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Varnum Bayless

2002
University of Virginia Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 10 14 - - 24
Losses - 16 27 - - 43
Win ratio - 38.5% 34.1% - - 35.8%
Pool victories - 9 10 - - 19
Pool losses - 13 21 - - 34
Pool win ratio - 40.9% 32.3% - - 35.8%
DE victories - 1 4 - - 5
DE losses - 3 6 - - 9
DE win ratio - 25.0% 40.0% - - 35.7%

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 8 - - 11
Easy wins % - 30.0% 57.1% - - 45.8%
Close wins‡ - 2 1 - - 3
Close wins % - 20.0% 7.1% - - 12.5%
Close losses‡ - 5 7 - - 12
Close losses % - 31.2% 25.9% - - 27.9%
Big losses† - 6 14 - - 20
Big losses % - 37.5% 51.9% - - 46.5%

† 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 6 - - 10
Tournaments - 3 5 - - 8

Competition history

10 competitions, 67 bouts

W&M Conomikes-Gutenberg Memorial Open

Div III Mixed Foil C2, DV3 February 23, 2025

Place 22 of 38 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 NANAYAKKARA Damin 28 - U 13 Richmond Fencing Club 1576 1176 19.3 26%
Pool
V 5:4 DEVINNEY Dale 32 - U 11 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 1519 1157 50.8 28%
Pool
D 2:5 PRUT Anton 4 - D24 2 Apex Fencing Academy 1878 1208 10.6 14%
Pool
D 4:5 SAE-TUNG Kevin 9 - E25 16 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club 1357 1197 25.7 40%
Pool
V 5:3 DELEON Alyssia 15 - U 32 Tidewater Fencing Club - - - -
T32
D 3:15 FERGUSON Sam C. 11 - E24 8 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club / Blue Ridge Fencing Center 1533 1855 146.2 68%

SIFA Championships 2025

Senior Men's Foil U, SNR February 8, 2025

Place 9 of 28 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U UVA

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 GIRA Collin 12 - U 27 UF 1643 1023 52.7 23%
Pool
V 5:2 PARISH Levi 15 - U 13 UA 1142 1075 44.7 46%
Pool
V 5:0 GLASS Kameron 19 - U 22 EKU 1664 1120 62.0 21%
Pool
V 5:2 MARESCA Reilly 23 - U 24 FSU 591 1182 14.4 82%
Pool
D 3:5 BAIRD Drew Missing ID 5 - E24 7 CLEM - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 FERGUSON Sam 4 - E24 6 W&M 1589 1196 20.3 26%

UVA Cavalier Open 2025

Senior Mixed Foil C1, SNR February 2, 2025

Place 21 of 24 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 SAE-TUNG Kevin 13 - E24 14 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1339 1081 32.8 34%
Pool
D 1:5 SEMP Iain 3 - C24 8 Richmond Fencing Club 1823 1048 11.7 11%
Pool
D 2:5 LAZAREANU Justin 15 - U 19 Apex Fencing Academy 1914 1036 9.4 9%
Pool
D 0:5 HENNIG Thomas A. 6 - C22 2 3115 1027 0.7 1%
Pool
D 4:5 SHEYNKMAN Leon 11 - D23 10 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2228 1026 3.5 3%
T32
D 12:15 INGLE Kate 16 - U 12 College of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -

UVA Cavalier Open 2025

Div III Mixed Foil C2, DV3 February 1, 2025

Place 15 of 34 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SOPHRONIUS Jeddie 8 - E23 5 University of Virginia Fencing Club 2008 1107 12.1 8%
Pool
V 5:3 SINGH Meet 18 - U 14 Richmond Fencing Club 963 1095 46.9 58%
Pool
D 2:5 CHENH Justin 3 - D24 3 Nova Fencing Club 1658 1141 24.3 21%
Pool
V 5:0 JORDAN Olivia 33 - U 30 College of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 CHROBAK Reed 31 - U 31 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 539 1117 20.8 79%
Pool
D 1:5 SHIPMAN Steven 23 - U 22 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 955 1138 57.3 61%
T32
V 15:12 MITCHELL Christopher 17 - U 19 Liberty University Fencing Club 1827 1781 140.6 47%
T16
D 2:15 SHANKS Aidan T. 2 - D24 1 Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2346 1922 66.7 27%

RFC Tune Up

Div III Mixed Foil D1, DV3 June 23, 2024

Place 14 of 20 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 TOLENTINO SR. Francis 13 - U 8 Richmond Fencing Club 1576 1243 47.9 31%
Pool
V 5:3 HESTER Olivaseyi 6 - U 9 Richmond Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 PRICE Owen 1 - D23 2 Tidewater Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 2030 1195 17.0 10%
Pool
D 2:5 WATSON Raymond 12 - U 3 Richmond Fencing Club 2769 1178 5.6 4%
Pool
D 0:5 MITCHELL Robert 7 - U 19 Richmond Fencing Club 660 1173 110.7 78%
Pool
V 5:1 SINGH Meet 20 - U 15 Richmond Fencing Club 849 1062 44.8 62%
T32
V 15:5 MITCHELL Robert 7 - U 19 Richmond Fencing Club 1315 1929 80.2 77%
T16
D 10:15 LEE Ethan 3 - E24 1 OnTarget Fencing Club 1714 2009 227.8 66%

W&M Conomikes-Gutenburg Memorial Open

Div III Mixed Foil C2, DV3 February 25, 2024

Place 27 of 41 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SAY Preston 17 - U 38 Tidewater Fencing Club 1186 1310 88.5 57%
Pool
D 0:5 SMOLICH Marat 3 - D23 3 Research Triangle Fencing 1982 1398 40.3 19%
Pool
D 4:5 ZIMSKY James 40 - U 14 Richmond Fencing Club 1721 1358 54.3 29%
Pool
D 2:5 DELANNES-MOLKA Daniel 12 - E23 22 George Mason University Fencing Club 1539 1304 60.5 36%
T64
V 15:4 SAY Preston 17 - U 38 Tidewater Fencing Club 2114 1801 380.1 36%
T32
D 13:15 PRICE Owen 4 - D23 9 Tidewater Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 2109 2181 252.1 54%

Thanksgiving Throwdown

Div II Mixed Foil C1, DV2 November 18, 2023

Place 13 of 21 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SHANKS Jennifer 12 - E23 20 Blue Ridge Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 DESVERNINE William 19 - U 21 Richmond Fencing Club 2109 1197 176.8 17%
Pool
D 0:5 GUMPRICH Joe P. 1 - C23 6 Richmond Fencing Club / University of Virginia Fencing Club 2960 1374 6.2 2%
Pool
D 1:5 PRICE Owen 7 - D23 7 Tidewater Fencing Club / Richmond Fencing Club 2084 1368 40.1 15%
Pool
D 0:5 KLYCZEK Andrew 6 - C22 1 Tidewater Fencing Club / Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. 2369 1327 17.8 6%
Pool
D 1:5 SMIGRODZKI Nymeria 11 - D22 10 Richmond Fencing Club - - - -
T32
V 15:10 SHANKS Jennifer 12 - E23 20 Blue Ridge Fencing Center - - - -
T16
D 1:15 GUMPRICH Joe P. 1 - C23 6 Richmond Fencing Club / University of Virginia Fencing Club 2944 1899 98.2 13%

Troy Cullen Memorial Halloween Open (W&M)

Div III Mixed Foil C2, DV3 November 5, 2023

Place 33 of 40 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 RYAN Sean 35 - U 25 Liberty University Fencing Club / Blue Ridge Fencing Center 1221 1504 232.1 65%
Pool
D 3:5 LAU-ALLEN Macy 31 - U 20 Richmond Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 CARTER Austin L. 6 - D22 11 Penta Olympic Fencing Club 2461 1272 22.1 6%
Pool
D 3:5 REEDER Nicholas W. 7 - E23 8 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 1945 1250 52.7 16%
Pool
V 5:4 STEFFENSEN Lily 39 - U 37 George Mason University Fencing Club - - - -
T64
D 7:15 KASPER Lucia 33 - U 32 College of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -

James Madison University Open

Div III Mixed Foil D1, DV3 October 8, 2023

Place 20 of 29 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 STEFFENSEN Lily 26 - U 24 George Mason University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 INGLE Kate 24 - U 9 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 HINDS David E. 1 - D23 5 Virginia Tech Fencing Club / Rockville Fencing Academy 2258 1308 62.0 11%
Pool
D 4:5 EDELMAN Catherine 11 - U 19 University of Virginia Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 BALDA Quinlan 8 - U 27 James Madison University 1868 1246 258.1 26%
T32
D 13:15 CONANT Aidan 7 - U 13 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2500 2127 227.8 38%

James Madison University Open

Mixed Foil C1 October 7, 2023

Place 14 of 24 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U University of Virginia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 AZIZI Zahl 10 - E23 9 Aic Fencing Club 2189 2500 657.6 62%
Pool
D 4:5 DELANNES-MOLKA Daniel 9 - E23 8 George Mason University Fencing Club 1440 1842 499.7 68%
Pool
D 0:5 O'DONNELL Breck 1 - C23 2 Richmond Fencing Club 2620 1343 34.9 5%
Pool
V 5:2 PHILIPPON Grace 17 - U 21 Georgetown University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 INGLE Kate 24 - U 19 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -
T32
V 15:11 GIBSON Karino 20 - U 18 College Of William & Mary Fencing Club - - - -
T16
D 3:15 O'DONNELL Breck 1 - C23 2 Richmond Fencing Club 2925 2500 372.9 34%