Panya Tang
Panya Tang
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    2022
  • Hometown:
    Toronto, Ontario
  • High School:
    Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
  • Position:
    Epee
  • Major:
    Economics

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:

  • 2020-21 Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference

2020-21:

  • Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

2019-2020: 

  • Finished the season with a 18-22 record as a sophomore.
  • Went 8-3 to start the season at the LIU Invitational with a 3-0 win over Hunter.
  • Went 10-1 to take 2nd in Pool C at NEIFC Championships.
  • Tied for 3rd place at NEIFC Championships and made it to the semifinals.
  • Placed 40th at NCAA Northeast Regional Championships.

2018-19:

  • Scored 34-12 overall as a first-year.
  • Went  8-2 at the LIU Post Invitational to help the Blue to an undefeated 7-0 performance.
  • Went 6-1 at the Vassar Invitational.
  • Posted 5-2 at the first Northeast Fencing Conference Meet of the season.
  • Scored 2 wins against Tufts, helping the team defeat Tufts 17-10 at Harvard.
  • Went 2-0 at the opening six bouts against Brandeis, leading the epee squad to a victory at the first home meet of the season.
  • Scored 11-6 and went 3-0 against Tufts and UMass at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #3.
  • Finished 7th in the epee at the 2019 New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference (NEIFC) Championships, scoring 7-2 with a +22 ratio.
  • Tied for 43rd at the NCAA Northeast Regional.

Before Wellesley:

  • Attended Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, and graduated in 2018.
  • IB diploma recipient.
  • Provincial secretary of Future Business Leaders of America Ontario.
  • Competed in DECA all four years of high school.
  • Silver recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
  • Fenced at North York Fencing Club.
  • Earned C rating in 2017.

Personal:

  • Daughter of Gloria Tong and George Tang.
  • Has one older sibling, Patrick, who lives in Boston.
  • Lived in Toronto, Canada her entire life.
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because of its strong academics, welcoming student body and the chance to participate in varsity fencing.
  • Loves squirrels and dogs.
  • Avid drinker of Tim Hortons beverages.