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2015-16 Men's Fencing

Harry McGuire

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Cos Cob, Conn.
  • Highschool Greenwich

Biography

2015-16: Helped the Quakers to the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, and first Ivy team title since 2009 … Only Quaker to compete at all three weapons (epee, foil, saber).

2014-15: Placed 8th in foil at NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Made collegiate debut at the OSU Invitational and went 3-0 against UNC (11/16) ... Picked up five wins at the Penn State Invitational, including a 3-0 mark against Haverford (1/17) ... Went a perfect seven-for-seven at the Philadelphia Invitational, including a 3-0 mark against Lafayette, a 2-0 mark against Haverford, and 1-0 marks against Sacred Heart and Johns Hokpins (1/25) … Collected a 10-5 record at the NU Duals, including a 3-0 mark against Air Force (1/31) ... Concluded the season with 28-21 record.

High School: Four-year letterwinner  and three-time captain … Individually undefeated throughout all four years … Four-year Individual Connecticut State Champion … Two-time Foil team champion (2013, 14) … 2014 Men’s Fencing Team Champions in all weapons … Four-time first-team All-State (2011-14) … USFA first-team All-Academic (2013) … Fairfield County Interscholastic Conference Scholar Athlete Award recipient (2013) … Gould-Hirschfeld Sportsmanship Award recipient (2013) … Three-time recipient of Superintendent Awards for Excellence … Recipient of Scholastic Art & Writing Silver Key Award (2012) … French Achievement Award recipient (2011).

>Personal: Son of Amy and Walter McGuire … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Foil
    5'8"