Ezra Wright

Position:
Epee/Right
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Washington D.C.
High School:
School Without Walls

Working toward a double major in women and gender studies and Spanish literature and culture ... Spent the 2017-18 academic year working at an environmental justice nonprofit in DC

Before UNC: Graduate of School Without Walls Senior High School in Washington D.C. ... Fenced with DC Fencers Club all four years of high school ... Placed in top eight at 2013 Y14 National Championships ... Placed third at 2014 U17 October NAC ... Has been fencing since fifth grade

More on Wright: Son of M Nicole Belfiore and Kennedy Wright ... Has an older brother and a younger sister ... Favorite pastimes are reading, bicycling, camping and backpacking, and gardening ... Favorite sport other than fencing is waterskiing ... Favorite congressperson is Eleanor Holmes Norton ... After graduation, wants to move back to DC and work in community organizing and activism to provide historically underserved communities with social and civil services. Eventually plans to run for local office and advocate nationally for DC statehood.