richard colter

1973

Denver Fencing Center

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories 17 16 27 3 10 73
Losses 13 11 12 5 18 59
Win Ratio 56.7% 59.3% 69.2% 37.5% 35.7% 55.3%
Pool Victories 13 13 22 2 9 59
Pool Losses 10 7 9 4 14 44
Pool Win Ratio 56.5% 65.0% 71.0% 33.3% 39.1% 57.3%
DE Victories 4 3 5 1 1 14
DE Losses 3 4 3 1 4 15
DE Win Ratio 57.1% 42.9% 62.5% 50.0% 20.0% 48.3%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Easy wins† 10 7 13 1 7 38
Easy wins as % of wins 58.8% 43.8% 48.1% 33.3% 70.0% 52.1%
Close wins‡ 3 1 6 1 1 12
Close wins as % of all wins 17.6% 6.2% 22.2% 33.3% 10.0% 16.4%
Close losses‡ 3 6 2 1 - 12
Close losses as % of all losses 23.1% 54.5% 16.7% 20.0% 0.0% 20.3%
Big losses† 3 3 5 3 9 23
Big losses as % of all losses 23.1% 27.3% 41.7% 60.0% 50.0% 39.0%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Events

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Events 4 4 5 1 4 18
Tournaments 4 4 5 1 3 17

Competition History

Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A1, V50), April 26, 2024
Place 9, Seed 15, Rank 15, Rating E24, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 CAISSE Michael J. 13 20 D24 7 Hangtown Saber Club 1932 2147 11.8 64%
Pool W 5:1 BUSH Joshua C. 12 17 C23 8 Lincoln Fencing Club 3331 2159 44.0 3%
Pool L 2:5 THORNTON Ronald J. 1 1 A24 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3281 2203 1.7 4%
Pool W 5:2 PARK James 7 12 B24 16 Phoenix Fencing Academy 1779 2202 8.1 76%
Pool W 5:3 MAKOGON Sergey 6 11 A21 6 Salt City Swords Fencing Club 3159 2210 37.8 6%
T16 L 7:10 BUSH Joshua C. 12 17 C23 8 Lincoln Fencing Club 3340 2384 8.5 7%

ROC of the Rockies

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), April 5, 2024
Place 1, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating E23, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 2 C23 3 Denver Fencing Center / Denver Fencing Foundation 2408 2188 12.5 36%
Pool W 5:0 HENDRICKS Ron 8 U 3 Wasatch Fencing 1835 2176 9.4 68%
Pool W 5:1 ANDERSON Donald 9 U 7 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 904 2185 1.0 98%
Pool W 5:0 GRAVIS Martin V. 5 E23 9 Wasatch Fencing 1062 2186 1.6 97%
Pool L 4:5 CORD Cody-Ryan 6 U 6 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1039 2188 39.7 95%
Pool L 0:5 ZOLLER Matthew 3 C23 2 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2219 2148 15.1 45%
Pool W 5:0 DUDNICK Christian P. 1 C23 5 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1991 2133 13.4 59%
Pool W 5:0 BUHAY Renato 7 U 8 Fencing Academy Of Denver 830 2147 0.9 98%
T8 W 10:4 DUDNICK Christian P. 1 C23 5 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2138 2244 48.4 57%
T4 W 10:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 2 C23 3 Denver Fencing Center / Denver Fencing Foundation 2331 2292 51.5 48%
T2 W 10:8 ZOLLER Matthew 3 C23 2 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2186 2343 40.3 60%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), January 6, 2024
Place 14, Seed 16, Rank 21, Rating E23, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 FIROOZI Farzeen 19 26 E22 21 Manhattan Fencing Center 1990 2164 13.6 61%
Pool W 5:0 BUHAY Renato 24 31 U 26 Fencing Academy Of Denver 895 2177 1.1 98%
Pool W 5:3 SAMOTESSOV Vladislav 11 C22 15 Infinity Fencing Alliance 2112 2179 16.2 54%
Pool L 2:5 PHILLIPS Kim V. 6 9 B22 6 PDX Fencing 2989 2195 4.1 10%
Pool L 1:5 BECKER William L. 3 4 A22 5 3225 2191 2.2 5%
T32 W 10:6 FIROOZI Farzeen 19 26 E22 21 Manhattan Fencing Center 1568 2232 20.9 80%
T16 L 7:10 BACON Michael F. 2 2 B23 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 3224 2253 9.6 6%

Air Force ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC

Div II Men's Saber (C2, DV2), October 1, 2023
Place 20, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating E23, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 RAY Evan 19 U 22 Frisco Fencing Academy 1057 2285 51.5 97%
Pool L 0:5 LESUEUR Luke J. 11 E23 10 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2131 2233 21.7 57%
Pool L 3:5 THOMAS Texas 6 D23 3 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1770 2211 30.3 76%
Pool L 2:5 FOX Gavin 3 D23 1 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2171 2181 18.5 51%
Pool W 5:1 KIM Connor 26 U 21 Fencing Academy Of Denver 927 2162 1.4 97%
T32 L 14:15 DAWSON-TEECE Powell 18 U 8 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1687 2357 124.6 85%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), July 4, 2023
Place 14, Seed 16, Rank 36, Rating E23, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 CHENG Jonathan 15 33 E23 19 Fencing Club Of Mercer County 2185 2251 22.7 54%
Pool W 5:2 BIESIADA Jacek W. 26 40 U 24 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1608 2228 7.3 84%
Pool L 1:5 PHILLIPS Kim V. 6 6 B22 10 PDX Fencing 2993 2235 5.3 11%
Pool W 5:3 MAKOGON Sergey 5 5 A21 16 Salt City Swords Fencing Club 3223 2230 50.2 6%
Pool W 5:1 SINGH Neil 25 38 U 31 Village Fencing Club 1397 2280 4.3 89%
T32 W 10:3 MARGIL David 18 33 E22 22 Zeta Fencing 2214 2302 60.3 55%
T16 L 8:10 BECKER William L. 2 2 A22 5 3598 2363 5.6 3%

Premier Challenge ROC/VET/RJCC

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), April 9, 2023
Place 3, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating E23, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 FRUNGILLO benjamin 10 U 10 Bergen Fencing Club 1306 2187 4.4 92%
Pool W 5:3 BROWN Richard 2 C19 8 Medeo Fencing Club 2500 2191 31.6 31%
Pool W 5:2 SU Ji 7 E19 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1696 2223 9.3 80%
Pool W 5:0 PHO Eric 6 E22 5 Fencers Club Inc. 2261 2232 18.4 48%
T8 W 10:2 BROWN Richard 2 C19 8 Medeo Fencing Club 2707 2185 132.2 22%
T4 L 9:10 BACON Michael F. 1 B23 1 Manhattan Fencing Center 3228 2317 15.0 8%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), January 9, 2023
Place 22, Seed 17, Rank 16, Rating E22, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 FERNANDEZ Ruben 27 U 21 Nellya Fencers 2133 2203 25.6 54%
Pool L 1:5 PHILLIPS Kim V. 4 3 B22 9 Houston Sword Sports 3256 2177 2.7 4%
Pool W 5:1 SIMS Martin L. 24 27 U 29 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1439 2174 6.6 88%
Pool L 1:5 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 7 8 B22 6 Globus Fencing Academy 2361 2181 18.3 38%
Pool W 5:4 BARANOVSKY Valera 13 C22 16 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2284 2163 24.2 43%
T32 L 9:10 VIDOVSZKY Tamas J. 3 3 A22 13 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 3246 2198 12.8 6%

Hangover Open Walk N Roll

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), January 2, 2023
Place 12, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating E22, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 BUHAY Rachel T. 2 A21 6 Fencing Academy Of Denver
Pool W 5:2 THOMSON Sarah 24 U 24 University Of Wyoming Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 WANG Albert 25 U 19 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1328 2189 6.0 89%
Pool W 5:3 RODRIGUEZ Erik 18 E21 14 Denver Fencing Center 2029 2195 20.6 61%
Pool L 4:5 KILARI Krish 10 C22 9 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2445 2216 18.3 35%
Pool W 5:0 MILEY Walker 26 U 29 Northern Colorado Fencers 1252 2198 5.1 89%
T32 W 15:9 STRAUSS Luke 28 U 21 Northern Colorado Fencers 1808 2214 46.8 67%
T16 L 9:15 LO Konnor 8 C22 3 Spartak 2548 2260 62.6 33%

ROC of the Rockies

Veteran Men's Saber (E1, VET), May 8, 2022
Place 3, Seed 1, Not ranked, Rating E22, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 MEHTA Nalin J. 4 E19 2 Denver Fencing Center 1643 2140 13.7 79%
Pool W 5:2 MIGHELL Jason 3 E21 3 Denver Fencing Center 2364 2153 37.7 37%
Pool W 5:1 VARADARAJAN VENKATAKRISHNAN 7 U 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1228 2191 5.7 90%
Pool W 5:0 DUDNICK Christian 6 U 5 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2094 2197 19.7 55%
Pool L 2:5 ZOLLER Matthew 2 E22 1 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1996 2216 35.7 64%
Pool W 5:0 CARSON William B. 5 E18 6 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1505 2181 8.5 86%
T8 W 10:2 VARADARAJAN VENKATAKRISHNAN 7 U 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2500 2132 81.9 36%

Mandel Sporting Events Colorado Cup #4

Senior Mixed Saber (B2, SNR), April 10, 2022
Place 12, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 WANG Nicolas 8 C22 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 2526 2031 59.6 21%
Pool L 1:5 SINGLETON-COMFORT Leanne 1 A19 8 Us Air Force Academy Ncaa University / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester)
Pool W 5:3 ZOLLER Matthew 16 E22 22 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1977 2091 28.1 57%
Pool L 2:5 HOUTZ Jackson 9 C21 5 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2745 2119 11.2 15%
Pool W 5:0 ELLS Edward 17 E22 16 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2133 2108 31.9 48%
Pool W 5:4 BUHAY Kirsten M. 27 U 23 Fencing Academy Of Denver
T32 W 15:8 STRONG Joshua 24 U 21 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1647 2097 58.1 72%
T16 L 2:15 SHERFA Abagaaz J. 11 C18 2 South Bay Fencing Academy / University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club 3078 2155 23.7 10%

D & Under - 3 Weapon

Div III Mixed Saber (E1, DV3), February 27, 2022
Place 8, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating E22, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 ZOLLER Matthew 3 E22 5 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1791 2169 60.2 73%
Pool W 5:0 BUHAY Renato 11 U 13 Fencing Academy Of Denver 807 2108 3.2 97%
Pool L 2:5 ELLS Edward 6 E21 1 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2132 2112 36.4 49%
Pool W 5:2 ZARETSKY Arielle 10 U 11 Fencing Academy Of Denver
Pool L 3:5 DIVITA Mason 7 E21 6 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 1746 2075 44.1 68%
T16 W 15:8 ZIMMERMAN Jacob 12 U 9 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2500 2127 116.4 36%
T8 L 10:15 ELLS Edward 6 E21 1 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2107 2243 146.2 58%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup3/Vet Walk N Roll

Veteran Mixed Saber (E1, VET), February 5, 2022
Place 1, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MEHTA Nalin J. 1 E19 3 Denver Fencing Center 1639 2056 25.6 75%
Pool W 5:0 ZINNI Gene 5 U 3 Denver Fencing Center 1923 2081 36.4 60%
Pool W 5:1 PAGANO Steven J. 6 U 6 Denver Fencing Center 1162 2118 8.1 92%
Pool W 5:3 ZOLLER Matthew 3 U 2 Fencing Academy of Denver 1804 2126 26.7 69%
Pool W 5:2 BUHAY Renato 4 U 7 Fencing Academy of Denver 903 2153 4.3 96%
Pool W 5:1 CARSON Bill B. 7 E18 5 Fencing Academy Of Denver / Mile High Fencing Club 1415 2157 11.8 87%
T4 W 10:4 MEHTA Nalin J. 1 E19 3 Denver Fencing Center 1754 1775 189.3 51%
T2 W 10:3 ZOLLER Matthew 3 U 2 Fencing Academy of Denver 2043 1964 163.0 46%

January NAC

Vet-40 Men's Saber (E1, V40), January 8, 2022
Place 6, Seed 4, Rank 11, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SOSKINS Matt 6 U 5 2500 1788 74.5 25%
Pool W 5:2 CHANG Eric 8 U 3 Golubitsky Fencing Center / Lilov Fencing Academy 2805 1863 95.6 16%
Pool L 4:5 DAWSON Todd 1 4 E19 8 Athens Fencing Club 2090 1958 58.0 42%
Pool W 5:4 PLONKA Derek 7 U 3 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2195 1900 89.3 32%
Pool L 1:5 REFAEE Ahmed H. 3 B19 1 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) / Premier Fencing Club 3166 1990 7.0 5%
Pool L 4:5 WINER Heath B. 9 U 9 The Fencing Center 1817 1983 68.0 60%
Pool W 5:4 LI Li 5 U 7 Peninsula Fencing Academy 1721 1915 38.6 61%
Pool W 5:3 SEIDEL Jonathan J. 2 4 E19 2 2659 1953 102.5 13%
T8 L 2:10 PLONKA Derek 7 U 3 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 1943 2032 257.2 54%

National Championships, Junior Olympic Championships & July NAC

Vet-40 Men's Saber (E1, V40), July 6, 2021
Place 8, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 BRATTON Patrick 9 U 13 Carlisle Fencing Club 2500 1721 102.5 23%
Pool L 2:5 RESHEIDAT Shadi 6 18 C17 2 2804 1824 18.4 8%
Pool W 5:4 CHEN James 12 U 10 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 1684 1805 69.3 56%
Pool L 1:5 BARTLETT Jonathan R. 10 U 7 New York Athletic Club 2071 1875 53.8 41%
Pool L 0:5 LEE Ivan J.
1 A19 1 Long Island University / Long Island Fencing Center 3460 1821 2.5 1%
Pool L 1:5 ALCEBAR Romie 4 C21 5 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2454 1818 29.9 18%
T16 W 10:7 PRIEST Brian 7 16 E19 9 1965 1959 335.9 50%
T8 L 9:10 SEIDEL Jonathan J. 8 E19 3 Hub City Fencing Academy / Kolakowski Sabre Academy 2421 2295 263.4 44%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup #2 and Vets

Veteran Mixed Saber (E1, VET), January 25, 2020
Place 6, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 PETKOV Ilia 7 U 11 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2500 1687 125.0 22%
Pool W 5:4 WILKERSON Mary B. 2 C16 3 Denver Fencing Center
Pool W 5:1 WAKE Karen J. 9 U 12 Mile High Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 ZINNI Gene 11 U 3 Denver Fencing Center 1952 1812 91.0 42%
Pool W 5:3 FREYRE Rebecca R. 3 D19 10 Denver Fencing Center
T8 L 5:10 WILKERSON Mary B. 2 C16 3 Denver Fencing Center

Firefly Fencing Open

Senior Mixed Saber (A2, SNR), November 24, 2019
Place 22, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 PRICE Jack S. 1 A19 5 Bergen Fencing Club 3174 2041 47.6 7%
Pool W 5:0 BYRNES Luke 25 U 23 Denver Fencing Center 1696 1993 160.6 64%
Pool L 3:5 MEHTA Nalin J. 18 E19 21 Denver Fencing Center 1640 2154 311.6 75%
Pool L 0:5 D'ORAZIO Joseph 7 C19 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2869 1842 28.6 7%
Pool L 3:5 GORTON George F. 13 D19 10 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2628 1813 41.9 12%
Pool L 3:5 SCHERER Max 20 E19 14 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2243 1771 71.1 25%
Pool L 2:5 POPE Nico 6 B19 12 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2898 1700 13.3 4%
Pool L 0:5 LAMBERT Jasmine M. 12 C18 11 Denver Fencing Center
T32 L 8:15 LAMBERT Jasmine M. 12 C18 11 Denver Fencing Center

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup #3 and Vets

Veteran Mixed Foil (E1, VET), January 26, 2019
Place 5, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 1 A15 1 Denver Fencing Center / Ouray Swordplay 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool W 5:1 NIETZER Jo A. 6 U 6 Denver Fencing Center
Pool L 0:5 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 2 B16 2 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center
Pool W 5:0 SCHELL Julia 7 U 7 Mile High Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 GUERRERO Gonzalo 4 E16 3 Denver Fencing Center 2126 2079 381.7 48%
Pool L 1:5 CRAVEY Donald (Don) N. 3 E18 3 Mile High Fencing Club / Clear Lake Fencing Club 1689 1698 282.7 50%
T8 L 1:10 GUERRERO Gonzalo 4 E16 3 Denver Fencing Center 2228 2500 521.9 59%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup #3 and Vets

Veteran Mixed Saber (E1, VET), January 26, 2019
Place 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Denver Fencing Center
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 MEHTA Nalin J. 3 E17 1 Denver Fencing Center 2336 2500 569.3 56%
Pool W 5:3 CARSON Bill B. 6 E15 6 Fencing Academy of Denver / Mile High Fencing Club 1978 1931 321.6 48%
Pool L 2:5 MIGHELL Jason 2 E18 2 Denver Fencing Center / Mile High Fencing Club 2609 2252 211.9 34%
Pool W 5:1 WAKE Karen J. 10 U 10 Mile High Fencing Club
T16 W 10:5 WAKE Karen J. 10 U 10 Mile High Fencing Club
T8 L 1:10 MIGHELL Jason 2 E18 2 Denver Fencing Center / Mile High Fencing Club 2392 2500 540.6 54%