2022-23 Fencing Roster
Roster

Yana Botvinnik
- Position:
- EPEE
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Ironi Alef
- Hometown:
- Modi’in, Dam Ha-Maccabim, Israel
- School:
- Barnard College
- Major:
- Computer Science
INTERNATIONAL FIE BIO/RESULTS
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
2022-23
Team captain … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins, going 8-3 … Posted 27-12 mark in dual meet competitions.
2021-22
Posted 5-3 mark at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 8-2 at Penn Invite … Made collegiate debut, going 5-2 at St. John’s Super Cup.
2020-21
Did not compete … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a first-year, did not compete for Columbia … Pursued an Olympics berth with the Israeli National Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Ironi Alef School of Arts and Sciences … Led Israeli National Team to fourth place in Junior World Cup in 2017 and a second-place finish at the Junior Maalot World Cup 2016 … Served as Olympic Senior National Team reserve in 2019 … Entered collegiate career ranked No. 72 in the world … Took 10th place at 2019 Senior European Fencing Championship … Rose to as high as No. 11 in the junior world rankings (2016-17).
PERSONAL
Born Yana Botvinnik on June 24, 1998 in Russia … Daughter of Anna and Boris Botvinnik … Has two siblings, Lev and Alexandra … Moved to Israel from Moscow in 2010 … Enrolled at Barnard College ... Majors in Computer Science.
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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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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18-7
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5-3
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2022-23
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27-12
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8-3
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Career
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45-18
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13-6
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2022-23
Team captain … Competed at Ivy League Round Robins, going 8-3 … Posted 27-12 mark in dual meet competitions.
2021-22
Posted 5-3 mark at Ivy League Round Robins … Went 8-2 at Penn Invite … Made collegiate debut, going 5-2 at St. John’s Super Cup.
2020-21
Did not compete … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20
As a first-year, did not compete for Columbia … Pursued an Olympics berth with the Israeli National Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Ironi Alef School of Arts and Sciences … Led Israeli National Team to fourth place in Junior World Cup in 2017 and a second-place finish at the Junior Maalot World Cup 2016 … Served as Olympic Senior National Team reserve in 2019 … Entered collegiate career ranked No. 72 in the world … Took 10th place at 2019 Senior European Fencing Championship … Rose to as high as No. 11 in the junior world rankings (2016-17).
PERSONAL
Born Yana Botvinnik on June 24, 1998 in Russia … Daughter of Anna and Boris Botvinnik … Has two siblings, Lev and Alexandra … Moved to Israel from Moscow in 2010 … Enrolled at Barnard College ... Majors in Computer Science.
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