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2006-07 Fencing Roster

Calvin Chen

  • Position Foil
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mercer Island, Wash.
  • Previous School Mercer Island

Biography

At Columbia: As a junior, posted a 17-7 record overall ... 4-6 in the Ivy League ... qualified for 2006 NCAA Championships at foil ... swept three bouts from Brown ... also swept bouts from North Carolina, Drew, Brown and Sacred Heart ... posted nine wins at the 2006 IFA Championships to finish eighth in foil ... 5-1, 2-1 in the Ivy League in 2004-05 ... battled injuries throughout the season ... won two bouts in the season opener against Harvard, a slim 14-13 victory ... swept three bouts against Hunter ... 16-5, 3-1 in the Ivy League as a first-year ... won a starting spot among a number of very talented foilists for the Lions ... finished the season strongly going 12-1 ... just missed All-American honors, placing 13th at the NCAA Championships ... finished eighth at the IFA Championships ... placed 19th at the North American Cup juniors division. 

Outside Experience: Ranks tenth nationally in Junior Men’s Foil, 46th among Seniors ... seventh in Junior Men’s Foil in the 2003 Nationals ... studies at Salle Auriol in Seattle ... coached by Leon Auriol and Marshall Hibnes. 

Mercer Island High: Did not fence or compete in athletics in high school ... National Honor Society ... Gold Community Service Award. 

Personal: Majoring in East Asian Literature and Culture ... both parents attended the University of Chinese Culture ... Calvin Chen, b. January 30, 1985 in Hartford, Conn.

Historical Player Information

  • 2003-04First Year

    Foil
  • 2004-05Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2005-06Junior

    M. Foil
  • 2006-07Senior

    Foil