Waylon Shepherd

2014

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 16 11 - - - 27
Losses 11 4 - - - 15
Win Ratio 59.3% 73.3% - - - 64.3%
Pool Victories 12 7 - - - 19
Pool Losses 7 2 - - - 9
Pool Win Ratio 63.2% 77.8% - - - 67.9%
DE Victories 4 4 - - - 8
DE Losses 4 2 - - - 6
DE Win Ratio 50.0% 66.7% - - - 57.1%

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

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 8 6 - - - 14
Easy wins as % of wins 50.0% 54.5% - - - 51.9%
Close wins‡ 1 1 - - - 2
Close wins as % of all wins 6.2% 9.1% - - - 7.4%
Close losses‡ 1 - - - - 1
Close losses as % of all losses 9.1% 0.0% - - - 6.7%
Big losses† 9 1 - - - 10
Big losses as % of all losses 81.8% 25.0% - - - 66.7%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 1 4 - - - 5
Victories as % of all victories 6.2% 36.4% - - - 18.5%
Losses 1 2 - - - 3
Losses as % of all losses 9.1% 50.0% - - - 20.0%
Total 2 6 - - - 8
Total as % of all bouts 7.4% 40.0% - - - 19.0%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 4 2 - - - 6
Tournaments 4 2 - - - 6

Competition History

Apex Novice Cup - February

Y-12 Mixed Foil (None, Y12), February 21, 2026
Place 6 of 25, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 YANG Junbo 15 U 11 Apex Fencing Academy 1143 2212 38.8 91%
Pool V 5:2 BASH Benjamin 10 U 16 Apex Fencing Academy 1758 2251 92.2 74%
Pool V 5:0 BRILLIANT Mabel 24 U 12 Apex Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:1 SPARKS EVERETT 7 U 10 Apex Fencing Academy 2082 2343 110.5 64%
Pool V 5:0 LEWIS Ayden 22 U 25 Apex Fencing Academy 761 2454 6.0 99%
T16 V 15:9 LEE Spencer 25 U 14 Apex Fencing Academy 1701 3336 37.0 96%
T8 D 6:15 JENSEN Luke 4 U 1 Apex Fencing Academy 1924 3373 767.7 95%

Pisacafe #3. Homeschool team and Individual

Mixed Foil (E1), December 20, 2025
Place 3 of 9, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 BUTTGEREIT Easton 2 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 908 3336 1317.7 > 99%
Pool V 5:1 MARDIS Miles 6 U 8 All-American Fencing Academy 2500 2019 193.6 33%
Pool V 5:3 HARTMAN Gideon 8 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
T8 V 10:4 STIX Camp 3 U 5 2500 3168 168.4 71%
T4 D 3:10 MCKINNEY Olivia 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy

AAFA: Pisacafe #2 Circuit (Elementary and Middle) / NC Homeschool League / Non-Sanctioned Open Foil

Middle School Foil (U), November 22, 2025
Place 10 of 13, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 BETZ Graham 10 U 7 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool V 5:0 NIGH David 7 U 12 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 YAO Emma 6 U 2 Research Triangle Fencing
Pool D 0:5 MCKINNEY Olivia 2 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 NELSON Connor 3 U 11 Fayetteville Fencing Club
T16 D 4:15 BUTTGEREIT Easton 9 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association

AAFA: 82nd Open (Unsanctioned)

Y-12 Mixed Foil (U, Y12), August 30, 2025
Place 2 of 7, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 FARRUKH Dorian 5 U 5 All-American Fencing Academy 2500 3168 168.4 71%
Pool V 5:2 ROGERS Leela 1 U 7
Pool V 5:0 POWELL Elizabeth 6 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:3 COHEN Mia 3 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 4:5 HARTMAN Gideon 7 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 0:5 MCKINNEY Olivia 2 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy
T8 V 15:9 POWELL Elizabeth 6 U 6 All-American Fencing Academy
T4 V 15:13 HARTMAN Gideon 7 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
T2 D 4:15 MCKINNEY Olivia 2 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy

Pisacafe/Homeschool Championships

Mixed Foil (U), March 8, 2025
Place 2 of 9, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 BETZ Graham 6 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool V 5:1 HUGHES Oliver 2 U 8 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2500 2921 247.3 63%
Pool V 5:2 YANDLE Emma 3 U 6 Cape Fear Fencing Association
T8 V 10:0 YANDLE Jeremiah 4 U 7 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T4 V 10:8 BETZ Graham 6 U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 2500 2921 247.3 63%
T2 D 5:10 MCKINNEY Olivia 1 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy

AAFA: Pisacafe Circuit and Homeschool (Highlander Open)

Elementary School (U), November 16, 2024
Place 2 of 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Cape Fear Fencing Association
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 HEIN Lucas 1 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:0 TURNER Alyssa 6 U 6 Cape Fear Fencing Association
Pool V 5:2 FORBES Bobby 3 U 7 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 3:5 COSTIGAN John 4 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:1 STATON Hyrum 2 U 5 All-American Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 MCKINNEY Olivia 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy
T8 V 10:0 FORBES Bobby 3 U 7 All-American Fencing Academy
T4 V 10:2 HEIN Lucas 1 U 3 All-American Fencing Academy
T2 D 5:10 MCKINNEY Olivia 5 U 1 All-American Fencing Academy