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Kimberley Kimura
Height:
5'7"
Year:
2023
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Harvard-Westlake
Position:
Epee
Major:
Economics/Physics
Bio
Collegiate Career Honors:
2022 USFCA Northeast All-Region Team
2022 NCAA DIII All-America Second Team - Epee
2023 NCAA DIII All-America Honorable Mention - Epee
2019-20 Northeast Fencing Conference Second Team - Epee
3x Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2022-23:
Earned 73 wins in dual matches as a senior
Picked up 10 wins at the LIU Shark Tank Invitational
Helped Blue earned seven team wins at Vassar Invitational with 17 victories
Won 11 matches at NFC Conference Meet No. 1
Notched eight matches at the EWFC Championship
Earned the silver medal for epee at the NEIFC Championships
Reached quarterfinals and placed 27th in epee at the NCAA Northeast Regional
2021-22:
Finished with a team-high 77 wins as a junior for the Blue
Went 11-4 at the Drew Fencing Invitational on Nov. 7
Followed up with a 16-2 record at the Vassar Invitational on Nov. 14 where the Blue went 8-0
Finished 11-3 at the NFC Conference Meet No. 3 hosted by Wellesley
Collected a season-high 19 wins at the EWFC Championships on Feb. 20
Finished in third place (epee) at the NEIFC Championships and won 10 of 13 bouts
Advanced to the second round at the NCAA Northeast Regional and placed 26th overall in epee
2020-21:
Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2019-2020:
Finished the season with a 54-26 record as a first year
Led the Epee group at 13-1 in the season opener LIU Invitational
Went 10-5 at the NFC Meet NO. 1 with 3-0 wins over Brandeis and Brown
Finished 15-3 at the NFC Meet NO. 3 at Tufts
Won Pool B in NEIFC Championship while making it to the semifinals of individuals
Tied for third place at NEIFC Championships
Made it to the semifinals of NCAA Northeast Regional Championships finishing 20th overall
Earned NFC Second Team Epee All-Star Honors
Before Wellesley:
Attended Harvard-Westlake, and graduated in 2019
Was captain of the fencing team for three years
Helped school team win California State Championships in 2017-2019
Competed at almost every NAC for the past six years
Was a member of the debate team
2018 USFA All-American and All-Academic First Team
Personal:
Daughter of Brian and Jean Kimura
Born in Los Angeles, Calif.
Has a younger sister, Yoshimi
Has a dog named Oolong
Why Wellesley:
Chose to attend Wellesley because she loved the community