BELFAST – Friday's action at the Junior World Championships featured the final individual events, with six U.S. college fencers in action. Two elite entrants from Notre Dame – women's epeeist Ewa Nelip (Katowice, Poland) and men's foilist Gerek Meindardt (San Francisco, Calif.) – both reached the medal rounds of their respective weapons, with Nelip finishing as the runner-up while Meinhardt lost in the semifinals.
Women's epee featured the second-most U.S. college fencers (4) of any weapon at this event, trailing only the five entered in men's sabre. Team USA members Courtney Hurley (ND; 11th) and Susannah Scanlan (Princeton; 16th) both reached the women's epee round-of-16, with Penn State's Nina Westman (Sweden) placing 36th. Another Penn State fencer, men's foilist Miles Chamley-Watson, nearly reached the round-of-16 and ended up in 10th place.
Each of the fencers listed above will be in action on Monday, in the team portion of the event. Check back to the blog for complete details recapping the U.S. collegian bouts from the past two days (see post below for info. from Wednesday's men's sabre and women's foil competition).