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2023-24 Fencing Roster

Robert Vidovszky

  • Position Sabre
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Emerald Hills, Calif.
  • Previous School Apostles Lutheran
  • College Columbia College
  • Major History

Biography

USA FENCING BIO/RESULTS | INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
Season
Dual Record
Ivy League
Northeast Regional
NCAA Championship
2021-22
29-13
3-6
6-6, 15th place
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2022-23
27-13
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7-5, 14th place
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2023-24 28-12 0-1 -- --
Career
84-38
3-7
13-11
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2023-24

Competed in four regular season meets … Saw action at Ivy League Round Robins against Yale … Went 4-2 at Columbia
Invitational.

2022-23

Competed at NCAA Northeast Regional … Compiled 27-13 dual meet record … Went 11-0 at Western Invitational.
 
2021-22

Participated at NCAA Northeast Regional … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins … Registered 29-13 dual meet record … Posted 9-0 mark at Penn State Duals … Made collegiate debut at MG Open.
 
2020-21

Did not compete… Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A June 2020 graduate of Apostles Lutheran High School in San Jose, Calif. … Fenced for Premier Fencing Academy for coaches Kris Hristov, Hristo Hristov, and Tsetsi Bakalova … Placed fifth at the 2020 Junior World Cup in France … Won Youth Pan American Championship in Lima, Peru in 2015 … Earned third place finish at the Cadet World Cup in Modling, Austria in 2018 … Finished in second place at the World Championships in Verona, Italy in 2018 … Placed fourth at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2018 … Also played soccer, competed in swimming … Involved in community service through his work with the Interact Club.
 
PERSONAL

Born Robert Tamas Vidovszky on September 20, 2001, in Rochester, Minn. … Son of Tamas Vidovszky and Natalie Torok of Emerald Hills, Calif. … Has two older sisters Anna and Andrea … His father was also fencer … Hobbies and interests include working out, surfing, boating, jet skiing, skiing, and water skiing … Is a Black Belt in Taekwondo … Served as a lifeguard at a local lake … Career goals include making a positive impact in the world … Favorite home-cooked meal is goulash ... Person in history he would most like to meet: Nikola Tesla …. Chose Columbia because of its location in the greatest city in the world, best fencing school in the nation, diverse community, and superb academics … Chose Columbia over offers from Princeton, Penn, Notre Dame, and Penn State … Enrolled at Columbia College … Plans to major in Business Management.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Sabre
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sabre
  • 2022-23Junior

    Sabre
  • 2023-24Senior

    Sabre