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UC San Diego

2025-26 Triton Fencing Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
David Bernal/UC San Diego

Zara Fearns

  • Weapon Saber
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Mateo, Calif.
  • High School Aragon HS
  • Major Psychology
  • College Seventh

Biography

ATHLETIC AWARDS
  • MPSF Champion (2024, 2025)
  • First Team All-MPSF (2024, 2025)
  • Second Team All-Region (2024)
  • Honorable Mention All-Region (2025)
ACADEMIC AWARDS
  • USFCA All-Academic and Scholar of Distinction (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2025)
  • MPSF All-Academic (2024, 2025)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Won the MPSF Women's Saber Championship for the second-straight year ... First Team All-MPSF ... Honorable Mention All-Region after finishing fifth at the NCAA West Regional Championship ... Finished with 37 wins, the most on the women's saber squad ... Reached 100 career wins in February at Northwestern's Schiller Duals ... Served as the team's academic captain ... Part of the team that won the first MPSF Team Championship in program history ... Earned academic awards at the national, district and conference levels ... Represented Team USA at the Senior Sabre World Cup in January ... Selected to Team USA for the 2025 World University Games.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Won the MPSF Women's Saber Championship ... First Team All-MPSF ... Second Team All-Region after finishing fourth at the NCAA West Regional Championship ... Had 36 wins, the most of the women's saber squad ... USFCA All-Academic and Scholar of Distinction ... MPSF All-Academic.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
USFCA All-Academic and Scholar of Distinction ... Finished with a winning record (31-29).

BEFORE UC SAN DIEGO
A 2022 graduate of Aragon High School in San Mateo, Calif. ... Fenced with Halberstadt Fencers Club ... 2020 USA Fencing All-Academic First Team.

PERSONAL
Born: Jan. 1 in Burlingame, Calif.
Siblings: Has two younger brothers, Avery and Teddy
Major: Psychology with a minor in philosophy
College: Seventh
Future plans: Pursue a PhD in clinical psychology and become a clinical psychologist
International competition: Represents the United States
Favorite fencing memory: Winning the MPSF Championship when it was hosted at UC San Diego
Favorite UC San Diego memory: Spending time at the beach or at coffee shops in the cove with friends
Hobbies: Running, painting, crocheting and is a member of the school's Calinsthetics Club
Roots for: Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers
Favorite athlete: Oh Sang-uk
Favorite movie: Whiplash
Listens to: Joji, Glass Animals, Quinn XCII
Favorite food: Noodles
Favorite social media: Instagram
Did you know: Her family has four cats
 
CAREER RECORDS
Year Regular Season MPSF Championships NCAA Regionals
W L Place Place
2022-23 31 29 8th
2023-24 36 27 1st 4th
2024-25 37 23 1st 5th
Career 104 79

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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