Kelsey Grich

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
High School:
Cold Spring Harbor

Working toward a major in exercise and sport science with a concentration in sports administration and a coaching minor ... Recipient of a Johns M. Martin Scholarship and a Chuck Wyatt Scholarship ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program and serves as a CREED mentor, helping freshman student-athletes adjust to college life ... Represents the rowing team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Intern in the UNC Student-Athlete Development department ... Coaches a youth soccer team ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and to the Dean's List

Rowing at UNC: Is in her fourth year on the varsity squad and in her second as a team captain ... Named team MVP for 2009-10 and shared team MVP honors as part of the varsity eight for 2008-09 ... Rowed in the varsity eight in her sophomore and junior seasons, as well as in the fall of 2010 ... Rowed in the varsity eight and varsity four that took firsts at the 2008 Occoquan Chase ... Rowed in the second varsity eight in 2007-08, helping the Tar Heels to a surprise third-place finish at the ACC Championship ... Was part of the varsity eight lineup that finished first at the 2007 Occoquan Chase, where she also rowed in the first-place novice four

Before UNC: At Cold Spring Harbor High School, played four years of soccer ... Also competed in basketball and track ... Rowed four years for the Cold Spring Harbor Rowing Association and captained the team as a senior ... Competed in the Head of the Charles as a junior ... Inducted into her school's Athletic Hall of Fame for rowing

More on Grich: Born Feb. 22, 1989, in Huntington, N.Y. ... Daughter of Kenneth and Judith Grich ... Has two older siblings, Jami (39) and Justin (23) ... Favorite pastime is spending time with her family ... Favorite sport other than rowing is snowboarding ... Is a certified skydiver ... Spend last summer backpacking around Australia and Fiji with her brother and sister ... Pet peeve is when people don't understand or appreciate how hard student-athletes work every day ... Athlete she most admires is her brother, Justin ... After graduation, hopes to travel for a year ... Dream job is to be ESPN's Erin Andrews ... Spent part of the summer of 2008 cycling cross-country, from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Francisco, with Bike and Build

Grich on Carolina rowing: "UNC Rowing has been a huge part of my life for the past couple of years. This has provided me with the opportunity to grow into the person I am today. I couldn't imagine my life any better - this has been one of the greatest experiences I've had."