Mary Borgo

Position:
Sabre/Right Hand
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Westover Christian Academy

Working toward a double major in comparative literature and English ... At UNC, is an Italian peer tutor and a member of Campus Christian Fellowship ... Radio personality and DJ for WKRX-WRXO

Fencing at UNC: In her third season on the team ... Recipient of the 2007-08 Coach's Award as the most improved member of the sabre squad ... Tried out for the team as a sophomore after taking a fencing class from coach Ron Miller when she was a freshman ... Says she was hooked after the first day of class and is "indebted to my coaches and to my teammates for giving me the chance to be a part of such an amazing and incredibly talented team"

Before UNC: Attended Westover Christian Academy in Danville, Va.

Personal: Born June 20, 1987, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Daughter of Olivia Borgo and the late James Borgo ... Has one sister, Emily

More on Borgo: Favorite pastimes are traveling, reading and being with friends and family ... Favorite books are The Chronicles of Narnia, Where the Wild Things Are, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, and Soon I Will Be Invincible ... Favorite TV show is BBC America's Robin Hood ... Favorite movie is The Incredibles ... Favorite sport other than fencing is "Rosalind's idea of sport from Shakespeare's As You Like It" ... Fun fact is that she's working on a Senior Honors Thesis exploring 16th century rapier fencing and its connections to early modern European comedies ... Pet peeve is mornings without coffee ... After graduation from UNC, plans to go on to graduate school ... Dream job is to be a college professor, a travel guide or a combination of the two ... With a completely free day, would host a picnic with tea, scones, turkey biscuits with apple-mango chutney and other "delectable edibles"