Wayne State University Athletics

Men's Fencing 6/16/2026 12:36:00 PM Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Five Fencers And One Golfer Earn Academic All-District Recognition

Gatrell, Gneuhs, Heim, Marouf and Oronowicz from fencing along with Daily honored for work in the classroom.

DETROIT -- Six Wayne State University men's student-athletes were recognized with College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors as announced by the organization this afternoon. WSU sports in the "At-Large" category include fencing and golf.

Nomination criteria includes:
Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
An undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

Receiving Academic All-District accolades were senior foilist Mitchell Gatrell (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill), junior foilist Sam Gneuhs (Mason, Ohio / William Mason), senior epeeist Bryce Heim (Oconomowoc, Wis.), graduate student sabreist Eyad Marouf (Alexandria, Egypt), and sophomore foilist Jakub Oronowicz (Clarkston, Mich.) from the fencing squad (Division 1), as well as redshirt sophomore Andrew Daily (Brighton, Mich.) from the men's golf team (Division 2).

Gatrell, who graduated with a 3.59 cumulative GPA in Finance, compiled a 22-22 overall, which includes a 7-8 mark at the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Championships. He was also an academic all-district honoree in 2024, and is a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection.

Gneuhs, who maintains a 3.75 cumulative GPA as a Sport Management major, is an academic all-district recipient for the second straight year. He compiled a 10-34 mark in the foil. The two-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honoree, Gneuhs received 2025 United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Scholar of Distinction accolades.

Heim graduated with a 3.94 cumulative GPA in Chemistry. He had a 33-55 overall record, which includes a 2-8 mark at the NCAA Midwest Regionals. A three-year GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection, Heim won 162 career bouts and garnered United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Scholar of Distinction accolades in 2025.

Marouf has a 3.70 cumulative GPA while pursuing a master's degree in Anatomy and Cell Biology. A three-time CSC Academic All-District honoree (2023, 2024 and 2026), Marouf competed in 28 events during his collegiate career with an overall record of 339-107. The 339 bout victories ranks first in the sabre all-time for the program, and is the most that any student-athlete has had, regardless of weapon.

Oronowicz maintains a 3.60 cumulative GPA as a Music major. He compiled a 29-48 overall record, including a 3-9 record at the NCAA Midwest Regional. Oronowicz garnered United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) All-Academic Team accolades a season ago.

Daily, who maintains a 3.54 cumulative GPA as a Finance major, earned Second Team All-GLIAC recognition in 2025-26 with a squad-best season scoring average of 72.52. He finished sixth at the GLIAC Championships, one of his six top-10 finishes during the season. Daily received GLIAC All-Academic recognition for the second consecutive year after redshirting in 2023-24. He was the 2024-25 GLIAC Freshman of the Year.

Daily was the lone Warrior to advance to the national ballot.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Daily: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

Mitchell Gatrell: Foil; 6' 1"; Senior

Sam Gneuhs: Foil; 5' 10"; Junior

Bryce Heim: Epee; 6' 2"; Senior

Eyad Marouf: Sabre; 5' 8"; Graduate Student

Jakub Oronowicz: Foil; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Andrew Daily
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

Mitchell Gatrell
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Foil

Sam Gneuhs
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Foil

Bryce Heim
: 6' 2"; Senior
: Epee

Eyad Marouf
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student
: Sabre

Jakub Oronowicz
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Foil