POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Six Crimson finished in the top five in the standings of their respective weapons in Poughkeepsie, New York, as Harvard shined with nine NCAA Championships qualifiers at the 2026 NCAA Northeast Regional Championships.

Five Crimson qualified for the NCAA Championships on the women's team. For the second time in her Crimson career, sophomore Yasmine Khamis qualifies for the NCAA Championships with an 11^th place finish in the women's epee bracket. Two Crimson finished in the top three of the women's foil competition. First-year Lucia Zhang led the way with a silver medal, while junior and two-time All-American Jessica Zi Jia Guo took a bronze medal. First-year Emily Jing will serve as an alternate for the women's foil squad, qualifying with an eighth place showing. NCAA qualifiers last season, sophomore Madison Duckett and junior Kaitlyn Pak will represent Harvard in the women's saber competition, as Duckett won a silver medal.

On the men's team, a quartet of Crimson qualified for the NCAA Championships. In his NCAA Regional Championships debut, first-year Roy Graham won a silver medal in the men's foil competition, as junior Henry Lawson and sophomore Nicholas Zhang each finished in the top eight of the men's epee bracket. A member of Team USA's Olympic roster  in 2024, sophomore Colin Heathcock took fourth place in men's saber action.

Khamis finished in the top 15 in the women's epee bracket, taking 11^th place with 10 victories. Senior Faith Park also excelled at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, finishing in 7^th place with a 17-10 record.

Zhang, a 2024 Paris Olympian with Team Canada, was superb in her first ever appearance at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, taking second place and overperforming her pre-competition seed of seven with a team-best 19-4 record, going 9-2 in the final round of action. Guo, the 2024 NCAA Women's Foil National Champion, earned a bronze medal with a third place showing with a 18-5 record after starting the day as the No. 3 seed. A native of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Jing posted a 14-9 record to finish in eighth place.

Duckett won a silver medal to punch her ticket to the NCAA Championships for a second-straight season, overperforming her pre-tournament seed of No. 9 with a second place finish place and a record of 16-7. Pak recorded a 15-8 record to capture ninth place, while senior Zoe Kim ended the day in 14^th place with an 8-4 record.

For a second consecutive year, both Lawson and Zhang will represent Harvard at the NCAA Championships in men's epee action. A two-time All-America First Team honoree, Lawson led the way with a fourth place finish and a 15-8 record, while Zhang, a 2024 Paris Olympian, posted a 16-7 to take seventh place.

An All-Ivy League selection last month, Graham dominated the field in men's foil with a 18-5 record, as he earns a silver medal in his first ever appearance in the NCAA postseason slate. Along with Graham, junior Daniel Zhang also finished in the top 15, taking 13^th place.

Once again, Heathcock was stellar for the Crimson in men's saber action, taking fourth place 18-5 record while first-year Taylor Chon placed in 15^th.

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The 2026 NCAA Championships will take place in South Bend, Indiana from Thursday, Mar. 19 to Sunday, Mar. 22 as the NCAA sponsors separate women's and men's national championships for the first time since 1989.

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Women's Epee
Faith Park: Seventh Place (17-10)
Yasmine Khamis: 11^th Place (10-13)
Isabella Chin: 23^rd Place (2-4)
Zara Pehlivani: 28^th Place (6-4)

Women's Foil
Lucia Zhang: Second Place (19-4)
Jessica Zi Jia Guo: Third Place (18-5)
Emily Jing: Eighth Place (14-9)
Eileen Ye: 31^st Place (4-6)

Women's Saber
Madison Duckett: Second Place (16-7)
Kaitlyn Pak: Ninth Place (15-8)
Zoe Kim: 14^th Place (8-4)

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

Men's Epee
Henry Lawson: Fourth Place (15-8)
Nicholas Zhang: Seventh Place (16-7)
Alexander Tafur: 21^st Place (6-10)

Men's Foil
Roy Graham: Second Place (18-5)
Daniel Zhang: 13^th Place (5-8)
Steven Miall: 18^th Place (8-8)
Andrew Chen: 25^th Place (2-4)

Men's Saber
Colin Heathcock: Fourth Place (18-5)
Taylor Chon: 15^th Place (6-6)
Cody Ji: 22^nd Place (3-3)