Casey Chan

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Sabre
Height:
5-2
Hometown:
Cresskill, N.J.
High School:
Bergen County Academies

2022-23: NCAA Elite 90 Award recipient … NCAA Qualifier … Finished 15th in the saber at the 2023 NCAA Championships (Mar. 23-26) … Finished fourth at the NCAA Regional Championship to reach the National Championship … Posted an 11-1 record at NFC #1 (Nov. 20) … Added a 12-2 mark at the Brandeis Invitational (Dec. 4) and a 16-2 mark at the Sollee Invitational (Jan. 29) … Posted a 9-9 record at the Ivy League Round Robins (Feb. 11-12) and finished first at the NEIFC Tournament (Feb. 25).

2021-22: Finished 12th at the 2022 NCAA Championships, earning All-American honors in the sabre ... Earned a win over eventual NCAA Champion Elizabeth Tartakovsky and third-place finisher Nora Burke ... Finished fifth in the sabre at the NCAA Northeast Regional (March 13) ... Named to the USFCA All-Region Second Team ... Led the Bears with a 79-41 overall record in the sabre ... Went 16-0 at NFC #1 (Nov. 20) ... Posted a 9-4 record at the Brandeis Invitational (Dec. 5) ... Went 10-3 at NFC #2 (Jan. 22) ... Earned seven wins at the Ivy League Round Robins (Feb. 12-13) ... Went 12-2 at the NEIFC Championships (Feb. 26) ... Posted a team-best 13 wins at the NCAA Northeast Regionals (March 13) ... Finished the season with 12 wins at the NCAA Championships (March 24).

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019-20: Qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships; event was canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) … Earned USFCA Honorable Mention All-America accolades … Gained USFCA First Team All-Northeast Region honors … Came in third place at the NCAA Northeast Regional (Mar. 8) … Earned Second Team All-NFC Women’s Sabre honors … Went 19-2 at NFC No. 1 (Nov. 17) … Tallied a 14-4 record at the Sacred Heart Invitational (Dec. 8) … Posted a 15-3 mark at NFC No. 2 (Jan. 25) … Notched a 14-1 record at the Eric Sollee Invitational (Feb. 1) … Compiled seven wins at the Ivy League Round-Robins (Feb. 8-9) … Placed fifth in Division I Women’s Sabre at the 2019 USA National Fencing National Championships (June 28 to July 7).

Before Brown: Won the New Jersey women’s sabre state title in 2017 … Helped lead team to state championships in 2017 and 2018 … Earned New Jersey Girls’ Fencer of the Year honors in 2018 … Gained First Team All-State honors three times … Tallied over 100 career wins … Earned Team MVP accolades as a junior and senior … Captained team as a senior … Placed fifth at the 2019 USA Fencing July Challenge for Division I women’s sabre … Came in sixth at the 2018 USA Fencing National Championship in Division IA … Took silver at the 2016 Cadet Junior Olympics … Finished fifth at at the 2016 Cadet World Cup in Poland … Fenced for coaches Eric Van Boeckel and April Dinallo … Competed on the club level for Bergen Fencing Club and coaches Oleg, Andrew, and Orest Stetsiv … National Merit Finalist … Vice President of National Honor Society … Earned First Team USA Fencing All-Academic honors three times.

Personal: Casey is the daughter of Amy and David Chan … Has two younger siblings, Lucas and Caleb … Plans to concentrate in Chemistry.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of its unique community – one that I have not encountered anywhere else. I would like to be part of a community that encourages and supports my pursuits, whether they are academic, athletic, or scientific. I believe that Brown, and especially its open curriculum, will give me an opportunity to learn and to grow, without being afraid to take risks. Brown’s curriculum will give me the opportunity to pursue my passions and to take classes that I would never have imagined taking. Brown's athletics will also allow me to continue playing the sport that I love in a Division I program.”