Kara Kerscher

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, OH
High School:
Turpin

Majors: Exercise and sports science, Spanish

Minor: Chemistry

At UNC: In her fourth year on the rowing team and her third on the varsity ... Member of the ACT student-athlete mentoring program executive committee and the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Spent the fall of 2001 studying in Spain ... Named a William R. Davie Memorial Scholar and a National Merit Scholar ... Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa ... Has earned spots on the ACC Honor Roll and the Dean’s List

At Turpin High: Member of the track, basketball, soccer and cross-country teams

More on Kerscher: The daughter of Mike and Susie Kerscher ... Born Jan. 6, 1981, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... After graduation, plans to take a year off to volunteer then go to medical school ... Favorite pastimes are wakeboarding, running and cooking ... Best moment in her athletic career has been racing in the UNC four at the Head of the Charles ... Favorite sport besides rowing is ultimate Frisbee ... Speaks Spanish

Kerscher on rowing: “Every day is a new experience”