Ben Bomgardner

2009

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 3 21 - - - 24
Losses 8 59 7 - - 74
Win Ratio 27.3% 26.2% 0.0% - - 24.5%
Pool Victories 3 16 - - - 19
Pool Losses 6 47 6 - - 59
Pool Win Ratio 33.3% 25.4% 0.0% - - 24.4%
DE Victories - 5 - - - 5
DE Losses 2 12 1 - - 15
DE Win Ratio 0.0% 29.4% 0.0% - - 25.0%

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

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† 1 11 - - - 12
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% 52.4% - - - 50.0%
Close wins‡ - 5 - - - 5
Close wins as % of all wins 0.0% 23.8% - - - 20.8%
Close losses‡ - 5 - - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 0.0% 8.5% 0.0% - - 6.8%
Big losses† 5 46 4 - - 55
Big losses as % of all losses 62.5% 78.0% 57.1% - - 74.3%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 2 12 1 - - 15
Tournaments 2 12 1 - - 15

Competition History

Back to School Open

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), September 28, 2024
Place 19 of 24, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KANG Marian 3 D24 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 NAIDL Micah 14 U 6 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1310 695 12.3 16%
Pool W 5:3 IBARRA Alejandro 19 U 8 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1157 683 55.5 22%
Pool L 3:5 HICKNER Gabe 11 U 16 Renaissance Fencing Club / University of Minnesota Fencing Club 411 738 43.8 70%
Pool L 1:5 TOEWS Jackson 6 E24 3 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Mounds View Fencing Club 1578 694 5.8 8%
T32 L 3:15 RUBY Asher 24 E24 14 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1512 849 47.1 17%

September Banana

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), September 13, 2024
Place 17 of 29, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 NEPAL Noukou Asha 25 U 26 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 MARTIN Wesley 15 U 21 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1060 640 57.3 25%
Pool L 0:5 SHELTON Olivia 6 D24 11 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 ROLDAN-LEVCHENKO Nikita I. 5 D24 3 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Moe Fencing Club LLC 1879 698 2.8 3%
T32 L 4:15 PERLENFEIN Tyler 12 E24 16 Fargo-Moorhead Fencing Club 1686 891 41.6 16%

April Banana

Div III Mixed Foil (D1, DV3), April 2, 2024
Place 27 of 34, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 VELAZQUEZ Rosa 15 E23 20 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 TOEWS Jackson 6 E24 11 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Mounds View Fencing Club 1308 681 13.6 16%
Pool W 5:4 MADSEN Lindsey 16 E23 17 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 ISHANOVA Sofia 5 D23 14 Twin Cities Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 BASTODKAR Ved 33 U 21 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Blake High School 874 667 27.2 37%
T32 L 6:15 LOCKWOOD Jacob 1 D24 10 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club 1800 927 36.3 10%

2024 MN High School Championships (Individual Event)

Junior Men's Foil (U, JNR), February 24, 2024
Place 47 of 88, Seed 59, Rank 62, Rating None, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 LOCKWOOD Jacob 7 7 6 Minnetonka fencing club / Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1736 678 5.4 4%
Pool L 1:5 GARSKE James 21 21 14 Center for Blade Arts 1320 673 14.9 15%
Pool W 5:1 SKIBELL Cyrus 72 77 83 Blake High School
Pool W 5:1 FOSTERVOLD Castiel 33 33 48 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1061 658 61.7 27%
Pool L 1:5 BLUMHARDT Evan 85 89 69 Fargo-Moorhead Fencing Club 611 720 38.8 56%
Pool W 5:1 CLICK Cole 47 48 67 Minnetonka fencing club
T128 W 15:2 SKIBELL Cyrus 72 77 83 Blake High School
T64 L 4:15 REDWING III Thomas 30 20 Holy Family Catholic High School

Cupid's Arrow 2024

Men's Foil (U), February 10, 2024
Place 40 of 74, Seed 41, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 FOSTERVOLD Castiel 23 U 33 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1069 719 27.2 30%
Pool W 5:0 BURROWS Aaron 50 U 69 Minnetonka fencing club
Pool W 5:0 BAHADUR Aaryan 60 U 55 Saint Paul Academy
Pool L 1:5 BREWNER Ethan 6 E23 7 South YEL Fencing Alliance 1412 692 13.2 13%
T64 L 6:15 ZINSER James 34 U 15 South YEL Fencing Alliance 1404 1021 93.2 31%

February Banana

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), February 6, 2024
Place 19 of 29, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 WAKEHAM Timothy 16 E22 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1508 732 12.5 11%
Pool L 1:5 VELAZQUEZ Rosa 12 E23 10 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool W 5:1 YANNITELLI Samantha 22 U 28 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club
Pool W 5:0 LEE Jacqueline 19 U 24 University of Minnesota Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 WILKINS Mateo 2 C23 2 South YEL Fencing Alliance / Lawrence Univ. Fencing Ncaa 2277 720 1.1 1%
T32 L 10:15 BULLARD Sydney 7 E24 14 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club

SPA Invitational 2024

Unrated Junior Men's Foil (U, JNR), February 3, 2024
Place 54 of 86, Seed 45, Rank 48, Rating None, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 CROSON William (Billy) 71 65 Minnetonka fencing club
Pool L 0:5 MENASCO Juliun 13 14 19 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1412 756 17.2 15%
Pool L 1:5 GIEBLER Lucas 16 17 6 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1828 739 6.6 6%
Pool L 1:5 DILLON Jack 41 44 58 Blake High School
Pool W 5:3 PEICHEL Joshua 67 66 71 Holy Family Catholic High School
T128 W 15:8 SKIBELL Cyrus 65 66 75 Blake High School
T64 L 5:15 GLOVER George 5 5 10 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1589 1120 99.6 26%

January Banana

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), January 2, 2024
Place 15 of 25, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 LOCKWOOD Jereme 24 U 17 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1129 641 93.0 23%
Pool W 5:3 CRUZ Cole 18 U 25 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 506 734 38.1 63%
Pool L 0:5 HOWLAND Jonas 9 E23 5 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1802 772 7.2 5%
Pool L 0:5 LOCKWOOD Jacob 8 E23 3 Minnetonka fencing club / Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1704 765 9.0 7%
Pool L 2:5 THOMAS Carter 27 U 18 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
T32 W 15:8 THOMAS Carter 27 U 18 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
T16 L 0:15 OLSON Emerson 2 D23 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2395 1144 23.4 4%

Reindeer Open

Senior Mixed Foil (C2, SNR), December 16, 2023
Place 35 of 44, Seed 36, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LOCKWOOD Jacob 8 E23 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club 1693 550 6.6 4%
Pool L 1:5 KANG Marian 37 U 24 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 SINHA Verdhaan 7 D23 2 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Fencing Center of Chicago 2294 544 0.7 < 1%
Pool W 5:3 GORDON Jack 19 U 38 Saint Paul Academy / Twin Cities Fencing Club 1580 543 98.2 11%
Pool W 5:4 OLSON Ingrid 22 U 28 Rochester Youth Fencers
T64 L 0:15 RUBY Asher 31 U 30 Minnetonka fencing club / Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1569 1306 162.9 37%

Real December Banana

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), December 5, 2023
Place 16 of 21, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 CRUZ Cole 8 U 20 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1235 511 127.8 17%
Pool L 0:5 LOCKWOOD Jacob 5 E23 5 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club 1682 639 10.4 5%
Pool L 0:5 LOCKWOOD Jereme 14 U 9 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 999 628 41.2 29%
Pool L 2:5 JERNEY Agustina 17 U 17 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 OLSON Emerson 2 D22 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1960 587 3.5 2%
Pool L 0:5 DIFRANK Michael (Mike) 20 U 11 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1047 584 33.4 24%
T32 W 15:14 JERNEY Agustina 17 U 17 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
T16 L 1:15 OLSON Emerson 2 D22 1 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2365 1368 61.7 10%

Fall Foil Festival

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), October 28, 2023
Place 31 of 43, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KANG Marian 43 U 20 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 0:5 NAIDL Josiah 7 E23 10 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1593 558 13.6 6%
Pool L 1:5 HOPKINS Dylan 36 U 23 Center for Blade Arts 1467 544 18.8 10%
Pool L 3:5 MILLER Nicole 35 U 30 Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison / Madison Fencing Academy
Pool L 0:5 PHONPRASANSACK Grayson 8 E23 7 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1498 526 14.6 7%
T64 W 15:11 BONDAR Maria 33 U 34 Minnetonka fencing club
T32 L 0:15 LOCKWOOD Jacob 6 E23 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club 1617 1758 390.2 57%

Back to School Open

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), September 10, 2023
Place 20 of 21, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MCKINLEY Luke 6 E23 1 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1565 631 20.5 8%
Pool L 0:5 CROOM Tucker 7 E23 11 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1456 610 24.0 10%
Pool L 2:5 KANG Marian 12 U 14 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 BONDAR Maria 18 U 16 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Minnetonka fencing club
Pool L 4:5 HOPKINS Dylan 13 U 10 Center for Blade Arts 1408 586 26.6 16%
Pool L 1:5 WILKINS Mateo 1 C23 3 SEMN YEL 2274 559 1.4 < 1%
T32 L 6:15 MADSEN Lindsey 16 U 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club

Glorious Banana III

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), September 5, 2023
Place 20 of 27, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 SHUSTA Lily 13 U 18 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 POLYZOIS Alkis 25 U 25 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 NEELIMANDHU Sahil 20 U 12 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 455 823 163.8 69%
Pool L 1:5 WAKEHAM Paul 5 E23 3 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1708 659 16.8 6%
Pool L 0:5 TAN Xinlai 4 E23 6 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1813 643 12.0 4%
T32 L 8:15 MCKINLEY Luke 6 E23 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 2031 2500 741.7 67%

August Banana

Senior Mixed Foil (D1, SNR), August 1, 2023
Place 24 of 26, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 WAKEHAM Timothy 10 E22 6 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1458 1098 114.6 31%
Pool L 0:5 SHELTON Olivia 26 U 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 MARTIN William 2 D23 5 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1932 983 34.1 9%
Pool L 4:5 MADSEN Lindsey 18 U 16 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 CUNEO Luca 23 U 18 Minnetonka fencing club 1243 949 88.5 36%
Pool L 0:5 BERSCHEID Arthur 7 E23 11 Center for Blade Arts 1686 860 37.2 12%
T32 L 3:15 VELAZQUEZ Rosa 8 E23 10 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club

June Banana Tournament

Senior Mixed Foil (C1, SNR), June 13, 2023
Place 20 of 21, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 MARTIN William 7 E23 3 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1857 2500 836.5 73%
Pool L 0:5 WILKINS Mateo 2 C23 5 SEMN YEL 2212 1664 180.7 26%
Pool L 0:5 MCKINLEY Luke 19 E23 7 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1508 1483 263.1 49%
Pool L 3:5 SHELTON Olivia 17 U 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 2:5 KRONZER Sophia 13 U 18 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club
Pool L 1:5 WAKEHAM Paul 5 E23 11 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1660 1220 122.2 28%
T32 L 10:15 SHELTON Olivia 17 U 13 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club