2021-22 Fencing Roster
Will Nikolai
- Weapon:
- Saber
- Class:
- Senior
- Custom2:
- 14 / Cobras
- Hometown:
- Salt Lake City, UT
- High School:
- Skyline
- 2020-21 NCAA Championships Qualifier in foil.
- 20th place at 2021 NCAA Championships in men's foil, with seven bout victories.
2020-21 (Junior): NCAA championships qualifier ... placed 20th at NCAAs with seven bout victories ... 28-31 record ... wen 3-0 four different times.
2019-20 (Sophomore): 27-30 record ... 10th place finish in men's saber at 2020 NCAA West Regional.
2018-19 (Freshman): 10-5 record ... collegiate debut vs. Brandeis, going 1-2 ... 2018 Falcon Open champion in senior men's foil.
Before the Academy: Competed at Utah Swords Academy and was coached by Sergei Gritsaev.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 14 ... son of Bill and Raquel Nikolai ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I decided to come to the Academy for the academics and to be in the military.” ... hobbies are guitar, hammocking and hiking ... began fencing at age eight ... credits his fencing coach as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... dream vacation spots are Hawaii and the Bahamas ... guilty pleasure is eating Captain Crunch at 3 am ... favorite role model is Johnny Knoxville ... something most people don’t know about his is that he can lick his nose ... favorite TV show is The Office ... favorite movie is John Wick ... favorite class subject is physics ... favorite team is USA Fencing.
- 20th place at 2021 NCAA Championships in men's foil, with seven bout victories.
2020-21 (Junior): NCAA championships qualifier ... placed 20th at NCAAs with seven bout victories ... 28-31 record ... wen 3-0 four different times.
2019-20 (Sophomore): 27-30 record ... 10th place finish in men's saber at 2020 NCAA West Regional.
2018-19 (Freshman): 10-5 record ... collegiate debut vs. Brandeis, going 1-2 ... 2018 Falcon Open champion in senior men's foil.
Before the Academy: Competed at Utah Swords Academy and was coached by Sergei Gritsaev.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 14 ... son of Bill and Raquel Nikolai ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I decided to come to the Academy for the academics and to be in the military.” ... hobbies are guitar, hammocking and hiking ... began fencing at age eight ... credits his fencing coach as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... dream vacation spots are Hawaii and the Bahamas ... guilty pleasure is eating Captain Crunch at 3 am ... favorite role model is Johnny Knoxville ... something most people don’t know about his is that he can lick his nose ... favorite TV show is The Office ... favorite movie is John Wick ... favorite class subject is physics ... favorite team is USA Fencing.
Western Invitational Fencing Day One CONTINUED- November 22, 2025
Saturday, November 22
Western Invitational Fencing Day Two - November 22, 2025
Wednesday, November 19
Western Invitational Fencing Day One - November 22, 2025
Wednesday, November 19
Katarzyna Dabrowa Interview - November 18th, 2025
Tuesday, November 18
