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2022-23 Fencing Roster

Natalie Minarik

  • Position FOIL
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • High School Benjamin N. Cardozo
  • Hometown Glen Oaks, N.Y.
  • School Columbia College
  • Major Political Science/Law

Biography

USA FENCING BIO/RESULTS | INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
  • First Team All-America selection (2020)
  • All-Northeast Region Second Team pick (2020)
  • Second Team All-Ivy League selection (2020)
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season
Dual Record
Ivy League
Northeast Regional
NCAA Championship
2018-19
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2019-20
54-21
12-6, 5th place
15-8, 7th place
Qualified-Canceled
2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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Career
54-21
12-6
15-8
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2022-23

Team captain … Did not compete.
 
2021-22

Did not compete.
 
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 foil … Qualified to compete at NCAA Championships … Earned Second Team All-Northeast Region honors after placing seventh with a 15-8 record and 5-6 record in the final pool … Named a Second Team All-Ivy League honoree after finishing in fifth place with a 12-6 record.
 
2018-19

As a first-year, did not compete due to injury

BEFORE COLUMBIA

Marked a record of 83-12 during the 2015-16 season … Won Bronze Medal at the 2017 Cadet World Championships in Bulgaria … Earned the Silver Medal at the 2017 Division I Championships.
 
PERSONAL

Born Natalie Minarik on April 6, 2000 … Daughter of Jim and Theresa Minarik ... Attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School ... Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    Foil
    5'5" 155 lbs

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Foil
    5'5" 155 lbs

  • 2021-22Junior

    Foil
    5'5" 0 lbs

  • 2022-23Senior

    Foil
    5'5" 0 lbs