| Kelley Gates |
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Majors: Journalism, African-American studies
At UNC: In her fourth year on the rowing team, her third year with the varsity ... Recipient of the team’s Carolina Spirit award ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2000-01 ... Member of the Executive Committee for the ACT student-athlete mentoring program ... Social chair of the Student-Athlete Leadership Committee ... An orientation leader ... Also volunteers at a local elementary school and is involved with the annual Dance Marathon ... Plays intramural football ... An intern for the Tar Heel Sports Network
At Western Guilford High: Served as captain of the indoor and outdoor track and cross country teams ... Holds school records in the 1,000 meter run and the 4x800 relay
More on Gates: Daughter of Pat and George Gates ... Born Nov. 8, 1979, in Youngstown, Ohio ... Career goal is to be a sportscaster ... Hobbies are running, jogging, frolicking, singing, spelunking, dancing, playing football and basketball, and baking ... Says the word that best describes her is “champion” ... Last summer, worked for a radio station, doing play-by-play and color commentary for baseball games ... Favorite sport besides rowing is football ... Says she was inspired to start rowing by “the feeling of being part of something great”
Gates (tongue in cheek) on rowing: "I say ‘Row, row, row,’ because that’s what everyone wants to hear for 2,000 meters of the most painful exercise you can put your body through.”
