YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
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Season
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Dual Record
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Ivy League
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Northeast Regional
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NCAA Championship
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2021-22
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10-6
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2022-23
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11-13
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| 2023-24 |
35-25 |
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2-6, 28th |
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Career
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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.
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2021-22
Posted 10-6 dual meet record.
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2020-21
Did not compete… Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
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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.
