Adriann Spinks

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Francisco, N.C.
High School:
North Stokes

Working toward a double major in psychology and exercise and sport science ... Serves as the squad's Academic Team Captain ... Is a Carolina CREED mentor and part of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... Has earned spots on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List

Rowing at UNC: In her fourth year on the varsity ... Spent the fall of 2003 on the novice squad and was pulled up to varsity for the spring of 2004 ... Two-year varsity letterwinner ... Has rowed in the varsity eight the last two seasons after splitting time between the varsity eight and second varsity eight in the fall of 2004 ) ... Recipient of the Coaches Award and the award for Outstanding Performance in Strength and Conditioning for 2005-06 ... Named a National Scholar Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association in 2005 and 2006 ... Selected for the 2006 All-ACC Academic team

Before UNC: At North Stokes High School, a member of the soccer, basketball and track and field teams ... Earned all-conference honors in all three sports ... Member of the National Honor Society and vice president of the Beta Club

More on Spinks: Born Adriann Rosemary Spinks on Dec. 30, 1984, in Greensboro, N.C. ... Daughter of Robert and Amy Spinks ... Has four siblings: Robert (24), Madalyn (19), Margaret (17) and Quentin (16) ... Favorite pastimes are cooking, spelunking, listening to music and dancing ... Says the word that best describes her is "whole-hearted" ... Dream job is to be a pastry chef or a massage therapist ... Five years after graduation, sees herself writing a children's book and working on her pilot's license ... Athlete she most admires is former UNC rower and current assistant coach Michelle Hall, "for dreaming big and going after it" ... Best moment of her athletic career has been setting a PR along side Lisy McIntee in the final 2K of the 2005-06 season ... Spends the time before races stretching and "thinking fast thoughts" ... Favorite sports besides rowing are basketball and soccer ... Favorite books are Pride and Prejudice and Catcher in the Rye and favorite food is chocolate

Spinks on rowing at UNC: "Rowing is magnificent. I love rowing for Carolina and I am so proud to be part of a team dedicated to hard work, respect and making Carolina Rowing faster."