Mark Niemiec

1963

Northern Colorado Fencers

Win/Loss Statistics

2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 Before 2020 All Time
Victories - 33 31 - - 64
Losses - 26 43 - - 69
Win Ratio - 55.9% 41.9% - - 48.1%
Pool Victories - 25 25 - - 50
Pool Losses - 18 32 - - 50
Pool Win Ratio - 58.1% 43.9% - - 50.0%
DE Victories - 8 6 - - 14
DE Losses - 8 11 - - 19
DE Win Ratio - 50.0% 35.3% - - 42.4%

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 9 - - 19
Easy wins as % of wins - 30.3% 29.0% - - 29.7%
Close wins‡ - 15 12 - - 27
Close wins as % of all wins - 45.5% 38.7% - - 42.2%
Close losses‡ - 8 8 - - 16
Close losses as % of all losses - 30.8% 18.6% - - 23.2%
Big losses† - 8 15 - - 23
Big losses as % of all losses - 30.8% 34.9% - - 33.3%

† 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 - 8 12 - - 20
Tournaments - 5 7 - - 12

Competition History

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Foil (A2, V60), July 5, 2023
Place 17, Seed 25, Rank 37, Rating E22, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 POOLE James M. 24 46 E23 32 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1546 1797 23.9 66%
Pool L 3:5 DORFMAN Mitchell (Mitch) J. 17 20 C19 19 Morris Fencing Club 2272 1820 16.5 23%
Pool L 3:5 LEBLANC Gerald (Jerry) A. 7 7 B22 7 Elite Fencing Club / LA International Fencing 2391 1804 12.4 17%
Pool W 5:4 KAROLAK Dale W. 14 14 C23 12 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2527 1792 66.2 12%
Pool W 5:2 BENNETT Philippe 4 4 A21 6 Fencers Club Inc. 2966 1858 80.9 4%
T32 L 6:10 KLEIN Johannes 16 11 C22 16 Rain City Fencing Center 2246 1896 88.2 31%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-60 Men's Épée (A2, V60), July 3, 2023
Place 14, Seed 39, Rank 35, Rating D23, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 ENGLISH William 55 U 53 Yale University Fencing NCAA 2210 2026 29.2 38%
Pool L 4:5 SCHINDLER Sergey M. 10 37 A23 3 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2564 2055 10.3 20%
Pool L 4:5 SWANSON Dave 26 30 B21 20 Ataba Fencing Club 2332 2045 15.1 32%
Pool W 5:3 WATRALL Rick 7 7 A22 1 New York Athletic Club / Fencers Club Inc. 2940 2030 53.8 7%
Pool W 5:4 POPOVICI Alexander M. 42 40 D21 45 Alliance Fencing Academy 2200 2084 24.9 43%
Pool W 5:4 DOWNEY Gerard C. 24 31 B22 31 East Bay Fencers Gym 2412 2109 30.2 31%
T64 W 10:3 GROSS Louis A. 32 49 C23 48 Denver Fencing Center 2167 2307 49.8 58%
T32 W 10:8 RANES Evan 5 4 B23 21 Battle Born Fencing Club 3328 2357 141.4 7%
T16 L 4:10 WATRALL Rick 7 7 A22 1 New York Athletic Club / Fencers Club Inc. 3524 2498 7.8 5%

Fencing Fools Charity Tourney C & Under + Vet #3

Veteran Mixed Foil (E1, VET), April 1, 2023
Place 3, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating E22, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 3 B19 3 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center
Pool W 5:1 SCHELL Julia 5 U 6
Pool W 5:4 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 1 B23 2 Denver Fencing Center / LE CLUB TOUCHE 2354 1732 70.1 16%
Pool L 3:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 2 B22 1 Denver Fencing Center 2797 1802 5.1 6%
Pool W 5:3 LUTTON Patricia 6 U 5 Denver Fencing Center
T8 W 10:4 LUTTON Patricia 6 U 5 Denver Fencing Center
T4 L 4:10 KISSINGFORD John F. 2 B22 1 Denver Fencing Center 3256 1908 11.7 3%

Fencing Fools Charity Tourney C & Under + Vet #3

Veteran Mixed Épée (B1, VET), April 1, 2023
Place 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating D23, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 BARTLETT Christopher 5 C22 5 Four Corners Fencing Club 2541 2018 11.1 20%
Pool L 2:5 ALTMAN Jeff H. 2 B21 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2420 2007 13.4 25%
Pool W 5:0 LUTTON Patricia 17 U 15 Denver Fencing Center
Pool W 5:1 STEED Judith L. 15 U 17 Front Range Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 TRIFILETTI Lawrence T. 11 E22 11 Denver Fencing Center 2217 1994 32.3 36%
T16 W 10:3 ALPERSTEIN Donald W. 8 D22 10 Denver Fencing Center 1897 2313 38.3 73%
T8 L 9:10 ALTMAN Jeff H. 2 B21 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2644 2351 44.6 32%

Mandel Sporting Events Colorado Cup #4

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), March 12, 2023
Place 8, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating E22, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 GAO Zachary 2 A22 2 Northern Colorado Fencers 2235 2059 22.3 39%
Pool W 5:4 SQUIRES Colter 27 U 22 2791 2037 31.5 21%
Pool L 4:5 KENT V David 9 C23 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2093 2069 26.3 48%
Pool W 5:1 PEARSON Heila 13 C22 24 Front Range Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 MACMILLAN Collin 24 U 12 Denver Fencing Center 2060 2042 24.0 49%
T32 W 15:14 BUERGISSER Kai 4 B23 18 Northern Colorado Fencers 2049 2287 68.4 64%
T16 W 15:13 MCADOO Declan 8 C23 9 Northern Colorado Fencers 2053 2355 56.4 68%
T8 L 9:15 GAO Zachary 2 A22 2 Northern Colorado Fencers 2215 2412 98.8 62%

Colorado Cup #3

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), February 11, 2023
Place 22, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating E22, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 STRAUSS Luke 1 A23 1 Northern Colorado Fencers 2609 2091 15.0 20%
Pool L 4:5 MACMILLAN Collin 39 U 16 Denver Fencing Center 1218 2076 53.3 87%
Pool W 5:4 MCGOUGH Kevin 36 U 38 1691 2022 18.7 68%
Pool W 5:2 GAMMILL Luke 26 E22 23 1756 2041 20.5 67%
Pool W 5:4 KENT IV David 13 C22 15 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 2051 2062 30.0 51%
Pool L 1:5 PETERSON Matthew 12 C22 12 South Denver Fencing Academy 2017 2092 32.4 55%
T32 L 13:15 BARON Sabina 16 C22 13 Northern Colorado Fencers

Colorado Cup #1

Senior Mixed Foil (E1, SNR), October 2, 2022
Place 3, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Northern Colorado Fencers
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 WITTER Genevieve M. 9 U 8
Pool L 1:5 WEINSTEIN Connor R. 1 C22 1 University Of Colorado Boulder Club / Northwest Fencing Center 2500 1717 12.2 22%
Pool W 5:4 MCDONALD Connor 11 U 5 South Denver Fencing Academy 1229 1705 19.9 77%
Pool W 5:2 YOUNG Owen 4 E21 7 South Denver Fencing Academy 1758 1724 41.6 48%
Pool L 3:5 GUY Ryan R. 5 E20 10 South Denver Fencing Academy 1825 1766 34.6 46%
T8 W 15:3 MCDONALD Connor 11 U 5 South Denver Fencing Academy 1548 1856 114.6 66%
T4 L 2:15 WEINSTEIN Connor R. 1 C22 1 University Of Colorado Boulder Club / Northwest Fencing Center 2500 1971 62.9 31%

Colorado Cup #1

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), October 1, 2022
Place 11, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating E22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 TOLLEFSEN Zachary 13 D22 9 Denver Fencing Center 1745 2125 61.6 73%
Pool W 5:4 STRAUSS Luke 1 A22 8 Northern Colorado Fencers 2589 2063 67.7 20%
Pool W 5:1 SZABO Oliver 43 U 41 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 1222 2131 7.7 90%
Pool W 5:0 BUTTS Piper 37 U 43 University Of Colorado Boulder
Pool W 5:4 FRENCH Phaelen 29 E22 30 Dc Fencers Club / Front Range Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 KENT David 15 D22 17 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 1891 2139 48.0 66%
T32 W 15:12 MCADOO Declan 32 E22 22 Northern Colorado Fencers 1967 2254 76.2 66%
T16 L 7:15 CARRIER Gabriel 4 B22 3 Wasatch Fencing 2898 2331 43.6 20%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div III Men's Foil (C3, DV3), July 8, 2022
Place 153, Seed 155, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 LLIDO Soren 62 D21 31 Orange County Fencing Center 2218 1848 32.0 28%
Pool L 0:5 DECKER Evan M. 47 D22 96 Iowa City Fencing Center 2076 1817 35.7 34%
Pool L 1:5 SALLEY Gus 118 E22 124 Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing 1906 1781 40.8 42%
Pool L 2:5 MILLER Aidan A. 8 D22 3 Vivo Fencing Club 2442 1740 14.4 13%
Pool L 0:5 SONG Noel 101 E22 36 Top Fencing Club 1966 1726 32.6 35%
Pool W 5:2 YUAN Austin 170 U 170 Orlando Fencing Academy 1294 1693 23.8 73%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Foil (A2, V50), July 7, 2022
Place 20, Seed 36, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 DALRYMPLE Sr. Ronald W. 28 38 U 32 Highland Knights Fencing 1996 1522 106.9 26%
Pool L 1:5 POWERS Douglas A. 15 24 C22 17 Salle Auriol Seattle 2314 1629 23.3 14%
Pool W 5:4 POPOKH Leo 4 5 B22 12 Fencing Institute Of Texas 2708 1605 178.4 4%
Pool W 5:3 MAHNKEN Thomas G. 21 19 D18 30 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. / AIC Fencing Club 1949 1784 73.4 40%
Pool L 3:5 FELDMAN Adam 9 11 A18 6 Zeljkovic Fencing Academy 2852 1857 8.6 6%
T32 L 7:10 LEE Tobias (Toby) T. 10 17 B22 8 Metro Tacoma Fencing Club 2921 1894 37.8 8%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Épée (A2, V50), July 6, 2022
Place 13, Seed 33, Not ranked, Rating E22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 DAVIS Andrew 23 70 B19 34 East Bay Fencers Gym 2513 1813 109.6 13%
Pool W 5:1 CRANOR Erich L. 5 5 A20 16 Northwest Fencing Center 2898 1922 123.8 6%
Pool L 4:5 BARREIRO Darren 10 9 A21 2 Atlantic Fencing Academy 2845 2046 11.3 10%
Pool W 5:3 BECK Brian C. 19 21 B21 25 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2240 2035 57.4 37%
Pool W 5:4 ELTERMAN Lev 39 64 U 30 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1963 2092 32.9 57%
T32 W 10:6 BECK Brian C. 19 21 B21 25 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2541 2045 226.1 24%
T16 L 7:10 DEUCHER Joseph H. 6 7 A22 6 DC Fencers Club 3353 2272 17.2 6%

Colorado Cup #5

Senior Mixed Épée (A2, SNR), June 4, 2022
Place 28, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating E22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 CHOI Kaiden 16 D22 6 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2159 1966 52.6 38%
Pool L 1:5 STRAUSS Luke 3 A22 7 Northern Colorado Fencers 2615 1913 20.0 13%
Pool L 3:5 ERKENBECK Nathan 15 D22 23 South Denver Fencing Academy 2085 1893 46.6 38%
Pool L 3:5 EVANS Tyler 26 E22 17 2191 1847 34.1 30%
Pool W 5:2 CAREY Michele 10 C22 27 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC
T32 L 9:15 CHOI Kaiden 16 D22 6 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2309 2189 143.3 43%

2022 Colorado Division Y14, DivII/III Qualifier

Div III Men's Foil (U, DV3), May 15, 2022
Place 3, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 FREDEN Matthew A. 1 D18 2 University of Colorado at Boulder 1728 1660 78.6 46%
Pool L 4:5 CANCIO Alejandro 2 U 1 University of Colorado Boulder / Marx Fencing Academy 1590 1581 59.5 50%
T4 L 5:15 CANCIO Alejandro 2 U 1 University of Colorado Boulder / Marx Fencing Academy 2500 1981 86.6 32%

Mandel Sporting Events Colorado Cup #4

Senior Mixed Foil (B1, SNR), April 10, 2022
Place 10, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 BARDEN Cooper 15 U 14 Denver Fencing Center 1372 1523 95.8 58%
Pool L 1:5 CLAYMAN John A. 4 C22 1 Denver Fencing Center 2376 1618 32.3 13%
Pool W 5:2 ARMSTRONG Elijah 9 U 11 South Denver Fencing Academy 1437 1586 83.1 59%
Pool L 1:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 3 B19 5 Denver Fencing Center / Ouray Swordplay 2858 1669 9.3 4%
T16 L 13:15 JORAM Jacob P. 5 C21 7 Denver Fencing Center 1883 2204 223.2 63%

Mandel Sporting Events Colorado Cup #4

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), April 9, 2022
Place 13, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 WELCH Bryant 29 U 22 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1646 2121 46.0 73%
Pool W 5:2 PEARSON Heila 19 E21 29 Front Range Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 MCDONALD Connor 10 D22 27 South Denver Fencing Academy 1523 2167 167.6 84%
Pool W 5:4 FOX Alexander 31 U 28 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 1230 2000 22.3 88%
Pool L 1:5 LI Patrick 2 B22 2 Denver Fencing Center 2602 2022 30.8 18%
Pool L 4:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 9 C20 3 Denver Fencing Center / Ouray Swordplay 2648 1991 25.0 16%
T32 W 15:13 AGGELER Donovan 14 E22 21 Cheyenne Fencing 2266 1961 259.3 35%
T16 L 11:15 WALSH Kevin 1 A21 1 Denver Fencing Center / South Denver Fencing Academy 3287 2220 31.3 7%

C & Under + Vet #2 Walk N' Roll

Veteran Mixed Épée (U, VET), March 20, 2022
Place 3, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 1 A21 3 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center
Pool L 1:5 ALTMAN Jeff H. 2 B21 1 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2690 2156 49.1 21%
Pool W 5:1 BLANCHARD Timothy 4 U 5 Front Range Fencing Club 1026 2107 14.2 95%
Pool W 5:4 HUTCHINSON Valerie A. 3 B20 2 Denver Fencing Center
T4 L 9:10 HUTCHINSON Valerie A. 3 B20 2 Denver Fencing Center

D & Under - 3 Weapon

Div III Mixed Foil (E1, DV3), February 27, 2022
Place 8, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 MCDONALD Mark 5 U 10 South Denver Fencing Academy 2500 1552 280.9 20%
Pool L 4:5 ROLOFF Katarina M. 4 E20 5 South Denver Fencing Academy
Pool L 3:5 MCDONALD Connor 11 U 7 South Denver Fencing Academy 1036 1833 408.3 86%
Pool L 4:5 FREDEN Matthew A. 1 D18 9 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 1753 1424 102.5 33%
Pool W 5:1 LIU Xiang 8 U 6 South Denver Fencing Academy 1807 1322 200.7 26%
T16 W 15:13 FREDEN Matthew A. 1 D18 9 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 2489 2321 477.5 43%
T8 L 7:15 PETERSON Matthew 2 E21 1 South Denver Fencing Academy 2043 2799 595.3 81%

D & Under - 3 Weapon

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), February 27, 2022
Place 7, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 CHOI Kaiden I. 6 E21 3 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 1975 2398 277.0 72%
Pool W 5:1 SZABO Oliver 27 U 26 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 1503 2121 59.8 77%
Pool L 1:5 WATSON William D. 3 E22 8 2390 2181 102.8 38%
Pool W 5:4 BUERGISSER Kai 19 U 13 Northern Colorado Fencers 1760 2078 78.0 68%
Pool W 5:4 ERKENBECK Zoe R. 13 U 23 South Denver Fencing Academy
Pool W 5:4 PEARSON Heila 11 E21 5 Front Range Fencing Club
T32 W 15:8 ERKENBECK Zoe R. 13 U 23 South Denver Fencing Academy
T16 W 15:7 ERKENBECK Nathan M. 9 E21 10 South Denver Fencing Academy 1865 2011 322.4 56%
T8 L 6:15 GAO Zachary 4 E22 3 Northern Colorado Fencers 2058 2334 373.2 63%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup3/Vet Walk N Roll

Veteran Mixed Épée (B1, VET), February 5, 2022
Place 8, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 COLE Matthew 10 D21 3 South Denver Fencing Academy 2256 2500 646.7 59%
Pool W 5:4 ANDERSON Nathan T. 3 A20 1 Denver Fencing Center 2818 1853 698.3 14%
Pool W 5:4 ANDERSON Donald 9 D22 14 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1244 2552 30.0 95%
Pool L 2:5 ALTMAN Jeff H. 4 B21 7 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy / Denver Fencing Center 2760 2582 183.5 41%
T16 W 10:4 CAREY Michele S. 8 C19 9 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC
T8 L 7:10 WAGMAN Robert S. 7 C21 3 Denver Fencing Center / Northern Colorado Fencers 2609 2500 488.5 46%

Bill Goering Memorial - CO Cup3/Vet Walk N Roll

Veteran Mixed Foil (E1, VET), February 5, 2022
Place 6, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 3 B21 3 Denver Fencing Center / LE CLUB TOUCHE 2389 2500 587.3 54%
Pool L 2:5 JOHANSON David B. 5 B19 5 Denver Fencing Center 2200 1913 270.3 37%
Pool L 2:5 DARRICAU Henri J. 2 A19 2 Denver Fencing Center 2937 1642 40.3 5%
Pool L 1:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 A21 1 Denver Fencing Center 3194 1602 17.8 2%
Pool L 2:5 KISSINGFORD John F. 4 B19 3 Denver Fencing Center 2886 1584 32.6 5%
T8 L 9:10 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 A21 1 Denver Fencing Center 3599 2500 178.5 15%