CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard fencing continues its 2025-26 collegiate slate in the Empire State this weekend, as the Crimson will feature at the St. John's Super Cup on Saturday, Jan. 17.

WHAT TO KNOW:

• Both Crimson squads are in sensational form to start the 2025-26 season, as the men's and women's teams are a combined 21-1 across two meets to open the year.
• Harvard's women's squad enters the weekend with a perfect 11-0 record, while the men's team travels to the St. John's Invitational with a 10-1 record.
• In its last outing, the Crimson shined on home turf, as Harvard swept the Fencing Beanpot for a 17^th straight year, besting regional foes Boston University, Brandeis and MIT in the process.
• At the Beanpot, four Crimson women's fencers posted perfect records, three of them coming from the foil squad. First-years Lucia Zhang and Emily Jing both went a perfect 9-0 in women's foil action, as two-time All-America First Team honoree Jessica Zi Jia Guo went 6-0.
• A pair of Crimson men went undefeated at the Beanpot. A member of Canada's roster at the 2024 Paris Olympics, sophomore Nicholas Zhang tallied an 8-0 record in men's epee action, as classmate and epee teammate Alexander Tafur collected seven wins with zero defeats. A gold medalist at the Senior Men's Saber World Cup to start the year, sophomore Colin Heathcock went 7-2 in his collegiate season debut at the Beanpot.
• The 2024 Women's Foil NCAA National Champion and a two-time Olympian, Guo is leading the way for the women's team, as the Toronto, Ontario native is a sensational 27-1 to start the 2025-26 campaign.
• One of several standout first-years for the Crimson this season, first-year Roy Graham is 19-2 to start his collegiate career in men's foil competition, as first-year men's saber fencer Cody Ji leads the Crimson men with 25 wins this year.
• Harvard will face elite competition at the St. John's Super Cup, as the Crimson will square off against Princeton, Columbia, Notre Dame, Ohio State and St. John's in Queens.

UP NEXT:

Harvard returns to Cambridge for a pair of dual meets against New York University on Friday, Jan. 30. Admission to the Malkin Athletic Center is free of charge as all the action will air live on ESPN+.

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