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Fencing
HONORS & AWARDS NCAA Third-Place Finisher (2008) First Team All-American (2008) MFC Champion (2008) Women's Epee Team Co-Captain Elite addition who claimed epee bronze medal at 2007 European Championship, two months after joining the Irish (fall '07) ... has tremendous speed and reactions for her height (5-8) ... a strong fighter who exerts full effort in every bout ... combines tremendous athleticism and agile change of direction with an elegant style ... driven by self-motivation and belief that she can battle back to win any bout ... internationally-experienced competitor ... intense and attentive fencer who could become top competitor on NCAA level, as she improves her technique while working with assistant coach Marek Stepien (a fellow Poland native) ... very effective at executing the "compere attack" (prepare and attack) ... looking to improve her footwork and reaction time in certain situations ... won Junior World Cup in Tauber, Germany (Dec. '06), while placing second at Junior World Cups in Budapest (Jan. '07) and Modling, Austria (March '07) ... joins current Irish fencer - senior men's epeeist Karol Kostka (Krakow) - and three recent Notre Dame standouts (Michael Sobieraj, Alicja Kryczalo and Jakub Jedrkowiak) as only Poland natives ever to compete on a Notre Dame varsity team. AS A FRESHMAN: Finished third at the NCAA Championships to earn First Team All-American honors ... lost to St. John's Reka Szele in the semifinals, 15-4 ... bounced back to defeat top-seeded Alexandra Obrazcova of Ohio State, 15-9 to earn the bronze ... had an overall record of 45-6 (.882) ... missed the Western Invite to take part in a tournament in her native Poland ... went 14-4 at the NYU Duals ... posted a perfect 15-0 record on the final day of play at the Northwestern Duals for a combined 31-2 mark at the event ... finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals ... posted a 5-0 record in pool play at the event, including wins over Joanna Niklinska of Northwestern (5-2) and Obrazcova (5-3) ... earned the second seed in direct elimination play ... advanced to the finals with wins over Lawrence's Chiara Terzuolo (15-2) and Northwestern's Megan Ross (15-10) ... defeated Konczalska in the quarterfinals (15-8) ... fell to teammate Kelley Hurley in the third-place bout at the event (15-6) ... had solid 6th-place finish at Penn State Open (fall '07), after losing quarterfinal to eventual champ Anastasia Ferdman of PSU to open her Irish career. PREP & PERSONAL: Attended I L.O. Kopernika High School while training at Polac Mlodzlezy Katowice fencing club (under coach Ludmila Zaczek) ... born May 1, 1987, in Czestochowa, Poland ... daughter of Pawel and Grazyna Nelip ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. |
    
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