Julia Calventus-Coveney
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- Height:
- 5'11"
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- Year:
- 2021
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- Hometown:
- Barcelona, Spain
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- High School:
- Kensington School of Barcelona
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- Position:
- Epee
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- Major:
- English and French
Bio
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2x Northeast Fencing Conference First Team - Epee (2017-18, 2018-19)
- Northeast Fencing Conference Second Team - Epee (2019-20)
- 2020-21 Northeast Fencing Conference Academic All-Conference
2020-21:
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Did not participate due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2019-2020:
- Finished the season with 60+ wins for her third straight season at 61-20 as a junior.
- Started the season strong with a 12-2 finish at the LIU invitational with 3-0 wins over Drew, NJIT, and Wagner.
- Went 13-3 at the Vassar Invitational.
- Finished 12-4 at the NFC Meet NO. 1 at Brown.
- Finshed 15-3 at the NFC Meet NO. 3 at Tufts.
- Earned a perfect record in Pool A at the NEIFC Championships.
- Advanced to the quarterfinals of individuals at NEIFC Championships.
- Earned a 5th place finish at NEIFC Championships.
- Had a perfect 4-0 opening round in her pool at NCAA Northeast Regional Championships before falling in the quarterfinals and placing 22nd.
- Earned NFC Second Team Epee All-Star honors.
2018-2019:
- Finished another 60+ win season as a sophomore.
- Led the Blue with 14 out of 20 victories at the LIU Post Invitational, at which the team clinched a undefeated 7-0 record.
- Went 11-3 at the Vassar Invitational, helping the team to a 5-2 victory.
- Posted a 15-0 record against Boston College at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #1.
- Led the epee squad with a 3-0 mark to earn a victory over Tufts on December 4.
- Finished 3-0 to lead the Blue to an 8-1 victory in the epee against Brandeis.
- Posted a 13-2 to pass the 60-win mark of the season at the Northeast Fencing Conference Meet #3.
- Won the individual gold medal for epee and the Women's 3-Weapon Team Title at the 2019 New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference.
- Went 4-2 to finish 12th overall at the 2019 NCAA Northeast Regional.
- Earned First Team All-Star honors by the Northeast Fencing Conference for the 2018-19 season, finishing the season with a 60-9 score.
2017-2018:
- 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.