Diane Reynolds

Position:
Novice
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Shelby, N.C.
High School:
Shelby

Planning to major in business administration with a minors in Spanish and Latino studies ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Rising Stars program ... Serves as a Minority Advisor ... Is a Robinson Scholar and part of the Honors program ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2006-07 ... Also has earned Dean's List honors

Rowing at UNC: In her first year on the varsity squad after rowing for the novice squad as a freshman ... In the spring of 2007, was part of the lineup for the novice eight that finished third at ACC Championships ... Raced in the varsity four at South/Centrals

Before UNC: At Shelby High School, was a member of the soccer, cheerleading and swimming & diving teams ... Also served as an athletic trainer

More on Reynolds: Born May 22, 1988, in Shelby, N.C. ... Daughter of John and Solia Reynolds ... Has three siblings - Eddie (23), David (22) and Nancy (15) ... Favorite pastimes are reading and traveling ... Dream job is to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company ... Five years after graduation, hopes to be working abroad ... Athlete she most admires is soccer star Pele ... Favorite sport besides rowing is soccer ... With a completely free day, would read all of the Harry Potter books ... If she could have dinner with anyone, she'd pick Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes "to persuade her to cast me onto the show" ... A little-known talent is that she knows sign language ... Dream vacation is a trip to Antarctica ... If she won the lottery, she'd buy a boat to sail around the world ... Always races in a Carolina blue ribbon and pearl earrings ... A fun fact is that she loves to drive, yet is a bad driver

Reynolds on rowing at UNC: "Rowing at Carolina is amazing and I wouldn't trade it for any other college experience."