TBILISI, Georgia — Triton freshman Katherine Kim added to her long list of accomplishments in international competitions on Sunday with a 10th place finish at the FIE Junior World Cup in the country of Georgia. The result is Kim's ninth top 10 finish in individual international competitions.

A total of 142 junior women foilists competed across Jan. 18-19 at the Tbilisi Olympic Palace. The International Fencing Federation (FIE) puts on a number of World Cups every year. The events help determine an athlete's world ranking, which in turn are used to qualify individuals for the World Championship.

Kim went a perfect 6-0 in pool play to qualify for the knockout portion of the competition with a bye to the Table of 64. There she picked up 15-10 and 15-4 victories to reach the Table of 16, where she was defeated 9-15 by Poland's Marta Jakubowska.

A native of Tustin, California, Kim is a human biology major at Sixth College. She first fenced with the Tritons in September at the 28th annual BladeRunner tournament, where she finished third. Kim then went 19-7 in November at the West Invitational as the UC San Diego women's team finished 6-3.

Kim and the rest of the Tritons will be back in action next weekend, Feb. 1-2, at the Northwestern Duals. That event will be the team's final regular season competition this season ahead of NCAA Regionals and the MPSF Championships March 8-9.

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