Tristan Luu

Denison University

2022-23 Women's Fencing Roster

Awards:

2021-22 USFCA Division III Women's Team Newcomer of the Year
2023 USFCA Division III All-Region Team (epee)
2023 NCAA Regional Qualifier (epee)
2022 NCAA Regional Qualifier (foil & epee)
2023 USFCA Scholar of Distinction
2022 & 2023 USFCA All-Academic Team
2023 EWFC All-Academic Team
2021-22 Denison Top-50 Scholar-Athlete
2021-22 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
Member of 2022-23 Academic All-District® At-Large Team, selected by College Sports Communicators

2022-23 (Senior):

Denison's double-threat: Was 24-69 (25.81 percent) in epee and 4-0 (100.00 percent) in foil - Led the Big Red in epee wins
Finishes her career 31-89 (25.83 percent) in epee
Finishes her career 27-42 (39.13 percent) in foil
Placed 17th in epee at NCAA Regionals - Received All-Midwest Region accolades
Was 25th in the individual epee competition at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) championships
Named to the 2023 Eastern Women's Fencing Conference (EWFC) All-Academic Team
Went 7-9 in epee at Notre Dame’s DeCicco Duals
Finished 12th in epee at the Second Annual Denison Winter Open
Helped out in epee with a 6-6 record at the Vassar Invitational
Stepped in as an epeeist for the day and led the epee squad with a 5-7 record at the Drew Invitational
Was 39th in foil at the Ohio State University Fall Open before stepping over to compete in epee
Named to the Academic All-District® At-Large Team

2021-22 (Junior):

Was 23-42 (35.38 percent) in foil and 7-20 (25.93 percent) in epee
Won the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Women's Team Newcomer of the Year award for Division III, marking the first national award for the Big Red
Fenced both foil and epee for the Big Red and qualified for NCAA Regionals in both events, another first for Denison. Though she qualified in both, the NCAA limits a fencer to competing in only one event, so Luu competed as the lone foil representative for the Big Red, placing 15th at regionals
Once again served as Denison's double-threat with 12 victories in foil and two in epee at the first Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference Championship for the Big Red
Took four victories for the foil squad at Notre Dame’s DeCicco Duals
Took home seven total victories (3 in foil and 4 in epee) at the Vassar Invitational

Personal:

Data analytics and economics double major
Daughter of Son Hoai Luu and Nga Quynh Nguyen
Also played basketball in high school
Member of the Google Developer Student Club at Denison
Earned the "Most Improved" Team Award at Denison in 2021-22
Was a five-time member of the Dean's List at Denison who graduated cum laude
Was also a member of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society (for Economics) and won first place in 2021 Data Analytics Policy Parlay Competition
Was also a member of the Google Developer Student Club at Denison