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2024-25 Women's Fencing Roster

Abigail Yasuzawa

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Cherry Creek
  • Hometown:
    Centennial, Colo.

Summary

Biography


Awards:
  • 2023 NCAA Regional Qualifier (foil)
  • 2022 & 2023 USFCA Scholar of Distinction
  • 2022 & 2023 USFCA All-Academic Team
  • 2022-23 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete
  • 2023-24 Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society Inductee

2024-25 (Senior):

  • Finished collegiate career with a 40% win rate (62-94)
  • Placed 26th at CCFC Championships

2023-24 (Junior):

  • Competed in 17 bouts
  • Placed 8th in Epee at the Denison Winter Open
  • Was nominated for EWFC Woman Athlete of the Year

2022-23 (Sophomore):
  • Was 19-14 (57.58 percent) in foil
  • Placed 20th in foil at NCAA Regionals
  • Finished 25th in the individual foil competition at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) championships - Also helped the Big Red foil squad take the third-place squad award in the team portion of the event
  • Went 4-1 at Notre Dame’s DeCicco Duals
  • Was 10th in foil at the Second Annual Denison Winter Open
  • Finished 34th in foil at the Ohio State University Fall Open

2021-22 (First-Year):
  • Was 31-74 (29.52 percent) in foil
  • Took 10 victories on the day at the first Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference (EWFC) Championship for the Big Red
  • Took four victories for the foil squad at Notre Dame’s DeCicco Duals
  • Earned one win in a 5-4 foil squad win over Air Force at the Ohio State Elite Invitational
  • Racked up two wins at the Northwestern Fall Duals
  • Posted a 5-9 record (36 percent) at the Rangers Fall Invitational
  • Savored the first two victories of her career by twice beating Case Western's Daci Knight at the CSU Duals

Personal: 
  • Cinema major with a minor in Creative Writing
  • Daughter of Carrie and Derek Yasuzawa
  • Also played tennis in high school
  • Was a member of the creative writing club at Cherry Creek
  • Made the honor roll in high school
  • Member of Denison Songwriting Club on campus

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First-Year

    Foil
    5'2"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Foil
    5'2"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Foil
  • 2024-25Senior

    Foil
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