Temple University Athletics
2018-19 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Rockford, Jessica
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Jessica Rockford
- Position:
- Sabre
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Livingston, N.J.
Bio
2018-19: Concluded a strong four years on Temple’s sabre squad with a 29-15 record in 2018-19 and an overall career mark of 145-70...Ended her season with an 11th-place finish at the NIWFA Championships, helping the Owls win a 24th straight team title as well as an epee team title...Placed 12th in sabre at the Temple Open to start the season, and was a perfect 7-0 at the Sacred Heart Invitational in early December...Went 5-0 at the Penn State Invitational in mid-January, and 7-1 at the NJIT Invitational in February...Advanced to the NIWFA semifinals for the Owls on March 2 and went on to place 11th overall...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2017-18: Went 36-15 in dual meets to bring her career total to an impressive 116-55 overall...Also racked up some strong individual finishes over the course of the season...Was a finalist and placed fifth at the annual Temple Open...Dual meet record was highlighted by an 11-2 finish over two days at the Northwestern Duals in early February...Went 2-1 vs. Stanford and was undefeated against FDU, UIW and Cal Tech...Went a perfect 4-0 for sabre at the Duke Invitational, going 3-0 vs. Brandeis and 1-0 vs. host Duke...In helping lead the Owls to a 22nd-straight NIWFA title, she placed seventh individually to finish a strong season.
2016-17: Was a consistent contributor in her sophomore year for the sabre squad...Fenced in 67 bouts during the dual meet season, going 43-24 overall...Tied for third at the 37th annual Temple Open on Oct. 29...Went 6-1 to help Temple to a perfect 4-0 record at the Sacred Heart Tradition Tournament...Posted a 5-1 record on day two of the Northwestern Duals in helping the Owls to a program-record finish of 11-1...Posted an impressive record of 10-1 at the FDU Invitational on Feb. 11...Completed the year at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 34th in sabre.
2015-16: Was a finalist at her first-ever NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 12th overall in sabre for the Owls to cap her debut season...Posted a 37-16 record in dual meets, winning nearly 70 percent of her bouts...Outside of dual meets, shed placed 26th of 146 competitors in sabre at the Junior Olympics...Over two days of competition at the Northwestern Duals, shed went 12-6 including an 8-2 record on day one...Went 3-0 against both Lawrence and Wayne State...Went 4-0 overall at the Penn State Invitational in mid-January, and 5-1 at the Sacred Heart Meet on Dec. 6...Placed 11th overall in sabre at the 36th annual Temple Open on Oct. 31...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Club: Manhattan Fencing Center.
Prior to Temple: Was a bronze medalist at the 2015 Division IA Cobra ROC and an all-state third team selection in New Jersey in 2015...Placed 11th in Division IA at the 2015 Summer Nationals, and 12th in junior sabre...Earned a top-eight finish at the New Jersey High School Individual Championships in 2015...Took fifth place in the cadets division at the Junior Olympics in 2013..."B" rated sabre fencer.
Personal: Majoring in human resource management at Temple...Enjoys watching movies.
2017-18: Went 36-15 in dual meets to bring her career total to an impressive 116-55 overall...Also racked up some strong individual finishes over the course of the season...Was a finalist and placed fifth at the annual Temple Open...Dual meet record was highlighted by an 11-2 finish over two days at the Northwestern Duals in early February...Went 2-1 vs. Stanford and was undefeated against FDU, UIW and Cal Tech...Went a perfect 4-0 for sabre at the Duke Invitational, going 3-0 vs. Brandeis and 1-0 vs. host Duke...In helping lead the Owls to a 22nd-straight NIWFA title, she placed seventh individually to finish a strong season.
2016-17: Was a consistent contributor in her sophomore year for the sabre squad...Fenced in 67 bouts during the dual meet season, going 43-24 overall...Tied for third at the 37th annual Temple Open on Oct. 29...Went 6-1 to help Temple to a perfect 4-0 record at the Sacred Heart Tradition Tournament...Posted a 5-1 record on day two of the Northwestern Duals in helping the Owls to a program-record finish of 11-1...Posted an impressive record of 10-1 at the FDU Invitational on Feb. 11...Completed the year at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 34th in sabre.
2015-16: Was a finalist at her first-ever NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 12th overall in sabre for the Owls to cap her debut season...Posted a 37-16 record in dual meets, winning nearly 70 percent of her bouts...Outside of dual meets, shed placed 26th of 146 competitors in sabre at the Junior Olympics...Over two days of competition at the Northwestern Duals, shed went 12-6 including an 8-2 record on day one...Went 3-0 against both Lawrence and Wayne State...Went 4-0 overall at the Penn State Invitational in mid-January, and 5-1 at the Sacred Heart Meet on Dec. 6...Placed 11th overall in sabre at the 36th annual Temple Open on Oct. 31...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Club: Manhattan Fencing Center.
Prior to Temple: Was a bronze medalist at the 2015 Division IA Cobra ROC and an all-state third team selection in New Jersey in 2015...Placed 11th in Division IA at the 2015 Summer Nationals, and 12th in junior sabre...Earned a top-eight finish at the New Jersey High School Individual Championships in 2015...Took fifth place in the cadets division at the Junior Olympics in 2013..."B" rated sabre fencer.
Personal: Majoring in human resource management at Temple...Enjoys watching movies.
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