University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Fencing Roster
Mariasole Capellua
- Position:
- Epee
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Franklin
2025-26Â Season (Sophomore): Â
Competed at the Coach Nikki Franke Classic... Opened the season at the Elite Invitational with a 10-3 record, highlighted by winning two bouts against No. 7 Penn and No. 6 Ohio State while winning a bout against No. 3 Harvard... Finished 16th in Junior Women's Epee at The Junior Olympics... Posted a 5-1 record at the JHU Invite... Swept No. 10 Penn State, went 2-0 against Wagner and earned a win against No. 13 St John's at the Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational... Notched a 7-0 record at the Miller Invitational, including beating the 2021 NCAA Champion from BC and the 2024 USFCA Newcomer of the Year from Air Force... Finished 8th at the ACC Championships... Named All-Region Honorable Mention in women's epee...  Qualified 2026 National Championships in women's epee...
2024-25 Season (Freshman):
Earned two wins against No. 13 Penn State and No. 8 Cornell, won a bout against No. 10 Ohio State and Air Force at the Elite Invitational...Won a bout against No. 4 Princeton and John Hopkins at the Philadelphia Invitational at Temple... Picked up two wins against NYU... Swept Sacred Heart... Won a bout against Haverford at the Philadelphia Invitational at Penn...Swept Haverford and Wagner... Notched two wins against No. 4 Princeton at the Penn State Invitational... Named to the All-ACC Academic team... Earned All-Region honors at the Mid Atlantic/South regional...
"I love the energy and what Carolina stands for."
Personal: From Nashville, TN... Parents are Simona Malfaccini and Giuseppe Capellua… Brother is Tommaso Capellua… Trained at Nashville Elite Fencing Club under Young Ho Choun…
