Oishi, Wang Lead Charge For ‘Cats At January NAC

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 10^th-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 17^th-seeded Natalie Leung to advance to the Round of 32.  Wang also competed in the Division I portion of the epee, where she took 63^rd.
 
Rowan Park paced Northwestern's foilists on the weekend, securing 33^rd 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
33^rd – Rowan Park
68^th – Juliana Hung
94^th – Yejine Lee
 
Division I Women's Sabre
10^th – Megumi Oishi
43^rd – Alex Chen
73^rd – Adele Bois
83^rd – Sky Miller
95^th – Kailing Sathyanath
132^nd – Amy Lu
 
Division I Women's Epee
63^rd – Karen Wang
71^st – Anna Damratoski
76^th – Ava Wade-Currie
79^th – Christina Liu
109^th – Kaylin Nguyen
197^th – Emma Ning
 
Junior Women's Foil
104^th – Juliana Hung
 
Junior Women's Sabre
5^th – Megumi Oishi
36^th – Alex Chen
69^th – Amy Lu
 
Junior Women's Epee
14^th – Karen Wang
46^th – Emma Ning
47^th – Ava Wade-Currie
70^th – Anna Damratoski
79^th – Christina Liu
87^th – Kaylin Nguyen
113^th – Lia Douglas
 
UP NEXT
Northwestern returns to dual action on Sunday, January 14 at the Tufts Invitational in Medford, Mass.