Daniel Giles

Position:
Epee/Right Hand
Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
High School:
Westside Christian

Majoring in business administration ... Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program

Fencing at UNC: In his fourth year on the men's epee squad ... Has qualified for NCAA Regionals each year, finishing 32nd in 2011, 17th in 2012 and 27th in 2013

Before UNC: Graduate of Westside Christian School ... Started fencing in seventh grade ... Division 2 National Champion at 2010 Summer Nationals ... Finished 11^th in Division 3 at 2009 Summer Nationals ... Third-place junior at the 2009 State Games of Oregon ... First in Division 2 at the 2009 and 2010 Oregon National Qualifiers

More on Giles: Born Dec. 1, 1991, in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Son of Martin and Beth Giles ... Has one brother and one sister ... Favorite pastime is watching UNC sports ... Favorite sport other than fencing is basketball ... A fun fact is that he has dual British-American citizenship ... Biggest pet peeve is people mispronouncing Oregon ... Athlete he admires most is Jordan Deuink ... After graduation, hopes to work in international business ... Dream job is to start and grow an international company ... Little-known talent is solving a Rubik's Cube