2007-08: Placed fourth at the Michigan Open in his lone competition of the season.

Pre-WSU: Earned a biomedical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University ... minored in chemistry ... qualified for junior olympics ... served as the 2005-06 president of the CWRU Fencing Club ... finished 15th at the 2003 Midwest Fencing Conference Championship.

High School: A 2002 graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School ... fenced in individual events, twice qualifying for Junior Olympics ... was a member of the Schoolcraft Fencing Club.

Personal: Full name--Nicholas A. Stephanoff ... born September 29, 1984 in Livonia ... son of James and Patricia Stephanoff ... father played football at Michigan Tech ... has two younger brothers, Thomas and Joseph ... is in his first year as a medical student at WSU.