Abigale Parker

Position:
Sabre/Right Hand
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Westfield, N.J.
High School:
Newark Academy

Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the women's sabre squad ... Placed 20th at NCAA Regionals in 2022… Named to the 2021 All-ACC Academic Team ... Qualified for 2021 NCAA Championships and placed 15th ... Recipient of the Rookie of the Year Award for the women's team in 2019-20 ... Placed ninth at 2020 NCAA Regionals, UNC's best finish in women's sabre, to earn All-Region honorable mention honors ... Placed third at the 2019 Temple Open in her first competition as a Tar Heel ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Recipient of the team's Most Improved award for strength & conditioning in 2020-21.

Before UNC: Graduate of Newark Academy ... Won gold medals at Prep Districts and States (both individual and squad) ... Fenced most of her senior year left-handed while a broken finger healed ... Earn first-team All-America honors from USA Fencing ... Placed third in Juniors at 2019 Summer National Championships, 14th in Division 1 at 2018 Summer National Championships , 15th in Juniors at 2017 Junior Olympics, and 7th in Cadets at 2017 North American Cup (Anaheim, CA). Competing internationally, was 22nd in Cadets at the 2017 World Cup in Konin, Poland ... Won two golds, two silvers and two bronze medals in team events at National Championships and North American Cups with AFFA Club ... Volunteered with Home for Good Dog Rescue and made a mission trip to Puerto Rico to help with Hurricane Maria recovery ... Started fencing in 2011 because both of her siblings fenced.

More on Parker: Daughter of Steve and Catherine ... Her sister, Rose, fences at Vassar and her brother, David, fenced at Haverford ... Favorite pastimes are hanging out with friends and taking hikes with her dogs ... Favorite sport other than fencing is soccer ... Fun fact is she apprenticed as a goat farmer.