Erin Carter

Nickname: "Carter"
Height/Weight: 5'10", 170 lbs.
Age: 25
Birthplace: Dover, New Hampshire
Current Team: Berkeley All Blues
Position: Lock
Past Teams: Smith College
Rugby honors:
      Two National Championships
      2005 Ruggerfest Champions
International Caps: 8
College: Smith College
Years playing rugby: 4
Occupation: Aquarist at Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco - swimming with sharks
Favorite Pre-Game Music: Whatever is on Kate Cox's iPod

Get to Know "Carter"

How did you get involved in rugby?
" I had retired from collegiate volleyball and found myself trapped under ten feet of snow the winter of my senior year of college. Limited to indoor activities, I got to know the wonderful rugby girls, next it was touch in the gym, and as soon as the ice melted, onto the fields."

Other interests:
"Plumbing, landscaping, watching 'Turn Me On Dead Man' in SF, biking along the ocean-front, eating burritos in Washington Park, walking my cousin's chocolate lab, watching our rugby games on the big screens at LaRocca's."

If I had a million dollars I would ...
"Give it to our National Team so we wouldn't have to pay for airfare."

Favorite rugby memory:
"Finishing a 100 minute game vs. Minnesota Valkyries for the National Championship."

Rugby mentors/inspirations:
"The tenacity and teamwork of my first and favorite flankers Jess Olive and Diane Schnapp." Coaching influences: "Just absorbing every bit of Lock/8 knowledge that Alex Williams has to offer has the most useful and rewarding opportunity of my career in that position."

Favorite Motto/Saying:
"I'm not here for a long time, I'm just here for a good time."