Temple University Athletics
2023-24 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Smith, Grace

Grace Smith
- Position:
- Epee
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Wilmington
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Mass.
Bio
Awards/Accolades
2023-24Â
PersonalÂ
- 2025 NCAA Regional Qualifier
- 2024 USFCA All-Academic Team/Scholar of Distinction
- 2024 NCAA Regional Qualifier
- Ended the regular season with a 35-27 mark, giving her a 74-61 career record
- Began the season at the Tradition Meet, finishing with seven wins and sweeps over NJIT (2-0) and NYU (3-0)
- Added seven wins at the two-day Philadelphia Invitational
- Finished Schiller Duals with season-high 12 wins, which featured a sweep over No. 8 Cornell (3-0),
- Earned a 17th place finish at NCAA Regionals
2023-24Â
- Earned a 39-34 dual season epee record in her first season of collegiate fencing
- Earned a spot in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Regionals, finishing 11th overall
- Added nine wins during the two-day Philadelphia Invitational, highlighted by a 1-0 win over No. 2 Notre Dame, helped the Owls to defeat No. 3 Columbia with an individual 2-1 victory, and a 3-0 win over NJIT
- During the two-day Northwestern Duals, Smith helped Temple defeat No. 2 Notre Dame with a 2-1 victory and added another 2-1 victory over No. 8 Northwestern
- On back-to-back days in North Carolina, Smith went 11-4, including two or more wins versus Boston College, No. 15 NYU, UNC, Brandeis, and Johns Hopkins
- Helped the Owls epee squad to a second-place finish at the NIWFA Championships and helped Owls to their 28th straight team championship
- Finished 11th at the NCAA Regionals
PersonalÂ
- Earned high honors all four years in high school
- Member of Model United Nations, Mock Trial, Theater and Performing Arts, and Student Council
- President of Model UN and Student Council her senior year
- Majoring in computer science
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