Hannah Thurman

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-3
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Enloe

Majoring in advertising with minors in Chinese and creative writing ... Recipient of the Joy Gibson Scholarship and the Colonel Robinson Scholarship ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program ... Selected as a 2009 Phillips Ambassador to study Mandarin in China

Fencing at UNC: Is in her fourth year on the squad ... Named Most Improved for women's foil in 2007-08 ... Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll

Before UNC: Attended Enloe High School ... Co-founded the fencing club there in 2005 ... Qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals in 2004 (U17 Women's Foil), 2005 (U17, U20 Women's Foil) and 2006 (U20 Women's Foil) ... Fenced for four years with the Raleigh Fencers Club ... Started fencing in eighth grade after visiting a local club with a neighbor

More on Thurman: Born Hannah Penrose Thurman in Raleigh, N.C., on May 23, 1989 ... Daughter of Rita and Wally Thurman ... Has two younger sisters, Lydia (18) and Abby (16) ... Favorite pastimes are reading, writing and Jenga ... Favorite sport in which to participate besides fencing is kickball ... Athlete she most admires is Jackie Robinson ... After graduation, hopes to work in account management for an advertising agency ... Dream job is to be a backup dancer for Ke$ha ... Little-known talent is wiggling her ears