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2025-26 Triton Fencing Roster

Eva Pavia Gomes/International Fencing Federation
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
David Bernal/UC San Diego

Arnav Raja

  • Weapon Saber
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yorba Linda, Calif.
  • High School Laurel Springs School
  • Major Cognitive Science
  • College Marshall

Biography

ATHLETIC AWARDS
  • First Team All-Region (2024)
  • Second Team All-MPSF (2024)
  • Qualified for the National Collegiate Fencing Championships (2025)
ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • USFCA All-Academic (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • USFCA Scholar of Distinction (2024)
  • MPSF All-Academic (2024, 2025)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Received academic honors from the USFCA and MPSF ... Fenced in all of the Tritons' events ... Part of the team that won the first MPSF Team Championship in program history ... Represented Australia at the Senior Asian and World Championships ... Selected to Team Australia for the 2025 World University Games.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships, finishing 19th ... Second place at NCAA Regional Championship ... First Team All-Region ... Third place at MPSF Championship ... Second Team All-MPSF ... USFCA All-Academic and Scholar of Distinction ... MPSF All-Academic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
Triton Athletes’ Council team representative ... USFCA All-Academic ... Selected to Team Australia for the 2023 World University Games.

BEFORE UC SAN DIEGO
A 2022 graduate of Laurel Springs School in Ojai, Calif. ... 2021 All-American First Team.

PERSONAL
Born: March 16 in Santa Monica, Calif.
Major: Cognitive science with a specialization in design and interaction and minors in engineering mechanics and technology, innovation and supply chain
College: Marshall
Future plans: Find a good job
Hobbies: Road cycling and spending time at the gym
 
CAREER RECORDS
Year Regular Season MPSF Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
W L Place Place Place
2023-24 27 27 3rd 2nd 19th
2024-25 14 22 16th
Career 41 49

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Saber
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Saber
  • 2024-25Junior

    Saber
  • 2025-26Senior

    Saber

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