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Louis Gross

1958
Denver Fencing Center
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - 9 11 13 33
Losses - - 13 24 40 77
Win ratio - - 40.9% 31.4% 24.5% 30.0%
Pool victories - - 7 8 11 26
Pool losses - - 10 19 31 60
Pool win ratio - - 41.2% 29.6% 26.2% 30.2%
DE victories - - 2 3 2 7
DE losses - - 3 5 9 17
DE win ratio - - 40.0% 37.5% 18.2% 29.2%

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† - - - 3 2 5
Easy wins % - - 0.0% 27.3% 15.4% 15.2%
Close wins‡ - - 1 3 6 10
Close wins % - - 11.1% 27.3% 46.2% 30.3%
Close losses‡ - - 4 4 9 17
Close losses % - - 30.8% 16.7% 22.5% 22.1%
Big losses† - - 4 8 11 23
Big losses % - - 30.8% 33.3% 27.5% 29.9%

† 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 - - 3 5 9 17
Tournaments - - 3 4 8 15

Competition history

17 competitions, 110 bouts

ROC of the Rockies

Veteran Men's Épée B1, VET April 6, 2024

Place 17 of 22 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating C23 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 4 - B24 7 Denver Fencing Center 2356 1813 34.3 19%
Pool
D 4:5 DARRICAU Henri J. 3 - A21 12 Denver Fencing Center 2420 1847 7.2 18%
Pool
D 1:5 DANIELS Jonathan 21 - U 3 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC 1661 1840 21.8 61%
Pool
D 2:5 JAMES Lonnie M. 10 - C22 11 City of Thunder FC 2306 1818 8.3 21%
Pool
V 5:2 STAFURIK John (Jack) W. 16 - D21 20 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1708 1810 14.9 56%
Pool
D 4:5 CHAO Warren 17 - E24 5 LA International Fencing 1911 1825 15.6 44%
T32
D 4:10 DANIELS Jonathan 21 - U 3 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC 1286 2042 95.2 84%

Bill Goering Colorado Cup #3 + Vet #2 Walk N' Roll

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET January 28, 2024

Place 8 of 14 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating C23 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 WEBER Dick 8 - E23 9 Denver Fencing Center 1648 1824 25.3 61%
Pool
D 3:5 TRIFILETTI Lawrence T. 9 - E22 6 Denver Fencing Center 2181 1798 11.2 26%
Pool
D 0:5 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 1 - B24 3 Denver Fencing Center 2358 1787 7.7 17%
Pool
V 5:3 SCHELL Julia 13 - U 14 - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 LEWIS Sandra 12 - U 12 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 COLE Matthew 5 - C22 5 South Denver Fencing Academy 2260 1779 33.2 21%
T16
V 10:7 WEBER Dick 8 - E23 9 Denver Fencing Center 1822 2033 48.3 62%
T8
D 6:10 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 1 - B24 3 Denver Fencing Center 2415 2081 39.1 30%

C & Under + Vet #1 Walk N' Roll

Veteran Mixed Épée E1, VET December 10, 2023

Place 8 of 12 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating C23 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 NIETZER Jo A. 12 - U 10 Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 BARANOWSKI Philip 9 - E21 1 Denver Fencing Foundation / Denver Fencing Center 2228 1851 11.7 28%
Pool
D 4:5 SHULL Marc 8 - D23 5 Windy City Fencing-Chicago / Northern Colorado Fencers 2038 1839 15.8 37%
Pool
D 3:5 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 1 - A21 7 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 SMITH Dorothy 4 - C23 9 Fencing Academy Of Denver / South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
T16
V 10:7 SMITH Dorothy 4 - C23 9 Fencing Academy Of Denver / South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
T8
D 6:10 BARANOWSKI Philip 9 - E21 1 Denver Fencing Foundation / Denver Fencing Center 2001 2104 71.3 56%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 July 3, 2023

Place 48 of 55 Seed 32 Rank 49 Rating C23 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 KLEIN Johannes 17 18 A19 26 Rain City Fencing Center 2040 1915 20.1 42%
Pool
D 3:5 TIERNEY Luke 33 54 C23 46 Iowa City Fencing Center 1856 1895 24.4 53%
Pool
D 0:5 DRAGONETTI Walter E. 1 1 A23 9 Battle Born Fencing Club / Hooked On Fencing 3084 1870 1.7 3%
Pool
D 4:5 WHITELOCK James R. 49 - E19 35 Rogue Fencing Academy 1536 1869 32.8 71%
Pool
D 3:5 PERKA Michael 16 14 A19 10 The Fencing Center 2610 1836 5.5 10%
Pool
V 5:3 GILLESPIE Jeremy W. 48 76 E19 50 1799 1830 20.7 52%
T64
D 3:10 NIEMIEC Mark 39 35 D23 14 Northern Colorado Fencers 2306 2167 62.6 42%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup2/Vet Walk N Roll

Veteran Mixed Épée A1, VET January 28, 2023

Place 3 of 15 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 DARRICAU Henri J. 2 - A21 7 Denver Fencing Center 2666 1849 56.3 10%
Pool
D 1:5 ALTMAN Jeff H. 5 - B21 8 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2430 1906 10.7 20%
Pool
V 5:1 REDD Andrew C. 15 - U 15 Front Range Fencing Club 1382 1895 10.7 78%
Pool
V 5:2 ANDERSON Donald 8 - D22 12 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1314 1906 9.1 83%
T16
V 10:7 ANDERSON Donald 8 - D22 12 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1507 1942 51.4 73%
T8
V 10:7 ALTMAN Jeff H. 5 - B21 8 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2699 1994 176.8 14%
T4
D 9:10 GROSS Brian 4 - B22 2 Denver Fencing Center 3760 2170 3.8 2%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET January 7, 2023

Place 92 of 101 Seed 84 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SIMS Martin L. 98 - U 96 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1618 1880 19.6 66%
Pool
D 1:5 ARROWSMITH II Alan M. 37 - B21 33 Nashville Academy of Fencing 2839 1900 4.9 7%
Pool
D 2:5 CHOI Paul S. 24 - B22 30 Fencers Club Inc. 2627 1895 7.7 12%
Pool
D 2:5 LIPTON Michael D. 67 - C21 79 East Bay Fencers Gym / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2064 1887 21.4 39%
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 7 - A22 10 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2854 1866 3.8 5%
Pool
D 3:5 LIOU Solomon 53 - C22 27 Lilov Fencing Academy / New Jersey Fencing Alliance 2339 1862 12.4 23%
T128
D 4:10 MEHALL Michael 14 - A19 28 Boise Fencing Club 3377 1947 5.2 2%

January NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 January 6, 2023

Place 40 of 53 Seed 49 Rank 64 Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 WATRALL Rick 1 1 A22 12 New York Athletic Club 2918 1785 3.2 3%
Pool
D 2:5 HUDSON Jeffrey (Jeff) A. 16 - A19 23 Hudson Centers For The Martial Arts 3049 1782 2.1 2%
Pool
V 5:4 LINGVAY Laurance (Larry) S. 48 36 D19 49 Fortune Fencing 2286 1779 55.1 21%
Pool
D 2:5 AMELI Sean 17 - A19 5 Battle Born Fencing Club 3093 1835 2.1 2%
Pool
V 5:2 BALESTRACCI Chris 33 - B19 41 Silver City Fencing Club / Fencers School Of Connecticut 2414 1833 54.9 18%
Pool
D 2:5 O'DOWD Andrew J. 32 32 B19 7 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia 2662 1887 7.4 10%
T64
D 8:10 WAGMAN Robert S. 37 53 C22 28 Orlando Fencing Sports Center LLC / Denver Fencing Center 2531 1996 48.7 22%

AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC (D1A/VET)

Veteran Men's Épée B2, VET November 6, 2022

Place 15 of 27 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 KUO Michael 22 - U 17 Las Positas Fencing Center 1816 1849 37.9 52%
Pool
D 3:5 ZGRAGGEN dale 27 - U 13 1943 1811 22.2 44%
Pool
D 1:5 HARGROVE Charles 3 - B22 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2482 1789 10.8 13%
Pool
V 5:0 OLSON Mark R. 17 - D21 24 No Fear Fencing / Gryphon Fencing 1547 1778 23.9 64%
Pool
D 3:5 BECK Brian C. 6 - B21 6 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2230 1802 17.3 24%
T32
V 10:8 MARIANI Lou 2 - A19 19 The Fencing Center 2945 1626 393.9 3%
T16
D 3:10 HARGROVE Charles 3 - B22 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2945 2020 24.3 9%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 July 6, 2022

Place 40 of 45 Seed 37 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 GLASS Timothy C.
9 9 A20 8 Ataba Fencing Club 2753 1910 9.2 9%
Pool
D 2:5 POPOVICI Alexander M. 34 34 D21 36 Alliance Fencing Academy 2217 1901 25.8 31%
Pool
D 4:5 BAXTER Daniel J. 23 - B21 11 Northwest Fencing Center 2628 1875 10.7 11%
Pool
D 2:5 SCHINDLER Sergey M. 6 6 B22 21 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2769 1864 7.3 7%
Pool
D 2:5 HANAHAN Thomas M. 20 19 B21 20 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2710 1857 8.2 9%
T64
D 6:10 KAROLAK Dale W. 3 3 A20 15 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2969 1638 11.9 3%

ROC of the Rockies

Veteran Men's Épée B1, VET May 8, 2022

Place 12 of 16 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 WEBER Dick 13 - E19 13 Denver Fencing Center 1759 1887 40.0 58%
Pool
D 0:5 KAROLAK Dale W. 2 - A20 3 Ann Arbor Fencing Club 2893 1927 7.4 6%
Pool
V 5:1 ANDERSON Donald 8 - D22 15 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1271 1919 15.4 85%
Pool
D 3:5 COLE Matthew 5 - C22 9 South Denver Fencing Academy 2318 1935 24.6 27%
T16
D 3:10 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 - A20 2 Denver Fencing Center 3422 1642 3.4 1%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup3/Vet Walk N Roll

Veteran Mixed Épée B1, VET February 5, 2022

Place 13 of 15 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center / Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 CAREY Michele S. 8 - C19 9 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 HUTCHINSON Valerie A. 5 - B20 12 Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 ALPERSTEIN Donald W. 11 - D21 5 Denver Fencing Center 2132 1924 37.5 37%
Pool
D 2:5 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 2 - A21 11 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center - - - -
T16
D 8:10 COLE Matthew 10 - D21 3 South Denver Fencing Academy 2087 1747 105.6 32%

ROC of the Rockies | D1A, DV2 & VET - Reg Opens 2/19

Veteran Men's Épée A1, VET March 12, 2021

Place 9 of 15 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 ALPERSTEIN Donald W. 9 - C16 11 Denver Fencing Center 1858 1761 63.9 44%
Pool
V 5:3 ANDERSON Donald 15 - U 15 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1799 1825 41.0 51%
Pool
D 3:5 CZYZOWICZ Maciej (Coach Magic) 4 - A17 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Bucks County Academy of Fencing 2553 1866 18.9 18%
Pool
V 5:2 KLEIN Johannes 3 - A19 12 Rain City Fencing Center 2152 1847 76.8 31%
T16
D 9:10 LIN Kimball 14 - U 8 Maximum Fencing Club 2500 1811 63.3 26%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup #2 and Vets

Veteran Mixed Épée A1, VET January 25, 2020

Place 8 of 15 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating D19 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HUTCHINSON Valerie A. 7 - C19 9 Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 1 - A19 5 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 DAVIS Greg 14 - U 14 Northern Colorado Fencers 1131 1748 25.2 80%
Pool
D 1:5 BAER Bryan G. 6 - B17 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 2757 1773 11.7 8%
T16
V 10:4 HUTCHINSON Valerie A. 7 - C19 9 Denver Fencing Center - - - -
T8
D 3:10 KISSINGFORD John F. 8 - C19 3 Denver Fencing Center 2388 1917 105.9 27%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 July 2, 2019

Place 46 of 53 Seed 28 Rank 31 Rating C15 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 KLEIN Johannes 12 31 A19 22 Rain City Fencing Center 2104 1867 70.0 36%
Pool
D 2:5 SCHNEIDER Charles (Charlie) J. 5 6 A16 17 Underground Fencing Organization 2548 1797 26.9 14%
Pool
D 3:5 SNYDER John W. 44 68 E19 19 Academies Of Fencing In Baltimore / Salle Palasz 1980 1770 61.8 38%
Pool
D 3:5 CHELNITSKY Yuriy 37 - C16 42 New York Fencing Academy 2155 1709 39.0 27%
Pool
D 0:5 SCOTT George R. 21 38 B19 11 Olympia Fencing Center 2746 1670 10.0 5%
Pool
V 5:4 CORINALDI Greg 53 - U 49 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 1944 1660 88.2 34%
T64
D 8:10 TIERNEY Luke 30 41 C17 21 Iowa City Fencing Center 1560 2310 393.0 81%

April Championship and NAC

Veteran Men's Épée A4, VET April 14, 2019

Place 77 of 96 Seed 68 Not ranked Rating C15 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ROSTAL Scott E. 46 - B17 10 Twin Cities Fencing Club 3291 1835 11.3 3%
Pool
D 3:5 STEWART Robert 11 - A18 23 Northwest Fencing Center 2269 1823 72.9 27%
Pool
V 5:4 SCHWARY Irv 76 - D18 83 New Orleans Fencers Club / Mobetes 2016 1750 138.1 37%
Pool
V 5:3 POMPIAN Mark 95 - U 85 Riverside Fencing Club 840 1889 19.7 92%
Pool
D 1:5 SKOPIK Jr August 40 - B18 14 Alliance Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 2712 1908 29.2 12%
Pool
D 2:5 WALLACE Patric 17 - A18 50 Fencers Club Inc. 3040 1879 11.9 4%
T128
D 9:10 PARY Theodore 66 - C17 53 DC Fencers Club 2807 2522 212.0 37%

April Championship and NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 April 13, 2019

Place 29 of 43 Seed 31 Rank 43 Rating C15 Denver Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 DOWNEY Gerard C. 12 17 A18 16 East Bay Fencers Gym 2651 1209 718.4 3%
Pool
D 2:5 NEALE James H. 3 3 A17 9 Fencers Club Inc. / Rockland Fencers Club 2685 1927 61.9 15%
Pool
D 2:5 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 26 56 B19 21 LE CLUB TOUCHE 2821 1865 38.0 10%
Pool
V 5:2 POMPIAN Mark 40 65 U 42 Riverside Fencing Club 883 1827 37.7 89%
Pool
D 1:5 MOREAU John A.
17 - A16 18 Olympian Fencing Club 2910 1865 30.1 10%
T64
V 10:9 ROUSE Joseph (Joe) T. 23 27 B19 36 Candlewood Fencing Center / Prospect Fencing Club 2064 2357 340.6 61%
T32
D 3:10 ALEXANDER Chuck 7 7 A18 5 No Fear Fencing Club / Gryphon Fencing 3342 2698 176.1 24%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup #3 and Vets

Veteran Mixed Épée B1, VET January 26, 2019

Place 14 of 15 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C15 Denver Fencing Center / Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 9 - C15 3 Denver Fencing Center / Ouray Swordplay 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
D 4:5 WEBER Dick 15 - U 10 Denver Fencing Center 1128 2079 751.7 83%
Pool
D 2:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 4 - B17 2 Denver Fencing Center 2904 1328 37.6 6%
Pool
D 0:5 CRAVEY Donald (Don) N. 3 - B18 12 Mile High Fencing Club / Clear Lake Fencing Club 2284 1290 81.6 14%
T16
D 3:10 REES Daniel I. 1 - A18 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 3778 2500 143.0 12%