St. John's University Athletics
2007-08 Fencing Roster
Tanya Novakovska
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- High School of Physical Education
- Hometown:
- Nikolaev, Ukraine
2007-08: Received All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Championships after finishing eighth overall with a total of 15 victories ... placed third in epee at the Northeast Regional Championships at Vassar College ... swept the Nittany Lions 17-10 in all events at the Penn State Invitaional and came out victorious in epee 6-3 ... competed against four of the top five ranked teams in the nation in the New York University Invitational, which included No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Columbia University ... finished in third place at the Olympic qualifications in Division I epee ... placed second in the Olympic trials in Richmond, Va. ... competed in the team epee event in the Brandeis Invitational defeating Brandeis and Boston College 7-2 and went 6-3 against Brown, Cornell, MIT, and a 5-4 win over Yale.
2006-07: Finished in the top five with 15 victories and 99 touches in the NCAA Championships ... headed to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the epee at the NCAA Regionals ... went 9-0 against Sacred Heart at the St. John[apos]s Invitational ... posted a 14-1 record in the Brandeis Invitational.
Before St. John[apos]s: Competed in various international events ... earned the Ukrainian National Championship ... took home two gold medals at the European Championships ... was the silver medalist at the World Championships ... named World Universiade Champion.
Personal: Born in the Ukraine ... daughter of Tamara Novakovska and Sergei Novakovski ... has a sister, Irina ... first language is Russian.