2024-25 Women's Fencing Roster

Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Sarah Boeke/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Sarah Boeke/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Michelle Nartey/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Henry Frieman/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Ophelia Tong
Photo by: Joshua Sukoff/Northwestern Athletics
September 9, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Fencing team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, IL on Monday, September 9, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 22

Ophelia Tong

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Arcadia, Calif.
  • Major:
    Biomedical Engineering
2024-25: Posted an unblemished 25-0 record in dual action ... Picked up a win at the Northwestern Fall Duals (10/28) ... Piled up a foil team-best eight wins at the DeCicco Duals (1/25) ... Led the foil squad again at the Schiller Duals (2/1-2), finishing a perfect 9-0 ... Went 7-0 at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championshps (CCFC) (2/22), helping Northwestern to a runner-up finish in the team race.

2023-24: Finished 28-21 in dual competition ... Placed 13th at the season-opening Remenyik Open (10/14-15) ... Went 8-5 in first dual action at the Western Invitational (11/4-5) ... Split six matchups at the Tufts Invitational (1/14) ... Put up a 3-2 record at the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... Posted an impressive 6-2 mark at the Northwestern Duals (2/4-5) ... Closed regular season at the Tar Heel Duals (2/10), going 5-4 ... Finished 12th in the individual sections of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/25) ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) All-Academic Team selection.

2022-23: Closed the year with a 25-4 record in dual action ... Got off to a fast start at the Remenyik Open (10/1), sharing 13th place ... Dazzled at the Vassar Invitational (11/13), posting an 11-2 record ... Placed 27th in the under-20 division at the December NAC (12/12) ... Followed that up by taking 28th in the under-20 division at the January NAC (1/6) ... Led the foil squad with a 9-1 mark at the DeCicco Duals (1/28) ... Went 2-0 at the Northwestern Duals (2/4-5) ... Put up a 3-1 mark at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships as the 'Cats placed second in the team race ... All-Academic Team pick by the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA). 

2021-22: Made collegiate debut at the Remenyik Open (10/9-10), splitting six pool bouts en route to a 29th-place finish in the Division I section of the foil.

Personal: Salutatorian at Arcadia High School … National Honors Society … Anticipated major is biomedical engineering.
Football - Western Illinois at Northwestern Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, September 06
Field Hockey - Wildcats Down Duke 1-0 (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06
Football - 'Cats Roll Western Illinois, 42-7 in Home Opener (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06
Women's Soccer - Northwestern Upends No. 4 TCU behind Roesch's Goal (9/4/25)
Friday, September 05