Kevin Chao

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Duke Fencing headshots at Kennedy Tower in Durham, NC on November 9, 2021.

Position:
Epee
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.

Honors: NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Qualifier (2020) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)

2021: Competed during the shortened COVID-19 season … Helped guide the men’s squad to its second ACC team title in program history … Finished 11th overall during the individual portion of the ACC Championship … Went 8-8 overall in the regular season … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2020: 2020 campaign was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Went 38-23 this season … Tallied a whopping 17 victories at the Northwestern Duals … Finished the ACC Championships in 14th … Closed out the 2020 campaign in 24th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional … Helped the men’s epee to a 15-10 season record … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2019: Did not compete during the 2018-19 season … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Member of the Los Angeles International Fencing Center under Eric Hansen … All-Academic and All-American honoree from the United State Fencing Associaion (USFA) … Fenced for the United States in numerous European circuits, earning silver as a member of the cadet team in Klagenfurt, Austria … Member of the National Honor Society and member of the California Scholarship Federation … Graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the president of the Richstone Club, which served to aid less fortunate inner city children.

Personal: Son of Ellen and Warren Chao … Born April 28, 2000 in Palo Alto, Calif. … Has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Lauren.