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2022-23 Fencing Roster

Daniella Timofeyev

  • Position SABRE
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School Freedom Christian School
  • Hometown Antelope, Calif.
  • School Columbia College
  • Major Political Science

Biography

INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
  • First Team All-America selection (2020)
  • All-Northeast Region First Team honoree (2020)
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season
Dual Record
Ivy League
Northeast Regional
NCAA Championship
2018-19
25-14
8-7
14-9, 5th place
9-14, 17th place
2019-20
24-5
10-5, 5th place
12-11, 4th place
Qualified-Canceled?
2020-21
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2021-22
28-14
3-7
7-5, 16th place
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2022-23
2-0
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Career
79-33
21-19
33-25
9-14
 
2022-23

Went 2-0 at Kolombatovich Historical Meet in lone competition of season.
 
2021-22

NCAA Northeast Regional participant … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins … Registered 28-14 record in dual meet matches … Went 14-1 at Western Invitational … Made collegiate debut at MG Open.
 
2020-21

Did not enroll at Columbia … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20

As a sophomore, earned USFCA First Team All-America honors in saber … Qualified to compete at NCAA Championships … First Team All-Northeast Region honoree after finishing fourth with a 12-11 overall record, including a 6-5 record in the final pool … Named a Second Team All-Ivy League honoree … Finished in fifth place at Ivy League Round Robins with a 10-5 record … Went 24-5 overall in dual meets.
 
2018-19

As a first-year, was an immediate contributor to the women's sabre squad … Completed the regular season with a 25-14 record ... Went 8-7 at Ivy League Championships (Feb. 10) ... Finished fifth overall at Northeast Regionals (Mar. 10) ... Competed at NCAA National Championships and finished 17th overall with a 9-14 overall record.

BEFORE COLUMBIA

Fenced for Premier Fencing Academy in Carmichael, Calif. … In 2018, placed sixth in Junior and ninth in Division I at Summer Nationals ... Placed 10th in Juniors at the Junior Olympics … Ranked 5th on the 2017 Cadet points list … 2017 Junior points list ranked 10th … 2017 Senior Points List ranked 17th.

PERSONAL

Born October 13, 2000 in Sacramento, Calif. … Parents are Natalie and Alex Timofeyev … Has a brother David and sister Nicole ... Attended Freedom Christian High School in Fair Oaks, Calif. and was named Valedictorian of her class … Also recruited by Penn, Yale, Princeton, and Duke … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Sabre
    5'6" 125 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Sabre
    5'6" 125 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Sabre
    5'6" 0 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sabre
    5'6" 0 lbs