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UC San Diego

2020-21 Fencing Roster

Miya Coimbra

  • Weapon Saber
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School Canyon Crest Academy
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • College Muir

Biography

MEDIA
NBC Feature Story (3/18/19)

AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21
Women's Team Captain ... USFCA Scholar of Distinction ... USFCA All-Academic ... Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar of the Year for Women's Fencing ... UC San Diego's Mark Appelbaum Academic Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
Women's Saber Squad Captain ... USFCA All-West Region Second Team ... All-Western Fencing Conference ... UCSDtritons.com Scholar-Athlete of the Week (5/11) ... Placed third at NCAA Regional (3/7) ... Took gold in Senior Women's Saber at the San Diego Cup (1/19).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
All-Western Fencing Conference (3/10) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large First Team ... Finished 22nd at NCAA Championships ... Western Fencing Conference saber champion (3/10) ... Took gold in Senior Women's Saber at the San Diego Cup (1/20) ... Went 7-4 at Western Invitational (1/13). 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
Placed fifth in Senior Women's Saber at San Diego Open ... Ninth of 42 fencers in Junior Women's Saber at Bladerunner ... Took 18th of 109 in Division II at the October NAC.

CLUB
Competed for Team Touche throughout her high school career.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego ... Placed third at 2016 Summer Nationals ... Played tennis for the Ravens.

PERSONAL
Born Oct. 6 in Philadelphia ... Has a younger sister named Kaila ... A mechanical engineering major in Muir College ... Wants to earn a PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering and pursue an academic career as a professor. ... Listens to Queen, The Cure, Pink Floyd, and U2 ... Real Steel is her favorite movie ... Hobbies include drawing, listening to music, and driving.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sabre
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sabre
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sabre
  • 2020-21Senior

    Saber

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