Columbia University Athletics

At Columbia: Two-time All-American ... should again be among best in the nation this season ... as a junior, went 35-9, 12-3 in the Ivy League ... earned a bronze medal at the 2006 NCAA Championships to earn first team All-America honors ... in 2005-06, earned first team All-Ivy League for the second straight season ... silver medalist at the 2006 NCAA Regionals ... finished fifth in foil at the 2006 IFA Championships ... first team Academic All-America in 2006 ...  26-9 overall, 8-1 in the Ivy League in 2004-05 ... earned second team All-America honors after finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships ... first team All-Ivy League ... fourth at Regionals ... sixth at IFA Championships ... 24th at the North American Cup ... seventh-place finish in the junior division enabled him to rank 10th overall in juniors ... as a first-year posted an 8-12 record overall, 0-3 in the Ivy League ... finished 50th at North American Cup juniors division ... 100th in Division 1 at the North American Cup ... went 3-0 against Vassar and 2-1 against Brown. 

Outside Experience: Made great strides in fencing just four years after taking up the sport ... introduced to fencing in 2000 by Harvard-Westlake coach Ted Katzoff, he studies under Misha Itkin at the Beverly Hills Fencing Club ... earned “A” rating at Duel in the Desert Tournament in Las Vegas ... Division 1A national champion -- gained a gold medal in the 2003 Summer Nationals (Div. 1A) ... placed 18th in Division I and 20th in the Junior Nationals ... ranked 12th nationally in Junior (Under-19) men’s foil, and 24th overall.

At Harvard-Westlake School: Three fencing letters ... two-season captain ... two-time winner of the Southern California Boys High School Fencing Championships ... National Merit Scholarship finalist ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... three years on the Honor Roll. 

Personal: Majoring in Russian ... enjoys juggling and playing the piano ... Scott Trevor Sugimoto, b. January 19, 1985 in Orange, Calif.