Career notes: Finished WSU career with 226 victories, good for third in men's sabre history and fifth in any weapon ... became fifth men's fencer to reach 200-win mark, accomplishing feat during senior season.
2012-13: Fenced in all 11 events, including finishing 24th at the NCAA Championships ... placed fifth at the Notre Dame Elite competition and fourth at the Remenyik Open ... won the Danosi Open for the second straight year ... went 9-1 at the Detroit Duals and 13-4 at the Northwestern Duals ... finished in a tie for third individually at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship ... placed fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... recorded a 9-1 mark to help the sabre squad to sixth at the MFC Championship.
2011-12: Competed in nine events including the NCAA Championship at Ohio State University ... won the Danosi Open after placing fifth at the Remenyik Open ... tied-for-third at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship ... placed eighth at the NCAA Midwest Regional and compiled a 4-19 record to finish 23rd at the NCAA Championship.
2010-11: Joined the WSU fencing program in January 2011 ... finished second in regular season dual match wins ... finishing with an impressive 53-20 record ... went undefeated in Notre Dame Duals (18-0) ... finished 5-0 at Detroit Duals ... posted a sixth-place finish at Midwest Fencing Conference Championship and a ninth place finish at NCAA Midwest Regionals.
Pre-WSU: Graduated in June 2007 from School Gymnasium 178 ... attended International Slavic Institute for two years.
Personal: Full name--Nikita S. Silantyev ... born June 26, 1989, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan ... son of Larisa Silantyev ... has one younger sister, Mariyam ... is majoring in finance ... favorite athlete is Stanislav Pozdniakov, who has won five Olympic medals in the sabre competitions ... Pozdniakov also won the gold medal at the 2006 World Fencing Championships and the 2007 World Fencing Championships in the individual sabre as well as a bronze medal in the team sabre in 2006 ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2013 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2011, Winter 2012 and Fall 2012.
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Nikita Silantyev's Career Record |
|
Year |
Regular Season |
MFC Championship |
Regional |
NCAA |
Total |
|
2010-11 |
53-20 |
9-1 / 6th |
9-11 / 9th |
-- |
71-32 |
|
2011-12 |
66-21 |
9-1 / T-3rd |
9-7 / 8th |
4-19 / 23rd |
88-48 |
|
2012-13 |
54-24 |
10-1 / T-3rd |
10-3 / 4th |
3-20 / 24th |
77-48 |
|
Career |
173-65 |
28-3 |
28-21 |
7-39 |
226-128 |
