Fast Facts Tar Heels by Weapon EPEE FOIL SABRE W W W Kacie Albert Rachel Deary Lily Fu Shannon Beamon Stewart Long Aislinn Klos Melissa Litschi Katie Moylan Sara Leung Alexandria Mead Brianna Osinski Leah Lewis Camilla Powierza Jenna Rodrigues Gladys Manzur Jordan Preuss Hannah Thurman Brie Mittan Ellen Heather Lauren Williams Saunders Duncan Van Wallendael FAST FACTS Kaitlin Williamson M M Samuel Austin The University of North Carolina Jase Gehring Jonathan Blake Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. M Danie Giles Joseph Alter Jackson Chartered: 1789 Enrollment: 17,895 undergraduates Jay Goss Austin Hairfield Bryant-Comstock Chancellor: Holden Thorp Paul Hovey Jeeho Kim Nate Wiecha Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour Eric Hsieh Kevin Nadeau David Winer Senior Woman Administrator: Dr. Beth Miller Hans Peng Jinge Su Kevin Ziechmann Affiliation: NCAA Division I Jarrett Rodrigues Will Woliver-Jones Atlantic Coast Conference: Maxwell Andrew Wright Nickname: Tar Heels Mascot: Rameses the ram Tice-Lewis School colors: Carolina blue and white Team Captains Carolina Fencing Head coach: Ron Miller (Florida State, 1966) M Record at UNC and overall: Epee: Eric Hsieh, Jarrett Rodrigues Office phone/fax: (919) 962-5221/843-8175 Foil: Joseph Alter, Kevin Nadeau Email: [email protected] Sabre: David Winer, Kevin Ziechmann Mailing address: P.O. Box 2126, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 Assistant Coach: Josh Webb (North Carolina, 2003) Office phone: (919) 962-5778 Email: [email protected] W Assistant coach: Matt Jednak (North Carolina, 2005) Epee: Melissa Litschi Email: [email protected] Foil: Hannah Thurman, Kaitlin Williamson Academic advisor: Kym Orr Head athletic trainer: Kevin King Sabre: Lily Fu, Sara Leung Graduate student athletic trainer: Brandi Schwane Team physician: Kelly Waicus Nutritionist: Jen Ketterly Tar Heels by Year Strength and conditioning coach: Ellen Rehme Media contact: Dana Gelin, [email protected], (919) 962-0083 Seniors M – Austin Hairfield, Eric Hsieh, Jarrett Rodrigues, David Supporting UNC Fencing Winer, Kevin Ziechmann The University of North Carolina has a long-term agreement with Nike, W – Melisa Litschi, Hannah Thurman, Lauren Williams, which provides UNC teams with shoes, apparel, equipment bags and other Kaitlin Williamson products. In addition to Nike products, the agreement provides $100,000 annually to the Chancellor's Academic Enhancement Fund for undergraduate Juniors teaching and $100,000 annually to the UNC athletic department to reward M – Jase Gehring, Jay Goss, Jeeho Kim, Kevin Nadeau Olympic sport programs and coaches for academic and athletic excellence. W – Shannon Beamon, Rachel Deary, Stewart Long, Alexan- www.TarHeelBlue.com dria Mead Media and fans can follow the Carolina fencing team and the rest of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the official site of North Sophomores Carolina athletics. M – Joseph Alter, Jackson Bryant-Comstock, Paul Hovey, TarHeelBlue.com offers Hans Peng, Andrew Wright schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 of Carolina’s varsity W – Lily Fu, Sara Leung, Leah Lewis, Gladys Manzur, Katie sports. Moylan, Camilla Powierza, Jordan Preuss, Jenna Rodrigues, Heather Van Wallendael 2010-11 Media Guide • Action photos, headshots and team photos by Jeffrey A. Camarati Freshmen • Campus photos by Dan Sears M – Samuel Austin, Jonathan Blake, Daniel Giles, Jinge Su, • Edited by Dana Gelin Maxwell Tice-Lewis, Nate Wiecha, Will Woliver-Jones W – Kacie Albert, Aislinn Kloss, Brie Mittan, Brianna Osinski, Ellen Saunders Duncan

Page 1 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing 2010-11 Roster

Name Ht. Weapon/Hand Yr. Major Hometown (High School) Kacie Albert 5-11 Epee/Right Fr. Journalism/Sports Admin. Lebanon Township, N.J. (Voorhees) Joseph Alter 5-9 Foil/Right So. General College Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) Samuel Austin Sabre/Right Fr. Biology Dix Hills, N.Y. Shannon Beamon 6-0 Epee/Right Jr. English Moyock, N.C. (Currituck County) Jonathan Blake 6-1 Sabre/Right Fr. General College Falls Church, Va. (Falls Church) Jackson Bryant-Comstock 5-10 Sabre/Left So. Economics Durham, N.C. (School of the Arts) Rachel Deary 5-9 Foil/Right Jr. English Jacksonville. Fla. (Paxon School) Lily Fu 5-2 Sabre/Right So. Studio Art Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) Jase Gehring 6-2 Epee/Right Jr. Biology/Spanish Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn) Daniel Giles 6-3 Epee/Right Fr. Business Portland, Ore. (Westside Christian) Jay Goss 6-0 Epee/Right Jr. Biology Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chapel Hill) Austin Hairfield 6-2 Foil/Right Sr. Int’l Studies/Political Science Charlotte, N.C. (Jay M. Robinson) Paul Hovey 5-9 Epee/Right So. Spanish Fayetteville, N.C. (Reid Russ) Eric Hsieh 5-9 Epee/Right Sr. Economics East Hanover, N.J. (Hanover Park) Jeeho Kim 6-0 Foil/Right Jr. Mathematics Seoul, South Korea (Sanderson) Aislinn Klos 5-4 Sabre/Right Fr. History Raleigh, N.C. (William G. Enloe) Sara Leung 5-3 Sabre/Right So. Psychology Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo) Leah Lewis Sabre/Right Exercise and Sport Science Greensboro, N.C. Melissa Litschi 5-4 Epee/Right Sr. Archeology/History Bernardsville, N.J. (Bernards) Stewart Long 5-8 Foil/Right Jr. English Milwaukee, Wis. (University School) Gladys Manzur 5-3 Sabre/Right So. Photojournalism Oakton, Va. (Oakton) Alexandria Mead Epee/Right Jr. Hillsborough, N.C. Brie Mittan 5-6 Sabre/Right Fr. Business Stanley, N.C. (East Lincoln) Katie Moylan Foil/Right So. Dramatic Arts New London, N.C. Kevin Nadeau 5-10 Foil/Right Jr. Mathematics Austin, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) Brianna Osinski 5-7 Foil/Right Fr. Psychology Fayetteville, N.C. (Terry Sanford) Hans Peng 5-10 Epee/Right So. Biology/Public Policy Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) Camilla Powierza 5-7 Epee/Right So. Chemistry/Spanish Pfafftown, N.C. (Mount Tabor) Jordan Preuss 5-4 Epee/Right So. Biology Greensboro, N.C. (Grimsley) Jarrett Rodrigues 6-2 Epee/Right Sr. Journalism (Advertising) Lincolnshire, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson) Jenna Rodrigues 5-7 Foil/Right So. Comm. Studies (Speech) Lincolnshire, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson) Ellen Saunders Duncan Epee/Right Political Science Raleigh, N.C. Jinge Su Foil/Right Math Decision Sciences/Econ. Hannah Thurman 5-3 Foil/Right Sr. Advertising Raleigh, N.C. (Enloe) Maxwell Tice-Lewis 5-9 Epee/Right Fr. General College Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chapel Hill) Heather Van Wallendael 5-7 Foil So. English/Drama Gold Hill, N.C. (Gray Stone Day School) Nate Wiecha 6-1 Sabre/Right Fr. General College Wellesley, Mass. (Wellesley) Lauren Williams 5-6 Sabre/Right Sr. Psychology Edenton, N.C. (John A. Holmes) Kaitlin Williamson 5-4 Foil/Left Sr. Biology/Psychology Austin, Texas (Liberal Arts & Sci. at LBJ) David Winer 5-10 Sabre/Right Sr. Psychology Wyckoff, N.J. (Ramapo) Will Woliver-Jones 6-1 Foil/Left Fr. General College High Bridge, N.J. (Voorhees) Andrew Wright Foil/Right So. Psychology Monkton, Md. Kevin Ziechmann 6-2 Sabre/Right Sr. Journalism Charlotte, N.C. (Providence)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Ron Miller Primary Assistant Coach: Josh Webb Assistant Coach: Matt Jednak

Page 2 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Meet the Tar Heels Kacie Albert Jonathan Blake Freshman • Epee • Lebanon Township, N.J. Freshman • Sabre • Falls Church, Va. Working toward a double major in jour- Has not yet declared a major and is nalism and sports administration enrolled in the General College Fencing at UNC: In her first year on Fencing at UNC: Is in his first the squad ... 2011 NCAA Regionals year on the squad ... 2011 NCAA qualifier Regionals qualifier

Before UNC: At Voorhees High Before UNC: Started fencing at age School, lettered two years in fencing … Her team twice won state epee champi- 9 … Fenced at the Virginia Academy of Fencing … Achieved USFA Cadet and Jun- onships and finished with bronze in the team championship in 2008-09 … Finished ior points list … Finished sixth at the 2008 Div. III North American Cup third in the 2010 N.J. National Qualifiers … Also lettered one year in softball … More on Blake: Born Jan. 11, 1992, in Baltimore … Son of Dean Blake and Irene Started fencing in high school after watching a friend fence in a meet Vinson … Has one sister, Alex (21) … Favorite pastimes are watching movies and More on Albert: Born Feb. 24, 1992, in Arizona … Daughter of Marcia and sports, listening to music and hanging out … Favorite sport in which to participate Matthew Albert … Has two siblings, Erin (21) and Jason (13) … Favorite pastimes other than fencing is in-line hockey … Favorite sports team is the Washington Cap- are watching TV, hanging out with friends, and watching and playing all kinds of itals … Athlete he most admires is Alex Ovechkin … Dream job is to be a film di- sports, including badminton and cycling … Also loves taking road trips … Favorite rector or small-business owner sport in which to participate other than fencing is horseback riding, which she’s been doing for more than 12 years … She appeared in a national advertising campaign for a horse barn in Arizona … Fun fact is she’s a vegetarian… After graduation, hopes Jackson to work at a sport management firm and manage nationally-known teams and ath- letes … Little-known talents are painting and ceramics Bryant-Comstock Sophomore • Sabre • Durham, N.C. Working toward a major in econom- Joseph Alter ics with a minor in math Sophomore • Foil • Charlotte, N.C. Fencing at UNC: In his first sea- son on the team ... Qualified for Has not yet declared a major and is enrolled in the Gen- NCAA Regionals in 2011 eral College … Participates in the Carolina Before UNC: At Leadership Academy as part of the Ris- Durham School of the Arts, was Division 2 national champion and a five-time state ing Stars program champion in fencing … Recorded several top-eight national finishes … Started fenc- Fencing at UNC: In his second ing at age 8 when he took a class at UNC from coach Ron Miller … Swam in his season on the UNC team … Captain freshman and sophomore years and was part of the state runner-up team for the of the men’s foil squad ... Finished 4x400 relay … Two top-eight state finishes in butterfly 23rd in men’s foil at the 2011 NCAA More on Bryant-Comstock: Born Sept. 29, 1990, in Durham, N.C. … Son of Championships Scott and Lynda Bryant-Comstock … Has two sisters, Katelyn (24) and Avonlea Before UNC: Graduated from Myers Park High School … Started fencing at age (16) … Favorite pastimes are reading, sleeping and watching ESPN and the stock 11 after his father urged him to try an individual sport market … Favorite sport in which to participate other than fencing is swimming … More on Alter: Born Nov. 8, 1990, in Bethesda, Md. … Son of George and Neena Plays jazz percussion … Athletes he most admires are Cal Ripken Jr., Lou Gehrig Alter … Has two older siblings, Maggie (26) and Michael (22) … Favorite pastime and Michael Jordan … After graduation from UNC, plans to earn a MAC or MBA is watching the Muppet Show … Favorite sports in which to participate besides … Dream job is owning a professional sports team … Little-known talent is juggling fencing are Frisbee golf and climbing … Loves Vietnamese food … Fun fact is that he is an Eagle Scout … Pet peeve is sharing water bottles … Athlete he most admires is Michael Jordan … After graduating from UNC, hopes to travel … Dream job is Rachel Deary to write fantasy novels … Little-known talent is juggling Junior • Foil • Jacksonville, Fla. Majoring in English with minors in cre- Shannon Beamon ative writing and writing for the screen Junior • Epee • Moyock, N.C. and stage … Recipient of a National Merit Scholarship … Works in the Working toward a major in English with a minor in cre- sound department of Playmakers’ ative writing … At UNC, also active in Theater orienteering, CCWA and Agape Har- vest Church … Participates in the Car- Fencing at UNC: In her first season on the team … Tried out for the team in the olina Leadership Academy as part of fall after taking beginning fencing as a sophomore and practicing at the Jacksonville the Rising Stars program Fencing Club in the summer of 2010 Before UNC: At Paxon School for Advanced Studies, lettered two years in swim- Fencing at UNC: In her sec- ming ond season on the team … Tried out after taking a beginning fencing class More on Deary: Born May 25, 1991, in Jacksonville, Fla. … Daughter of Roger Before UNC: Attended Currituck County High School … Member of the varsity Deary Jr. and Rebecca Deary … Has two sisters, Sara Aguila (30) and Melissa Bech- basketball team told (29) … Both her parents swam at Eastern Michigan, where her mother also Personal: Born Jan. 13, 1990, in Chesapeake, Va. … Daughter of Robert and competed in synchronized swimming … Her sister Melissa swam at Southern Cal- Cindy Beamon … Has one younger sister, Faith (18) … Her mother played basket- ifornia … Favorite pastimes are reading, writing, watching movies, playing video ball at Radford University games and spending time with friends and family … Among her favorite books are More on Beamon: Favorite pastimes are reading, writing, hanging out with The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series and The Dark Tower by Stephen King friends and family, and participating in any kind of water sports … Favorite sport … Fun fact is that she has written a novel and a half … Dream job is to be a suc- other than fencing is basketball … Biggest pet peeve is having anything metal touch cessful writer … Little-known talent is reciting lines from the first Pirates of the her teeth … Dream job is to be an author … Has played the violin for 16 years Caribbean movie

Page 3 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Meet the Tar Heels Lily Fu Austin Hairfield Sophomore • Sabre • Cary, N.C. Senior • Foil • Charlotte, N.C. Majoring in studio art and considering a minor in adver- Working toward a double major in political tising … Participates in the Carolina science and international studies … Part of Leadership Academy as part of the the Public Service Scholars program Rising Stars program … Works as Fencing at UNC: In his second season a research assistant for a radiation on the UNC team … Started fencing oncology lab and as a waitress after seeing a Youtube video of the sport

Fencing at UNC: Captain of Before UNC: Graduated from Jay M. Robinson High School the women’s sabre squad … In her second year on the team after taking up the sport … Member of the varsity tennis, swimming, track & field and cross country teams in 2009 in a fencing class at UNC More on Hairfield: Born May 11, 1989, in Dallas, Texas … Son of Melinda and Before UNC: Graduate of Green Hope High Wendell Hairfield … Has two siblings, Travis and Alex … Favorite pastimes are More on Fu: Born July 30, 1991, in Iowa … Daughter of Jiarong Fu and Xiaoying jogging, going to the gym and watching movies … Favorite sport in which to par- Ma … Has one younger sister, Diana (16) … Favorite pastimes are painting, pho- ticipate other than fencing is racquetball … Fun fact is that he interned for Barack tography, reading, going to Starbucks and dyeing her hair abnormal colors … Fa- Obama’s presidential campaign … Athlete he most admires is sprinter Usain Bolt … vorite sport in which to participate other than fencing is ice skating … Has studied After UNC, plans to go on to law school … Dream job is to be an astronaut dance … Loves sushi … Dream job is to be an actress Eric Hsieh Jase Gehring Senior • Epee • East Hanover, N.J. Junior • Epee • Elkhorn, Neb. Majoring in economics with a minor in entre- Working toward a double major in preneurship ... Participates in the Carolina biology and Spanish ... Member of the Leadership Academy as part of the Vet- Carolina Scholars Program ... Partic- eran Leaders program ... Volunteers with ESL students as part of the APPLES ipates in Carolina Fever student spirit Service Learning program group Fencing at UNC: In his third year on the squad Fencing at UNC: In his fourth sea- Before UNC: At Elkhorn High School, played soccer all four years son on the team ... Captain of the men’s epee squad … Qualified for NCAA Re- More on Gehring: Born July 6, 1989 in Sioux City, Iowa … Son of Jean and gionals all four years ... Reached the NCAA Championship field in 2010 for the Steve Beumler and Craig and Connie Gehring … Has two sisters, Kara (24) and first time in his career … Finished 21st overall in epee Lauren (15) ... Favorite pastimes are listening to music and going out with friends Before UNC: At Hanover Park High School, played on the golf team ... Was in- ... Favorite sport to play other than fencing is soccer ... After graduation from UNC, troduced to fencing when he was in middle school and got serious about it before plans to go on to medical school ... Dream job is to be an ice cream quality control his sophomore year in high school … Competed for Medeo Fencing Club … Fin- specialist and/or an oncologist ished 30th at Junior Olympics U19 … Seventh at 2006 Summer Nationals Div II and III ... Took first at the 2007 Garden State Games ... Eighth at the 2007 NYAC Mer- cury Cup ... Third at Dennis O’Connor High School Championships Daniel Giles More on Hsieh: Born Feb. 21, 1989 … Favorite pastimes are listening to Freshman • Epee • Portland, Ore. Bloomberg Radio, and playing mahjong (Taiwanese style), Texas hold’em and blackjack … Favorite sport in which to participate other than fencing is golf … Fa- Plans to major in business and sports vorite food is sushi … Athlete he most admires is Tiger Woods … Dream job is to administration … Member of RUF be a real estate and investments mogul (Reformed University Fellowship Fencing at UNC: In his first Jeeho Kim season on the squad ... 2011 NCAA Regionals qualifier Before UNC: Graduate of Westside Christian High Junior • Fail • Seoul, South Korea School ... Started fencing in seventh grade ... Division 2 National Champion at 2010 Majoring in mathematics with a minor Summer Nationals ... Finished 11th in Division 3 at 2009 Summer Nationals ... in chemistry … Volunteers at UNC Hos- Third-place junior at the 2009 State Games of Oregon ... First in Division 2 at the pitals … Works as a research assistant 2009 & 2010 Oregon National Qualifiers at the UNC Fluids Lab More on Giles: Born Dec. 1, 1991, in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Son of Martin and Beth Giles ... Has two older siblings, Deborah (23) and David (21) ... Favorite pas- Fencing at UNC: In his third year on the team … Picked times are watching Psych and Portland Trailblazers basketball ... Favorite sports in up fencing after trying out for the team at the start of his which to participate other than fencing are basketball and Ultimate Frisbee ... Ath- freshman year at UNC letes he most admires are A.C. Green and Brandon Roy ... Dream job is to be an en- Before UNC: Graduated from Sanderson High School trepreneur or GM of an NBA team More on Kim: Born Sept. 26, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea … Son of Young Bon Kim and Choon Ae Kang … Has one older sibling, Jee Woong Kim (26) … Favorite sports in which to participate other than fencing are soccer, snowboarding, scuba Jay Goss diving and napping … Loves playing the piano … Athlete he most admires is Park Junior • Epee • Chapel Hill, N.C. Ji-Sung of Manchester United … After graduation, plans to go on to medical school Majoring in biology Fencing at UNC: In his third sea- son on the team Aislinn Klos Before UNC: At Chapel Hill High, ran cross country Freshman • Sabre • Raleigh, N.C. all four years … Fenced for a year in middle school then Majoring in history … Member of the picked the sport up again when he reached college honors program … Recipient of an More on Goss: Born Apr. 6, 1990, in Durham, N.C. ... Son of Dennis and Amy academic scholarship Goss ... Has one older sister, Christina (24) … Favorite pastime is foosball … Fa- Fencing at UNC: In her first year vorite sport in which to participate besides fencing is basketball … Athlete he most on the UNC squad admires is Kobe Bryant … After graduation, hopes to go to pharmacy school Page 4 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Meet the Tar Heels Before UNC: Graduate of William G. Enloe High School … Started fencing as a freshman in high school Gladys Manzur More on Klos: Born June 10, 1992, in Changzhou, China … Daughter of Anthony Sophomore • Sabre • Oakton, Va. Klos and Donna Seese … Her father participated in judo at Oregon … Favorite pas- Working toward a major in photo- times are writing, drawing, watching anime, playing computer games and weaving journalism with a minor in global chainmaille … Favorite sport other than fencing is baseball … Athlete she most ad- studies mires is Pheidippides … After graduation, plans to go on to law school Fencing at UNC: In her second Sara Leung season on the UNC team Before UNC: At Oakton High School, was a four- Sophomore • Sabre • Wyckoff, N.J. year member of the varsity indoor and outdoor track team … Also ran three seasons Majoring in psychology … Partic- of cross country … Started fencing at Virginia Academy of Fencing in middle school ipates in the Carolina Leadership and tried out for the team after she arrived at UNC Academy as part of the Rising More on Manzur: Born Feb. 13, 1991, in San Salvador, El Salvador … Has a Stars program brother, Gustavo, who wrestled at SUNY-Buffalo … Favorite pastimes are running, movies, traveling and photography … Favorite sport in which to participate other Fencing at UNC: In her second than fencing is track and field … Fun fact is that she has climbed to the first base year on the UNC team ... Serves as a captain of the camp of Mount Kilimanjaro women’s sabre squad ... Qualified for 2011 NCAA Regionals Before UNC: At Ramapo High, fenced for four years and was squad captain for three … Named first-team all-league and All-North Jersey … Took first in N.J. Di- Brie Mittan vision 2 in 2008 … Third at Division 2 Summer Nationals in 2009 and in Division Freshman • Sabre • Stanley, N.C. 3 in 2008 …Seventh in New Jersey High School State Individuals … Also ran in Majoring in business administration cross country and track … Recipient of a Mark Hoyle Me- More on Leung: Born June 8, 1991 in Ridgewood, N.J. … Daughter of Eugene morial Scholarship … Member of and Roza Leung … Her father fenced at City College of New York … Has one the UNC Marching Band … A vol- brother, Matt (21)… Favorite pastimes are napping, listening to music and cooking unteer with Helping Paws … Favorite sports in which to participate other than fencing are running and swim- ming … Athletes she most admires are Tiki Kastor and Nathaniel Wiecha … Dream Fencing at UNC: In her first year on the UNC squad job is to be an engineering psychologist … Little-known talent is knitting Before UNC: Graduate of East Lincoln High School … Started fencing in middle school after she saw a flyer about the sport Melissa Litschi More on Mittan: Born Oct. 5, 1992, in Charlotte, N.C. … Daughter of Catalina Rofloc … Has one older sister, Cinnamon (20) … Favorite pastimes are playing Senior • Epee • Bernardsville, N.J. French horn, drawing and listening to music … Favorite sport in which to participate Working toward a double major in ar- other than fencing is tennis … Loves English bulldogs… Athlete she most admires chaeology and history with a minor in is Michael Jordan … After graduation, plans to move to another state and find a cor- anthropology ... Member of Sigma porate job … Dream job is to serve as head of an advertising campaign Alpha Lambda and the Anthro-

pology Club ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Kevin Nadeau Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program … Has Junior • Foil • Austin, Texas been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and Dean’s List Majoring in mathematics with a Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the team ... Sole captain of the women’s minor in computer science … Partic- epee squad … Qualified for NCAA Regionals all four years ... Named Outstanding ipates in the Carolina Leadership Rookie in 2007-08 Academy as part of the Veteran Before UNC: At Bernards High School, was a four-year member of the fencing Leaders program team ... Served as team captain her junior and senior years ... Also a two-year mem- ber of the cross country team Fencing at UNC: A captain of the Personal: Daughter of Eric and Lisa Litschi ... Has two brothers, William (18) men’s foil squad … In his third year on the team … Finished 22nd at the 2010 and Joseph (11) NCAA Championships … Qualified for NCAA regionals in his freshman, sopho- More on Litschi: Favorite pastimes are reading and traveling ... After graduation, more and junior years. plans to attend graduate school and eventually conduct research in the Andes Before UNC: Attended Stephen F. Austin High … Picked up fencing at age 10 More on Nadeau: Born May 28, 1990, in Austin, Texas … Son of Mike and Dar- Stewart Long lene Nadeau … Has one brother, Bennett (19) … Favorite pastimes are eating, sleep- ing and adventuring … Athlete he most admires is competitive eater Takeru Junior • Foil • Milwaukee, Wis. Kobayashi … Dream job is to be an ice cream taster Majoring in English with minors in business and history … Member of Kappa Delta sorority … In- Brianna Osinski ducted into the Order of Omega Freshman • Foil • Fayetteville, N.C. Majoring in psychology … Partici- Fencing at UNC: In her first year pates in Intervarsity Bible Study on the UNC squad Fencing at UNC: In her first year Before UNC: At University School of Milwaukee, lettered two years in field on the squad hockey, captaining the team as a senior … Lived in London from age 10-16 and picked up fencing because it was taught in place of physical education Before UNC: Graduated from Terry More on Long: Born March 23, 1990, in Atlanta … Daughter of Tom and Eliza- Sanford High … Finished fourth in a Junior Olympics qualifier beth Long … Has two siblings, Rawlings (19) and Thompson (15) … Favorite pas- More on Osinski: Born Feb. 5, 1992, in Fayetteville, N.C. … Daughter of Steven times are sailing, water-skiing, snow skiing and traveling … Fun fact is that she has and Mary Osinski … Has three siblings: Kyra (23), Trent (21) and Zack (15) … Fa- dual U.S.-U.K. citizenship … Athletes she most admires are members of the U.S. vorite pastimes are painting, crafts and reading … Favorite sport in which to partic- Olympic Sailing Team … After graduating from UNC, hopes to work in finance in ipate other than fencing is soccer … Athletes she most admires are coaches Gerhard New York … Dream job is to be the America’s Cup skipper or a fly-fishing guide Guevarra and John Page … Dream job is to be a nature therapist in Patagonia Page 5 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Meet the Tar Heels Fencing at UNC: In his fourth season on the team ... Qualified for NCAA Re- Hans Peng gionals all four years ... Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Sophomore • Epee • Katy, Texas Roll Before UNC: At Adlai E. Stevenson High School, fenced all four years ... Named Working toward a double major in All-Midwest in his junior and senior years ... Began fencing in seventh grade in a business and biology … Jesse H. Jones rec center program started by his neighbor and Mary Gibbs Jones Scholar, More on Rodrigues: Born May 24, 1989 in South Bend, Ind. ... Son of Cathy and Mark Rodrigues ... Has one younger sister, Jenna (19), a sophomore who also fences SMART Scholar and National Merit for UNC … Favorite pastimes are watching sports (especially football, baseball, Scholar … Member of the Residence Hall Association … and college basketball), camping, canoeing, swimming, watching TV and hanging Participates in the Connected Learning Program … Mem- out ... Athlete he most admires is LeBron James … After graduation, hopes to work ber of Sigma Xi Research Society … Tutor for Burmese Refugees in consulting … Dream job is to be host of “No Reservations” Fencing at UNC: In his first season on the squad after joining as a walk-on Before UNC: At Cinco Ranch High School, played two years of tennis More on Peng: Born Dec. 9, 1990, in Manhattan, Kan. … Son of Yimin and Jenna Rodrigues Shirley Peng … Has one brother, Jasper (23) … Favorite pastimes are watching Sophomore • Foil • Lincolnshire, Ill. movies and keeping up with news and the U.S. Billboard charts … Favorite sports other than fencing are tennis and Ultimate Frisbee … Athlete he most admires is Majoring in communication studies with Michael Jordan … Plans to go on to medical school … Dream job is to be a movie a focus in speech and hearing sciences … producer Minoring in Spanish … Participates in

the Carolina Leadership Academy as Camilla Powierza part of the Rising Stars program … A Public Service Sophomore • Epee • Pfafftown, N.C. Scholar … Volunteers with USCRI Fencing at UNC: In her second year on the team Working toward a double major in Before UNC: At Adlai E. Stevenson High, was a four-year member of the varsity chemistry and Spanish … Participates fencing team and captain for two years … A three-time All-Midwest selection … in the Carolina Leadership Academy Two-time Big Gun Award winner … Started fencing in fifth grade when a neighbor started a club team as part of the Rising Stars program … More on Rodrigues: Born July 21, 1991, in Mishawaka, Ind. … Daughter of Member of the Honors Program … Volunteers at UNC Cathy and Mark Rodrigues … Has one older brother, Jarrett, who is a senior on the Hospitals … A Colonel Robinson Scholar …Serves on the UNC fencing team … Favorite pastime is photography … Favorite sports in which outreach committee of the Scholars Program to participate other than fencing are soccer and flag football … After UNC, plans to Fencing at UNC: In her second year on the UNC squad … Qualified for 2001 go to graduate school in speech-language pathology … Dream job is to be an archi- NCAA Regionals ... Tried out for the team as a freshman tect … Little-known talent is playing guitar behind her back Before UNC: At Mount Tabor High School, played four years of tennis, helping her team to three conference titles … Also played two years of softball More on Powierza: Born Jan. 11, 1991 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada … Hannah Thurman Daughter of Peter and Krystyna Powierza … Has two siblings, Thomas (21) and Senior • Foil • Raleigh, N.C. Paulina (14) … Favorite pastimes are watching movies with friends and family, trav- eling, sailing, laughing and reading … Favorite sport in which to participate other Majoring in advertising with minors in than fencing is tennis … Fun fact is that she’s fluent in Polish … Athlete she most Chinese and creative writing ... Recipient admires is Kim Clijsters … Dream job is to be a pilot of the Joy Gibson Scholarship and the

Colonel Robinson Scholarship Jordan Preuss … Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part Sophomore • Epee • Greensboro, N.C. of the Veteran Leaders program … Selected as a 2009 Phillips Ambassador to study Mandarin in China ... Athletic-Director’s Scholar-Ath- Working toward a biology major with lete honoree for 2010-11 a minor in modern Hebrew … A Na- Fencing at UNC: Is in her fourth year on the squad ... Captain of the women’s foil tional Merit Scholar … Member of squad … NCAA Regionals qualifier ... Named Most Improved for women's foil in Dead Poets Society 2007-08 ... Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll Before UNC: Attended Enloe High School ... Co-founded the fencing club there Fencing at UNC: In her second in 2005 ... Qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals in 2004 (U17 Women's Foil), year on the team … Qualified for NCAA Regionals as a 2005 (U17, U20 Women's Foil) and 2006 (U20 Women's Foil) ... Fenced for four freshman years with the Raleigh Fencers Club ... Started fencing in eighth grade after visiting Before UNC: Graduate of Grimsley High School … Participated in club fencing a local club with a neighbor … 2006 Summer Nationals qualifier and 2007 and 2009 Junior Olympics qualifier More on Thurman: Born Hannah Penrose Thurman in Raleigh, N.C., on May … Competed in Junior Olympics in 2010 23, 1989 ... Daughter of Rita and Wally Thurman ... Has two younger sisters, Lydia More on Preuss: Born Jan. 9, 1990, in Dallas, Texas … Daughter of Michael and (18) and Abby (16) ...Favorite pastimes are reading, writing and Jenga ... Favorite Marcella Preuss … Favorite pastimes are appreciating things, building relationships sport in which to participate besides fencing is kickball … Athlete she most admires with people, exploring, playing around, reading and sleeping … Favorite sport in is Jackie Robinson … After graduation, hopes to work in account management for which to participate other than fencing is running … Fun fact is that she was in a an advertising agency … Dream job is to be a backup dancer for Ke$ha burning plane and a burning hotel within a span of 36 hours… Athlete she most ad- mires is Australian Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose Jarrett Rodrigues Senior • Epee • Lincolnshire, Ill. Majoring in journalism (advertising se- quence) with a minor in history ... Partic- ipates in the Carolina Leadership

Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... Member of the Carolina Sport Business Club .... Selected as Athletic-Director’s Scholar-Athlete honoree for 2010-11 Page 6 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Meet the Tar Heels Championships as a senior and finished 13th in foil, the highest by a UNC women’s Maxwell Tice-Lewis fencer since 2001 ... Qualified for regionals each year ... Serves as a women’s foil Freshman • Epee • Chapel Hill, N.C. captain ... As a freshman, was the MVP in women's foil ... Finished first at the 2007 Temple Open ... Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll and Has yet to declare a major and is en- the Dean’s List ... Recipient of the John Lotz Award as a UNC student-athlete who rolled in the General College … Plans has succeeded in the face of adversity to minor in Spanish … Recipient of a Before UNC: Attended Liberal Arts and Science Academy at LBJ High School ... Robin B. Conrad Scholarship … Fenced at Texas Fencing Academy with coach Ray Parker Works part-time at the UNC pathol- More on Williamson: Born July 10, 1989 … Daughter of Hal and Gayle ogy lab Williamson … Has three siblings: Sharon, Mike and Andy … Favorite pastimes are cooking, reading, swimming and listening to music … Favorite sport in which Fencing at UNC: In his first season on the squad ... Qualified for 2011 NCAA Re- to participate other than fencing is badminton … Favorite drink is ginger ale … Fun gionals as a freshman fact is that she has been interrogated by the Irish National Guard … Athlete she Before UNC: Graduate of Chapel Hill High School … Started fencing in 2000 most admires is Lance Armstrong … After graduation, hopes to go on to medical after he was introduced to the sport by a neighbor school … Dream job is to be a pediatric geneticist More on Tice-Lewis: Born April 19, 1992, in Durham, N.C. … Son of Susan and Seth Tice-Lewis … Favorite pastimes are playing pick-up basketball, listening to music and playing tennis … Favorite type of food is Mexican … Fun fact is he plays David Winer saxophone as part of several local bands … Athlete he most admires is Michael Senior • Sabre • Wyckoff, N.J. Jordan … Dream job is to be an aquatic researcher Majoring in psychology (B.S.) with a minor in computer science … Nate Wiecha Works in the Cognitive Neuroimag- Freshman • Sabre • Wellesley, Mass. ing Lab Fencing at UNC: In his Has not yet declared a major and is en- fourth year on the team ... Captain of the men’s sabre squad rolled in the General College … NCAA Regionals qualifier.... Named to the Atlantic Fencing at UNC: Is in his first Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll year on the squad Before UNC: At Ramapo High School, fenced all four years ... Named first-team Before UNC: Graduated from All-North Jersey ... Started fencing in ninth grade as part of the N.J. High School Wellesley High School … Fencing League ... Also played three years of tennis More on Winer: Born March 28, 1989, in Wyckoff, N.J. … Son of Steven and Started fencing when he was in middle school Wendy Winer … Has one brother, Adam (24) … Favorite pastime is reading … Fa- More on Wiecha: Born Nov. 22, 1991, in Newton, Mass. ... Son of Jean and John vorite sports in which to participate other than fencing are soccer and basketball … Wiecha … Has one sibling, Evan (17) … Favorite pastimes are hanging out and After graduation, plance to pursue graduate studies in neuroscience … Dream job reading … Also enjoys sailing … Favorite sport in which to participate other than is to be a professor at Harvard … Little-known talent is juggling fencing is soccer … Dream job is to be an astronaut Will Woliver-Jones Lauren Williams Freshman • Foil • High Bridge, N.J. Senior • Sabre •Edenton, N.C. Has not yet declared a major … Works as a data analyst for the Zitter Group Majoring in psychology … Volunteers Fencing at UNC: In his first year on at Club Nova, which provides sup- the squad ... Qualfied for NCAA Re- port to people living with mental gionals illnesses … Works at the UNC Division of Occupational Sci- Before UNC: At Voorhees High School, was a three-year ence Graduate School … member of the varsity fencing team and played two years of varsity ice hockey … Began fencing as a freshman in high school Member of Intervarsity Multi-Ethnic Bible Study More on Woliver-Jones: Born Oct. 11, 1991, in New Brunswick, N.J. … Son of Fencing at UNC: In her second year on the team … Picked up the sport in her Michael Jones and Sheri Woliver … Favorite pastimes are playing Ultimate Frisbee, sophomore year at UNC when she took a class with Coach Ron Miller hanging out with friends, reading, sleeping and playing video games … Fun fact is Before UNC: At John A. Holmes High, played four years of basketball and soccer that he has had green hair since fourth grade … Athlete he most admires is Martin and three of tennis … Was her school’s Female Athlete of the Year as a sophomore Brodeur … Dream job is to be an inventor and junior … In soccer, earned all-conference honors and was a two-time co-captain and team MVP … In tennis, was named Daily Advance Player of the Year, all-con- ference, team MVP and Most Improved Kevin Ziechmann More on Williams: Born Feb. 9, 1989, in Edenton, N.C. … Daughter of Howard and Victoria Williams … Has one brother, Will (24) … Will played golf at Mount Senior • Sabre • Charlotte, N.C. Olive … Favorite pastimes are running, painting and reading … Hopes to become Majoring in journalism an occupational therapist … Dream job is to be a missionary … Little-known talent Fencing at UNC: In his fourth is painting black-and-white portraits year on the squad ... Three-time NCAA Championships participant

Kaitlin Williamson and four-time NCAA Regionals quali- Senior • Foil • Austin, Texas fier ... As a freshman, finished 24th at 2008 NCAA Cham- Working toward a double major in bi- pionships ... As a sophomore in 2009, was 21st overall ... As a junior in 2010, was ology (BS) and psychology (BA) 23rd overall ... Started fencing in eighth grade, following in the footsteps of older with a minor in chemistry … In- brother Bobby, who also competed at UNC ducted into Phi Beta Kappa hon- Before UNC: Attended Providence Senior High School orary society … Recipient of a More on Ziechmann: Born June 26, 1989, in Saginaw, Mich. ... Son of John and Carolina Scholarship ... Partici- Nancy Ziechmann ... Has one older brother, Bobby ... Favorite sport besides fencing is climbing ... After graduation, hopes to be a field photographer for a major publi- pates in Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program cation Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the team … Qualified for the 2011 NCAA Page 7 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Coaching Staff Ron Miller Miller’s Record at UNC Head Coach Year Men Women Year Men Women 1989-90 18-6 17-12 The University of North Carolina, an institution rich 1967-68 8-1 – in both academic and athletic tradition, experienced 1968-69 12-0 – 1990-91 22-4 24-5 many changes during the last forty plus years. 1969-70 9-1 – 1991-92 10-5 11-10 Chancellors, faculty members and coaches have 1970-71 10-1 – 1992-93 25-4 11-18 come and gone. Old buildings have been razed and new 1993-94 17-9 27-9 buildings erected. Yet there is one athletic program on 1971-72 9-1 2-1 campus still guided by the same strong hand that forged 1972-73 11-2 2-2 1994-95 12-12 26-2 it. Today's visitors to Fetzer Gym can still hear the same 1973-74 12-1 5-3 1995-96 16-9 15-9 booming voice that once echoed through Carmichael Auditorium and the old "tin 1974-75 14-1 7-2 1996-97 18-11 23-7 can," where fencing classes first formed at Carolina. 1997-98 16-9 15-9 Coach Ron Miller came to Carolina in 1967 as a physical education instructor. 1975-76 8-1 13-1 The Kentucky native, who grew up in Florida, brought knowledge of a sport virtu- 1976-77 10-2 8-3 1998-99 9-19 20-9 ally unknown on campus. Not only did Miller impart that knowledge to countless 1977-78 10-5 6-3 1999-2000 23-8 24-4 students in physical education classes, he established and maintained the South's 1978-79 12-5 11-3 2000-01 22-9 16-11 dominant fencing program. 2001-02 16-17 16-14 Miller's encouragement and charismatic coaching style were enough to lure ath- 1979-80 7-8 11-2 letes to the fledgling program that offered no scholarships or campus fanfare. The 1980-81 10-4 10-2 2002-03 18-16 13-18 requisite hard work and dedicated effort that Miller demanded, however, gave rise 1981-82 12-2 7-4 2003-04 22-12 22-11 to a unique skill in athletes drawn to the speed and discipline of fencing. 1982-83 11-3 9-5 2004-05 23-14 14-17 More than fencing lessons have been learned from the 62-year-old Miller 2005-06 24-11 21-15 through the years at Carolina. His teams’ 41-year record, 1165-527, proves that many 1983-84 13-4 10-6 acquired the skills that helped them learn about winning. Thirteen of Miller's stu- 1984-85 14-3 16-3 2006-07 17-13 19-15 dents have achieved All-American status. Four Carolina fencers have been U.S. Na- 1985-86 18-2 14-5 2007-08 27-11 26-10 tional Fencing Team members, while two have competed in the Olympics. Yet 1986-87 18-7 17-5 2008-09 28-8 17-2 Miller, the Collegiate Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1986, has never been one to 2009-10 29-12 20-20 track his teams' win-loss totals. Members of past and present Carolina fencing teams 1987-88 17-5 14-5 say they have learned through Coach Miller about what it takes to be a winner in life, 1988-89 18-7 22-4 Totals 675-285 584-284 not just about thrusts and ripostes. Fencing is a sport that is inherently individual, but Miller’s teams are close-knit crews. Drills and practice matches are expressly team-oriented. Carolina’s fencers are schooled in a manner that encourages support among teammates who square off against each other during training. Special friendships invariably develop throughout Miller's squads during weeks of practice and hours of travel to distant matches. Now in his 42nd season as Carolina's fencing coach, Miller's inspirational ded- ication to his school, his sport, and his teams has come to be recognized as being as impressive as that of another longtime Carolina icon. Miller's influence on his fencing squads parallels that of legendary basketball coach Dean Smith's impact on former basketball players and coaches. Smith's Oc- tober 9, 1997, retirement left Miller as the most tenured coach at Carolina. The scene at Smith's retirement announcement, which featured former and cur- rent players overflowing with veneration, appreciation and gratitude, was repeated just nine days later in the same building at a tribute for Miller. More than 140 former fencers, whose numbers included team members from nearly every squad since 1968, gathered at the Dean E. Smith Center on October 18, 1997, to celebrate and honor Miller's tenure. Words like commitment, dedication and integrity, all uttered in the same building for another coach so recently, were spoken in homage of Ron Miller. NCAA champion fencer, 1992 Olympic fencer and 1983 Carolina alumnus John Friedberg, in thanking Miller, called the Carolina program a "unique, special environment to learn in." The Miller File More than just a Tar Heel hero, fencers from across the region and the nation • Education: have benefited from Miller's talents through his involvement with the United States Florida State University, 1966 (B.S., Exercise Science and Psychology) Fencing Association (USFA), the NCAA, the U.S. Olympic and World Fencing Eastern Kentucky University, 1967 (Master's, Exercise Science) Teams, and regional fencing clubs. University of North Carolina, 1974 (Doctorate, Exercise Science, Higher Miller served as a coach for the U.S. Junior World Team in 1981 and was also Education, Guidance and Psychology) the coach for the Senior World Championship Team in 1983. The 1987 Junior Pan American Team was also coached by Miller. From 1985-95, he served as the director Quick Facts: • The 2010-11 season was Miller’s 44th at Carolina. He is the longest- of the USFA's National Coaches College and from 1983-91, he was the director of tenured coach at UNC. the USFA's National Junior Elite Summer Programs. He is a two-time member of • Miller was named the Collegiate Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1986. the NCAA's Fencing Committee and is a three-time NCAA Regional Committee • Thirteen of Miller's UNC fencers have earned All-America honors. Chair. Miller has been a USFA National Coaching Staff member since 1977. • Four members of Miller's teams have been named to the U.S. National Miller received his B.S. in exercise science and psychology from Florida State Fencing Team. in 1966. He received his master's in exercise science from Eastern Kentucky in 1967. • Two of Miller's fencers, John Friedberg in men's sabre and Nhi Lan Le Miller earned his Doctorate in exercise science, higher education, guidance and psy- in women's epee, have competed in the Olympics. chology from Carolina in 1974. He was awarded a "Maitre d' Armes," in 1975. • Miller was awarded the "Maitre d' Armes," a fencing masters diploma, Miller and his wife, Susun, were married in July of 2009. He has three children: Caroline, Joe and Kurt. in 1975. • Miller earned his 1,000th career win on December 5, 2004. His 1,200th came on Jan. 31, 2009.

Page 8 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing Coaching Staff/Program History Josh Webb Matt Jednak Primary Assistant Coach Assistant Coach After four years as a Tar Heel fencer, Josh Webb Matt Jednak joined the Tar Heel staff prior to the joined the Tar Heel coaching staff for the 2003-04 2008-09 season and now serves as Assistant season. He now serves as the Primary Assistant Coach. A Carolina fencer from 2002-05, he qual- Coach. overseeing the program’s recruiting in ad- ified for NCAA regionals in each year on the team dition to helping coach all three weapons. and served as team captain in his junior and senior A 2003 UNC graduate with a degree in psychol- seasons. ogy, he was a three-time epee captain and four- He graduated from UNC in 2005 with a degree year starter, earning second-team All-Region in mathematics decision sciences. In addition to honors as a Tar Heel senior. coaching fencing, he also has coached swimming and worked in the restau- Prior to coming to Carolina, Webb was a standout multi-sport athlete at rant business. Northwest Guilford High School, where he played baseball and basketball and ran cross country. He has also competed in riflery, horseback riding, and swimming. Webb began fencing in 1993 in order to complete in the modern pen- tathlon. He was a member of the U.S. Tetrathlon Team in 1998 and 2000.

Honors and Awards Tar Heel Tradition Why Tar Heels? NCAA Champion University of North Carolina athletic teams are known as the Tar John Friedberg, 1983 Heels because North Carolina is “The Tar Heel State.” Men’s Sabre One legend has the nickname being applied to the state’s residents as long ago as the Revolutionary War. According to this story, the U.S. Olympians troops of British General Cornwallis were fording what is now known John Friedberg, 1992 as the Tar River between Rocky Mount and Battleboro when they dis- Men’s Sabre covered that tar had been dumped into the stream to impede their cross- ing. When they finally got across the river they found their feet completely Friedberg Nhi Le, 1996 black with tar. Their observation that anyone who waded North Carolina Women’s Epee rivers would acquire tar heels led to the nickname first being used. Others say the nickname was acquired during the War Between the U.S. National Team States. During one of that war’s fiercest battles a column supporting Mark Elvin North Carolina troops was driven from the field. After the battle, the John Friedberg North Carolinians who had successfully fought it out alone, happened to meet the regiment which had fled to safety and were greeted with the question, Nhi Le “Any more tar down in the Old North State, boys?” Dave Rosenberg “No, not a bit,” shot back one of the North Carolina soldiers. “Old Jeff’s bought it all up,” he went on, referring to Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. National Coach of the Year “Is that so? What’s he going to do with it?” Ron Miller, 1983, 1986 “He’s going to put it on you’ns heels to make you stick better in the next fight.” Upon hearing of the incident, Robert E. Lee smiled and said to a fellow officer, “God bless the Tar Heel boys.” All-America Selections A letter found in 1991 by State Archivist David Olson lends credence to another more Kim Barnes direct theory. A letter from Maj. Joseph Engelhard, dated Aug. 24, 1864, describes a fight in- Kevin Bowen volving men from North Carolina in which Lee was heard to have said, “There they stand as John Friedberg if they have tar on their heels.” John Hoddle In 1983, the Tar Heel men’s Why a Ram Mascot? Jim Krause squad finished third in the NCAA For nearly 70 years the mascot of North Carolina's football team has been a ram. Since Car- Neils Larsen Tournament. John Friedberg olina's nickname is Tar Heels, it might seem strange to have a ram as a mascot. But, there is (front left) won the men’s sabre a good explanation. It's offered by Vic Huggins, Carolina's head cheerleader back in 1924. Dave Lynn NCAA title, John Hoddle (back “In 1924 school spirit was at a peak,” Huggins once explained. “But something seemed to Stan Shulman right) was fifth in men’s epee be missing. One day it hit me. State had a wolf. What Carolina needed was a symbol.” Drew Thompson and Amiel Rossabi (back left) Two years earlier the Tar Heels had posted a brilliant 9-1 record. The star of that 1922 was 10th in men’s foil. Ron Miller team was a bruising fullback named Jack Merritt. Merritt was nicknamed "the battering ram" Bruce Walker (front right) was named National Coach of the Year. for the way he plunged into lines. It seemed natural to Huggins to link a mascot with Merritt's Rich Weil unusual sobriquet. “Charlie Woollen, the athletic business manager at that time, agreed with the idea and gave us $25 to purchase a fitting mascot,” said Huggins. Conference Championships Rameses the First was shipped in from Texas, arriving just in time to be introduced at a pep Atlantic Coast Conference rally before the VMI game. Complete with a monogram blanket on his back, Rameses helped (The ACC sponsored men’s fencing from 1971 to 1980) make the pep rally one of the school's greatest. 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 Then the ram was taken to Emerson Field where Carolina was an underdog to a strong VMI team. But, for three quarters the Tar Heels battled the visitors to a scoreless tie. Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association Late in the fourth period Carolina's Bunn Hackney was called upon to attempt a field goal. (The UNC men competed in the MACFA in 2008 and 2009) Before taking the field he stopped to rub Rameses' head for good luck. 2009 Seconds later Hackney's 30-yard dropkick sailed between the goalposts, giving the Tar Heels a 3-0 victory and a legendary mascot. Page 9 • 2010-11 Carolina Fencing