Gabriella Alfarache

Position:
Sabre
Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
High School:
McCallum Fine Arts Academy

2024-2025 Season (Freshman):
Picked up a win against No. 5 Northwestern... Earned two wins against No. 8 Cornell and Cleveland State at the Elite Invitational... Notched two wins against UCSD and a sweep against No. 4 Princeton at Philadelphia Invitational at Temple... Swept NJIT and Haverford also picked up two wins against No. 10 Ohio State at the Philadelphia Invitational at Temple... Won a bout against No. 3 Columbia and swept Haverford and No. 7 Penn at the Penn State Invitational... Named All-ACC Academic Team.

Why did you choose Carolina:
“The team environment, academic excellence, and overall support from the university.”

Personal: From Austin, Texas… Parents are Diego and Mindy Alfarache… Brothers are Rodney and Kyle… Trained under Michael Kim and Pavel Bykov… Two-time First Team USA Fencing All-American and All-Academic… Two-time Second Team USA Fencing All-American and All-Academic… Top 4% of graduating class while graduating with 46 hours of college credit…