At Columbia: Did not fence during the 2005-06 season ... can be one of Columbia’s top foilists in a deep team ... 28-9 overall, 9-3 in the Ivy League in 2004-05 ... honorable mention All-American for the second straight year after placing 11th at the NCAA Championships ... missed the first four matches of the season, but performed so well in the second half of the season she earned second team All-Ivy League honors ... 24-3 in last nine matches of the season ... seventh at the IFA Championships ... earned silver medal at Regionals ... as a first-year, posted 42-8 record, 13-2 in the Ivy League ... first team All-Ivy League ... honorable mention All-American by finishing 10th at the NCAA Championships ... won silver medal at North America Cup in juniors division, finished 20th in Division 1 ... placed 4th at the IFA Championships ... finished 11th at Northeast Regionals ... brought a world ranking into her first year of collegiate competition.
Outside Experience: Member of the USA National Team ... Cadet World finalist in 2000 in Hungary ... bronze medal in Junior Women’s Foil and placed 10th in Division I at the Summer Nationals ... ranked third nationally in Junior (Under-19), and 13th in Senior women’s foil ... now fences at the New York Fencers Club, where she is coached by Buckie Leach.
At Texas Military Institute: Did not compete in fencing, but was active in athletics, competing in volleyball, cross country, softball, and lacrosse ... National Merit Scholarship finalist ... History Award.
Personal: History major ... plans to enter grad school ... hobbies include basket weaving ... father, Mark, played football at Trinity University (Texas) ... grandfather played football at Sam Houston State ... Cassidy Luitjen, b. November 25, 1984 in San Antonio, Texas.
