Northwestern Piles Up 18 Podium Finishes At Remenyik ROC/RJCC

EVANSTON, Ill. (October 15, 2024) – Natalie Shearer swept the sabre events, highlighting an impressive showing by the Northwestern University women's fencing team over the week at the Remenyik ROC/RJCC inside Ryan Fieldhouse.  In total, the 'Cats collected four event titles and totaled 18 podium finishes.
 
Shearer got off to a fast start on Saturday in the junior women's sabre, breezing through her five pool bouts ahead of an unblemished 5-0 run through the tableau en route to the event title.  She was joined on the podium by Alex Chen (T-3^rd) and Amy Lu (5^th).
 
Shearer returned to the strips on Sunday afternoon for the Division I women's sabre.  After finishing 4-1 in pool action, the Lake Forest, Calif. native knocked off four higher-seeded foes in the tableau to complete her sweep of the weapon.  Led by Shearer's effort, five Wildcats earned podium finishes in the event, a quintet that also included Kira Erikson (2^nd), Adele Bois (T-3^rd), Megumi Oishi (T-3^rd), and Nisha Hild (7^th).
 
Reigning Central Collegiate Fencing Conference (CCFC) Epee Champion Karen Wang looked to pick up right where she left off last season in winning the Division I women's epee.  Wang was perfect in both pool action and the tableau on her way to topping the podium.  Athina Kwon earned a runner-up finish in the event, while Amanda Pirkowski earned a share of third place in her Wildcat debut, finishing alongside Anna Damratoski.
 
Northwestern was also represented on the podium in the junior women's epee.  Christina Liu tied for sixth, while Emma Ning placed eighth.
 
Fresh off an appearance in the Paris 2024 Olympics, Daphne Chan Nok Sze dazzled as she finished with an unblemished 11-0 head-to-head mark on the way to winning the Division I women's foil.  Yukari Takamizawa brought home second place in both the Division I and junior sections of the weapon, while Yejine Lee (7^th) joined Chan Nok Sze and Takamizawa on the podium.
 
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the Remenyik ROC/RJCC follows.
 
Division I Women's Epee
1^st Karen Wang
2^nd Athina Kwon
T-3^rd Amanda Pirkowski
T-3^rd Anna Damratoski
12^th Ava Wade-Currie
13^th Hailin Chen
14^th Christina Liu
18^th Kaylin Nguyen
24^th Lia Douglas
29^th Asha Henry
33^rd Emma Ning
 
Junior Women's Epee
T-6^th Christina Liu
8^th Emma Ning
 
Division I Women's Foil
1^st Daphne Chan Nok Sze
2^nd Yukari Takamizawa
7^th Yejine Lee
11^th Samantha Serban
13^th Brianna Ho
15^th Rowan Park
17^th Allison Lee
18^th Juliana Hung
T-23^rd Ophelia Tong
 
Junior Women's Foil
2^nd Yukari Takamizawa
 
Division I Women's Sabre
1^st Natalie Shearer
2^nd Kira Erikson
T-3^rd Adele Bois
T-3^rd Megumi Oishi
7^th Nisha Hild
10^th Alex Chen
18^th Amy Lu
20^th Kailing Sathyanath
 
Junior Women's Sabre
1^st Natalie Shearer
T-3^rd Alex Chen
5^th Amy Lu
9^th Nisha Hild
17^th Adele Bois
 
UP NEXT
Northwestern is back in action on Sunday, October 27 when it hosts the Northwestern Fall Duals inside Patten Gymnasium.