Bernard Witek

Photo by: Dana Gentry

Position:
Sabre/Right Hand
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Queens, N.Y.
High School:
Loyola School

Majoring in business administration with a minor in German and Slavic languages and literature ... Volunteers at Carolina Cupboard ... Member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity ... Marketing intern for Zapatos Express (a Chapel Hill startup) ... Member of the UNC Honor Court

Fencing at UNC: In his fourth year on the men's sabre squad ... Placed 26th at 2020 NCAA Regionals ... Also competed at 2018 NCAA Regionals, placing 22nd ... Placed 11th at the 2017 Temple Open ... Selected by the UNC Strength and Conditioning staff as recipient of the 2017-18 Newcomer Award ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and recognized as a Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete

Before UNC: Graduate of Loyola School ... Lettered four years in baseball, serving as team captain as a senior ... Won the conference championship in 2015 and played in the final three years in a row ... Also captained the JV team ... Lettered three years in cross country ... Fenced for Durkan Fencing Academy and won the Division III National Championship in 2016 ... Started fencing with coach Janusz Mlynek when he was in seventh grade

More on Witek: Son of Malgorzata and Mariusz Witek ... Has an older brother and two younger sisters ... Favorite pastimes are playing sports, cryptocurrency trading and reading the news ... Favorite sport besides fencing is baseball ... Favorite food is barbeque ... Athlete he admires most is Tom Brady ... Hopes to own a major sports team someday ... After UNC, plans to work in investment banking in New York City