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Statistics Profile

Max Bonsteel

Verified
2004
Denison University Fencing NCAA

Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 35 2 8 4 1 50
Losses 17 5 1 3 5 31
Win ratio 67.3% 28.6% 88.9% 57.1% 16.7% 61.7%
Pool victories 29 1 5 3 1 39
Pool losses 10 4 - 2 4 20
Pool win ratio 74.4% 20.0% 100.0% 60.0% 20.0% 66.1%
DE victories 6 1 3 1 - 11
DE losses 7 1 1 1 1 11
DE win ratio 46.2% 50.0% 75.0% 50.0% 0.0% 50.0%

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† 15 1 3 3 - 22
Easy wins % 42.9% 50.0% 37.5% 75.0% 0.0% 44.0%
Close wins‡ 6 1 - - - 7
Close wins % 17.1% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 14.0%
Close losses‡ 3 2 - - - 5
Close losses % 17.6% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 16.1%
Big losses† 5 2 1 3 4 15
Big losses % 29.4% 40.0% 100.0% 100.0% 80.0% 48.4%

† 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 7 1 1 1 1 11
Tournaments 7 1 1 1 1 11

Competition history

11 competitions, 81 bouts

USACFC 2026 Championship

Athos Foil B2/C3 April 11, 2026

Place 28 of 147 Seed 36 Not ranked Rating E26 Denison University Fencing NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 KELLY Benjamin J. 9 - B23 17 Northeastern University Club Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 MURALIDARAN Rishab 80 - U 16 Marquette Club Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 JANKOWSKI Jakob 141 - U 98 Penn State University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 CUVELIER Alexandre 124 - U 102 Boston University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 BRUTON Vinton 95 - U 146 College of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 LIAW Elaine 53 - E23 70 Tufts University Fencing Club - - - -
T128
V 15:6 RAYSOR Tyrell 144 - U 97 University of Maryland Baltimore County - - - -
T64
V 15:11 LE Tyler 81 - U 64 University of Texas Dallas - - - -
T32
D 4:15 KLEIN Sebastian W. 30 - D22 3 Cornell University Collegiate Fencing Club - - - -

OU Spring Fencing Open - 2026

Senior Mixed Foil C1, SNR March 28, 2026

Place 5 of 21 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 GELLAD Luke 7 - D24 3 Pittsburgh Fencers Club 1428 2023 9.5 83%
Pool
V 5:0 WATKINS Nicole 14 - U 18 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 FECHER Lily 6 - D25 10 - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 VEJENDLA Surya 13 - U 19 284 2033 0.3 > 99%
Pool
V 5:4 STREB Joseph S. 1 - B24 2 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2751 2033 52.1 12%
Pool
V 5:4 BAUER Eric Missing ID 19 - U 16 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton - - - -
T16
V 15:6 EDENFIELD Liam 18 - U 13 2921 2023 72.2 17%
T8
D 11:15 STREB Joseph S. 1 - B24 2 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 3078 2096 9.1 6%

Founder's Day Open

Senior Mixed Foil B1, SNR February 7, 2026

Place 9 of 23 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 STREB Joseph S. 2 - B24 7 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2758 1960 65.2 10%
Pool
D 4:5 DUNLAP Ian 8 - C24 11 Ohio Fencing Center 1574 2025 46.8 77%
Pool
V 5:0 DENMAN Matthew L. 7 - C25 22 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton 1851 1978 22.9 58%
Pool
V 5:3 DEPP Edward 16 - E25 16 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1253 2001 7.0 89%
Pool
V 5:1 KEMNITZER John 18 - E25 13 1648 2008 15.1 72%
T16
D 9:15 MCERLEAN Liam 13 - D25 8 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 1522 2139 116.0 83%

5th Annual Denison Winter Open

Men's Foil A2 January 17, 2026

Place 17 of 31 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 WEI JR Shan 8 - C25 7 Pittsburgh Fencers Club / Star Fencing Academy 1815 1960 27.8 59%
Pool
D 1:5 CHAN Matthew 4 - B24 10 2435 1988 16.4 23%
Pool
V 5:3 MCERLEAN Liam 15 - D25 21 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 1095 1971 6.3 92%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHAO Zhiyong 13 - C24 13 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC 2042 1978 28.7 46%
Pool
V 5:0 MILLER Bryton 23 - E25 29 Western Reserve Academy 1328 1949 10.8 84%
T32
D 3:15 DALBERG Anders 25 - E23 16 Mission Fencing Center 1911 2241 101.5 70%

Retriever Open

Div III Mixed Foil D1, DV3 November 22, 2025

Place 7 of 28 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HERCE-DUCHINI Anika 24 - U 3 The Line Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 RAHMAN Mosfiqur 17 - U 16 Drexel University Fencing Club 1600 1857 25.0 64%
Pool
V 5:2 IVATURI Sivakrishna Nikhil 14 - U 15 George Mason University Fencing Club 1765 1882 31.2 57%
Pool
V 5:4 CHANG Xavier 7 - E25 3 AIC Fencing Club 1388 1913 16.0 80%
Pool
V 5:1 NSUBUGA Jeffrey 10 - E22 10 University of Maryland Baltimore County / Homewood Fencing Club 1429 1929 16.3 79%
Pool
V 5:0 LEE Hans 2 - D25 25 OnTarget Fencing Club 1401 1945 14.5 81%
T32
V 15:1 SHRAMKO Nathaniel 27 - U 27 Drexel University Fencing Club 1467 2288 25.0 83%
T16
V 15:9 RAHMAN Mosfiqur 17 - U 16 Drexel University Fencing Club 2176 2313 55.5 56%
T8
D 10:15 HECHT Joel 9 - E24 2 Drexel University Fencing Club / Delaware Valley Fencers Club-pa 1863 2369 127.9 78%

Blue Box Open (Open, Youth, Y8, VET)

Senior Mixed Foil B1, SNR November 15, 2025

Place 11 of 19 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 DUNLAP Ian 4 - C24 8 Ohio Fencing Center 1591 1930 68.5 71%
Pool
V 5:2 RODRIGUEZ Jocelyn 19 - U 12 Royal Arts Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 CALESHU Bauer 10 - E25 16 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 839 1861 6.1 95%
Pool
D 4:5 COPELAND Nigel 3 - C25 3 Lutheran West High School Fencing Fellowship / Cyranos Place 1918 1867 40.4 47%
Pool
V 5:2 KEMNITZER John 9 - E25 10 1606 1827 29.8 64%
T16
D 13:15 MCERLEAN Liam 16 - U 6 Royal Arts Fencing Academy 1440 2534 246.1 95%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Foil A2, SNR October 11, 2025

Place 26 of 55 Seed 49 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 STRUGAR Marcus A. 20 - B24 17 Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / Northwest Fencing Center 2466 1813 20.3 15%
Pool
V 5:0 DENMAN Matthew L. 25 - C25 46 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 1928 1792 66.4 41%
Pool
D 3:5 FREEDMAN Samuel E. 12 - B25 8 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Renaissance Fencing Club 2849 1859 8.1 6%
Pool
V 5:0 CANNON Zachary 51 - U 55 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1569 1851 29.9 64%
Pool
D 3:5 BAGDÁNY Albert 4 - A24 5 3475 1881 1.5 1%
Pool
V 5:2 SUN Henry 29 - C24 29 Pittsburgh Fencers Club / Fox Chapel Area Fencing Club 1899 1879 50.9 49%
T64
V 15:10 KABARITI Karim 37 - D25 39 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2001 2555 50.8 79%
T32
D 3:15 LAHUNOU Uladzislau 47 - U 6 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC / Cleveland Fencing Academy West 2500 2605 70.9 54%

4th Annual Denison Open

Senior Men's Foil B1, SNR October 26, 2024

Place 16 of 24 Seed 24 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 CHEREDNICHENKO Ihor 3 - C24 2 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2233 2064 66.5 40%
Pool
D 1:5 TALLARICO Matthew 6 - C24 7 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club / RIT Fencing Club 1996 1997 76.6 50%
Pool
D 4:5 KEMNITZER John 11 - E24 17 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 1847 1920 72.8 54%
Pool
D 4:5 CHOI Lucas 13 - E24 13 Carnegie Mellon University Fencing Club 1970 1848 51.6 43%
Pool
V 5:4 SCOTT Alex 22 - U 21 Western Reserve Academy 1024 1796 16.6 88%
T32
V 15:5 KEMNITZER John 11 - E24 17 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 2045 2657 59.7 78%
T16
D 4:15 CHEREDNICHENKO Ihor 3 - C24 2 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2513 2717 162.0 61%

Midwest Fencing Championships (Collegiate Club Only)

Men's Foil U April 7, 2024

Place 3 of 31 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating E20 Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 HARMON Philip 24 - U 20 Indiana University 2321 1645 187.9 20%
Pool
V 5:1 BENSCH Vincent 30 - U 28 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1410 1833 57.6 71%
Pool
V 5:3 BAIERL Zach 15 - U 17 Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club 1760 1891 79.5 57%
Pool
V 5:1 ABERLIN Leo Missing ID 25 - U 25 Xavier University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 WICKA Clayton 1 - E24 9 Michigan State University Fencing Club / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club 1990 1970 93.3 49%
T32
V 15:6 DEGRINNEY Dominic 17 - U 29 Xavier Fencing Club 2500 2218 220.1 40%
T16
V 15:9 GORDON Kenneth 20 - U 16 Michigan State University Fencing Club 1544 2438 69.8 86%
T8
V 15:9 NOWAK Joseph 6 - D23 6 Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois 2787 2508 278.0 36%
T4
D 6:15 MAO Connor 9 - B20 1 Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison 3000 2786 129.1 38%

Midwest Fencing Conference Individual Events

Men's Foil U April 16, 2023

Place 12 of 31 Seed 13 Rank 14 Rating E20 Denison University Fencing Ncaa / Denison University Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 GORDON Kenneth 18 20 U 17 Michigan State University Fencing Club 1528 1612 156.3 54%
Pool
D 1:5 SCHULZE-KALT Graydon 1 1 B21 1 University of Chicago / Elite Fencing Club 3029 1768 17.3 4%
Pool
V 5:0 NIMMO Joshua 12 13 U 25 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 1364 1751 87.3 68%
Pool
V 5:0 NEGGIE James Missing ID 25 28 U 26 Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 BAIERL Zach 31 - U 21 Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club 1372 1838 192.8 73%
T32
V 15:5 REILLY Conor 16 17 U 22 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2500 2001 372.6 34%
T16
D 8:15 MAO Connor 28 32 C19 3 Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison 2996 2374 155.7 23%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Foil B1, JNR May 13, 2022

Place 19 of 23 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating E20 Academies Of Fencing In Baltimore

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 MOHAMED Murad 9 - D22 1 2576 2500 509.2 47%
Pool
D 1:5 TIAN Aaron C. 7 - C21 10 OnTarget Fencing Club 2610 1991 191.1 24%
Pool
V 5:2 JIANG Yehong 22 - U 21 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 1049 1800 120.9 82%
Pool
D 0:5 STANLEY Mason B. 1 98 A22 2 Jovanovic Fencing 3252 1921 31.6 4%
Pool
D 3:5 LEE Eugene 16 - E22 15 Top Fencing Club 1763 1889 277.0 57%
T32
D 3:15 KIM Minhyeok 12 - D22 13 2588 2500 498.8 47%