Makana Burch
Makana Burch
  • Height:
    5'6"
  • Year:
    2025
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Ore.
  • High School:
    Oregon Episcopal School
  • Position:
    Sabre
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2022-23 Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference
2022-23:
  • Earned 37 wins in dual meets as a sophomore
  • Helped Blue earned seven team wins at Vassar Invitational with 10 victories
  • Won seven matches at NFC Conference Meet No. 1
  • Grabbed three wins at NFC Conference Meet No. 3
  • Picked up eight wins at the EWFC Championship
  • Placed 49th in sabre at the NCAA Northeast Regional
2021-22:
  • Made collegiate debut at the LIU Invitational on Oct. 24 and posted a 6-9 record
  • Compiled an overall record of 49-45 as a first year
  • Had a winning 9-5 day at the Vassar Invitational on Nov. 14
  • Recorded a season-best 16-4 record at the EWFC Championship
  • Went 8-3 with a +23 touch ratio in Pool C at the NEIFC Championships
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended Oregon Episcopal School
  • Graduated in 2021
  • Was a fencer for seven years
  • Placed third at a national competition in the Division II category in October of 2018
  • Placed top-eight in many regional tournaments
Personal:
  • Daughter of Jin Zhang and Jerry Burch
  • Born in San Diego, Calif.
  • Has a younger sister named Keona
Why Wellesley:
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because of the fencing program and the academic excellence