Temple University Athletics

2017-18 Women's Fencing Roster

Roster

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Foil
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Megan Ross
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Megan Ross
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Megan Ross
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Fencing Senior Day
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Megan Ross
Photo by: Brian Mermelstein
Megan Ross
Photo by: Zamani Feelings
Photo by: Nguyen Ho
Photo by: Nguyen Ho
Megan Ross
Photo by: Nguyen Ho
Megan Ross

Megan Ross

  • Position:
    Foil
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Fairport
  • Hometown:
    Fairport, N.Y.
  • Prev School:
    Rochester Fencing
2020-21: Foil squad leader...Finished her time on North Broad with a 17-19 regular-season record, ended the regular season with a regional ranking of 14 and a national ranking of 30...Led the foilists at the Ohio State Multi-Meet and in the season finale, going 6-2 in both meets...Named the team's Foil MVP.

2019-20: Went 46-47 in dual play for a career record of 105-76…Placed 11th at the Temple Open and the Penn State Open…Saw a season-high 10 wins at the Northwestern Duals…Finished sixth at the NIWFA Championships to help lead the Owls to a team championship and foil championship…Earned NIWFA Second Team honors…Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional where she placed 12th...Named All-Region Honorable Mention 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...Named to the Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes for the second year in a row.

2018-19: Capped her second season at Temple in impressive fashion, earning a spot in the finals at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and placing 12th overall in foil...Went 26-11 in dual meets, bringing her two-year career total to 59-29...Posted a 6-1 mark at the first dual meet of the season, the Sacred Heart Invitational, going 3-0 vs. Sacred Heart...Went a perfect 7-0 at the NJIT Invitational with 3-0 records against both Stevens and Wagner...Went 4-1 at the Temple Invitational with a 3-0 record against Johns Hopkins and a 1-0 mark vs. #10 Princeton...Representing the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional for the first time, she made it count with a strong showing to get to the finals...Was named to Temple's Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest (also the highest at 4.0) GPAs among all Temple student-athletes...Also named to Temple's President's Honor Roll.

2017-18: In her first season with Temple fencing, posted a 33-18 record for the foil squad...Started the year by tying for 11th at the Temple Open, and followed it up with a ninth-place finish at the Penn State Garret Open...Her dual meet season was highlighted with a perfect 10-0 performance at the Northwestern Duals in early February...Went 5-0 on both days, going 3-0 vs. Lawrence and 2-0 vs. Stanford on day one before going 2-0 vs. UIW and Cal Tech on day two...Posted a 3-0 mark vs. St. John’s at the Temple Invitational to close out the dual meet season...Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional to cap her freshman year, placing 20th...Was named Most Improved at the team's annual banquet...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.

Club: Rochester Fencing.

Prior to Temple: Took third place in juniors at the Boston RJCC in December, 2016...In February of 2017, she placed 14th in Division IA at the Cobra ROC...Placed 11th in Division II at the 2016 Summer Nationals, and 23rd place in Division IA.

Personal: Majoring in electrical engineering at Temple...Enjoys tap dancing.
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