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Zachary Gayford

2004
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 15 16 9 - - 40
Losses 6 27 15 - - 48
Win ratio 71.4% 37.2% 37.5% - - 45.5%
Pool victories 12 13 5 - - 30
Pool losses 3 21 12 - - 36
Pool win ratio 80.0% 38.2% 29.4% - - 45.5%
DE victories 3 3 4 - - 10
DE losses 3 6 3 - - 12
DE win ratio 50.0% 33.3% 57.1% - - 45.5%

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 6 2 - - 11
Easy wins % 20.0% 37.5% 22.2% - - 27.5%
Close wins‡ 3 6 2 - - 11
Close wins % 20.0% 37.5% 22.2% - - 27.5%
Close losses‡ 2 9 6 - - 17
Close losses % 33.3% 33.3% 40.0% - - 35.4%
Big losses† 2 7 2 - - 11
Big losses % 33.3% 25.9% 13.3% - - 22.9%

† 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 3 6 3 - - 12
Tournaments 3 3 2 - - 8

Competition history

12 competitions, 88 bouts

Auburn Spring Open II

E & Under Mixed Épée D1, E March 21, 2026

Place 5 of 39 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating E25 Fencing Club at Auburn University

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 RETZER Phillip 22 - U 24 Fencing Club at Auburn University 879 1400 9.5 77%
Pool
V 5:2 MENDEZ SILVA Matias 3 - E26 19 EFA / EFA 1217 1410 16.6 62%
Pool
V 5:4 CONCANNON Evelyn 36 - U 36 Dueling Dawgs Fencing-mississippi State University / Fencing Club at Auburn University - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 GUY Austin 39 - U 20 Olympic Fencers Club 1410 1426 20.6 51%
Pool
V 5:1 WOLLITZ Addison 15 - U 32 Fencing Club at Auburn University - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 MCNAIR William 26 - U 14 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1384 1447 17.7 54%
T32
V 15:5 HOUSMANS Emma 6 - E25 29 Olympic Fencers Club - - - -
T16
V 15:11 MCNAIR William 26 - U 14 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2387 1965 61.2 31%
T8
D 7:15 DUNKLIN Devon 8 - E25 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2009 2027 54.6 51%

2nd Annual Crimson Classic

Mixed Épée D1 October 11, 2025

Place 6 of 29 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Club at Auburn University

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 GILLAM Henry Missing ID 21 - U 29 University of Alabama - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 PHILLIPS Carson 10 - U 20 University of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 1034 1370 12.6 67%
Pool
D 4:5 BUZINKAI Brennan 3 - D24 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2298 1383 4.3 8%
Pool
V 5:2 HUNTER James 24 - U 15 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1340 1379 21.1 52%
T8
D 7:15 KNOX Aidan 6 - E25 2 University of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 1780 2048 82.5 66%

Auburn Fall Open

Div III Mixed Épée C2, DV3 September 20, 2025

Place 13 of 39 Seed 27 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 NOLL Jack Missing ID 39 - U 22 - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 CHALMERS Thomas 4 - D25 5 1994 1394 9.1 16%
Pool
V 5:3 VARNER Kathryn 11 - U 36 - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 MEILAN William 32 - U 18 1384 1385 24.0 50%
Pool
V 5:4 CHAILLOU Jonah 25 - U 25 824 1361 9.9 79%
T32
V 15:13 LIN Sam 16 - U 19 2079 2057 47.5 49%
T16
D 13:15 CHALMERS Thomas 4 - D25 5 2232 2104 56.2 42%

2025 OFC Hotlanta Epee Tournament

Div III Mixed Épée D1, DV3 May 24, 2025

Place 19 of 24 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 JOHNSTON Jacob 16 - U 7 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1586 1413 20.8 39%
Pool
V 5:0 PETERS Joelle 9 - U 24 Olympic Fencers Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 MARTINEZ KOKICH Julian 22 - U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1319 1392 22.5 55%
Pool
D 4:5 ARZT Nicholas 1 - D25 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1866 1414 12.5 23%
Pool
D 1:5 NAMIREDDY Ruthvik 8 - U 3 2076 1402 8.2 16%
T32
D 12:15 KIM Lauren 15 - U 14 Olympic Fencers Club - - - -

2025 OFC Hotlanta Epee Tournament

Div II Mixed Épée C2, DV2 May 24, 2025

Place 15 of 28 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 LIU Yunhao 12 - D25 24 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1426 1432 31.3 50%
Pool
D 2:5 ELLIOTT Wyatt 3 - C25 2 Fencing Club at Auburn University / Birmingham Fencing Club 2540 1464 3.5 4%
Pool
V 5:1 LEE Christopher 11 - D25 3 Olympic Fencers Club 1651 1460 38.0 38%
Pool
D 0:5 KRIEGER Jack 6 - C24 7 Olympic Fencers Club / University of Georgia Fencing Club 1893 1498 16.0 26%
Pool
D 4:5 NAGANO Jonathan 22 - U 14 Olympic Fencers Club 1450 1482 26.2 52%
Pool
D 3:5 MENON Rahul 19 - U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1037 1456 43.4 75%
T32
V 15:14 JOHNSON Soren 5 - C25 18 Memphis University School Fencing Team / Nashville Elite Fencing Club 2227 2060 104.1 40%
T16
D 8:15 REDDY Daksh 16 - E25 6 Olympic Fencers Club 1865 2164 107.1 68%

Athens Fencing Open 2024

Senior Mixed Épée B2, SNR September 29, 2024

Place 33 of 43 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Club at Auburn University

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 YANAMANDRA Sidhansh 14 - C24 7 Olympic Fencers Club 2124 1385 10.2 12%
Pool
D 4:5 CALINSKY Edward 15 - C23 34 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1819 1374 18.2 24%
Pool
D 4:5 YANG Boyan 1 - A24 8 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2556 1356 2.7 3%
Pool
D 2:5 AHMED SALLAM Omar 40 - U 2 Dunedin Fencing Club 2316 1353 5.8 7%
Pool
V 5:2 CRAIG Alexander 29 - U 27 Kennesaw State University Fencing Club 1928 1348 59.8 18%
Pool
V 5:1 PATEL Divyam 28 - U 40 Clemson University Fencing Club 1226 1407 25.0 61%
T64
D 13:15 JOHNSTON Jacob 35 - U 32 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2156 2139 79.3 49%

Athens Fencing Open 2024

E & Under Men's Épée D1, E September 29, 2024

Place 16 of 47 Seed 17 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Club at Auburn University

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 DO Joshua 41 - U 5 Olympic Fencers Club / Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2500 1315 8.1 13%
Pool
V 5:4 ANG Andre 31 - U 44 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1405 1307 35.9 45%
Pool
D 2:5 FERRARO Nicholas 26 - U 11 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1422 1343 38.8 45%
Pool
V 5:3 MARSTON Isaac 12 - U 29 Athens Fencing Club 2050 1304 63.1 16%
Pool
V 5:4 BOUNDS Andrew 11 - U 39 Invictus Fencing / Santa Fe Community College Fencing Team & Club 1335 1367 35.8 52%
Pool
D 2:5 WRIGHT Alex 3 - E24 1 Olympic Fencers Club 1865 1403 18.6 23%
T64
V 15:14 BOUNDS Andrew 11 - U 39 Invictus Fencing / Santa Fe Community College Fencing Team & Club 1410 2040 41.4 78%
T32
V 15:8 CHEN Andrew 25 - U 17 Premier Fencing Alliance / University of Georgia Fencing Club 2500 2082 84.5 35%
T16
D 12:15 GEMMELL Tyler 46 - U 3 University of Georgia Fencing Club 3022 2166 27.4 19%

2024 OFC Aim High Epee Tournament

Div III Mixed Épée D1, DV3 September 7, 2024

Place 20 of 32 Seed 24 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 KHEGAY Martin 15 - U 24 Olympic Fencers Club 749 1287 22.3 80%
Pool
D 3:5 RAVI Arjun 6 - D23 3 Olympic Fencers Club 2054 1309 13.9 12%
Pool
D 0:5 LIU Oscar 5 - D23 12 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1797 1295 22.3 21%
Pool
V 5:1 SO David 16 - U 32 Olympic Fencers Club 1423 1273 42.4 43%
Pool
V 5:1 KIM Lauren 26 - U 27 Olympic Fencers Club - - - -
T32
D 8:15 WANG Sophia 14 - U 15 Epic Fencing Club / SCAD- Atlanta Fencing - - - -

2024 OFC Aim High Epee Tournament

Div II Mixed Épée C2, DV2 September 7, 2024

Place 28 of 34 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 ARZT Nicholas 23 - E23 11 Foothills Fencing Academy 1594 1401 50.8 38%
Pool
D 4:5 MARSHALL Wesley 14 - D23 5 2408 1350 8.1 5%
Pool
D 3:5 BRAND Andrew 20 - E24 29 Olympic Fencers Club 1459 1342 50.4 43%
Pool
D 3:5 JEONG Arisu 10 - D24 10 Olympic Fencers Club 1746 1291 28.5 24%
Pool
D 2:5 NGUYEN Audrey 1 - C24 12 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 KIM Ian 33 - U 30 Olympic Fencers Club 735 1263 23.7 79%
T32
D 10:15 MARSHALL Wesley 14 - D23 5 2257 2145 104.7 43%

UAH Rocket City Open 2024

Mixed Épée B2 April 6, 2024

Place 16 of 49 Seed 38 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Club at Auburn University

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 OLIVERIUS Joseph W. 2 - A22 11 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2703 1457 6.6 3%
Pool
D 3:5 KEMLE Brian 29 - E23 18 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1648 1451 61.3 38%
Pool
D 4:5 FORD Tillman 15 - D23 14 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1916 1389 33.2 21%
Pool
V 5:3 MCMULLEN Benjamin 34 - U 36 1081 1356 44.5 65%
Pool
V 5:3 CONCANNON Evelyn 47 - U 47 - - - -
T64
V 15:8 MCMULLEN Benjamin 34 - U 36 2138 1916 194.0 41%
T32
V 15:12 ALLEY Everett T 7 - C24 17 Birmingham Fencing Club 2394 2110 238.9 35%
T16
D 13:15 JOHNSON Soren 24 - E24 3 Memphis University School Fencing Team / Nashville Elite Fencing Club 1990 2349 204.2 69%

UAH Rocket City Open 2024

Div III Mixed Épée C2, DV3 April 6, 2024

Place 16 of 43 Seed 43 Not ranked Rating U Fencing Club at Auburn University

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 ROCKWELL Nolan 17 - E23 3 Premier Fencing Alliance 1964 1576 86.6 29%
Pool
D 2:5 WILLIAMS Eli 3 - D24 6 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 2084 1489 54.1 19%
Pool
V 5:3 CARRIE Konnor 12 - E24 2 University of Alabama / Birmingham Fencing Club 1971 1435 199.3 21%
Pool
D 4:5 ARNOLD Samuel 29 - U 31 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club / Middle Tennessee Fencing Club 1398 1635 126.1 64%
Pool
D 4:5 DUNKLIN Devon 26 - U 13 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1888 1509 51.2 28%
T64
V 15:5 PIERCE Robert 42 - U 36 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 2500 1748 388.7 26%
T32
V 15:14 MACGREGOR Alexander 28 - U 18 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1196 2137 91.4 84%
T16
D 13:15 KEMLE Brian 14 - E23 3 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 2025 2229 312.2 60%

2024 Bama Open

Mixed Épée B2 March 24, 2024

Place 39 of 52 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 TEGERT Emma 49 - U 30 University of Alabama - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 KERTESZ Stefan 14 - D23 12 Birmingham Fencing Club 2074 2500 731.8 66%
Pool
V 5:2 BENJAMIN John 29 - U 49 University of Alabama 1410 1768 214.3 64%
Pool
D 2:5 HUTTO Joshua 1 - A24 5 Olympic Fencers Club 2693 1982 120.4 19%
Pool
V 5:2 ARNOLD Samuel 37 - U 40 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club / Middle Tennessee Fencing Club 1447 1862 150.1 70%
Pool
D 3:5 WILLIAMS Joe 42 - U 38 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1432 2012 294.2 76%
Pool
D 2:5 SOPER Adam 15 - D23 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1866 1718 142.0 42%
T64
D 9:15 KEMLE Brian 18 - E23 27 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1989 2500 751.6 69%