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UC San Diego

2023-24 Fencing Roster

Ricky Bassman/UC San Diego

Rafaella Gomes

  • Weapon Foil
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School Piedmont HS
  • Major Electrical Engineering
  • College Warren

Biography

INTERNATIONAL
Competes internationally representing Brazil. Results include:
2021 Junior Brazilian Championship - 2nd (Junior)
2021 4th Edition of Brazilian Interclub Circuit - 2nd (Senior)
2021 2nd Edition of Brazilian Interclub Circuit - 3rd (Senior), 3rd (Junior)
2020 CEP Challenge Marathon Fleuret in Paris - 14th (Under-17)
2020 San Jose World Cup - 22nd (Junior)
2019 November NAC - 26th (Junior)
2019 April Championship and NAC - 27th (Division I)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
USFCA All-West Region First Team ... MPSF Women's Newcomer of the Year ... All-MPSF First Team ... USFCA All-Academic/Scholar of Distinction ... Placed 23rd at National Collegiate Championships ... Placed 2nd at NCAA West Regionals ... Finished 2nd at MPSF Championships.

CLUB
Competed with Massialas Foundation (MTeam) in San Francisco from 2013 through 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Piedmont High in Piedmont, Calif. ... A two-time USA Fencing High School All-American (2017-18, 2019-20)

PERSONAL
Born April 14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Has an older sister named Giulia ... Majoring in electrical engineering out of Warren College ... Plans to complete a masters and potentially a PhD in electrical engineering ... Also wants to continue to competing internationally, representing Brazil.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Foil
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2023-24Junior

    Foil

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