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2024-25 Fencing Roster

Justin Haddad

  • Position Epee
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, Md.
  • Previous School Montgomery Blair
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season
Dual Record
Ivy League
Northeast Regional
NCAA Championship
2021-22
25-18
5-3
16-6, 2nd place
12-11, 13th place
2022-23
32-15
8-4
14-9, 5th place
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2023-24 35-25 7-5 16-7, 2nd place 16-7, 5th place
2024-25 28-12 5-1 16-7, 2nd place 13-9, 6th place
Career
120-70
25-13
62-29
41-27
 

2024-25

Was named Academic All-American … Earned All-America Status going 13-9 at the NCAA Championship and finishing 6th … Took the silver medal at NCAA Northeast Regional …  Won individual epee title and at Ivy League Round Robins … First Team All-Ivy League … Competed in four regular season meets.


2023-24

Second Team All-American after posting a 16-7 mark at NCAA Championships …NCAA Northeast Regional Silver Medalist… Helped men capture Ivy League Team Championship with a 7-5 record.

2022-23

Took fifth at NCAA Northeast Regional … First Team All-Ivy League … Posted 32-15 mark in dual meets … Took third at Temple Open.
 
2021-22

Competed at NCAA Championships … Won silver medal at NCAA Northeast Regional … Participated at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 25-18 in dual competition.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2020 graduate of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md. … Fenced for a variety of high school and club coaches including Robert Suchorski, Byron Neslund, Janusz Smolenski (DC Fencers Club, 2013-2020), and Vladimir (“Bob”) Meshkoff (Chelsea Fencing Club, London, 2009-2013) … Three-time USA Fencing All-American (2017, 2018, 2019) … Three-time USA Fencing All-American and All-Academic selection (2017, 2018, 2019) … Ranked No. 6 in the USA’s Junior Rolling Points in men’s epee … Won Gold at the Under-17 Junior Olympics in 2019 … Won Gold at the 2019 High School Invitational … Finished among the top-8 at the Espo Cadet World Cup in 2017 … Placed sixth at the Espo Cadet World Cup in 2017 … Finished among the top-8 at the 2021 July North American Cup … Fenced for the club team DC Fencers Club … Eight-time Honor Roll recipient … Involved in a variety of community service activities … Created charity fencing tournament for the Children’s National Hospital, which raised around $7,000 over two years and was on pace to raise $10,000 before the COVID pandemic … Completed a summer research internship during his senior year.
 
PERSONAL

Both of his parents are Columbia University graduates, his father is a 1985 Columbia College graduate and mother is a 1990 Barnard College graduate … Sister graduated from Barnard College in 2021 … Aunt graduated from Barnard, uncle earned an MBA from Columbia in 2008, and another uncle earned four degrees from Columbia University...Enrolled at Columbia College.

ARTICLES
https://wtop.com/local/2019/02/bethesda-teen-brings-home-gold-from-fencing-junior-olympics/
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/sports/bethesda-fencer-wins-national-competition-in-epic-final-bout/
https://washington.cbslocal.com/2019/02/19/779766/

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Epee
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Epee
  • 2023-24Junior

    Epee
  • 2024-25Senior

    Epee