Beni Rabinowitz

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Photo by: Dana Gentry

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Position:
Sabre/Right Hand
Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Cox Mill

Working toward a double major in computer science and information science ... Serves as one of three team captains for 2021-22 ... Has had multiple internships during his UNC career, including with Capital One, IBM, InPharmD and Central European University in Budapest, Hungary

Fencing at UNC: In his fourth season on the men's sabre squad ... Opened the 2021-22 season on a high note wit first place at the Penn State Garret Open ... He's the first Tar Heel to win a title there since 2009 and the first to win men's sabre since 1981 ... A three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, placing sixth in 2021 to earn second-team All-America honors ... He was 13th in 2019 as a freshman and also earned a spot at the canceled event in 2020 ... Named the ACC Men's Fencing Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021 and is the first Tar Heel to win that award ... Team MVP for 2020-21 ... Led UNC with a fourth-place finish at 2020 NCAA Regionals ... All-America honorable mention and All-Region first team for 2019-20 ... Finalist for the Rammy Award for UNC's Top Male Individual Performance in 2019-20 ... Placed third at NCAA Regionals in 2019 ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and recognized as a Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete

Before UNC: Graduate of Cox Mill High School ... Earned first team high school All-America honors in 2017 ... Top junior men's sabre fencer in USA Region 6, 2015 and 2016 ... Represents Hungary in Junior World Cups and U23 circuits First at Junior Hungarian Team Championships ... Sixth in U23 European men's sabre circuit ... Started fencing at age 9, in part because his paternal grandmother fenced

More on Rabinowitz: Son on Michael and Ildiko Rabinowitz ... His father fences competitively for Queen City Fencing ... Has a brother and a sister ... Favorite pastimes are playing chess and watching Rick and Morty ... Favorite sport other than fencing is extreme badminton ... Has performed in numerous plays, musicals and talent shows ... Athlete he admires most is Hungarian fencer Aron Szilagyi ... After UNC, plans to work as a software engineer and continue training for fencing World Cup competitions as a representative of Hungary