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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018-19 Men's Fencing

Raphael Van Hoffelen

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vallauris, France
  • Highschool Centre International de Valbonne

Biography

2018-19: Posted 3-4 record in sabre.

2017-18: Helped the Quakers to their third-straight Ivy League Championship ... Helped team to eighth place finish at NCAA Championships ... Placed 5th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals ... Finished 18th at NCAA Championships ... Record 46 wins in saber, a career-best ... Earned 100th career win against Wayne State at the Philadelphia Invitational.

2016-17: Helped the Quakers to their second-straight Ivy League championship … Placed ninth at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (March 11) … Piled up a 35-22 mark in dual matches (saber) … Went 3-2 at the Ivy League Championships (Feb. 12) … Posted a 4-4 record at the Elite Invitational (Nov. 5) … Won the saber championship at the Penn State Open (Nov. 20) … Recorded an 8-4 record at the Penn State Invite (Jan. 15) … Registered a 10-3 record at the Philadelphia Invitational (Jan. 21).

2015-16: At-large NCAA Qualifier … Put together a record of 39-16 on saber … Posted a 13th-place finish at NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Helped the Quakers to their first-ever No. 1 National ranking, and first Ivy team title since 2009 … Member of second-place saber squad at the United States Collegiate Squad Championships … Began the season with an 8-2 mark at the Elite Invitational (11/21) … Registered a 12-1 record at the Philadelphia Invitational (2/21).

High School: Captain and coach of the men’s fencing squad at the Centre International de Valbonne in France.

Personal: Son of Beatrice Courel and Andrew Van Hoffelen … Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science … Brother, Camille, is a member of the British Fencing Team … Mother, Beatrice, holds the record for the biggest women‘s skydiving formation.

Career Statistics
Year W-L Pct. 
2015-16 39-16 .709
2016-17 35-22 .614
2017-18 46-25 .648
2018-19 3-4 .429
Career 123-67 .647

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'9"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Saber
  • 2018-19Senior

    Saber