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2020-21 Fencing Roster

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Dawson Sieradzky

  • Position Sabre
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wayne, N.J.
  • Previous School Wayne Hills H.S.
  • College Enrolled at Columbia College
  • Major Psychology

Biography

INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

Season Dual Record Ivy League Northeast Regional NCAA Championship
2017-18 26-14 7-5 14-8, 5th place 8-15, 17th place
2018-19 25-11 5-1 6-6, 15th place --
2019-20 43-22 5-4 2-4, 23rd place --
2020-21 -- -- -- --
Career 94-47 16-10 22-16 8-15

 
2020-21
 
Did not compete … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20
 
As a junior, concluded year with a 43-22 dual match record in sabre … Placed 23rd at NCAA Northeast Regionals with a 2-4 record … Finished with a 5-4 record at Ivy League Round Robins.
 
2018-19


As a sophomore, marked a 25-11 regular season record … Won all three bouts against Ohio State and went 2-1 against Notre Dame at the St. John's Super Cup (Jan. 19) ... Went 5-1 at Ivy League Round Robins (Feb. 10) ... Finished 15th overall with a 6-6 record at NCAA Northeast Regionals.
 
2017-18
 
As a first-year, concluded year with a 26-14 overall dual match record … Placed fifth at NCAA Northeast Regional sabre competition with a 14-8 overall record … Went 7-5 at Ivy League Round Robins.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Coached by Oleg Stetsiv at the Bergen Fencing Club since he was 10 years old.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2017 graduate of Wayne Hills High School in Wayne Hills, N.J. … Four-year letterwinner for the Wayne Hills Patriots Fencing Team … Two-Time Individual Sabre State Champion (2015, 2016) … 2016 New Jersey Sabre Squad Champion … Three-time First-Team All-State honoree as a sophomore, junior, and senior … Four-time All-County and All-State fencer … Went 105-7 during his senior season for Wayne Hills … Tallied a record of 369-40 during his four-year high school career … Named team Captain during his senior season … Two-Time NJ.com Fencer of the Year (2015, 2016) … Inducted into the French Honor Society in 2016.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Dawson Joseph Sieradzky on November 6, 1998 in Ridgewood, N.J. … Son of David and Felicia Sieradzky … Older brother to Skyler Sieradzky … Recruited by Penn State, Ohio State, St. Johns, Notre Dame, and Boston College, but chose Columbia because of the location and the team culture … Started fencing because he loved Star Wars trilogy … Cites Tom Brady as one of his role models because of his work ethic and “no one expected him to be as good as he became” … Has fenced with Olympic Medalist Aleksey Yakimenko of Russia ... Wants to work on Wall Street … Caroline Panther Tight End Greg Olsen attended his high school … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Psychology.
 
ARTICLES

Boys Fencer of the Year for 2015-16: Dawson Sieradzky

Boys Fencer of the Year for 2014-15: Dawson Sieradzky

Boys State Fencing Championships 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Sabre
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sabre
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sabre
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sabre