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Has not yet declared a major ... Recipient of a Johns M. Martin Scholarship and a Chuck Wyatt Scholarship ... Spent part of the summer of 2008 cycling cross-country with Bike and Build ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Rising Stars program ... Named to the Dean's List for fall 2008 Rowing at UNC: Is in her second year on the varsity squad ... Rowed in varsity eight and varsity four that took firsts at the 2008 Occoquan Chase ... Rowed in the second varsity eight in 2007-08, helping the Tar Heels to a surprise third-place finish at ACC Championships ... Was part of the varsity eight lineup that finished first at the 2007 Occoquan Chase, where she also rowed in the first-place novice four Before UNC: At Cold Spring Harbor High School, played four years of soccer ... Also competed in basketball and track ... Rowed four years for the Cold Spring Harbor Rowing Association and captained the team as a senior ... Competed in the Head of the Charles as a junior ... Two-time recipient of the Coaches' Award ... Inducted into her school's Athletic Hall of Fame for rowing More on Grich: Born Feb. 22, 1989, in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. ... Daughter of Kenneth and Judith Grich ... Has two older siblings, Jami (37) and Justin (21) ... Favorite pastimes are going to the ocean, spending time with her family and friends, working with younger kids and snowboarding ... Favorite book is This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald ... Favorite TV show is Friends ... Favorite moves are Just Friends and Without a Paddle ... Favorite sports besides rowing are soccer and snowboarding ... Biggest pet peeve is when "people don't appreciate something that you've worked so hard to complete or accomplish" ... Athlete she most admires is her brother, Justin ... After graduation, hopes to travel, maybe serve in the PeaceCorps and eventually go to graduate school ... Dream job is to be a pediatrician ... Would spend a completely free day at the beach with a great book then catch up on sleep ... Is a certified skydiver |
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