Career Accolades
- MPSF Women’s Foil Champion (2024)
- Two-time NCAA West Regional Women’s Foil second place (2024, 2025)
- USFCA West All-Region First Team (2024)
- All-MPSF First Team (2024)
As a Sophomore (2024-25)
- NCAA West Regional Women’s Foil second place
- Opened the season with an 18-2 run at the Western Invitational
- Part of a women's foil squad that went 8-0 in the first weekend of the year
- Led the way in upset wins over No. 1 Harvard and No. 5 Northwestern
- Finished the regular season 37-11 in individual bouts
- Part of a foil squad that went 20-4 on the season
As a Freshman (2023-24) • MPSF Team Champions
- MPSF Women’s Foil Champ
- NCAA West Regional Women’s Foil second place
- USFCA West All-Region First Team
- All-MPSF First Team
- Went 21-5 on the season in individual bouts
- Dominated the Northwestern Duels, going 12-2
- Went 9-14 at the NCAA National Championships, finishing 19th in the country
- Swept the MPSF Champiosnhip, going 2-0 and defeating teammate Crystal Qian for the crown
- Went 10-2 to finish second at the NCAA West Regionals
International Competition
- Representing the U.S., won silver at the 2022 Cadet Marathon Fleuret Challenge in France
- Three-time top-16 placer in 2022 Junior World Cups, in London, Bangkok, and Zagreb
- Won gold in Junior Team Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru, in 2022
- Placed among the top 64 at the 2023 Shanghai Senior Grand Prix
- Won gold at the 2023 Junior Team World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia
Prior to Stanford
- Fenced for the Massialas Foundation, also known as the M Team
- Earned bronze at the Junior January North American Cup in 2022
- Fifth in the Division I Championships and April NAC in 2023
- Top-5 junior national ranking in 2023
- Cadet World Team alternate in 2022
Personal
- Parents are Jane Chen and Zhong Cao
- Has a sister, Melody, and brother, Aidan
- Valedictorian at Evergreen Valley High School
- Five-time AIME Qualifier
- National Merit Finalist
- Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award
- Evergreen Valley High School Math Club president
- Bilingual Certification in Chinese and French
- AP Scholar with Distinction