AUSTIN, TX – Johns Hopkins placed three Blue Jays on the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team it was announced today. The three student-athletes (
Rosy Cepero,
Josephine Chang and
Jenna Halpin) represent two sports – fencing and field hockey.
Cepero and Chang are the only two fencers in Division III named to the Academic All-America team. In addition, they are two of just three fencers to earn Academic All-America honors across all three divisions. Cepero and Chang are the third and fourth women's fencers in school history to be named Academic All-Americans. Halpin is the eighth Blue Jay field hockey player to earn Academic All-America honors. Seven of the eight selections have come in the last four years.
Johns Hopkins' 2024-25 Academic All-America At-Large Selections:
Rosy Cepero (Jr. • Foil)
Fencing
Second Team
Major: Molecular & Cellular Biology, Public Health
• First Team USFCA All-American
• Three-time USFCA All-Region
• First Team All-EWFC
• Ranks 2
nd in Johns Hopkins history in career Foil wins (230)
• Led Foil squad in wins (92) in 2024-25
• Research Lab Volunteer at Easwaran Lab at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• President of Johns Hopkins' chapter of Athlete Ally
• Lab Teaching Assistant for Organic Chemistry lab
Josephine Chang (Jr. • Sabre)
Fencing
First Team
Major: Neuroscience
• Pursuing a Master of Science in Neuroscience
• Honorable Mention National Collegiate All-American
• Three-time USFCA All-American
• USFCA Sabre Athlete of the Year
• Two-time EWFC Sabre Champion
• Ranks 2
nd in Johns Hopkins history in career Sabre wins (285)
• Lead student researcher at The Nauen Laboratory at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Student Researcher in Multi-modal Imaging, Neuroinformatics, & Data Science Lab at Yale School of Medicine
Jenna Halpin (Sr. • M)
Field Hockey
Third Team
Major: Civil Engineering
• Pursuing a Master of Science in Civil Engineering
• Third Team NFHCA All-American
• Two-time All-Centennial Conference
• Started all 23 games in the midfield and totaled nine points (2g, 5a) in 2024
• Tied for 2
nd on team in assists (5) in 2024
• Cadet Battalion Commander of Johns Hopkins ROTC
• Recipient of Pallas Athene Award from Women's Army Corps Veterans' Association
• CaSE Academic Achievement Award winner
