John Pietrowicz 2015-16 Fencing Roster

AS A SENIOR:

• Went 4-3 on the season, competing only at the DeCicco Duals

AS A JUNIOR:

• Went 8-4 on the year, competing solely at the DeCicco Duals
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Competed at DeCicco Duals, earned a 4-2 mark to bring career tally to 10-2  

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Posted a 6-0 record, competing solely at the DeCicco Duals

PREP & PERSONAL:

• Graduated from New Trier in June of 2013  
• Competed for three years as a member of school’s varsity fencing team, in addition to bouting with numerous club teams  
• As a sophomore, went 15-6 in varsity dual meets, finishing in the top 30 at three tournaments
• At the Deerfield-Highland Park Invite, finished 16th out of 53 competitors  
• Finished 26th in the standings at the Midwest High School Open
• At Midwest Fencing Classic, finished eighth out of 59 combatants
• Went on to finish the year in 91st place at the Youth-14 Nationals competition
• As a junior, increased individual bout record to 27-6 in dual meets
• Finished firmly in seventh place at the Midwest High School Invitational and Midwest High School Open  
• Went on to compete at Division III Nationals, finishing 41st out of 129
• As a senior, posted a 32-4 record in dual meets  
• Named team captain  
• Finished in top five in tournaments throughout the year
• Placed sixth in the Great Lakes Conference Championships
• Named All-Conference
• Earned a Student-Athlete award for seniors at his school
• Off the strip, tutored fellow students in math, reading and writing
• Served a teaching assistant in calculus II class
• Volunteered a member of the SILC (Student Instructional Leadership Corps), helping conduct research as an intern and lab assistant at the Walsh Research Institute
• Named an honor roll student all four years in addition to being a two-time AP Scholar and National Merit finalist  
• Earned a 35 on the ACT college entrance exam
• Hails from same area of Illinois as fellow epeeist Ryan McDonough  
• Born in Evanston, Illinois, to parents John and Molly
• Has one brother, Sean
• Is the seventh person in his family to attend Notre Dame
• Uncle participated on the track & field team at Florida Atlantic University
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in English