Columbia University Athletics

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

 
2020-21
 
Did not enroll at Columbia … Season canceled by Ivy League due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20
 
As a junior, finished with an 11-11 overall dual match record … Finished 2-1 at Ivy League Round Robins.

2018-19


As a sophomore, went 2-3 at Ivy League Championships ... Finished the season with a 18-18 dual match record for the season ... Went 2-1 versus Duke at the Penn State invite (Jan. 13).
 
2017-18
 
As a first-year, made collegiate debut with 14-13 dual match record … Went 4-2 at Columbia Invitational (Nov. 17) ... Went 5-4 at Penn State Invitational (Jan. 14) ... Made contributions as member of men's epee squad in first-year season.
 
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Coached by Andrei Samorodov at the Alamo Fencing Academy … Placed 40^th at the 2016 Junior Olympics in Cadet Men’s Epee out of 235 fencers … Finished 53rd out of 182 at both the 2015 November and 2016 January North American Cups … Finished in 84th place out of 157 fencers at 2015 October North American Cup in Cadet Men’s Epee … Finished 100th of 268 in Junior Men’s Epee at 2016 Junior Olympics … Registered a 60.5 win percentage in international competition.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2017 graduate of the International School of Americas in San Antonio, Texas … Competed in cross country and track and field with a 17:42 personal record in the 5K and 4:57 personal record in the mile run … 2016 All-Academic First-Team Honors for Absolute Fencing.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Julian Aurelio Maldonado on August 3, 1999 in San Antonio, Texas … Son of Nina Perales and Javier Maldonado ‘90CC … Mother attended Columbia Law School after completing her undergraduate degree at Brown … Older brother Javier Maldonado attended Yale … Younger sister Pilar Maldonado also fences … Has dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico … After watching Columbia win back-to-back NCAA Championships, he made his decision to attend and fence at Columbia … Volunteer assistant coach for young fencers at Alamo Fencing Academy … Served as camp counselor at Camp Pasquaney in New Hampshire in Summer 2017 … Best friend Samuel Davis plays football at Trinity … Enrolled in Columbia College … Majors in Biology … Hopes to attend Medical School.
 
ARTICLES
Sibling fencers Julian and Pilar Maldonado driven by strategy of competition