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2022-23 Fencing Roster

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Madeleine Nishimura

  • Position Foil
  • Class Senior
  • High School Northgate HS
  • Hometown Walnut Creek, Calif.

Biography

2022-23 I SENIOR SEASON
Claimed 11th at NCAA Regionals in foil, making it to the final group ... competed in the lineup at the Ivy Championships ... posted a 5-1 mark at the season-opening Vassar Invite ... was 4-4 at Penn's Elite Invitational ... was 10-3 as the Big Red went 6-0 as a team at the Brandeis Invitational ... posted a 13-8 record at the Northwestern Duals ... ended the season with a 49-37 record.

2021-22 I JUNIOR SEASON
Placed 16th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals ... completed the season with a 32-20 record ... as part of a 7-0 day at the Philadelphia Invitational, including the program's first win over the Quakers since 2013, went 8-4 on the day.

2020-21 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Named an honorable mention USFCA All-American following the cancelation of the NCAA Championships. All-Americans were selected based on overall body of work and performance at NCAA regional events ... qualified for NCAA Championships following a 5th place finish at the NCAA Regional event, using a 17-6 record and a +42 touch differential ... finished the season with a 69-31 record, the most wins on the team and the fourth best winning percentage among foil competitors (.690) ... posted a 25-3 record at the Northwestern Duals.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Four-time USA Fencing All-Academic First Team ... represented the Cadet U.S. National Team from 2015 to 2019 ... Bronze medalist at the 2019 Junior Olympics after consecutive Round of 16 finishes (2017, 2018) and a Round of 32 finish in 2016 ... advanced to the Round of 16 at five North American Cup events with a Quarterfinal appearance in 2016, where she took fifth place overall ... took ninth place as an individual and earned a fifth place team finish at the 2018 Cadet World Cup ... won silver with a second place team finish at the 2017 Cadet World Cup in Budapest, Hungary ... advanced to six Round of 32 finishes at various Cadet World Cup events from 2016 to 2018 ... Silver medalist at the 2015 National Championships ... took eighth place at the 2016 National Championships ... won a pair of gold medals at the UCSD BladeRunner Division 1A Event (2016, 2018) ... finished in 19th place at the 2019 Division 1 Championships ... back-to-back Round of 16 finishes at the Division 1 Championships in 2017 (16th place) and 2018 (11th place) ... holds a Prevot Foil Coaching Certification.

PERSONAL
Madeleine Ayumi Nishimura is the daughter of Vivienne Nishimura ... enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Foil
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2021-22Junior

    Foil
  • 2022-23Senior

    Foil