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At a glance: The 2007-08 Ohio State Athlete of the Year has established himself as one of the all-time greats at Ohio State and will now aim to cap his collegiate career with a third individual national title ... Is a three-time first-team All-American and along with former standout Boaz Ellis has helped Ohio State bring home the last five foil titles ... His two individual titles are the eighth and ninth solo crowns in Ohio State fencing history ... is a member of the United States Senior National Team and finished second at the U.S Olympic Trials, just short of a qualifying bid ... Served as the team captain for the Day of Champions ceremony at the White House and presented President Bush with the team gift ... Ranked as the No. 2 foil fencer in the U.S Senior Division ... Arrived at Ohio State in 2005-06 as one of the most heralded recruits in program history and lived up to expectations, finishing second at the national championships as a freshman.
2007-08 Junior Season: Won his second individual NCAA title, again defeating Ronald Berkowsky in the gold medal match, 14-7, before a home crowd in St. John Arena ... Collected 18 wins during the NCAA Championships, second only to Mike Momtselidze for the Buckeye men ... Placed first at the Midwest Regional Qualifier for the second consecutive season ... Helped lead the Scarlet and Gray to their sixth straight Midwest Conference title by winning his second career Midwest Conference gold medal ... Dominated the regular season, going 25-3 and advancing his career record to a stunning 90-7 mark ... Only saw action at the Northwestern Duals and the NYU Duals, where both times he helped lead the foil team to victories over rival Notre Dame ... defeated Felipe Alvear of Chile 15-4 at the 2007 Pan-American Games to win the gold medal in foil ... an OSU Scholar Athlete.
2006-07 Sophomore Season: Defeated both top-seeded Ronald Berkowsky of Penn and second-seeded Kurt Getz of Columbia to claim the 2006-07 National Title in foil ... Posted a men’s team-high 45-3 regular season record in 17 matches ... Dominated the competition at the New York University Duals, recording a perfect 12-0 record ... Led the Buckeye men to victory at the Notre Dame Duals with a 22-1 mark ... Placed first at the Midwest Regional Qualifier ... sixth place finisher at the Midwest Conference Championships.
2005-06 Freshman Season: Placed second at the NCAA national championships, giving him first-team All-American honors ... placed second at the Midwest Regional Qualifier ... finished first at the Midwest Conference Championships, going 9-0 ... competed in seven varsity matches with a record of 20-1 ... went undefeated in the regular season against all six opponents who went on to place in the Top 21 in the nation, including a win over Columbia’s Scott Sugimoto, who finished third.
Prior to Ohio State: Led his club team, Northern Colorado Fencers, to three junior division national championships ... placed 11th at the 2005 Junior World Championships ... in 2005 World Cup action, placed second in Spain, third in France, third in Poland, sixth in Austria and second in Louisville, Ky. ... won the 2005 North American Cup in Albuquerque, N.M.
Personal: Son of Anna Haseufratz and Mihaly Horanyi ... siblings include Eszter (27) and Balazes (17) ... enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends ... his greatest sports thrill was placing third at the 2005 World Cup in France.
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