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2016-17 Women's Fencing Roster

Andrew Stoll

Zuzanna Sobczak

Zuzanna Sobczak

  • Position:
    Foil
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gdansk, Poland
  • High School:
    II Liceum Ogólnoksztalcace
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career:  A three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team selection ... qualified for the NCAA Championships all four years, earning Honorable Mention All-America accolades each of her last three seasons.

2016-17:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-America First Team after earning Academic All-District At-Large First Team honors ... finished ninth in the nation at the NCAA Championships (3/26) with a 12-11 record (+15 / 88-73 in touches) to earn Honorable Mention All-American accolades ... received Deans' Award from the College of Engineering for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of all student-athletes in that college ... fenced in 12 meets, 10 in foil, and two in sabre and foil ... finished first in the foil division and tied-for-third in the sabre division at the Danosi Open (12/11) ... was a perfect 10-0 at the Titan Invitational (1/14) ... posted a 5-1 record at the Northwestern Duals (2/4) ... went 10-3 at the MFC Championships (2/25) ... placed fifth, with a 6-3 record, at the NCAA Midwest Regionals ... placed 53rd out of 128 at the Foil Grand Prix in Long Beach, Calif. ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's At-Large First Team ... earned Honorable Mention All-America accolades after placing 11th at the NCAA Championships (3/25) with a 13-10 record (+5 in touches / 80-75) ... competed in eight meets … placed third (6-1 mark) in the foil division at the Remenyik Open (10/25) … won the foil division and placed fifth in the sabre division at the Danosi Open (12/6) … notched a 11-1 record at the Notre Dame DeCicco Duals (1/16) … tallied a team-high 17 bout wins at the Northwestern Dual (1/30) … posted a 15-0 record at the WSU Dual Meet (2/7) … tied-for-third in the foil division at the MFC Championships (2/27) … garnered eight bout wins in the team competition at the conference meet (2/28) … finished seventh in the foil event and earned 11 bout wins at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/12) ...  2015-16 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2014-15:  Fenced in seven events, including placing 11th in the foil at the NCAA Championships (3/22) to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's At-Large First Team ... earned First Team All-Midwest Fencing Conference honors ... finished first at the Remenyik Open with a 10-0 record (10/26) ... posted another win with a 9-0 record at the Danosi Open (11/23) ... competed in the North American Cup, placing 17th (12/5) ... went 12-3 at the NYU Duals (1/25) ... took a runner-up finish with the 14-2 record at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/7).

2013-14:  Competed in all nine events, including finishing 14th in the foil at the NCAA National Championships (11-12 record) ... finished fifth at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (7-2 record) ... placed ninth individually at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship ... won two titles at the Danosi Open, winning the championship bouts in both the foil and epee ... placed second at the Remenyik Open with a 10-1 record overall ... went 12-0 at the Cleveland State Duals ... had an 11-2 mark at the Northwestern Duals ... named Primetime Performer by CollegeFencing360.com (Feb. 5) ... recorded a 41-9 mark during the regular season.

High School:  A 2012 graduate of II Liceum Ogólnoksztalcace ... placed eighth as an individual at the Fencing Junior World Championships in 2011 ... also helped team to seventh place at the 2011 Fencing Junior World Championships ... earned fith place individually and led team to third place  at 2010 Fencing Cadet European Championships ... was third as a team and seventh as an individual at 2011 Junior World Cup ... earned 13 medals from Polish Championships (cadet, junior, U23, senior) ... fenced for club coach Longin Szmit.

Personal:  Full Name--Zuzanna Sobczak ... born June 29, 1993, in Gdansk, Poland ... daughter of Ryszard and Anna Sobczak ... has one younger brother, Piotr ... both her mother and father were fencers ... Ryszard was a three-time Olympian earning a bronze medal in the men's foil team event for Poland at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the same event at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics ... is a civil engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Winter 2014 (4.00), Fall 2014, Winter 2015 (4.00), Fall 2015 (4.00), Winter 2016 (4.00), Fall 2016 and Winter 2017 (4.00) ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

 
Zuzanna Sobczak's Career Record
Year Regular Season MFC Championship Regional NCAA Total
2013-14 41-9 2-1 7-2 / 5th 11-12 / 14th 61-24
2014-15 39-7 5-0 14-2 / 2nd 12-11 / 11th 70-20
2015-16 58-6 (9-2 Sabre) (7-1 Epee) 8-1 11-6 / 7th 13-10 / 11th 106-26
2016-17 48-16 (8-4 Sabre) 10-3 6-3 / 5th 12-11 / 9th 84-37
Career 210-45 25-5 38-13 48-44 321-107

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Redshirt Freshman

    Foil
    5'11"

  • 2014-15Redshirt Sophomore

    Foil
    5'11"

  • 2015-16Redshirt Junior

    Foil
    5'11"

  • 2016-17Redshirt Senior

    Foil
    5'11"