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Moss Adds Six Fencers in Early Signing Period
12/20/2021 3:00:00 PM | Women's Fencing
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern fencing head coach Zach Moss will welcome six new members to Evanston as part of the early signing period, the program announced on Monday.
The Wildcats will add Kaylin Nguyen, Samantha Serban, Juliana Hung, Julia Douglas, Anne Wang and Megumi Oishi to the team next fall ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Northwestern secured a third-place team finish at the NCAA Championships in March, the best in program history. The Wildcats return to action this winter at the January North American Cup in San Jose, California.
Full bios for the signees can be found below.
Kaylin Nguyen
Epee / 5-6
Las Vegas, Nevada / Bishop Gorman
High School & Club: Battle Born Fencing Club...All-American, All-Academic 2018-present...Top 64 at Charlotte NAC Div 1 2020, Gold Medalist Salt Lake City Championship and NAC, Div 2 2019, Top 16 Junior Olympics Cadet July 2021
Personal: Teammates with Athina Kwon, competed against Asha Henry and Sophie Brill...Honor roll/Principal's List 2018-present, Member of NHS, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition Silver Key 2019 and Honorable Mention 2020...Chose Northwestern over Cornell...Anticipated major is Economics
Samantha Serban
Weapon / 5-4
Summit, New Jersey / Chatham
High School & Club: V Fencing Club...High School All-American (G9,10)...May NAC 2021:10th place out of 123 competitors in Cadets; Summer Nationals 2021: 25th out of 122 in Division 1, 26th out of 194 in Juniors; Summer Nationals 2019: 8th place finish in Cadets
Personal: Chose Northwestern over UC San Diego, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Boston College...Anticipated major is Political Science
Juliana Hung
Foil / 5-1
San Francisco, California / The Bay School
High School/Club: Three-time All-American...Fencing since age 6...A21 rating…Was on the US Cadet Women's Foil Team for 3 years...Cadet World Cup, January 2020 - Rome, Italy 16th Place...National Championships, July 2021 - Juniors 16th Place…fencer for UC Cadet Women's Foil Team...Golden State Fencing Academy…2021 National Champions
Personal: Three-Time All Academic First Team…Chose Northwestern over Stanford, Brown, Notre Dame…Anticipated major is Undecided
Anne Wang
Epee / 5-6
Toronto, Canada / The Bishop Strachan School
High School/Club: Junior and Cadet World Championships 2021: 36th Place (Junior Women's Epee)...Canada Cup January 2020: 3rd Place (Junior Women's Epee), October NAC 2019: 16th Place (Cadet Women's Epee), March NAC 2019: 3rd Place (DIV 3 Women's Epee), Represented Canada in Bratislava Cadet European Circuit (2020, 2019)
Personal: Heads List (2021)...Anticipated major is Economics
Julia Douglas
Epee / 5-8
Barrington, Rhode Island / Barrington
High School/Club: Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club...First Team, All American USFA, 2021...5th place, Div 1a Women's Epee, 2021 Summer Nationals - earned A21 rating. 9th place, Cadet Women's Epee, May NAC 2021. 2nd Place, Div 1a Women's Epee, 2021 American Challenge. 4th place, Junior Team Women's Epee, 2020 Junior Olympics.
Personal: High Honor Roll, National Honor Society, All Academic Team USFA 2021...Anticipated major is Political Science
Megumi Oishi
Sabre / 5-2
Portland, Oregon / Lincoln
High School/Club: PDX Fencing...12 National Medals, 1 International Medal...3-time USA All-American Team Member, PDX Fencing Team Captain 2020-2022...Bronze in Cadets at July Challenge 2019, Bronze in Senior Team at January NAC 2020, Bronze in Senior Team at July NAC 2021, 12th in Div I at June NAC 2021, Gold in Cadets at the Cadet International Tournament Asian Cadet Circuit 2019 representing USA
Personal: Teammates with Northwestern fencing alumni Maddy Curzon...2-time National Honor Society member, National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist 2021-2022, Finalist in the Phyllis J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing...Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Harvard and Cornell...Anticipated major is Biology
The Wildcats will add Kaylin Nguyen, Samantha Serban, Juliana Hung, Julia Douglas, Anne Wang and Megumi Oishi to the team next fall ahead of the 2021-22 season.
Northwestern secured a third-place team finish at the NCAA Championships in March, the best in program history. The Wildcats return to action this winter at the January North American Cup in San Jose, California.
Full bios for the signees can be found below.
Kaylin Nguyen
Epee / 5-6
Las Vegas, Nevada / Bishop Gorman
High School & Club: Battle Born Fencing Club...All-American, All-Academic 2018-present...Top 64 at Charlotte NAC Div 1 2020, Gold Medalist Salt Lake City Championship and NAC, Div 2 2019, Top 16 Junior Olympics Cadet July 2021
Personal: Teammates with Athina Kwon, competed against Asha Henry and Sophie Brill...Honor roll/Principal's List 2018-present, Member of NHS, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition Silver Key 2019 and Honorable Mention 2020...Chose Northwestern over Cornell...Anticipated major is Economics
Samantha Serban
Weapon / 5-4
Summit, New Jersey / Chatham
High School & Club: V Fencing Club...High School All-American (G9,10)...May NAC 2021:10th place out of 123 competitors in Cadets; Summer Nationals 2021: 25th out of 122 in Division 1, 26th out of 194 in Juniors; Summer Nationals 2019: 8th place finish in Cadets
Personal: Chose Northwestern over UC San Diego, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Boston College...Anticipated major is Political Science
Juliana Hung
Foil / 5-1
San Francisco, California / The Bay School
High School/Club: Three-time All-American...Fencing since age 6...A21 rating…Was on the US Cadet Women's Foil Team for 3 years...Cadet World Cup, January 2020 - Rome, Italy 16th Place...National Championships, July 2021 - Juniors 16th Place…fencer for UC Cadet Women's Foil Team...Golden State Fencing Academy…2021 National Champions
Personal: Three-Time All Academic First Team…Chose Northwestern over Stanford, Brown, Notre Dame…Anticipated major is Undecided
Anne Wang
Epee / 5-6
Toronto, Canada / The Bishop Strachan School
High School/Club: Junior and Cadet World Championships 2021: 36th Place (Junior Women's Epee)...Canada Cup January 2020: 3rd Place (Junior Women's Epee), October NAC 2019: 16th Place (Cadet Women's Epee), March NAC 2019: 3rd Place (DIV 3 Women's Epee), Represented Canada in Bratislava Cadet European Circuit (2020, 2019)
Personal: Heads List (2021)...Anticipated major is Economics
Julia Douglas
Epee / 5-8
Barrington, Rhode Island / Barrington
High School/Club: Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club...First Team, All American USFA, 2021...5th place, Div 1a Women's Epee, 2021 Summer Nationals - earned A21 rating. 9th place, Cadet Women's Epee, May NAC 2021. 2nd Place, Div 1a Women's Epee, 2021 American Challenge. 4th place, Junior Team Women's Epee, 2020 Junior Olympics.
Personal: High Honor Roll, National Honor Society, All Academic Team USFA 2021...Anticipated major is Political Science
Megumi Oishi
Sabre / 5-2
Portland, Oregon / Lincoln
High School/Club: PDX Fencing...12 National Medals, 1 International Medal...3-time USA All-American Team Member, PDX Fencing Team Captain 2020-2022...Bronze in Cadets at July Challenge 2019, Bronze in Senior Team at January NAC 2020, Bronze in Senior Team at July NAC 2021, 12th in Div I at June NAC 2021, Gold in Cadets at the Cadet International Tournament Asian Cadet Circuit 2019 representing USA
Personal: Teammates with Northwestern fencing alumni Maddy Curzon...2-time National Honor Society member, National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist 2021-2022, Finalist in the Phyllis J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing...Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Harvard and Cornell...Anticipated major is Biology
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