Liz Teel

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Palmerton, Pa.
High School:
Palmerton Area

Majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in chemistry ... Member of Phi Beta Chi sorority ... Active in the Best Buddies program ... Completing a senior honors thesis on Concussion Dual-Task Testing ... Named to the Dean's List and the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll

Rowing at UNC: In her second year competing for the varsity squad ... Rowed at Miami for two years and sat out the 2008-09 season after transferring ... Raced in the second varsity eight in the fall of 2010 and in the spring 2010 racing season

Before UNC: At Palmerton Area High School, played basketball and ran track for four years ... Captained both teams as a senior

More on Teel: Born March 23, 1989 ... Daughter of Bill and Lori Teel ... Has one sister, Julie (28) ... A cousin, Aaron Getz, plays football at Plymouth State ... Favorite pastimes are playing and watching sports, baking and reading ... Favorite sport other than rowing is basketball ... Favorite show is ESPN's SportsCenter ... Fun fact is that she has scuba dived on the Great Barrier Reef ... Biggest pet peeves are dirty sinks and being late ... Athlete she most admires is Derek Jeter ... After graduation, plans to earn a masters degree in exercise physiology then attend medical school ... Dream job is to be the head coach for the UNC men's basketball team ... Little-known talent is free-throw shooting

Teel on Carolina rowing: "UNC rowing has been my family away from home. The rowing is great, but it's the friendships that I will have forever."