Ryan Scarpa

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Foil
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Manhasset, N.Y.
High School:
Friends Academy

2019-20: Gained USFCA Honorable Mention All-Northeast Region accolades … Earned First Team All-NFC Men’s Foil honors … Came in 12^th place at the NCAA Northeast Regional (Mar. 8) … Went 12-3 at NFC No. 1 (Nov. 17) … Tallied an 11-7 record at the Sacred Heart Invitational (Dec. 8) … Posted a 17-1 mark at NFC No. 2 (Jan. 25) … Notched a 10-5 record at the Eric Sollee Invitational (Feb. 1) … Compiled five wins at the Ivy League Round-Robins (Feb. 8-9) … Placed 17^th in Division IA Men’s Foil at the 2019 USA National Fencing National Championships (June 28 to July 7).

Before Brown: Medaled in over 100 fencing competitions from 2010-19 … Earned USA High School All-America accolades … Ranked 11^th in the nation at the Cadet level in 2017-18 … Represented the U.S. in numerous international fencing competitions, traveling to cities such as Modling, Budapest, Bratislava, and Rome … Competed for 5T Fencing Club and head coach Jon Tiomkin … Earned First Team USA Fencing All-Academic honors three times … National Merit Commended Student.

Personal: Ryan is the son of Susan and Rudy Scarpa … Has two siblings, Joseph and Sienna … Born on May 31, 2001 … Plans to concentrate in Cognitive Neuroscience.

Why Brown? “The open curriculum, Brown's culture, the proximity of Brown to my home in Long Island, and the Division I fencing team and coach are the primary reasons why I chose Brown.”