Temple University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Fencing Roster
Roster
Duwelius, Quinn

Quinn Duwelius
- Position:
- Epee
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Ledyard
- Hometown:
- Gales Ferry, Conn.
- Prev School:
- Rhode Island Fencing Academy
Bio
2019-20: Served as the team captain…Returned for her redshirt senior year after battling back from an ACL injury…Went 39-35 in dual play to finish her career at 116-70…Finished 20th at the Penn State Open…Represented the Owls at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional where she earned a career-high 10th place finish...Named All-Region Honorable Mention by the USFCA...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above for the third year in a row...Named to the Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes for the third time.
2018-19: Will have another shot at her senior season after a long and ultimately successful rehab following ACL surgery...Missed much of her third season and nearly all of her fourth after the injury occurred in January, 2018...Finally returned to competition in the Owls’ last team meet of the season, the NIWFA Championships, and helped Temple capture the team title for a 24th year in a row as well as the epee title...Will return in 2019-20 as a fifth-year senior to complete her collegiate fencing career...Named to the Trustee Ten for a second time for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes...Also named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2017-18: Posted some solid finishes early in the season before suffering a season-ending injury in January...Earned her best-ever finish at the Temple Open, advancing to the finals and placing third in epee...Finished 17th a week later at the Penn State Garret Open, and went 5-4 at Vassar’s Traditional Meet on Dec. 3 with a 2-1 record against Harvard...Represented the Owls one more time at the January NAC before the knee injury that sidelined her for the remainder of the year...After two years and one dual meet as a junior, she has an impressive career record of 77-35...Named to the Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes...Also named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2016-17: Tied for the most wins on the epee squad in her sophomore season, earning 18 more wins than the previous year and finishing at 45-18 overall...Has amassed a record of 72-31 after two seasons...For a second year in a row, placed eighth in epee at the Temple Open...Had the best record in epee for the Owls at the Elite Invitational, going 8-2...Over two days at the competitive Northwestern Duals, she went an impressive 17-2 overall in helping lead Temple to a pair of upsets and a program-best finish of 11-1...Made her first appearance at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and was a finalist, placing 12th overall...Honored for her success in the classroom, being named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team....Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2015-16: Placed sixth in her first-ever NIWFA Championships, earning All-NIWFA Second Team honors for the Owls in her debut season...Was a strong contributor for the epee squad all season, finishing with a 27-13 record in dual meets...Went 4-0 at the Duke Meet on Feb. 7, posting a 3-0 mark against Brandeis, and was also undefeated on day two of the Northwestern Duals with a record of 5-0...Against NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar on Dec. 6, she won all four of her bouts...Was also a perfect 3-0 against Air Force en route to a 5-2 record at the Elite Invitational on Nov. 21...In her first-ever collegiate meet, the 36th annual Temple Open, she placed eighth in epee....Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Club: Rhode Island Fencing Academy.
Prior to Temple: Was the 2014 Connecticut High School Champion out of Ledyard High School...Gold medalist at both the Division II Virginia ROC and the NEUSFA Division II in senior epee...Earned a bronze medal at the Division II NAC in Dallas....“B” rated epee fencer.
Personal: Double majoring in psychology and criminal justice at Temple...Enjoys watching Criminal Minds and American Horror Story.
2018-19: Will have another shot at her senior season after a long and ultimately successful rehab following ACL surgery...Missed much of her third season and nearly all of her fourth after the injury occurred in January, 2018...Finally returned to competition in the Owls’ last team meet of the season, the NIWFA Championships, and helped Temple capture the team title for a 24th year in a row as well as the epee title...Will return in 2019-20 as a fifth-year senior to complete her collegiate fencing career...Named to the Trustee Ten for a second time for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes...Also named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2017-18: Posted some solid finishes early in the season before suffering a season-ending injury in January...Earned her best-ever finish at the Temple Open, advancing to the finals and placing third in epee...Finished 17th a week later at the Penn State Garret Open, and went 5-4 at Vassar’s Traditional Meet on Dec. 3 with a 2-1 record against Harvard...Represented the Owls one more time at the January NAC before the knee injury that sidelined her for the remainder of the year...After two years and one dual meet as a junior, she has an impressive career record of 77-35...Named to the Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes...Also named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a second year in a row for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2016-17: Tied for the most wins on the epee squad in her sophomore season, earning 18 more wins than the previous year and finishing at 45-18 overall...Has amassed a record of 72-31 after two seasons...For a second year in a row, placed eighth in epee at the Temple Open...Had the best record in epee for the Owls at the Elite Invitational, going 8-2...Over two days at the competitive Northwestern Duals, she went an impressive 17-2 overall in helping lead Temple to a pair of upsets and a program-best finish of 11-1...Made her first appearance at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic/South Regional and was a finalist, placing 12th overall...Honored for her success in the classroom, being named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area At-Large Team....Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.
2015-16: Placed sixth in her first-ever NIWFA Championships, earning All-NIWFA Second Team honors for the Owls in her debut season...Was a strong contributor for the epee squad all season, finishing with a 27-13 record in dual meets...Went 4-0 at the Duke Meet on Feb. 7, posting a 3-0 mark against Brandeis, and was also undefeated on day two of the Northwestern Duals with a record of 5-0...Against NYU, Sacred Heart and Vassar on Dec. 6, she won all four of her bouts...Was also a perfect 3-0 against Air Force en route to a 5-2 record at the Elite Invitational on Nov. 21...In her first-ever collegiate meet, the 36th annual Temple Open, she placed eighth in epee....Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.
Club: Rhode Island Fencing Academy.
Prior to Temple: Was the 2014 Connecticut High School Champion out of Ledyard High School...Gold medalist at both the Division II Virginia ROC and the NEUSFA Division II in senior epee...Earned a bronze medal at the Division II NAC in Dallas....“B” rated epee fencer.
Personal: Double majoring in psychology and criminal justice at Temple...Enjoys watching Criminal Minds and American Horror Story.
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