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Track & Field
AS A JUNIOR: Emerged as a key contributor and consistent No. 5 runner for the fifth-ranked Notre Dame cross country team ... one of two athletes to compete in all seven of the team's races in the fall ... passed four runners in the final 1,000 meters at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships to finish in 24:27 and help the Irish win the competition by one point ... participated in his first NCAA Cross Country Championship ... cross country season bests were 24:27 over 8,000 meters at the BIG EAST Championships and 31:22 over 10,000 meters at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional ... won the mile at the Notre Dame Invitational indoor track meet with a time of 4:11.98 ... qualified individually for the BIG EAST indoor meet in the one mile run, scoring points for the eventual team champion ... did not compete during the outdoor track season. AS A SOPHOMORE: A talented middle distance runner capable of running several different distances ... won the 1,000 meters at the Windsor Team Challenge, finishing first in 2:29.99 ... ran a personal-best 4:07.96 in the mile run at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... also finished fourth in the mile at the Meyo Invitational and the Notre Dame Invitational ... just missed out on all-BIG EAST honors at the indoor meet as a part of the distance medley relay team, combining with teammates Eric Morrison, Mark Barber and Thomas Chamney to finish fourth in 10:02.87 ... qualified for the BIG EAST outdoor meet in the 1,500 meters, finishing 10th in 3:54.60, moving up from 12th in the preliminaries. AS A FRESHMAN: Established himself as a reliable middle-distance specialist for the Notre Dame track and field team ... began the 2003 indoor season running the 800 meters ... finished third in the 800 meters against Western Michigan and Ball State in 1:51.18 ... moved up to the mile for the Meyo Invitational and posted his first collegiate victory, winning the regular section of the mile run in 4:11.16 ... also won his section of the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational (4:11.67) ... qualified for the BIG EAST indoor meet in the mile and competed well, scoring points for the team with a sixth-place effort (4:17.04) ... focused on the 1,500 meters for the 2003 outdoor season ... competed at the Stanford Invitational, finishing eighth in his section (3:51.73) ... took fifth in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational ... qualified for the second BIG EAST meet of his rookie season, taking 10th in both the preliminary and finals of the 1,500 meters ... ran season-best 1,500-meter time of 3:51.13 at the Georgia Tech Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: A four-year letter winner in both cross country and track and field at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Conn. ... three-time conference champion and all-conference pick in track and field ... two-time all-conference choice in cross country ... earned all-state honors in both track and field and cross country as a senior ... served as team captain in both sports in 2001-02 ... set four school records in track and field ... placed fourth in the mile run at 2002 National Scholastic Indoor Championships in New York City ... ranked sixth in the nation in the indoor mile and 1,000-meter run during 2002 season ... won New England Prep School Championship in 1,500-meter run as a senior ... also placed third in 1,600 meters at 2001 state meet ... helped lead Choate to 2002 New England Prep School Cross Country Championship ... member of National Honor Society ... father, Vincent, was a two-year monogram winner in track and field at Notre Dame (1969-70) ... youngest of three children ... born Nov. 21, 1982 in Orlando, Fla. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as an accounting major. |
    
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