Fencing Earns All-ACC Academic Honors

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2025 Men's and Women's Fencing All-Academic teams on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles had 19 honorees, 10 from the Men's team and nine from the Women's team.

In order to be selected to the All-ACC Academic Teams, the athletes must have a 3.0 grade point average for the fall semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during their academic career. The student-athletes must also have competed in either the ACC Fencing Championships or the NCAA Fencing Championships.

The Boston College Men's Fencing team had 10 athletes named to the All-ACC Academic team. Of the 10 athletes honored, eight earned a grade point average of 3.3 or higher, while seven of the 10 had a 3.5 or higher.

William Xu led the way in the classroom for the Eagles, earning a Fall semester grade point average of 3.876.

Xu, a native of Los Altos, Calif., is currently pursuing a degree in Management and Computer Science. The freshman participated at the 2025 ACC Fencing Championships, where he placed 12th overall in the Men's Sabre Competition. Xu also competed at the 2025 NCAA Northeast Regional, placing 23rd in the Men's Sabre.

The Boston College Women's Fencing team had nine athletes named to the All-ACC Academic team. Of the nine athletes honored, seven earned a grade point average of 3.3 or higher, while four of the nine had a 3.5 or higher.

Anisha Kundu led the way in the classroom for the Eagles, earning a Fall semester grade point average of 3.866.

Kundu, a native of Sudbury, Mass., is currently pursuing his degree in Management and Environmental Studies. The senior participated at the 2025 ACC Fencing Championships and the NCAA Northeast Regional. Kundu participated in the Women's Epee competition at both meets and placed 15th overall at ACC Championships, while placing 52nd at NCAA Regionals.

The full list of both ACC All-Academic teams can be found here.

ACC Men's Fencing All-Academic Team
Luca Berman / So. / Economics
Daniel Gao / Fr. / Economics
Thomas Huang / Fr. / Management
Christian Ko / So. / Economics & Management
Colin Noble / So. / Engineering
Elijah Onik / So. / Management
Ryan Wong / So. / Management
William Xu / Fr. / Management & Computer Science
Adam Yang / Sr. / Computer Science & Psychology
Colin Yu / Sr. / Masters of Finance

ACC Women's Fencing All-Academic Team
Rachel Buhay / So. / Economics & Math
Taylor Cho / Sr. / Political Science & Economics
Laura Fekete / Gr. / Management
Ginevra Giordano / So. / Psychology & Communications
Anisha Kundu / Sr. / Management & Environmental Studies
Junyao Lu / So. / Management
Cynthia Ming / So. / Management
Taylor Sartori / So. / Psychology
Valeria Sourimto / Fr. / Undeclared

Players Mentioned

Luca Berman

Rachel Buhay

Taylor Cho

Laura Fekete

Daniel Gao

Ginevra Giordano

Thomas Huang

Christian Ko

Anisha Kundu

Junyao Lu

Cynthia Ming

Colin Noble

Elijah Onik

Taylor Sartori

Valeria Sourimto

Ryan Wong

William Xu

Adam Yang

Colin Yu

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