Wayne State University Athletics

Slava Zingerman was a four-year fencing letterwinner (2006-10) who became only the second person in NCAA men's epee history to win three consecutive NCAA titles since the NCAA began competition in 1941.
 
As a freshman, he captured the 2007 NCAA national title as he defeated Benjamin Bratton of St. John's, 15-13.  Zingerman compiled a 17-6 mark (+37 touches) during round-robin competition at the NCAA Championship to qualify for the semifinals.  He also won the men's epee at the 2007 Midwest Fencing Conference championship.
 
The following year, Zingerman won the 2008 NCAA national title to become the third WSU men's epeeist to win back-to-back national titles joining Ettore Bianchi (1984-85) and Gil Pezza (1980-81).
 
Zingerman recorded a 15-8 win over Stanley Vaksman from St. John's in a semifinal bout then upended Penn State's Arthur Urman 15-7 in the national championship bout.  He compiled a 15-8 mark (+22 in touches) during round-robin competition at the NCAA Championship.  The previous month, Zingerman won his second consecutive men's epee title at the 2008 Midwest Fencing Conference championship.
 
In 2009, he won his third consecutive NCAA men's epee national title with a 15-7 victory over Princeton's Graham Wicas.  Zingerman finished the round-robin portion of the competition with a 17-6 mark (+32 in touches) to earn the second seed as Wicas earned the top seed with a 17-6 record but was +33 in touches.  Zingerman defeated No. 3-seeded Benji Ungar of Harvard 15-11 in the semifinals.  Earlier in his junior campaign, Zingerman won the men's epee at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
 
As a senior, he earned Second Team All-America accolades after placing seventh.  Zingerman earned medalist honors for the third time in his career at the 2010 Midwest Fencing Conference championships.  He also claimed the top spot at both the Remenyik Open and the Danosi Open.
 
He compiled a 69-29 record at the NCAA Championships during his four years of competition and left WSU as a four-time All-American along with being the all-time epee wins leader in school history as he compiled a 247-54 overall mark.
 
Zingerman, who graduated in 2011 with an engineering technology degree, earned Academic Honor Roll status three different semesters.