Five UNC student-athletes are headed to the Summer Olympics in Brazil Thursday as part of a team that’s pursuing career success instead of athletic acclaim. They’re among 29 students from the UNC School of Media and Journalism that participating in a one-month internship with Olympic News Services during the 2016 Games.
Tar Heels participating in the program are Jenny Chiu (women’s soccer), Kendra Douglas (women’s track and field), Alexis Gannon (women’s track and field), Sydney Holman (women’s lacrosse) and Amanda Lalezarian (women’s fencing.)
The internship is one of the School of Media and Journalism’s Global Summer programs, in partnership with the UNC Study Abroad Office.