Eyes on the game! Stunning blue-eyed ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ bewitches social media after she was snapped cheering on Ohio State – as admirers identify her as 19-year-old college lacrosse star
- ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ went viral after appearing on TV at Georgia-Ohio State game
- A TikTok creator posted a short video of her, which has been viewed 3.4m times
- Since then the internet has been on the hunt and now she’s been discovered
- She’s since been revealed as Xavier University lacrosse star Catherine Gurd, 19
- Gurd has posted a series of tongue-in-cheek videos reacting to new-found fame
The hunt for ‘Peach Bowl Girl,’ the young woman who became an internet sensation after she appeared on TV for only a few moments when the Georgia Bulldogs faced off with the Ohio State Buckeyes, is over.
Xavier University lacrosse player Catherine Gurd, who was dubbed ‘Peach Bowl Girl,’ went viral after TikTok creator Hayden Sheppard posted a short video of her with a caption reading: ‘Somebody find me this girl from Ohio State… for the love of god.’
As the camera pans to her, she’s watching the game intently in the crowd with her hands in a prayer pose on her lips.
Three seconds of fame: It took only moments for ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ to go viral. Pictured is Catherine Gurd at the game
At the time of writing, Sheppard’s video has been seen more than 3.4 million times.
‘Those eyes, that will make a man move to OHIO right there,’ one person said.
‘By far the most beautiful freaking eyes,’ another TikTok user wrote.
Since the TikTok went viral the internet has been trying to track her down and now people have their answer.
Gurd posted a video two days after the Peach Bowl with the caption: ‘POV your 3 seconds on TV somehow makes you go viral.’
In a follow-up TikTok, the teen posted a tongue-in-cheek clip of herself in front of a news story with the text: ‘When you kick off 2023 with a new name.’
It’s been revealed that ‘Peach Bowl Girl’ is Xavier University lacrosse player Catherine Gurd (left with a family member at the game). She’s an Ohio State Buckeyes fan
TikTok creator Hayden Sheppard posted a short video of her with a caption reading: ‘Somebody find me this girl from Ohio State… for the love of god.’ She’s pictured left
Gurd’s hometown is New Albany, Ohio, and she’s a freshman majoring in biomedical sciences. The teen is pictured right
Gurd’s intense concentration on the game and her striking blue eyes made her go viral
According to her profile on Xavier University, Gurd’s hometown is New Albany, Ohio, and she’s a freshman majoring in biomedical sciences.
Clearly a sports fan, Gurd is no stranger to being an on-field superstar herself.
She is a four-year varsity letterwinner in lacrosse and field hockey, and was a three-year captain in lacrosse.
She posted 28 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers during her junior season.
Last season, Gurd was awarded first-team all-conference and first-team all-region honors.
‘[She] led her team to back-to-back state runner-up finishes in 2018 and 2019, compiling a 39-8 record’ during this period.
And she also ‘earned academic All-Honors from 2017-21… [and] also played club lacrosse for Impact Lacrosse.’
Gurd posted two TikToks revealing herself as ‘Peach Bowl Girl’, with one caption reading: ‘When you kick off 2023 with a new name’
And now she’s find fans off the field, drawing tons of comments on her reaction videos to her internet fame.
‘Crazy how a 5 second clip had everyone thinking who is this girl,’ one person wrote under one of her videos.
‘She has the same piercing blue eyes as [actress] Alexandra Daddario,’ another person added.
‘If a picture of me went viral at a game I would’ve had a double chin and make up running down my face. and they caught you looking FLAWLESS whatever (sic),’ someone else quipped.
‘I LITERALLY SAID OUT LOUD “wow that girl is beautiful!” WHILE WATCHING (sic),’ one fan wrote.
Both videos have been viewed more than four million times.
The No. 1 Bulldogs won the Peach Bowl 42-41 over the No. 4 Buckeyes.
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