Moss Adds Six Fencing Signees To Class of 2025

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern fencing head coach Zach Moss will welcome six newcomers as part of the incoming class of 2025, the program announced on Monday.
 
The Wildcats will add Amelia Dungey, Melissa Florez, Asha Henry, Hanna Lipthay, Rowan Park and Kailing Sathyanath to the team next fall ahead of the 2021-22 season.
 
"I am thrilled to welcome this group of excellent student-athletes to our program," Moss said. "This is a truly dynamic and highly competitive group of fencers. They bring high level experience, strong training backgrounds, and versatility to our team. They are a group of smart and talented student-athletes who will be impactful for our team, both on the strip and off of it."
 
Northwestern is expected to bring back 24 fencers from last year, including three All-Americans. The 'Cats were ranked eighth in the last CollegeFencing360.com poll of 2020.
 
Full bios for the signees can be found below.
 
Amelia Dungey
Saber / 5-4
Keller, Texas / Keller
 
High School/Club: Won gold at Division III North American Cup in 2018 … Took gold in the 2019 Division II North American Cup … Won silver in Cadets at 2019 Junior Olympics … Fenced in the 2019 Eislingen World Cup … Awarded USA Fencing Gold Patch three times … All-American First Team in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
 
Personal: Born Amelia Dungey … Awarded All-Academic First Team three years in a row since 2018 … Twice Winner of the Visual Art Scholastic Event … Started a fencing club at her high school … Served on the Regional Nominating Committee of Jack and Jill of America … Anticipated major is neuroscience.
 
Melissa Florez
Saber / 5-6
Boca Raton, Fla. / Florida Atlantic University
 
High School/Club: Plated seven years for club team ALLE Fencing … Placed 39th in Juniors at the 2020 Junior Olympics … 44th-place finish in Juniors at the 2020 January North American Cup … Finished 23rd in Cadet and 45th in Junior at Nationals in 2019.
 
Personal: Born Melissa Florez … National Honors Society … Anticipated major is neuroscience.
 
Asha Henry
Epee / 5-4
Takoma Park, Md. / Montgomery Blair
 
High School/Club: USA Fencing All-American First Team in 2020 … USA Fencing All-American Second Team in 2018 and 2019 … Trained under fencing master Janusz Smolenski for four years at DC Fencers Club … Placed 19th in Cadets and 32nd in Juniors at the 2020 Junior Olympics … 23rd-place finish in Cadet at 2019 Nationals.
 
Personal: Born Asha Simone Henry … Three-time USA Fencing All-Academic First Team … Secretary for National Honor Society … Chair and four-year member of the Takoma Park Youth Council … Anticipated major is chemistry and sociology.
 
Hanna Lipthay
Epee / 5-7
Balatonfüred, Hungary / Budapesti Fazekas Mihály
 
High School/Club: Placed third at the Cadet Hungarian Cup twice … Placed fifth at the Junior Hungarian Cup in 2020 … Finished eighth at the 2018 Cadet Hungarian Championships … Finished first at the 2019 Hungarian Student Olympics … Has fenced the past six years with Vasas Sport Club in Budapest.
 
Personal: Born Hanna Lipthay … Awarded Excellent Student and Excellent Athlete of Hungary four of the last six years … Anticipated major is biomedical engineering.
 
Rowan Park
Foil / 5-7
Hermosa Beach, Calif. / Mira Costa
 
High School/Club: Fenced 10 years for the Los Angeles International Fencing Center … Finished top-eight at the Cadet World Cup in Moedling, Austria … Placed 22nd at the Cadet World Cup in Manchester, England … Finished top-16 at the 2019 Summer Nationals in Juniors.
 
Personal: Born Rowan Mackenzie Park … Sister, Alexandra, is a fencer at Princeton … Fenced with current Northwestern athlete Alyssa Chen … Anticipated major is undecided.
 
 
Kailing Sathyanath
Saber / 5-7
Chatham, N.J. / Chatham
 
High School/Club: Fenced for four years at Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy … Finished 14th in Junior at the 2020 Junior Olympics … Took silver in Division I team and gold in Division II at the 2019 April North American Cup … Sixth-place finish at Junior SJCC March 2020.
 
Personal: Born Kailing Zhang Sathyanath … High Honor Roll … Anticipated major is undecided.