Mandour Leads Tar Heels With Spot On All-America FIrst Team

Five Tar Heels have earned postseason All-America and All-Region honors, as announced Wednesday by the USFCA (U.S. Fencing Coaches Association).

Freshman Sophia Mandour and sophomores James Mulligan and Beni Rabinowitz earned All-America and All-Region honors. Senior Jackie Litynski and freshman Abigale Parker joined them on the All-Region teams.

Fencing All-America honors are traditionally determined by finish at NCAA Championships. But with the championships cancelled this year, the awards were based on performance throughout the season.

The All-Region honors are new this year and are based on finish at one of the four regional competitions: Mid-Atlantic/South, Midwest, Northeast and West. UNC competes in the Mid-Atlantic/South Region, and that competition was held March 7 in Durham.

Mandour was named first-team All-America in recognition of an outstanding first season of collegiate competition. She qualified for NCAA Championships after placing 11^th at NCAA Regionals, which earned her All-Region honorable mention

Mulligan, also an NCAA qualifier, placed eighth in men's foil at Regionals to earn a spot on the All-Region second team. He was named honorable mention All-America.

Rabinowitz, UNC's top finisher at Regionals with a fourth-place finish in men's sabre, earned first-team All-Region honors and was named honorable mention All-America. He was set to compete at NCAA Championships for the second year in a row.

Parker placed ninth in women's sabre at NCAA Regionals and Litynski was 12^th to earn honorable mention All-Region honors for both.

All-America
Sophia Mandour, women's foil, first
James Mulligan, men's foil, HM
Beni Rabinowitz, men's sabre, HM

All-Region (Mid-Atlantic/South)
Beni Rabinowitz, men's sabre, first
James Mulligan, men's foil, second
Jackie Litynski, women's sabre, HM
Sophia Mandour, women's foil, HM
Abigale Parker, women's sabre, HM

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Beni Rabinowitz

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