PHILADELPHIA, PA – Johns Hopkins sophomore Julianna Wu and freshman Maddie Huang each placed in the top-15 at the 44^th annual Coach Nikki Franke Classic, hosted by Temple, on Saturday. This is the second straight year that JHU has had at least two fencers finish in the top-15.
 
Wu led the Blue Jays with a 13^th place finish, out of 80 fencers, in the Foil. She was also the top Division III fencer in the Foil. She went 6-2 in pool play and then 2-1 in the elimination round, falling to the number two seed, to finish with an 8-3 mark on the day. Junior Bethany Lee finished in 28^th place with a 5-5 record on the day. She went 4-4 in pool play and then beat freshman Adrianne Lin in the round of 64. Lee then lost in the round of 32 to the number two seed.
 
Lin placed 37^th in her collegiate debut with a 5-4 record. She went 5-3 in pool play before falling to Lee in the elimination round. Sophomore Sophia Baleeiro took 49^th place in her collegiate debut. She finished pool play with a 3-5 record and then lost in the round of 64.
 
Huang led the Blue Jays in the Sabre with her 15^th place finish, out of 77 fencers. She was also the second highest finisher among Division III fencers. Huang went 6-2 in pool play and then advanced to the round of 16 in elimination to finish with an 8-3 record. Sophomore Adele Dai just finished outside the top-20, as she went 6-4 to place 21^st. Dai went 5-3 in pool play and then 1-1 in elimination. Freshman Jessie Tong took 27^th place with a 7-3 record. She also finished pool play with a 6-2 record but then lost in the round of 32.
 
Freshman Maya Balakumaran placed 28^th and sophomore Ky McSweeney placed 29^th. Balakumaran went 5-3 in pool play, while McSweeney went 5-4. Both lost in the round of 32, going 1-1, to finish 6-4 and 6-5 respectively. McSweeney's loss in the elimination round came to the number one seed. Sophomore Lauren Prieur took 39^th place with a 5-4 record. She finished pool play with a 5-3 record and then lost in the round of 64.
 
Sophomore Mariela Abramson, also making her Hopkins' debut, led the Blue Jays in the Epee with a 28^th place finish, out of 88 fencers. She finished pool play with a 4-4 record and then went 1-1 in the elimination round, falling to the number two seed to post a 5-5 record. Sophomore Anika Kale finished in 34^th place with a 4-5 record. She went 4-4 in pool play and then lost in the first round of elimination. Sophomore Janie McSweeney took 41^st place with a 4-6 record. She was 4-5 in pool play and then lost in the round of 64.
 
Senior Ameera Ebrahim placed 49^th after going 2-7 on the day. She finished pool play with a 2-6 mark and then lost in the round of 64. Senior Katelyn McShine finished in a tie for 55^th place with a 3-6 record. She went 3-5 in pool play and then lost in the first round of elimination.
 
Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, November 10 at the Vassar Invitational.