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Michael Costin

1995
Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC)
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - 6 61 67
Losses - - - 2 17 19
Win ratio - - - 75.0% 78.2% 77.9%
Pool victories - - - 4 44 48
Pool losses - - - 1 8 9
Pool win ratio - - - 80.0% 84.6% 84.2%
DE victories - - - 2 17 19
DE losses - - - 1 9 10
DE win ratio - - - 66.7% 65.4% 65.5%

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† - - - - 26 26
Easy wins % - - - 0.0% 42.6% 38.8%
Close wins‡ - - - 1 9 10
Close wins % - - - 16.7% 14.8% 14.9%
Close losses‡ - - - - 9 9
Close losses % - - - 0.0% 52.9% 47.4%
Big losses† - - - 1 2 3
Big losses % - - - 50.0% 11.8% 15.8%

† 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 - - - 1 9 10
Tournaments - - - 1 9 10

Competition history

10 competitions, 86 bouts

December NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 December 12, 2022

Place 22 of 172 Seed 85 Not ranked Rating B22 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC)

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 ROBERTS Sam 65 - A22 42 Phoenix Fencing Academy 2845 3650 7.0 90%
Pool
V 5:2 KOLASA Thomas M. 116 - B22 63 3453 3657 21.7 63%
Pool
D 0:5 SILBERZWEIG Jordan H. 15 25 A22 26 Manhattan Fencing Center 3420 3679 38.9 66%
Pool
V 5:2 PI Alexander 136 - C22 138 PDX Fencing 2506 3640 2.6 97%
Pool
V 5:3 HONG Vincent Q. 37 66 B22 136 Bergen Fencing Club 2956 3642 8.5 87%
T128
V 15:11 HOLZ William A. 73 - A22 101 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 3013 3856 9.2 91%
T64
V 15:14 KIM Shawn J. 83 - A19 47 University Of California San Diego NCAA / Laguna Fencing Center 4061 3865 50.7 38%
T32
D 9:15 DENNER Lysander H. 18 32 B22 14 Scarsdale Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc. 3602 3916 55.7 69%

Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1

Div I-A Men's Saber A2, D1A May 30, 2021

Place 2 of 55 Seed 1 Rank 44 Rating A18

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CHANG Colin S. 18 - C21 14 Laguna Fencing Center 2590 3726 90.8 97%
Pool
V 5:2 KIBBAR Tomer L. 35 - E21 13 The Fencing Center 2655 3635 4.6 94%
Pool
V 5:2 SOUTHWORTH Nathaniel 47 - U 35 Hangtown Saber Club 2025 3640 0.5 > 99%
Pool
V 5:1 YUN Jaesun 19 - C20 14 Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) 2915 3640 8.6 88%
Pool
V 5:3 WALLACE Taylor 38 - E21 49 South Bay Fencing Academy 2200 3649 1.0 99%
Pool
V 5:1 BYON Adrian 53 - U 53 Spartak 1748 3650 0.2 > 99%
T32
V 15:5 JIANG Anthony 27 - D21 30 Spartak 3110 3857 14.2 88%
T16
V 15:3 WESLER Logan A. 20 - C20 12 PDX Fencing 2972 3871 9.6 92%
T8
V 15:5 YANG Ziyi 3 87 B19 7 Cardinal Fencing Club / Premier Fencing Academy LLC 3417 3880 23.7 77%
T4
V 15:12 SINGER Carson 6 - A19 3 Fencing Academy Of Denver 3365 3904 19.8 81%
T2
D 14:15 CALLAHAN Jaden P. 2 85 A20 1 Spartak 3546 3924 68.0 73%

January NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 January 5, 2020

Place 115 of 202 Seed 15 Rank 21 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 MAHONEY Colin M. 189 - C19 142 Zeta Fencing 2819 4045 3.1 98%
Pool
D 3:5 POPE Nico 102 - B19 144 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2926 4048 115.3 96%
Pool
D 3:5 KIM Sean G. 72 113 B19 107 Oregon Fencing Alliance 3066 3933 90.1 92%
Pool
D 3:5 ERACHSHAW Taras P. 128 - B19 71 Manhattan Fencing Center 3081 3842 78.4 89%
Pool
V 5:0 WIND Nicky E. 163 - C19 143 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2976 3764 8.5 90%
Pool
D 4:5 PARK Donghwan 44 60 A19 15 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 3496 3773 46.7 67%
T256
V 15:8 MAHONEY Colin M. 189 - C19 142 Zeta Fencing 3011 3867 11.9 91%
T128
D 13:15 SARON Mitchell S.
7 10 A19 3 Bergen Fencing Club 4423 3879 22.5 20%

December NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 December 9, 2019

Place 36 of 93 Seed 13 Rank 17 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BOOTH Zaheer 17 23 A19 12 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3440 4112 94.1 86%
Pool
V 5:2 ZIELINSKI Nicholaus M. 73 - B18 88 Midwest Fencing Club 3123 4017 8.7 92%
Pool
V 5:3 CALLAHAN Jaden P. 46 - A19 73 Spartak 3084 4026 7.5 93%
Pool
V 5:0 BARNETT Adam 43 115 B19 30 Durkan Fencing Academy / Candlewood Fencing Center 3105 4034 7.6 93%
Pool
V 5:4 HOLMES Aiden G. 69 - B19 38 Salle Auriol Seattle 2835 4041 3.4 97%
T64
D 13:15 WILLIAMS Nolan E. 57 - B19 32 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3573 3956 88.8 73%

October NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 October 18, 2019

Place 9 of 173 Seed 17 Rank 21 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 DINU Nicholas D. 67 - A19 73 Laguna Fencing Center 3290 4035 16.0 88%
Pool
V 5:1 MA Jonathan D. 35 46 A19 49 Globus Fencing Academy 3663 4051 30.7 73%
Pool
V 5:4 RIVERA Inigo Franco 133 - B18 107 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3106 4082 8.3 94%
Pool
V 5:2 ERACHSHAW Taras P. 163 - C18 97 Manhattan Fencing Center 2954 4090 5.2 96%
Pool
V 5:1 YANG Ziyi 117 - B19 162 Cardinal Fencing Club / Premier Fencing Academy LLC 2973 4095 5.3 96%
Pool
V 5:2 LIANG Connor 84 - B19 146 West Coast Fencing Academy / San Diego Fencing Center 3261 4100 11.2 91%
T128
V 15:10 WOOD Elden S. 98 - B19 122 Manhattan Fencing Center 3364 3804 40.0 75%
T64
V 15:13 STONE Ben 59 90 A19 54 Manhattan Fencing Center 3667 3844 54.6 60%
T32
V 15:13 MULLENNIX Ethan M. 55 83 A19 26 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 4109 3898 81.7 37%
T16
D 7:15 SOUDERS Peter F. 6 7 A19 6 Boston Fencing Club / DC Fencers Club 4575 3980 24.0 18%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 June 30, 2019

Place 9 of 134 Seed 13 Rank 25 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DEL VECCHIO Nicolas (None PLEASE) S. 55 86 A18 63 Capital Fencing Academy 3618 3926 42.6 67%
Pool
V 5:1 RAMAN Easwer 109 - B17 103 Boston Fencing Club 2975 3969 10.3 94%
Pool
V 5:1 BOLTON Braydon A. 94 - B18 115 Phoenix Fencing Academy 2898 3979 7.9 95%
Pool
V 5:2 HARVEY Nicholas J. 132 - C18 11 Nellya Fencers 2973 3987 9.3 94%
Pool
V 5:4 MERCHANT Marcel J. 28 46 A18 75 Manhattan Fencing Center 3475 3997 27.1 79%
Pool
V 5:2 OSTER Keegan J. 67 - A19 101 Hangtown Saber Club / Laguna Fencing Center 3118 4024 11.3 92%
T64
V 15:11 ANGLADE Junior Ronald (RJ) E. 88 - B19 53 Nellya Fencers 3785 3660 112.9 43%
T32
V 15:5 KUSHKOV Simon O. 51 80 B18 23 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 3699 3773 80.0 54%
T16
D 13:15 COHEN Josef A. 9 17 A18 3 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 4189 3853 49.6 31%

April Championship and NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 April 13, 2019

Place 29 of 99 Seed 13 Rank 24 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 KUSHKOV Simon O. 43 78 B18 76 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 3302 4307 16.9 93%
Pool
V 5:4 SIERADZKY Dawson 18 33 A17 31 Manhattan Fencing Center 3316 4324 16.8 93%
Pool
D 4:5 ZIELINSKI Nicholaus M. 73 - B18 56 Midwest Fencing Club 3073 4341 263.2 97%
Pool
D 4:5 BIERNACKI Maciej L. 47 88 B17 18 Durkan Fencing Academy 3204 4077 170.6 90%
Pool
V 5:3 CLARKSON Cole 79 - B18 57 High Desert Fencing Alliance 3098 3907 19.5 86%
T64
V 15:4 STONE Ben 20 36 A19 38 Manhattan Fencing Center 3777 3715 135.3 47%
T32
D 12:15 TE VELDE Noah C. 54 98 C18 9 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3226 3850 189.9 80%

January NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 January 6, 2019

Place 36 of 221 Seed 19 Rank 21 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 KIM Charlson 46 55 A18 110 Manhattan Fencing Center 3521 4206 43.6 84%
Pool
V 5:2 STATEN-LUSTY Silas J. 110 - B18 185 Salle Auriol Seattle 2961 4249 9.6 97%
Pool
V 5:1 LIN Lucas H. 174 - B16 158 Brandeis University NCAA 2103 4259 2.7 99%
Pool
V 5:1 CHIEN Phillip L. 211 - C18 190 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 3050 4261 11.6 96%
Pool
V 5:4 KUSHKOV Simon O. 83 109 B18 44 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 3140 4273 13.6 95%
Pool
V 5:2 MOISE Bryan R. 148 - B18 88 Thrust Fencing Academy 3309 4287 20.3 92%
T128
V 15:4 CAPPELLUTI Ryan M. 199 - C18 116 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 3123 3692 72.2 78%
T64
D 11:15 THOMPSON Khalil A.
4 5 A18 3 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 4488 3764 49.8 16%

December NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 December 16, 2018

Place 5 of 129 Seed 15 Rank 27 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 STONE Ben 24 39 A17 85 Manhattan Fencing Center 3381 3779 129.4 69%
Pool
V 5:0 CHEN Alan 62 - A18 43 Research Triangle Fencing 3159 3908 65.0 84%
Pool
V 5:0 MOSKOWITZ Mason C. 125 - C18 127 Kolakowski Sabre Academy / The Phoenix Center 2781 3973 22.0 95%
Pool
V 5:0 KENNEDY Falan M. 91 - B18 76 3495 3995 79.1 73%
Pool
V 5:1 TONG Qilin 100 - B17 97 Nellya Fencers 3349 4074 50.5 84%
Pool
V 5:2 DESCHERER David 36 63 B17 44 Bergen Fencing Club 3753 4125 80.7 70%
T64
V 15:7 ROTENSTEIN Leon G. 103 - B16 51 Brandeis University NCAA / Boston Fencing Club 3475 2977 351.9 31%
T32
V 15:10 SCHOLL Ben Q. 64 - A18 32 University Of Notre Dame NCAA / Oregon Fencing Alliance 3284 3329 188.1 52%
T16
V 15:11 DODDO Andrew 12 22 A18 13 Fencers Club Inc. 3884 3517 261.4 33%
T8
D 8:15 SPEAR Jeff
1 3 A18 3 New York Athletic Club 4309 3778 85.8 25%

October NAC

Div I Men's Saber A4, DV1 October 14, 2018

Place 18 of 177 Seed 22 Rank 25 Rating A18 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / Columbia University NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 GAFFNEY John M. 137 - C18 167 Salle Auriol Seattle 1789 2500 278.7 75%
Pool
V 5:4 BAK Daniel 177 - B18 56 New York Athletic Club 2832 2779 350.0 48%
Pool
V 5:2 TONG Qilin 126 - B17 81 Nellya Fencers 3577 3129 459.3 31%
Pool
V 5:1 MULLENNIX Ethan M. 31 36 A18 50 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 3201 3588 147.7 65%
Pool
V 5:2 OSTER Keegan J. 74 - A17 95 Hangtown Saber Club / Laguna Fencing Center 2381 3736 34.0 93%
Pool
V 5:2 VACCARI Braden 82 - B18 150 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1879 3770 9.2 98%
T128
V 15:10 GREMILLION Ezekiel R. 159 - C18 118 Laguna Fencing Center 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T64
V 15:8 SMITH Jared C. 63 105 A18 55 University Of Notre Dame NCAA / Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2921 2921 351.3 50%
T32
D 13:15 DOLEGIEWICZ Filip
13 16 A18 8 Midwest Fencing Club 3272 3272 295.2 50%