CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women's fencing first-year Jessica Zi Jia Guo and baseball senior Ben Rounds are the Harvard Athletics Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by The Harvard COOP for the period of Mar. 19 - 26. 

Jessica Zi Jia Guo, Women's Fencing

In her NCAA Championships debut, first-year foil fencer Jessica Zi Jia Guo was pivotal in Harvard's march to the second NCAA National Championship in program history. Guo won the NCAA Women's Foil National Championship, posting a staggering 20-3 and a tournament-best +62 touch differential.

Ben Rounds, Baseball 

Senior designated hitter Ben Rounds hit .400 (4-for-10) last week with four RBIs, three doubles, a home run, four runs scored, a 1.000 slugging percentage, and .500 OBP in Harvard's series with Columbia. He went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run in game one, posted a home run and two runs scored in game two, and notched three RBIs, a double, and a run in game three. Rounds has reached base safely in all 16 of the Crimson's games in 2024.

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