| Julie Domina |
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Majoring in exercise and sport science with focus in sports administration ... Has earned spots on the Dean's List and ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Serves as a Carolina CREED mentor and is part of the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders Program
Rowing at UNC: Team co-captain for the second year ... In her third year on the varsity squad after a year on the novice team ...Recipient of the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Award in 2004 ... Has rowed in the varsity eight the last two seasons ... 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 ... Spent the 2002 season in the novice eight and was named the team's Rookie of the Year ... Inspired to try out for the team after seeing UNC race in Miami while she was on a family vacation as a high school senior
Before UNC: At Cary (N.C.) High School, co-captained the softball and tennis teams ... Served as president of the Latin Club and treasurer of the Calculus Club
More on Domina: Born Julia Meris Domina on Dec. 22, 1982, in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Daughter of Pattie and Lee Domina ... Has one older brother, Andy (24) ... Her father was a member of the UNC swim team ... Favorite pastimes are playing sports, hanging out with friends, going on roadtrips and reading ... Says the word that best describes her is "happy" ...Dream job is to work with dolphins in Hawaii ... Five years after graduation, sees herself "on a lake coaching a collegiate rowing team, with a megaphone in my hand and a dog riding next to me" ... Athletes she most admires are other rowers ... Best moment in her athletic career has been racing in the varsity eight that was named ACC Crew of the Week last spring after sweeping the competition at the team's race in Indiana ... Favorite sport besides rowing is softball ... Something few people know about her is that she and her family appeared in a commercial for her neighborhood when she was 8 ... Her favorite after-practice snack is pineapple and mustard mixed in tuna
Domina on rowing at UNC: "Being a rower at Carolina will always be the backbone of my identity. I have learned so many life lessons while having the best time of my life with the greatest people I have ever met."
