Kerry McCormick

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Garden CIty, N.Y.
High School:
Garden City

Coach Joe Breschi on Kerry McCormick
•Solid all-around defender
•Good stick skills
•Possesses solid one-on-one ability

General: Two-time returning letterman...one of a cadre of outstanding junior close defensemen and long-stick defensive midfielders on the Tar Heel roster...a solid player with tremendous stick skills who possesses keen one-on-one ability.

2008 Season (Sophomore): Saw action off the bench last season as a long-stick defensive middie in 13 of 14 games...had eight ground balls and one caused turnover...had a season-high three ground balls against Duke in the ACC Tournament...tapped for the 2007-08 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2007 Season (Freshman): Overcame a mid-season injury to have an outstanding freshman campaign...played in the first nine matches, missed the next five and then returned to play in the NCAA Tournament against Navy and Duke...had 14 ground balls on the season including a career-high four against Denver and three against Dartmouth...had seven caused turnovers with a career-high two versus Duke in the regular-season matchup.

Prep: Graduated from Garden City High School in 2006...played varsity lacrosse as a sophomore, junior and senior and junior varsity lacrosse as a freshman...also played basketball as a freshman...two-time high school All-America selection...also named All-Long Island twice...captain of Garden City team as senior...won gold medal with Empire State Games team.

Personal: Kerry Dean McCormick was born June 25, 1987 in Garden City, N.Y. ...is the son of Jim and Carole McCormick...has one brother, Jimmy, 23, and one sister, Kirsten, 12.

Kudos for Kerry
Academic Major at Carolina: Biology
Hobbies: Snowboarding
Athlete I Most Admire: Brian Connors
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the gold medal in the Empire State Games
Person Who Has Had the Greatest Influence on My Athletic Career: My Dad
Favorite Book: Where The Red Fern Grows
Favorite Magazine: National Geographic
Favorite Food: Chicken Parm
Favorite Movies: Snatch, City of God
Favorite TV Shows: South Park, Intervention, Dexter, Whale Wars
Favorite Website: Google It