Sophia Perkins

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Holly Springs, N.C.
High School:
Homeschooled

Rowing at UNC: In her second year on the varsity squad after a year as a novice coxswain.

Before UNC: Head coxswain for her Triangle Rowing Club in her junior and senior years, and team captain as a senior year … Two-time Leadership Award winner … Coxed boats to five gold, two silver and three bronze medals in her junior and senior years

Personal: Daughter of Davin and Rosita Perkins ... Majoring in peace, war and defense.

Why Carolina? “I chose Carolina for several different reasons including its strong commitment to providing superior academic programs, rich sense of history and diversity that the school maintains and the excellence it achieves in athletics. Carolina’s well balanced approach to preparing students for the next phase of life will guide me in my pursuit of a Political Science degree, post graduate degrees and career that will follow.”