University of North Carolina Athletics
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Joe Alter
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Joe Alter, a four-year Tar Heel letterwinner, returned to the UNC fencing staff as an assistant coach in 2015. In addition to general duties, he manages the foil squad.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Alter was a four-year foil starter for the Tar Heels and served as men’s foil captain his sophomore through senior years. As a senior, he placed 19th at the 2013 NCAA Championships. He also made the NCAA field in 2011, as a sophomore, when he finished 23rd. As a senior, he earned Leader of Distinction recognition, the highest honor awarded by the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy.
Alter graduated from UNC in May of 2013 with a double major in biology and American studies. He served for a year with AmeriCorps, teaching English and working with a literacy program called BEACON, which aids the immigrant population in the Washington, D.C., area. He then interned in a legal office in the fall of 2014 before returning to the UNC fencing program.
An Eagle Scout, Alter is an avid fiddle and banjo player.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Alter was a four-year foil starter for the Tar Heels and served as men’s foil captain his sophomore through senior years. As a senior, he placed 19th at the 2013 NCAA Championships. He also made the NCAA field in 2011, as a sophomore, when he finished 23rd. As a senior, he earned Leader of Distinction recognition, the highest honor awarded by the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy.
Alter graduated from UNC in May of 2013 with a double major in biology and American studies. He served for a year with AmeriCorps, teaching English and working with a literacy program called BEACON, which aids the immigrant population in the Washington, D.C., area. He then interned in a legal office in the fall of 2014 before returning to the UNC fencing program.
An Eagle Scout, Alter is an avid fiddle and banjo player.
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