John Belcher Class: Sophomore Hometown: Cheyenne, WY High School: Cheyenne Central Height: 5-11 Event: Throws Birthdate: 06/12/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in the shot put and weight throw during the indoor season ... finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 15.19m (49-10) and seventh with a weight throw of 13.92m (45-8) at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... finished sixth (15.22m, 49-11 1/2) and eighth (13.83m, 45-4 1/2) in the shot put and weight throw, respectively, at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... took fifth in the shot put with a toss of 14.80m (48-6 1/4) and 11th in the weight throw with a mark of 14.12m (46-4) at the Notre Dame Invitational ... recorded a toss of 14.89m (48-10 1/4) in the shot put to finish 18th at the Meyo Invitational ... finished 12th in the shot put with a mark of 13.78m (45-2 1/2) at the BIG EAST Championships ... closed the indoor season with sixth- and seventh-place finishes in the weight throw (13.6m) and shot put (15.41m), respectively, at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... focused on the shot put, hammer throw and discus during the outdoor campaign ... finished 10th in the shot put, 21st in the discus and 26th in the hammer throw at the Arizona State Invitational ... took third in the shot put with a mark of 15.66m (51-4 1/2) at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... also finished seventh in the discus and 14th in the hammer throw ... finished seventh in the both the discus and shot put, while finished 13th in the hammer throw at the Ole Miss Invitational ... finished eighth in the shot put with a mark of 15.30m (50-2 1/2) at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... also finished second in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 51.13m (167-8) and 16th in the discus with a toss of 39.26m (128-10) ... took fifth in the shot put at the Hillsdale Relays with a toss of 15.28m (50-1 3/4) ... finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 15.86m (52-0 1/2) at the BIG EAST Championships ... also finished 14th in the hammer throw.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Letterwinner in both track and field and football at Cheyenne Central High School in Cheyenne, Wyo. ... current Wyoming state record holder in the shot-put with a toss of 56-9entering first year at Notre Dame ... two-time state champion in the shot-put in 2007 indoor and outdoor season ... runner-up at state in the shot-put indoor and outdoor seasons in 2006 and runner-up in 2007 in the discus ... two-time track and field all-conference honoree junior and senior year and three-time honoree in football in final three seasons ... earned all-conference honors both senior and junior years in football and track and field ... member of the National Honor Society ... born June 12, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyo. ... son of Sarah and James Belcher ... has one older sister, Katherine ... uncle, William Schwartz, played football at Stanford ... plans on majoring in engineering at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.