The Irish host the last-chance meet, the Alex Wilson Invitational on Friday and Saturday to finish out the indoor season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in eleven meets during the indoor/outdoor track and field season ... participated in the 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay, and 500m dashes ... recorded 10 top-10 finishes ... placed second with her team in the 4x400m relay at GVSU Bob Eubanks Open with a time of 3:51.50 ... achieved her personal best in the 500m dash (1:16.74) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational ... set a personal record in the 200m dash (25.51) at the Polytan Invitational ... set additional career bests in the indoor 400m dash with a time of 57.12 at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational and outdoor (57.91) at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Amber Lalla graduated from Mayfield High School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered all four years in track and field ... team MVP as a junior and senior ... relayed the 2008 state championship 1,600-meter relay team ... 400-meter relay team won back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011 ... runner-up in the 400-meter dash in 2008 and 2011, while placing fourth and third, respectively, in 2009 and 2010 ... finished fourth in the 200 meters in 2011 ... extra-curricular activities included being a member of the National Honor Society, student government, Key Club, Spanish Club, National Hispanic Institute and Holy Cross Youth Ministry ... was president of the Spanish Club and also the senior class public relations officer ... was a Wendy's High School Heisman state finalist ... graduated in the top 10 percent of class ... was a Burger King Scholar and was a Bright Star Dental Healthcare scholarship recipient ... born on May 28, 1993, to Michael and Sharon Lalla in Huntsville, Ala. ... has an older brother, Levi, and an older sister, Christal ... enrolled in the College of Sciences and is majoring in biological sciences.
