Isabel Bravo

Position:
Sabre/Right Hand
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.
High School:
East Chapel Hill

Majoring in quantitative biology and neuroscience with a minor in chemistry ... Part of the Honors Carolina program ... Volunteers at UNC Hospitals and is an assistant in the McElligott Lab

Fencing at UNC: In her fourth year on the women's sabre squad ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and recognized as a Tar Heel Scholar-Athlete

Before UNC: Graduate of East Chapel Hill High School ... Lettered two years in track and field, earning all-conference honors in the 4x200 and runner-up honors in the high jump ... Member of the club fencing team ... First tried fencing at age 8, then picked up the sport again as a high school freshman ... Fenced for the North Carolina Fencing Development Program during high school

More on Bravo: Daughter of Hank and Yolanda Bravo ... Favorite pastimes are yoga and watching medical dramas ... Favorite sport other than fencing is track ... Athlete she admires most is Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini ... After UNC, plans to pursue a Ph.D. in neuropharmacology