Alexa Laskaris

Foil

Player profile

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Park Ridge, Ill.
  • Last School Maine South High School

Ohio State Career 

  • Received bachelor’s degree in health sciences in Spring 2020
  • Three-time All-MFC (First Team ’20, ’18; Second Team ’19)
  • Two Top 7 NCAA Regional finishes
  • Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection
  • B1G Distinguished Scholar as a senior

Senior Season (2019-20) 

  • First Team All-MFC
  • Tied for third at MFC Championships
  • Placed seventh at NCAA Regionals
  • Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten honoree and B1G Distinguished Scholar

Junior Season  (2018-19)

  • Finished fourth at 2019 NCAA Regionals with 11 victories and a +29 indicator
  • Second Team All-MFC
  • Finished seventh at MFC Championships
  • Finished 23-7 at Northwestern Duals
  • Missed half of season because of injury
  • Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten
  • Wolstein Leadership Academy Participant

Sophomore Season (2017-18)

  • First Team All-MFC
  • Tied for third at MFC Championships
  • Tied for third at OSU Open
  • Finished with 22 victories at OSU Duals
  • Competed at the Elite Invitational Duals, winning 16 bouts
  • Won five of her 12 bouts at the St. John’s Invitational
  • Finished 18-9 and undefeated in three rounds at Northwestern Duals
  • Ohio State Scholar-Athlete

Freshman Season (2016-17)

  • Claimed sixth place at MFC Championships after defeating Northwestern’s Amy Jia, 11-4
  • Earned first place at OSU Open
  • Contributed a team-high 26 points at OSU Duals
  • Helped down Wayne State 5-1 for the foil title at MFC Championships

Prior to Ohio State

  • Fenced with Maine West High School for three years
  • Team captain, named team MVP, Midwest individual champion, earned all-state and all-conference honors all three years
  • Fenced at the Fencing Center of Chicago for seven years

Personal

  • Daughter of Angelo and Niki Laskaris
  • Has one brother, George Laskaris
  • Majoring in health sciences with a minor in biology
  • Plans to go to dental school and take over her mother’s dental practice upon graduation
  • Hobbies include playing softball, listening to music and spending time with friends and family
  • Greatest sports thrill is winning nationals with her softball team
  • National Honor Society member