2024-25 Women's Fencing Roster

Hanna Lipthay
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Hanna Lipthay
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Hanna Lipthay
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Hanna Lipthay
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Zach Moss Hanna Lipthay
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Hanna Lipthay
Photo by: John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics
Hanna Lipthay
Photo by: John Konstantaras/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 2

Hanna Lipthay

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Budapesti Fazekas Mihály
  • Hometown:
    Balatonfüred, Hungary
  • Major:
    Biomedical Engineering
2024-25: Tallied a 23-9 record in dual competition as a senior ... Closed Northwestern career with 132 wins ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Honorable Mention All-Region selection ... Opened season with a 10th-place finish in the Division I Women's Epee at the Remenyik Open (10/12-13) ... Got dual campaign off to a fast start the Elite Invitational (11/17), compiling a 6-1 record ... Finished 5-1 at the DeCicco Duals (1/25) ... Put up a 6-3 mark at the Schiller Duals (2/1-2) ... Went 4-0 during team portion of Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/22) ... Finished ninth during the individual section of the CCFC Championships (2/23) ... Wrapped up Northwestern career with a ninth-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/8). 

2023-24: Finished 37-20 as a junior, a win total that ranked second among Northwestern's epee squad ... Opened season with a podium finish at the Remenyik Open (10/14-15), placing third ... Took 10th at the Penn State Open (10/21) ... Kicked off dual slate with a 3-0 showing at the Western Invitational (11/4) ... Came away with a team-best seven wins at the Philadelphia Invitational (1/21), bookending that showing with 4-2 efforts at both the Tufts Invitational (1/14) and the DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... Came away with five wins apiece at the Northwestern Duals (2/3-4) and the Tar Heel Duals (2/10) ... Finished 6-3 in the dual portion of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Championships (2/24), helping the 'Cats win their first outright CCFC title in program history ... Placed 11th in the individual section of the CCFC Championships (2/25) ... Closed season with a 10th-place showing at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/9) ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) All-Academic selection.

2022-23: Posted a 36-34 record as a sophomore ... Second Team All-Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) honoree ... Placed ninth at the season-opening Remenyik Open (10/2) ... Found herself inside the top 15 again at the Temple Open (10/29), grabbing a 13th-place finish ... Finished 7-2 at the Vassar Invitational (11/13) ... Went 6-3 at the Elite Invitational (11/19) ... Racked up eight wins at the Northwestern Duals (2/4-5) ... Put up a 5-3 record in the team portion of the CCFC Championships as the 'Cats earned a runner-up finish ... Took second in the epee in the individual section at the league meet.

2021-22: Took second in her Northwestern debut, with nine wins at the Remenyik Open...Picked up four wins at the Temple Open...Grabbed a third-straight Top-20 finish with five wins at the Penn State Open...Helped the Wildcats defeat host Air Force at the Western Invitational

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.
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