Event: Foil
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 100 lbs
Birthplace: Manilla, Philippines
Club: New York Athletic Club
Education: Bachelor's degree from Columbia University in psychology with a concentration in business management (2017). Graduate of Greenwich High School (2012).
Coach: Aladar Kogler
Hobbies: Music and playing drums, yoga, walking on the beach.
Favorite Moment in Fencing: The thrill of tricking my opponent and scoring a touch, also standing on the podium to receive a medal.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 13
Current World Ranking: No. 111
Honors:
Senior World Championship Teams: 2018, 2017 (Silver - Team), 2015, 2014, 2013
Pan American Championship Teams: 2018 (Gold - Team), 2017 (Gold - Team, Bronze - Individual), 2015 (Gold - Team), 2014, 2013 (Gold - Team, Bronze - Individual)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2014 (Gold - Team), 2013 (Silver - Team), 2012 (Silver - Team), 2011 (Silver - Team, Bronze - Individual), 2010
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2011, 2010, 2009
Personal: Lu's brother took up fencing 'because he wanted to be a Star Wars Jedi' and she says she tagged along at first and later fell in love with the sport. By age 16, Lu won the first of her six Division I National Championship titles (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017). In 2011, Lu took bronze in the individual event at her first Junior Worlds and won silver in team -- a feat she would repeat in 2012 and 2013 before winning gold in the team event at the 2014 Junior Worlds during her final year of eligibility.