2017-18 Fencing Roster

Jarred Gou 2016-17 Fencing Roster

Foil


Height 5'7''
Class Sophomore
Hometown Saratoga, Calif.
High School Saratoga
Jarred Gou - Fencing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE

  • Did not compete in 2017-18

AS A FRESHMAN

  • Competed at the DeCicco Duals and Northwestern Duals
  • Went 11-0 at the DeCicco Duals
  • Posted a 5-4 record at Northwestern Duals

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Graduated from Saratoga High School in June 2016
  • Has fenced for 14 years with coaches Greg Massialas, Dean Hinton and Cole Harkness at M-Team (San Francisco)
  • Four-year member of the USA Cadet Men’s Foil international travel team (2011-14)
  • Member of the 2014 USA Cadet Men’s Foil World Championships Team (Plovdiv, Bulgaria); competed with current Irish teammate Axel Kiefer
  • Two-year member of the USA Junior Men’s Foil international travel team (2015-16)
  • Also competed in club and high school water polo
  • 16th place January 2017 Division I NAC
  • 9th place January 2016 Junior NAC
  • 13th place December 2015 Division I NAC
  • 10th place 2014 USFA National Championships & July Junior NAC
  • 25th place 2014 Cadet World Championships
  • 10th place 2014 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships
  • Silver – Cadet Men’s Foil, Pisa, Italy
  • Gold December 2013 Cadet NAC
  • 20th place Cadet Men’s Foil, Cabries, France
  • 12th place October 2013 Cadet NAC
  • 5th place Cadet Men’s Foil, Budapest, Hungary
  • Silver – 2013 USFA Cadet National Championships & July NAC
  • 5th place 2013 USFA Junior National Championships & July NAC
  • 7th place 2013 Junior Olympic Fencing Championships (Cadet)
  • 6th place Cadet Men’s Foil, Budapest, Hungary
  • 6th place 2012 USFA Cadet National Championships & July NAC
  • Gold – 2012 USFA Y14 National Championships & July NAC
  • Research intern with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the UC Berkeley Biopolymer Lab in 2013; Worked on collaborative data collection to support US patent #9139689 – commercial biodegradable plastics now used in places such as Whole Foods Markets
  • Events manager for the California Scholastic Federation Community Service Club (2012-15)
  • Volunteer lifeguard (2013-16)
  • Four-time USFA First Team Academic Athlete Award winner
  • 2014 USFA All-American Essay Award and Scholarship winner (re: chest protectors and safety)
  • Son of Heidi and the late Stephe Gou
  • Has a younger brother, McConnell
  • Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and majoring in marketing