Alex McGovern

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-3
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Phoenix, Md.
High School:
St. Paul's

General: Will play wing on the face-off and defensive middie...a candidate to play on offensive midfield as well.
Prep: Graduated from St. Paul’s High School in Brooklandville, Md. ...coached there by Rick Brocato...first-team All-MIAA selection and also a first-team All-Metro selection...Towson Times Player of the Year winner...USA Today first-team All-America selection...captured Alphonse Kelly Memorial Award for best lacrosse midfielder...led St. Paul’s to MIAA championship as a junior and semifinals a s a senior...Under Armour All-America...volunteered with Habitat For Humanity...honor roll student his senior year...active in Athletes Serving Athletes community service.
Personal: Full name is Alexander Michael McGovern...goes by Alex...son of Kelly and Chris McGovern...was born April 2, 1997 in Baltimore, Md. ...has one sister, Ashlyn, 16...plans to major in business administration.

Catching Up With Alex McGovern
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is it gives a sense of team.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because they want to see us succeed.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my IQ.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Dawes Milchling and he is now playing at Vermont.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because it is great academically and athletically.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent hanging out by the pool.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Jack Halpert because he has a good mix of everything.
My favorite professional sports team is the Baltimore Ravens.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Chasing Mavericks.
The foreign country I would love to visit most is Spain because I’ve never been there.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate foods are pulled pork and root beer.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle.
Sweet, salty or both? Sweet. I love candy.
My favorite food made by a relative is Mom’s Buffalo chicken.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Sup Dogs.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to prehistoric times with the dinosaurs.
The person in history I would most want to have dinner with is Leo Messi
In a quarter century I would love to be living in New York and working at a hedge fund.
The most interesting person I’ve met at UNC is Jake Peden because of his love of scented candles.