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Richie Pihlstrom

2002
Georgetown University Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 17 9 9 10 1 46
Losses 3 8 7 1 12 31
Win ratio 85.0% 52.9% 56.2% 90.9% 7.7% 59.7%
Pool victories 12 6 8 5 1 32
Pool losses 2 6 5 1 11 25
Pool win ratio 85.7% 50.0% 61.5% 83.3% 8.3% 56.1%
DE victories 5 3 1 5 - 14
DE losses 1 2 2 - 1 6
DE win ratio 83.3% 60.0% 33.3% 100.0% 0.0% 70.0%

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† 9 7 7 5 - 28
Easy wins % 52.9% 77.8% 77.8% 50.0% 0.0% 60.9%
Close wins‡ 2 - - 2 - 4
Close wins % 11.8% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 8.7%
Close losses‡ - 3 4 1 - 8
Close losses % 0.0% 37.5% 57.1% 100.0% 0.0% 25.8%
Big losses† 1 1 - - 7 9
Big losses % 33.3% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 58.3% 29.0%

† 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 2 2 1 2 9
Tournaments 2 2 2 1 1 8

Competition history

9 competitions, 77 bouts

Retriever Open

Senior Mixed Saber D1, SNR November 23, 2025

Place 1 of 15 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating D23 Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 MILLS Matthew P. 4 - E23 3 Capital Fencing Academy 1472 1791 17.8 70%
Pool
V 5:2 OLMEN Kelsey 13 - U 7 Georgetown University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 ZHANG Yulang 15 - U 8 Georgetown University Fencing Club 1422 1808 15.2 73%
Pool
V 5:4 FEY Donovan Missing ID 7 - U 12 University of Maryland Baltimore County - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 PIRAINO Kevin 8 - U 6 Georgetown University Fencing Club 1442 1823 14.8 72%
Pool
V 5:0 PETERS Ella 5 - U 15 Georgetown University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 DAUGHERTY Luke 14 - U 11 Georgetown University Fencing Club 940 1838 5.2 92%
Pool
V 5:3 SIMS Martin L. 6 - U 10 1168 1843 8.3 86%
T16
V 15:1 PETERS Ella 5 - U 15 Georgetown University Fencing Club - - - -
T8
V 15:10 ZHANG Yulang 15 - U 8 Georgetown University Fencing Club 1617 2280 26.4 80%
T4
V 15:8 SZULIM Rad 2 - E25 3 Capital Fencing Academy 2407 2306 76.3 44%
T2
V 15:5 PAGAN Andrew 3 - E23 2 Capital Fencing Academy / Georgetown University Fencing Club 2267 2382 53.4 57%

Capital Czajkowski Cup #1

Senior Mixed Saber B2, SNR November 1, 2025

Place 12 of 38 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating D23 Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 FERRIS Oliver 25 - U 30 Capital Fencing Academy 698 1804 3.8 95%
Pool
V 5:3 ZHANG Simon 19 - U 21 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1467 1808 19.2 71%
Pool
V 5:1 RACHAPROLU Divyagnyaan Siddartha 21 - U 24 George Mason University Fencing Club 1143 1827 10.0 84%
Pool
D 2:5 PATEL Rayn 1 - A25 1 Capital Fencing Academy 2382 1837 12.6 19%
Pool
D 2:5 PAUL Jimmy 13 - E25 9 Capital Fencing Academy 1622 1824 38.0 63%
Pool
V 5:0 GREENE Noah 37 - U 38 Capital Fencing Academy 701 1786 4.1 94%
T32
V 15:11 ZHANG Simon 19 - U 21 Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy 1468 2353 18.6 91%
T16
D 7:15 VALENCIA Jose 7 - C25 3 Capital Fencing Academy 2267 2372 92.4 56%

UVA Cavalier Open 2025

Senior Mixed Saber C2, SNR February 1, 2025

Place 8 of 28 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating D23 Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 PAGAN Andrew 10 - E23 13 Georgetown University Fencing Club 1994 1783 44.3 37%
Pool
V 5:1 WEBB Charlie 27 - U 23 University of Virginia Fencing Club 2500 1827 32.0 26%
Pool
V 5:1 ZHOU Deborah 18 - U 19 Virginia Tech Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 RATH Ivy 16 - U 26 - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 LIAO Siwen 2 - C23 3 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Miracle Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 LIAO Sirui 22 - U 7 Miracle Fencing Club 1415 1859 54.9 76%
T32
V 15:3 TRUDEAU Allison 28 - U 24 University of Virginia Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:11 SEMP Brannon A. 4 - D24 10 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2306 2294 103.4 49%
T8
D 10:15 PATRICK Timothy M. 3 - C22 2 Richmond Fencing Club 2889 2398 44.4 23%

Capital Czajkowski Cup #2

Senior Mixed Saber A2, SNR January 25, 2025

Place 16 of 35 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating D23 Georgetown University Fencing Club / Center for Blade Arts

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 JIN Adam 24 - U 26 818 1869 5.6 95%
Pool
D 4:5 SULLIVAN Anna 34 - U 22 - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 RINALDI Savio 16 - E24 10 Capital Fencing Academy 1786 1875 45.8 56%
Pool
D 3:5 ROBLES Julio C. 4 - B24 12 Capital Fencing Academy 2230 1829 21.3 26%
Pool
D 0:5 VALENCIA Jose 7 - C24 5 Capital Fencing Academy 1958 1808 30.7 40%
Pool
V 5:0 MICHALSKI Brandon 28 - U 32 Nova Fencing Club 779 1777 5.3 94%
T32
V 15:7 KLEBS Robert 12 - D24 17 Royal Fencing Academy / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1900 2410 65.2 77%
T16
D 11:15 VALENCIA Jose 7 - C24 5 Capital Fencing Academy 2085 2475 180.4 72%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2024

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 March 23, 2024

Place 22 of 40 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating D23

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 MITCHELL Matthew 16 - U 14 George Mason University Fencing Club / National Capitol Fencers Club 1912 1987 54.0 55%
Pool
D 3:5 CATLETT III Robert 35 - U 17 Nova Fencing Club 2271 1933 29.5 30%
Pool
V 5:1 MICHALSKI Brandon 32 - U 27 Nova Fencing Club 848 1904 6.7 94%
Pool
D 2:5 PARCELL Colby 33 - U 1 Miracle Fencing Club 1586 1910 67.0 70%
Pool
V 5:1 JIN Adam 9 - U 39 683 1843 4.6 96%
Pool
V 5:1 SMITH ` Tyler M. 22 - U 31 Liberty University Fencing Club 1391 1848 21.3 76%
T32
D 14:15 ROSE Colin 37 - U 13 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2266 2612 202.9 68%

The Tom Lucente Hangover Classic 2024

Senior Mixed Saber D1, SNR January 27, 2024

Place 6 of 16 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating D23

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 PAGAN Andrew 7 - E23 5 2181 1941 92.3 36%
Pool
V 5:0 SMITH ` Tyler M. 11 - U 8 Liberty University Fencing Club 1258 2034 19.5 88%
Pool
D 4:5 JACKSON Evan 6 - E23 3 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1804 2053 87.9 65%
Pool
D 4:5 BAKER Keith L. 2 - C20 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2244 1965 41.6 33%
Pool
V 5:0 ZAHAR Preston 15 - U 14 Richmond Fencing Club 844 1924 9.4 92%
Pool
V 5:2 SU Ji 10 - U 13 1675 1933 39.6 66%
Pool
V 5:1 CARTER Robert 13 - U 10 Richmond Fencing Club 1202 1973 14.5 88%
T16
V 15:8 SU Ji 10 - U 13 1864 2868 48.9 91%
T8
D 11:15 LE TAN 4 - D23 3 Blacksburg Fencing Club / Ordinary Ostriches Fencers 2427 2917 304.8 74%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2023

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 March 25, 2023

Place 1 of 28 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating D22 Center for Blade Arts

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 BEAUMONT Peyton 10 - U 24 - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 KIM Isaac 19 - U 25 1751 1860 66.5 55%
Pool
V 5:2 FRECK Erin 15 - U 17 Virginia Tech Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 JENSBY Jason 7 - E23 5 Nova Fencing Club 1949 1926 93.2 49%
Pool
V 5:4 ROORDA Easton 21 - U 14 Nova Fencing Club 1618 1833 57.5 61%
Pool
V 5:3 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 18 - U 13 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1560 1890 51.1 69%
T32
V 15:6 PETERS Ella 24 - U 27 - - - -
T16
V 15:8 TRAYNOR Jake 23 - U 12 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1624 2079 277.3 68%
T8
V 15:11 JENSBY Jason 7 - E23 5 Nova Fencing Club 2149 2357 277.5 59%
T4
V 15:6 COLBY Mercer 5 - E23 3 Nova Fencing Club - - - -
T2
V 15:14 SEMP Brannon A. 1 - D23 2 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2509 2634 234.0 56%

October NAC

Div II Men's Saber B3, DV2 October 15, 2018

Place 71 of 72 Seed 70 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 VAULES Charles W. 5 - C18 24 Rochester Fencing Club 3073 2439 82.4 21%
Pool
D 1:5 WUN William 40 - D18 34 Manhattan Fencing Center 2856 2356 88.2 26%
Pool
D 0:5 QIU Le 27 - C17 25 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2464 2268 110.6 40%
Pool
D 0:5 DRESSELL Wyatt C. 49 - D16 51 University of Detroit Mercy NCAA / Renaissance Fencing Club 1944 2157 137.3 60%
Pool
D 0:5 YATES Colum C. 18 - C18 38 PDX Fencing 2263 2020 88.6 36%
Pool
D 3:5 WINEBURNER J.T. 62 - E16 53 Lincoln Square Fencing 2169 1931 71.7 38%
T128
D 5:15 SMITLEY Tyler J. 38 - D18 58 2500 2500 420.5 50%

October NAC

Cadet Men's Saber A3, CDT October 12, 2018

Place 117 of 128 Seed 116 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CHAYEVSKY Kirk 14 15 C18 58 Nellya Fencers 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
D 3:5 ZHOU Matthew R. 25 27 C18 18 Globus Fencing Academy 3198 2079 125.5 13%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Sean G. 90 - D18 20 Oregon Fencing Alliance 3694 1954 33.6 3%
Pool
D 2:5 HUANG Ian 101 - E18 115 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2102 1920 258.4 43%
Pool
V 5:3 BARTOLO Domenic V. 63 - C18 94 Mission Fencing Center 3269 1662 826.6 3%
Pool
D 0:5 RIVERA Inigo Franco 52 62 D18 27 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3478 2488 49.9 10%