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Stacey Cowan |
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AS A JUNIOR: One of the team's top high jumpers along with Emily Loomis ... also the team's top pentathlete in the indoor season ... performed well at the Notre Dame Invitational, high jumping 1.80m to win the event and tying for the second-best mark in school history ... stepped up at the BIG EAST indoor meet to earn all-BIG EAST accolades in two events ... placed third in the pentathlon with 3,554 points and took second in the high jump with a height of 1.77m (5-09.75) ... qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the high jump ... finished in a tie for 19th place at the national meet ... tied for first in the high jump at the outdoor Stanford Invitational (1.78m, 5-10) ... earned more all-BIG EAST honors at the outdoor meet, finishing second in the high jump with a 1.75m (5-08.75) effort ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the high jump ... earned a bid to the NCAA Championships by winning a second-place jump off and clearing 1.76m (5-9 1/4) ... finished 29th at the NCAA Championship with a 1.70m (5-7) leap ... named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Track and Field/Cross Country Third Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Broke through for her first All-America honor by finishing 10th in the high jump at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Championship ... the team's top high jump, pentathlon and heptathlon performer ... developed into a threat for the BIG EAST Championship in the high jump, finishing second in the indoor meet (5-11 1/2, 1.82m) and third at the outdoor meet (5-9 1/4, 1.76m) ... won the pentathlon competition at the Notre Dame Invitational with 3,437 points ... just missed all-BIG EAST honors at the league indoor meet in the pentathlon, finishing fourth with 3,581 points ... won indoor high jump competitions four times during the 2004 season (Alex Wilson Invitational, Notre Dame Indoor Opener, Blue and Gold Invitational and Central Michigan Opener) ... also won the 60-meter hurdles at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... moved on to the NCAA Indoor Championship in the high jump, finishing 10th by clearing 5-9 3/4 (1.77m) ... competed in the heptathlon and high jump during the 2004 outdoor season ... took first place in the high jump at the Spring Opener (5-6, 1.68m) ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the high jump, finishing seventh overall by clearing 5-8 1/4 (1.74m) ... ended up 10th in the BIG EAST heptathlon competition with a season-high 4,576 points ... took fourth in the heptathlon at the Tom Botts Invitational (4,287 points).
AS A FRESHMAN: One of the best all-around athletes on the team ... filled in as the Irish multi-event competitor and qualified for the NCAA outdoor championship in the high jump ... combines with teammates Emily Loomis and Jennifer Kearney to provide Notre Dame with one of the top high jump rosters in the BIG EAST Conference ... finished in the top four in four different high jump competitions during the indoor season ... just missed out on two all-BIG EAST honors at the league indoor meet, finishing fourth in the high jump (5-8, 1.73m) and fourth in the pentathlon (3,315 points) ... won the pentathlon competition at the Meyo Invitational, finishing with a career best 3,419 points ... exploded on the national high jump scene at the Baldy Castillo to begin the 2003 outdoor season, clearing 5-8 3/4 to win the competition ... that jump qualified her for the inaugural NCAA regional meet, where she finished 4th, clearing 5-8 3/4 again ... posted several noteworthy performances while preparing for the outdoor heptathlon ... won the 100-meter hurdles at the Boilermaker Open in 14.67 ... finished fifth in the long jump at the Boiler Open ... earned first all-BIG EAST honor of her career at the league outdoor meet, finishing third in the heptathlon with 4,675 points ... ended up sixth in the BIG EAST outdoor high jump competition.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letter winner in both track and field (high jump) and swimming at Ferndale (Wash.) High School ... four-time league and district champion and two-time state titlist in high jump ... ranked as high as fourth in nation in high jump during sophomore year ... went undefeated in high jump during her final three seasons ... set school and state meet records in high jump (5-10) ... placed second in heptathlon at Junior Olympics regional meet ... also set school records in 100-meter hurdles (14.63) and 300-meter hurdles (45.9) ... served as two-year team captain for track squad ... was captain of swim team as a senior ... third of four children ... born Oct. 6, 1983 in Bellingham, Wash. ... two-time member of the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team (2002-03, 2004-05) ... enrolled in the College of Science with a pre-professional studies major ... earned Dean's List recognition during fall 2004 term.
