2019-20 Fencing Roster
Sophia Mandour
- Position:
- Foil/Left Hand
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Perry Hall
Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the women's foil squad ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a junior in 2022 after finishing sixth at NCAA Regionals… Finished 15th at the 2022 NCAA Championships.. Named to the 2022 ACC All-Academic Team… Named 2022 Second-Team All-Mid-Atlantic/South Region… Qualified for NCAA Championships as a freshman after she placed 11th at 2020 NCAA Regionals ... Earned All-America and honorable mention All-Region honors based on her performance during her freshman season ... Honored as Most Valuable on the women's team ... Placed third at the 2019 Temple Open in her first competition as a Tar Heel ... Recipient of the strength & conditioning Newcomer Award for 2019-20 ... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before UNC: Graduate of Perry Hall High School ... Fenced on the U.S. Cadet National Team 2015-17 ... Volunteered as an assistant coach at Baltimore Fencing Center ... Picked up the sport at age 7 after seeing it on TV.
More on Mandour: Majoring in business administration ... Recipient of a Colin A. Palmer University Scholarship… Daughter of Mohamed Mandour and Theresa Mandour ... Has a brother and two sisters ... Favorite pastimes are taking pictures, going on walks and hikes, playing video games and dancing ... Favorite sports besides fencing are basketball and tennis ... Loves to cook ... Athlete she admires most is Serena Williams ... After graduation plans to travel around the world.
