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2020-21 MIT Women's Fencing Roster

Thérèse Mills

  • Height 5-4
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Medford, N.J.
  • High School Merion Mercy Academy
  • Weapon Sabre
  • Major Mathematics with Computer Science

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One InvitationalSixth Place (November 4, 2017)
New England ChampionshipSeventh Place (March 2, 2019)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship20th Place (March 11, 2018)

 

2020-21
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
- NFC Academic All-Conference Team

2019-20 [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 30-43
- NFC record: 12-5
- Tied for 31st at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/8)
- Ranked 12th at the New England Championship (2/22)
- Finished 22nd at The Big One Invitational (11/2)

2018-19: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 36-22
- NFC record: 16-2
- Finished 24th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10)
- Ranked seventh at the New England Championship (3/2)
- Placed ninth at The Big One Invitational (10/28)

2017-18: [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]
- Overall record: 44-34
- NFC record: 24-12
- Ranked 20th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/11)
- Went 8-5 to finish seventh in the “A” qualifying group at the New England Championship (2/24)
- Placed sixth at The Big One Invitational (11/4)

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT:
- Majoring in mathematics with computer science with a minor in comparative media studies
- Was an intern at Paramount Animation, Manhattan Surveying, and Spatio Metrics
- Conducted a UROP in the MIT Game Lab and the MIT Quest for Intelligence
- Game designer and product manager on the CLEVR Project
- Finalist at the Philadelphia Blockchain Bash Think Tank
- Innovation Committee
- Technology Committee
- Pi Beta Phi vice president of risk management

High School:
- Graduated from Merion Mercy Academy
- Valedictorian
- National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society
- Honor Roll all eight semesters, highest GPA
- National Merit finalist
- Highest Mathematics Studies Honor
- Won the Science Fair
- Rensselaer Medal
- Varsity Mathletes captain, STEAM Club co-founder, member of Literary Bears

Club:
- Manhattan Fencing Center
- Finished in the top sabre top eight at the 2015 Summer Nationals
- Ranked C15

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Sabre
    5'4"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'4"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sabre
    5'4"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sabre
    5'4"