CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Defending NCAA national champion Harvard fencing welcomes 13 first-years to the roster, as the Crimson aim to win consecutive national titles for the first time in program history.

A group that boasts two 2024 Paris Olympians, the Class of 2028 provides a wealth of talent and depth, as the Crimson return two individual NCAA national champions and seven United States Fencing Coaches Association All-Americans.

Andrew Chen | Lexington, Ky. | Men's Foil
Represented the United States at the World Champions three-times at the junior and cadet levels … Ranks fourth in the FIE's Junior Foil World Rankings … Finished in third place at the 2024 Summer Nationals in the top-flight for men's foil … Won bronze at the 2024 January North America Cup in junior foil competition … Fences with Bluegrass Fencers' Club.

Andrew Deng | Livingston, N.J. | Men's Saber
Garnered All-State honors in New Jersey … Led his team to state championships in 2021 and 2022 … Finished in 33^rd at the Junior Olympics at the Junior Olympics … A nine-year member of Integrity Fencing.

Madison Duckett | Greenwich, Conn. | Women's Saber
Three-time USA Fencing All-America First Team selection … Finished in the top-50 in both the division I and junior competitions at the 2024 January NAC … Placed in 28^th in the junior competition at Summer Nationals … A member of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club.

Gabriel Evers | Los Angeles, Calif. | Men's Epee
2023 USA Fencing All-America First Team honoree … Fenced for Ireland at the 2024 Junior European Championships and the Junior World Championships … Won the All-Ireland Tournament in 2023 … Finished in fifth place at the 2023 Summer Nationals … A member of the Los Angeles International Fencing Center … His father, Francis Evers '87, competed in the pole vault for Harvard track & field.

Theodore Fechtmeyer | Minneapolis, Minn. | Men's Foil
Captained Blake High School Fencing his senior year … His mother, Alison Townley '86, rowed for Radcliffe.

Sarah Gu | Warren, N.J. | Women's Epee
Represented the United States at several international competitions at the junior and cadet levels … Ranked eighth in the FIE's junior epee world rankings … Won gold at the 2024 Junior Epee World Cup in Beauvais, France … Also won bronze earlier the month at a World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia in the junior competition … Pushed Team USA to a gold medal at the 2024 Junior World Championships in the team competition … A member of Medeo Fencing Club.

Colin Heathcock | Palo Auto, Calif. | Men's Saber
A member of Team USA's 2024 Paris Olympics roster … Finished in 19^th in the men's saber individual competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics … Ranked seventh in the FIE's senior saber world rankings … Won a bronze medal at the Seoul Grand Prix in May of 2024 … Finished in first place at the Padua World Cup in April of 2024 … Made history with his gold medal win at the Tunis Grand Prix in January of 2024.

Yasmine Khamis | Dallas, Texas | Women's Epee
Finished in second place at the 2024 Summer Nationals in division I competition … Also secured seventh place honors in junior competition at the 2024 Summer Nationals … Recorded an eighth place finish at the January North America Cup in junior competition in 2024 … Won a bronze medal in junior competition at the November NAC … A member of Alliance Fencing Academy.

Connor Liang | San Diego, Calif. | Men's Saber
Made the USA Fencing All-America First Team three years in a row (2021-2023) … Won a bronze medal at the 2023 January NAC in junior competition … Finished in 12^th at the Junior Olympics in cadet competition.

Jeremy Lim | Cincinnati, Ohio | Men's Foil
A member of the Philippines Junior World Team in 2023 and the Philippines Cadet World Team in 2022 … A member of Bluegrass Fencers' Club.

Jenna Shoman | Short Hills, N.J. | Women's Saber
Holds the No. 30 position in FIE's junior saber world rankings … Four-time USA Fencing Academic All-American First Team honoree … Won gold in junior competition at North America Cups seven times … Won a bronze medal representing Team USA at the Cadet World Championships in 2023 … Fences for United States Fencing Alliance.

Alexandar Tafur | Johannesburg, South Africa | Men's Epee
Won silver at the 2024 Junior African Fencing Championships in the U20 men's epee competition … Finished in seventh at the 2024 African Zone Championships in the junior men's epee team event … Studied at the Tyshler Fencing School from 2017 to 2024.

Nicholas Zhang | Vancouver, B.C. | Men's Epee
Represented Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics … Finished in 34^th in the men's epee individual event at the 2024 Paris Olympics … Secured 14^th honors at the 2024 Junior World Championships in Riyadh.

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