ZAGREB, Croatia — Katherine Kim was back on the international stage over the weekend at the FIE Junior World Cup. The Triton freshman finished 13th out of 224 competitors on Saturday. The strong finish comes shortly after Kim finished 10th at the Junior World Cup in Georgia on Jan. 19.

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 5-1 in pool play to qualify for the knockout portion of the competition with a bye to the Table of 128. She then won three-straight bouts by a combined score of 45-16 to reach the Table of 16. In that round Kim was defeated 9-15 by Italy's Matilde Molinari, the No. 1 ranked junior women's foilist in the world.

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.

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