Jordan Preuss

Position:
Epee/Right Hand
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.
High School:
Grimsley

Working toward a biology major with a minor in modern Hebrew ... A National Merit Scholar ... Member of Dead Poets Society

Fencing at UNC: In her second year on the team ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals as a freshman

Before UNC: Graduate of Grimsley High School ... Participated in club fencing ... 2006 Summer Nationals qualifier and 2007 and 2009 Junior Olympics qualifier ... Competed in Junior Olympics in 2010

More on Preuss: Born Jan. 9, 1990, in Dallas, Texas ... Daughter of Michael and Marcella Preuss ... Favorite pastimes are appreciating things, building relationships with people, exploring, playing around, reading and sleeping ... Favorite sport in which to participate other than fencing is running ... Favorite cephalopod is a cuttlefish ... Fun fact is that she was in a burning plane and a burning hotel within a span of 36 hours ... Pet peeve is when people are dismissive ... Athlete she most admires is Australian Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose ... After graduation from UNC, hopes to work with plants and animals and have a good life ... Dream job is "getting people to pay me to look at cool stuff. I guess the technical term for this is `research.'" ... Little-known talent is staying well-hydrated ... A cousin, Seth Preuss, plays lacrosse at Concordia University Irvine and another cousin, Amanda van Loenen, plays soccer at Bethel College