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2022-23 Women's Fencing Roster

Grace Hao

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Coppell
  • Hometown Coppell, Texas

Biography

2022-23: Won 24 of 40 bouts during the season (.600 winning percentage) … Won five of six bouts against host LIU and Hunter at Tri-State Shark Showcase (1/29) … Went 9-5, including 3-0 marks against St. John’s and host Owls, at Temple Invitational (2/26) ... USFCA Scholar of Distinction ... USFCA All-Academic.

2021-22: Competed in 25 team bouts in foil, posting a 39-28 record … Finished Ohio State Invitational 7-2, including 2-0 marks against Air Force and host Buckeyes (12/5) … Won 15 of 21 bouts during day one of Philadelphia Invitational, with 3-0 performances against Johns Hopkins, Wagner, and Sacred Heart (1/22) … Posted wins against Ohio State, Notre Dame, Temple, and Northwestern on day two of Philly Invite (1/23) … Won six bouts at Temple Invitational, going 2-1 against both Johns Hopkins and St. John’s (2/27).

2019-20: Honorable Mention All-America ... Second-team All-Region ... Competed in 35 of 41 team bouts with women’s foil, going 48-35 … NCAA Championships qualifier … Won first collegiate bout against North Carolina at the Elite Invitational (11/16) … Finished in eighth place at the Penn State Garret Open (11/23) … Went 10-6 at the Penn State Invitational, earning 3-0 sweeps against North Carolina and Yale (1/12) … Turned in an 11-10 showing at the Philadelphia Invitational, recording at least one win against all nine opponents faced (1/18 & 1/19) … Earned 3-0 sweeps against four of five opponents faced at the Sollee Invitational, going 12-1 overall (2/1) … Gained wins against Yale and #10 Cornell at the Ivy League Round-Robins (2/8 & 2/9) … Earned three wins against ranked opponents (#6 Penn State, #5 Temple) at the Temple Invitational (2/23) … Finished seventh at the NCAA Regional to lead women’s foil (3/7) … All 2020 NCAA winter postseason competition was canceled on Thursday, March 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

High School: Member of the 2016-17 Team USA Fencing All-American First Team and All-Academic First Team … Finished first at the 2017 D1AWF USFA National Championships & July Challenge … Second at the 2016 JWF Team Junior Olympics … Best Cadet Ranking: 13th Best Junior Ranking: 25th (rolling) 16th (team) Best Division 1 Ranking: 54th … National Honor Society President 2018/19 … AP Scholar.

Personal: Daughter of Yu and Xindong Hao … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
 
Career Statistics
Year W-L Pct. 
2019-20 48-35 .578
2020-21
2021-22 39-28 .582
2022-23 25-14 .641
Career 112-77 .593

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Senior

    Foil
    5'8"