2012-13 Fencing Roster

Caroline Dikibo 2011-12 Fencing Roster

Epee


Height 5'9''
Class Freshman
Hometown Houston, TX
High School Cypress Falls High School
Caroline Dikibo - Fencing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE: Posted a career best 16 wins on the season, finishing with a 16-8 overall record … travelled with team to NYU Invitational, recording one bout against NYU … finished with a 7-3 record at the Notre Dame Duals, recording first win of the season against Mary Takle of Detroit, 5-2 … registered two wins at the Northwestern Duals, recording single victories against North Carolina and Cal Tech … recorded a perfect 5-0 record at the regular season finale, Irish Duals … at the Duals, posted first 3-0 sheet against Michigan State, defeating Jordan Crandell (5-4), Erika vonKronenberg (5-4) and Jordan Boniface (5-1) … posted a 3-3 pool play record at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships to enter direct elimination as the 34th seed … notched a 15-12 victory over Sally Witt of Wayne State to advance into the round of 32.

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished first season with the Irish with a 3-7 record … saw first time on the strip against Stanford at the Northwestern Duals and recorded her first win with the Irish at the same event, defeating Katherine Hooper of Cal Tech, 5-4 … later defeated Alyssa Rosenbaum of Lawrence, 5-4 … notched her third win of the season against Cleveland State at the Notre Dame Duals … finished 29th at the Midwest Fencing Championships … defeated Lindsey Balfour of Michigan, 15-9, in the opening round before falling to teammate Courtney Hurley in the second round, 15-2.

PREP & PERSONAL: Fenced for three years at Cypress Falls Club under Dennis Dawson while attending Cypress Falls High School in Houston, Texas … named club captain during her senior year … member of the National Honor Society … daughter of Eugene and Nice Dikibo … has three siblings: Kathleen, Elizabeth and Charles … enrolled in the College of Science as an environmental sciences major while also majoring in Japanese.

Dikibo[apos]s Career Record

Year W L Pct. NCAA Finish
2010 3 7 .300
2011 16 8 .667
2012 9 5 .643
Career 28 20 .583