Pell George

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Gilman School

Coach Joe Breschi on Pell George
•A magnificent human being and positive influence on his teammates
•Has a great love of the game
•One of the best conditioned athletes on the team

General: Three-time returning letterman in Carolina's long-stick midfield unit...one of the team's behind-the-scenes leaders...probably the team's best conditioned player...a tremendous scholar-athlete...has been named to the Dean's List in each of his first seven semesters at UNC.

2008 Season (Junior): Came off the bench to see action in two games...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the third year in a row...earned accolades on the Dean's List in both semesters.

2007 Season: Saw action in three games as a sophomore at the long-stick midfield spot...hit the field against Vermont, Duke and Providence...named to Dean's List in fall semester 2006...also earned mention on Dean's List in spring semester 2007...named to 2006-07 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2006 Season: Saw action in one game as a freshman, coming off the bench against Pennsylvania...was named to the Dean's List in both semesters of his freshman year...2005-06 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.

Prep: Graduated on June 6, 2005 from the Gilman School...played two years of varsity lacrosse there as a long-stick midfielder ...was a two-year letterman in volleyball as an opposite hitter and ran the 4x800 meter relay on the indoor track team for one year...was the captain of the varsity volleyball team...a four-year honor roll student...member of the Cum Laude Society...a nominee for the Morehead Scholarship at UNC...a gifted musician, he won the Peabody Preparatory Award in cello...active in student government as a member of the judiciary committee...an AP scholar...National Merit Scholarship nominee.

Personal: Pell Tanner George is the son of A.C. and Kathryn George...was born December 16, 1986 in Indianapolis, Ind. ...has one sister, Ellett, 23, and one brother, Taz, 18...nicknamed Papageorgio.

Prepping You On Pell
Academic Major at Carolina: Business Administration, Finance
Career Plans: Run a self-sustaining bison farm
Hobbies: Playing the cello, hiking, reading
Athlete I Most Admire: Steve Pecevich
Biggest Sports Thrills: Beating Johns Hopkins in 2007 and 2008
Person Who Has Had The Greatest Influence On Your Athletic Career: My Father
Favorite Books: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Favorite Magazine: Sports Illustrated
Favorite Food: Bison
Favorite Movies: Maid in Manhattan, A Walk to Remember
Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development
Favorite Website To Visit: My Favorite Teammate