Barber claimed the 200m dash title while Polcari won the pole vault.
AS A FRESHMAN: competed in nine meets during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ... vaulted to a season high 4.55m at the Polytan Invitational ... recorded two fourth place finishes, one seventh place finish and one ninth place finish ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Patrick Joseph Krach graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered three times in track and field and twice in soccer ... specialized in the pole vault ... named all-conference as a senior ... has a career best leap of 15-3 ... won SAC conference pole vaulting title as a senior ... graduated fifth in class ... participated in National Honor Society, Spanish Club, ACTS Ministry, Ping Pong Club, BD Ambassadors and Superbowl Science and Math teams ... born to Daniel and Maria Krach in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... has an older sister, Emily, a younger sister, Amy, and a younger brother, Matthew ... father, Daniel, graduated from Notre Dame ... enrolled in the College of Science and majoring in biological sciences.
