Kacie Albert

Position:
Epee/Right Hand
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lebanon Township, N.J.
High School:
Voorhees

Working toward a double major in journalism (public relations focus) and exercise and sport science (sport administration focus) ... Participates in the Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program and also serves as a CREED mentor ... Inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, the national honor society for journalism and mass communication ... Named to the Dean's List four semesters and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll twice ... Has held a wide range of internships while at UNC

Fencing at UNC: In her third year on the squad ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals in 2011 and was UNC's highest women's epee finisher at 15th ... Also qualified in 2012 and finished 28th at regionals

Before UNC: At Voorhees High School, lettered two years in fencing ... Her team twice won state epee championships and finished with bronze in the team championship in 2008-09 ... Finished third in the 2010 N.J. National Qualifiers ... Also lettered one year in softball and competed in horseback riding ... Started fencing in high school after watching a friend fence in a meet

More on Albert: Born Feb. 24, 1992, in Glendale, Ariz. ... Daughter of Marcia and Matthew Albert ... Has an older sister and a younger brother ... Favorite pastimes are watching TV, hanging out with friends, and watching and playing all kinds of sports, including badminton, cycling and others ... Favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy ... Favorite sport in which to participate other than fencing is horseback riding, which she's been doing for more than 13 years ... She appeared in a national advertising campaign for a horse barn in Arizona ... Fun fact is she's a vegetarian ... Little-known talents are painting and ceramics ... Athlete she most admires is Mia Hamm ... Pet peeve is bad drivers ... After graduation, plans to enroll in a dual degree program (MSA, MBA or JD) then work in some realm of sport ... Dream job is to found and run her own athlete representation firm that conducts all services in-house