Nancy Smith

Position:
Epee/Right Hand
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Asheville, N.C.
High School:
Enka

Majoring in Arabic cultures ... A member of UNC NROTC ... Participates on the club boxing team ... Blogs for "The Blue Print," a non-partisan political journal

Fencing at UNC: In her second year on the squad after walking on as a freshman

Before UNC: Graduate of Enka High School, where she played soccer and ran cross country all four years ... In soccer, started at goalkeeper and earned all-conference and all-region honors in her junior and senior years ... Helped her team to two conference championships ... Team MVP as a senior

More on Smith: Born in Asheville, N.C. ... Daughter of Randy and Susan Smith ... Has one brother ... Favorite pastimes are working out, writing, reading, hiking and camping, and studying history and international relations ... Favorite sport besides fencing is soccer ... As a senior in high school, spent an extended amount of time travelling and collecting oral records of ballads, folk tales, and personal histories in the Appalachian mountains ... Athlete she most admires is U.S. National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo ... After graduation, plans commission as either an Ensign in the U.S. Navy or a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps ... Dream job is to be a Foreign Service Officer in the State Department ... Is fluent in French