Lucas Fernandez

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

Working toward a double major in business administration and political science with a minor in history ... Member of the Federal Reserve Challenge Team ... Represents the team on UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... A 2019 European Summer Research Award recipient

Fencing at UNC: In his fourth season on the men's foil squad ... Qualified for NCAA Regionals in 2020 and placed 19th ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and honored as a Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete ... Honored as Most Improved in strength & conditioning for 2019-20

Before UNC: Graduate of Belen Jesuit Preparatory School ... Four-time member fo the USFA Academic Fencing Team ... Member of Model U.N. Team ... Started fencing in third grade after seeing the sport in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

More on Fernandez: Son of Ismael and Zeida Fernandez ... Has one sister ... Favorite pastimes are Netflix, napping and hanging out with friends ... Favorite TV shows are Game of Thrones and West Wing ... Favorite sport other than fencing is volleyball ... An uncle played DI volleyball at Penn State ... After graduation, plans to go on to law school ... Athletes he admires most are fencers Gerek Meinhardt and Alexander Massialas ... Speaks Spanish