Ohio State Career
- Three-time Second Team All-MFC
- Two Top 6 NCAA Regional finishes
- Four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, along with earning B1G Distinguished Scholar accolades in 2020 and ’21 and USFCA All-Academic team accolades in 2021
Senior Season (2020-21)
- Won gold in Division 1 National Championships in July
- 10-11 on the year
- Three wins against Notre Dame
- Was 5-0 at OSU Duals
- Part of epee squad that won CCFC co-championship and the CCFC men’s team champion
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and USFCA All-Academic Team
Junior Season (2019-20)
- Placed third at NCAA Regionals
- Second Team Midwest All-Region honoree
- Second Team All-MFC honoree
- Finished fifth at MFC Championships
- Runner-up at OSU Open and placed fifth at PSU Open
- 63-18 record during the regular season
- Undefeated (12-0) at OSU Open and was 14-3 at PSU Open
- Posted 10 wins at both Northwestern and Wayne State duals
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honors
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Sophomore Season (2018-19)
- Finished sixth at NCAA Regionals
- Second Team All-MFC
- Fifth at MFC Championships
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection
Freshman Season (2017-18)
- Seventh-place finish at MFC Championships
- Second Team All-MFC selection
- Tied for third at OSU Open
- Won nine of 10 bouts at OSU Duals
- Competed at the Elite Invitational Duals
- Won five of six bouts at Northwestern Duals
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Prior to Ohio State
- Was 2014 Division III National Champion at Washington Fencing Academy
- Champion at Division 1A national championship event in 2018
- Won 2019 January NAC men’s epee team event with Ohio State teammates Kaiden Crotchett, Jack Bradford and William Gaziano
- Trained with Kaizen Academy
Personal
- Son of John and Dr. Susan Comes
- Has a younger sister, Emily
- Mechanical engineering major
- Plans to attend graduate school at University of Washington to pursue a master’s degree in environmental engineering
- Hobbies include playing the trumpet (can hit a double C), swimming and competitively sharpening pencils
- Started fencing at a YMCA camp; was taught by Kevin Mar, who later became his coach