Nestor Levin

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Weapon:
Foil
Class:
Senior
Custom2:
36 / Pink Panthers
Hometown:
Rye Brook, NY
High School:
Blind Brook

- 2021 NCAA Championship participant.
- 2021 NCAA Second-Team All-American in men's foil with 8th place finish.
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American - Men's At-Large Third Team.
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District - District 7 At Large.
- 2021 Western Fencing Conference Men's Foil Squad of the Year member.
- 2020 NCAA Championship Qualifier.
- 2020 USFCA All-American Second Team.
- 2020 USFCA All-West Region Second Team.
- 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District - District 7 At Large.
- 2019 NCAA Championship participant.
- Finished 15th at 2019 NCAAs in men's foil.
- 2020 Men's Team MVP.
- 2019 Men's Team MVP.

2020-21 (Junior): Second team All-American ... NCAA Championship qualifer ... placed 8th in men's foil with 14 bout victories ... 33-13 overall record ... Western Fencing Conference men's foil squad of the year ... CoSIDA Academic All-American ... CoSIDA Academic All-District VII.

2019-20 (Sophomore): NCAA Championship qualifier ... USFCA All-American Second Team ... USFCA All-West Region ... 55-20 record, leading team in wins ... third in men's foil at NCAA West Regional, going 8-5 ... junior men's foil champion at Falcon Open ... 13th out of 337 competitors at November NAC in junior men's foil ... 5th out of 346 competitors at February NAC in junior men's foil ... team MVP ... CoSIDA Academic All-District (District 7 at large).

2018-19 (Freshman): Led team with 63-31 overall record ... 15th at NCAA's in men's foil, going 9-15 ... team MVP ... 2019 Bolt Awards Rookie of the Year nominee ... junior national ranking of 27th ... 14th place at November Junior NAC ... 18th at 2019 World University Games ... Falcon Open junior and senior men's foil Champion ... fifth at NCAA West Regional, going 8-4 in his bouts.

Before the Academy: A17 rated ... highest national rank in juniors was 31st, 18th in cadets and 47th in seniors ... third at American Challenge Junior RJCC in Sept. 2017 ... third at Div. IA Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge in April 2017 ... 29th at Div. I 2017 Summer Nationals ... 18th at 2016 Junior Summer National ... 10th at Cadet October 2016 NAC ... 19th at Cadet 2015 Summer National ... third place at Y-14 April 2015 NAC ... 2nd place at Div. II April 2015 NAC ... competed for Fencing Academy of Westchester, coached by Slava Grigoriev.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 36 ... son of Maksim Levin and Viktoriya Bogomolnaya ... plans on majoring in engineering or biological chemistry with a Russian minor ... active in his squadron as the academics clerk ... during the summer prior to his sophomore season: completed Expeditionary Survival Training, competed at the World University Games in Italy and completed the soaring glider flight program ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I decided to come to the Academy to fulfill my dream of serving in the US armed forces, get a world-class education and challege myself.” ... began fencing at age seven ... credits his parents and former coach as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... pre-competition superstition is to not bad-mouth any other player ... dream vacation spot is Tahiti ... guilty pleasure is binging youtube when he should be asleep ... enjoys listening to Rock & Roll, Country, Rap and movie/videogame soundtracks ... favorite class subjects are chemistry, political science and history.