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Career Accolades

  • All-American honorable mention (2020)
  • Three-time NCAA West Region foil champion (2018-20)
  • All-West Region first team (2020)
  • All-West Region honorable mention (2022)
  • 2022 MPSF team champions
  • MPSF All-Academic (2022)
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2022)

As a Graduate Student (2022) * MPSF Champions

  • Advanced to the NCAA West Regionals in foil
  • Placed fifth at regionals with a 6-4 record
  • All-West Region honorable mention
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Compiled an overall record of 34-26 (.567)
  • Went 18-9 at the Northwestern Duals and 28-22 in the regular season

As a Senior (2021)

  • Opted out of season.

As a Junior (2020)

  • All-American honorable mention
  • NCAA West Region foil champion
  • All-West Region first team
  • Went 10-1 at regionals to win
  • Posted overall record of 40-16 (.714), including 30-15 (.667) in the regular season
  • Went 8-1 at the Western Conference tournament

As a Sophomore (2019)

  • Placed 21st in the women's foil at the NCAA Championships
  • NCAA West Region foil champion
  • Compiled a 20-9 record in team dual competitions

As a Freshman (2018)

  • NCAA West Region foil champion
  • Advanced to the NCAA Championships, placing 17th
  • Posted 9-2 mark in Western Invitational
  • Went 12-3 in the Northwestern Duals

International Competition

  • Placed 23rd in 2016 Cadet World Cup in Pisa, Italy
  • Placed 13th in Jr. Women's Foil at July Challenge
  • Placed 15th in 2015 Cadet World Cup in Germany
  • Placed 20th in 2015 Cadet World Cup in Hungary

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2017 graduate of Buchanan High in Clovis, Calif.
  • Competed for the Fresno Fencing Academy, 2006-17
  • Placed 20th at the 2019 Division I October NAC
  • Placed 27th at 2017 Women's Foil Challenge in Salt Lake City
  • Placed 24th at 2017 Div. I National Championships in Baltimore
  • Finished cadet career ranked No. 10 in the nation
  • Placed 10th at the 2018 Junior Olympic Championships
  • seventh in 2016 Cadet Women's Foil Junior Olympics
  • National Merit Finalist
  • National Honor Society
  • Helped Underprivileged Girls Succeed Campaign and raised more than $32,000 for Marjaree Mason Center for domestic violence victims
  • Huron Mission Projects Leader

Personal

  • Born in Fresno Calif.
  • Daughter of Dan Liao and Helen Wong
  • Has older older brother, William
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