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2017-18 Men's Fencing Roster

Ziad Elsissy

Ziad Elsissy

  • Position:
    Sabre
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Alexandria, Egypt
  • High School:
    New El Quds International

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Finished with the most saber victories in program history (332) ... was a three-time All-American on the strip and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.

2017-18:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-America Second Team ... was the national runner-up at the NCAA Championships (3/24-25 for the second consecutive year and collected First Team All-American honors, posting a 19-6 record (+41 in touches) during the two-day event ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... competed in nine tournaments, all in the saber ... totaled a 102-23 overall record ... started season with a 16-2 mark and second-place finish at the Penn State Open (11/5) ... went 9-0 at the Danosi Open (12/3) and won 10 of his 11 bouts at the North American Cup (12/8-10) and finished second ... posted a 10-5 mark at the Philadelphia Invite (1/21) and went 10-2 at the Notre Dame DeCicco Duals (1/27) ... was unbeaten in 17 bouts at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships (2/24-25) and went 7-2 at the NCAA Regionals (3/10) ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2016-17:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-America First Team ... runner-up at the NCAA National Championships (3/24) ... compiled a 15-8 mark during the round-robin portion and was +27 (101-74) in touches to earn the No. 3 seed for the semifinals ... defeated Ohio State's Fares Arfa 15-7 in the semifinals, before falling 15-10 to Harvard's Eli Dershwitz in the gold medal bout ... earned First Team All-American accolades ... participated in nine meets ... went undefeated (10-0) to place first in the sabre division at the Remenyik Open (10/1) … won the sabre division with a 7-0 record at the Danosi Open (12/11) ... posted an 11-0 record in the Titan Invitational (1/14) ... led the Warriors in bouts wins in the St. John's Duals (11-1), Notre Dame Duals (7-0), and Northwestern Duals (14-3) ... came in first place in the NCAA Midwest Regionals (3/11) ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:  Participated in seven meets … went undefeated (11-0) to place first in the sabre division at the Remenyik Open (10/25) … won the sabre division with a 9-0 record at the Danosi Open (12/6) … tied-for-17th at the North American Cup (12/7) … led the Warriors with 16 bout wins at the Notre Dame DeCicco Duals (1/16) … went 14-1 at the WSU Dual Meet (2/7) … finished fifth in the individual competition of the sabre event at the MFC Championships (2/27) … led the Warriors with an 11-1 mark in the team competition at the conference meet (2/28) … claimed the bronze medal (third place) in the sabre division at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/12) ... 2015-16 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award. 

2014-15:  Voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Men's At-Large First Team ... earned Second Team All-America accolades after placing seventh in the men's sabre competition at the 2015 NCAA Collegiate Championship (3/22)  ... earned First Team All-Midwest Fencing Conference honors ... finished first (11-2) at the NCAA Regional (3/7) ... placed fifth at the first meet of the season, Remenyik Open, with a 8-1 record in the sabre (10/25) ... posted a 14-1 sabre record in the Northwestern Duals (1/31) ... ended the 2014-15 season with a 56-16 record in the sabre.

2013-14:  Attended Wayne State, but did not compete and was redshirted.

High School:  Graduated from New El Quds International School in 2013 ... finished in first place in National School competitions from 2008-13 ... a member of the Egyptian National Fencing Team from 2009-13 ... also named captain of the team ... ranked No. 9 internationally ... competed in the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, placing 11th in the saber ... won titles at the Egyptian Championships, African Championships (Cadet, Junior, Senior) and Arab Championships (Cadet, Junior) ... earned third place twice at the Mediterranean Games ... certified as an Olympic fencer.

Personal:  Full Name--Ziad A. Elsissy ... born December 15, 1994 ... son of Aly and Manal Elsissy ... has one older brother, Ahmed ... father played basketball on the Egyptian National Team ... is a mechanical engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Winter 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017 and Winter 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) in Fall 2015 ... is a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council ... name is pronounced Ze-yad Al-sisi.
 Ziad Elsissy's Career Record
Year Regular Season MFC Championship Regional NCAA Total
2014-15 31-5 -- 11-2 / 1st 14-9 / 7th 56-16
2015-16 57-4 11-1 6-3 / 3rd -- 74-8
2016-17 74-6 -- 10-1 / 1st 16-9 / 2nd 100-16
2017-18 66-9 10-6 7-2 / 2nd 19-6 / 2nd 102-23
Career 228-24 21-7 34-8 49-24 332-63

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Sabre
    5'11"

  • 2014-15Redshirt Freshman

    Sabre
    5'11"

  • 2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'11"

  • 2016-17Redshirt Junior

    Sabre
    5'11"
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    2017-18Redshirt Senior

    Sabre
    5'11"
    C