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2019-20 Fencing Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Mick Yamanaka

  • Position Epee
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Floral Park, N.Y.
  • Previous School Bronx H.S. of Science
  • College Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Biological Studies

Biography

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season Dual Record Ivy League Northeast Regional NCAA Championship
2016-17 32-24 6-6 10-9, 8th place --
2017-18 23-15 7-4 12-11, 12th place --
2018-19 17-15 3-5 17-7, 5th place 10-13, 16th place
2019-20 8-16 1-4 -- --
Career 80-70 17-19 39-27 10-13
 
2019-20
 
As a senior, concluded year with an 8-16 overall dual match record … Went 1-4 at Ivy League Round Robins.

2018-19

As a junior, competed at NCAA National Championships … Finished 16th overall in men's epee competition with a 10-13 record … Concluded regular season with a 17-15 record ... Finished fifth in the field at the Northeast Regionals with a 17-7 overall record ... Competed in the Ivy League championships and went 3-5 in epee.
 
2017-18
 
As a sophomore, finished with a 23-15 overall record … Placed 11th at NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 12-11 record … Went 7-4 at Ivy League Round Robins.

2016-17
 
As a first-year, placed eighth at NCAA Northeast Regionals with 10-9 record (March 12) ... Tallied 8-3 record at Penn State Invitational (Jan. 15) ... Went 6-6 at first Ivy League Championships (Feb. 11-12) ... Made collegiate debut with 5-6 record at Penn Elite Invitational (Nov. 5).
 
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Began fencing at the age of seven after seeing a James Bond movie ... Earned a 2015 Cadet Junior Olympic Championship ... Took sixth at the Cadet World Cup in Helsinki, Finland in 2015 ... In 2014 claimed a third-place finish at the Summer Nationals Cadet ... Won a New York High School fencing crown as a sophomore.
 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Epee
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Epee
  • 2018-19Junior

    Epee
  • 2019-20Senior

    Epee