Hopkins School

North American Cup Gold Medalist Sapphira Ching of Olympian Fencing Studio and USA Fencing joined the Quakers

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

According to recent NCAA rankings, the Quakers sit at #3 in the Ivy League and #7 in USA ( https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/fencing/nc/collegefencing360com-womens-coa... ).

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  • According to recent NCAA rankings, the Quakers sit at #3 in the Ivy League and #7 in USA ( https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/fencing/nc/collegefencing360com-womens-coa... ).
  • In 2019, she became one of the most celebrated OFS students after winning Connecticut's first gold medal at a North American Cup senior women's saber event.
  • Also a four-time winner of USA Fencing All Academic First Team awards, Sapphira graduated Hopkins School as an inductee to the renowned Cum Laude Society.
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics Team USA Coach Oleg Stetsiv comments: "I first saw Sapphira fence in 2014 and noticed her unconventional talent.