Career Highlights
- Earned bachelor’s degree in psychology in Spring 2020
- Four-time Second Team All-American
- Ninth Buckeye women’s fencer to earn All-America accolades four times
- Three Top 7 NCAA Championships finishes
- Four-time NCAA qualifier
- Won three MFC individual titles (2017, ’18, ’19)
- Four-time First Team All-MFC
- Team won MFC titles each of her four years
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Three-time Academic All-Big Ten choice
- B1G Distinguished Scholar as a senior
Senior Season (2019-20)
- Overall team captain
- Selected a Second Team All-American
- NCAA Qualifier
- Second Team Midwest All-Region
- Finished third at NCAA Regionals
- Runner-up at MFC Championships
- Finished sixth at Penn State Open
- 51-19 overall during the regular season
- 14-6 mark at Penn State Open, with 12-3 record at Elite Invitational and 11-5 record at Northwestern Duals
- Earned B1G Distinguished Scholar, Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-B1G accolades
Junior Season (2018-19)
- Second Team All-American
- Placed seventh at NCAA Championships
- Finished first at Midwest Championships
- Third-place finish at NCAA Regionals
- Overall first place in team competition at Midwest Championships
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
Sophomore Season (2017-18)
- Finished sixth at NCAA Championships
- Earned Second Team All-America accolades
- Won MFC individual title
- Placed seventh at NCAA Regionals
- First at OSU Open
- Went undefeated at OSU Duals
- Earned 18 wins at the Elite Invitational Duals
- Notched 18 victories for the Buckeyes at the Elite Invitational Duals
- Led women’s sabre unit with nine victories in 12 bouts at the St. John’s Invitational
- Finished 22-5 and undefeated in five rounds at Northwestern Duals
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection
Freshman Season (2016-17)
- Second Team All-American
- Finished fifth with a record of 10-5 at NCAA Championships
- Earned a second-place finish at NCAA Midwest Regionals
- Claimed first at MFC Championships
- Led women’s sabre unit with 21 points at OSU Duals
- Earned a 9-6 record at both Elite Invitational Duals and St. John’s Invitational
- Earned a season-high 12 wins at Northwestern Duals
- Totaled 47 wins in regular-season competition
- Helped sabre unit to a first place finish in team competition at conference championships
Prior to Ohio State
- Fenced with Bergen Fencing Club for 7 years
- Two-time Team USA World Team member
- Two-time National Champion
- Six-time North American Cup Champion
Personal
- Daughter of Bassam and Blana Merza
- One sister, Celina, who was an All-American fencer for the Buckeyes from 2012-15
- Plans to pursue a masters in psychology post-graduation
- Hobbies include working out, hanging out with friends and watching documentaries
- Greatest sports thrill is competing with her teammates at every event