Jonathan Fitzgerald 2016-17 Fencing Roster

HONORS & AWARDS:

• 2017 NCAA Championships Team Championship (competitor)
• 2017 NCAA Championships Men’s Sabre Eighth Place
• 2017 Second Team All-American
• 2017 NCAA Midwest Regional Men’s Sabre Third Place
• 2016 Third Team All-American
• 2016 NCAA Championships Men’s Sabre 10th Place
• 2016 NCAA Midwest Regional Men’s Sabre Runner-Up
• 2016 ACC Championships Men’s Sabre Runner-Up
• 2015 ACC Men’s Sabre Champion
• 2015, 2016 All-ACC Men’s Sabre
• 2015, 2016, 2017 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
• 2016 Notre Dame Men’s Sabre MVP
• ACC Men’s Fencer of the Week (Feb. 4, 2015)
• 2015 USA Fencing Championships Junior Men’s Sabre Eighth Place

AS A SENIOR

• Finished the season with a 31-20 record
• Began the season at the Elite Invitational, posting a record of 4-3
• Went 8-4 at the St. John’s Invitational
• Finished the ACC Championships with a 6-2 record

AS A JUNIOR:

• Earned his highest finish at the NCAA Championships, placing eighth for Second Team All-America honors
• Went 14-9 during pool competition at the NCAA Championships with a +11 indicator
• Finished third at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
• Completed the year with a 37-35 record in dual meets
• Named to the ACC All-Academic Team for the third straight season
• Earned first career Academic All-America citation with a third-team nod
• Earned a monogram

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Earned his first All-America citation with a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (Honorable Mention)  
• Earned second place the at NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, posting a 6-4 record on the day
• Also took silver in the ACC Men’s Sabre Championship, falling to teammate Jonah Shainberg 12-15 in the gold-medal bout  
• Top-two finish at ACCs was good for second career All-ACC honor  
• Posted a 48-22 record on the season  
• Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named the team’s Most Valuable Sabreur  
• Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Won ACC Men’s Sabre title, the ACC Men’s Team title, named ACC Men’s Sabreur of the Year and finished 20th at NCAA Championship  
• One of five freshmen to compete for the Irish at the NCAA Championship  
• Amassed a 39-23 record in his first year, beginning the season 6-5 at the Ohio State Elite Cup  
• Logged 13-1 mark in Northwestern Duals
• Went 5-1 in DeCicco Duals
• Etched a 4-3 record in team competition at ACC Championship and went 14-1 en route to clinching the individual title  
• Finished in fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional and earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Championship  
• At NCAAs, finished the first day with a 6-9 record, and went on to finish 7-16
• Named ACC Fencer of the Week on Feb. 4, and earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Got his start in the sport when mother pushed him to take lessons at age 13  
• Excelled quickly and began competing at top-tier events
• As a sophomore, placed fifth at Division II Richmond, Virginia North American Cup (NAC), and was third at same competition in Division III level  
• Finished sixth at Kansas City, Missouri NAC in Division II competition  
• Competed at Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, in cadet level, placing 14th  
• As a junior, placed ninth on European Circuit at Cadet World Cup in Konin, Poland  
• Finished 12th at St. Louis, Missouri NAC at cadet level
• Won title at same event in the Division II competition  
• Came in 11th at Louisville, Kentucky NAC  
• As a senior, placed seventh at Pan-American Games in Guatemala City, Guatemala, competing at the junior level
• Finished 10th at Dallas, Texas NAC in Division I competition
• Placed third at Virginia Beach, Virginia NAC in juniors competition  
• Favorite athletic memories to date are winning bronze at the Virginia Beach NAC and placing ninth at Cadet World Cup in Konin, Poland  
• Clinched seventh at Junior Olympics in Portland, Oregon in junior division  
• Served as a board member of Model United Nations and volunteered as an event coordinator with Amnesty International in high school  
• Graduated from East Brunswick High School in June of 2014  
• Youngest son of Brian Fitzgerald and Linda Rondinelli  
• Has four older sisters and one brother
• Born in New York, New York, but currently calls East Brunswick, New Jersey home
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, double-majoring in Arabic and Peace Studies