Kim Currie

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lumberton, N.C.
High School:
Lumberton

General: Redshirt freshman midfielder who gained valuable practice time with the Tar Heels in 2008...was one of the best high school players in North Carolina two years ago...looks to gain minutes this year backing up Tobin Heath and Meghan Klingenberg in the attacking center midfield spot.

ODP Experience: Member of Olympic Development Region III Team in 2006...chosen for the Region III Pool Teams in 2005 and 2006...chosen for National Team Camp in 2005...member of North Carolina Olympic Development Program State Team in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Club: Played club soccer with '90 Coastal Crew from 2004-2007 and then with the '90 CASL Spartan Elite in 2007 and 2008 as an attacking midfielder... won back-to-back region III premiere East Division Champs with the `90 Coastal Crew... USL Super Y League South Atlantic champion playing with the CASL Spartan Elite... that team also won the Region III Premier East Division Championship... named to Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Month in November, 2005.

Prep: A graduate of Lumberton Senior High School on June 13, 2008... an attacking midfielder for two years on her high school soccer team in 2006 and 2008... graduated from Lumberton Senior High in just three years... participated in varsity soccer for two years, missing her sophomore year due to an injury... named to the All-State team in 2006... also named to first-team All-Region and All-Conference honor squads in 2006... MVP of her high school team that year... sat out in 2007 due to injury but came back in 2008 as the co-captain of the varsity team... participated in the "Clash of the Carolinas" All-Star Game...played in 2008 East-West All-Star Game... a North Carolina Scholar...a member of the National Honor Society and the National BETA club... named an Outstanding Senior for the Class of 2008... 2008 All-State and All-Region Team selections... Fayetteville Observer's Cape Fear Region Player of the Year as a senior... first-team All-Conference honoree in 2008 as well as the 2008 Conference Player of the Year... the offensive Most Valuable Player of her team in 2008.

Personal: Kimberly Michelle Currie is the daughter of Mickey and Lisa Currie... born January 9, 1991 in Fayetteville, N.C... has one younger brother, Brad, 15, and an older sister, Janna, 22...stands 5-7 tall.

About Kim...
Academic Major: Exercise and Sports Science
Career Plans: Undecided
Hobbies: Soccer, music, going to the beach
Athletes I Most Admire: Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane
Biggest Sports Thrill: Getting a chance to play at UNC
People with the Greatest Influence on my Athletic Career: Mom and Dad, Roger Carroll Favorite Book: The Glass Castle
Favorite Foods: Chick-fil-a
Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite TV Shows: House, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Favorite TV Show as a Child: Full House
Sport I Would Play Other Than Soccer: Basketball
Superpower I Wish You Had: Being able to rewind and fast forward time
Place I Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? The beach
I Can't Live Without: Music, my family