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2024-25 MIT Women's Fencing Roster

Ricky Bassman
Ricky Bassman
Frank Poulin

Hannah Tao

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Mountainside, N.J.
  • High School Academy for Information Technology
  • Weapon Sabre
  • Major Computer Science and Engineering and Business Analytics

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational Second Place (November 4, 2023)
New England Championship n/a
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship 29th Place (March 10, 2024)


Accolades:
- NFC Rookie of the Year (2023-24)
- NFC Sabre All-Star First Team (2023-24)
- USFCA All-Academic Team (2023-24)
- USFCA Scholar of Distinction (2023-24)
2023-24 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 43-10
- NFC record: 19-2
- Finished in second place at The Big One Invitational (11/4)
- Finished in 29th place at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10)

Favorite Sports Memory:
- The friends we made along the way


Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science and engineering and business analytics
- Women Business Leaders
- MIT Capital Partners
- Pi Beta Phi


High School:
- Graduated from Academy for Information Technology
- Two-year varsity team member and two-time team MVP
- Third place women’s sabre squad at 2023 NJSIAA Squad States
- Valedictorian
- Three-time AIME qualifier
- Future Business Leaders of America national champion and third place winner
- FBLA state officer and chapter president, Math League president, Newspaper Club editor-in-chief


Club:
- Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy
- A-rated fencer
- Two-time Top 8 Cadet (U17) national medalist (2021 May and June North American Cups)
- Highest U.S. national rankings: #38 Junior (U20), #48 Senior
- Four-time USA All-American First Team

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24First Year

    Sabre
    5'6"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'6"