2010-11: One of the most successful careers at WSU ... finished the year with a 54-14 regular season duals record ... captured 1st place at Danosi Open ... finished 14-1 and 19-1 at Cleveland State Duals and Norte Dame Duals
respectively ... was WSU's only participant at NCAA Tournament and finished with an 11-12 record, placing 15th.
2009-10: Took part in nine events … led all WSU sabreists with a 87-26 dual match record … placed 19th at the NCAA Championships with a 6-17 record … had a 6-5 record at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and finished in seventh place … tied for third in the individual portion of the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships and led the WSU sabre squad to a third-place mark at the MFC’s team competition … placed first at the Danosi Open in the sabre … began the season by placing sixth at the Remenyik Open.
2008-09: Finished 20th at the NCAA Championship with a 7-16 record (-24 in touches/71-95) ... placed seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional at Ohio State ... finished fifth at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship ... went 6-0 in pool play outscoring his opponents by a combined 30-2 ... won his first three direct elimination bouts -- 15-3 over Oberlin's Jacob Coburn, 15-1 over Chicago's Shane Blackman and 15-12 over Ohio State's Robert Douville, before falling 15-13 to Ohio State's John Friend, the eventual champion, in the quarterfinals ... helped the sixth-seeded sabre team finish fifth at the MFC Championship ... finished eighth at the Penn State/Garret Open ... won the 2008 Michigan Open ... compiled a 48-15 dual meet record.
2007-08: Placed 10th at the NCAA Championship to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades ... finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional and sixth at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship ... won the men's sabre at the 2007 Michigan Open ... compiled a 58-15 record in dual meets.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Lodz High School in Poland ... took first place in the Polish Championship ... fenced for club coach Makowka.
Personal: Full name--Jakub Gibczynski ... born April 16, 1988, in Lodz, Poland ... son of Waldemar and Miroslawa Gibczynski ... has an older brother Igor ... is undecided on academic major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007, Winter 2010 and Winter 2011 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 and Winter 2009.
| Jakub Gibczynski's Career Record |
| Year |
Regular Season
|
MFC Championship |
Regional |
NCAA |
| 2007-08 |
58-15 |
6th |
4th |
12-11 / 10th |
| 2008-09 |
48-15 |
5th |
7th |
7-16 / 20th |
| 2009-10 |
65-3 |
10-1 / T-3rd
|
6-5 / 7th
|
6-17 / 19th
|
| 2010-11 |
54-14 |
9-1 / 7th |
12-8 / 6th |
11-12 / 15th |
| Career |
225-47 |
19-2 |
18-13 |
36-56 |
