The North Carolina women's rowing program will hold an information meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday for prospective members of the varsity team. All undergraduate women interested in trying out for the team are invited to attend the session, which will be held in 100 Hamilton Hall.
"A unique thing about rowing is that you don't need any prior experience in order to row competitively in college," said first-year UNC assistant coach Sarah Haney. "I started rowing while I was a student here at Carolina, and the sport has become an important part of my life."
The majority of the student-athletes on UNC's team, which is heading into its fifth season as a varsity squad, picked up the sport after arriving on campus.
The team competes throughout the fall and spring, with the ACC Championships in April and the NCAA Championships in May. The returning rowers began workouts Tuesday.
Peppers Picked Preseason All-American
North Carolina junior defensive end Julius Peppers has been named a preseason first-team All-America by ABC Sports Online.
The fourth annual team was voted on by ABC Sports' college football announcing team and ABC Sports Online writers and editors.
Peppers, a candidate for the 2001 Lombardi Award, also has been named a first-team preseason All-America by Playboy, Lindy's, The Sporting News and Athlon.
