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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2016-17 Men's Fencing

Adam Elkassas

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dubois, Pa.
  • Highschool DuBois Area

Biography

2016-17: Helped the Quakers to their second-straight Ivy League championship … Placed 11th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on foil … Tallied a 26-10 record in dual matches … Assisted a foil squad that tallied a team-high 24 wins in dual matches … Put together a perfect 10-0 record at the Northwestern Duals (Feb. 4) … Went 5-1 at the Philadelphia Invitational (Jan. 21).

2015-16: Helped the Quakers to the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, and first Ivy team title since 2009 … Placed 19th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Registered a record of 19-16 in dual matches on foil … Posted a 4-1 mark at the Elite Invite (11/21) … Picked up seven wins (7-1) at the Penn State Invitational (1/16). 

2013-14: Second-team All-Ivy … Placed 4th in foil at the Ivy League Round Robins with nine bout wins, including a 3-0 mark against Brown … Ended the season 23-28 … Went 3-0 against Sacred Heart and Duke at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/25) … Finished 13th at the 2014 Mid-Atlantic/South Regional.

2012-13: NCAA Championships qualifier who won six bouts to finish 21st in foil (3/21-22)… Placed 14th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional (3/9) … Second-team All-Ivy … Finished the season with a team-best 38 wins … Opened the season with nine wins at the Vassar Invitational (12/1) … Won five bouts at the Penn State Invitatational, including a 3-0 mark against Duke (1/12) … Claimed six bouts at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/26) … Went a perfect 6-0 at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/3) … Took two wins against Penn State at the Temple Invitational (2/23) … Won nine bouts at the Ivy League Round-Robins (3/2-3).

High School: 
Placed third in the men's foil Junior National Championships in 2012 ... Placed sixth in the men's foil North American Cup in 2012 ... Placed third at the Cadet World Cup in 2010 ... A member of the National Honor Society ... A registered software developer for Apple.

Personal: Son of Naila and Hazem Elkassas ... Enrolled in Wharton and the School of Engineering, majoring in Economics and Computer Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Foil
    6'0"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Foil
    6'0"
  • 2015-16Senior

    Foil
  • 2016-17Senior

    Foil