Nov. 13, 2006
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Northwestern's women's fencing team participated in the Junior/Cadet World Cup Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. over the weekend. While no team scores are kept, several Wildcats put their skills on display.
In epée, freshman Christa French (Southlake, Texas/Carroll) was Northwestern's top finisher on the weekend, placing third out of 134 competitors. She tied with Courtney Hurley from South Texas. Classmate Joanna Niklinska (Granger, Ind./Penn) placed 15th while sister Kayley French (Southlake, Texas/Carroll) placed 33rd. Sophomore Megan Ross (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel Area) placed 27th while freshman Sarah Henning rounded out the Wildcat contingent with a 111th place finish.
Sophomore Sam Nemecek (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia) placed in an impressive 13th out of 136 competitors in the foil division. The Wildcats' only other foil representative, freshman Meredith Baskies (Lynnfield, Mass./Boston University Academy), placed 28th.
Most Wildcat upperclassmen were not allowed to participate in this weekend's competition, as only fencers age 20 and younger could enter.
The entire women's fencing team will be back in action this weekend when Northwestern hosts the NU Duals in Patten Gym on NU's Evanston campus. The Duals begin Saturday at 7 a.m.