Wojciech Dudek returned to the Wayne State University fencing coaching staff in the fall of 2007 and 2008-09 was his fifth year as an assistant coach for Jerzy Radz.
A former All-American epeeist for the Warriors, Dudek received his bachelor's degree from WSU in May 2006 in political science. He is currently working on a master's degree in public relations and organizational communication at WSU.
He served as an assistant coach for the Warriors from Sept. 2005 through Dec. 2006 before serving as a media relations assistant at the University of Albany for six months.
The 2003 Midwest Fencing Conference Champion, Dudek was also a two-time Bronze medalist at the U17 Polish Championship.
A native of Krakow, Poland, Dudek has been a member of the Polish National team (U17, U 20 and senior) and was on three Silver medal winning teams at the U20 Polish Championship.
Dudek is single and lives in Roseville.
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2004-05: Finished 15th at the NCAA Championship with a 10-13 mark ... won the Midwest Fencing Regional with a 10-1 mark ... finished tied-for-third at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship at Notre Dame to earn first team All-MFCC honors ... helped men's epee team to a second-place finish behind Ohio State ... placed 2nd at the Michigan Open ... finished 20th at the North American Cup ... placed 37th at the Penn State Garrett Open.
2003-04: Finished 12th at the NCAA Championship with a 12-11 record (+3 in touches) to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors ... placed tied-for-third at the Midwest Fencing Championship ... helped men's epeé to a third-place team finish at MFC ... finished ninth at the North American Cup held on December 12 in Palm Springs, Calif.
2002-2003: Won the Kalamazoo Open during pre-season competition ... won the Michigan Open ... finished 14th at the Penn State Open ... finished 18th at the North American Cup in Columbus, Ohio ... won the Midwest Fencing Championship with a 12-11 win over Notre Dame's Jan Viviani in the finals ... defeated Michigan State's Eric Romein, 15-4, in the semifinals ... placed fourth in the 2003 NCAA Midwest Regional in Columbus, Ohio.
2001-2002: Began his collegiate career in January 2002.
High School: Attended Roman Ingarden High School and graduated in 1999 ... was a two time bronze individual winner, a member of three silver championship teams, and two-time member of bronze championship teams at the Junior Polish Championships ... competed with one bronze winning team at the Polish Senior Championships ... participated with the Poland AZS-AWF Krakow club team under coach Wojciech Ryczek.
Personal: Full name is Wojciech Z. Dudek ... born March 30, 1981 in Krakow, Poland ... son of Janusz and Alicja Dudek ... has an older brother, Michal ... named to the athletic director's honor roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2004, Fall 2004 (4.00) and Winter 2005 ... named to the coach's honor roll (term gpa 3.0+) for Fall 2002 and Fall 2003 ... is majoring in political science ... hobbies include soccer.
