Biography
2019-20 NFC First Team All-Star
2019-20 EWFC All-Conference First Team
2018-19 EWFC Foil Fencer of the Year
2018-19 EWFC All-Conference First Team
2021-22: As a captain and squad leader, posted the strongest women’s foil record at 91-23… Placed 3rd at The Big One… Went 19-1 at the Vassar Invitational, with wins against Haverford (3-0), Lafayette (3-0), LIU (2-1) Drew (3-0), Wagner (3-0), FDU (2-0), and Denison (3-0)... Went 16-0 at the Matt Lampell Hudson River Invite, with victories over Drew (3-0 and 3-0), RPI (3-0), Yeshiva (2-0), and West Point (3-0 and 2-0)... Went 11-10 at the Sacred Heart Traditional Multi-Meet, beating SHU (3-0), NJIT (2-1), NYU (2-1), and PSU (3-0)... Went 9-5 at the Northeast Conference (NFC) Multimeet #2, winning over Dartmouth (3-0), BC (2-1), and Brandeis (2-1)... Went 16-1 at the NFC Multimeet #3, with victories against Tufts (3-0), U Mass (3-0), SHU (3-0), UNH (2-0), BU (3-0), and Wellesley (2-1)... Earned a spot on the NFC first team… Went 17-3 at the Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference (EWFC) Championships, with wins over CCNY (2-0), Stevens (3-0), Drew (3-0), Haverford (1-0), Denison (2-0), and Wellesley (2-1)... Placed 5th at EWFCs to earn a spot on the first team… Placed 2nd at the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference Championships… Placed 23rd at Northeast Regionals… Named to the USFCA Division III All-Region Team, and the All-American Division III second team.
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19 ...
2019-20: Posted the highest win total of any Vassar fencer, going 96-27 at foil her sophomore year… EWFC All-Conference First Team… NFC Foil All-Star First Team…Opened the year with a perfect 18-0 mark at the Vassar Invitational on Nov. 10… Went on to go 11-2 the following week at the Matt Lampell Hudson River Invite… Added six victories at the Sacred Heart Traditional Meet on Dec. 8… Went undefeated at 10-0 against Cleveland State and Detroit-Mercy on Jan. 19… Was 9-6 at the NFC Multi-Meet #2, winning against MIT (2-1), Tufts (3-0), and Boston College (2-1)… Had a stellar 21-0 performance at the Northeast Conference Multi-Meet #3, besting UMass, Boston University, Dartmouth, Smith, Wellesley, Sacred Heart, and New Hampshire all by 3-0 marks… Defeated NYU 2-1 on Feb. 12… Went 18-2 at the EWFC Championships to earn first team all-conference honors… Placed sixth at the NEIFC Championships and 18th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals.
2018-19: Impressive first season, going 62-21 in foil… Went 8-1 at the Nov. 11 Vassar Invite and 8-0 at the Matt Lampell Invite on Nov. 18… On Jan. 26, was 10-2 with victories against MIT (3-0), Boston College (3-0) and Rhode Island (3-0)… Was a perfect 11-0 on Feb. 9, defeating Boston University, Dartmouth, Wellesley and Sacred Heart… Tallied a strong 2-1 win over NYU on Feb. 13… Was 15-3 at the EWFC Championships and was named the EWFC Foil Fencer of the Year… Won the NEIFC individual foil tile… Team-high 19th-place finish at NCAA Northeast Regionals.
PRIOR TO VASSAR: Competed for Metro Tacoma Fencing Club … United States Fencing Association First Team All-American and All-Academic … Silver Medalist USFA North American Cup - Div II Women’s Foil … Silver Medalist USFA North American Cup - Div III Women’s Foil … Bronze Medalist USFA North American Cup - Senior Team Women’s Foil
PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg Tolbert and Kara Larsen...Chose Vassar for the excellent academic programs and opportunity to participate in NCAA fencing.
