Ryan Griffiths Season 2018-19

ACADEMICS: Major - Master’s of Accounting

CAREER NOTES:
Academic: Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).
Athletic: NCAA Qualifier (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)...NCAA Men’s Epee National Champion (2021)...2X All-American (1st, 2021; 6th, 2022)...Member of U.S. World Team (2020).

2022-23 / SENIOR+ SEASON:
Season: Finished 46-17 overall as captain of the men's team competing at every meet, including posting a 13-2 record at the home meet (3-0 vs Duke, UNC, UPenn, Yale) and going 14-0 at the Temple meet (3-0 vs St John’s, Princeton, UPenn). Became Penn State Men's Fencing's all-time wins leader, tallying 168 total. Finished with Academic All-Big Ten honors alongside his third-straight NCAA Qualification.

2021-22 / SENIOR SEASON:
Season: Posted a 31-15 overall record, competing in every dual series...Grabbed nine wins on Dec. 5, going 3-0 vs. Harvard...Picked up 10 victories in home event on Jan. 16, posting 3-0 marks vs. Penn and North Carolina...Six more wins on Feb. 12-13...Close out regular season with six victories on Feb. 27, going 6-0 at Temple...Took third at Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals...Became two-time All-American with sixth place finish at NCAA Championships.

2020-21 / JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Rolled to a 20-4 overall record in two dual events...Posted 9-3 mark at Ohio State series and 11-1 mark at Temple...Qualified for the NCAA Championships hosted by Penn State...Won 16 of 23 bouts at NCAAs and won the NCAA National Championship in men’s epee, earning first team All-American honors as well...Academic All-Big Ten.

2019-20 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Posted a 35-26 overall record as a sophomore...Had three 3-0 outings in 2019-20 against Duke, Harvard and Columbia...Academic All-Big Ten. Took 2nd place at the Riga Latvia Junior World Cup and made Junior World Championship team. 

2018-19 / FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Stellar freshman campaign, going 36-15 overall...Had seven 3-0 performances...Won Mid-Atlantic/South Regional title as a freshman...NCAA Qualifier.
 
CAREER STATS
Season                 W                            L                              .PCT
2018-19                36                           15                            .706
2019-20                35                           26                            .574
2020-21                20                           4                              .833
2021-22                31                           15                            .833
2022-23                46                           17                            .730
Career                  168                         76                            .690