Kelsey Grich Looks Back On Coast-To-Coast Trip

Posted Feb 5, 2012
As the UNC rowing team works toward the start of its spring season on March 21, sophomore Kelsey Grich took a few minutes to look back on the summer of 2008. Grich, from Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., spent two months cycling across the U.S. with the Bike and Build program, which organizes cross-country bicycle trips to benefit affordable housing groups. (Tar Heel Blue)

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