Natalie Johnson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Englewod, Ariz. High School: Xavier College Prep Height: 5-9 Event: Middle Distance/ Sprints Birthdate: 11/05/1988

AS A FRESHMAN: Made a strong impression during her freshman campaign ... opened the indoor season with a second-place finish at the Blue and Gold Invitational, running the 500 meters in 1:14.39 ... followed that with a third-place run of 2:20.05 in the 800 meters at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... ran the 500 meters in 1:14.94 to finish second at the Notre Dame Invitational ... finished seventh at the Indiana Relays, clocking an 800-meter time of 2:15.52 ... ran the Meyo Invitational 500-meter run in 1:13.96 to finish 3rd ... also finished 26th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.53 ... garnered her first all-BIG EAST honor with a third-place finish in the 500-meter run at the BIG EAST Championships, clocking a season-best 1:12.27 ... opened the outdoor season with a third-place finish at the Arizona State Invitational, running the 400 meters in 2:10.66 ... ran the Mike Poehlein Invitational 400 meters in 56:39 to take second place ... claimed her first 800-meter title with a first-place finish at the Ole Miss Invitational, registering a time of 2:13.85 ... finished fourth at in the 800 meters with a time of 2:08.09 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... earned her first all-BIG EAST outdoor honor as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second with a time of 3:37.85 at the BIG EAST Championship ... also finished seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 2:11.75 ... finished 21st at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 2:11.70 in the 800 meters ... closed out her season with a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional, running the 800 meters in a time of 2:10.10.

HIGH SHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-time letterwinner in track and field and letterwinner freshman year in volleyball at Xavier College Prep, (Ariz.) ... set Arizona state record in the 800-meters with a time of 2:08.61 ... named state champion in the 800-meters in 2007 as well as state champion in the 400-meters in 2005 and 2006 member of three-time state champion 4x800-meter relay team sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... earned all-city and all-state honors sophomore, junior and senior seasons in track and field ... was member of President's Council and Key Club at Xavier College Prep ... born Nov. 5, 1988 in Silver Springs, Md. ... daughter of Frank and Amy Johnson ... has one older sister, Lindsay ... dad played basketball and mom played tennis at Wake Forest ... uncle, Paul Odland, played tennis at Notre Dame while aunt, Carrie Revers, played at Boston College ... plans to major in business at Notre Dame.