ACADEMICS: Major - Computer Science
CAREER NOTES:
Academic: Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
Athletic:
2026-27 / SENIOR SEASON:
2025-26 / JUNIOR SEASON:
De La Cruz completed her junior campaign with a 48-39 record as a regular-season starter for the women’s foil squad. Notable wins include a sweep against Ohio State at the 2025 Elite Invitational and UPenn at the 2026 Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational. De La Cruz finished with an 11-4 record at the 2026 UPenn Invitational, where she recorded sweeps against Farleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey Institute of Technology and Sacred Heart University. In the postseason, De La Cruz was the second Nittany Lion to earn a top-10 finish in her weapon category at the 2026 Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals, where she earned a 9th-place finish.
2024-25 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
2023-24 / FRESHMAN SEASON:
In her collegiate debut, freshman Eden De La Cruz finished 12th in the Garret Open. Finished in 68th in women's foil at the Junior Olympics. She concluded her freshman career with a 31-25 record and received an All-Academic honor from the Coaches Association.
HIGH SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Bronze medal - Women’s Foil Div I-A at Summer Nationals in Philadelphia (2021)
PERSONAL:
Eden De La Cruz was born in Santa Ana, Calif., where she attended Orange County School of the Arts. De La Cruz competed as a women’s foil fencer, winning a bronze medal at the Summer Nationals in Philadelphia entering her junior year of high school. Parents are Rachel De La Cruz-Foster and Keith Foster… both sisters competed in collegiate fencing, Ava De La Cruz (Wagner College) and Alyssa De La Cruz (UCSD) from 2019-2023.
CAREER STATS:
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Season |
Wins |
Losses |
.PCT |
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2023-24 |
31 |
25 |
.553 |
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2024-25 |
12 |
10 |
.550 |
|
2025-26 |
48 |
39 |
.551 |
|
2026-27 |
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Career |
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