2021-22: Began her senior season with a sixth-place finish at the Remenyik Open...Won all four of her bouts in pool play at the Temple Open...Her 9-4 mark helped secure a ninth-place finish in the epee at the Penn State Open...Helped the Wildcats sweep Air Force in a strong performancce at the Western Invitational
2021: Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Began an abbreviated 2021 season with a 6-0 performance in tri-duals against Wayne State and Lawrence...Went 6-4 in tri-duals against Notre Dame and Lawrence...Another perfect 6-0 mark against Wayne State...Went 7-4 in four duals against Ohio State and Lawrence...Her 6-0 record at the conference championships helped Northwestern clinch a share of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference title...Qualified for her third-straight NCAA Championship...Her 13th-place individual performance helped the Wildcats earn a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the best mark in program history
2019-20: First-Team All-American...Sixth fencer in Northwestern history to earn a spot to be named an Epee First-Team All-American...Fifth Wildcat in school history to earn All-American honors in first two seasons at Northwestern...Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Grabbed a top-ten finish with a 6-2 mark to open the season at the Remenyik Open...A perfect 6-0 record at the NU Fall Duals included a sweep of UChicago...Paced the Wildcats with nine wins at the Elite Invitational...Swept UCSD as part of a 6-3 record at the Western Invitational...Went 5-4 against ranked opponents at the Penn Duals...Went 2-1 against No. 1 Notre Dame at the DeCicco Duals...In her second-straight matchup against a top-ranked foe, swept No. 1 Princeton and No. 3 Notre Dame at the NU Fall Duals...Led the epee squad with a third-place finish at the MFC Championships...Won her matchup in the conference finals as Northwestern finished second at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships...Finished eight at the NCAA Regionals and qualified for her second-straight NCAA Championships (canceled due to COVID-19)
2018-19: All-American … Earned All-MFC Second Team honors …Finished 8th at NCAA Championships (3/24), the highest finish by an NU fencer since 2013 … Placed 6th at NCAA Midwest Regionals (3/9) … Finished 5th at the MFC Championships (2/23) … Finished tied for third at Remenyik Open (10/21) in first collegiate action … Finished tied for third at Penn State Open (11/3) … Earned first career wins at Elite Invitational (11/17-18), going 11-6 overall … Competed in Junior World Cup event in Luxembourg, finishing 11th … Placed 33rd overall at Junior World Cup event in Burgos, Spain … Went 4-5 at Western Invitational (1/13) … Went 7-5 at Northwestern Duals (2/2-3) … Went 5-4 at Duke Meet (2/10) ... Competed in Junior World Championships (4/12) in Torun, Poland, finishing 37th.
High School/Club: First place in Warsaw Championship four straight years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) … First place team in 2018 Polish Championship … Second place individual in 2018 World Championships in Verona … First place individual in 2017 Polish Cup in Rybnik … Second place individual in 2017 Polish Cup in Gilwice … Fourth place team in 2017 World Championships in Plovdiv … Third place team in 2017 European Championships in Plovdiv … First place individual in 2016 Polish Cup in Radlin … Second place individual and team in 2016 Polish Championship in Olsztyn … AAU team is Warsaw Swordsmen Club (KSz Warszawianka).
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Personal: Born Julia Daria Falinska … Parents are Dorota and Adrian Falinska … Anticipated major is Learning and Organizational Change.
2021: Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Began an abbreviated 2021 season with a 6-0 performance in tri-duals against Wayne State and Lawrence...Went 6-4 in tri-duals against Notre Dame and Lawrence...Another perfect 6-0 mark against Wayne State...Went 7-4 in four duals against Ohio State and Lawrence...Her 6-0 record at the conference championships helped Northwestern clinch a share of the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference title...Qualified for her third-straight NCAA Championship...Her 13th-place individual performance helped the Wildcats earn a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the best mark in program history
2019-20: First-Team All-American...Sixth fencer in Northwestern history to earn a spot to be named an Epee First-Team All-American...Fifth Wildcat in school history to earn All-American honors in first two seasons at Northwestern...Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Grabbed a top-ten finish with a 6-2 mark to open the season at the Remenyik Open...A perfect 6-0 record at the NU Fall Duals included a sweep of UChicago...Paced the Wildcats with nine wins at the Elite Invitational...Swept UCSD as part of a 6-3 record at the Western Invitational...Went 5-4 against ranked opponents at the Penn Duals...Went 2-1 against No. 1 Notre Dame at the DeCicco Duals...In her second-straight matchup against a top-ranked foe, swept No. 1 Princeton and No. 3 Notre Dame at the NU Fall Duals...Led the epee squad with a third-place finish at the MFC Championships...Won her matchup in the conference finals as Northwestern finished second at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships...Finished eight at the NCAA Regionals and qualified for her second-straight NCAA Championships (canceled due to COVID-19)
2018-19: All-American … Earned All-MFC Second Team honors …Finished 8th at NCAA Championships (3/24), the highest finish by an NU fencer since 2013 … Placed 6th at NCAA Midwest Regionals (3/9) … Finished 5th at the MFC Championships (2/23) … Finished tied for third at Remenyik Open (10/21) in first collegiate action … Finished tied for third at Penn State Open (11/3) … Earned first career wins at Elite Invitational (11/17-18), going 11-6 overall … Competed in Junior World Cup event in Luxembourg, finishing 11th … Placed 33rd overall at Junior World Cup event in Burgos, Spain … Went 4-5 at Western Invitational (1/13) … Went 7-5 at Northwestern Duals (2/2-3) … Went 5-4 at Duke Meet (2/10) ... Competed in Junior World Championships (4/12) in Torun, Poland, finishing 37th.
High School/Club: First place in Warsaw Championship four straight years (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) … First place team in 2018 Polish Championship … Second place individual in 2018 World Championships in Verona … First place individual in 2017 Polish Cup in Rybnik … Second place individual in 2017 Polish Cup in Gilwice … Fourth place team in 2017 World Championships in Plovdiv … Third place team in 2017 European Championships in Plovdiv … First place individual in 2016 Polish Cup in Radlin … Second place individual and team in 2016 Polish Championship in Olsztyn … AAU team is Warsaw Swordsmen Club (KSz Warszawianka).
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Personal: Born Julia Daria Falinska … Parents are Dorota and Adrian Falinska … Anticipated major is Learning and Organizational Change.