Clubs: Northern Colorado Fencers and Penn State University
Coach: Gary Copeland
Family: Mother Shannon Tafoya, brothers Lorne and Bradin Tafoya, and grandparents Susan and Steven Fast
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, painting and playing video games
How He Started Fencing: He was done playing competitive soccer and wanted to try something new. He had always loved swords.
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He is a huge Star Wars nerd.
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Junior), No. 37 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 78 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2020

Results

2020:

Gold - Basel Junior World Cup (Team)
Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
11th - Junior Pan American Championships (Indvidual)
12th - January North American Cup (Junior)
14th - Basel Junior World Cup (Individual)
17th - January North American Cup (Division I)
57th - Belgrade Junior World Cup

2019:

11th - July Challenge (Division I)
14th - January North American Cup (Junior)
15th - July Challenge (Junior)
19th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)

2018:

17th - January North American Cup (Junior)
22nd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
33rd - November North American Cup (Junior)
38th - USA Fencing National Championships (Divison IA)
50th - January North American Cup (Divsion I)

2017:

Eighth - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
17th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
27th - July Challenge (Division I)
31st - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
37th - November North American Cup (Junior)
37th - July Challenge (Junior)
49th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
57th - Juanuary North American Cup (Division I)
59th - December North American Cup (Division I)

2016:

Eighth - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
12th - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Team)
15th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
26th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
44th - July Challenge (Junior)

2015:

Bronze - April North American Cup (Y14)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
11th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
40th - April North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
47th - December North American Cup (Division I)
48th - July Challenge (Junior)

2014:

12th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
15th - March North American Cup (Y14)
15th - March North American Cup (Y14 Foil)
21st - October North American Cup (Cadet)
43rd - July North American Cup (Cadet)
46th - November North American Cup (Y14)
46th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
48th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)

2013:

Gold - April North American Cup (Y12)
14th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
32nd - October North American Cup (Y14)
35th - October North American Cup (Division II)
35th - July North American Cup (Y12)
36th - July North American Cup (Y12 Foil)
48th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)

2012:

19th - July North American Cup (Y12)

2011:

Bronze - North American Cup F (Y10)
15th - North American Cup E (Y10)
16th - North American Cup E (Y10 Foil)
42nd - North American Cup F (Y10 Foil)

2010:

35th - North American Cup G (Y10)

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