Northwestern University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Fencing Roster
Jersey Number 26
Yukari Takamizawa
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Christian Academy (Japan)
- Hometown:
- Tokyo, Japan
- Major:
- Undeclared
2025-26: Went 16-6 in limited dual action as a sophomore ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships for a second consecutive season ... United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Second Team All-Region pick ... Placed 11th in the Junior Women's Foil in first action of the season at USA Fencing's October NAC (10/3-6) ... Earned runner-up finish in the Division I Women's Foil at the Remenyik ROC/RJCC (10/8-9) ... Raced to an 8-3 finish at the Elite Invitational (11/8-9) ... Posted an identical record at the Schiller Duals (1/31-2/1) ... Took 24th in the Junior Women's Epee at USA Fencing's February NAC (2/12-15) ... Secured return trip to NCAA Championships following a third-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/8) ... Placed 14th at the NCAA Championships (3/19-20).
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.
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.
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