Heather Mountain

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Elizabeth City, N.C.
High School:
Northeastern

Major: Exercise and sports science

At UNC: In her second year on the rowing team, her first on the varsity ... Involved in the ACT student-athlete mentoring program

At Northeastern High: Member of swimming and track teams and the National Honor Society

More on Mountain: Daughter of George and Deborah Mountain ... Born Aug. 6, 1983, in Greenville, N.C. ... Enjoys reading, sleeping and bike riding ... Plays the flute ... After UNC, plans to attend graduate school then work in sports medicine or physical therapy ... Worked as a lifeguard last summer ... Best moment in her athletic career was the first heat of the fours race at the 2002 Knecht Cup, where UNC won a close race ... Favorite sport besides rowing is swimming ... Inspired to try out for the team because "everything is worth trying once, so I had to go to tryouts and see if rowing was something I wanted to do"

Mountain on rowing: "Not everybody wins, and certainly not everybody wins all the time, but once you get into your boat and push off you have indeed won far more than those who have never tried."