Mandeep Bhinder

Class:
Junior
High School:
Newburgh Free Academy
Hometown:
Newburgh, N.Y.

2016-17: Finished 9th at the MFC Championships individual epee event (2/25) ... Went 10-2 at the Vassar Invitational (11/13) ... Went 8-4 at the Western Invitational (1/15) ... Earned five wins in the team epee competition at the MFC Championships (2/26) ... Finished her career with a 203-101 record, finishing 14 wins away from the top ten career win leaders in epee in program history ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2015-2016: Secured her third straight top-ten finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (3/12) ... Took home a bronze medal at the MFC Championships (2/28) ... Went 9-1 at Penn Duals (2/21) ... Went 9-0 at the Western Invitational (1/17) ... Finished 12-0 at the Vassar Duals (11/15) ... Went 6-0 at the first NU Duals (10/31) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014-15: Finished undefeated in twelve bouts in the first NU Duals (11/2)... Secured twelve wins in fourteen bouts at the Western Open (1/17)... Went undefeated at the Duke Duals (2/7)... Finished eighth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals.

2013-14: Picked up an additional ten wins in fifteen bouts at Notre Dame Duals (2/8)... Won eleven of fourteen bouts at the second NU Duals (2/1-2)... Captured three wins at the Philadephia Invitational (1/26)... Collected eight wins at both the NYU Inviational (1/25) and the Western Invitational (1/10-11)... Started off her freshman season winning an impressive eleven of twelve bouts at NU Duals (11/2).

High School: Attended Newburgh High School in Newburgh, New York ... Competed for the New York Athletic Club for 8 years ... Was first in the nation in the Y-14 category as a 14-year-old ... Junior and Senior Sectional Champion ... Member of National Honor Society ... Member of Science Honor Society ... Member of Italian Honor Society ... Also ran track in high school.

Personal: Born Mandeep Kaur Bhinder...Daughter of Ranjit and Sarbjeet Bhinder...Competed against current Wildcats Courtney Dumas, Dina Bazarbayeva, Kaitlyn Wallace, Haley Hart, Sonali Patel, and fellow newcomer Eva Niklinska in high school...Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame...Major is learning and organizational change.

Bhinder's Career Statistics

Season	Result	Pct.	Midwest Conference	NCAA Regionals	NCAA Championships
2016-17	37-26	.587	9th	---	---
2015-16	69-27	.719	3rd	8th	---
2014-15	46-26	.889	---	8th	---
2013-14	51-22	.699	---	6th	---
Career	203-101	.668	---	---	---