Liz Finnessy

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Millbrook

Rowing at UNC: In her second year on the varsity squad after a year on the freshman team ... Won the team awards for Most Improved Novice for 2018 and Top 10 Fastest Freshman 2K in program history ... Honored by the UNC Strength and Conditioning staff as a recipient of the Newcomer Award for 2017-18 ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Earned Dean's List honors in Fall 2017 and maintained all A’s Spring 2018.

Before UNC: Graduate of Millbrook High School ... Four-year varsity swimmer and two-year varsity diver ... Team captain in swimming ... Also ran cross country and played lacrosse ... Won Most Artistic and Most likely to Own a Coffee Shop by her peers

More on Finnessy: Daughter of Anne and Mike Finnessy ... Oldest of four daughters ... Favorite pastimes are being involved in the arts and spending time outdoors, though usually spends her time studying at coffee shops ... Member of the Carolina Irish Dance Association ... Majoring in nursing with minors in medical anthropology and Spanish.