Clubs: University of Notre Dame and Bluegrass Fencers' Club
Coaches: Amgad Khazbak, Gia Kvaratskhelia and Buckie Leach
Family: Parents Maria Panyi and Frets Olivares, sister Francesca and brother Lucas
Hobbies: Travel, working out and video games
How He Started Fencing: His parents were both fencers (mom was a member of the 1994 NCAA Champion fencing team at Notre Dame and dad fences on the vet team)
Favorite Fencing Memories: Winning Youth Pan Ams in Mexico (his first international gold medal) and winning gold at the ACC Championships and being named MVP for best ACC men's fencer
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Junior), No. 9 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 4 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021 (Silver - Team), 2020, 2019
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2018 (Silver)

Results

2021:

Silver - Junior World Championships (Team)
Fifth - Junior World Championships (Individual)
Ninth - April North American Cup (Division I)

2020:

Silver - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Team)
Sixth - San Jose Junior World Cup
24th - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Individual)
28th - January North American Cup (Division I)
37th - January North American Cup (Junior)
49th - Leszno Junior World Cup
54th - Sabadell Junior World Cup

2019:

Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
Bronze - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
Bronze - Bagkok Junior World Cup
Bronze - Aix-En-Provence Junior World Cup (Team)
Fourth - Junior World Championships (Team)
Fifth - USA Fencing National Championshps (Division I)
Sixth - Junior World Championships (Individual)
Sixth - Leszno Junior World Cup (Team)
Sixth - July Challenge (Junior)
Ninth - January North American Cup (Junior)
12th - October North American Cup (Division I)
13th - January North American Cup (Division I)
20th - Sabadell Junior World Cup
22nd - Tokyo World Cup
36th - Anaheim Grand Prix
36th - London Junior World Cup
47th - Leszno Junior World Cup (Individual)
48th - St. Petersburg World Cup
62nd - Tokyo World Cup

2018:

Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
Silver - Cadet World Championships
Silver - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
Bronze - Terrassa Junior World Cup (Team)
Bronze - Aix-en-Provence Junior World Cup (Team)
Fifth - Bangkok Junior Word Cup (Team)
Fifth - Rome Cadet European Cup
Sixth - January North American Cup (Division I)
Seventh - London Junior World Cup
Eighth - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Individual)
Ninth - July Challenge (Division I)
Ninth - January North American Cup (Junior)
12th - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
12th - October North American Cup (Division I)
15th - December North American Cup (Division I)
21st - July Challenge (Junior)
37th - Terrassa Junior World Cup (Individual)
39th - November North American Cup (Junior)
55th - Anaheim Grand Prix

2017:

Gold - Cabries Cadet European Cup
Gold - Cadet Pan American Championships
Gold - July Challenge (Cadet)
Gold - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Team)
Silver - Leszno Junior World Cup (Team)
Silver - November North American Cup (Junior)
Silver - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
Fourth - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Team)
Fifth - Budapest Cadet European Cup (Individual)
Sixth - July Challenge (Division I)
Seventh - Bangkok Junior World Cup (Individual)
10th - Havana Junior World Cup
10th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
13th - July Challenge (Junior)
17th - December North American Cup (Division I)
19th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
33rd - Pisa Cadet European Cup
33rd - November North American Cup (Cadet)
35th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
41st - January North American Cup (Division I)
42nd - January North American Cup (Junior)
48th - London Junior World Cup
52nd - October North American Cup (Division I)

2016:

Gold - Manchester Cadet European Cup
Bronze - Pisa Cadet European Cup
Fifth - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Team)
Seventh - Budapest Cadet European Cup
13th - November North American Cup (Junior)
14th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
15th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
20th - Bratislava Cadet European Cup
20th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
21st - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
33rd - Cabries Cadet European Cup (Individual)
34th - July Challenge (Junior)
35th - December Division I Foil North American Cup (Division I)
38th - July Challenge (Cadet)
42nd - Moedling Cadet European Cup
50th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
58th - October North American Cup (Division I)

2015:

Gold - April North American Cup (Y14)
Sixth - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
Seventh - USA Fencing National Championships (Division IA)
Eighth - November North American Cup (Cadet)
19th - Manchester Cadet European Cup
28th - December North American Cup (Division I)
30th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
33rd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
37th - July Challenge (Junior)
41st - Halle Cadet European Cup
52nd - November North American Cup (Junior)
53rd - July Challenge (Cadet)
56th - Moedling Cadet European Cup
56th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)

2014:

Silver - March North American Cup (Y12)
Seventh - November North American Cup (Y14)
Seventh - July North American Cup (Y12)
13th - October North American Cup (Division II)
25th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
40th - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
44th - March North American Cup (Y14)
49th - July North American Cup (Cadet)

2013:

Bronze - Pan American Youth Championships (Y13)
Fifth - April North American Cup (Y12)
23rd - July North American Cup (Y12)
37th - October North American Cup (Y14)
61st - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)

2012:

Silver - July North American Cup (Y10)
Bronze - April North American Cup (Y10)
22nd - April North American Cup (Y12)
37th - July North American Cup (Y12)

2011:

Gold - Pan American Youth Championships (Y10)
Gold - North American Cup E (Y10)
Eighth - Pan American Youth Championships (Y12)
11th - North American Cup F (Y10)
43rd - November North American Cup (Y14)
49th - North American Cup F (Y12)

2010:

28th - North American Cup F (Y10)
29th - North American Cup G (Y10)

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