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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2013-14 Men's Fencing

Joseph Isaac

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 145
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morris Plains , N.J.
  • Highschool Newark Academy

Biography

2013-14: Ended the season 10-2 at epee … Went 3-0 against Drew at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/25) … At the NU Duals, was 2-0 against UNC and 3-0 against Wayne State.

2012-13: Finished with a 24-18 record on the season … Accumulated seven wins at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/3)… Compiled a 5-1 record at the Penn State Invitational (1/12) … Won bouts against Penn State and St. John’s at the Temple Invitational (2/23) … Claimed four wins at the Ivy League Round-Robins, including a 3-0 mark against Yale (3/2-3) … Finished 13th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional (3/9).

2011-12: Finished with an overall record of 31-19 ... Went a perfect 3-0 against Penn State at the Penn State Invitational (1/28) ... Compiled a 10-1 mark at the Eric Sollee Invitational (2/4) ... Won two bouts against Yale at the Ivy League Round-Robins (2/11-12) ... Again went 3-0 against Penn State, this time at the Temple Invitational (2/25) ... Fenced epee as Penn won the overall team championship at the U.S. Collegiate Weapon Squad Championships (2/26) ... Placed 16th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals.

2010-11: Finished the season with a 25-27 overall record ... Won six bouts at the Penn State Invitational (1/31) ... Went 2-1 against Brandeis, MIT, NYU and Boston College at the MIT Invitational (2/6) ... Went 3-0 versus Brown at the Ivy League Championships and finished 4-10 overall (2/13).

High School: Three-year letterwinner ... Honored as first-team all-state by the Star Ledger and NJSIAA in 2010 ... Placed second in the 2010 New Jersey Cup ... Won 2009 Prep States team championship ... Placed second individually at districts in 2009 ... Finished third in epee at 2010 states and also placed fourth at Prep States ... Epee squad finished second at both Prep States and States in 2010.

Personal: Son of Amleset Teweldemedhin and Isaac Ghebre-Sellassie ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    Epee
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Epee
    6'0" 0 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    Epee
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    Epee
    6'0" 145 lbs