The Irish host the last-chance meet, the Alex Wilson Invitational on Friday and Saturday to finish out the indoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Mary Esther Gourdin graduated from Riverside High School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered four times in track and field, primarily competing in the long and triple jumps ... personal bests include 17-7 in the long jump, 39-6 in the triple jump and 59.3 in the 400-meter run ... won state three years in a row ... regional champion all four years ... team captain all four years and team MVP as a junior and senior ... named all-city, all-region, all-county and all-state as a junior and senior ... also participated in Beta Club, National Spanish Honor Society, youth group and the Welcome Committee ... earned the AP Distinguished Scholar with Honors and American Legion Citizenship awards and was a National Achievement Scholarship Outstanding participant ... born on June 6, 1993, to Dexter and Deborah Gourdin in Greenville, S.C. ... has two older brothers, Daniel and Dustin, and a younger brother, Michael ... both parents attended Notre Dame ... brother, Dustin, played football for Furman University ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
