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 ..