Nika Shender

Class:
First-Year
High School:
Greenwich
Hometown:
Greenwich, Conn.

High School: Lettered in varsity fencing at Greenwich H.S. from 2011-14 and served as team captain ... Connecticut women's saber individual state champion ... Went undefeated the entire season ... Named All-State First Team ... Finished final bout at state championship with a 15-3 victory ... Member of the Stamford Fencing Center club team ... Finished undefeated in Connecticut ... Member of the U.S. All-Academic First Team ... Member of the National Honor Society, National Latin and Spanish Honor Society, and High Honor Roll ... Received National Merit Scholar Commendation and AP scholar distinctions ... Finished the National Latin Exam as a silver medalist ... Also played tennis and hockey at Greenwich.

Personal: Daughter of Anna and Alexander Shender ... Competed against fellow Wildcat Cindy Oh ... Chose Northwestern over John Hopkins, Columbia, and others... Anticipated major is economics.