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Niko Messenger

2010
South Denver Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 23 3 - - - 26
Losses 81 29 - - - 110
Win ratio 22.1% 9.4% - - - 19.1%
Pool victories 21 2 - - - 23
Pool losses 68 24 - - - 92
Pool win ratio 23.6% 7.7% - - - 20.0%
DE victories 2 1 - - - 3
DE losses 13 5 - - - 18
DE win ratio 13.3% 16.7% - - - 14.3%

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† 7 2 - - - 9
Easy wins % 30.4% 66.7% - - - 34.6%
Close wins‡ 6 - - - - 6
Close wins % 26.1% 0.0% - - - 23.1%
Close losses‡ 11 2 - - - 13
Close losses % 13.6% 6.9% - - - 11.8%
Big losses† 40 19 - - - 59
Big losses % 49.4% 65.5% - - - 53.6%

† 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 16 5 - - - 21
Tournaments 9 5 - - - 14

Competition history

21 competitions, 136 bouts

Colorado Cup #4

Senior Mixed Foil C1, SNR March 15, 2026

Place 17 of 20 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SUN Neo 8 - E25 7 South Denver Fencing Academy 1328 658 9.4 14%
Pool
V 5:2 TRAFTON-HANCOCK Zander 15 - U 19 University Of Colorado Boulder Club 2500 648 47.2 4%
Pool
D 1:5 VALENCIA Anthony N. 5 - D26 2 Denver Fencing Center 1405 695 8.3 12%
Pool
D 3:5 YANNOTTA Gabrielle 11 - E24 12 Worldwide Fencing Academy / University Of Colorado Boulder Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 AGUIRRE Mark 14 - U 14 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 503 687 34.5 62%
Pool
D 2:5 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 2 - B25 3 Denver Fencing Center 2013 653 1.2 1%
T32
D 6:15 DRESSER Langdon 7 - E25 16 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 1543 1390 68.6 41%

Bill Goering Colorado Cup #3 + Vet #2 Walk N' Roll

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR January 18, 2026

Place 24 of 29 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 ANDERSON Donald 18 - D23 27 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1296 1005 58.9 32%
Pool
D 4:5 MARTEGANI Enea 22 - E25 19 Northern Colorado Fencers 1330 1064 27.2 33%
Pool
D 1:5 ISAACSON Calev 14 - D25 15 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 1832 1036 9.3 10%
Pool
D 2:5 BRUNO Timothy 7 - C26 5 Denver Fencing Center 2101 1027 4.5 4%
Pool
D 1:5 CELECKI Barrett 4 - B26 3 Denver Fencing Center 2520 1023 1.1 1%
T32
D 2:15 AGGELER Donovan 12 - C24 10 Northern Colorado Fencers / Stevens Institute of Technology (University) NCAA 2142 1131 34.8 8%

Bill Goering Colorado Cup #3 + Vet #2 Walk N' Roll

Senior Mixed Foil C2, SNR January 17, 2026

Place 23 of 27 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SHIPMAN Danika 23 - U 26 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 DENNY Eric 27 - U 20 South Denver Fencing Academy 2069 688 2.4 3%
Pool
D 1:5 SUN Evan 11 - E25 3 South Denver Fencing Academy 1289 686 11.4 16%
Pool
D 1:5 JOHANSON Robert 15 - E24 10 Denver Fencing Center 1625 675 5.1 7%
Pool
D 1:5 RUDOW Asher 7 - D24 3 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 1247 669 11.6 17%
Pool
D 0:5 DARRICAU OLY Henri J. 2 - B25 6 Denver Fencing Center 2465 658 0.2 < 1%
T32
D 10:15 LUTTON Thomas (Tom) W. 1 - B25 11 Denver Fencing Center 2477 1402 12.4 5%

Junior Olympics

Cadet Men's Foil A4, CDT January 11, 2026

Place 268 of 272 Seed 273 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 PARK Andrew 114 - C25 73 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 1891 702 2.5 3%
Pool
D 2:5 MARTIN Darius 33 46 A24 51 Empire United Fencing 2546 700 0.2 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 HARRIS Julien 126 - C25 174 Rain City Fencing Center 1916 700 2.3 2%
Pool
D 1:5 WILEY Conor 208 - E25 187 1701 697 4.4 5%
Pool
D 0:5 ELKOUSY Zain al Din 48 69 B25 45 Space City Fencing Academy 2371 693 0.4 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 DENG David 193 - D25 180 Team Touche Fencing Center 1702 693 4.3 5%

Colorado Division Junior Olympic Qualifier

Cadet Men's Épée U, CDT December 7, 2025

Place 5 of 5 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 EMERSON Zachary 3 - D25 3 Denver Fencing Center 1512 1095 26.2 25%
Pool
D 2:5 SCHWITZER Eliot 1 - C25 4 Denver Fencing Center 1642 1069 18.7 18%
Pool
D 3:5 YANG Ethan 2 - D25 1 South Denver Fencing Academy 1790 1050 12.8 12%
Pool
D 3:5 GUROLNICK Michael 4 - U 2 Denver Fencing Center 1250 1037 32.8 37%
T8
D 13:15 YANG Ethan 2 - D25 1 South Denver Fencing Academy 2275 1163 31.4 7%

C & Under Epee/Foil And Vet Cup #1

Div II Mixed Foil D1, DV2 October 25, 2025

Place 10 of 20 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 ROUSH Rowynn 18 - U 13 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 YI Min 13 - U 14 South Denver Fencing Academy 541 663 26.7 57%
Pool
V 5:2 SHIPMAN Danika 14 - U 17 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 WEISS Mateo 1 - D25 1 Denver Fencing Center 1985 689 1.9 2%
Pool
V 5:1 DALY Gavin 19 - U 19 South Denver Fencing Academy 541 687 25.9 59%
Pool
D 2:5 CLAYBORN II Marvin 6 - E24 9 South Denver Fencing Academy 1360 713 11.0 15%
T16
D 4:15 LIU Xiang 2 - D24 8 South Denver Fencing Academy 1994 1445 43.2 21%

FAD C & Under Tournament (E, F, S)

Div II Mixed Épée D1, DV2 October 11, 2025

Place 12 of 16 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SUN Neo 10 - E24 10 South Denver Fencing Academy 1359 1070 80.6 32%
Pool
D 4:5 ANDERSON Jennifer 9 - E24 13 Northern Colorado Fencers - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 INGHILTERRA Luca 3 - D25 1 Denver Fencing Center 1674 1150 23.7 20%
Pool
D 2:5 EMERSON Zachary 4 - D25 6 Denver Fencing Center 1469 1126 31.3 29%
T16
D 5:15 INGHILTERRA Luca 3 - D25 1 Denver Fencing Center 1939 1244 81.4 18%

FAD C & Under Tournament (E, F, S)

Div II Mixed Foil D1, DV2 October 11, 2025

Place 9 of 18 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SPATZ Selene 17 - U 10 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:0 KIM Aiden 11 - U 17 South Denver Fencing Academy 780 578 46.0 38%
Pool
V 5:1 SHIPMAN Danika 8 - U 18 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 DALY Gavin 14 - U 11 South Denver Fencing Academy 774 624 38.8 41%
Pool
D 2:5 LEWIS-RAMIREZ Ben 2 - E25 6 Denver Fencing Foundation 3028 663 0.3 < 1%
T16
D 9:15 SPATZ Kenneth 13 - U 8 South Denver Fencing Academy / Central Arkansas Fencing Club 1577 1542 96.8 48%

October NAC

Cadet Men's Foil A4, CDT October 6, 2025

Place 165 of 185 Seed 182 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 TANG Alexander L. 37 39 A25 66 OnTarget Fencing Club 2567 581 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 HARROCH Faustin 128 - C25 85 Rain City Fencing Center 2158 581 0.7 1%
Pool
D 0:5 MORROW Brenden 72 82 C25 118 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 2415 580 0.2 < 1%
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Brendan 19 21 A25 65 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 2695 580 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 TSOI Spencer 144 - C24 104 Precision Athletics Fencing Club 1959 580 1.6 1%
Pool
V 5:3 HUANG Holmes Missing ID 89 106 B25 168 Star Fencing Academy - - - -

October NAC

Cadet Men's Épée A4, CDT October 5, 2025

Place 217 of 224 Seed 205 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CHAU Collin 192 - E25 182 North Shore Fencers Club 1525 1192 45.2 30%
Pool
D 2:5 VYSOTSKIY Evan 60 67 A25 76 New York Fencing Academy 1993 1147 15.5 9%
Pool
D 2:5 LIANG Donny 126 - C25 144 San Diego Fencing Center 1800 1132 22.1 15%
Pool
D 2:5 XIAO Shawn Missing ID 7 8 A25 16 Wanglei International Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 VOO Lucas 73 83 C25 69 Yang Fencing Club 1768 1109 21.5 15%
Pool
D 2:5 LI Grayson 139 - C25 79 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1804 1088 18.2 13%

Colorado Cup #1

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR September 21, 2025

Place 23 of 27 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 ISAACSON Henny 14 - D24 24 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 CELECKI Barrett 10 - D25 3 Denver Fencing Center 2791 1152 2.1 1%
Pool
D 0:5 AL SHIDHANI Abdul Hakeem 24 - U 8 2381 1150 13.0 7%
Pool
D 1:5 FRIEDMAN Lucas 7 - C25 19 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 1819 1137 29.8 15%
Pool
V 5:2 MARTEGANI Enea 18 - E24 16 Northern Colorado Fencers 1253 1107 97.9 41%
Pool
D 2:5 MUENKE Magnus 2 - B25 2 Northern Colorado Fencers 2178 1205 12.7 7%
T32
D 1:15 MAGNUSON Thomas 27 - U 10 University Of Wyoming Fencing Club 1701 1430 185.5 37%

Colorado Cup #1

Senior Mixed Foil D1, SNR September 21, 2025

Place 8 of 28 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 AGUIRRE Mark 9 - U 23 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 754 331 75.4 25%
Pool
D 3:5 TOTEMEIER Ann M. 1 - B24 9 Northern Colorado Fencers / Denver Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SUN Neo 25 - U 7 South Denver Fencing Academy 1203 406 11.3 10%
Pool
V 5:4 MARTURANO Leo 24 - U 21 South Denver Fencing Academy 571 395 54.8 39%
Pool
V 5:1 COLLINS Payton 18 - U 13 South Denver Fencing Academy 1032 450 77.0 18%
Pool
V 5:1 KIM Aiden 19 - U 24 South Denver Fencing Academy 842 527 54.2 31%
T32
V 15:11 VIGIL Liliana 28 - U 25 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
T16
V 15:12 GOLD Ari 4 - E25 10 South Denver Fencing Academy 1808 1446 150.8 33%
T8
D 0:15 NOFZIGER Bennett 2 - C25 1 South Denver Fencing Academy 2133 1597 54.5 21%

Air Force ROC (D1A, DV2, VET), RJCC

Cadet Men's Foil D1, CDT September 14, 2025

Place 20 of 24 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 MANDRIOLI Max 17 - U 24 South Denver Fencing Academy 753 360 73.6 30%
Pool
D 2:5 CHEN Owen 8 - E25 5 Prime Fencing Academy 1575 434 5.6 4%
Pool
D 1:5 LE Oliver 24 - U 15 Piedmont Fencing Team 86 428 79.3 70%
Pool
D 4:5 SMITH Desmon 22 - U 14 1153 349 13.4 13%
Pool
D 0:5 WANG Elijah (QiChen) 1 - C25 1 LA International Fencing 2089 336 0.5 < 1%
Pool
D 4:5 BHANOT Arjun 10 - E25 2 Bay Area Fencing Club 1503 335 4.5 3%
T32
D 6:15 SMITH Desmon 22 - U 14 1607 1551 105.0 48%

Air Force ROC (D1A, DV2, VET), RJCC

Junior Men's Épée A2, JNR September 14, 2025

Place 38 of 44 Seed 38 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 XU Thomas 26 - C25 19 Swords Fencing Studio 1955 871 26.4 6%
Pool
V 5:4 WYLIE Luke 31 - D24 42 Rocky Mountain Fencing Academy 1175 845 212.9 32%
Pool
D 4:5 DHAL Leon 3 100 A24 3 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2358 1058 10.3 3%
Pool
D 1:5 ELLISON Harper F. 12 - A24 16 City of Thunder FC 2380 1048 9.1 2%
Pool
D 2:5 DEAN Samuel 44 - U 34 German Fencing Academy 1159 1039 102.6 43%
Pool
V 5:4 GADBURY Logan 17 - B25 22 Denver Fencing Center 1694 936 215.9 13%
T64
D 9:15 MARTEGANI Enea 36 - E24 27 Northern Colorado Fencers 1619 1863 433.5 61%

Air Force ROC (D1A, DV2, VET), RJCC

Junior Men's Foil B2, JNR September 13, 2025

Place 26 of 28 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 WANG sicheng 18 - E25 16 Golubitsky Fencing Center 1719 411 4.1 2%
Pool
D 2:5 NGUYEN Ethan 25 - U 24 Team Touche Fencing Center 879 407 31.6 23%
Pool
D 0:5 CHENG Mason 7 - D25 2 Fencing Institute Of Texas 1671 375 3.9 2%
Pool
D 1:5 OH Sean 2 148 A23 1 2556 372 0.1 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 BURAGOHAIN Aiden 15 - E25 12 Prime Fencing Academy 1445 371 7.7 5%
Pool
D 0:5 LUK Trusten 10 - D25 8 Golden State Fencing Academy 1699 364 3.3 2%
T32
D 3:15 ZHOU Shawn 4 - B25 10 LA International Fencing / Orange County Fencing Center 2303 1609 58.0 16%

Air Force ROC (D1A, DV2, VET), RJCC

Cadet Men's Épée B2, CDT September 13, 2025

Place 27 of 30 Seed 23 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 DENG Destin 17 - E25 12 Yang Fencing Club 1418 2500 1065.0 85%
Pool
D 4:5 LI Grayson 7 - C25 8 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 1766 1435 220.2 34%
Pool
D 0:5 EMERSON Zachary 14 - D25 15 Denver Fencing Center 1502 1215 179.7 35%
Pool
D 4:5 RAHMAN Ali 27 - U 20 Fresno Fencing Club 1426 1035 125.4 30%
Pool
D 2:5 HSU Joshua 4 92 C25 3 Northwest Fencing Center / East Bay Fencers Gym 1870 910 38.3 9%
T32
D 2:15 GONZALEZ Kian 9 - C24 9 2280 2500 636.8 59%

Colorado Cup #3

Senior Mixed Foil B2, SNR March 16, 2025

Place 27 of 29 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SUN Neo 28 - U 13 South Denver Fencing Academy 1134 252 16.3 9%
Pool
D 0:5 ZHANG Phoenix 21 - U 22 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 WILLIAMS Joshua (Josh) D. 11 - D23 5 Denver Fencing Center 2892 236 0.0 < 1%
Pool
V 5:3 RUDOW Asher 10 - D24 15 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 1191 236 175.2 7%
Pool
D 0:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 1 - A23 3 Denver Fencing Center / Denver Fencing Foundation 2909 411 0.0 < 1%
T32
D 1:15 WEISS Mateo 7 - D25 7 Denver Fencing Center 2119 1720 110.6 29%

C & Under Epee/Foil And Vet Cup #1

Div II Mixed Foil D1, DV2 October 26, 2024

Place 19 of 24 Seed 24 Not ranked Rating U South Denver Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 LIU Xiang 6 - E24 1 South Denver Fencing Academy 1694 126 2.5 1%
Pool
D 0:5 CHEUNG Ting Terrance 19 - U 3 South Denver Fencing Academy 705 124 35.3 19%
Pool
V 5:1 WASHBURN Drew 15 - U 24 2079 88 164.5 2%
Pool
D 4:5 GAITHER Joshua 11 - U 18 University Of Wyoming Fencing Club 2921 253 0.5 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 JASSEM Mikayla E. 3 - D23 10 University Of Colorado Boulder Club - - - -
T32
D 6:15 CLAYBORN II Marvin 5 - E24 14 South Denver Fencing Academy 2369 1813 93.5 27%

RYC/RJC of the Rockies

Y-14 Men's Foil U, Y14 October 19, 2024

Place 16 of 17 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 YUNG Brandon 11 - U 6 Golubitsky Fencing Center 883 281 46.9 19%
Pool
D 2:5 SLAIN Owen 2 134 U 5 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 1482 235 9.4 3%
Pool
D 1:5 SGOUROS Keane 15 - U 10 South Denver Fencing Academy 1050 225 27.1 11%
Pool
D 1:5 MINN Nathan 5 - U 11 South Denver Fencing Academy 946 198 29.5 13%
Pool
D 4:5 ROTHSCHILD Jonah 14 - U 13 South Denver Fencing Academy 695 169 42.4 21%
T32
V 15:7 NELSON Elliott 16 - U 17 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 2185 1774 422.7 34%
T16
D 5:15 SLAIN Owen 2 134 U 5 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 1827 2197 384.0 68%

Air Force ROC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Foil C2, CDT September 29, 2024

Place 28 of 30 Seed 30 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 HERNANDEZ BERRON Salvador 7 - D24 6 2083 397 3.9 1%
Pool
D 0:5 SUN Evan 17 - E24 22 South Denver Fencing Academy 1171 393 42.6 13%
Pool
D 2:5 REID Wesley 25 - U 15 South Denver Fencing Academy 958 350 53.6 19%
Pool
D 2:5 LOZANO Veyron Jericho 4 - C24 8 LA International Fencing 2185 297 1.2 < 1%
Pool
D 0:5 RAFFERTY-FUENTES Patrick 14 - E24 12 Golden State Fencing Academy 1455 296 14.1 4%
T32
D 5:15 HERNANDEZ BERRON Salvador 7 - D24 6 2027 2500 725.6 67%

CO Youth Cup #1

Y-14 Mixed Foil U, Y14 September 22, 2024

Place 20 of 21 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 DUBOEF Quinn 14 - U 18 Roaring Fork Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 WARD Spencer 16 - U 7 Roaring Fork Fencers Club 993 2500 1295.4 93%
Pool
D 1:5 MARTURANO Leo 8 - U 12 South Denver Fencing Academy 607 1205 492.9 77%
Pool
D 2:5 MINN Nathan 5 - U 14 South Denver Fencing Academy 910 712 169.1 40%
Pool
D 0:5 CHEN Avery 2 - U 1 South Denver Fencing Academy 1313 543 57.5 14%
Pool
D 1:5 COLLINS Payton 11 - U 2 South Denver Fencing Academy 932 485 88.3 27%
T32
D 9:15 REESE Haley 12 - U 13 South Denver Fencing Academy - - - -