Olivia Curran

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Needham, Mass.
High School:
Needham

Rowing at UNC: In her second year on the squad ... Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... Member of the Honors Carolina program ... ACC Academic Honor Roll and UNC Dean's List member.
Before UNC: Graduate of Needham High School ... Lettered three years in gymnastics and was team captain as a senior ... Recipient of the team's Sportsmanship Award for 2016 ... Four-year team member and two-year letterwinner in diving ... Placed ninth at the state championship in fall 2016 ... Her team won a conference championship in 2013
More on Curran: Daughter of Carol and Hugh Curran ... Her father played hockey at Holy Cross ... Has two brothers, Hugh and Jack ... Favorite pastimes are listening to music, spending times with friends, and coaching diving and gymnastics ... Fun fact is she was born 3 ½ months premature and weighed 2 lbs., 2 oz. ... Athlete she admires most is gymnast Simone Biles ... Majoring in global studies with a health concentration ... Plans to pursue a nursing degree after graduation.