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Ohio State Career
- First Team All-American as a freshman and an Honorable Mention All-American as a junior
- Placed 10th at 2022 NCAA Championships after third-place finish at regoinals; Second Team All-Region honoree
- 2020 NCAA qualifier, First Team All-MFC and Honorable Mention Midwest All-Region
- Three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Two-time Academic All-B1G pick, as well as two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and USFCA Scholar of Distinction
Junior Season (2021-22)
- 10th place finish at NCAA Championships to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades
- Placed third at NCAA Regionals
- Second Team All-Midwest Region honoree
- Tied for third at OSU Open
- 24-14 during the regular season
- Buckeyes won CCFC men’s title and epee squad championship
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-B1G honoree
- Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and USFCA Scholar of Distinction accolades
Sophomore Season (2020-21)
- 12-13 on the year
- Helped Buckeyes to CCFC men’s squad championship and epee squad co-championship
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-B1G honoree, as well as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and USFCA Scholar of Distinction
Freshman Season (2019-20)
- First Team All-American
- NCAA Qualifier
- Runner-up at MFC Championships
- First Team All-MFC
- Honorable Mention Midwest All-Region
- Placed fifth at NCAA Regionals
- 58-13 in the regular season, including 11-2 mark at Elite Invitational, 13-5 record at Penn State Open and 13-2 ledger at St. John’s Invitational
- Tied for third at Penn State Open
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Buckeyes won the MFC men’s title and men’s epee championship
Prior to Ohio State
- Placed third in the individual event at the cadet World Championship Tashkent 2015
- Earned first place at the 2016 Cadet European Championship team event
- Earned first place at the 2019 Junior World Championship team event
Personal
- Son of Klaudia and Csaba Bende
- Has one sibling, Bogi
- Biology major
- Would like to pursue research after graduation