Anna Barton

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Palo Alto, Calif.
High School:
Woodside Priory

SENIOR (2023) – Made appearances in three games: vs. High Point on March 23, vs. #17 Clemson in the ACC Quarterfinals on April 26 and vs. Sacred Heart in the NCAA First Round on May 12.

JUNIOR (2022) – Saw action in four games ... Recorded a draw control at Boston College on March 20 ... Also subbed in vs. Furman on Feb. 16, Pitt in the ACC Quarterfinals on April 28 and vs. Virginia in the NCAA Second Round on May 15.

SOPHOMORE (2021) – Appeared in five games ... Saw action against High Point, Vanderbilt, Mercer and in both Virginia games.

FRESHMAN (2020) – Took the field in four games ... Scored two goals and controlled a ground ball.

HIGH SCHOOL – Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-America pick ... Under Armour Highlight Division selection in 2018 ... Two-time participant in the U.S. Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament ... Silver medalist with Team Israel at the 2017 World Cup Festival in London ... Three-year team captain, team MVP and leading scorer at Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, Calif., for Coach Jenn Lee ... Posted 179 total points in 32 career games ... First-team All-WBAL selection as a senior in 2019 ... WBAL Skyline League Midfielder of the Year in 2018 ... First player from the WBAL Skyline League to play Division I lacrosse ... Four-year starter for the Woodside Priory basketball and volleyball teams ... Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-Academic honoree ... 2019 U.S. Lacrosse Jackie Pitts Award recipient ... Helped lead service trips to Argentina and the Dominican Republic ... Helped deliver meals for Meals On Wheels.

PERSONAL – Anna Pauline Barton is the daughter of Megan and Harris Barton ... Her father, a four-year starter and 1986 first-team All-America pick for the UNC football team, was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft and enjoyed a 12-year career with the 49ers, highlighted by three Super Bowl victories in 1989, 1990 and 1995 ... Harris Barton was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021 ... Has three younger siblings, Paul, Ellie and Jack ... Paul is a sophomore on the men's lacrosse team at UNC and wears No. 24 ... Birthday is May 12 ... Born in Palo Alto, Calif. ... Fluent in Spanish ... Majoring in business with a minor in Spanish for the professions ... Chose UNC because it's an amazing place with amazing people and knew she would get a great education.