Matthew Han

U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Elefterios Harteros)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Elefterio

Photo by: Jonathan Voor

Weapon:
Epee
Class:
Senior
Custom2:
2 / Deuce
Hometown:
Suwanee, GA
High School:
Peachtree Ridge

2023 NCAA Championships Qualifier (20th place finish in Men's Epee)
2022 NCAA Championships Qualifier (17th place finish in Men's Epee)
2022 NCAA West Regional Men's Epee Champion
2022 USFCA All-West Region
2022 All-MPSF Second Team
2021 NCAA Championships Qualifier in men's epee
2021 NCAA All-American, second team in men's epee, 7th place
2021 Team MVP
2020 NCAA Championships Qualifier in men's epee
2020 USFCA All-American Honorable Mention
2020 USFCA All-West Region First Team

2022-23 (Senior):
- NCAA Qualifier (fourth time in career)
- 20th place finish at NCAA Championships in men's epee.

2021-22 (Junior): Qualified for NCAAs for third time in men's epee ... NCAA West Regional Champion in men's epee ... placed 17th at NCAAs with 10 bout victories ... USFCA All-West Region ... All-MPSF Second Team ... competed in 89 bouts and ranked second on team with 43 victories.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Second-team NCAA All-American with 7th place finish in men's epee ... 12 bout victories at NCAAs ... 25-24 overall record ... team MVP ... did not lose a single set in 11 bouts during the season.

2019-20 (Freshman): NCAA Championships qualifier ... USFCA All-American Honorable Mention ... USFCA All-West Region First Team ... 45-24 record ... tied for second on team in wins and was first amongst epee group ... third at NCAA West Regional, going 8-4 ... senior men's epee champion at 2019 Falcon Open ... placed 13th out of 299 at November NAC in men's junior epee.

Prior to Air Force: High school coach was Henry Jung.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 2 ... son of Ohsop Han and Meeae Ko ... has an older sister ... management major ... active in his squadron as the athletics officer ... during the summer prior to junior year, completed an internship and was an ILT cadet officer (cadre) ... began fencing at age 12 ... pre-competition superstition is watching the same BBQ rib youtube video the night before a competition ... guilty pleasure is Rice Krispies ... favorite role model is his sister ... favorite TV show is Spongebob Squarepants ... favorite movie is Finding Nemo ... favorite athletes are Chloe Kim, Omar Elgeziry, Sydney McLaughlin and Zac Larrier.