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On the Prowl with Emily Jacobson '08CC

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On the Prowl with Emily Jacobson '08CC

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

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Emily Jacobson

Emily Jacobson

SABRE
Senior

Players Mentioned

Emily Jacobson

Emily Jacobson

Senior
SABRE