Lauren Maidment

Position:
Novice
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Laurinburg, N.C.
High School:
Scotland

Majoring in exercise and sport science on a pre-dentistry track ... Working toward a minor in psychology ... Member of APO service fraternity and Athletes in Action

Rowing at UNC: Selected for the novice squad in the fall of her freshman year

More on Maidment: Born Sept. 29, 1989, in Laurinburg, N.C. ... Daughter of Linda and Jeffrey Maidment ... Has three siblings: Jason (25), Jessica (23) and Lindsay (20) ... Favorite pastimes are hanging out with friends, swimming, going to movies and shopping ... Five years after college graduation, sees herself finishing up dental school and trying to start her own business ... Dream job is to be a family dentist ... Athlete she most admires is Mia Hamm ... Favorite sport besides rowing is soccer ... With a completely free day, would "sleep undisturbed and then I would lay out by the pool and maybe go get a professional massage" ... If she could have dinner with anyone, she'd pick Thomas Jefferson, because "he has always been my favorite president and I have so many questions I would like to ask him" ... Little-known talent is that she can make her tongue take the shape of a three-leaf clover ... Dream vacation is a trip to Australia ... First thing she'd buy if she won the lottery is a monkey ... Fun fact is that she has traveled to the Galapagos Islands