Published April 5, 2021, 5:35 PM
Sam Catantan, right, pre-fence during a practice session with Lance Tan in the 2021 Juniors/Cadets Fencing Championship set April 3 to 11 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo from Lance Tan)
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan said the experience she gained in the US NCAA Fencing Championship will help her in two important tournaments this month.
First of these events is the 2021 World Juniors/Cadets Fencing Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
“I’m no longer competing in the cadet category, so I am expecting tougher competition (in the juniors),” Catantan told
Manila Bulletin in a message exchange Monday.
Catantan, a freshman from Penn State University, is coming off an amazing run almost two weeks ago in the US NCAA when she went undefeated in pool play with a 20-0 record, which gave her the No. 1 spot in the semifinal.