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     Danielle Rodgers
    Danielle Rodgers

    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.