2017-18: Placed 10th in the men's foil at the 2018 NCAA Regionals. ... Rizell, a senior from Gothenburg, Sweden, paced the foil squad with a 57-34 overall record. Rizell, who captured the foil title at the 2018 MACFA Championships for the four straight season, finished with a 10-1 mark at the MACFA A vs. B, 13-5 record at the Eric Sollee Invitational and 5-1 record at the MACFA B vs. C.
2016-17: Finished sixth overall at the Mid Atlantic/South NCAA Regional Fencing Championships. ...After being exempt from first round play, seeded ninth coming in, the junior went 4-1 in round two, 3-2 in round three and 5-6 in the final round. ... combined for a 66-15 overall record on the season. Rizell is coming off a strong performance at the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association (MACFA) Championships, going undefeated (14-0) on A foil strip pool play earning the first seed position into the elimination round. With wins over Rutgers and Yeshiva junior Rizell beat teammate
Nicholas Concepcion in the semifinals, before winning against Cornell in the finals. ...Rizell went 9-0 at the MACFA A vs. B Invitational with wins over TCNJ, Cornell and Rutgers. He went undefeated at the Eric Sollee Invitational (15-0), picking up wins against Brown, Yeshiva, Hunter, Boston College and Brandeis. NJIT hosted the MACFA B vs. C Invitational, where Rizell combined for a 12-1 overall mark, picking up three wins against William & Mary, Haverford and two against Johns Hopkins, Navy and UMD.
2015-16: Became NJIT's newest All-American with a tenth-place finish in the men's foil with a 13-10 record at the 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Fencing Championships. ...Rizell defeated second-place Nobuo Bravo from Penn State, 5-3, and Axel Kiefer from Norte Dame, 5-3, who finished third. ...Rizell was the top finisher for the NJIT men at the 2016 NCAA Regionals. Rizell placed second in the men's foil competition after, receiving a bye in the first round and went 4-1 in the second and third rounds. Rizell finished with a 9-2 mark in the fourth and final round, good for second place. ...He went undefeated against eight schools this season, including NYU, Johns Hopkins, Sacred Heart, Vassar, MIT, and Haverford. Rizell also went undefeated against 14 teams in the team round and then continued to win the event. Rizell and teammate
Puccio were the only two fencers to go undefeated during the entire MACFA conference championships. ...Rizell guided the NJIT foil squad on the A-strip to become the 2016 MACFA Foil Champions and captured the individual event title.
2014-15: Started the season by winning the Temple Open out of 83 fencers. ...finished his freshmen season with a 34-5 season in foil and 45-7 overall. ...started the season with a 22 bout win streak. ...went undefeated against the following 11 schools: Columbia - 2015 National Champions, Brown, Sacred Heart,
Boston College, UNC, Stevens, Florida, Vassar, Brandies, TCNJ and Army. ...2015 MACFA conference foil championship. ...placed 4th at the NCAA Regional Championships. ...finished 18th at the national championships. ...participated in 4 world cups this season--San Francisco, CA - 153rd, La Havane, Cuba - 108th, London, England - 17th and Strasboug, France - 52nd. ...also qualified for the 2015 European games, by placing in the top 4 at the qualifying event in Gothenburg, Sweden on Dec, 20th. ... 2014-15 men's fencing Outstanding Performer award winner and 2014-15 NJIT Male Newcomer of the Year.
Prior to NJIT: #1 Junior Men's Foil in Sweden. … Second at Copenhagen Satellite Senior World Cup. … First-place at Swedish Senior Championships, Swedish Junior Championships and Swedish Team Senior Championships. …Second place at Nordic Championships. …52nd at European Senior Championships. …30th at European Junior Championships. … intends to major in business.
Personal: Simon Rizell. ... son of Magnos Rizell. ... business major.
