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2021-22 Fencing Roster

Valentina Bos

  • Position EPEE
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School International School of Basel (Switzerland)
  • Hometown Deventer, The Netherlands
  • School Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Biological Sciences

Biography

NETHERLANDS BIO/RESULTS | INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season Dual Record Ivy League Northeast Regional NCAA Championship
2018-19 16-8 3-0 -- --
2019-20 10-11 4-2 -- --
2020-21 - -- -- --
2021-22 31-7 10-3 13-10, 7th Place 10-13, 14th Place
Career 57-26 17-5 13-10 10-13
 
2021-22
 
Qualified for NCAA Championships, placing 14th … Posted seventh place finish at NCAA Northeast Regional … Recorded 10-3 mark at Ivy League Round Robins … Registered 5-1 record at LIU Shark Showcase … Went 9-0 at Penn State Duals … Started season going 17-4 at Western Invitational.

2020-21
 
Did not compete at Columbia … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20
 
As a sophomore, went 10-11 overall in dual matches … Finished 4-2 at the Ivy League Duals … Went 4-2 at the Penn Invitational.
 
2018-19
 
As a first-year, began her career with a 16-8 overall record, including wins in each of her first eight bouts ... Helped Columbia win the Ivy League Championship title with three wins over Cornell (Feb. 10).
 
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Epee fencer at the Basel Fencing Club in Switzerland ... Claimed the senior team Swiss Championship in 2016 … Apart of the winning Junior Swiss championship team in 2015 ... Placed 12th at the Junior World Championships in 2017… Ranked 12th at the 2017 Junior World Championships … In 2016, received Junior Dutch Champion honors and placed 15th at the Junior European Championships … Named Cadet Dutch National Champion and Junior Dutch National Champion in 2015.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Valentina Bos on April 12, 1999, in Deventer, The Netherlands … Daughter of Chiara Palvarini and Andre Bos … Currently is living in Switzerland ... Received the IB Learner Profile award ... Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Biological Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Epee
    5'6" 141 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Epee
    5'6" 141 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    Epee
    5'6" 141 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    Epee
    5'6" 0 lbs