University of North Carolina Athletics
2008-09 Fencing Roster

John Powell
- Position:
- Sabre/Right Hand
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Haven, Conn.
- High School:
- Hopkins School
High School Sports: Fencing and lacrosse
High School Sports Honors: Fencing team captain, Member of the two-time fencing team foil state championship teams, individual foil state championship winner
Academic Honors: Graduated Cum Laude from high school
Career plans: Officer of Marines
Hobbies: running, weight lifting, swimming and sailing
Person who had the greatest influence on your athletic career: My father
Favorite book: Ulysses by James Joyce
His father was the captain of the Yale University Fencing Team in 1959 and was an all-Ivy League selection.
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