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2008 / 2009 Men's Fencing Roster

Alexander Kao

  • Position Foil
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 160
  • Class Senior
  • Major French
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, PA
  • High School Mt. Lebanon

Biography

2006-08: Did not compete for the team - studied abroad in France for his junior year, and then took a year off from school. 2005-06: Posted a 31-16 foil mark. 2004-05: Qualified for the NCAA National Championships in foil and finished 17th in the nation…took seventh place at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships…recorded an overall 57-46 mark in foil. High School: Four- year member of the fencing team, which won the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Fencing Association Championship in his junior year…served as captain for three years…won the Mid-Atlantic Junior Sectional Championship as a junior and a senior…also competed in cross country. Personal: Lived in France and speaks fluent French…plays piano…plans to return to France after graduation.