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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2008-09 Women's Fencing

Kathryn Anthony

  • Class Junior
  • Highschool The American Academy
  • Hometown Villanova, Pa.

Biography

2008-09: IFA Six-Weapon champion … Temple Open bronze medalist … Ended the season with a 27-21 record in dual bouts … Began season with a 2-1 meet against North Carolina (1/10) … Went 2-0 against Drew at the Princeton Multi-Meet (1/25) … Had perfect 3-0 meets against both Brandeis and MIT at the New Engladn Invitational (2/1) … Won nine Ivy League bouts … Won seven bouts at the IFA Championships to help Penn to its first-ever six-weapon championship (2/28).


2007-08: IFA Championships silver medalist ... IFA Championships epee team champion ... Had four meets where she went 3-0 as she was perfect against North Carolina (1/13), Fairleigh Dickinson (1/13), Brown (2/10) and Princeton (2/10) ... Had 11 Ivy League wins.

2006-07: Went 29-20 overall and 10-8 in Ivy League bouts in epee ... Went 6-1 at the Philadelphia Invitational, including a 2-0 sweep of opponents from Northwestern, and a 3-0 record against Fairleigh Dickinson (1/20) ... Posted a 3-0 record over Haverford at the Penn State Invitational (1/27) ... Went 3-0 against MIT at the MIT Multi-Meet (2/4).

High School: Won women’s epee in the Mid-Atlantic senior sectional championships in 2005 ... Summer Nationals participant in 2004 and 2005 ... Took first in Division III epee at North American Cup ... Won national writing competition in Writing! Magazine for best senior writing.

Personal: Daughter of Lee and Forrest Anthony... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a classics major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Freshman

    EPEE
  • 2007-08Sophomore

    EPEE
  • 2008-09Junior

    EPEE