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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2018-19 Men's Fencing

Nyle Sykes

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Greenwood Village, Colo.
  • High School Cherry Creek
  • Weapon Epee
  • Major Computer Science and Finance

Biography

Top Finishes
The Big One Invitational2nd Place (Nov. 4, 2017)
New England ChampionshipTied for 3rd Place (Feb. 24, 2018)
NCAA Northeast Regional Championship25th Place (March 10, 2019)

 

2018-19: Overall record: 31-16 … NFC record: 11-4 … ranked 25th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/10). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

2017-18: NFC Epee All-Star First Team … overall record: 45-10 … NFC record: 17-3 … ranked 27th at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship (3/11) … tied for third place at the New England Championship (2/24) … was the runner-up at The Big One Invitational (11/4). [INDIVIDUAL RESULTS]

Off the Fencing Strip at MIT: Majoring in computer science and finance … was an intern at Kreab Beijing … was an investment research Intern at Twin Focus Capital Partners … Global Platinum Securities … Sloan Business Club … Phi Kappa Theta.

High School: A 2017 graduate of Cherry Creek High School … valedictorian … National Honor Society … National Merit Scholarship … National AP Scholar … High Honor Roll.

Club: Northern Colorado Fencers … USA Fencing A17-rated Epee … ranked 24th in the Junior Men's Epee National Point Standings for the 2016-17 season … finished 13th in Junior Men’s Epee at the 2017 North America Cup (January) … finished 15th in the Europe Cadet Circuit in Klagenfurt, Austria (Oct. 2015) … finished 17th in Junior Men’s Epee at the 2016 National Championship (July).

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    Epee
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Epee
    5'11"