Timothy Blaisdell

Position:
Sabre/Right Hand
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fulton, Md.
High School:
Reservoir

Working toward a double major in psychology and geography with a minor in archeology ... At UNC, works at the school's climbing wall

Fencing at UNC: Is in his third season on the team ... Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Took coach Ron Miller's fencing class then tried out for the team at the urging of a former roommate who was part of the team

Before UNC: Attended Reservoir High School and River Hill High School ... Captained the cross country and indoor and outdoor track teams ... Also played soccer and lacrosse

Personal: Born Dec. 10, 1987, in Fulton, Md. ... Son of John and Martha Blaisdell ... Has two siblings, Andrew (23) and Katharine (18)

More on Blaisdell: Favorite pastimes are rock climbing, swimming, carpentry and sailing ... Favorite books are A Clockwork Orange, Narcissus and Goldmund ... Favorite TV show is Rocky and Bullwinkle ... Favorite movie is Layer Cake ... Favorite sport other than fencing is Australian Rules Football ... Favorite estuary is the Chesapeake Bay ... Served as a volunteer fire fighter while in high school ... Pet peeve is people who return something in bad condition without acknowledging it ... After graduation, plans to bike 23,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina ... Dream job is to be a pyrotechnics coordinator in Hollywood ... With a completely free day, would spend time outdoors, sailing or climbing ... Little-known talent is doing jigsaw puzzles