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2023-24 Men's Fencing Roster

Kevin Katayama

  • Position Foil
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 155
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Oakhurst, NJ
  • High School Manasquan

Biography

2023-24: Finished tied for third in the men's foil competition at the MACFA Championships. ... the NJIT foil team placed fifth as a team. ... took 15th at the 2024 NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Championships. ... combined for a 61-42 overall record (59.22 winning percetnage).

2022-23:  Made his second straight trip to Nationals (2023, 2022), finishing in 20th place in the men's foil competition.  This season, he recorded a ninth place finish at the 2023 NCAA Regionals on March 11 in the men's foil competition.  A member of the men's foil squad at the 2023 MACFA Championships, the Highlanders earned a third-place team finish.  Katayama combined for a 60-20 overall record with a 75.00 winning percentage.

2021-22: Represented NJIT at the 2022 NCAA Fencing Championships. ... placed 23rd in the men's foil competition, registering six wins in 23 bouts. ...An USFCA Honorable mention made his first trip to Nationals after, recording a ninth place finish in the men's foil event at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals.  ...combined for a 49-22 overall record, for a 69% winning percentage in the regular season. ...He was a member of the foil quad that earned gold at the 2022 MACFA Championships. 

2020-21: USFCA All-Academic, Scholar of Distinction. ...Recorded 11 wins, sweeping Wayne State (3-0) and the Ohio State Invitational.

2019-20: Represented NJIT, placing 11th (seeded No. 13) at the 2020 Mid-Atlantic/South Regional Fencing Championships. ...Overall record (46-32); 59% winning percentage. ... 12-6 at the Eric Solle Invitational. ... 8-2 at MACFA B Round Robin.

Prior to NJIT: Attended Manasquan High School. ... fenced for the Premier Fencing Club. 

Personal: Kevin Katayama. ... business major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Foil
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Foil
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Foil
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Foil
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Foil
    5'11" 155 lbs