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Statistics Profile

Leif Gajkowski

2004
Denison University Fencing NCAA
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 26 10 12 3 - 51
Losses 7 3 13 6 - 29
Win ratio 78.8% 76.9% 48.0% 33.3% - 63.7%
Pool victories 18 9 9 1 - 37
Pool losses 3 1 9 5 - 18
Pool win ratio 85.7% 90.0% 50.0% 16.7% - 67.3%
DE victories 8 1 3 2 - 14
DE losses 4 2 4 1 - 11
DE win ratio 66.7% 33.3% 42.9% 66.7% - 56.0%

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† 20 4 5 - - 29
Easy wins % 76.9% 40.0% 41.7% 0.0% - 56.9%
Close wins‡ 3 4 3 - - 10
Close wins % 11.5% 40.0% 25.0% 0.0% - 19.6%
Close losses‡ 3 1 5 1 - 10
Close losses % 42.9% 33.3% 38.5% 16.7% - 34.5%
Big losses† 2 1 3 - - 6
Big losses % 28.6% 33.3% 23.1% 0.0% - 20.7%

† 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.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 4 2 4 1 - 11
Tournaments 4 2 3 1 - 10

Competition history

11 competitions, 80 bouts

USACFC 2026 Championship

Athos Saber C2 April 11, 2026

Place 12 of 145 Seed 33 Not ranked Rating E25 Denison University Fencing NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SAHR Kevin 138 - U 131 Michigan State University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 PETITTI Victor 74 - U 125 Binghamton University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 BAKER Leigh 95 - U 55 George Washington University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 DANK Dina 11 - C22 23 Rutgers University Fencing Club / Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 ATALAR Ceren 116 - U 64 Boston University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 WHITEMEZARINA Paolo 53 - U 71 University Of Colorado Boulder Club - - - -
T128
V 15:7 FEUDO Jamie 51 - U 108 UMass Fencing Club - - - -
T64
V 15:6 YANG Heeseok 132 - U 50 Stony Brook University Fencing Club - - - -
T32
V 15:13 SHIH Christina 16 - D25 18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 14:15 COLLINS Andrew M. Missing ID 7 - C24 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -

5th Annual Denison Winter Open

Men's Saber D1 January 17, 2026

Place 5 of 19 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating E25 Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 WU Stephen 14 - U 8 1938 2087 23.4 59%
Pool
V 5:1 MURPHY Spencer 12 - U 18 Granville Fencing Academy 1440 2111 9.7 79%
Pool
V 5:1 BENHAM Grant 18 - U 10 Ohio Fencing Center / Dublin Fencing Club 1470 2120 9.5 85%
Pool
V 5:0 KAUFFMAN Davian 8 - E25 15 1221 2130 5.0 93%
Pool
V 5:4 PARKILA Lukas 2 - D25 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 1824 2135 17.6 69%
T16
V 15:2 KAUFFMAN Davian 8 - E25 15 1683 2078 36.0 73%
T8
D 12:15 PARKILA Lukas 2 - D25 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2011 2114 69.0 56%

OFC Youth Sabre Cup and Mixed Sabre Open - November

Senior Mixed Saber D1, SNR November 15, 2025

Place 2 of 19 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 IDRIS Haashir 4 - E25 5 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1744 2062 19.3 70%
Pool
V 5:1 KAUFFMAN Davian 5 - E25 8 1230 2081 6.3 92%
Pool
V 5:0 HERNANDEZ Isabel 13 - U 14 Ohio Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 RUEL Mia 12 - U 17 IndySabre - - - -
T16
V 15:2 TAMARO Allie 7 - E25 15 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC - - - -
T8
V 15:10 EDENFIELD Liam 15 - U 6 Salle Du Lion Fencing Center 1696 2109 38.9 72%
T4
V 15:7 ZHU Tingyi 1 - D25 3 Western Reserve Academy / LA Fencing Academy of Pomona - - - -
T2
D 7:15 SCHWIEBERT Harrison 20 - U 1 2104 2148 69.9 53%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Saber A2, SNR October 11, 2025

Place 14 of 47 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 LI Qiuye 17 - D24 25 Cyranos Place 2323 2045 45.8 34%
Pool
V 5:1 LIU Lucas 30 - U 35 Upper Arlington High School Fencing Club / Ohio Fencing Center 1216 2091 7.1 92%
Pool
V 5:1 SCHRETTER Jayden 46 - U 32 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1462 2098 11.9 84%
Pool
D 4:5 BATTISFORE Hunter 14 - D25 9 Wayne State University Ncaa / Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1800 2110 47.6 69%
Pool
D 3:5 BERRIO Carter E. 1 - A25 1 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Alle Fencing Club 2771 2063 9.4 13%
Pool
V 5:1 MAMKIN Nathan 43 - U 43 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / Durkan Fencing Academy 1305 2053 8.5 89%
T32
V 15:14 PATRICO Peter 45 - U 19 Sol Fencing Academy 2083 2051 87.3 48%
T16
D 3:15 SCHARDINE James 5 - B24 3 The Ohio State University Ncaa 2756 2139 29.6 17%

4th Annual Denison Open

Senior Men's Saber D1, SNR October 26, 2024

Place 7 of 23 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 BLACKBURN Henry 23 - U 12 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club / International Fencing Club 1294 1928 14.8 84%
Pool
V 5:4 HANEY Zachary 5 - E24 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1855 1943 36.1 56%
Pool
V 5:4 BOUKHTIN Maxim 4 - D23 11 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2218 1979 51.9 35%
Pool
V 5:3 KAUFFMAN Davian 13 - U 22 1460 2031 14.8 82%
T16
V 15:11 CLARKSON Sean 21 - U 13 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club 2921 2021 126.5 18%
T8
D 7:15 COOKSON Leonardo 2 - D24 1 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club 2104 2148 96.7 53%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Saber A2, SNR September 28, 2024

Place 17 of 41 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 GELMAN Zachary R. 38 - U 36 Carnegie Mellon University Fencing Club 2500 1672 56.1 21%
Pool
V 5:4 CAISSE Simon B. 14 - D22 15 Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / Hangtown Saber Club 2383 1729 103.0 15%
Pool
V 5:4 HU CHIEH-CHI 11 - D24 19 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 1953 1832 54.3 43%
Pool
V 5:1 BLAIR Connor 27 - U 38 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 1265 1886 17.0 81%
Pool
D 4:5 RIGHTLER Samuel 2 - A23 2 2711 1903 10.7 10%
Pool
V 5:1 WHITIS Arlo 41 - U 35 1850 1892 35.6 52%
T32
D 10:15 JAYASANKAR Hari 13 - D23 16 Athens Fencing Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2215 2123 101.4 45%

Denison-Curn Open

Senior Men's Saber E1, SNR June 8, 2024

Place 5 of 8 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BARNES William 5 - E24 2 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2375 1636 18.0 13%
Pool
D 1:5 STREB Joseph S. 1 - C24 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2812 1618 5.3 3%
Pool
V 5:2 IDRIS Haashir 4 - E24 7 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1635 1613 59.5 49%
T8
D 13:15 MYERS Kaleb S. 3 - E24 1 Alle Fencing Club / Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2556 2202 78.7 31%

Midwest Fencing Championships (Collegiate Club Only)

Men's Saber U April 7, 2024

Place 11 of 37 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Ncaa

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 LIN Brian 34 - U 35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1107 1434 43.2 66%
Pool
V 5:4 OWENS Harrison 17 - E23 8 Fencers Club NY / University of Chicago 2234 1477 149.9 12%
Pool
V 5:0 PHILLIPSON Jack 30 - U 29 Michigan State University Fencing Club 782 1627 15.0 90%
Pool
V 5:4 HUANG Max Missing ID 21 - U 14 Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 LAI Yat Hay Casper 5 - D24 1 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 2822 1642 6.0 3%
T32
V 15:7 MARSHALL Benjamin 23 - U 23 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2500 2148 124.1 37%
T16
D 4:15 LU Timothy 6 - E23 3 University of Chicago 2767 2273 71.0 24%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Saber C2, JNR October 15, 2023

Place 27 of 44 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 CHINWAH Kaden 26 - E23 12 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2287 1128 318.7 5%
Pool
D 1:5 HERNANDEZ Stanton 6 - C23 13 Midwest Fencing Club 2399 1446 19.7 8%
Pool
D 3:5 WANG Max 9 - D23 3 Midwest Fencing Club 1800 1427 58.5 29%
Pool
V 5:1 PERRY Gwydion 23 - E23 36 Renaissance Fencing Club 1490 1368 103.4 43%
Pool
D 4:5 TOZZI Massimo 20 - E23 16 1981 1472 37.6 22%
T64
V 15:2 RAMANI Ari 35 - U 39 Renaissance Fencing Club 1338 2303 49.9 89%
T32
D 13:15 WANG William 5 - C23 5 Midwest Fencing Club 2258 2353 204.2 55%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber B2, D1A October 14, 2023

Place 28 of 59 Seed 45 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing NCAA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 DEGA Brandon 44 - U 31 854 830 170.2 49%
Pool
D 3:5 DIACOS Jordan 11 - C23 8 2855 1000 2.7 < 1%
Pool
D 3:5 AKS Ari 8 - C23 12 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2364 998 12.9 3%
Pool
V 5:3 JOHNSON Eli 29 - E23 46 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1118 985 179.5 43%
Pool
D 4:5 HILL Quillan 26 - E23 36 Michigan State University Fencing Club / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1982 1164 36.7 12%
T64
V 15:6 BAILEY Conner 38 - E22 37 Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1836 2158 162.0 65%
T32
D 9:15 ROHRLACK Charles (Charlie) F. 3 - B23 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3753 2320 17.3 3%

Denison-Curn Open

Mixed Saber E1 June 10, 2023

Place 3 of 13 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U Denison University Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 PERRY Gwydion 5 - U 7 Renaissance Fencing Club 1218 2500 1170.3 89%
Pool
D 3:5 KRISHOCK Trey 6 - U 10 Salle de Lion 1333 1330 280.6 50%
Pool
D 3:5 YU Gordon 4 - U 11 Columbus Fencing & Fitness 1222 1049 201.1 41%
Pool
D 2:5 STREB Joseph 1 - C23 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2868 848 2.4 < 1%
Pool
V 5:2 CHURA Annika 11 - U 6 Columbus International Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 BARNES William 9 - U 1 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2303 846 15.3 3%
T16
V 15:11 PHAM Minh Phuc 8 - U 9 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 1787 2500 273.1 74%
T8
V 15:11 HUGHES Nathan 7 - U 5 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 1910 2773 175.3 80%
T4
D 11:15 FARIDI Imran 3 - E23 2 Columbus Fencing & Fitness / Salle Du Lion Fencing Center 1840 2948 790.2 89%