Zoe Loh - Fencing Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics

Zoe Loh

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Volunteer Assistant Coach

Zoe Loh is in her first year as a member of the UNC fencing staff. A two-time NCAA Champion and three-time Atlantic Coast Conference Champion as a foilist at Notre Dame, she serves as a Tar Heel volunteer assistant while also pursuing a graduate degree at Duke.

While at Notre Dame, she posted a top 8 result in a Junior World Cup and as a sophomore had a 41-2 (.953) regular-season record, the 11^th best single season win percentage in program history. She went undefeated during the team competition at the 2016 ACC Championship and finished fourth in individual foil competition, behind three teammates. A three-time All-ACC Academic selection, she graduated in 2018 with a B.S. in chemistry.

Loh was born in Hangzhou, China to parents Richard and Claudina Loh. She grew up in Mississauga, Canada before moving to Chapel Hill at the age of 15. She began fencing at the age of 11 with Toronto Fencing Club.

During her high school years, Loh took silver at the Canadian National Championships and bronze at the Canada Selection Cup. She was also twice named a Quest for Gold recipient. As a sophomore she competed at Pan-American Championships and Cadet World Championships. In her junior season, she placed in top 32 in the Division I North American Cup (NAC). She has also competed in the Canadian Summer Games and Ontario Summer games.

She is pursuing a PhD at Duke in the Department of Pathology.