INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
|
Season
|
Dual Record
|
Ivy League
|
Northeast Regional
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NCAA Championship
|
|
2021-22
|
33-16
|
8-7
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19-4, 2nd Place
|
12-11, 12th Place
|
|
2022-23
|
31-13
|
8-5
|
13-10, 5th place
|
9-14, 17th place
|
| 2023-24 |
26-11 |
8-4 |
14-8, 8th place |
16-7, 3rd place |
|
Career
|
90-40
|
24-16
|
46-22
|
37-32 |
2023-24
First team All-American after placing reaching semifinals of NCAA Championships…Helped women win Ivy League Team Championship, going 8-4 in her individual bouts…Placed eighth at NCAA Northeast Regionals…Team captain…Competed in four regular season meets…Posted 7-2 mark at St. John’s Super Cup…Went 12-3 at Western Invitational.
2022-23
Qualified for NCAA Championships for second consecutive year … Went 13-10 at NCAA Northeast Regional to earn fifth-place finish … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins … Compiled 31-13 dual meet record … Went 12-1 at Western Invitational.
2021-22
Honorable Mention All-America selection after 12th place finish at NCAA Championships … Silver medalist at NCAA Northeast Regional … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 7-2 at Penn Invite … Posted 5-2 mark at Penn Invite … Registered 10-2 record at Western Invitational … Made collegiate debut, going 12-2, at MG Open.
2020-21
Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL
A June 2020 graduate of Sage High School in Newport Coast, Calif. … Competed in fencing for the Laguna Fencing Center where he was coached by Nick Dinu and Hamidreza Taherkani … Finished third at the 2018 Cadet European Cup in Modling, Austria … placed eighth at the 2019 Division I December NAC … Took seventh place at the 2020 Junior January NAC … Placed fifth at the 2020 Division I January NAC … AP Scholar With Distinction … Involved in a variety of community service activities … Worked with the Music to Heal program at UCI Medical Center … Performed music at senior hospitals for patients with Alzheimers and Dementia.
PERSONAL
Born Vera Kong on February 19, 2002, in Michigan … Daughter of Richard Kong and Hyunsoo Lee … Has two younger brothers Max and Ian … Hobbies and interests include playing the violin and piano … Worked several jobs including as a Barista at Gongcha, SAT tutor, and Math tutor for elementary and middle school students … Role model is Elon Musk because she admires his innovation, fearlessness, and wits … Chose Columbia because of the world-class institution, fencing program, location in New York City, and the well-rounded and high-quality education that it provides … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Neuroscience and Human Behavior … Future plan includes attending medical school.
