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Working toward a double major in biology and psychology ... Recipient of a National Merit Scholarship ... Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... Serves as the squad's Academic Team Captain, acting as a liaison between the rowing team and the Academic Support Program ... Twice named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Also has earned Dean's List honors Rowing at UNC: Is in her second year on the varsity squad after rowing for the novice squad as a freshman ... Selected as a CRCA National Scholar-Athlete and named to the All-ACC Academic rowing team for 2006-07 ... Raced in the second varsity eight as a sophomore and in the fall of 2007 Before UNC: At Woodward Academy, was a four-year member of the varsity swim team and served as captain her senior year ... Class valedictorian More on Sours: Born Chandler Rebecca Sours on Feb. 18, 1987, in Atlanta ... Daughter of Harold and Gretchen Sours ... Has one sister, Holden (22) ... Her father is a member of the Atlanta Rowing Club and served as a physician for the U.S. Olympic rowing team in 1996 ... Favorite pastimes are watching TV and eating ... Dream job is to be a neurologist ... Athlete she most admires is swimmer Jenny Thompson ... Favorite sport besides rowing is swimming ... With a completely free day, would "sleep past 6 a.m. and sit around all day in my pajamas" ... If she could have dinner with anyone, she'd pick her high school swimming coach, Brian Jennings, "because he taught me more than probably anyone else ever had and he always knew what to say to make me feel better" ... Little-known talent she has is baking ... Dream vacation is a trip to Cabo with her sister ... If she won the lottery, the first thing she'd buy is a new single ... Pre-race routine includes a team dance-off ... Fun fact is that she was voted Most Intelligent in her high school senior class Sours on rowing at UNC: "Being a member of Carolina Rowing has taught me how to push myself as an individual while at the same time keep the good of the boat and the team in mind. Joining this team was one of the best decisions I have ever made." |
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