Sarah Followill

Photo by: Dana Gentry

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
The Lovett School

Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the women's foil squad ... Named Most Improved for the women's squad in 2020-21 ... Winner of the Iron Ram Award (best all-around in strength & conditioning) for 2020-21 ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before UNC: Graduate of the Lovett School ... Fenced for Athletic Club Northeast all four years of high school ... First picked up the sport at age 9, then got involved again after seeing fencing in the 2012 Olympics.

More on Followill: Majoring in environmental studies with minors in geographic information science and studio art ... Member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority… Daughter of Emily and Tom Followill ... Has one brother ... Favorite pastimes are making pottery, drawing, playing piano and listening to music ... Favorite sport other than fencing is volleyball ... Fun fact is she can do yo-yo tricks ... Athlete she admires most is tennis player Coco Gauff ... After graduating from UNC, hopes to go on to architecture school and focus on sustainable design and green architecture, then get a job working in that field.