Lena Rhie
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- Height:
- 5'3"
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- Year:
- 2024
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- Hometown:
- Boston, Mass.
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- High School:
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols
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- Position:
- Sabre
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- Major:
- Philosophy
Bio
2020-21:
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Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N), and graduated in 2020.
- Member of Boston Fencing Club.
- Started fencing her freshman year of high school.
- Two-time USA Fencing All-Academic First Team and All-American Second Team member.
- Top 8 finish at the Div III NAC in March 2019.
- Top 64 finish at the 2020 Junior Olympics.
- Captain and four-year member of the BB&N varsity fencing team.
- 2020 Women’s Sabre MA State Champion.
- Undefeated seasons her sophomore and junior years.
- Led the women’s sabre squad to top-three finishes at the 2019 and 2020 MA State Championships.
- Three-year winner of the Coach’s Cup for outstanding female varsity fencer.
- Practiced kung fu for over a decade.
- #1 national ranking three years in a row in Wushu Teen Girls.
- Earned four Grand Champion titles for best all around competitor in Wushu Teen Girls.
- Triple-varsity athlete in cross country, fencing, and track & field.
Personal:
- Daughter of Eileen and Anthony Rhie.
- Born in Boston, MA.
- Has one younger sister, Macy.
- Committed to healthy eating and physical fitness.
- Chose to attend Wellesley because of the enthusiasm of Coach Charlton.