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Fencing

Courtesy: UCSD Release: 10/29/10

Amrit Khalsa

Position:	Foil
Year:	Junior
City/State:	San Francisco, CA
High School:	The Urban School
College:	Muir
Major:	Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Experience:	2 Letters

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12
Won the women's foil title at the Collegiate Open, hosted at UC Irvine (11/6) ... Placed second at the IFCSC Individual Championships (2/11-2/12) ... Came in second at IFCSC Individual Championships (2/11-2/12) ... Earned fifth place overall at the NCAA West Regional Championships (3/10-3/11) ... Began season with a 10th-place finish at the 16th Annual BladeRunner Tournament (10/29-10/30) ... Earned an 8-1 record at the UC Santa Barbara Mega Duals (11/19) ... Was the Tritons' top-finishing foilist with a 10-5 record during the NCAA West Invitational, in which the UCSD women earned a third-place finish (1/7-1/8).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11
At the 15th Annual BladeRunner Tournament, earned an eighth-place finish in foil (11/13-11/14) ... Finished fifth at the UC Irvine Duals (2/26).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of The Urban School of San Francisco in San Francisco ... Was a competitive fencer in high school, earning third place at the San Francisco All-City Championships.

PERSONAL
Born March 28, 1992 in San Francisco ... Parents are Japji and Dharam Khalsa ... Has an older brother named Guru ... Hobbies include acting and board games ... Fan of the San Francisco Giants ... Favorite athlete is Johnny Weir ... Is an ecology, behavior & evolution major in Muir College ... Favorite movie is The Lord of the Rings ... Career goal is to work in wildlife rehabilitation.