Katie Miller

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jeanette, Pa.
High School:
Hempfield Area, Greensburg, Pa.

2005-06: A starter in all 10 of Carolina's tournaments ... carded four top-20 finishes ... tied for runner-up honors and tied for 15th place at the Cougar Classic, both played in the fall ... tied for 16th place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in the spring ... was the low Tar Heel at the ACC Championship, tying for 19th place.

2004-05: Selected to the All-ACC team ... a starter in all of Carolina's events ... carded five top-20 finishes - two in the fall and three in the spring ... in the fall she tied for 11th place at the Franklin Street Partners Invitational and tied for 16th at the Cougar Classic at Yeamans ... in the spring, she tied for sixth place at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, tied for 14th at the Bryan National Collegiate and tied for 19th at the Lady Gamecock Classic.

2003-04: Played in all 12 of Carolina's tournaments in her first year as a Tar Heel ... carded five top-30 finishes ... low finish in the fall was a tie for 17th place at the Mason Rudolph Championships ... in the spring she tied for runner-up honors at the Lady Gamecock Classic, tied for 10th place at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, tied for 20th at the ACC Championship and tied for 30th at the Bryan National Collegiate.

Amateur: Finished in third place at the 2006 Eastern Amateur ... played in the 2006 U.S. Women's Amateur ... advanced to the final 16 of the 2004 North and South Women's Amateur ... tied for third place at the 2003 AJGA Steel City Junior Championship ... tied for fifth place at 2003 AJGA Toldo Group Eastern Canadian Junior.

Prep: Four-time golf letterwinner at Hemfield Area High School in Greensburg ... three-time champion of PIAA State Championship (1999, 2000 and 2002) ... runner-up at PIAA State Championship in 2001 ... also lettered in track and field three years and basketball one year ... YWCA Sports Teen of the Year ... YMCA of Pittsburgh Scholar-Athlete Award.

Personal: Majoring in Journalism ... named to ACC Honor Roll in 2003-04 and 2005-06 ... participant in the Carolina Leadership Academy's Veteran Leaders program ... president of UNC's Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and representative to the ACC's SAAC ... CREED Mentor helping freshman make the transition to college life ... participant on APPLE (Athletic Prevention, Programming and Leadership Education) Team ... participates in community service outreach.

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Birthdate: December 8, 1984
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning three Pennsylvania State Championships, just the second person in Pennsylvania history to accomplish that feat and playing in the U.S. Women's Amateur.
Career Round: 69, 2001 PIAA State Championship, Penn State University White Course, State College, Pa. and 2002 Tri-State PGA Junior Championship, Fox Run Golf Club, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Favorite Course: Pinehurst #2 and Pinehurst #8, Pinehurst, N.C.
Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods
Music Most Likely On My iPod: A mix my boyfriend made - or something country
Why I Chose Carolina: The combination of athletics and academics is second to none.