2015-16 Women's Fencing

Maria Mercedes Martinez

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
  • Hometown San Juan, Puerto Rico

Biography

2013-14: Member of the saber squad that claimed fourth place at the U.S. Collegiate Squad Championships ... Finished in 22nd place at the NCAA Northeast Regional

2012-13: 19th at NCAA Northeast Regionals in women''s saber

Before Yale: Silver medal in women''s team saber for Puerto Rico in Juegos Escolares Centroamericanos y del Caribe (2007) ... Bronze medal individual in cadete women''s saber in the Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe ... Silver medal in Copa Olímpica adult women''s saber 2010 ... Member of national Puerto Rican women''s saber team in cadete, junior, adult from 2007-2010

Fun fact: Maria has competed on the Puerto Rican national fencing team.