Northwestern Set For January NAC

EVANSTON, Ill. (January 5, 2023) - The Northwestern University fencing team will send a strong contingent of 16 student-athletes to the USA Fencing's January North American Cup (NAC).  Set for January 6-9 inside the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky., the January NAC is part of a circuit to qualify to represent Team USA.
 
The Wildcats are slated to compete in Junior (Under-20) and Division I (Senior) events during the four-day meet.  A full schedule can be found below.
 
Northwestern enjoyed a strong showing at the December NAC in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Foilists Yejine Lee (10^th) and Rowan Park (24^th) both earned top-25 finishes in the Division I section, while Park also picked up a 19^th-place finish in the Junior section.
 
Karen Wang carried the banner for the 'Cats in the Division I women's epee, placing 23^rd overall. 
 
After returning from Louisville, Northwestern will be back in action on Sunday, January 15 at the Tufts Invitational in Medford, Mass.
 

Event	Date and Time	Competitors
NAC Junior Women's Foil	Friday, 1/6 @ 12 p.m. (CT)	Juliana Hung, Allison Lee, Rowan Park, Samantha Serban
NAC Division I Women's Foil	Saturday, 1/7 @ 7 a.m. (CT)	Anna Biasco, Celia Crompton, Juliana Hung, Allison Lee, Yejine Lee, Rowan Park, Samantha Serban
NAC Junior Women's Sabre	Saturday, 1/7 @ 1:30 p.m. (CT)	Megumi Oishi, Kailing Sathyanath
NAC Junior Women's Épée	Sunday, 1/8 @ 11 a.m. (CT)	Anna Damratoski, Lia Douglas, Athina Kwon, Karen Wang
NAC Division I Women's Sabre	Sunday, 1/8 @ 1 p.m. (CT)	Sky Miller, Megumi Oishi, Kailing Sathyanath
NAC Division I Women's Épée	Monday, 1/9 @ 7 a.m. (CT)	Blodwen Bindas, Anna Damratoski, Lia Douglas, Athina Kwon, Hanna Lipthay, Karen Wang