Laura Chase McGehee

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.
High School:
Walt Whitman

Undecided on a major ... At Carolina, is a member of Carolina Fever spirit group, Episcopal Campus Ministry and Pi Beta Phi sorority

Rowing at UNC: Earned a spot on the varsity squad as a freshman

Before UNC: Attended Walt Whitman High School ... Rowed all four years of high school and served as captain as a senior ... A two-time Washington Post All-Met selection and team MVP as a senior ... Her boats took first at the 2003 Head of the Occoquan, second at the 2003 Head of the Scuylkill and third at the 2002 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints ... In addition to rowing for Walt Whitman in the spring, rowed for Thompson's Boat Center junior competitive team in the summer and fall ... Was invited to the U.S. Junior Women's National Team selection camp in the summer of 2004 ... Girl Scouts of America Silver Award recipient

More on McGehee: Born Dec. 7, 1986, in Washington, D.C. ... The daughter of Kristie and Carden McGehee ... Has one sister, Elizabeth (16), who is also a rower ... Favorite pastimes are listening to a good book on tape while painting, rowing and being with friends and family ... Says the words that best describe her are "passionate, vivacious, committed, integrity and artistic" ... Dream job is to be an illustrator for Disney ... Five years after graduation, sees herself illustrating children's books ... During the summer of 2005, rowed with the Thompson's Boat Center junior competitive team at U.S. Rowing Nationals in Indianapolis, where she placed fifth in the junior women's 8 grand final ... Has trained to be a yoga instructor ... Athlete she most admires is Matthew Pinsent, a British rower who is a four-time Olympic gold medalist ... Best moment in her athletic career has been receiving an invitation to the U.S. Junior Women's National Team selection camp ... Favorite sports besides rowing are tennis, field hockey and lacrosse ... Before every race, touches her glasses and the brim of her visor repeatedly at the starting line ... Something few people know about her is that she ergs barefoot ... Designed a line of greeting cards and gift tags that is sold in various retail locations in Washington, D.C.