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Statistics Profile

Katherine Alderfer

Verified
2006
Culver Military Academy

Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 10 1 37 - 48
Losses - 4 18 60 - 82
Win ratio - 71.4% 5.3% 38.1% - 36.9%
Pool victories - 7 1 27 - 35
Pool losses - 2 16 47 - 65
Pool win ratio - 77.8% 5.9% 36.5% - 35.0%
DE victories - 3 - 10 - 13
DE losses - 2 2 13 - 17
DE win ratio - 60.0% 0.0% 43.5% - 43.3%

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† - 3 - 12 - 15
Easy wins % - 30.0% 0.0% 32.4% - 31.2%
Close wins‡ - 2 - 8 - 10
Close wins % - 20.0% 0.0% 21.6% - 20.8%
Close losses‡ - 1 1 13 - 15
Close losses % - 25.0% 5.6% 21.7% - 18.3%
Big losses† - 1 9 32 - 42
Big losses % - 25.0% 50.0% 53.3% - 51.2%

† 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 3 15 - 20
Tournaments - 2 3 12 - 17

Competition history

20 competitions, 130 bouts

Culver Midwest Open 2024

Women's Saber U December 14, 2024

Place 3 of 14 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 ALDORT Amanda 2 - E24 5 Evanston Township High School / Midwest Fencing Club 1642 1272 11.5 27%
Pool
D 3:5 KATZ Madeline Missing ID 5 - U 3 Deerfield-Highland Park - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 KYUNG Lucy Missing ID 15 - U 12 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 ARAZGELDIYEVA Nurana Missing ID 13 - U 13 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
T16
V 15:8 SCHREYER-MILLER Ashley Missing ID 9 - U 11 Maine West - - - -
T8
V 15:14 ALDORT Amanda 2 - E24 5 Evanston Township High School / Midwest Fencing Club 1730 1501 95.6 36%
T4
D 5:15 WANG Gloria 1 - A24 1 Culver Military Academy / LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 2763 1596 6.7 3%

LHS-VHHS High School Open

Junior Women's Saber E1, JNR November 2, 2024

Place 5 of 26 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 PETERS Zephyr Missing ID 6 - U 21 H-F High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 COTTER Lyla Missing ID 10 - U 12 New Trier High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 RAMESH Kaviya Missing ID 21 - U 20 LHS-VHHS Fencing Team- High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 FEINBERG Devan Missing ID 3 - U 8 Deerfield-Highland Park - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 BISHT Chestha Singh 22 - U 11 Stevenson High School 1010 1259 12.6 63%
T16
V 15:11 ARAZGELDIYEVA Nurana Missing ID 23 - U 15 Stevenson High School - - - -
T8
D 11:15 KATZ Madeline Missing ID 11 - U 2 Deerfield-Highland Park - - - -

November NAC

Junior Women's Saber A4, JNR November 13, 2023

Place 172 of 176 Seed 174 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 CHEN Ashley 38 60 A23 42 Axis Fencing Club 2656 1274 0.8 1%
Pool
D 1:5 CHAVAN Arya 68 111 C23 117 Boston Fencing Club 2024 1273 5.4 11%
Pool
D 2:5 PAUL Lila 16 26 A23 15 Sheridan Fencing Academy 2821 1268 0.4 1%
Pool
D 1:5 WANG yining 113 - C23 110 Bergen Fencing Club 2300 1268 2.6 4%
Pool
D 1:5 CHAN Jolene 142 - D23 89 2140 1265 3.9 8%
Pool
D 2:5 KONDEV Elizabeth 90 - A23 20 Globus Fencing Academy 2373 1261 2.0 3%

October NAC

Div II Women's Saber B3, DV2 October 29, 2023

Place 110 of 120 Seed 116 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 LATYSHAVA Stephanie 49 - D23 90 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1768 1313 10.7 23%
Pool
D 0:5 GOLDIN Nina 60 - D23 44 Salle Auriol Seattle 2190 1303 4.0 7%
Pool
D 2:5 LIN Nicole 13 - C23 20 Frisco Fencing Academy 2332 1299 2.7 4%
Pool
D 3:5 REN Xinling 83 - D21 77 Bergen Fencing Club 2170 1296 4.1 8%
Pool
D 2:5 BORGUETA Madison 96 - E23 77 Manhattan Fencing Center 1657 1292 12.2 27%
Pool
D 3:5 CHAVAN Arya 24 - C23 42 Boston Fencing Club 2029 1280 5.5 11%
T128
D 3:15 LI Alexis 40 - C23 20 Scarsdale Fencing Center / Fencers Club Inc. 1857 1554 53.1 32%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Women's Saber A2, JNR October 14, 2023

Place 24 of 31 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 JACHYMIAK Emilia 27 - U 29 Midwest Fencing Club 1434 1303 27.0 42%
Pool
D 4:5 BROWN Delaney 16 - D22 18 Denison University Fencing NCAA / Masters Fencing Academy NJ 2000 1330 7.1 14%
Pool
D 3:5 TESTROET Aubrey 15 - D23 13 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1986 1323 7.1 14%
Pool
D 0:5 JOHNSON Dagny L. 6 97 B23 6 Rochester Fencing Club 2618 1316 1.1 2%
Pool
D 1:5 LU Amy 5 84 B21 3 Northwestern University NCAA / Capital Fencing Academy 2613 1314 1.1 2%
T32
D 4:15 BOIS Adele 2 28 A23 2 Northwestern University NCAA / Scarsdale Fencing Center 3240 1555 1.4 < 1%

IFC 2023 Summer Classic

Senior Mixed Saber E1, SNR May 20, 2023

Place 5 of 6 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 MALVESTUTO Prudence 6 - U 6 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 530 1297 6.3 87%
Pool
D 4:5 FAUGHT Dalton 3 - U 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SAWYER Edward 2 - U 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 GOSMEYER Matthew E. 1 - E22 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 TAGUE Jonathan 4 - U 1 Indianapolis Fencing Club - - - -
T8
D 10:15 FAUGHT Dalton 3 - U 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club - - - -

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Junior Women's Saber A4, JNR April 21, 2023

Place 115 of 125 Seed 122 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 KRAVCHENKO Mariia 108 - D23 77 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2455 1237 2.0 3%
Pool
D 1:5 KIM Marley I. 31 47 A23 105 Manhattan Fencing Center 2644 1235 0.8 1%
Pool
D 0:5 HULSEBURG Kaitlyn 46 66 C22 35 University Of Notre Dame NCAA 2939 1234 0.2 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 TONG Jessie 86 - B22 68 Premier Fencing Academy LLC 2344 1234 2.4 3%
Pool
D 0:5 FREEDMAN Janna N. 8 16 A22 6 South Bay Fencing Academy 3158 1232 0.1 < 1%
Pool
V 5:4 HUANG MADELINE 70 108 C23 108 Laguna Fencing Center 2291 1232 64.8 4%

GRAFA Third Coast Cup ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC/RYC

Div II Women's Saber E1, DV2 March 12, 2023

Place 6 of 11 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 LAPP Laurie E. 3 - E20 3 Traverse City Fencing Club 2190 1200 3.7 5%
Pool
V 5:3 BUSHMAN MaeBelle 8 - U 10 Lincoln Square Fencing 1070 1196 20.7 58%
Pool
D 1:5 VANCE Beth S. 2 - D22 5 Renaissance Fencing Club 2302 1217 2.7 4%
Pool
V 5:4 WILLIAMS Peyton 5 - U 7 1202 1214 23.4 51%
T16
V 15:4 HIRSCH Lauren 6 - U 11 Renaissance Fencing Club 1679 1502 86.7 41%
T8
D 5:15 TESTROET Aubrey 10 - U 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2203 1589 33.4 18%

GRAFA Third Coast Cup ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC/RYC

Div I-A Women's Saber E1, D1A March 11, 2023

Place 9 of 13 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 KIM Nicole 9 - U 8 1848 1165 52.1 15%
Pool
D 3:5 WILLIAMS Peyton 13 - U 10 1074 1217 30.7 59%
Pool
D 3:5 VANCE Beth S. 4 - D22 6 Renaissance Fencing Club 2344 1186 2.3 3%
Pool
D 1:5 TESTROET Aubrey 12 - U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1911 1184 7.5 12%
Pool
V 5:3 BUSHMAN MaeBelle 8 - U 13 Lincoln Square Fencing 1127 1176 23.5 53%
Pool
D 0:5 PHILPOT Evan (Eden) E. 1 - A19 1 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy / Research Triangle Fencing 3289 1200 0.3 < 1%
T16
D 13:15 KIM Nicole 9 - U 8 2218 1536 34.6 19%

GRAFA MidWest High School Cup

Junior Women's Saber U, JNR March 11, 2023

Place 2 of 4 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 BURNS Ava 2 - U 1 Culver Military Academy 2193 1210 5.8 10%
Pool
D 3:5 WILLIAMS Peyton 4 - U 3 879 1204 39.2 69%
Pool
V 5:2 NAM Joyce Missing ID 1 - U 3 Glenbrook South High School - - - -
T4
V 15:11 WILLIAMS Peyton 4 - U 3 2180 1429 196.5 16%
T2
D 13:15 BURNS Ava 2 - U 1 Culver Military Academy 1485 1625 88.8 56%

GRAFA Third Coast Cup ROC(D1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC/RYC

Junior Women's Saber D1, JNR March 11, 2023

Place 10 of 15 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 SIDDIQUI Reem 3 - E23 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2090 1180 6.0 7%
Pool
V 5:3 WILSON Sophie 13 - U 12 Lincoln Square Fencing 1235 1174 35.0 46%
Pool
V 5:2 WILLIAMS Peyton 5 - U 14 939 1209 20.4 66%
Pool
D 2:5 JACHYMIAK Emilia 9 - U 5 Midwest Fencing Club 1527 1229 19.8 32%
T16
D 8:15 TESTROET Aubrey 15 - U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2126 1478 49.6 18%

GLHSFC CHAMPIONSHIPS = Final

Women's Saber U January 28, 2023

Place 7 of 32 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 XIONG Jessica Missing ID 19 - U 11 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 NEWMARK Ellie 9 - U 14 Evanston Township High School / Lincoln Square Fencing 1172 1193 35.8 51%
Pool
V 5:2 SANTILLAN Esmeralda 28 - U 18 Marian Catholic High School 1205 1157 31.6 47%
Pool
D 1:5 TESTROET Aubrey 2 - U 2 H-F High School 1969 1189 8.5 11%
Pool
V 5:1 SATTER Grace Missing ID 23 - U 32 New Trier High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 PARK Jiwon Missing ID 31 - U 27 Catholic Memorial High school - - - -
T32
V 15:10 FLOWERS Chearish Missing ID 32 - U 23 Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy FC - - - -
T16
V 15:12 NOWAK Molly Missing ID 18 - U 10 New Trier High School - - - -
T8
D 7:15 TESTROET Aubrey 2 - U 2 H-F High School 2040 1550 71.5 25%

FCC (Div1A,Div2,Vet) 2023

Div I-A Women's Saber U, D1A January 22, 2023

Place 1 of 4 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 NOVAK Caroline M. 2 - U 2 1414 1154 39.4 37%
T2
V 15:8 NOVAK Caroline M. 2 - U 2 1579 1411 138.8 43%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC/RJCC

Junior Women's Saber D1, JNR January 22, 2023

Place 12 of 16 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 SIDDIQUI Reem 4 - E23 3 Renaissance Fencing Club 2071 1154 8.9 7%
Pool
V 5:0 BUSHMAN MaeBelle 15 - U 14 Lincoln Square Fencing 1319 1145 50.2 40%
Pool
D 1:5 SENOGLU Irmak 1 121 C22 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2356 1195 4.1 3%
Pool
D 1:5 PABIAN Emilia 5 - E22 5 Midwest Fencing Club 2090 1191 8.5 8%
Pool
D 2:5 WILSON Sophie 8 - U 11 Lincoln Square Fencing 1200 1183 42.0 49%
Pool
V 5:1 JACHYMIAK Emilia 11 - U 9 Midwest Fencing Club 1489 1141 60.1 29%
Pool
D 4:5 MOORE Rowan 13 - U 13 888 1201 47.2 67%
T16
D 7:15 TESTROET Aubrey 10 - U 6 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2036 1495 84.1 24%

Great Lakes Junior Varsity Championship (Women's Events)

E & Under Women's Saber E1, E January 21, 2023

Place 2 of 40 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 BABOLEA Alexis Missing ID 39 - U 34 New Trier High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 KATZ Madeline Missing ID 22 - U 8 Deerfield-Highland Park - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 SERLICK Ariana Missing ID 27 - U 15 Maine West - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 NEWMARK Ellie 15 - U 3 Evanston Township High School / Lincoln Square Fencing 1119 1208 54.4 55%
Pool
D 4:5 SISSAC Samya Missing ID 12 - U 3 H-F High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 ARAZGELDIYEVA Nurana Missing ID 34 - U 16 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
T32
V 15:9 CARLISLE Lucy Missing ID 26 - U 26 Evanston Township High School - - - -
T16
V 15:8 ARAZGELDIYEVA Nurana Missing ID 34 - U 16 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
T8
V 15:12 KARNES Claire Missing ID 17 - U 5 New Trier High School - - - -
T4
V 15:9 NEWMARK Ellie 15 - U 3 Evanston Township High School / Lincoln Square Fencing 1537 1252 243.4 37%
T2
D 7:15 BURNS Ava Missing ID 11 - U 1 Culver Military Academy - - - -

LHS-VHHS Thundercats Pre-Season Open

Women's Saber U November 5, 2022

Place 13 of 28 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 PATEL Karitsa 2 - E19 10 New Trier High School 1309 1293 55.1 49%
Pool
V 5:1 LEE Christine Missing ID 28 - U 27 LHS-VHHS Thundercats - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 TESTROET Aubrey 20 - U 2 Homewood-Flossmoor High School 1624 1238 29.9 27%
Pool
V 5:2 KIEDROWSKI Sophia Missing ID 17 - U 22 Evanston Township High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 LEE Debbie Missing ID 15 - U 15 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
T32
V 15:3 RILEY Jordan Missing ID 3 - U 21 Marian Catholic High School - - - -
T16
D 14:15 WILLIAMS Peyton 26 - U 5 Culver Military Academy 2323 1311 59.2 14%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Women's Saber B2, SNR October 29, 2022

Place 22 of 30 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 MILLER Sophia 20 - U 23 Renaissance Fencing Club 1239 1317 61.8 55%
Pool
D 1:5 LARIMER Katherine E. 6 - C20 6 The Ohio State University Ncaa 2494 1379 7.2 4%
Pool
D 0:5 BUSTAMANTE Evelin 5 - C22 3 Oregon Fencing Alliance 3023 1371 1.3 1%
Pool
D 4:5 UDOH Tessy 27 - U 13 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2060 1370 21.4 19%
Pool
D 2:5 HORMEL Molly 15 - E20 16 The Phoenix Center 1419 1349 55.3 46%
T32
D 8:15 SHINN-CUNNINGHAM Barbara 4 - B19 11 2665 1339 28.4 4%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Women's Saber A2, D1A October 2, 2022

Place 24 of 27 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SATHYANATH Kailing 4 - A21 7 Northwestern University NCAA / Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2856 1463 4.2 2%
Pool
D 4:5 WILSON Dawn J. 13 - D22 17 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2434 1458 14.1 7%
Pool
D 4:5 DUNGEY Amelia S. 5 - A19 3 Texas Sabre Academy / Globus Fencing Academy 3117 1444 1.4 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 TABANGAY Heartlyn 14 - D22 13 Midwest Fencing Club 2590 1443 8.4 4%
Pool
D 4:5 ERBSEN Sarah 27 - U 21 Center for Blade Arts 949 1435 117.9 76%
T32
D 1:15 YU Zhiang 11 - C22 9 Wanglei International Fencing Club 2084 1476 136.8 23%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Cadet Women's Saber E1, CDT October 2, 2022

Place 10 of 13 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 BRAMMER-GONZALES Xiomara 13 - U 6 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy / Renaissance Fencing Club 1159 1730 268.6 79%
Pool
D 3:5 SENOGLU Irmak 5 - U 1 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2242 1461 38.0 13%
Pool
V 5:4 BRACKEN SÁENZ Olive 4 - U 12 Lincoln Square Fencing 912 1423 57.7 77%
Pool
D 2:5 TABANGAY Heartlyn 1 58 D22 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2581 1481 14.8 5%
Pool
V 5:1 ZAWADA Milena 9 - U 5 Midwest Fencing Club 1624 1466 124.9 41%
Pool
D 4:5 SINGER Ellery 8 - U 11 Lincoln Square Fencing 1288 1591 128.2 68%
T16
D 10:15 ERBSEN Sarah 7 - U 7 1596 1833 357.1 59%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Women's Saber A1, JNR October 1, 2022

Place 20 of 23 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U Culver Military Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ALFARACHE Gabriella C. 6 114 C21 7 Texas Sabre Academy 2279 2500 637.5 59%
Pool
D 3:5 ZAWADA Milena 15 - U 19 Midwest Fencing Club 1616 1862 436.0 61%
Pool
D 1:5 SENOGLU Irmak 18 - U 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2235 1427 86.3 15%
Pool
V 5:2 SIDDIQUI Reem 11 - E22 13 Renaissance Fencing Club 2063 1340 416.3 17%
Pool
D 0:5 SATHYANATH Kailing 3 93 A21 5 Northwestern University NCAA / Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2855 1756 26.8 6%
T32
D 8:15 SIDDIQUI Reem 11 - E22 13 Renaissance Fencing Club 2198 2500 666.6 61%