The Irish qualify 60 students for Big East at the season opener on December 2nd.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in 12 indoor and outdoor track and field meets on the year in pole vault... finished second at Notre Dame Blue & Gold Invitational with a vault of 4.55m ... racked up two third place finishes ... captured his season high at the Polytan Invitational with a vault of 4.80m ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: David Lee Schipper graduated from Bishop Dwenger in the spring of 2011 ... lettered three times in track and field and once in soccer ... conference champion in the pole vault as a junior ... claimed first at the sectionals and regionals as a senior ... placed second at state as a senior ... earned all- conference, all-city, all-region, all-county and all-state accolades as a senior ... named team captain as a senior ... a member of the National Honor Society ... participated in the Academic Superbowl ... born to Donald and Janet Schipper in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... has four older brothers, Kevin, Ryan, Andrew and Matthew, and three younger brothers, Alex, Vincent and Jared ... brothers, Kevin and Matthew, and grandfather, James Poinsatte, all have graduated or will graduate from Notre Dame ... brother, Kevin, competes for Irish track and field ... brother, Matthew, is a former Irish track and field performer ... brothers, Ryan and Andrew, ran track for Rose Hulman ... enrolled in the College of Science and is majoring in biological sciences.
