Janusz Mlynek begins his fifth season as head coach at NJIT's men's fencing team and his third guiding the rejuvenated women's team as a seperate entity from the men.
Under Mlynek's tutelage, the Highlanders have shown much technical progress. He has coached 12 NCAA Regional participants, had two conference individual champions and four other finalists, and twice had a fencer invited to NCAA Nationals. Mylnek has stepped up the program's recruiting efforts, and teaches physical education class in beginner fencing at NJIT.
Mlynek is the senior coach/founder of the Polish-American Fencing School in Linden, New Jersey. His students have won over 100 medals in national competition during the past five years. In the 2003-04 season, two of his fencers came in first in the U.S. Fencing Association season rankings. Several of his students are competing at the World Cup level. That year, the USFA named Mylnek as head coach of the U.S. Junior Team for a World Cup saber competition in Europe, at which the United States won six medals and six other medal round semifinalists.
As a competitor fencer, Mlynek spent several years on Poland's National team. He was twice a silver medalist in saber and three times a finalist in epee at Poland's National Championships. More recently, he won three consecutive gold medals at the Garden State games.
Mlynek earned his Master of Arts degree from the Academy of Physical Education in Krakow, Poland, in 1991. He resides in Elizabeth with his wife Jola.
