Paddy Sheehan

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
The Lawrenceville School

Paddy Sheehan, 6-1, 200 pounds
Breschi on Sheehan: Paddy Sheehan adds depth to the close defense position…good practice guy.
2017 (Sophomore): Earned second varsity letter on team which won ACC title.
2016 (Freshman): Played in one game as a freshman on national championship team...saw action against Manhattan.
High School: Attended the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J. from 2011-14…attended Charlotte Country Day School in 2010-11 ...was coached by M.V. Whitlow at Lawrenceville and Brad Touma at Charlotte Country Day...won team’s Spalding Hard Hat Award...led Lawrenceville to MAPL conference championship all three years...member of state high school championship squads three times at the two schools (2011, 2012, 2014)...played for Tri-State Lacrosse club team under M.V. Whitlow...a Fields of Growth International volunteer - in freshman year of high school went to Uganda with FOG to teach first-ever Ugandan Lacrosse Team...Special Olympics volunteer...senior prefect at the Lawrenceville School...spent Semester at Sea in the fall of 2014.

Personal: Full name is Patrick James Sheehan, Jr. ...goes by Paddy...son of Pat and Nina Sheehan...was born January 31, 1996 in Charlotte, N.C. ...has a brother, John, 18, and three sisters - Emma, 28, Eleanor, 25, and Rivers, 17...Peace, War & Defense major…Special Olympics volunteer…also participates in UNC Hospital visits…active in Carolina Leadership Academy…spoke on UNC women’s leadership panel.

Catching Up With Paddy Sheehan
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is the tradition.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they bring the best out of me.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my ability to block shots.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Steve Clarke and he is now playing at Middlebury.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because it’s the best place to be.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent outdoors exploring a national park.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Jack Halpert because he has a love for deep house.
My favorite professional sports team is the Carolina Panthers.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Good Will Hunting.
The continent I would love to visit most is New Zealand because of the beautiful landscape.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are BBQ and an Arnold Palmer.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Al’s Burger Shack because good is good, y’all.
Sweet, salty or both? Both.
My favorite food made by a relative is my Grandma’s Eggs Benedict.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Lucha Tigre.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to Ancient Egypt.
The people in history I would most want to have dinner with is Winston Churchill.
People would be very surprised to know I’ve biked from Manhattan to Vermont.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in San Francisco and working at Lucas Films.
The most interesting person I’ve met at UNC is Patten Orr because he is a walking almanac.