USA FENCING BIO/RESULTS | INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
• NCAA Individual Men's Epee Runner-up (2019)
• Two-Time First Team All-American (2019, 2023)
• Second Team All-America (2022)
• 2022 NCAA Northeast Regional Gold Medalist
• Two-Time First Team All-Ivy League honoree (2020, 2021)
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
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Season
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Dual Record
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Ivy League
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Northeast Regional
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NCAA Championship
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2018-19
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23-13
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7-2
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13-8, 9th place
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16-7, 2nd place
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2019-20
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24-14
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8-4, 2nd place
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6-6, 19th place
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2020-21
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2021-22
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36-19
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7-3, 2nd place
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20-3, 1st place
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15-8, 5th place
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2022-23
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32-15
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4-2
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19-4, 4th place
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16-7, 3rd place
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Career
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115-61
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26-11
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58-21
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47-22
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2022-23
Team captain … Reached semifinals of NCAA Championship and finished third for his second First Team All-America selection … Placed fourth at NCAA Northeast Regional … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 32-15 during dual meets … Was 8-2 at Penn State Invitational.
2021-22
Team captain … Placed fifth at NCAA Championships, earning Second Team All-America honors … Won gold at NCAA Northeast Regionals … First Team All-Ivy League selection after going 7-3 at Round Robins … Went 13-3 at Western Invitational … Opened year going 10-2 at MG Open.
2020-21
Named team captain … Did not enroll at Columbia … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a sophomore, earned First Team All-Ivy League honors in epee … Finished in 19th place with a 6-6 record at the NCAA Northeast Regional … Finished in second place individually with an 8-4 at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 24-14 in dual matches on the year.
2018-19
As a first-year, earned the Silver Medal in the 2019 NCAA Championships men’s epee competition … Earned First Team All-America honors … Finished second overall in Men's epee competition at NCAA Nationals with a 16-7 overall record ... Finished ninth overall at Northeast Regionals with a 13-8 record (March 10) … Qualified for NCAA Nationals … Became an immediate contributor to the Lions squad ... Went 8-4 at the Penn State Invitational (Jan. 13) ... Went 7-2 at Ivy League Championships, including three wins over Harvard (Feb. 10) ... Marked a 23-13 regular season bout record.
BEFORE COLUMBIA
Epee Fencer … Member of the 2018 USA Junior World team … Ranked No. 4 in USA Juniors … Ranked No. 11 in USA Seniors … Ranked No. 18 in the world for the Junior category … Two-time NYAC High School Invitational Champion in both 2017 and 2018 ... Finished in second place at the 2018 January NAC in Juniors … Placed third at the 2017 December Division I NAC … Finished in sixth place at the 2017 Division 1 Championships ... Earned Silver Medal in the Junior Olympics for Cadets in both 2015 and 2016 … Placed second at the Bratislava Cadet World Cup.
PERSONAL
Born on September 21, 2000 in Mount Kisco, N.Y. … Son of Monica and Robert Lombardo ... Has a sister Alison … Chose Columbia over offers from Notre Dame and Penn State … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
