Julia Calventus-Coveney
Julia Calventus-Coveney
  • Height:
    5'11"
  • Year:
    2021
  • Hometown:
    Barcelona, Spain
  • High School:
    Kensington School of Barcelona
  • Position:
    Epee
  • Major:
    Undecided

Bio

Collegiate Career Honors:

  • 2x Northeast Fencing Conference First Team - Epee (2017-18, 2018-19)

2017-2018: As a first-year, finished the season with an overall record of 65-9...went 13-2 at the LIU Post Invitational...posted a perfect 14-0 finish at the Vassar Invitational on November 12...went 3-0 against Northwestern and Haverford...registered a 12-6 finish at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #1 with 2-1 wins over Boston College, MIT, Brown, and Brandeis...went 3-0 against Harvard and 2-0 against Tufts on December 5...posted a perfect 3-0 finish against Brandeis on January 30...posted a perfect 16-0 finish at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #3 with 3-0 wins over Dartmouth, Smith, Vassar, and Boston University...tied for third place at the NEIFC Championships on February 24...placed 18th at NCAA Northeast Regionals on March 11...named to the 2018 Northeast Conference First Team - Epee...named Wellesley’s Rookie of the Year 2017-2018.

Before Wellesley: Attended Kensington School of Barcelona, graduated in 2017... Played multiple recreational sports (basketball, soccer) and played fencing seriously... Was the team Captain for one of her high school's Sporting Houses and helped guide their victory in the House Championships for two consecutive years... Won various medals for Spanish National tournaments throughout her time in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Kymm Coveney and Josep Calventus, born in Barcelona, Spain... Has one older sister named Zaida... Chose to attend Wellesley because the diverse community and sisterhood appealed to her.