Kimberley Kimura
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- Height:
- 5'7"
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- Year:
- 2023
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- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
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- High School:
- Harvard-Westlake
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- Position:
- Epee
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- Major:
- Economics, Physics
Bio
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2022 USFCA Northeast All-Region Team
- 2022 NCAA DIII All-America Second Team - Epee
- 2019-20 Northeast Fencing Conference Second Team - Epee
- 2x Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference (2021, 2022)
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:
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Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2019-2020:
- Finished the season with a 54-26 record as a first year.
- Lead 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 3rd palce 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.
- Has a younger sister, Yoshimi.
- Chose to attend Wellesley because she loved the community.
- Has a dog named Oolong.