Club: New York Fencing Academy
Coach: Misha Mokretsov
Family: Parents Sharon and Lana, sister Jordan
Hobbies: Video games, watching movies, basketball and hanging out with friends
How He Started Fencing: Through an after-school program
Favorite Fencing Memory: Going to Worlds in 2019 and being part of Team USA
Something People Would be Surprised to Know: He started eating jalapenos when he was four and has had ghost pepper
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 2 (Cadet), No. 24 (Junior)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2021 (Bronze), 2019

Results

2021:

Bronze - Cadet World Championships
28th - April North American Cup (Division I)

2020:

14th - January North American Cup (Junior)
40th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup

2019:

Gold - Grenoble Cadet European Cup (Team)
Gold - March North American Cup (Y14)
Silver - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
Bronze - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Bronze - October North American Cup (Cadet)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Sixth - July Challenge (Cadet)
Ninth - November North American Cup (Junior)
10th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup (Team)
11th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
11th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
39th - December North American Cup (Division I)
49th - Belgrade Junior World Cup
54th - January North American Cup (Junior)

2018:

Silver - March North American Cup (Y14)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Fourth - Bonn Cadet European Cup (Team)
Fifth - November North American Cup (Junior)
Eighth - Bonn Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Eighth - July Challenge (Cadet)
Ninth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
13th - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Team)
23rd - July Challenge (Junior)
31st - January North American Cup (Junior)
32nd - Klagenfurt Cadet European Cup (Individual)
34th - November North American Cup (Y14)
35th - July Challenge (Division I)
43rd - December North American Cup (Division I)
52nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)

2017:

Silver - March North American Cup (Y12)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
Ninth - March North American Cup (Y14)
10th - November North American Cup (Y14)
37th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
60th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
61st - July Challenge (Junior)

2016:

Bronze - March North American Cup (Y12)
11th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
16th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
26th - November North American Cup (Y14)
43rd - March North American Cup (Y14)

2015:

Gold - April North American Cup (Y10)
Bronze - USA Fencing National Championships (Y10)
37th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y12)
44th - April North American Cup (Y12)
55th - November North American Cup (Y14)

2014:

Eighth - July North American Cup (Y10)
Eighth - March North American Cup (Y10)
44th - March North American Cup
47th - July North American Cup (Y12)

2013:

27th - April North American Cup (Y10)
37th - July North American Cup (Y10)

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