Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:

• 2x Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference (2021-22, 2022-23)

2022-23:

• Earned 40 wins in dual matches as a junior
• Helped Blue earned seven team wins at Vassar Invitational with 11 victories
• Won six matches at NFC Conference Meet No. 1
• Grabbed eight wins at NFC Conference Meet No. 3
• Notched eight wins at the EWFC Championship
• Placed fifth for foil at the NEIFC Championships
• Finished 44th in foil at the NCAA Northeast Regional

2021-22:

• Finished with a 50-17 overall record as a sophomore for the Blue
• Made collegiate debut with a 6-3 record at the LIU Invitational on Oct. 24
• Posted an impressive 12-1 record at the Vassar Invitational
• Had a 6-1 record at the NFC Conference Meet No. 3 on Feb. 5
• Advanced to the knockout round after going 12-2 (+37) at the NEIFC Championships
• Closed out the season with a 43rd place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional

2020-21:

• Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic

Before Wellesley: 

• Attended Bernards High School, graduated in 2020
• Trained at NYC Fencers Club.
• Earned a C18 rating
• Fenced for the Bernards High School Fencing Team for four years and was Foil Squad Leader for two years
• Helped the Bernards Women’s team become Conference Champions in the 2017-2018 season
• Qualified for NJ Individual State Championships for three years, earning 17th, fifth, and fourth place
• Made NJ All-State Women’s Foil First Team in junior and senior seasons
• Received Bernard High’s NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Award in 2020

Personal:

• Daughter of Yushan Wu and Albert Po
• From Bernardsville, NJ
• Has two siblings: older sister, Clarissa (Smith College) and younger brother, Oliver
• Has a cat named Lili!
• Worked at Wellesley's Botanic Gardens

Why Wellesley:

• Chose to attend Wellesley because of the opportunity to learn from great professors in small classes, the community and network that Wellesley offers, and the chance to fence with the Wellesley team