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Val Kizik

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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 15 22 7 23 27 94
Losses 3 5 2 3 8 21
Win ratio 83.3% 81.5% 77.8% 88.5% 77.1% 81.7%
Pool victories 10 13 5 15 19 62
Pool losses 1 3 1 1 4 10
Pool win ratio 90.9% 81.2% 83.3% 93.8% 82.6% 86.1%
DE victories 5 9 2 8 8 32
DE losses 2 2 1 2 4 11
DE win ratio 71.4% 81.8% 66.7% 80.0% 66.7% 74.4%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 8 13 3 15 13 52
Easy wins % 53.3% 59.1% 42.9% 65.2% 48.1% 55.3%
Close wins‡ 2 7 3 1 2 15
Close wins % 13.3% 31.8% 42.9% 4.3% 7.4% 16.0%
Close losses‡ 1 1 2 - 3 7
Close losses % 33.3% 20.0% 100.0% 0.0% 37.5% 33.3%
Big losses† 1 1 - 1 2 5
Big losses % 33.3% 20.0% 0.0% 33.3% 25.0% 23.8%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 2 3 1 3 4 13
Tournaments 2 3 1 3 4 13

Competition history

13 competitions, 115 bouts

Division 1 & Para Championships / April NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A2, V60 April 26, 2026

Place 3 of 29 Seed 2 Rank 2 Rating A25 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 KOPYLOV Dmitri 11 12 B26 6 Lilov Fencing Academy 2917 3144 33.9 64%
Pool
V 5:1 NEMAZIE David A. 24 31 D23 22 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2183 3110 4.2 94%
Pool
V 5:0 SIMS Martin L. 28 33 U 28 1117 3114 0.1 > 99%
Pool
V 5:0 CHU Kevin 9 14 A24 15 Fencers Club Inc. / Manhattan Fencing Center 2651 3115 12.1 78%
Pool
V 5:1 SRERE Mark A. 18 24 C23 16 Capital Fencing Academy 2366 3127 6.3 89%
T32
V 10:4 GORMLEY Peter J. 29 39 U 27 Zeta Fencing / Fencing Academy Of Boston 1608 3389 0.4 > 99%
T16
V 10:9 HECK Steven D. 8 8 B23 12 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2984 3390 18.9 74%
T8
V 10:9 KOPYLOV Dmitri 11 12 B26 6 Lilov Fencing Academy 3375 3409 32.3 52%
T4
D 9:10 MATT Chris 1 1 A25 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3390 3441 34.8 53%

February NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A2, V60 February 14, 2026

Place 5 of 32 Seed 2 Rank 2 Rating A25 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 SIMS Martin L. 29 37 U 30 1142 3112 0.1 > 99%
Pool
V 5:3 NEVEROVICH Vitaly V. 12 33 B23 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2552 3112 10.9 82%
Pool
V 5:0 RUNYAN Joshua 9 9 A22 19 Spartak 2792 3123 16.2 70%
Pool
V 5:2 WEBER Jeffrey 30 40 U 27 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Fencers Club Inc. 1181 3140 0.1 > 99%
Pool
V 5:2 ELDER John 22 21 D23 14 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1900 3140 1.7 98%
Pool
V 5:3 KRASNICH Mike 19 25 C23 24 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2045 3141 2.7 96%
T32
V 10:4 GUEBLE Jeffrey R. 15 11 C25 31 Infinity Fencing Alliance / Washington Fencing Academy 2680 3459 9.7 89%
T16
V 10:6 CRETEN joachim 11 19 B22 13 Oregon Fencing Alliance 2130 3469 1.8 98%
T8
D 4:10 NEVEROVICH Vitaly V. 12 33 B23 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2602 3471 81.3 91%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Saber A1, V60 July 2, 2025

Place 3 of 22 Seed 2 Rank 3 Rating A25 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 MIGHELL Jason 18 17 E21 14 Denver Fencing Center 2138 3068 4.9 94%
Pool
V 5:1 KOPYLOV Dmitri 7 19 A21 13 Lilov Fencing Academy 2978 3072 25.0 56%
Pool
V 5:0 ELDER John 16 23 D23 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1870 3098 1.9 98%
Pool
V 5:1 WEBER Jeffrey 22 - U 22 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Fencers Club Inc. 1546 3099 1.5 98%
Pool
V 5:1 NEVEROVICH Vitaly V. 10 - B23 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 2554 3101 11.4 81%
T16
V 10:3 SU Ji 19 26 U 15 Miracle Fencing Club 1767 3496 0.5 > 99%
T8
V 10:9 MATT Chris 1 1 A24 7 Capital Fencing Academy 3440 3497 39.1 54%
T4
D 9:10 HERRERA Richard K. 4 6 B24 2 PDX Fencing 2889 3536 76.8 85%

Division 1/Para Championships + April NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A1, V60 April 11, 2025

Place 2 of 21 Seed 3 Rank 3 Rating A25 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 WILDMAN Steve 16 34 D23 8 Kansas City Fencing Center 2393 3138 8.8 88%
Pool
V 5:2 CRETEN joachim 9 20 B22 14 Oregon Fencing Alliance 1861 3147 1.8 98%
Pool
D 3:5 GUEBLE Jeffrey R. 10 20 B21 3 Infinity Fencing Alliance / Washington Fencing Academy 2544 3149 59.3 84%
Pool
V 5:1 BRUCE II Ommer E. 21 - U 21 The Fencing Center 1144 3090 0.1 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 PARAGANO Vincent 14 13 D24 19 Medeo Fencing Club / Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2170 3090 5.3 93%
Pool
D 1:5 BECKER William L. 4 3 A22 1 Jacksonville Fencing Club 3151 3095 27.4 46%
T16
V 10:3 HICHA Paul R. 11 17 C23 12 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2307 3506 4.1 97%
T8
V 10:8 HERRERA Richard K. 7 12 B24 5 PDX Fencing 2885 3510 17.1 84%
T4
V 10:9 GUEBLE Jeffrey R. 10 20 B21 3 Infinity Fencing Alliance / Washington Fencing Academy 2789 3527 13.0 88%
T2
D 7:10 BECKER William L. 4 3 A22 1 Jacksonville Fencing Club 3546 3540 43.7 50%

January NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A1, V60 January 4, 2025

Place 1 of 23 Seed 10 Rank 23 Rating B23 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MIGHELL Jason 18 25 E21 19 Denver Fencing Center 2104 3164 4.3 96%
Pool
V 5:1 CAROTHERS Michael B. 22 - U 20 Kansas City Fencing Center 1555 3168 0.8 99%
Pool
D 2:5 DASHNAW Stephen 7 13 B23 5 Lilov Fencing Academy 2652 3169 61.7 80%
Pool
V 5:2 ELDER John 16 38 D23 16 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1893 3107 2.5 98%
Pool
V 5:1 RUNYAN Joshua 2 2 A22 3 Spartak 3000 3110 28.5 57%
T16
V 10:3 ELDER John 16 38 D23 16 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2055 3362 3.8 98%
T8
V 10:8 LEAR Donald W. 11 11 C24 8 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2755 3366 21.3 83%
T4
V 10:9 BECKER William L. 3 5 A22 3 Jacksonville Fencing Club 3514 3387 62.4 42%
T2
V 10:9 MATT Chris 1 1 A24 2 Capital Fencing Academy 3530 3450 55.9 45%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Saber A2, V60 July 3, 2024

Place 5 of 32 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating B23 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LILLARD Samuel N. 19 33 D22 11 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2415 3201 87.0 90%
Pool
V 5:1 DONNELLON James G. 31 - U 25 Renaissance Fencing Club 1259 3114 0.3 > 99%
Pool
V 5:4 LESCH Randall (R.J.) J. 30 - U 30 Carlisle Fencing Club 1206 3114 0.3 > 99%
Pool
V 5:3 MATT Chris 1 2 A24 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3243 3115 44.1 42%
Pool
V 5:4 CRETEN joachim 10 19 B22 23 Oregon Fencing Alliance 1955 3159 2.8 97%
Pool
V 5:1 ELDER John 21 - D23 24 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1896 3162 2.3 98%
T32
V 10:5 SU Ji 26 21 U 27 Miracle Fencing Club 1792 3378 1.6 99%
T16
V 10:9 BUKOWSKI Todd 5 6 B23 13 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2860 3379 28.8 79%
T8
D 8:10 RUNYAN Joshua 4 5 A22 2 Spartak 3610 3408 45.6 38%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A2, V60 April 23, 2023

Place 9 of 34 Seed 9 Rank 17 Rating B23 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MALNATI Donald H. 12 22 C22 13 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2750 3103 27.8 71%
Pool
V 5:3 RUNYAN Joshua 2 2 A22 14 Spartak 3205 3130 47.9 45%
Pool
V 5:2 MIGHELL Jason 22 16 E21 28 Denver Fencing Center 2224 3178 7.0 94%
Pool
V 5:0 MCLAUGHLIN Joseph R. 29 28 U 29 Forge Fencing Teams / Cape Fear Fencing Association 1914 3185 2.7 98%
Pool
V 5:3 GORMLEY Peter J. 30 42 U 16 Zeta Fencing 1853 3188 2.3 98%
Pool
V 5:2 LEAR Donald W. 19 13 D19 12 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2423 3190 10.8 89%
T32
V 10:0 HUTCHERSON Jesse 34 - U 31 Eugene Fencers Club 2295 3474 11.4 92%
T16
D 7:10 HECK Steven D. 6 5 B21 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Rockville Fencing Academy 3073 3485 107.6 74%

IFC 2023 Spring Classic

Senior Mixed Saber D1, SNR March 25, 2023

Place 2 of 17 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating B23 Indysabre / Indianapolis Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 WAGNER Elijah 15 - U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1644 3090 1.9 99%
Pool
V 5:0 HILL Quillan 7 - E22 3 1847 3092 3.5 98%
Pool
V 5:1 MALVESTUTO Prudence 9 - U 17 North West Indiana fencing club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 CURTIS Daniel 6 - E22 10 The Point Fencing Club & School 2038 3095 6.4 95%
Pool
V 5:1 SAWYER Edward 12 - U 14 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1439 3102 0.8 > 99%
T16
V 15:2 BARROWS Hunter 16 - U 16 Lincoln Square Fencing 1515 3439 0.5 > 99%
T8
V 15:3 WAGNER Elijah 15 - U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2007 3439 4.1 98%
T4
V 15:14 CHINWAH Kaden 11 - U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2921 3444 30.2 71%

January NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A2, V60 January 9, 2023

Place 2 of 36 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating B21 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 GRAFF Jon 13 9 C22 29 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2394 3145 17.0 88%
Pool
D 1:5 DAHL Chris 24 - E22 20 Fencing Academy Of Boston 2091 3162 151.9 95%
Pool
V 5:1 CHAMBERS Thomas J. 25 18 E19 24 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2153 3010 11.5 91%
Pool
V 5:3 LUNDBORG Mark R. 1 1 A19 3 Washington Fencing Academy 3290 3021 68.3 34%
Pool
V 5:0 GILLESPIE Jeremy W. 35 - U 30 1139 3090 0.3 > 99%
T32
V 10:2 BLAIR III Ray H. 29 17 U 28 Naples Fencing Academy / Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2228 3422 11.3 96%
T16
V 10:6 HICHA Paul R. 20 - D21 12 Arizona State University Fencing Club 2402 3433 16.4 94%
T8
V 10:2 KASTOR Jacaeber 10 - B22 7 Manhattan Fencing Center 3248 3449 72.7 62%
T4
V 10:5 BUKOWSKI Todd 7 8 C21 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2770 3522 26.1 87%
T2
D 7:10 MATT Chris 8 21 A19 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3300 3548 109.3 65%

Veteran National Championships & Vet Open NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A1, V60 August 27, 2021

Place 2 of 21 Seed 5 Rank 7 Rating B19 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 BIRT Timothy 20 - U 20 1613 3288 4.8 97%
Pool
V 5:2 KOPYLOV Dmitri 2 2 A19 6 Lilov Fencing Academy 2963 3293 49.3 69%
Pool
V 5:1 MYERS Brent M. 9 13 C19 13 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2516 3342 18.2 90%
Pool
V 5:1 MCLAUGHLIN Joseph R. 17 22 E17 16 Forge Fencing Teams, Inc. / Cape Fear Fencing Association 2012 3361 4.2 98%
Pool
V 5:3 SRERE Mark A. 12 17 D21 7 Capital Fencing Academy 2540 3365 17.2 90%
Pool
D 4:5 ELDER John 15 31 E19 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1779 3382 237.1 99%
T16
V 10:2 LEAR Donald W. 14 14 D19 15 Southwest Florida Fencing Academy 2737 3336 63.5 79%
T8
V 10:5 SRERE Mark A. 12 17 D21 7 Capital Fencing Academy 2559 3400 37.4 88%
T4
V 10:5 HECK Steven D. 7 12 B21 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Rockville Fencing Academy 3122 3437 82.6 67%
T2
D 4:10 FRIEDBERG John M.
8 15 B21 1 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 3559 3519 97.7 48%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Vet-60 Men's Saber A2, V60 July 6, 2021

Place 5 of 28 Seed 9 Rank 23 Rating B19 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 LARA Alfred 8 11 B19 13 Oregon Fencing Alliance 2925 3032 89.7 56%
Pool
V 5:3 BRUCE II Ommer E. 25 45 U 23 The Fencing Center 1194 3122 0.8 > 99%
Pool
V 5:2 RUNYAN Joshua 1 1 A17 1 US Navy / Spartak 3538 3123 135.6 28%
Pool
V 5:4 SRERE Mark A. 17 17 E20 10 Capital Fencing Academy 2517 3258 25.6 87%
Pool
V 5:2 ALVAREZ Anthony R. 16 - E21 20 Carlisle Fencing Club 1864 3284 4.1 98%
Pool
V 5:0 FRUNGILLO benjamin 24 40 U 26 Bergen Fencing Club 1169 3288 0.3 > 99%
T16
V 10:6 LARA Alfred 8 11 B19 13 Oregon Fencing Alliance 2867 3283 104.4 71%
T8
D 6:10 RUNYAN Joshua 1 1 A17 1 US Navy / Spartak 4172 3387 51.4 15%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Saber A2, V50 June 30, 2019

Place 7 of 42 Seed 10 Rank 21 Rating A15 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 TANNAS Henri 33 - E17 29 International Fencing Club 1356 2778 19.2 96%
Pool
V 5:2 CHU Kevin 14 35 B19 20 Manhattan Fencing Center 2811 2798 175.1 49%
Pool
D 2:5 MATT Chris 3 3 A19 5 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3253 2973 102.4 35%
Pool
V 5:3 BOYLAN John R. 27 30 E15 15 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2638 2870 88.4 62%
Pool
V 5:1 RAMIREZ Joselito 41 - U 42 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1715 2959 14.1 95%
Pool
V 5:3 RABINOWITZ Mike 22 - D18 33 2520 2973 59.7 73%
T32
V 10:1 GORMLEY Peter J. 36 41 U 23 Zeta Fencing 2581 2941 177.6 64%
T16
V 10:8 MIRONOVAS Mikhail (Misha) 1 1 A18 11 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3295 3119 278.9 42%
T8
D 8:10 LUNDBORG Mark R. 5 5 B18 1 Washington Fencing Academy 3863 3398 114.6 28%

December NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber A2, V50 December 14, 2018

Place 6 of 31 Seed 8 Rank 12 Rating A15 IndySabre

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 EL-SHERBINY Hosam E. 31 - U 21 2835 2500 618.2 38%
Pool
D 3:5 BECKER William L. 3 3 A16 1 2691 3118 460.0 66%
Pool
D 4:5 LILLARD Samuel N. 13 13 C18 8 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2400 2658 289.0 60%
Pool
V 5:2 ZIPPER Michael E. 18 35 D17 20 Manhattan Fencing Center / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2988 2369 360.4 24%
Pool
V 5:0 POND III George E. 23 28 E18 29 1716 2730 48.8 87%
T32
V 10:5 FAINGOLD Vladimir 25 - E17 25 Corsair Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T16
V 10:5 HERRERA Richard K. 9 9 B16 12 PDX Fencing 2921 2921 351.3 50%
T8
D 5:10 MIRONOVAS Mikhail (Misha) 1 1 A18 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 3085 3272 330.7 57%