Alexander Ryjik
 
Alexander Ryjik
Alexander Ryjik
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
High School: Hayfield Secondary
Position: Sabre
Major: Government
House Affiliation: Pforzheimer

Sophomore (2012-13)
Placed 22nd at NCAA Championships, winning seven bouts ... Won silver medal at NCAA Regionals ... Posted 9-6 record at Ivy Round-Robins ... Took fourth place at the Garret Open in the saber hosted by Penn State.

Freshman (2011-12)
Took 10th at the 2012 Ivy League championships … Placed 12th at the NCAA Northeast Regional event held at Boston College … Earned qualification into the 2012 NCAA championships ... Led Harvard with 10 victories at St. John's Invitational.

Before Harvard:

Two-time member of the USA national fencing team in the Cadet/Junior World Championships in 2009 and 2010 … Gold medalist at the 2009 Team World Cup in England … Silver medalist at the 2009 Individual World Cup in Poland … First-place finisher in the Math League at Hayfield in 2009 … Volunteer coach for the National Fencing Foundation of Washington D.C. … Plays the violin.