2024-25 Fencing Roster
Tati Kong
- Weapon:
- Saber
- Class:
- Senior
- Custom2:
- 33 / King Ratz
- Hometown:
- Medford, MA
- High School:
- Boston University Academy
2x MPSF All-Academic (2023, 2024)
2023-24 (Junior): Competed in 42 bouts ... earned eight wins ... 3-0 records against FDU and Detroit Mercy ... MPSF All-Academic.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Switched from foil to saber weapon ... competed in 49 bouts ... MPSF All-Academic ... 12th place at NCAA Regional in women's saber.
2021-22 (Freshman): Competed in 87 bouts in foil ... first-career win came against Brandeis ... season-best two bout victories against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Before Air Force: Earned four varsity letters in basketball, three in fencing and one in crew … placed first and third in the Massachusetts’ HS Fencing Championships … three-time league all-star in basketball … fencing coach was Peter Sauders … National merit commended scholar, National Latin Exan (I, II) silver and gold, Program for Mathematics for Young Scientists 2020 Breakout Fellowship.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 33 … daughter of David Kong and Mary Lee … has a younger sibling … math major with a minor in Chinese … Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I wanted something different.” … hobbies are basketball, piano and Kung Fu … began fencing at age 12 … credits her coaches as having the biggest influence on her sports career … dream vacation spot is Hawaii … guily pleasure is ice cream … favorite role model is Jonny Kim … something most people don’t know about her is that she can do an aerial … enjoys listening to Kota the Friend and Amine … favorite TV show is Avatar: the Last Air Bender … favorite movie is Kung Fu Panda … favorite class subjects are math and chemistry … favorite athlete is Simone Biles.
