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Solomon Taylor

2007
Wheaton University Fencing NCAA
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 28 - 1 - 29
Losses - 40 - 6 - 46
Win ratio - 41.2% - 14.3% - 38.7%
Pool victories - 23 - 1 - 24
Pool losses - 31 - 5 - 36
Pool win ratio - 42.6% - 16.7% - 40.0%
DE victories - 5 - - - 5
DE losses - 9 - 1 - 10
DE win ratio - 35.7% - 0.0% - 33.3%

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† - 14 - - - 14
Easy wins % - 50.0% - 0.0% - 48.3%
Close wins‡ - 4 - - - 4
Close wins % - 14.3% - 0.0% - 13.8%
Close losses‡ - 8 - 1 - 9
Close losses % - 20.0% - 16.7% - 19.6%
Big losses† - 18 - 5 - 23
Big losses % - 45.0% - 83.3% - 50.0%

† 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 - 10 - 1 - 11
Tournaments - 9 - 1 - 10

Competition history

11 competitions, 75 bouts

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Foil C3, DV3 July 6, 2025

Place 156 of 223 Seed 46 Not ranked Rating D25 Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 BAKSHI Aman 21 - D25 5 Fairfield County Fencing Academy AKA Fairfield Fencing Academy 1785 1276 10.3 20%
Pool
D 4:5 DIEP Daniel 153 - E25 196 Tulsa Fencing Alliance 1475 1265 17.0 37%
Pool
D 4:5 MCCARVILL Cooper 179 - E24 84 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 1403 1248 18.1 40%
Pool
V 5:4 AMRANI David 112 - E25 143 Manhattan Fencing Center 1817 1230 41.2 17%
Pool
D 3:5 ALABI Azryl 219 - U 144 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - North 1415 1272 16.9 41%
Pool
V 5:0 WOHLERS Trevor 87 - D24 165 Seacoast Fencing Club 1625 1255 32.0 27%
T256
D 5:15 TOMASI John 23 - D25 102 Smokey Mountain Fencing 2093 1581 44.9 22%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Junior Men's Foil A4, JNR June 29, 2025

Place 340 of 362 Seed 312 Not ranked Rating D25 Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 SIMA Congyu Josh 104 128 A24 46 2675 1300 1.0 1%
Pool
D 1:5 HOOSHI Jayden C. 1 2 A25 37 East Coast Fencing Club 3246 1299 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 SFINTESCU Alex 313 - D25 270 Seacoast Fencing Club / Moe Fencing Club LLC 1677 1299 13.6 27%
Pool
D 2:5 LIPPMAN Sam 208 - B23 183 Rain City Fencing Center 2387 1285 2.4 4%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHOU Ryan 105 129 B25 242 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 2146 1283 4.7 8%
Pool
D 2:5 HUANG Jonathan 209 - B23 127 2381 1278 2.4 4%

Illinois Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Foil D1, DV2 April 27, 2025

Place 8 of 17 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating D25 Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ZHANG Hanson 16 - U 5 Bronzeville Fencing Academy 1115 1247 32.8 59%
Pool
V 5:2 LANGELUND CARRERA Andrew 14 - U 16 Barrington Fencing Club / Illinois Fencers Club 1575 1214 26.4 34%
Pool
D 3:5 LANE Sean 8 - E24 7 Eminence Fencing Academy 1458 1241 19.3 36%
Pool
V 5:3 DURHAM Porter 5 - D21 3 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City 1853 1221 49.4 15%
Pool
V 5:0 LABOW Howard B. 11 - U 15 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1454 1271 29.3 39%
T16
V 15:13 ROBINSON-LEVANT Bryson 7 - E24 9 Augustana Fencing Club / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2174 1363 242.2 12%
T8
D 11:15 SPINA Joseph B. 3 - D24 1 Maine West / Fencing Center of Chicago 2448 1605 24.8 10%

Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJC

Junior Men's Foil B2, JNR April 5, 2025

Place 8 of 32 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 KAGAN Noah 10 - E25 16 Eminence Fencing Academy / Queen City Fencers Club LLC 1424 1194 42.9 35%
Pool
D 0:5 HOWLAND Jonas 1 - B25 1 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 2418 1237 2.6 3%
Pool
V 5:1 MOHANCHANDRA Amil 18 - U 23 Fencing Center Of Chicago 611 1234 11.3 82%
Pool
V 5:1 XU Rambert 21 - U 26 The Fencers Academy 1022 1246 22.2 64%
Pool
D 4:5 YOUNG Jack 11 - E25 9 Iowa City Fencing Center 1088 1268 36.8 62%
Pool
V 5:3 DAVIS Jace W. 30 - U 29 Twin Cities Fencing Club 850 1231 15.9 73%
T32
V 15:13 WILEY Conor 19 - U 21 2500 1084 251.9 10%
T16
V 15:7 YOUNG Jack 11 - E25 9 Iowa City Fencing Center 1216 1336 135.8 57%
T8
D 2:15 LI Andy 20 - U 3 Eminence Fencing Academy 1647 1472 108.5 40%

Culver Midwest Open 2024

Men's Foil C2 December 14, 2024

Place 17 of 41 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SUH Henry Missing ID 40 - U 31 DHP - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 KIM Sejung Missing ID 28 - U 26 Stevenson High School Fencing Team - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 WILEY Conor Missing ID 21 - U 27 New Trier High School - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 XIAO Bowen 3 - C23 3 Culver Military Academy 2243 1194 4.5 5%
Pool
D 1:5 PARRISH Mark 34 - U 25 Marian Catholic High School / Spartan Fencing Academy 714 1189 50.6 75%
Pool
V 5:2 FINDLER Zachary 10 - U 13 University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1599 1139 55.2 23%
T32
D 10:15 MOHANCHANDRA Amil 12 - U 16 Stevenson High School Fencing Team / Fencing Center Of Chicago 2385 1109 25.2 6%

Stevenson High School Varsity & JV Open

Men's Foil D1 November 16, 2024

Place 12 of 43 Seed 44 Not ranked Rating U Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 FINDLER Zachary 43 - U 3 University of Chicago Laboratory High School Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1533 1075 20.0 24%
Pool
V 5:1 DESFASSIAUX Alex Missing ID 7 - U 41 Maine West - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 ZHOU Ethan 18 - U 37 New Trier High School / Fencing Center of Chicago 1941 1055 73.6 11%
Pool
V 5:0 AMIN Aarav 33 - U 22 Stevenson High School 1967 1128 65.7 12%
T32
V 15:8 THOMAS Jonathan Missing ID 29 - U 21 LHS-VHHS Fencing Team- High School - - - -
T16
D 6:15 XIAO Bowen 1 - C23 3 Culver Military Academy 2214 1145 36.4 7%

LHS-VHHS High School Open

Junior Men's Foil U, JNR November 2, 2024

Place 10 of 53 Seed 35 Not ranked Rating U Evanston Township High School / Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LANE Sean 3 - E24 3 Lhs-vhhs Fencing Team- High School / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1241 1067 34.2 39%
Pool
V 5:0 AREAS Brian Missing ID 42 - U 29 New Trier High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 CHOI Micah Missing ID 16 - U 38 New Trier High School - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 PRICE Donald 20 - U 28 Stevenson High School / Fencing Center of Chicago 1358 1033 41.4 35%
Pool
V 5:2 SIM Dahoon Missing ID 45 - U 52 Catholic Memorial High school - - - -
T32
V 15:5 SONI Mantra Missing ID 29 - U 32 Stevenson High School - - - -
T16
D 9:15 MOHANCHANDRA Amil 14 - U 3 Stevenson High School / Fencing Center of Chicago 2921 1163 17.2 4%

Escrime d'Halloween RYC/RJC & DV2 ROC

Junior Men's Foil C2, JNR October 20, 2024

Place 36 of 38 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CHEREDNICHENKO Ihor 6 - C24 13 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2258 1273 9.0 6%
Pool
D 2:5 MAVANI Krishna 8 - C24 10 Renaissance Fencing Club 1755 1264 26.1 22%
Pool
D 4:5 WENGER Liam 18 - E24 14 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1261 1238 51.2 49%
Pool
D 0:5 FEEHAN Conor 30 - U 23 South YEL Fencing Alliance 794 1186 76.3 73%
Pool
D 0:5 MILLER Maxwell 19 - E24 33 Cyranos Place 1161 1110 42.7 47%
T64
D 10:15 SCOTT Alex 33 - U 28 Western Reserve Academy 1633 1320 157.0 35%

Motor City RYC/RJCC and Y8 Foil

Junior Men's Foil A2, JNR September 28, 2024

Place 38 of 52 Seed 43 Not ranked Rating U Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 TOWNE Benjamin 27 - D23 35 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1707 1331 44.6 28%
Pool
D 1:5 LI Evan 22 - D24 24 1226 1286 73.9 54%
Pool
D 4:5 MCISAAC Finn 6 - B24 12 Renaissance Fencing Club 2265 1212 8.8 5%
Pool
V 5:3 REAUME Nate 37 - E22 47 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1498 1204 89.3 32%
Pool
D 0:5 ARAVINDAKSHA Ayaan 17 - C24 6 Renaissance Fencing Club 1952 1293 20.1 15%
T64
D 6:15 FANG Haoyu 28 - E24 27 Renaissance Fencing Club 2093 1446 125.9 21%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Div II Men's Foil C2, DV2 September 7, 2024

Place 43 of 61 Seed 60 Not ranked Rating U Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ZINSER James 38 - E24 21 South YEL Fencing Alliance 1540 1418 122.1 43%
Pool
D 3:5 IBARRA Alejandro 56 - U 41 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1157 1296 142.8 58%
Pool
D 4:5 HICKEY Connor 3 - C24 8 Queen City Fencers Club LLC / Bluegrass Fencers' Club 1884 1153 33.5 14%
Pool
D 1:5 VANOYEN Dominick 21 - D24 2 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2161 1119 15.3 6%
Pool
V 5:3 BALES Gabriel 36 - E24 50 Iowa City Fencing Center 1144 1104 100.5 48%
Pool
V 5:3 MURPHY Jonathan 16 - D24 53 Buccaneer Blades Fencing / The Fencers Academy 1564 1205 126.2 29%
T64
D 2:15 GNEUHS Sam 4 - C24 24 Wayne State University NCAA 1996 1718 272.9 37%

GRAFA MidWest High School Cup

Junior Men's Foil B1, JNR March 11, 2023

Place 19 of 21 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U Illinois Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 YONG Phillip Missing ID 20 - U 16 Glenbrook South High School - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 TOWNE Benjamin 8 - D22 10 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1604 2500 964.5 81%
Pool
V 5:3 MAVANI Krishna 11 - E22 11 Renaissance Fencing Club 1570 1535 332.2 48%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHAO Bowen 2 - B23 5 The Fencers Academy 2040 1868 198.4 41%
Pool
D 0:5 SANTOS Carlos R. 5 - C21 6 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 2065 1669 118.4 29%
Pool
D 1:5 IRVINE Brody 14 - U 12 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1734 1551 133.0 40%
T32
D 7:15 POGOSIAN Roman 19 - U 14 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1827 2500 781.5 73%