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2024-25 Men's Fencing Roster

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Zeyad Nofal

Zeyad Nofal

  • Position:
    Sabre
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    191
  • Letters:
    1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Cairo, Egypt
  • High School:
    Newcastle International School

Summary

Biography

2024-25:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... voted First Team All-CCFC in the sabre weapon ... garnered United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Scholar of Distinction accolades ... competed in seven events for Wayne State, compiling an 83-33 bout record ... fenced at the NFC Championships (11/23-24) finishing with a 19-2 mark ... went 10-0 at the Danosi Open (1/11) ... competed at the DeCicco Duals (1/25) compiling a 15-1 bout ledger ... earned an 11-6 mark at the Schiller Duals (2/1-2) ... impressed at the CCFC Championships (2/22-23) where he finished 20-4 ... competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (3/8) finishing with a 2-11 mark ... appeared at the NCAA Championships (3/20-21) and went 6-9 ... totaled a 15-7 ledger in non-team events.

2023-24:  Fenced in one team event, which was the Danosi Open (2/10) for his collegiate debut ... won the Senior Mixed Sabre category at the meet, and did so by defeating teammate Eyad Marouf in the finals ... was a perfect 11-0 at the annual event hosted by WSU, which was also his overall ledger for the campaign ... also saw time in several individual national and international competitions during the school year, which do not count towards career numbers ... traveled to Tunis, Tunisia for the Tunis Junior World Cup (11/18-19) and was 3-4 in solo action ... helped Team Egypt to third out of 11 nations in the team event for the men's sabre (1-1 overall) ... accumulated a 6-3 ledger at the Boston Junior World Cup (1/20) ... had an impressive showing at the France Junior World Cup (2/17), in which he registered an 8-2 mark and placed fifth out of 105 fencers ... was 7-1 at the Junior & Cadet African Zonal Championships (3/4) in Cairo, Egypt for a tied-for-third finish ... garnered a ledger of 7-2 for 19th at the Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships (4/18) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ... overall record was 31-12 for these tournaments.

High School:  A 2023 graduate of Newcastle International School ... graduated as an Honor student with a 4.0 GPA.

Personal:  Full Name -- Zeyad A. Nofal ... born on October 26, 2004, in Cairo, Egypt ... son of Ahmed and Reham Nofal ... has two sisters, Najwa and Jameela ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 (4.00), Fall 2024 and Winter 2025.
 
Zeyad Nofal's Career Record
Year Regular Season CCFC Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships Total
2023-24 11-0 -- -- -- 11-0
2024-25 55-9 20-4 2-11 / 13th 6-9 / 20th 83-33
Career 66-9 20-4 2-11 6-9 94-33

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Sabre
    6'4" 188 lbs

  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Sabre
    6'4" 191 lbs