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Statistics Profile

Waylon Shepherd

2014
Cape Fear Fencing Association
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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%

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† 8 6 - - - 14
Easy wins % 50.0% 54.5% - - - 51.9%
Close wins‡ 1 1 - - - 2
Close wins % 6.2% 9.1% - - - 7.4%
Close losses‡ 1 - - - - 1
Close losses % 9.1% 0.0% - - - 6.7%
Big losses† 9 1 - - - 10
Big losses % 81.8% 25.0% - - - 66.7%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 1 4 - - - 5
Victories % 6.2% 36.4% - - - 18.5%
Losses 1 2 - - - 3
Losses % 9.1% 50.0% - - - 20.0%
Total 2 6 - - - 8
Total % 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

6 competitions, 42 bouts

Apex Novice Cup - February

Y-12 Mixed Foil U, 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 Win
Chance
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 Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 BUTTGEREIT Easton 2 - U 3 Cape Fear Fencing Association 909 3336 1317.6 > 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 Win
Chance
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 Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 FARRUKH Dorian 5 - U 5 All-American Fencing Academy 2500 3168 168.4 71%
Pool
V 5:2 ROGERS Leela Missing ID 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 Win
Chance
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 Win
Chance
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 Missing ID 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 Missing ID 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 - - - -