Temple University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Ross, Naomi
Foil
/ 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
Foil
/ 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
Sabre
/ Women's Fencing
Naomi Ross
She/Her
- Position:
- Epee
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Grandview
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Colo.
- Prev School:
- Denver Fencing Center
Bio
2022-23: Went 41-28 in dual play in her final season in Cherry and White for a career record of 153-89…Team captain…Posted an 8-3 record on the first day of the Northwestern Duals, going undefeated against Boston College and No. 13 Stanford…Went 7-5 at the Penn State Invitational…Finished sixth at the Temple Open and ninth at the Garret Open…Qualified for NCAA Regionals for the third straight year and finished in an epee squad-leading 14th place.
2021-22: Team captain...Went 40-26 in dual play for a career record of 112-61…Advanced to the NCAA Championships for her second career selection, with the 2020 tournament being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Finished third at NCAA Regionals where she earned First-Team All-Region honors…At the NCAA Championship, she finished in 19th place with eight bout wins to help lead the Owls to a 16th place finish overall…Ended the season ranked No. 8 in the region…USFCA Female Epeeist of the Year Finalist…Earned the team’s Temple TUFF Award at the Stella’s…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2020-21: Finished the regular season 23-13 to narrowly miss qualifying for the NCAA Championships, ranking sixth regionally and 18th nationally...Opened the year with a 9-6 mark over two days at the Ohio State Multi-Meet including a 2-0 record against Duke. She went an undefeated 3-0 against Long Island and a 6-4 record at the Temple Invitational, before closing out the season against John’s Hopkins, NJIT, and Lafayette 5-3.
2019-20: Went 49-22 in dual play in her first season as an Owl…Finished ninth at the Temple Open in the second-best epee finish for the Owls…Tied for third at the Penn State Open…Went an impressive 9-0 at the Elite Meet hosted by Penn…Saw a season-high 18 wins at the Northwestern Duals…Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional where she placed seventh…Selected to compete at the NCAA Championships which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Named Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-American by the USFCA...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Prior to Temple: Is not just an epee fencer but competes in modern pentathlon as well, which combines fencing with swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting and cross country running...Ranked sixth in the Senior USA Modern Pentathlon rankings in the summer of 2019...Placed first at both the #3 and #4 Colorado Cups in 2019...Took sixth at the 2018 Division I-A Summer Nationals, and eighth in juniors at the 2016 Junior Olympics.
Club: Denver Fencing Center.
Personal: Biophysics major, chemistry minor...Sister, Sylvana, competed in track & field for the University of Cincinnati from 2015-18.
2021-22: Team captain...Went 40-26 in dual play for a career record of 112-61…Advanced to the NCAA Championships for her second career selection, with the 2020 tournament being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Finished third at NCAA Regionals where she earned First-Team All-Region honors…At the NCAA Championship, she finished in 19th place with eight bout wins to help lead the Owls to a 16th place finish overall…Ended the season ranked No. 8 in the region…USFCA Female Epeeist of the Year Finalist…Earned the team’s Temple TUFF Award at the Stella’s…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2020-21: Finished the regular season 23-13 to narrowly miss qualifying for the NCAA Championships, ranking sixth regionally and 18th nationally...Opened the year with a 9-6 mark over two days at the Ohio State Multi-Meet including a 2-0 record against Duke. She went an undefeated 3-0 against Long Island and a 6-4 record at the Temple Invitational, before closing out the season against John’s Hopkins, NJIT, and Lafayette 5-3.
2019-20: Went 49-22 in dual play in her first season as an Owl…Finished ninth at the Temple Open in the second-best epee finish for the Owls…Tied for third at the Penn State Open…Went an impressive 9-0 at the Elite Meet hosted by Penn…Saw a season-high 18 wins at the Northwestern Duals…Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional where she placed seventh…Selected to compete at the NCAA Championships which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Named Second Team All-Region and Second Team All-American by the USFCA...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Prior to Temple: Is not just an epee fencer but competes in modern pentathlon as well, which combines fencing with swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting and cross country running...Ranked sixth in the Senior USA Modern Pentathlon rankings in the summer of 2019...Placed first at both the #3 and #4 Colorado Cups in 2019...Took sixth at the 2018 Division I-A Summer Nationals, and eighth in juniors at the 2016 Junior Olympics.
Club: Denver Fencing Center.
Personal: Biophysics major, chemistry minor...Sister, Sylvana, competed in track & field for the University of Cincinnati from 2015-18.
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