Kim Baxter

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
New London, N.H.
High School:
The Kent School

Major: Biology

At UNC: In her third year on the rowing team, her second on the varsity ... Earned Rookie of the Year honors for 2000-01 ... Is a Morehead Scholar, a recipient of the most prestigious merit scholarship awarded at UNC ... Involved in the ACT student-athlete mentoring program ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List in 2000-01

At The Kent School: Served as captain of both the varsity rowing and varsity swimming teams ... Member of the Senior Council and a dorm prefect

More on Baxter: Daughter of Doug and Charlene Baxter ... Born Nov. 8, 1982, in Canandaigua, N.Y. ... Her father rowed at Ithaca College and an uncle rowed at Cornell ... Career goal is to work in medicine or pharmacy ... Favorite pastimes are watching movies, reading and traveling ... Says the word that best describes her is "ready" ... Last summer, lived in Mexico for seven weeks while volunteering with a health organization ... Greatest moment in her athletic career has been last season's novice eight win at the Southern Championships ... Favorite sport besides rowing is swimming ... Says something people should know about her is "I have a weakness for Mexican chocolates"