Temple University Athletics
2015-16 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Litzinger, Miranda

Miranda Litzinger
- Position:
- Foil
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Home-schooled
- Hometown:
- Los Gatos, Calif.
Bio
2015-16: Capped her junior season with a career-best finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional, placing 10th in foil in her third appearance at the regional meet...Went 44-18 in dual meets for the season, tallying the highest winning percentage (.710) of the foil squad and earned the second-most wins overall...Went 7-2 at the Owls’ own Temple Invitational on Feb. 20, going 3-0 against Brown and 2-1 against both #9 Penn and #7 St. John’s...Over two days of competition at the Northwestern Duals, she finished 12-5 including an 8-1 record on the second day...In helping lead Temple to a win against #8 Penn State at the Penn State Invitational on Jan. 16, she went 3-0 against the Lions and 9-3 overall...Turned in an impressive second-place finish at the 36th annual Temple Open, and followed it up with a seventh-place finish at the Penn State Open...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
2014-15: Earned a dual meet record of 14-6 in her sophomore season and represented the Owls for a second straight year at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional...Started the season by tying for 20th in foil at the 35th annual Temple Open...Followed it up with a 10th-place finish at the Penn State Garret Open...Finished 48th among 112 fencers in junior women’s foil at the January NAC...Was among the team’s strongest fencers at the Penn State Invite in mid-January, going 6-1 with 2-0 records against Columbia and Haverford and a 2-1 record against Penn...Representing Temple at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on March 7, she concluded her season with a 17th-place finish for the Owls...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
2013-14: Won a gold medal in foil at the 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, highlighting a strong rookie campaign at Temple...Debut season began with an 11th-place finish at the Temple Open...At the Philadelphia Invitational on Jan. 26, she posted two wins against #8 Penn...Finished with a record of 5-2 at the Northwestern Duals...Led the foil squad with an 8-3 record at the Duke Invitational...At the Junior Olympics in Portland on Feb. 15, she came out on top in a field of 126 competitors from all over the country to win the gold medal in foil...In the final dual meet of the season, she posted a 3-0 record against #6 Penn State...Finished with an overall record of 32-21 for the year...Went on to represent Temple at the NCAA Regionals and placed 22nd overall...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
CLUB: Fences for California Fencing Academy (CFA)…Coached by Dan and Ania Tibbetts… Won the Div. II bronze medal at 2009 NAC…Won the Div. III gold medal at the 2008 North America Cup (NAC)…Placed 13th at Cadet designated World Cup in Hungary…Finished 16th in Div. I at a NAC.
PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology at Temple with a concentration in pre-health professions.
2014-15: Earned a dual meet record of 14-6 in her sophomore season and represented the Owls for a second straight year at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional...Started the season by tying for 20th in foil at the 35th annual Temple Open...Followed it up with a 10th-place finish at the Penn State Garret Open...Finished 48th among 112 fencers in junior women’s foil at the January NAC...Was among the team’s strongest fencers at the Penn State Invite in mid-January, going 6-1 with 2-0 records against Columbia and Haverford and a 2-1 record against Penn...Representing Temple at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional on March 7, she concluded her season with a 17th-place finish for the Owls...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
2013-14: Won a gold medal in foil at the 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships, highlighting a strong rookie campaign at Temple...Debut season began with an 11th-place finish at the Temple Open...At the Philadelphia Invitational on Jan. 26, she posted two wins against #8 Penn...Finished with a record of 5-2 at the Northwestern Duals...Led the foil squad with an 8-3 record at the Duke Invitational...At the Junior Olympics in Portland on Feb. 15, she came out on top in a field of 126 competitors from all over the country to win the gold medal in foil...In the final dual meet of the season, she posted a 3-0 record against #6 Penn State...Finished with an overall record of 32-21 for the year...Went on to represent Temple at the NCAA Regionals and placed 22nd overall...Named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0.
CLUB: Fences for California Fencing Academy (CFA)…Coached by Dan and Ania Tibbetts… Won the Div. II bronze medal at 2009 NAC…Won the Div. III gold medal at the 2008 North America Cup (NAC)…Placed 13th at Cadet designated World Cup in Hungary…Finished 16th in Div. I at a NAC.
PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology at Temple with a concentration in pre-health professions.
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