Kimberley Kimura
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