2023-24 Fencing Roster

Nicole Pustilnik 2022-23 Fencing Roster

Foil


Height 5-2
Class Junior
Hometown San Diego, CA
High School Torrey Pines HS
Nicole Pustilnik - Fencing - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2022 NCAA Championships, 6th place
  • 2022 NCAA Midwest Regional, 2nd place
  • 2022 ACC Championships, 5th place
  • Ranked 1st in the world for Junior Women’s Foil at the close of the 2020-2021 season and 2nd in Junior Women’s Foil at the 2021 Junior World Championships in Cairo, Egypt 2nd in Junior Women’s Foil at the 2020 San Jose World Cup
  • 1st in Junior Women’s Foil at the 2019 Eden World Cup in London, Great Britain
  • 2nd in DIV1 Women’s Foil at the October NAC (North American Cup) in 2019
  • 1st in Cadet and Junior Women’s Foil at the 2018 Junior Olympics

AS A SOPHOMORE

  • Won the ACC Championship title in the women’s individual foil competition with a record of 12-3.
  • Earned All-ACC honors with her individual title and was named to the All-ACC Academic squad.
  • She was also named the MVP of the ACC Championships tournament.
  • She took seventh place at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
  • Compiled a 31-11 record to improve her career record to 70-21.

AS A FRESHMAN

  • Finished in 6th place at the 2022 NCAA Championships en route to a team national title.
  • Earned Second Team All-American honors.
  • Placed 2nd at the 2022 NCAA Midwest Regionals.
  • Collected 5th place at the 2022 ACC Championships.
  • Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • Have a brother named Mark and a dog named Ellie
  • Parents are Ilya and Anna Pustilnik
  • Graduated from Torrey Pines High School in 2020
  • Majoring in Neuroscience and Behavior