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LA JOLLA, Calif. \u2014 The United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) has announced its 2026 All-Academic awards, which feature both UC San Diego fencing squads earning team awards. The Tritons also saw 32 fencers earn individual All-Academic honors and 14 receive additional Scholar of Distinction recognition.
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\nAll-Academic Team honors went to squads with at least a 3.30 grade point average during the season. The Triton women combined for a 3.59 GPA and were one of 21 teams honored. The Triton men combined for a 3.48 GPA and were one of 14 teams honored.
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\nThe USFCA also recognized individual scholar-athletes based on their combined fall and winter quarter GPAs. Anyone with an in-season GPA of 3.30 or higher received All-Academic honors, while those with at least a 3.70 GPA were further awarded as Scholars of Distinction.
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\nSCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION RECIPIENTS
\nMen’s Team
\nDiego Barrios<\/a>, Saber, Philosophy
\nAdi Jain<\/a>, Foil, Mathematics-Computer Science
\nBen Kim<\/a>, Epee, Computer Science
\nRyan Kim-Cogan<\/a>, Saber, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
\nScott Lao<\/a>, Foil, Business Economics
\nSam Zubatiy<\/a>, Saber, Computer Science
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\nWomen’s Team
\nAlexis Chew<\/a>, Foil, Human Biology
\nBonnie Davis<\/a>, Foil, Cognitive Science
\nZara Fearns<\/a>, Saber, Clinical Psychology
\nPia Huber<\/a>, Epee, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
\nKatherine Kim<\/a>, Foil, Social Psychology
\nAlice Lan<\/a>, Epee, Cognitive Science\/Business Psychology
\nEmily Naka<\/a>, Saber, Business Economics
\nRenee Zuhars<\/a>, Epee, Microbiology
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\nALL-ACADEMIC RECIPIENTS
\nMen’s Team
\nNurzhan Abzhanov<\/a>, Epee, Computer Science
\nArthur Bonifield<\/a>, Saber, Political Science
\nDayus Gohel<\/a>, Epee, Biochemistry
\nKevin Kim<\/a>, Epee, Business Economics
\nJacob Levy<\/a>, Foil, General Biology
\nSunny Sharma<\/a>, Epee, Business Psychology
\nHananiah So<\/a>, Saber, Political Science\/Public Law
\nLucas Zeng<\/a>, Foil, International Affairs
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\nWomen’s Team
\nZehra Anbarlilar<\/a>, Foil, Cognitive Science
\nBella Balogh<\/a>, Epee, General Biology
\nYasmine Daher<\/a>, Epee, Chemistry
\nNatalie Brooke Gebala<\/a>, Epee, General Biology
\nHania Hafeez<\/a>, Epee, Biochemistry
\nErenei Ligh<\/a>, Saber, Business Psychology
\nLily Nelson-Love<\/a>, Epee, Bioengineering: BioSystems
\nSiena Nguyen<\/a>, Saber, Business Economics
\nPiper Randolph<\/a>, Foil, Astrophysics
\nElla Tang<\/a>, Foil, NanoEngineering
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\nAbout UC San Diego Athletics
\nAfter two decades as one of the most successful\u00a0programs in\u00a0NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as\u00a0a\u00a0member\u00a0of The Big West in\u00a0NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in\u00a0Divisions\u00a0II\u00a0and III and helped guide\u00a01,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II.\u00a0For more information on the Tritons, visit\u00a0UCSDtritons.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media\u00a0@UCSDtritons<\/a>.
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