Emily Jacobson '08CC
Fencing
Emily Jacobson is a rising senior on the Columbia fencing team and an All-American in the women's sabre.
On the Prowl Archives
What song do you never tire of hearing: Something Like That - Tim McGraw
Favorite special-occasion restaurant in New York City: Koi
What is your favorite part about living in New York City: Everyone wants to come visit me!!
I'm secretly afraid of: Raisins
What is your greatest achievement in your sport to date: Making the 2004 Olympic team and competing in Athens
The one team in the Ivy League you always love to beat and why: HARVARD!!
Favorite sport (other than your own): Baseball, Go BRAVES!!
Most memorable win and what made it special: When I won Junior World Championships in Plovdiv Bulgaria. I had been training so hard and so long for that competition and that day everything just came together for me, I really felt unbeatable.
Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life: My old teammates, Mariel Zagunis, Amelia Gaillard and my sister Sada Jacobson.
If you could stay one age for your entire life, how old would you choose to be: 21