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2024-25 Fencing Roster

Mina Yamanaka

  • Position EPEE
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bronx High School of Science
  • Hometown Little Neck, N.Y.
  • School Barnard College
  • Major Physics

Biography

INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season
Dual Record
Ivy League
Northeast Regional
NCAA Championship
2021-22
36-22
7-5
8-4, 13th Place
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2022-23 -- -- -- --
2023-24 49-30 10-8 21-2, 2nd place 12-11, 8th place
2024-25 15-9 7-0 15-12, 9th place --
Career
 100-61
24-13
 44-18 12-11

2024-25

Competed in Ivy League Round Robin, going 7-0 … All-Ivy League First Team … Competed at NCAA Northeast Regional … Competed in four regular season meets.

2023-24

Second Team All-American after eighth-place finish at NCAA Championships…NCAA Northeast Regional Silver Medalist after going 21-2…Posted 10 bout wins to help women secure Ivy League Team Championship…Competed in seven regular season meets.

2022-23

Did not compete.

2021-22

Placed 13th at NCAA Northeast Regionals … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 5-1 at LIU Shark Showcase … Posted 13-2 mark at Western Invitational.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2020 graduate of the Bronx High School of Science … Fenced for the New York Athletic Club, Long Island Fencing Center and Bronx High School of Science, where she fenced for her coach Alexander Abend … Earned Gold Medal and individual title at the 2019 NYAC July Challenge … Guided Bronx Science to the 2019 NYAC July Challenge Senior Women’s team epee title … Took Silver at the 2020 Junior Olympics Junior championships.
 
PERSONAL

Younger sister of former Columbia fencer Mick Yamanaka (2016-20)... Enrolled Barnard College … Intends to major in Physics.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Epee

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Epee

  • 2023-24Junior

    Epee

  • 2024-25Senior

    Epee