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
- 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:
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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
- 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