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Kayla Spell

2006

All-American Fencing Academy

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 25 2 - - - 27
Losses 45 5 - - - 50
Win Ratio 35.7% 28.6% - - - 35.1%
Pool Victories 21 1 - - - 22
Pool Losses 34 4 - - - 38
Pool Win Ratio 38.2% 20.0% - - - 36.7%
DE Victories 4 1 - - - 5
DE Losses 11 1 - - - 12
DE Win Ratio 26.7% 50.0% - - - 29.4%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† 6 - - - - 6
Easy wins as % of wins 24.0% 0.0% - - - 22.2%
Close wins‡ 8 1 - - - 9
Close wins as % of all wins 32.0% 50.0% - - - 33.3%
Close losses‡ 4 - - - - 4
Close losses as % of all losses 8.9% 0.0% - - - 8.0%
Big losses† 28 3 - - - 31
Big losses as % of all losses 62.2% 60.0% - - - 62.0%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 11 1 - - - 12
Tournaments 10 1 - - - 11

Competition History

AAFA: Grand Open

Senior Mixed Foil (U, SNR), May 18, 2024
Place 6, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 GADOW Patrick 4 U 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool W 5:2 GREEN Mesha 7 U 7 All-American Fencing Academy / Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation 1308 1104 65.3 38%
Pool L 1:5 FACEY Zion 3 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool L 2:5 CANADY Isaac 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 KUBE Lily 1 E24 5 All-American Fencing Academy 1534 1169 73.2 28%
Pool W 5:1 MERRITT Rose 8 U 8 All-American Fencing Academy 949 1242 28.6 66%
Pool L 2:5 CULLITON Colton 2 E23 3 All-American Fencing Academy
T8 L 8:15 GADOW Patrick 4 U 2 Cape Fear Fencing Association

APEX OPEN/Coach Miller Memorial - Mixed Foil & Mixed Epee

Div III Mixed Foil (C2, DV3), May 4, 2024
Place 29, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 CAO Kayla 4 D23 6 Research Triangle Fencing 1747 1124 20.2 16%
Pool W 5:3 THU John 32 U 34
Pool L 1:5 VIVEROS Oscar A. 11 E24 14 On Point Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 PRUT Anton 12 E24 16 Apex Fencing Academy
T64 W 15:4 REINARD Elizabeth 33 U 36 2500 1461 185.9 17%
T32 L 6:15 OWENS Elise 9 D23 10 Apex Fencing Academy 2003 1647 89.2 30%

APEX OPEN/Coach Miller Memorial - Mixed Foil & Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), May 4, 2024
Place 24, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ZHU Shien 11 E24 10 Research Triangle Fencing 1248 1172 57.8 45%
Pool W 5:0 KRINGS Sasha 21 U 25 Apex Fencing Academy 696 1115 32.7 74%
Pool L 1:5 BRUCE Roman 1 C24 3 Foothills Fencing Academy / On Point Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 ARMSTRONG Olivia 10 E24 6 Apex Fencing Academy 1721 1147 23.3 18%
Pool L 1:5 JOHNSON Dylan 20 U 23 Forge Fencing Teams
T32 L 5:15 ROTHMAN Matthew 6 D24 9 Research Triangle Fencing

GFA: Pisacafe Circuit / NC Homeschool League

Homeschool Individual Mixed Foil (U), April 6, 2024
Place 4, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 FACEY Zion 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 CANADY Isaac 1 U 2 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:4 KUBE Lily 4 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy 1281 1086 86.5 38%
Pool W 5:0 TRAVIS Willow 2 U 7 Greensboro Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 ERTZBERGER Joel 3 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
Pool W 5:3 HUFF Will 7 U 6 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
T8 W 15:13 ERTZBERGER Joel 3 U 5 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Southeastern Cardinals
T4 L 10:15 FACEY Zion 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy

GFA - Mixed Greens Open

Unrated Mixed Saber (E1, U), March 30, 2024
Place 11, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 THU John 3 U 8 Delta H Fencers
Pool L 2:5 ANDERSON Derek M. 10 U 5 Greensboro Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:2 MINTON Madeleine 4 U 13 Appalachian State University Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 4:5 THARRINGTON Samuel 15 U 6 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Fencing Club
T16 L 4:15 THARRINGTON Samuel 15 U 6 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Fencing Club

Old Man Winter

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), March 9, 2024
Place 13, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 KUBE Lily 16 U 7 All-American Fencing Academy 1335 973 112.9 29%
Pool L 4:5 NYQUIST Tristan 9 U 14 Wilmington Fencer's Club
Pool L 0:5 SLOUGH Sean 3 D22 3 Apex Fencing Academy / Fencing Club at NC State
Pool L 0:5 DUBE Ian D. 4 E23 3 Edge of America Fencing
T16 L 2:15 GUEVARRA Isabelle C. 7 E22 6 All-American Fencing Academy 1807 1601 140.1 39%

AAFA: Behind Every Great Man Open

Senior Mixed Foil (U, SNR), January 6, 2024
Place 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GREEN Mesha 8 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy / Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation 1114 1210 111.7 55%
Pool L 0:5 GUEVARRA Isabelle C. 1 E22 1 All-American Fencing Academy 1663 1098 41.2 20%
Pool L 0:5 CANADY Isaac 3 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool L 0:5 MOOREFIELD Holden C. 5 U 2 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool L 3:5 KRUPENKO Sabrina R. 4 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy 1950 1057 20.2 10%
Pool L 2:5 KUBE Lily 2 U 5 All-American Fencing Academy 1241 1037 64.2 38%
Pool W 5:0 KRAMER Hoyt 6 U 8 All-American Fencing Academy
T8 L 9:15 MOOREFIELD Holden C. 5 U 2 All-American Fencing Academy

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrhder

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), December 9, 2023
Place 10, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GUEVARRA Gerhard V. 2 D23 2 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:4 SIERS David M. 19 U 18 Wilmington Fencer's Club
Pool W 5:3 MILLER Debi 18 U 19 Salle New Bern 595 1160 50.6 78%
Pool W 5:3 SALKIND Edward M. 15 U 11 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool L 3:5 GARRISON Seth D. 12 U 12
T16 L 10:15 GADOW Patrick 16 U 7 Cape Fear Fencing Association

AAFA: Harry Rulnick Open

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), October 7, 2023
Place 15, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 TAMIR Esu 14 U 5 Research Triangle Fencing 1550 1247 87.7 33%
Pool L 1:5 PRUT Anton 9 U 9 Apex Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 GUEVARRA Gabriel (Gabe) W. 5 E22 6 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool L 2:5 IFORD Andrew W. 2 D22 3 All-American Fencing Academy / Wallingford-Swarthmore Panthers
T16 L 2:15 OWENS Elise 3 E23 2 Apex Fencing Academy 2047 1755 154.3 35%

Doug Griswold Memorial/PEAK OPEN - Foil & Epee

Senior Women's Foil (E1, SNR), September 30, 2023
Place 8, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 GUEVARRA Isabelle 4 E22 7 All-American Fencing Academy 1743 1598 372.6 43%
Pool L 2:5 CAO Kayla 5 U 3 Research Triangle Fencing 1529 1970 360.4 72%
Pool L 2:5 SUNMAN Rory 8 U 6 Apex Fencing Academy 1032 1610 309.3 79%
Pool L 1:5 SHMUKLER Maria 1 D23 1 Apex Fencing Academy 1973 1300 53.1 17%
T16 W 15:12 ZHANG Vicky 6 U 9 Forge Fencing 1610 1750 264.7 56%
T8 L 8:15 SHMUKLER Maria 1 D23 1 Apex Fencing Academy 2088 2014 259.1 46%

AAFA: 82nd Open (Beginner and Tune Up Tournament!)

Senior Mixed Foil (U, SNR), August 26, 2023
Place 7, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 HENSLEY Laila 6 U 15 All-American Fencing Academy / Wilmington Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 CANADY Isaac 7 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:3 REHDER Silas 12 U 11 Greensboro Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 RATTANA Anushawn 1 E23 5 University Of North Carolina - Greensboro / Delta H Fencers
Pool W 5:4 DAVIS Walter 16 U 16 Cape Fear Fencing Association / Sallemazoo
T16 W 15:13 REHDER Caleb 4 U 12 Greensboro Fencing Academy
T8 L 3:15 GIGNAC Alexander 11 U 2 All-American Fencing Academy

CFFA Stab-a-thon

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), May 20, 2023
Place 14, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, All-American Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 CULLITON Colton 15 U 19 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool L 1:5 GUEVARRA Isabelle C. 11 E22 8 All-American Fencing Academy 1722 2500 902.5 78%
Pool L 3:5 KAUNITZ Emmanuel 9 E23 7 Forge Fencing Teams
Pool L 0:5 SMOLICH Marat 4 D23 9 Research Triangle Fencing
Pool L 2:5 MURRAY-GRAMLICH Robert 3 D23 2 Apex Fencing Academy / Charlotte Fencing Academy
T32 W 15:10 CULLITON Colton 15 U 19 All-American Fencing Academy
T16 L 6:15 SHAH Suhani 5 D22 6 Apex Fencing Academy 2030 2500 750.5 68%