2021 Fencing Roster

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Liana Keesing, Fencing

Liana Keesing

  • Position
    Foil
  • Height
    5-8
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • High School
    Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology
  • Hometown
    McLean, Va.
  • Major
    undeclared

Biography

As a Freshman (2020)
  • Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals in the foil
  • Placed 13th at the regionals
  • Posted an overall record of 13-21 (.382), including 13-10 (.565) in the regular season
  • Went 8-4 at the Midwest Duals
International Competition
  • Won individual bronze in the foil and team silver for the U.S. at the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel
Prior to Stanford
  • Graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., in 2019
  • Trained at the Virginia Academy of Fencing from 2011-19
  • Earned Region 6 gold medial in the 2019 under-20 women's foil competition
  • U.S. first-team All-American in 2017
  • Earned a B-rating in 2017
  • Winner at the Cherry Blossom Women's Open and Virginia U20 Championships in 2017
  • Served as Jefferson football team manager for two years, including head manager in 2018
Personal
  • Parents are Ron Keesing and Melissa Gold
  • Has a younger sibling, Senna
  • Born in Suva, Fiji
  • Aunt, Felicia Keesing, was an All-Pac-10 selection for Stanford in rowing
  • Managed a multi-thousand dollar budget from 2016-19 while serving as the treasurer for the D.C. Junior Branch of a nonprofit international organization, CISV, that sends kids to summer camps around the world

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Foil
    5'8"
  • 2021Sophomore

    Foil
    5'8"