2008-09: Finished 20th at the NCAA Championship with a 7-16 record (-24 in touches/71-95) ... placed seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional at Ohio State ... finished fifth at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship ... went 6-0 in pool play outscoring his opponents by a combined 30-2 ... won his first three direct elimination bouts -- 15-3 over Oberlin's Jacob Coburn, 15-1 over Chicago's Shane Blackman and 15-12 over Ohio State's Robert Douville, before falling 15-13 to Ohio State's John Friend, the eventual champion, in the quarterfinals ... helped the sixth-seeded sabre team finish fifth at the MFC Championship ... finished eighth at the Penn State/Garret Open ... won the 2008 Michigan Open ... compiled a 48-15 dual meet record.

2007-08: Placed 10th at the NCAA Championship to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades ... finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional and sixth at the Midwest Fencing Conference championship ... won the men's sabre at the 2007 Michigan Open ... compiled a 58-15 record in dual meets.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Lodz High School in Poland ... took first place in the Polish Championship ... fenced for club coach Makowka.

Personal: Full name--Jakub Gibczynski ... born April 16, 1988, in Lodz, Poland ... son of Waldemar and Miroslawa Gibczynski ... has an older brother Igor ... is undecided on academic major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 and Winter 2009.