SAN JOSE, Calif. (January 9, 2024) – Megumi Oishi and Karen Wang turned in impressive efforts to lead Northwestern fencing over the weekend at USA Fencing's January North American Cup (NAC) in San Jose, Calif.
Oishi continued the fast start to her 2023-24 campaign with a pair of top-10 finishes in the sabre. In the Division I section of the event, the Portland, Ore. product raced through pool action with a sparkling 5-0 record before adding three wins in the tableau on the way to a 10th-place finish. Oishi capped off her stay at the McEnery Convention Center by taking fifth in the junior competition, picking up three victories following another perfect run through pool play.
Seeing action in the Junior Women's Epee, Wang entered the tableau coming off a strong 5-1 showing in her pool bouts. After receiving an opening-round bye, the Houston, Texas native scored a trio of triumphs, highlighted by a 15-12 win over 17th-seeded Natalie Leung to advance to the Round of 32. Wang also competed in the Division I portion of the epee, where she took 63rd.
Rowan Park paced Northwestern's foilists on the weekend, securing 33rd in the Division I competition. Competing in her home state, Park, who hails from Hermosa Beach, Calif., was dominant in pool action, finishing with an unblemished 6-0 record en route to her aforementioned finish.
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the January NAC follows.
Division I Women's Foil
33rd – Rowan Park
68th – Juliana Hung
94th – Yejine Lee
Division I Women's Sabre
10th – Megumi Oishi
43rd – Alex Chen
73rd – Adele Bois
83rd – Sky Miller
95th – Kailing Sathyanath
132nd – Amy Lu
Division I Women's Epee
63rd – Karen Wang
71st – Anna Damratoski
76th – Ava Wade-Currie
79th – Christina Liu
109th – Kaylin Nguyen
197th – Emma Ning
Junior Women's Foil
104th – Juliana Hung
Junior Women's Sabre
5th – Megumi Oishi
36th – Alex Chen
69th – Amy Lu
Junior Women's Epee
14th – Karen Wang
46th – Emma Ning
47th – Ava Wade-Currie
70th – Anna Damratoski
79th – Christina Liu
87th – Kaylin Nguyen
113th – Lia Douglas
UP NEXT
Northwestern returns to dual action on Sunday, January 14 at the Tufts Invitational in Medford, Mass.
Oishi continued the fast start to her 2023-24 campaign with a pair of top-10 finishes in the sabre. In the Division I section of the event, the Portland, Ore. product raced through pool action with a sparkling 5-0 record before adding three wins in the tableau on the way to a 10th-place finish. Oishi capped off her stay at the McEnery Convention Center by taking fifth in the junior competition, picking up three victories following another perfect run through pool play.
Seeing action in the Junior Women's Epee, Wang entered the tableau coming off a strong 5-1 showing in her pool bouts. After receiving an opening-round bye, the Houston, Texas native scored a trio of triumphs, highlighted by a 15-12 win over 17th-seeded Natalie Leung to advance to the Round of 32. Wang also competed in the Division I portion of the epee, where she took 63rd.
Rowan Park paced Northwestern's foilists on the weekend, securing 33rd in the Division I competition. Competing in her home state, Park, who hails from Hermosa Beach, Calif., was dominant in pool action, finishing with an unblemished 6-0 record en route to her aforementioned finish.
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the January NAC follows.
Division I Women's Foil
33rd – Rowan Park
68th – Juliana Hung
94th – Yejine Lee
Division I Women's Sabre
10th – Megumi Oishi
43rd – Alex Chen
73rd – Adele Bois
83rd – Sky Miller
95th – Kailing Sathyanath
132nd – Amy Lu
Division I Women's Epee
63rd – Karen Wang
71st – Anna Damratoski
76th – Ava Wade-Currie
79th – Christina Liu
109th – Kaylin Nguyen
197th – Emma Ning
Junior Women's Foil
104th – Juliana Hung
Junior Women's Sabre
5th – Megumi Oishi
36th – Alex Chen
69th – Amy Lu
Junior Women's Epee
14th – Karen Wang
46th – Emma Ning
47th – Ava Wade-Currie
70th – Anna Damratoski
79th – Christina Liu
87th – Kaylin Nguyen
113th – Lia Douglas
UP NEXT
Northwestern returns to dual action on Sunday, January 14 at the Tufts Invitational in Medford, Mass.