Completed Event: Fencing at NCAA Championship on March 20, 2025 , , 12th
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Final
Fencing
at NCAA Championship
2024-25 Fencing Roster
Balakrishnan, Monica
Monica Balakrishnan
- Position:
- Epee
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
Honors: All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
2025: Experienced action in five regular season events … Earned a season-high seven victories at the Philly Invitational and Eric Sollee Invitational … Placed 13th during the individual portion of the ACC Championship  ... Earned a place on the All-ACC Academic Team.Â
2024: Saw action in five events during the regular season … Collected 13 wins at the Eric Sollee Invitational … Placed seventh during the individual portion of the ACC Championship … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.Â
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2023: Compiled a 20-9 overall record during the regular season … Went 11-5 at the Eric Sollee Invitational … Helped spearhead a women’s epee team go 17-8 … Finished in 12th during the individual portion of the ACC Championship … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.Â
Prior to Duke: Member of the Alliance Fencing Academy under Andrey Geva … Three-time top 16 finisher in Division I and Junior North American Cups during the 2021-22 season … Cadet top 32 finish at the 2020 Junior Olympics … Top 32 in Cadet and Y14 and silver medalist in Y10 at the USFA July Championships … Top 8 finish in Cadet and Junior SJCC’s … 2021 USFA first team All-American … 2021 USFA Spirit of Sport Award winner … Also participated in Taekwondo and chess … Member of the National Honor Society, an AP Scholar, PSAT National Commended Finalist, US Biology Olympiad Semifinalist and Presidential Service Award gold medalist.
Personal: Born in Denver, Colo. … Daughter of Manavasi and Sudha Balakrishnan … Has a sister, Trisha.
2025: Experienced action in five regular season events … Earned a season-high seven victories at the Philly Invitational and Eric Sollee Invitational … Placed 13th during the individual portion of the ACC Championship  ... Earned a place on the All-ACC Academic Team.Â
2024: Saw action in five events during the regular season … Collected 13 wins at the Eric Sollee Invitational … Placed seventh during the individual portion of the ACC Championship … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.Â
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2023: Compiled a 20-9 overall record during the regular season … Went 11-5 at the Eric Sollee Invitational … Helped spearhead a women’s epee team go 17-8 … Finished in 12th during the individual portion of the ACC Championship … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.Â
Prior to Duke: Member of the Alliance Fencing Academy under Andrey Geva … Three-time top 16 finisher in Division I and Junior North American Cups during the 2021-22 season … Cadet top 32 finish at the 2020 Junior Olympics … Top 32 in Cadet and Y14 and silver medalist in Y10 at the USFA July Championships … Top 8 finish in Cadet and Junior SJCC’s … 2021 USFA first team All-American … 2021 USFA Spirit of Sport Award winner … Also participated in Taekwondo and chess … Member of the National Honor Society, an AP Scholar, PSAT National Commended Finalist, US Biology Olympiad Semifinalist and Presidential Service Award gold medalist.
Personal: Born in Denver, Colo. … Daughter of Manavasi and Sudha Balakrishnan … Has a sister, Trisha.
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