Catantan finishes 11th in US NCAA fencing meet

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Filipino fencing prodigy Samantha Catantan of Penn State University came up short on her bid to make a podium finish after she placed 11th overall out of 24 participants in the 2023 US NCAA Fencing Championship on Sunday (Monday in Manila) at the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

It marked the second season that the 21-year-old Catantan did not advance in the semifinal round after her amazing feat as a rookie in 2021 when she earned a bronze medal in the said tournament.'Of course I'm really upset that I didn't reach the place I was hoping to get to,' Catantan told the Manila Times in a message exchange.'However, I was somewhat still satisfied with the way I fence. Ang hirap po talaga, lahat ng kalaban malakas.

In the third round, she managed to get just a single win in four bouts, and was 2-2 in Round 4.Catantan gave it all in Round 5 as she won three of four matches, but it wasn't enough as only the top four fencers out of 24 advanced to the Direct Eliminations medal round.Looking back, Catantan said the bouts that were heartbreaking for her were the ones she lost by a single point. Her 11th place finish was no better from her ninth spot in last year's event.

 

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