St. John's University Athletics
2010-11 Fencing Roster
Eli Schenkel
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Foil
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- El Camino Real
2012-13: Posted a 21-11 record on the year while competing in foil ... Posted a 3-2 mark on the season while competing in saber ... Placed 18th at the NCAA Championships in San Antonio, Texas ... Won silver at the Northeast Regionals ... Posted an 8-4 record at the NYU Invitational ... Went 8-5 at the St. John[apos]s Invitational ... Placed seventh at the December North American Cup in Milwaukee, Wis. ... Recorded a season-high .714% winning percentage, while posting a 5-2 mark at the Brandeis Invitational ... Tied for 22nd place at the November NAC (Div. I) in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Placed 12th at the October NAC (Div. I) in St. Louis, Mo.
2011-12: Posted a 67-29 record on the year ... Placed ninth and earned Third Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships ... Recorded a 17-5 mark at the Northeast Regionals, winning the silver medal and combining with squadmates Wilfred Curioso and Max Blitzer to sweep the podium ... Went 7-4 at the Temple Invitational ... Tied for the third-most wins on the men[apos]s squad with an 8-7 record at the NYU Invitational ... Posted a 10-4 mark at the St. John[apos]s Invitational ... Finished 13th in the junior event of the January North American Cup in Portland, Ore. and placed 34th in the Division I event ... Finished in 18th place at the December NAC (Division I) in Kansas City, Mo. ... Recorded a perfect 11-0 mark at the Brandeis Invitational ... Won bronze at the November NAC (Junior) in Austin, Texas.
2010-11: Posted a 60-38 record on the year ... Won the most bouts of any freshman on the men[apos]s team ... Went 10-13 at the NCAA Championships en route to a 13th place finish ... Won gold at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship with a 20-2 record ... Placed sixth at the Junior Olympics in Dallas, Texas in February of 2011.
Before St. John[apos]s: Competed for the Los Angeles International Fencing Center ... Placed first at the 2009 Los Angeles International Fencing Center Invitational ... Placed eighth at the 2006 USC Invitational ... earned an A09 rating.
Personal: Lists drawing, sculpting, shoe collecting, and dancing as his hobbies ... Lists his brother as the most influential person in his athletic career because: 'If it weren[apos]t for constant competition with him I would not be the fencer I am today' ... Came to St. John[apos]s for the New York location and to attend school on scholarship ... Since coming to St. John[apos]s he[apos]s learned that: 'Cooking is fun and fencers can be the highest quality of people' ... Favorite book is The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde ... Majoring in Economics with a minor in Philosophy ... Parents are Mark and Elizabeth Schenkel ... Has one older brother, Joseph.