International Competition
- Representing the U.S., won silver at the 2022 Cadet Marathon Fleuret Challenge in France
- Three-time top-16 placer in 2022 Junior World Cups, in London, Bangkok, and Zagreb
- Won gold in Junior Team Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru, in 2022
- Placed among the top 64 at the 2023 Shanghai Senior Grand Prix
- Won gold at the 2023 Junior Team World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia
Prior to Stanford
- Fenced for the Massialas Foundation, also known as the M Team
- Earned bronze at the Junior January North American Cup in 2022
- Fifth in the Division I Championships and April NAC in 2023
- Top-5 junior national ranking in 2023
- Cadet World Team alternate in 2022
Personal
- Parents are Jane Chen and Zhong Cao
- Has a sister, Melody, and brother, Aidan
- Valedictorian at Evergreen Valley High School
- Five-time AIME Qualifier
- National Merit Finalist
- Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award
- Evergreen Valley High School Math Club president
- Bilingual Certification in Chinese and French
- AP Scholar with Distinction