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Published February 7, 2021, 4:45 PM
SACRED HEART FENCERS – US-based Filipino fencer Lance Tan, second from left, celebrates with teammates Tomas Koek and Lucas Wetmore, and Sacred Heart University coach Yury Molchan of Russia, in last year’s New England Intercollegiate Conference Championship in the US. (Photo from Lance Tan)
US-based Filipino fencer Lance Tan continued to impress for Sacred Heart University as he listed a 13-2 record against Drew University in a dual meet at the start of the fencing action in the NCAA.
The 20-year-old sophomore said he is hoping to earn points to qualify in the regional championship, and eventually to the tournament proper of fencing event next month.
Published February 4, 2021, 2:55 PM
Samantha Catantan celebrated her 19th birthday last Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 with teammates at Penn State University in the US. (Photo from Samantha Catantan)
After nearly a month of training, Filipino fencer Sam Catantan gets her acid test when she starts competing as part of the Penn State University Fencing Team this weekend in Pennsylvania, USA.
Catantan, a first year student-athlete with the Nittany Lion after a stellar high school campaign with University of the East, said she is excited to compete in her first tournament.
“We’ll start this week, it’s like the preliminary event. Of course very excited, I’ve been looking forward to this moment,” said Catantan, who turned 19 years old last Monday, Feb. 1 2021.
National training director Marc Velasco said it’s going to be a big boost to the Philippine contingent once the government approves the vaccination against COVID-19 of athletes who have qualified in this year’s Tokyo Olympics.