Gabrielle D'Astoli

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Whitehouse Station, N.J.
High School:
Hunterdon Central

Majoring in biology with a minor in medical anthropology … Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as a member of the Veteran Leaders program and is a CREED Mentor

Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the team … Captain of the women's foil squad ... Has qualified for NCAA Regionals each year, placing 20th as a freshman, 16th as a sophomore and 15th as a junior ... Named Rookie of the Year as a freshman and was honored as Most Outstanding in women's foil in her freshman and sophomore years

Before UNC: At Hunterdon Central Regional High School, fenced on the varsity all four years ... Served as team captain junior and senior years, when she also earned all-state honors ... Named Hunterdon Central Regional High School female athlete of the month in March 2013 ... Started fencing at the end of seventh grade, following in the footsteps of her brother

More on D'Astoli: Born in Morristown, N.J. ... Daughter of Tracey and Thomas D'Astoli ... Has one older brother ... Favorite pastimes are skiing, traveling, making crafts and baking ... Favorite sport other than fencing is baseball … Fun fact is that she collects unique mugs … ... Athlete she admires most is surfer Bethany Hamilton ... After graduation, plans to go on to graduate school or become a registered nurse ... Dream job is to be a book critic who works at the beach … Little-known talent is making ceramics