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Senior Bryce Heim was named to the Excellence Team for the third season in a row.

Men's Fencing 7/1/2026 1:00:00 PM Cooper Weidenthaler, Assistant Director for Media Relations

Men's Fencing Breaks School Record With Ten All-Academic Honorees

Wayne State shattered its previous school record of six honorees, last set in 2024-25.

DETROIT -- The 2025-26 Wayne State University men's fencing team crushed its previous school record with 10 GLIAC All-Academic honorees, seven of which earned a spot on the Excellence Team. This is the seventh year the GLIAC has recognized student-athletes from non-GLIAC sports with Academic All-GLIAC accolades.

Criteria states that student-athlete must be an active member on their respective sport roster at the end of the season, and not a true freshman or a first-year transfer student.

Grade-point averages listed are calculated through the fall semester since that was the last grading period before the season ended.

The seven student-athletes that were included on the All-Academic Excellence Team for maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 were sophomore Mahmoud Elsayed (Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt / El Nasr), senior Mitchell Gatrell (Livonia, Mich. / Churchill), junior Sam Gneuhs (Mason, Ohio / William Mason), senior Bryce Heim (Oconomowoc, Wis.), junior Sam Garrett (San Francisco, Calif. / San Francisco School of the Arts), graduate student Eyad Marouf (Alexandria, Egypt / European International School of Alexandria), and sophomore Jakub Oronowicz (Clarkston, Mich.).

Marouf (Master's degree in Anatomy and Cell Biology - 3.50) made the Excellence Team for a fourth-straight year, while Gatrell (Finance - 3.56), Heim (Chemistry Honors (3.92), and Garrett (Marketing - 3.75) all were honored for the third time in as many seasons. Gneuhs (Sport Management - 3.80), who was first-year eligible last campaign, was recognized for the second-straight year. Both Elsayed (Finance - 3.64) and Oronowicz (Music - 3.72) were first-year eligible as sophomore student-athletes.

The remaining three Warriors earned All-Academic Team accolades for maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0-3.49. They were senior Shuayb Dinkins (Kissimmee, Fla. / Celebration), sophomore Brendan Goeddeke (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Warren De La Salle), and sophomore Carlos Santos (Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids).

Dinkins (Technology, Information Systems and Analytics - 3.23), Goeddeke (Civil Engineering - 3.24), and Santos (Biomedical Engineering - 3.14) all were on the All-Academic Team for the very first time in their collegiate careers. For Goeddeke and Santos, they were eligible for the first time.

The men's fencing team had nine student-athletes on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a term GPA of 3.5 or better during the Winter 2026 semester. Two accomplished a perfect 4.0 term GPA for the semester.

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Players Mentioned

Shuayb Dinkins: Epee; 5' 10"; Senior

Mahmoud Elsayed: Epee; 6' 2"; Sophomore

Sam Garrett: Epee; 6' 3"; Senior

Mitchell Gatrell: Foil; 6' 1"; Senior

Sam Gneuhs: Foil; 5' 10"; Junior

Brendan Goeddeke: Sabre; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Bryce Heim: Epee; 6' 2"; Senior

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

Jakub Oronowicz: Foil; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Carlos Santos: Foil; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Shuayb Dinkins
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Epee

Mahmoud Elsayed
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: Epee

Sam Garrett
: 6' 3"; Senior
: Epee

Mitchell Gatrell
: 6' 1"; Senior
: Foil

Sam Gneuhs
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Foil

Brendan Goeddeke
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: Sabre

Bryce Heim
: 6' 2"; Senior
: Epee

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

Jakub Oronowicz
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Foil

Carlos Santos
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Foil