| Sam Nemecek |
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2006-07: Arguably, one of the nation's top fencers ... Earned second-team All-America honors for second-straight year ... Was 13-10 at NCAA Championships to finish seventh ... Posted 9-2 mark at NCAA Regional to qualify for NCAA Championships ... Named first-team All-Midwest Fencing Conference after placing second with a 9-1 mark ... Ended regular season with a 20-4 mark against ranked opponents ... Started season 33-1, including an 18-0 mark at the first NU Duals (11/18) ... Only Wildcat to top the 100-win plateau, ending year with a 121-19 mark.
2005-06: Second-team All-America selection ... Named first-team All-Midwest Conference ... Ended season with 103-18 record ... Compiled record of 14-9 at NCAA Championships for an eighth-place finish ... Defeated teammate Jessica Florendo for NCAA Midwest Regional with 9-0 record ... Finished 10-1 at Midwest Conference Championships ... Began season with 18-0 record ... Was perfect 10-0 at NU Duals (11/19) and 12-0 at the Penn Duals (1/21) ... 8-2 record at NYU Duals (1/22) ... Went 25-1 at two-day Notre Dame Dual in South Bend, including 2-1 vs. Notre Dame.
High School: Four-year letterwinner for West Michigan Fencing Academy in foil ... Also lettered in tennis ... Named 2005 West Michigan Female Athlete of the Year ... Competed on 2005 Senior World Championship team, which took place in Leifzig, Germany ... Finished sixth at 2005 World Cup in France ... 15th at World Cup in Slovakia ... Competed on 2005 Junior World Championship team in Linz, Austria ... Went to Plovdin, Bulgaria and competed at 2004 Cadet/Junior World Championship team ... Four-year student council representative ... Two-year National Honor Society member ... Member of Principals Cabinet ... Graduated eighth out of 274.
Personal: Born Samantha Joan Nemecek on 6/10/1987 ... Daughter of Michael and Barbara Nemecek ... Major is undeclared.
Career Record
2005-06 103-18
2006-07 121-19
Total 224-37
