The senior now ranks sixth in the country in the event.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, III.) in the spring of 2012 ... lettered and named scholar athlete all four years in track ... helped teammates to a first-place finish in the 4x100m relay and a third-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the state meet (2011) ... efforts assisted overall team to a second-place finish at state (2011) and a sectional championship (2012)... ran to a sixth-place finish in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays sophomore year ... finished second at the state meet in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays senior year ... earned a sectional championship in the 4x100m relay junior year ... named conference champion in the 4x400m relay (2012), 4x100m relay (2011) and 4x200m relay (2010) ... awarded all-state and team captain honors (2011, 2012) ... member of the National Honor Society and involved at St. Anthony's Catholic Church as a Master of Ceremonies and Eucharistic Minister ... grandfather, Joseph, ('52) and godfather, Tom, ('84) attended Notre Dame ... full name is Maria Ann Perozzi ... born in Chicago Heights, Ill. ... daughter of John and Virginia Perozzi ... has one younger sister, Nicole ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.
