STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Harvard wrapped the 2024-25 collegiate season on a high note in State College on Sunday afternoon, as the Crimson took third place as a team at the 2025 NCAA Fencing Championships.

This marks the fourth year in a row that the Harvard fencing has made the team podium under head coach Daria Schneider, a perfect record for the four championships held during her tenure. In addition, nine Crimson garnered All-American status over the course of four days of action at the 2025 NCAA Fencing Championships. Across Schneider's time at the helm, 49 Crimson have earned All-American honors, increasing the number of Harvard fencing team members with All-American status to 164.

Saturday and Sunday saw the Harvard women's team shine across five rounds of pool action, as all six of the women's entries garnered All-America honors. The 2024 NCAA Women's Foil National Champion, sophomore Jessica Zi Jia Guo finished took home a silver medal in the women's foil bracket at the 2025 NCAA Championships.

First-Years Yasmine Khamis and Sarah Gu both made their NCAA Championships debut in State College this weekend. A native of Warren, New Jersey, Gu garnered All-America Second Team status, ending the competition with a 13-10 record and a +13 indicator. Khamis finished in 12^th place, earning All-America honorable mention status with a 11-12 record and a +2 indicator.

One of the most accomplished duos in collegiate fencing history, senior Lauren Scruggs and Guo were phenomenal across the whole weekend, combining for a team-high 34 wins. Guo entered the women's foil semifinals as the No. 2 seed, posting a 18-5 mark with a team-best +49 indicator. A two-time Olympic medalist and a Crimson fencing legend, Scruggs finished the pool rounds in sixth place, tallying a 16-7 record with a +20 indicator to earn All-America Second Team honors.

An excellent wire-to-wire showing propelled Guo past Columbia's Carolina Stutchbury in the women's foil semifinals, setting the table for Guo to face Stanford's Arianna Cao in the Women's Foil National Championship.

The bout between Guo and Cao was sensational, as it was filled with various momentum swings. Down 14-11 with 30 seconds left, Guo made a series of dramatic touches to tie the score and take the bout to a sudden death overtime. Despite the valiant effort, Guo was unable to complete the comeback, and Cao earned the win. For a second-straight season, Guo earns All-America First Team honors.

The women's saber competition saw two more Crimson make their first ever appearances at the NCAA Championships. Finishing in sixth place, sophomore Kaitlyn Pak produced a 14-8 record with a +20 indicator. First-Year Jenna Shoman took 12^th place with a 11-11 record and a +3 indicator, taking home All-America honorable mention recognition.

RESULTS:

Women's Epee
Sarah Gu – Eighth Place (13-10, +13 Indicator)
Yasmine Khamis – 12^th Place (11-12, +2 Indicator)
 
Women's Foil
Jessica Zi Jia Guo – Second Place (18-5, +49 Indicator)
Lauren Scruggs – Sixth Place (16-7, +20 Indicator)
 
Women's Saber
Kaitlyn Pak – Sixth Place (14-8, +20 Indicator)
Jenna Shoman – 12^th Place (11-11, +3 Indicator)
 
Men's Epee
Henry Lawson – Second Place (16-6, +30 Indicator)
Nicholas Zhang – Eighth Place (12-10, +13 Indicator)
 
Men's Foil
Andrew Chen – Second Place (19-4, +37 Indicator)
 
Men's Saber
Matthew Linsky – 14th Place (11-11, -6 Indicator)
 
ALL-AMERICANS:
Jessica Zi Jia Guo – First Team All-America (Women's Foil)
Lauren Scruggs – Second Team All-America (Women's Foil)
Sarah Gu – Second Team All-America (Women's Epee)
Kaitlyn Pak – Second Team All-America (Women's Saber)
Yasmine Khamis – All-America Honorable Mention (Women's Epee)
Jenna Shoman – All-America Honorable Mention (Women's Saber)
Henry Lawson – First Team All-America (Men's Epee)
Andrew Chen – Second Team All-America (Men's Foil)
Nicholas Zhang – Second Team All-America (Men's Epee)