2007-08: Served as a volunteer assistant coach for the WSU fencing program.
2006-07: Placed third at the 2007 NCAA Championship in the epee after defeating Columbia[apos]s Dwight Smith, 14-12, in the bronze medal bout ... compiled a 16-7 record (+27 touches) during round-robin competition at the NCAA Championship ... won the NCAA Midwest Regional epee title with a 13-12 victory over Ohio State[apos]s Mykhaylo Mazur in the final ... finished second in the men[apos]s epee at the 2007 Midwest Fencing Conference championship at Notre Dame ... entered as the No. 8 seed but compiled a 5-0 record in pool play ... reached the finals by defeating Cleveland State[apos]s Andy Snell (15-3), Ohio State[apos]s Christian Rivera (15-8), and Ohio State[apos]s Jason Pryor (15-13) ... lost 15-12 to teammate Slava Zingerman in the title bout ... helped the men[apos]s epee squad to a second-place finish at the MFC, falling 5-2 to Ohio State in the championship round.
2005-06: Placed 13th at the NCAA Championship ... won the men[apos]s epee at the 2006 MFC championship hosted by Notre Dame ... entered the championship as the No. 3 seed, had a 6-0 record in pool play then defeated Ohio State[apos]s Jason Pryor (15-12), Lawrence[apos]s Alexander Kaeding (15-2), OSU[apos]s Denis Tolkachev (15-8) and Notre Dame[apos]s Greg Howard (15-9), the No. 2 seed, to finish the championship unbeaten.
2004-05: Named a First Team All-American after placing second at the NCAA Championship ... in the championship final, Petraszek battled Notre Dame senior Michal Sobieraj to the wire before falling 15-13 ... finished fifth at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship at Notre Dame to earn second team All-MFCC honors ... helped men[apos]s epee team to a second-place finish behind Ohio State.
2003-04: Finished seventh at the NCAA Championship with a 15-8 record to earn Second Team All-America honors ... placed second at the Midwest Fencing Championship ... helped men[apos]s epeé to a third-place team finish at MFC ... finished 31st at the North American Cup held on December 12 in Palm Springs, Calif.
Pre-College: Graduated in 2000 from Gliwice High School ... earned gold medal at Junior European Championship in 2000 ... earned a silver medal at the Junior World Championships in 2001 ... earned a silver medal at the Senior European Championships ... a two-time Polish Champion both as an individual and with his team ... earned over 15 medals in Polish Championships ... A world cup finalist in 2000, 2001 and 2002 ... a member of the Poland Olympic fencing team for the Athens Games in 2004.
Personal: Full name--Marek W. Petraszek ... born January 15, 1981, in Gliwice, Poland ... son of Wojciech and Teresa Petraszek ... has an older sister, Grazyna ... hobbies include books, music and photography ... is an art major ... named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2006 ... named to the Coach[apos]s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005 and Fall 2006.
