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2019-20 Fencing Roster

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Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Ester Schreiber

  • Position FOIL
  • Class Senior
  • High School Sigrid Rudecks Gymnasium
  • Hometown Gothenburg, Sweden
  • School Enrolled at Barnard College
  • Major Enrolled at Barnard College

Biography

 
  • First Team All-America selection (2020)
  • All-Northeast Region First Team selection (2020)
  • Two-time All-Ivy League selection (2018, 2020)
  • Winter Academic All-Ivy League Team (2020)
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season Dual Record Ivy League Northeast Regional NCAA Championship
2016-17 40-4 3-0 -- --
2017-18 52-7 11-3 17-7, 6th place --
2018-19 42-14 7-2 16-8, 4th place --
2019-20 37-14 14-4, 2nd place 18-5, 4th place Qualified-Canceled
Career 171-39 35-9 51-20 0-0
 
2019-20
 
As a senior, earned USFCA First Team All-America honors in foil … Qualified for NCAA Championships in foil … Earned First Team All-Northeast Region accolades after finishing 18-5 overall and 7-4 in the final pool … Named a First Team All-Ivy League honoree after finishing with a 14-4 record at Ivy Duals … Finished in second place at Ivy League Round Robins … Named to the Winter Academic All-Ivy League team … Served as team captain.
 
2018-19

As a junior, was a major contributor to foil squad success, completing her regular season bouts, 42-14 ... Went 3-0 against St. John's at the St. John's Super Cup (Jan. 19) … Went 7-2 at the Ivy League Championships, helping the Lions win the title (Feb. 10) ... Won the last 13 bouts of her regular season ... Finished fourth overall at the Northeast Regionals
 
2017-18
 
As a sophomore, earned Second Team All-Ivy League with 11-3 record at Ivy League Championships (Feb. 10-11) ... Finished her season with an impressive 52-7 record, including a 16-1 performance at Philadelphia Invitational (Jan. 21) ... Posted 9-1 record at St. John's Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Won a gold medal at Temple Invitational to open the season (Oct. 28).
 
2016-17 
 
As a first-year, lost just four of 44 total bouts ... Made collegiate debut with 8-1 tally at Columbia Invitational (Nov. 18) ... Won 15 straight bouts to finish the season ... Swept through Vassar and Sacred Heart with perfect 6-0 record at Historical Meet (Feb. 15) ... Went 6-0 at NYU Invitational (Jan. 22) ... Posted 7-2 mark at Penn State Invitational (Jan. 15). 
 
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Was a Swedish Senior National Champion 2014 and 2015 and Junior Champion from 2011-16 ... Took fifth at the Junior European Championships last year, placed 10th at the Junior World Cup in Timisoara and turned in a 19th place performance at the Junior European Championship.
 
PERSONAL
 
Enrolled at Barnard College.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Foil
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2018-19Junior

    Foil
  • 2019-20Senior

    Foil