Northwestern University Athletics
Moss Announces Six Members of Class of 2018
12/7/2017 4:40:00 PM | Women's Fencing
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern head coach Zach Moss announced the signing of six members of the 2018 class from National Signing Day last month.
Abigail Swallow, Jerrica Liao, Elina Moon, Maggie Snider, Alyssa Chen and Emma Scala all inked National Letters of Intent to join the Wildcats next year.
"This is an exciting signing class for our program, one that brings grit, athleticism and experience to the roster," head coach Zach Moss said. "They each have their own unique strengths and talents that they will bring to the team, immediately impacting the program. As a group, they are excellent competitors who will bring a strong work ethic to practice every day and will help propel the program forward."
The incoming class of 2018 hails from California, Washington, Iowa and Georgia. The #B1GCats will add three fencers to the foil squad, two to epee and one to sabre.
Complete bios and information for each of the signees can be found below.
Abigail Swallow
5-5 * Sabre
Seattle, Wash./Lakeside School
High School/Club: Fenced at Salle Auriol Seattle for six years … First Place at Div. III Sabre Summer Nationals in 2016 … Second place in Div. II April NAC in 2017 … 76th in junior national points ranking.
Personal: Parents are Martha and Dan Swallow … Chose Northwestern over Brandeis, Wellesley and a few others … All-Academic Team from 2015-18 … Anticipated major is Psychological Services and Human Development
Jerrica Liao
5-3 * Foil
San Jose, Calif./The Harker School
High School/Club: Fenced eight years at the Silicon Valley Fencing Center … Fifth place in Cadet at October NAC in 2017, 24th place in Junior January NAC … Competed at 2016 Cadet World Championships
Personal: Parents are Jessie Ma and William Liao … Chose Northwestern over NYU and UC San Diego … National AP Scholar with Honor … Competed with fellow classmate Alyssa Chen … Anticipated major is Economics.
Elina Moon
5-3 * Foil
Johns Creek, Ga./Chattahoochee
High School/Club: Fenced seven years at Athletic Club Northeast … Individual Women's State Champion for Georgia High School Fencing League in 2016; Georgia High School Fencing League Team State Champion in 2015 … Seventh place at 2015 Cade Summer Nationals … 10th place at Junior Olympics … Third Place at 2015 Div. II NAC.
Personal: Parents are Sonnia and Alex Moon … Chose Northwestern over UNC and Air Force … National AP Scholar and Member of National Honor Society … Anticipated major is Chemistry.
Maggie Snider
5-8 * Epee
Solon, Iowa/Solon
High School/Club: Fenced eight years at Twin Cities Fencing Club … 2016 Div. I-A NAC Champion … 2014 Div. II NAC Champion … Seventh Place at 2017 Junior Olympics … Eighth place at 2017 National Championships … USA Fencing 2017 First Team All-American.
Personal: Born Margot Snider … Parents are Grace and Tad Snider … Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame and UNC … Anticipated major is Computer Science.
Emma Scala
5-6 * Epee
San Francisco, Calif./San Francisco University High School
High School/Club: Fenced six years at Golden Gate Fencing Center … 2017 League Champions in high school … Ranked A17 by USA Fencing … Third place at the 2017 Cadet Junior Olympics … Ranked 20th on the 2017 Cadet National Points List … 30th place at the Junior November NAC … 24th at the Cadet World Cup in Slovakia.
Personal: Parents are Melissa and Josh Scala … Chose Northwestern over Penn and Brown … Competed and trained with current Wildcat Anya Harkness … Anticipated major is Undecided.
Alyssa Chen
4-11* Foil
San Diego Calif./La Jolla Country Day School
High School/Club: Fenced seven years at Los Angeles International Fencing Center … Fifth place at Cadet October NAC in 2016 … Seventh place at Cadet November NAC in 2015 … 16th place at Junior January NAC in 2015 … 28th at Div. I NAC in January 2015 … 31st at Div. I July Challenge in 2017.
Personal: Parents are Jane Wu and Chixu Chen … Chose Northwestern over UC San Diego and Cornell … Competed against fellow classmate Jerrica Liao and current Wildcats Amy Jia, Lucia Procopio and Sharon Chen … Anticipated major is Engineering.
Abigail Swallow, Jerrica Liao, Elina Moon, Maggie Snider, Alyssa Chen and Emma Scala all inked National Letters of Intent to join the Wildcats next year.
"This is an exciting signing class for our program, one that brings grit, athleticism and experience to the roster," head coach Zach Moss said. "They each have their own unique strengths and talents that they will bring to the team, immediately impacting the program. As a group, they are excellent competitors who will bring a strong work ethic to practice every day and will help propel the program forward."
The incoming class of 2018 hails from California, Washington, Iowa and Georgia. The #B1GCats will add three fencers to the foil squad, two to epee and one to sabre.
Complete bios and information for each of the signees can be found below.
Abigail Swallow
5-5 * Sabre
Seattle, Wash./Lakeside School
High School/Club: Fenced at Salle Auriol Seattle for six years … First Place at Div. III Sabre Summer Nationals in 2016 … Second place in Div. II April NAC in 2017 … 76th in junior national points ranking.
Personal: Parents are Martha and Dan Swallow … Chose Northwestern over Brandeis, Wellesley and a few others … All-Academic Team from 2015-18 … Anticipated major is Psychological Services and Human Development
Jerrica Liao
5-3 * Foil
San Jose, Calif./The Harker School
High School/Club: Fenced eight years at the Silicon Valley Fencing Center … Fifth place in Cadet at October NAC in 2017, 24th place in Junior January NAC … Competed at 2016 Cadet World Championships
Personal: Parents are Jessie Ma and William Liao … Chose Northwestern over NYU and UC San Diego … National AP Scholar with Honor … Competed with fellow classmate Alyssa Chen … Anticipated major is Economics.
Elina Moon
5-3 * Foil
Johns Creek, Ga./Chattahoochee
High School/Club: Fenced seven years at Athletic Club Northeast … Individual Women's State Champion for Georgia High School Fencing League in 2016; Georgia High School Fencing League Team State Champion in 2015 … Seventh place at 2015 Cade Summer Nationals … 10th place at Junior Olympics … Third Place at 2015 Div. II NAC.
Personal: Parents are Sonnia and Alex Moon … Chose Northwestern over UNC and Air Force … National AP Scholar and Member of National Honor Society … Anticipated major is Chemistry.
Maggie Snider
5-8 * Epee
Solon, Iowa/Solon
High School/Club: Fenced eight years at Twin Cities Fencing Club … 2016 Div. I-A NAC Champion … 2014 Div. II NAC Champion … Seventh Place at 2017 Junior Olympics … Eighth place at 2017 National Championships … USA Fencing 2017 First Team All-American.
Personal: Born Margot Snider … Parents are Grace and Tad Snider … Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame and UNC … Anticipated major is Computer Science.
Emma Scala
5-6 * Epee
San Francisco, Calif./San Francisco University High School
High School/Club: Fenced six years at Golden Gate Fencing Center … 2017 League Champions in high school … Ranked A17 by USA Fencing … Third place at the 2017 Cadet Junior Olympics … Ranked 20th on the 2017 Cadet National Points List … 30th place at the Junior November NAC … 24th at the Cadet World Cup in Slovakia.
Personal: Parents are Melissa and Josh Scala … Chose Northwestern over Penn and Brown … Competed and trained with current Wildcat Anya Harkness … Anticipated major is Undecided.
Alyssa Chen
4-11* Foil
San Diego Calif./La Jolla Country Day School
High School/Club: Fenced seven years at Los Angeles International Fencing Center … Fifth place at Cadet October NAC in 2016 … Seventh place at Cadet November NAC in 2015 … 16th place at Junior January NAC in 2015 … 28th at Div. I NAC in January 2015 … 31st at Div. I July Challenge in 2017.
Personal: Parents are Jane Wu and Chixu Chen … Chose Northwestern over UC San Diego and Cornell … Competed against fellow classmate Jerrica Liao and current Wildcats Amy Jia, Lucia Procopio and Sharon Chen … Anticipated major is Engineering.
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