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2007-08 Women's Fencing Roster

Justyna Konczalska

Justyna Konczalska

  • Position:
    Epee
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Innsbruck, Austria
  • High School:
    BORG Innsbruck
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography


2007-08: Finished seventh at the NCAA Championship to earn Second Team All-America honors ... compiled a 15-8 mark in round-robin competition (+25 in touches) ... finished fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional after placing ninth at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship ... won the Michigan Open ... compiled a 65-13 record in regular-season dual meets.

2006-07: Finished ninth at the NCAA Championship ... compiled a 13-10 mark (+14 in touches) in round-robin competition to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades ... placed sixth at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... seeded seventh for the Midwest Fencing Conference championship ... compiled a 4-1 mark (+13 in touches) in pool play to earn a No. 11 seed for the round of 16 ... upset the No. 6 seed, Northwestern[apos]s Sara Pecherek, 15-11, but fell to Northwestern[apos]s Christa French, the No. 3 seed, 15-11 in the quarterfinals ... earned a sixth-place finish in the individual competition ... helped the women[apos]s epee squad to a third-place finish at the MFC Championship ... competed in a senior women[apos]s epee event in Montreal in November ... after recording a 12-1 record after two pools, defeated Brigitte Lalonde (15-8), Maica Machnik (15-7) and Elena Frantova (15-8) to claim first place ... her brother won the men[apos]s epee competition ... is an academic all-district nominee.

2005-06: Earned First Team All-America honors after placing fourth at the NCAA Championship ... had a 17-6 record in round robin to finish fourth ... lost to Penn State[apos]s Katarzyna Trzopek, 15-14, in the semifinals and Ohio State[apos]s Kaela Brendler, 15-11 in the consolation bout ... placed 10th at the 2006 Midwest Fencing Conference championship at Notre Dame ... compiled a 5-0 record during pool play but lost to Ohio State[apos]s Aleksan Obrazcova (15-14) in the round of 16.

Pre-WSU: An October 2003 graduate of Bundes Oberstufen Real Gymnasium für Leistungs sportler ... placed fifth at the Louisville World Cup ... finished 14th at World Championship ... five-time Austrian champion ... currently ranked 35th in the world ... placed second at the Chicago Open ... member of the Austrian national team from 2000-05 ... attended Universitåt Innsbruck for two years (2003-05).

Personal: Full name--Justyna J. Konczalska ... born July 17, 1983, in Warsaw, Poland ... daughter of Jerzy and Halina Konczalski ... father spent 15 years as the Austrian National Coach for men[apos]s epee ... his epee team competed at the Sydney (Australia) and Athens (Greece) Olympics ... he currently is the men[apos]s epee national coach for Canada ... has an older brother, Dominik, and an older sister, Dagmara ... Dominik was a member of the Austrian epee team that won the World Cup for the 2001 season ... is a journalism major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2005 (4.00), Winter 2006 and Winter (2008) ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2006, Winter 2007 and Fall 2007 ... enjoys volleyball, swimming and traveling.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Sophomore

    Epee
    5'9"
  • 2006-07Junior

    Epee
    5'9"
  • 2007-08Senior

    Epee
    5'9"