Kate Pierce

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.
High School:
Lexington Catholic

Rowing at UNC: In her second year on the varsity squad after a year on the novice team ... Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... Chi Alpha Sigma National Scholar Athlete Inductee ... Member of the Carolina Leadership Academy ... Buckley Public Service Scholar.

Before UNC: Graduate of Lexington Catholic ... Rowed for Louisville Rowing Club ... Started rowing as a high school junior … Third in the 2X at Head of the Eagle … Played four years of soccer for Lexington Catholic and reached the state finals … First-team Academic All-State and named Most Aggressive

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Evelyn Pierce ... Younger sister to Alex and Ben ... Brother, Ben, swam at Carnegie Melon ... Majoring in psychology with a chemistry minor ... Plans to attend medical school.

Why Carolina? “I always dreamed of going to UNC and playing soccer since I was really little because my idol was Mia Hamm. I realized the soccer part probably wasn’t going to happen a few years ago, but was thrilled when I learned I could possibly row at Carolina. After I visited multiple times and saw how top-notch the school is both academically and athletically, I knew it was where I wanted to spend the next four years.”