Sylvia Zhu

Position:
Foil/Right Hand
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Jenks

Majoring in psychology with minors in Spanish for the professions and exercise & sport science ... Part of Honors Carolina ... Research assistant at Gershon Lab in the Neurology Department of the UNC School of Medicine

Fencing at UNC: In her fourth season on the women's foil squad ... Picked up the sport in the fall of 2017 and joined the team as a walk-on ... Qualified for 2018 NCAA Regionals and finished 36th in women's foil ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and recognized as a Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete ... Member of the 4.0 Club for Spring 2019

Before UNC: Graduate of Jenks High School ... Dedicated 20+ hours per week to ballet ... Finalist at 2015 World Ballet Competition ... National Merit Scholar

More on Zhu: Daughter of Carol Guo and Bryan Zhu ... Has one sister ... Favorite pastimes are dancing, drawing, painting and reading ... Favorite sport other than fencing is football ... Fun fact is she's a member of the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges ... After graduating from UNC, plans to go on to medical school or graduate school