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Malia Hee Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team
4.17.18 | Women's Fencing
PHILADELPHIA – Temple fencing's Malia Hee has been named to the 2017-18 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team. The sophomore is one of 12 student-athletes selected to the team, which is voted on by the sports information offices of 30 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Joining Hee on the team is Temple gymnast Daisy Todd.
Hee, an advertising major with a 4.0 GPA, recently earned the ELITE 90 Award at the 2018 NCAA Fencing Championships, given to just one athlete with the highest GPA at each of the NCAA's 90 championships across all divisions. She earned a berth at the NCAA Championships in just her sophomore year, and placed 13th in sabre, just one spot out of All-American. At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, Hee tied for first and finished second based on touches. In dual meets this season, Hee went an impressive 55-22 overall.
Neumann University senior Bek Lucas, an ice hockey student-athlete, was named the 2017-18 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's At-Large Performer of the Year. The rest of the team includes Neumann's Jackie Schneider, Chestnut Hill's Stephanie Brogna, Drexel's Hayley Hughes, Haverford's Isabelle Gotuaco and Alexandra Morrison, Penn's Alex Hartke and Kyra Levi and West Chester's Stephanie Brogna and Rose Wortman along with Hee and Todd from Temple.
Hee, an advertising major with a 4.0 GPA, recently earned the ELITE 90 Award at the 2018 NCAA Fencing Championships, given to just one athlete with the highest GPA at each of the NCAA's 90 championships across all divisions. She earned a berth at the NCAA Championships in just her sophomore year, and placed 13th in sabre, just one spot out of All-American. At the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, Hee tied for first and finished second based on touches. In dual meets this season, Hee went an impressive 55-22 overall.
Neumann University senior Bek Lucas, an ice hockey student-athlete, was named the 2017-18 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Women's At-Large Performer of the Year. The rest of the team includes Neumann's Jackie Schneider, Chestnut Hill's Stephanie Brogna, Drexel's Hayley Hughes, Haverford's Isabelle Gotuaco and Alexandra Morrison, Penn's Alex Hartke and Kyra Levi and West Chester's Stephanie Brogna and Rose Wortman along with Hee and Todd from Temple.
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