SOUTH ORANGE, NJ—Senior
Julia Garcia of women's fencing was NJIT's recipient of the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NJAIAW) Woman of the Year award.
Garcia was among the guests of honor at the 26th Annual NJAIAW Woman of the Year Luncheon held at Seton Hall University on Sunday, February 4.
Following the luncheon, each winner was recognized at halftime of the Seton Hall women's basketball game against Butler.
Award winners were chosen by their institution's athletics department based upon athletic excellence, academic success and citizenship/community service. More than 150 high-school and junior and senior college student-athletes earned the award in 2018.
Garcia, a four-year member of the NJIT women's fencing team, has been named to the Dean's List every semester (seven) and has held a 4.0 GPA in five-out-of-seven semesters at NJIT.
The senior from Madrid, Spain, is a Business Management major, with a concentration in Finance and minor in Web and Information Systems. Garcia holds a 3.975 GPA.
Garcia is the Founder and President of the NJIT Investment Club, instrumental in getting the business school to acquire and use the Bloomberg Finance terminals, launched a student-managed investment fund and is a member of the CFA Research Challenge NJIT Team.
This season, Garcia has combined for a 49-8 record on the epee strip.
In the season opener at the Temple Open, Garcia captured the women's epee title, combining for a 15-0 record. She notched five wins in the knockout rounds before defeating FDU's Natalia Toby in the gold medal match 15-12.
She recorded a 15-3 overall record at the Elite Penn Invitational, picking up a win against every team and staying perfect against UPenn, Air Force, Northwestern and Cleveland State.
At the Columbia Invitational, Garcia went 5-0, picking up a 3-0 win over Columbia and going 2-0 against Fairleigh Dickinson.
She posted a team-best 14-2 overall mark at the Philadelphia Invitational and most recently went 12-3 at the Eric Sollee Invitational.
Garcia and the Highlanders will return to action on February 25 at the Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational.
