Weapon Epee
  • Major Mathematics and Computer Science

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational 34th Place (November 7, 2021)
New England Championship Seventh Place in "C" Group (February 26, 2022)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship n/a


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


2021-22 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 6-25
- NFC record: 4-14
- Ranked 39th at The Big One Invitational (11/7)
- Went 7-6 to finish seventh in the “C” qualifying group at the New England Championship (2/26)


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


2019-20 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 12-23
- NFC record: 6-12
- Went 4-0 to finish eighth in the “C” qualifying group at the New England Championship (2/22)
- Ranked 46th at The Big One Invitational (11/2)


2018-19: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 5-17
- NFC record: 3-14
- Tied for 62nd place at The Big One Invitational (10/28)


Favorite Sports Memory:
- My first win. We went into overtime and I nearly cried when I won. It was the first time I felt like I was a real fencer.


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- When I won my first competitive bout, I got so excited that I ran to hug my teammates and forgot to shake hands with my opponent.


Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in mathematics and computer science with a minor in philosophy and education and a concentration in philosophy
- Was an intern through MISTI Italy
- Was a software engineering intern at Aptiv
- Was also an intern at Delta Partners Consulting
- Conducted research in the MIT Digital Humanities Lab
- Was the runner up at the Deep Learning Pitch Contest
- Finished third at the BetterMIT Hackathon
- MIT Muslim Students’ Association president
- Model UN chair
- MIT Arab Student Organization
- Teaching Assistant


High School:
- Graduated from Al-Noor Academy
- Competed in soccer, swimming and diving, and gymnastics
- Valedictorian
- Honor Roll
- Student body president

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Epee
    5'9"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Epee
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Epee
    5'9"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Epee
    5'9"