The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS On the surface, a female athlete grow- ing up in upstate New York with a back- ground in lacrosse may not seem like a natural fit at the University of Michigan as a scholarship golfer, but that's ex- actly what senior Catherine Peters is. "I came late to the golf game, com- petitively speaking," Peters said. "I was a lacrosse player in high school, but then I decided to pursue golf instead. I was emailing [former women's golf ] Coach [Cheryl] Stacy quite a bit, and she came and watched me play. "It came down to choosing between Michigan and Louisville. We were actu- ally a Michigan family. My great grandfa- ther went to the University of Michigan so when it came down to it, it was an easy choice." Once at Michigan, Peters was a little unsure about what she'd like to study. She was an exceptional student who loved science during her youth, but she didn't know exactly what that meant in the professional world. "Growing up, I was always really in- terested in science and anatomy and that kind of thing," she said. "I have two older sisters who are both in educa- tion in music so that education back- ground was there. "We did a summer program where the golf team would teach younger kids, and I realized that I had a passion for that and I was pretty good at it. I decided to combine all that together and enrolled in the School of Kinesiol- ogy and School of Education with a physical education major." As an athlete, Peters always knew that she wanted to do something in- volving sports and teaching allows her to combine that with helping stu- dents. It's something she's always had a passion for but her time at Michigan allowed her to realize it. "I chose physical education because sports have given me so many oppor- Peters has been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team twice and earned the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award as a sophomore and junior. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Student Athlete Of The Month Women's Golf Senior Catherine Peters