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Flanagan to Join Blue Devils for 2021 Campaign
12/29/2020 2:28:00 PM | Fencing
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke fencing team received its third signee for the 2021-22 season as foilist Catherine Flanagan signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Blue Devil family.
Flanagan comes to Durham from Pleasantville, N.Y., where she attends Briarcliff High School. She trains at the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club under Slava Grigoriev.
Most recently in 2020, Flanagan notched a third-place finish in junior women's foil at the February 2020 Junior Olympics after finishing eighth at the Junior World Cup in January. In 2019, she captured a fifth-place finish at the July Summer Nationals in the cadet division and also earned sixth at the February Junior Olympics in cadets. At the same Junior Olympics in February, Flanagan also competed in the junior division and earned ninth.
Flanagan has traveled internationally on the European Cadet Circuit during her sophomore and junior years of high school.
Outside of fencing, Flanagan is a member of the National Honor Society, the Math Honor Society and the Rho Kappa Honor Society. She is also an AP Scholar, President of the Interact Club and earned high honor roll.
Her brother, James Flanagan, is a current fencer on the Ohio State fencing team.
The Blue Devils open the 2021 slate Feb. 6-7 in Columbus, Ohio with a dual meet against Ohio State.
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeFEN".
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Flanagan comes to Durham from Pleasantville, N.Y., where she attends Briarcliff High School. She trains at the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club under Slava Grigoriev.
Most recently in 2020, Flanagan notched a third-place finish in junior women's foil at the February 2020 Junior Olympics after finishing eighth at the Junior World Cup in January. In 2019, she captured a fifth-place finish at the July Summer Nationals in the cadet division and also earned sixth at the February Junior Olympics in cadets. At the same Junior Olympics in February, Flanagan also competed in the junior division and earned ninth.
Flanagan has traveled internationally on the European Cadet Circuit during her sophomore and junior years of high school.
Outside of fencing, Flanagan is a member of the National Honor Society, the Math Honor Society and the Rho Kappa Honor Society. She is also an AP Scholar, President of the Interact Club and earned high honor roll.
Her brother, James Flanagan, is a current fencer on the Ohio State fencing team.
The Blue Devils open the 2021 slate Feb. 6-7 in Columbus, Ohio with a dual meet against Ohio State.
For more information on Duke fencing, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeFEN".
#GoDuke
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