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
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2024-25
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