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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2015-16 Women's Fencing

Sophia Russo

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • High School Dos Pueblos
  • Weapon Foil
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2015-16: Overall record: 22-18…NFC record: 10-3…ranked 27th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/13)…tied for third place at the New England Championship (2/20)…finished seventh at The Big One Invitational (11/7). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2014-15: Overall record: 48-30...NFC record: 24-12...finished eighth at the New England Championship (2/21)...was ninth at The Big One Invitational (11/1). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT: Majoring in computer science…was a software engineering intern at Riptide IO…researched haptic systems for educational purposes in the Fluid Interfaces Lab of the MIT Media Lab.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Dos Pueblos High School...National Honor Society...National Art Honor Society...California Scholarship Federation...Art Club president...design editor for school art magazine...production editor for engineering academy newsletter...FIRST Robotics lead programmer...National Merit Scholar...Jerry R. Junkins National Memorial Scholarship...National Center for Women and Information Technology...Aspirations in Computing regional award...CSAW Capture the Flag Hacking Competition.

Club: Presidio Fencing Club...finished third in Division III Women's Foil at the 2012 Summer National Championship.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15First Year

    Foil
    5'7"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Foil
    5'7"