Zain Shaito
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Shaito, who was raised in Texas and attended Ohio State, is of both Lebanese and American decent.[1]
Shaito, who was on the national Ohio State fencing team, won the individual title in men’s foil at the NCAA Fencing Championships in 2012.[1] He was named the 2011-12 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the second fencer in OSU history to earn the title.[2] In 2011, Shaito was a Second Team All-American and a first-place finisher at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships. In 2016, he hopes to compete for the United States in the modern pentathlon.[2]
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