INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
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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35-20
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--
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--
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--
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2022-23
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17-14
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1-0
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--
|
--
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| 2023-24 |
15-15 |
1-1 |
-- |
-- |
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Career
|
67-49
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2-1
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--
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--
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2023-24
Competed in four regular season meets … Saw action at Ivy League Round Robins against Yale … Went 4-2 at Columbia
Invitational.
2022-23
Participated at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 17-14 in dual meets.
2021-22
Registered 35-20 record in dual meets … Ended season with 7-2 record at Kolombatovich Invite … Made collegiate debut at MG Open.
2020-21
Did not compete… Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL
A May 2020 graduate of Granite Bay High School … Competed for the Premier Fencing Academy where he was coached by Kristiyan Hristov … Ranked the No. 8 Junior in USA … Ranked the No. 70 Junior in the world rankings … Three-time National Champion in 2020 2016, and 2013 … Named First Team All-American by USA Fencing in 2018 … Earned USA Fencing Academic All-America honors in 2019 … Won Gold Medal at the 2019 Junior Olympics … Earned Bronze Medal at the 2020 Junior World Cup in Boston … Earned Silver Medal at 2020 Cadet Summer Nationals … Also competed in track and field … Went undefeated in the 400-meter relay and won league title … Earned Academic Merit Award … Involved in a variety of community service activities … Volunteered for six years with Boys Teams Charities with a variety of programs including SPCA, Dancing Dog Farms, Cycles 4 Hope, Food Banks and Special Olympics.
PERSONAL
Born Trenton Riley Schmitt on February 8, 2002, in Sacramento, Calif … Son of Matthew and April Schmitt … Has a sister Brooklyn … Family lives on a 20-acre farm in Northern California … Family is avid travelers who have been to over 30 countries, while his mother has been to 50 countries … Father played football at American River College … Nickname is TSchmitt … Employed as a full-time ranch hand at Rancho Robles Vineyard where he was in charge of the vineyard maintenance and care of vines … Hobbies and interests include playing the electric guitar, powerlifting, trap shooting, camping, and fishing … Favorite food is sushi … One word that describes him: determined … Once trekked up a mountain in Rwanda to see mountain gorillas … Favorite part of competing in fencing is the ability to travel to various countries throughout the world … Chose Columbia because of its No. 1 fencing program and Ivy League education … Chose Columbia over an offer from Notre Dame … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in business/finance.
