Yukari Takamizawa

Photo by: Kylie Barton/Northwestern Athletics

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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)

Height:
5-1
Class:
First-Year
High School:
Christian Academy (Japan)
Hometown:
Tokyo, Japan
Major:
Undeclared

2024-25: Closed her first-year season with a 27-15 record ... NCAA Championships qualifier ... Honorable Mention All-Region selection by the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) ... Second Team All-Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) honoree ... Posted a 27-15 record in dual action ... Earned runner-up finish in both the Division I and Junior sections of the foil in Northwestern debut at the Remenyik Open (10/12-13) ... Swept all three of her bouts in the Wildcats' win over Wellesley at the Northwestern Fall Duals (10/27) ... Piled up seven wins at the Western Invitational (11/2-3) ... Finished 5-1 at the DeCicco Duals (1/25) ... Came away with four wins at the Schiller Duals (2/1-2) ... Won four of her six matchups in the team portion of the CCFC Championships (2/22) ... Earned a podium finish during the individual section of the CCFC Championships (2/23), placing eighth overall ... Punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships following a fifth-place effort at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/8) ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Championships (3/22-23) ... Won bronze as part of Team Japan at the FIE Junior World Championships.

High School & Club: Appeared for both the Golden State Fencing Academy with Coach Alex Fortunatov and Coach Takemasa Wada's Nexus Fencing Club … Member of winning foil team at the 2023 Cadet Asian Championships … Battled to a sixth-place finish in the Division I Women's Foil at the 2023 Summer Nationals … Checked in third in the Cadet Division at the 2023 Japan Junior Olympics.

Personal: Four-year honor roll student … National Merit Scholarship recipient … Anticipated major at Northwestern is Economics.