Dasha Smuk

Photo by: Ivy League

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Epee
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Barrington, R.I.
High School:
Barrington
Previous School:
Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club
Concentration:
Biomedical Engineering

2024-25: Took 13th at the Ivy League Championships with a 7-10 record … Compiled a 29-22 overall record … Went a perfect 6-0 at the Brandeis Invitational (Dec. 8) … Posted a 6-3 mark at the Eric Sollee Invitational (Feb. 2).

2023-24: Posted a 34-36 overall record in the regular season … Posted an 11-7 record at the Brandeis Invitational (Dec. 3) and an 8-7 record at the Eric Sollee Invitational (Jan. 27).

2022-23: First Team NFC All-Star … Posted a perfect 14-0 record at NFC #1 (Nov. 20) and a 10-5 record at NFC #2 (Jan. 22) … Chipped in a 10-5 record at the Eric Sollee Invitational (Jan. 29) and a 5-7 mark at the Ivy League Round Robins (Feb. 11-12) … Finished 32nd at the NCAA Regional Championships.

BEFORE BROWN: Member of Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club and All-Star Award winner 2019, RIFAC Leadership Award winner 2020 & 2021, RIFAC Dedication Award winner 2021... Top 8 finish in DII USA Fencing National Championships 2022... Earned the Bronze Medal for the National Spanish Exam in 2019 ... Won the Foreign Language Award as a senior ... Won the Xenox Award for Technology in 2021 ...

PERSONAL: Chose Brown because of the awesome educational opportunity and chance to continue doing the sport she loves... Half Russian half Ukrainian... Planned career in Biomedical Engineering research.