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Antipas and Rangel-Friedman Lead Owls at Junior Olympic Championships
2.18.13 | Women's Fencing
BALTIMORE, Md.—Over the past weekend, five members of the No. 9 Temple Women's Fencing team traveled to Baltimore, Md. for the 2013 US Fencing Junior Olympic Championships, a national event that brings together the best under 20 year old fencers from across the country.
Qualifying to fence at the tournament were: freshmen Demi Antipas, Olivia Wynn, Petra Khan, Jessica Hall and sophomore Lauren Rangel-Friedman.
In the opening day of competition, Antipas had a great start going 5-1 in pools, defeating very strong competitors and placing 26th after the first round. Antipas won her first direct elimination to make the table of 64, but lost her next bout in a very close priority bout, by a score of 11-12, to finish the tournament in 39th place.
Wynn finished pools and advanced to the direct elimination round which was an impressive performance for the first-time participant at a national event. In the second round Wynn fenced the 10th seed and lost, finishing the tournament in 119th place out of 148 competitors.
When action picked up on Saturday, Hall fenced at the junior epee event.
Hall finished the round of pools 3-3, placing 100th after the first round. In the direct elimination round Hall had to fence Audrey Abend, a US Junior National team member. Hall did not let that intimidate her and put up a strong fight, but fell, 15-11, placing 101st out of 168 participants.
Rangel-Friedman and Khan competed on Sunday, which was the final day of competition. In the Junior Sabre event, Rangel-Friedman had a great start and went on to finish the pool round undefeated, earning a 12th place seed out of a total of 130 competitors.
Rangel-Friedman had a bye going into the round of 64 where she lost her direct elimination bout and placed 35th at the tournament. Khan had a difficult start, losing three 4-5 bouts and finishing 1-5 in pools.
However, she was able to still advance to the next round.
In the direct elimination round, Khan showed mental toughness, as she won a close, 15-14, bout, upsetting the 30th seed in the competition to make the top 64. She then lost her second direct elimination bout and finished the day in 64th place.
”The collegiate season is where our focus is at this point, assistant coach Anastasia Ferdman said. “Junior Olympics was a great way to see where we stand at this point of the season. Overall, I think that it was a positive learning experience for our fencers, as we prepare for our last home meet on February 23rd and the postseason tournaments.
Qualifying to fence at the tournament were: freshmen Demi Antipas, Olivia Wynn, Petra Khan, Jessica Hall and sophomore Lauren Rangel-Friedman.
In the opening day of competition, Antipas had a great start going 5-1 in pools, defeating very strong competitors and placing 26th after the first round. Antipas won her first direct elimination to make the table of 64, but lost her next bout in a very close priority bout, by a score of 11-12, to finish the tournament in 39th place.
Wynn finished pools and advanced to the direct elimination round which was an impressive performance for the first-time participant at a national event. In the second round Wynn fenced the 10th seed and lost, finishing the tournament in 119th place out of 148 competitors.
When action picked up on Saturday, Hall fenced at the junior epee event.
Hall finished the round of pools 3-3, placing 100th after the first round. In the direct elimination round Hall had to fence Audrey Abend, a US Junior National team member. Hall did not let that intimidate her and put up a strong fight, but fell, 15-11, placing 101st out of 168 participants.
Rangel-Friedman and Khan competed on Sunday, which was the final day of competition. In the Junior Sabre event, Rangel-Friedman had a great start and went on to finish the pool round undefeated, earning a 12th place seed out of a total of 130 competitors.
Rangel-Friedman had a bye going into the round of 64 where she lost her direct elimination bout and placed 35th at the tournament. Khan had a difficult start, losing three 4-5 bouts and finishing 1-5 in pools.
However, she was able to still advance to the next round.
In the direct elimination round, Khan showed mental toughness, as she won a close, 15-14, bout, upsetting the 30th seed in the competition to make the top 64. She then lost her second direct elimination bout and finished the day in 64th place.
”The collegiate season is where our focus is at this point, assistant coach Anastasia Ferdman said. “Junior Olympics was a great way to see where we stand at this point of the season. Overall, I think that it was a positive learning experience for our fencers, as we prepare for our last home meet on February 23rd and the postseason tournaments.
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