Kara Bloomfield

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Madison, Conn.
High School:
Daniel Hand

Has not yet declared a major and is enrolled in the General College

Fencing at UNC: In her second year on the women’s foil squad

Before UNC: Graduate of Daniel Hand High School … Earned all-state honors in fencing and was team MVP … Started fencing when she was 12

More on Bloomfield: Daughter of Sheila and John Bloomfield … Has a younger brother and a younger sister … Favorite pastimes are lifting, swimming, Crossfit, playing the violin (she took lessons for 10 years), reading and water sports … Also competes in Crossfit and is training to compete in the Crossfit Open … Athlete she most admires is Crossfit athlete and Olympic lifter Lauren Fisher … Plays to go on to graduate school after UNC … Dream job is to be an astronaut