Published April 28, 2021, 3:33 PM
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Penn State University freshman Samantha Catantan was named the women’s fencing Most Valuable Player following her memorable stint in the recent US NCAA Fencing Championship in Pennsylvania.
A former star fencer at University of the East, Catantan was included in the US NCAA All-America squad after she went unbeaten at 20-0 in pool play, which gave her the No. 1 spot in the semifinal of women’s foil.
Although the 19-year-old Catantan lost to Penn State teammate Lodovica Bicego of Italy in the crossover semifinal, the young student/athlete from Quezon City earned a bronze medal in the tournament.