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UC San Diego

2021-22 Fencing Roster

Ziad Khayat

  • Weapon Epee
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • High School Zephyr Academy
  • Major Physics and Material Science
  • College Marshall

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2021-22
USFCA All-Academic.

AS A SENIOR IN 2020-21
USFCA Scholar of Distinction ... USFCA All-Academic ... Placed 21st in Men's Epee at National Collegiate Championships.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
USFCA All-America First Team ... USFCA All-West Region Second Team ... All-Western Fencing Conference ... UC San Diego Athlete of the Year ... Qualified for National Collegiate Championships by placing fourth at West Regional (3/7) ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (10/21).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
Earned USFCA All-America Second Team honors by finishing seventh at NCAA Championships ... All-Western Fencing Conference with his third place finish in the NCAA West Regional (3/10) ... One of 13 UC San Diego Athletes of the Year ... UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (3/26) ... Took gold in Senior Men's Epee at the San Diego Cup (1/20) ... Went 11-3 at Western Invitational (1/13) ... Tied for 3rd in Senior Men's Epee of 76 competitors at BladeRunner ... Tied for 3rd in Senior Men's Epee at San Diego Open.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
USA Fencing Spirit of Sport Award winner ... Gold in Senior Men's Epee at San Diego Cup.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Zephyr Academy in San Jose ... 58th on 2016-17 junior men's epee national point standings ... 1st on 2016-17 junior men's epee regional point standings ... 5th on 2016-17 senior men's epee regional point standings ... 2nd on 2015-16 Bay Cup Division-1 men's epee point standings ... 7th place Division-1A men's epee at 2016 summer nationals ... 2017 Bladerunner ROC and RJC junior men's epee gold ... 2016 Springfest RJCC junior men's epee gold ... 2017 Duel D'Abdul gold ... 2017 Dominic Chiao Memorial Competition men's epee gold ... 2017 Stro Memorial Roc and RJCC Division-1A men's epee silver ... 2017 Battle In Seattle ROC Division-1A men's epee bronze ... 2016 Stro Memorial ROC and RJCC senior men's epee bronze.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 26 in San Jose ... Has two sisters, Jenny and Maya ... Jenny played volleyball at De Anza College ... A graduate student in physics/materials science ... Top moment in fencing was making the podium at the 2019 NCAA Championships ... Listens to Turkish classical guitarist Mesut Özgen ... Hobbies include games (board and video), card manipulation, puzzles, guitar, piano, climbing, electronics, and coding.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Epee
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Epee
  • 2019-20Junior

    Epee
  • 2020-21Senior

    Epee
  • 2021-22Senior

    Epee

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