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UC San Diego

2022-23 Fencing Roster

Ricky Bassman/UC San Diego

Shawn Kim

  • Weapon Saber
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • High School Irvine HS
  • Major Cognitive Science
  • College Sixth

Biography

MEDIA
• Fab Five (8/9/22)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021-22
USFCA Men's Sabre Fencer of the Year ... USFCA All-America First Team ... USFCA All-West Region First Team ... MPSF Men's Fencer of the Year ... All-MPSF First Team ... NCAA West Region Saber Champion ... MPSF Saber Champion ... USFCA All-Academic ... MPSF All-Academic ... Named the first-ever MPSF Men's Fencer of the Week after going 19-5 at the Western Invitational (11/16) ... UC San Diego Athlete of the Year ...  UC San Diego All-Triton Scholar-Athlete Team ... A two-time UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/14, 3/28) ... Placed third at the National Collegiate Championships, equaling the best-ever finish for a Triton at Nationals ... A member of the Tritons' Communications Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020-21
USFCA All-Academic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019-20
USFCA All-America Honorable Mention ... West Region Saber Champion ... USFCA All-West Region First Team ... All-Western Fencing Conference ... Qualified for National Collegiate Championships by placing first at West Regional ... Won the Division I Saber event at the 24th BladeRunner Tournament ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (11/25).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Irvine High School ... Took eighth in Cadet at 2017 Junior Olympics.

PERSONAL
Born May 16 in San Diego ... Both parents attended USC ... Has a brother named Joshua ... A cognitive science major at Sixth College ... Hopes to go into machine learning or Web development ... Top moment in fencing was winning at the 2020 NCAA West Regionals ... Favorite memories at UC San Diego are traveling with the team ... Roots for the Korean Men's Saber Team ... Most admired athlete is South Korean sabreur Kim Junghwan ... Parasite is a favorite movie ... Top social media platform is Instagram ... Hobbies include ping pong, tennis, and chess.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Sabre

  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Saber

  • 2021-22Junior

    Saber

  • 2022-23Senior

    Saber

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