Danielle Rodgers
Danielle Rodgers

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Yeadon, Pa.

High School:
Penn Wood

Last College:
Georgetown

Height:
5-8

Event:
Middle Distance

Birthdate:
03/15/1984

Junior Year:
Member of Carolina's All-America distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships • NCAA Championships qualifier in the outdoor 800 • ACC runner-up in the indoor 800, finishing behind teammate Erin Donohue • Also earned All-ACC honors in the outdoor 800, finishing third • Member of the distance medley and 3,200-meter relay teams that finished second at the Penn Relays.

Sophomore Year:
Member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished third at the ACC Outdoor Championships and finished sixth at the NCAA East Regional • Member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished second at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also finished second with the distance medley relay team at that meet.

Transferred to UNC from Georgetown.

Prep:
Competed in cross country and track all four years • Three-time 800 state champion • Member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America • Member of national club record-holding 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams.

Personal:
Majoring in communications • Hobbies include shopping, reading and spending time with her family • Her biggest sports thrill was being a part of setting two national records in the Junior Olympics • The Bible is her favorite book • Lists her brother as the person who has had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Danielle Michelle Rodgers is the daughter of James and Sandy Rodgers • Born March 15, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pa.