Clara Leigh

Position:
Varsity
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
High School:
Winter Park

Working toward a double major in chemistry and anthropology ... A Carolina Scholar and a member of the honors program ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ...Is a volunteer doula and tour guide in Labor and Delivery at UNC Hospitals

Rowing at UNC: In her second year on the varsity squad after rowing for the novice team for a year ... Rowed in the varsity eight in 2004 and the novice eight in the spring of 2003 ... Part of the varsity eight that earned ACC Crew of the Week honors on April 5, 2004, after sweeping the competition the previous weekend at Indiana

Before UNC: At Winter Park High School, was class valedictorian ... rowed for the Winter Park women's crew team from 1997-2001 and served as captain from 2000-01 ... U.S. Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll award winner in 2001 ... Fourth place in the women's senior eight at the Scholastic National Championships in 2000 and '01

More on Leigh: Born Clara Paz Leigh on Nov. 18, 1982, in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Daughter of William Leigh and Noemi Paz ... Has three younger sisters: Rachel (20), Diane (19) and Sara (14) ... Diane is a member of the rowing team at Virginia ... Reads Hebrew and speaks a little Spanish and Mandarin Chinese ... Spent the summer of 2002 studying in Beijing and the fall of 2004 studying in La Serena, Chile ... Favorite pastimes are napping and hanging out with friends ... Says the word that best describes her is "dedicated" ... Has been accepted to medical school at McGill University Faculty of Medicine ... Athlete she most admires is her sister Diane ... Best moment of her athletic career has been winning first in her heat at Stotesbury as a freshman in high school

Leigh on rowing at UNC: "You're never going to survive unless you are a little crazy."