Career Accolades

  • All-West Region honorable mention (2020)
  • All-Western Conference (2016)
  • Western Conference team champions (2017)

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2020)

  • Placed sixth at the NCAA West Regional, going 5-5 in the saber
  • All-West Region honorable mention
  • Posted an overall record of 24-23 (.511), including 19-18 (.513) in the regular season

As a Senior (2019)

  • Did not compete

As a Junior (2018)

  • Did not compete

As a Sophomore (2017) Western Conference Champions

  • Posted 14-14 record at Northwestern Duals
  • Posted 6-5 record at Western Invitational

As a Freshman (2016)

  • All-Conference selection
  • Finished third at Western Regional Championships
  • Finished 25-9 at Northwestern Duals
  • Finished 13-3 at Western Championships

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2015 graduate of Plano West High School
  • Texas high school saber champion, 2012-2015
  • Also competed in volleyball and track and field
  • Qualified for state meet in shot put and discus in 2014
  • Placed in top at nationals in junior women's saber in 2014
  • Won bronze medal in Division II women's saber at Reno NAC in 2013
  • Team won bronze medal in senior team saber in 2014
  • Competed in 2016 Absolute International Collegiate Elite Competition in Wuxi, China
  • Trained at the Lone Star Fencing Center

Personal

  • Parents are Jacob and Avari Garcia
  • Has a sibling, Lyndsey
  • Born in Whidbey Island, Wash.
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