2023-24 Women's Fencing Roster

September 7, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Fencing Internal Media Day at Patten Gymnasium in Evanston, IL on Thursday, September 7, 2023. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
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Erika Castenada

  • Class:
    First-Year
  • High School:
    Laurel Springs School
  • Hometown:
    Seattle, Wash.
2023-24: Made Northwestern debut at the October NAC (10/26-29), placing 63rd in the Division I Women's Foil ... Took 35th in the Junior Women's Foil at the November NAC (11/12-13).

High School & Club: USA Fencing First Team All-American … 36th at the Grand Prix in Incheon, Korea … 6th in the Paris Marathon Fleuret Challenge … 5th at the World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico … 3rd in Div1 Fairfax Challenge … 3rd in Div1 American Challenge … 1st in Junior Rain City Challenge … 9th in Div1A July Challenge … Has participated in seven years of club fencing for Silicon Valley Fencing and Rain City Fencing Center … USA Fencing Academic All-American.

Personal: Daughter of Carlos Castaneda … AP Scholar with Honor … National Honors Society member … National Hispanic Scholar Award … Plays the cello and piano … Chose Northwestern over Brown, Notre Dame and UCSD … Anticipated major is neuroscience on the pre-med track.
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