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2023-24 Fencing Roster

Howard Zhao

  • Position Epee
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vancouver, B.C./Beijing,China
  • Previous School Sentinel Secondary School
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Chemistry

Biography

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season
Dual Record
Ivy League
Northeast Regional
NCAA Championship
2021-22
10-6
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2022-23
11-13
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2023-24 35-25 -- 2-6, 28th --
Career
56-44
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2-6
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2023-24

Competed at NCAA Northeast Regionals … Participated in all eight regular season meets … Went 6-1 at Penn State
Invitational.

2022-23

Went 11-13 in dual meets.
 
2021-22

Posted 10-6 dual meet record.
 
2020-21

Did not compete… Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2020 graduate of Sentinel Secondary School in West Vancouver, British Columbia … Fenced for Dynamo Fencing Club and coach Igor Gantsevich … In Senior Men’s Epee, won Gold Medals at the 2019 May Canadian Championship, 2019 September Canada Cup, and 2020 January Canada Cup … Also claimed a Bronze Medal in the 2019 January Canada Cup … Won Cadet Gold Medal in the 2018 USA Fencing National Championships (epee) … Won Cadet Gold Medal in the 2017 October NAC … Earned Cadet Bronze Medal in the 2018 October NAC … Won Cadet Gold Medal in the 2018 January Canada Cup … Placed seventh in Junior Epee at the 2018 USA Fencing National Championships … Took fifth place in the Junior 2018 January NAC … Placed sixth in the Junior 2018 November NAC … Won Junior Gold Medal in the 2019 January Canada Cup … CIMC School Champion … Mathematics League Certificate of Merit … Earned Certificate of Distinction in Pascal Contest, Fryer Contest, and CIMC … Involved in a variety of volunteer and community service activities … Served as Vice President of the Youth Philanthropy Council … Volunteered at Peter Bakonyi World Cup … Organized a TEDx in his community to engage local youth to share their philanthropic/innovative ventures.
 
PERSONAL

Born Howard Junlang Zhao on November 23, 2002, in Beijing, China … Son of Yong and Wei Zhao … Has two younger brothers Michael and Justin … Both parents attended Jiaotong University … Hobbies and interests include playing the drums, online tutoring, and beach volleyball … One word that describes him: ambitious … Favorite sports memory was winning summer nationals after being down four points with 10 seconds to go … Became interested in Columbia when he first visited the school … Columbia was the first school he visited in the United States … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Finance/Statistics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Epee
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Epee
  • 2022-23Junior

    Epee
  • 2023-24Senior

    Epee