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UC San Diego

2025-26 Triton Fencing Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

Scott Lao

  • Weapon Foil
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • High School Archbishop Mitty HS
  • Major Business Economics
  • College Seventh
  • Height 6-0

Biography

ATHLETIC AWARDS
  • Second Team All-Region (2024)
  • Honorable Mention All-Region (2025)
  • First Team All-MPSF (2024)
  • Second Team All-MPSF (2025)
ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • USFCA All-Academic (2024, 2025)
  • MPSF All-Academic (2024, 2025)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Finished third at UC San Diego's BladeRunner tournament ... Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Men's foil squad captain ... Part of the team that won the first MPSF Team Championship in program history ... Honorable Mention All-Region after finishing sixth at NCAA West Regional Championship ... Second Team All-MPSF after finishing third at MPSF Championship ... Received academic awards from the USFCA and MPSF ... Finished with 25 wins, the most on the men's foil squad.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Second Team All-Region after third-place finish at NCAA West Regional Championship ... First Team All-MPSF after second-place finish at MPSF Championship ... Earned multiple academic awards ... Placed 24th at NCAA Championships ... Finished with a winning record (33-26).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
Triton Athletes' Council team representative ... Finished with a winning record (14-13).

BEFORE UC SAN DIEGO
A 2022 graduate of Archibishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. ... Fenced with LeClub Touche throughout high school.

PERSONAL
Born: August 23 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Siblings: Has an older brother and a twin brother
Major: Business economics
College: Seventh
Future plans: Work with my brothers
International competition: Represents the U.S. Virgin Islands
Favorite fencing memory: Placing 7th at Cadet World Championships in Egypt
Favorite UC San Diego memory: At the MPSF Championships, I was fencing Jacob Levy in the semi-final, and Brandon Kim was fencing his semi-final adjacent to us. In between and during our match Jacob and I cheered for Brandon in his bout.
Hobbies: Swimming, cooking, sun basking, basketball, surfing, reading
Roots for: University of Oregon Club Men's Water Polo Team, Golden State Worries, Indoor and Beach IM Volleyball Team
Favorite athlete: Cheung Ka Long, Sanil Sharma, LeBron James
Favorite movie: Catch Me If You Can, Karate Kid 2010, Accepted
Listens to: Andrea Bocelli, Yoshihisa Hirano, Saja Boys
Favorite food: Sushi, Trader Joe's Teriyaki Chicken, Udon, Curry
Favorite social media: Instagram
Did you know: I ride a scooter around campus, I dislike heights, I go to the beach and tell myself I should go more, but then I don't for months, I can't swallow pills, I fall asleep to Pokémon YouTube videos, I eat out of boredom and I make to-do lists.
 
CAREER RECORDS
Year Regular Season MPSF Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
W L Place Place Place
2022-23 14 13
2023-24 33 26 2nd 3rd 24th
2024-25 25 28 3rd 6th
Career 72 67

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Foil
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Foil
  • 2024-25Junior

    Foil
    5'11"
  • 2025-26Senior

    Foil
    6'0"

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