2015-16 Women's Fencing Roster

Helen Foster
Jersey Number 12

Helen Foster

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Strath Haven
  • Hometown:
    Swarthmore, Pa.
2015-2016: Secured a top-five finish at the MFC Championships (2/28) ... Went 9-3 at the Penn Duals (2/21) ... Also went 9-3 at the Vassar Duals (11/15) ... Finished her career with an impressive 119-38 record with a .758 winning percentage.

2014-15: Went undefeated with eighteen wins at the first NU Duals (11/2)... Finished the second NU Duals with ten wins in ten bouts (2/1)... Finished 5-0 at the Duke Duals, her third undefeated tournament of the year (2/7)... Placed third at the NCAA Midwest Regionals.

2012-13: Finished ninth at her inaugural Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (3/2) ... Went 3-0 at the Notre Dame Duals (2/23)...Won 6 out of 8 bouts at the NU Duals (2/2-3)...Finished in 32nd place in junior women's epée at the January North American Cup (1/19) ... Earned the silver medal in junior women's epée at the Illinois Junior Olympic qualifying event (12/2) ... Collected nine wins in first squad action at NU Duals (11/16-17) ... Participated in the Division I women's epée and junior women's epée at the November North American Cup Earned four wins in pool play at the October North American Cup.

High School: Attended Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, Pa. ... Member of Empire United Fencing and the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia since 2005 ... Captured a team silver medal at the 2011 Junior Olympics ... Finished sixth at 2011 Division II North American Cup ... Won a gold medal at a Division III North American Cup in 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Clare Coleman and Andrew Foster ... Born in Philadelphia ... Sister, Liz, ran cross country at Macalaster College ... Brother, Matt, currently plays tennis at Earlham College ... Anticipated major is undecided.

Foster's Career Statistics

SeasonResultPct.Midwest ConferenceNCAA RegionalsNCAA Championships
2015-1642-23.6465th------
2014-1552-12.813---3rd24th
2012-1325-3.8939th------
Career119-38.758---------
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