The Irish host the last-chance meet, the Alex Wilson Invitational on Friday and Saturday to finish out the indoor season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in elevenmeets during the indoor/outdoor track andfield season ... participated in the long jumpand triple jump events ... started off hercollegiate career with a personal best in thelong jump (5.49m) and a second place finishat the Notre Dame Blue & Gold Invitational... also finished first in the triple jump witha 11.43m ... placed second at the PurdueMike Poehlein Invitational in the triple jumpwith a 11.43m effort ... jumped a personalbest (12.00m) in the triple jump at thePolytan Invitational ... earned a monogram.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Mary-Esther Gourdin graduated from RiversideHigh School in the spring of 2011 ... letteredfour times in track and field, primarily competingin the long and triple jumps ... personalbests 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 ... teamcaptain all four years and team MVP as ajunior and senior ... named all-city, all-region,all-county and all-state as a juniorand senior ... also participated in Beta Club,National Spanish Honor Society, youth groupand the Welcome Committee ... earned theAP Distinguished Scholar with Honors andAmerican Legion Citizenship awards and wasa National Achievement ScholarshipOutstanding participant ... bornto Dexter and Deborah Gourdin inGreenville, S.C. ... has two older brothers,Daniel and Dustin, and a younger brother,Michael ... both parents attended NotreDame ... brother, Dustin, played football forFurman University ... enrolled in the Collegeof Arts and Letters.
