A look back at Notre Dame's 2012 Commencement Ceremonies with Irish student-athletes, including former swimmer and commencement speaker Haley Scott-DeMaria.
The two-day NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Nampa, Idaho.
2012 Cross Country Season:Did not compete during the cross country season.
AS A SENIOR: Competed in two meets during the cross country season ... placed 19th out of 88 runners (25:32.3) in the 8K "B" race at the Wisconsin Invitational ... also ran at the BIG EAST Championships (24:56.1), finishing 52nd out of 123 runners on the 8K course ... earned a cross country monogram ... won a national championship with the distance medley relay team (9:35.48) at the NCAA Indoor National Championships ... ran third leg (800m) in 1:51.34 ... ran with Johnathan Shawel, Chris Giesting and Jeremy Rae ... was school's first indoor relay title ... served the Irish in 16 track & field meets ... placed third in the 800m (1:53.42) and second in the 4x800m relay (7:28.57), earning two all-BIG EAST scrolls at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... also teamed with Shawel, Giesting and Rae to win the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational and break the school mark (9:29.72) ... finished first at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 4x800m (7:25.97), earning all-BIG EAST honors ... earned a monogram ... was the 2011-12 Leaders of Distinction Award Recipient for men's track and field ... was a 2011-12 Rosenthal Leadership Academy participant ... was named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
AS A JUNIOR: Placed tenth in heat four at the Stanford Invitational ... placed fifth overall at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational for the 800 with a finishing time of 1:54.80 ... placed first (1:54.47) in heat one at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle, good for ninth overall ... finished third overall at the Purdue Dave Rankin Invitational in the 800m with a time of 1:57.48 ... competed with Lorenz, Labus, and Howard in the 4x800m relay at the Drake Relays and finished third overall with a time of 7:25.75 ... narrowly missed the cutoff at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships for the 800m placing 11th in the preliminaries with a time of 1:54.06 ... posted a personal best in the 800m at the Louisville Cardinal Twilight, placing fourth overall with a time of 1:51.24.
AS A SOPHOMORE: First-place finish in the 1,000 at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener with a 2:28.02 ... opened the indoor season at the Blue and Gold Invitational by running the 1,600 in 4:12.61, good for second place, while just missing the winning time by seven tenths of a second ... placed third in the 4x400 (3:27.84) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... fifth place finish in the 1,600 at the Notre Dame Invitational in 4:10.21.
AS A FRESHMAN: Had an immediate impact in relays ... made his Notre Dame debut in the 1,000 at the Blue and Gold Invitational, placing fifth with a 2:29.99 ... finished fifth in the 1,600 at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener (4:16.74) ... placed ninth in the 800 at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 1:54.41 ... ran the 800 in 1:54.31 at the Finlay Open Multi-Event to finish fourth ... placed eighth in the 1,000 at the Meyo Invitational (2:27.30) ... part of the 4x800m relay team that picked up a fourth-place finish at the prestigious Drake Relays ... earned all-BIG EAST honors on the 4x800m relay team by finishing third at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Six- time letter winner in track and field and soccer at Wheaton Warrenville South (Ill.) ... named all-conference, all-sectional and all- state as a junior and senior ... two-time conference champion ... holds a personal- best time of 1:53.56 in the 800 and 50.0 in the 400 ... also owns a second degree black belt in Hapkido ... named to the Chicago Sun Times all-area soccer team in 2006 and 2007 ... member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society, Sons of the American Revolution and the Athletic Leadership Council ... from same high school as former Irish runner Mike Popejoy ... son of Richard and Christine Babb ... has two brothers ... grandfather, Joseph Temborius, graduated from Notre Dame in 1950 and his great-uncle, Jerry Timko, graduated in 1955 ... father ran cross country and track at Illinois ... brother, J.J., runs for North Central College ... graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in accounting ... currently enrolled in accounting in the graduate business school.
