Julia Calventus-Coveney
Julia Calventus-Coveney
  • Height:
    5'11"
  • Year:
    2021
  • Hometown:
    Barcelona, Spain
  • High School:
    Kensington School of Barcelona
  • Position:
    Epee
  • 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:

  • 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.