2012-13 Rowing Roster
Kylee Wooten
- Position:
- Novice
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- High School:
- North Davidson
Majoring in journalism and mass communication on the P.R. track ... Serves as a team captain for 2015-16 ... Works for Carolina Week student television program ... Interned with Badminton Ireland in the summer of 2014 and with News 14 Carolina in Greensboro in 2014 … Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leaders program and is the recipient of a Leader of Distinction Award
Rowing at UNC: In her third year as a coxswain for the varsity squad after a year on the novice team ... Coxed the novice eight to a second-place finish at the 2013 ACC Championships for UNC's best finish on the day ... Nominated for a Rammy Award as Female Breakthrough Athlete for her improvement and performance during the 2015-16 season
Before UNC: At North Davidson High School, member of the varsity swimming and track & field teams and also swam year-round ... Earned the Coaches Award and reached regionals and states in swimming
More on Wooten: Born in Albemarle, N.C. ... Daughter of Chris and Sharon Wooten ... Her father played football at Western Carolina ... Has one sister ... Favorite pastimes are watching terrible reality TV, eating ice cream and playing with her dogs – simultaneously ... Favorite sports other than rowing are swimming (to do) and football (to watch) ... Favorite pizza is Hawaiian ... Fun fact is she can fall asleep anywhere, anytime ... Athlete she admires most is Mia Hamm ... After graduation, hopes to work in corporate communications for ESPN or another sports outlet or team … Dream job is to be a producer for ESPN ... Little-known talent is jumping rope
