Temple University Athletics
2017-18 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Plunkett, Kerry
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Epee
/ Women's Fencing
Foil
/ Women's Fencing
Kerry Plunkett
- Position:
- Sabre
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- West Linn
- Hometown:
- West Linn, Ore.
- Prev School:
- PDX Fencing
Bio
2019-20: Went 60-34 in dual play to end her career with a record of 235-90… Set the career-record for most sabre wins, sharing the record with teammate Malia Hee…Placed second at the Penn State Open…Saw a season-high 13 wins at the Philadelphia Invitational…Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional where she placed fifth…Was selected for the NCAA Championships, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the fourth-straight year...Named Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-American by the USFCA...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above for the third year in a row.
2018-19: Earned All-America Honorable Mention honors at the NCAA Championships by placing ninth in sabre, completing a fantastic third year with the Owls that also saw her win the individual sabre title at the NIWFA Championships...Led the dominant sabre squad with an individual record of 53-14, and her career win total of 175 has already tied the program record with All-American Kamali Thompson (’12) after just three years...Had an eighth-place finish at the Temple Open to start the season and a seventh-place showing at the Penn State Garret Open...Posted numerous impressive numbers from the start of the dual meet season to the finish, including going 8-1 at the Sacred Heart Invitational, 20-2 at the Northwestern Duals and 9-1 at the Temple Invitational...Her first-place finish at the NIWFA Championships was followed by a fourth-place showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, earning her a third NCAA Championships berth in as many seasons...Capped the year with the Owls’ best finish at the national meet, placing ninth...Off the strip, she was strong in the classroom and was named to the 2019 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team as well as to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2017-18: Made her second-straight trip to the NCAA Championships after earning an at-large berth, capping an impressive second season...Went 53-19 in dual meets to bring her career total to 122-42...Started the season strong, tying for third in sabre at the annual Temple Open before earning a runner-up finish at the Penn State Garret Open...Over two days at the Philadelphia Invitational, went 17-4 including an 11-2 record on day one...Went 3-0 vs. Cornell and NYU and posted marks of 2-1 against Duke, Yale and Columbia...Went 8-1 on the first day of the Northwestern Duals in early February with a 3-0 record against Northwestern...Was a top finisher for the Owls at their own Temple Invitational, going 9-2 with perfect 3-0 records against both Penn and Penn State with a 2-1 record against Princeton...Had an impressive showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing fourth in sabre...Earned a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships in her second-straight appearance...Named the sabre squad MVP at the team's annual banquet...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2016-17: Finished off an impressive debut season by earning a spot at the NCAA Championships and placing 19th in sabre...Earned the berth by virtue of an impressive dual meet season as well as an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional...Posted an overall record of 69-23 for Temple, far surpassing the previous record for sabre wins but coming up just one shy of teammate Malia Hee...Tied for third in sabre at the 37th annual Temple Open...Went 11-4 at the highly-competitive Elite Invitational before tying for third yet again at the Penn State Garret Open...Tied for third among 143 competitors in junior women's sabre at the January North American Cup (NAC)...Posted a record of 16-5 over two days at the Northwestern Duals to help lead the Owls to a program-record finish of 11-1...Went 8-4 including a 3-0 mark against Penn State and a win over Princeton’s Sage Palmedo, the first alternate to the 2016 Olympic Team, at the Temple Invitational...Was named the Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above after her first semester.
Club: PDX Fencing.
Prior to Temple: Was the gold medalist in Division II Women's Sabre at the 2014 Portland NAC...Took silver at the same competition as part of her women's sabre team....Placed in the top 32 in Division I Women's Sabre at both the 2015 Richmond NAC and the 2015 Summer Nationals.
Personal: Is majoring in kinesiology at Temple...Enjoys chocolate cake.
2018-19: Earned All-America Honorable Mention honors at the NCAA Championships by placing ninth in sabre, completing a fantastic third year with the Owls that also saw her win the individual sabre title at the NIWFA Championships...Led the dominant sabre squad with an individual record of 53-14, and her career win total of 175 has already tied the program record with All-American Kamali Thompson (’12) after just three years...Had an eighth-place finish at the Temple Open to start the season and a seventh-place showing at the Penn State Garret Open...Posted numerous impressive numbers from the start of the dual meet season to the finish, including going 8-1 at the Sacred Heart Invitational, 20-2 at the Northwestern Duals and 9-1 at the Temple Invitational...Her first-place finish at the NIWFA Championships was followed by a fourth-place showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, earning her a third NCAA Championships berth in as many seasons...Capped the year with the Owls’ best finish at the national meet, placing ninth...Off the strip, she was strong in the classroom and was named to the 2019 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team as well as to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2017-18: Made her second-straight trip to the NCAA Championships after earning an at-large berth, capping an impressive second season...Went 53-19 in dual meets to bring her career total to 122-42...Started the season strong, tying for third in sabre at the annual Temple Open before earning a runner-up finish at the Penn State Garret Open...Over two days at the Philadelphia Invitational, went 17-4 including an 11-2 record on day one...Went 3-0 vs. Cornell and NYU and posted marks of 2-1 against Duke, Yale and Columbia...Went 8-1 on the first day of the Northwestern Duals in early February with a 3-0 record against Northwestern...Was a top finisher for the Owls at their own Temple Invitational, going 9-2 with perfect 3-0 records against both Penn and Penn State with a 2-1 record against Princeton...Had an impressive showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing fourth in sabre...Earned a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships in her second-straight appearance...Named the sabre squad MVP at the team's annual banquet...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2016-17: Finished off an impressive debut season by earning a spot at the NCAA Championships and placing 19th in sabre...Earned the berth by virtue of an impressive dual meet season as well as an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional...Posted an overall record of 69-23 for Temple, far surpassing the previous record for sabre wins but coming up just one shy of teammate Malia Hee...Tied for third in sabre at the 37th annual Temple Open...Went 11-4 at the highly-competitive Elite Invitational before tying for third yet again at the Penn State Garret Open...Tied for third among 143 competitors in junior women's sabre at the January North American Cup (NAC)...Posted a record of 16-5 over two days at the Northwestern Duals to help lead the Owls to a program-record finish of 11-1...Went 8-4 including a 3-0 mark against Penn State and a win over Princeton’s Sage Palmedo, the first alternate to the 2016 Olympic Team, at the Temple Invitational...Was named the Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above after her first semester.
Club: PDX Fencing.
Prior to Temple: Was the gold medalist in Division II Women's Sabre at the 2014 Portland NAC...Took silver at the same competition as part of her women's sabre team....Placed in the top 32 in Division I Women's Sabre at both the 2015 Richmond NAC and the 2015 Summer Nationals.
Personal: Is majoring in kinesiology at Temple...Enjoys chocolate cake.
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