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2019-20 Men's Fencing Roster

Tiger Gao

  • Position Epee
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 130
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Manhasset, NY
  • Highschool Paul D. Schreiber

Biography

Statistically Speaking
- Ranks third in school history in career Epee wins (253); ranks 12th overall in wins
 
2019-20
- Went 36-24 on the season
- Won six bouts at Philadelphia Invitational
- Earned six wins at Duke Invitational
- Won five of seven bouts at JHU Invitational
- Went 5-1 at NJIT Invitational
- Posted an 11-2 record at Temple Invitational
- Placed 31st at NCAA Regional

2018-19
- Led Blue Jays with a seventh-place finish (8-4) at Temple Open; was second highest finish by a DIII fencer in the Epee
- Won 11 bouts at Penn State Garret Open
- Won six of nine bouts at Columbia Invitational
- Went 7-4 at Duke Invitational
- Won 10 of 12 bouts at Drew Invitational
- Picked up six wins, including the 200th of his career, at NJIT Invitational
- Earned five wins at Temple Invitational
- Placed second with 13-4 record at MACFA Championships
 
2017-18 
- Finished season with a 77-42 record
- Led team and Epee squad in wins
- Placed 11th and went 8-3 at Temple Open
- Won 12 bouts and finished seventh at Penn State Garret Open
- Went unbeaten (6-0) and earned 100th career win at Haverford Invitational
- Won eight of 10 bouts at Philadelphia Invitational
- Went 8-1 at Duke Invitational
- Won three of four bouts at home MACFA Round Robin
- Placed second with a 15-2 record at the MACFA Championships
- Finished fourth with 11 wins at NCAA Regional
- Won six bouts and placed 23rd at NCAA Championships
 
2016-17 
- Went 74-35 and led squad Epee squad in wins  
- Ranked third on the team in overall wins  
- Placed sixth (9-3) at Temple Open  
- Went 4-4 at Elite Invitational  
- Finished 6-2 at Columbia Invitational  
- Won seven of eight bouts at Haverford Invitational  
- Won eight bouts at Duke Invitational  
- Went 15-1 at Drew Invitational  
- Won five of six bouts at NJIT Invitational  
- Tied for third at MACFA Championship with 12-5 record  
- Placed 11th at NCAA Regional with 8-13 record
 
Personal 
- Tiger Gao  
- Son of Ling Min and Nicole Gao  
- Fenced five years with North Shore Fencers Club  
- Ranked 10th in the nation in under-17 category and placed third at Summer Nationals  
- Dean’s List student majoring in computer science

 
Season W-L
2016-17 74-35
2017-18 77-42
2018-19 67-38
2019-20 36-24
Career 254-138

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'8" 0 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Epee
    5'8" 130 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Epee
    5'8" 130 lbs