After sweeping all three weapons at the Remenyik Open this past weekend, members of the Northwestern fencing team will seek to continue that success on the strip this Sunday in the USFA Illinois Junior Olympics Qualifier Competition at Patten Gymnasium.
The qualifier will feature junior fencers from around the Illinois division of USFA competing for a chance to go to the Junior Olympic Fencing Championship in February.
Given that fencers must be younger than 19 to participate in the event, only five freshman Wildcats fencers will take part. Sarah Bruhl and Tina Umanskiy will represent the Cats in the foil; Rose Semmel and Sonali Patel will compete in the