Tori McDermott

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-11
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Clinton, N.J.
High School:
Voorhees

Majoring in biomedical engineering

Fencing at UNC: In her first year on the women's foil squad

Before UNC: Graduate of Voorhees High School ... Varsity fencer all four years ... Team captain her junior and senior years ... Placed 16th in foil at New Jersey State Championship ... Started fencing when she was in eighth grade

More on McDermott: Daughter of Catherine and Damien McDermott ... Has one brother and one sister ... Her brother, Max, fenced at New Jersey Institute of Technology and is the one who got her involved in the sport ... Favorite pastimes are oil painting, traveling and hiking ... Favorite sport other than fencing is volleyball ... Holds dual British-American citizenship ... Athlete she most admires is Misty May-Treanor ... Dream job is to be a photographer for National Geographic