Emily Kowalczyk

Position:
Epee
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
East Chapel Hill

Member of Honors Carolina ... Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars ... Wickersam Scholar (Triangle Institute for Security Studies)

Before UNC: Attended St. Bernard High School in Uncasville, Conn., and East Chapel Hill High School ... Fenced all four years, foil and epee at St. Bernard her freshman and sophomore years, for the ECHHS club team as a junior and unaffiliated as a senior ... Lettered both years at St. Bernard ... At St. Bernard, served as women's foil captain and was named St. Bernard Sportsperson of the Year...Received fourth in foil in the Connecticut State High School Novice Tournament, eighth in epee in the Connecticut High School Individual Championship, and third in foil in the N.C. High School State Championship ... In the 2010 N.C. Junior Olympic Qualifying Tournament, received first in epee and fourth in foil ... Represented North Carolina in the 2010 Junior Olympics ... In the N.C. Powerade State Games received first in epee and third in foil ... Fenced at NCFDP her senior year ... Also played one year of varsity tennis, lettering as a freshman

More on Kowalczyk: Born Aug. 12, 1993, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... Daughter of Annmarie and Paul Kowalczyk ... Has one brother ... Favorite pastimes are writing and reading ... Favorite author is Brian Jacques