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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2016-17 Women's Fencing

Jessica Li

  • Height 5-2
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Englewood, Colo.
  • High School Cherry Creek
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Computer Science and Management

Biography

2016-17: NFC all-star first team … overall record: 52-19 … NFC record: 22-2 … ranked 17th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/12) … was the runner-up at the New England Championship (3/4) … captured first place at The Big One Invitational (11/5). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2015-16: NFC all-star first team ... overall record: 57-12 ... NFC record: 27-3 ... finished 21st at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/13) ... captured first place at the New England Championship (2/20) ... tied for third at The Big One Invitational (11/7). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2014-15: Overall record: 43-14 ... NFC record: 16-2 ... ranked 23rd at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8) ... captured third place at the New England Championship (2/21) ... tied for third place at The Big One Invitational (11/1). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2013-14: Overall record: 56-20 ... NFC record: 29-5 ... NFC second-team all-star ... finished third at the New England Championship (2/22) on the strength of an 11-2 performance in the “A” pool ... ranked 19th at the NCAA Northeast Regional (3/9) ... ranked 18th at The Big One Invitational (11/2) ... amassed a 14-2 ledger in her NFC debut (11/16) by blanking Boston University, Sacred Heart, Wellesley, and UMass while picking up wins over Brandeis and New Hampshire ... swept St. John’s and topped Yale and Brown by 2-1 margins en route to an 8-10 total at the Brandeis Invitational (12/8) ... closed out NFC action (1/25) with a 15-3 record that included 3-0 decisions versus Boston College, Vassar, Smith, and Tufts, a 2-1 outing against Dartmouth, and a victory over Brown ... swept Hunter, NJIT, and NYU while going 2-1 versus Stevens and Haverford for a 13-2 ledger at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/2) ... went 2-1 against Duke and tacked on wins over UNC, Brandeis, Air Force, and Temple for a 6-9 total the Duke Invitational (2/9) ... blanked Boston College, defeated Brandeis by a 2-1 margin, and added a victory over Harvard for a 6-3 performance at the Beanpot (2/12).

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT: Majoring in computer science and management with a minor in economics ... completed internships at J.P. Morgan, AQR Capital Management, and Bloomberg ... conducted a UROP at CSAIL ... Sloan Business Club president ... TechX ... Sigma Kappa sorority.

High School: A 2013 graduate of Cherry Creek High School ... rated C12 in foil ... Colorado women’s foil champion for 2011-12 and 2012-13 ... finished 13th in the Division 1A women’s foil at the 2012 Summer Nationals ... was fifth in the Division II women’s foil at the 2011 Summer Nationals ... also competed on the golf and cross country teams ... competed for the South Denver Fencing Academy ... valedictorian ... National Honor Society ... Spanish Honor Society ... Speech and Debate Team captain ... Spanish Honor Society community outreach officer ... National Merit ... High Honor Roll ... State and National AP Scholar ... earned four varsity letters in Speech and Debate.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    Foil
    5'2"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Foil
    5'2"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Foil
    5'2"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Foil
    5'2"