Eric Quick Class: Junior Hometown: Bakersfield, CA High School: Liberty Height: 5-10 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 12/16/1987

AS A SOPHOMORE: Opened the season with backto- back first place finishes in the triple jump at the Blue and Gold Invitational and the Notre Dame Indoor Opener, recording jumps of 14.05m (46-1 1/4) and 14.19m (46-6 3/4), respectively ... also finished sixth with a long jump of 6.88m (22-7) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... won the triple jump and the long jump at the Notre Dame Invitational, registering a triple jump of 14.67m (44-10 1/4) and a long jump of 7.10m (23-3 1/2) Career Track Bests Indoor 400m 48.00 2008 BIG EAST Championships 500m 1:02.61 2007 Meyo Invitational 800m 1:52.31 2008 Notre Dame Indoor Opener Outdoor 400m 48.36 2008 Mike Poehlein Invitational 400m Hurdles 51.50 2008 Mt. SAC Relays ... finished sixth in the long jump at the Meyo Invitational with a distance of 7.21m (23-8) ... earned all-BIG EAST honors with third-place finishes in the long jump and triple jump ... registered a long jump of 7.3m (23-11 1/2) and a triple jump of 15.01m (49-3) ... finished seventh in the triple jump at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a jump of 14.56m (47-9 3/4) ... opened the outdoor season with two second-place finishes at the Arizona State Invitational, recording a triple jump of 14.76m (48-5 1/4) and a long jump of 7.26m (23-10) ... took the long jump title at the Mike Poehlein Invitational with a distance of 7.53m (24-8 1/2) ... also finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 14.37m (47-1 3/4) ... finished third with a triple jump of 14.58m (47-10) at the Ole Miss Invitational ... recorded a triple jump of 14.18m (46-6 1/4) to finish ninth at the Mt. SAC Relays ... finished sixth at the VS Athletics Beach Invitational with a long jump of 7.01m (23-0) ... finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships with a triple jump of 15.02m (49-3 1/2) ... also finished sixth in the long jump with a distance of 7.14m (23-5 1/4)

AS A FRESHMAN: Wasted little time in earning his first all-BIG EAST conference honors ... top long jump of the indoor season was a 6.62m (21-8 3/4) effort at the Purdue Invitational ... surpassed 14m in the triple jump for the first time at the Meyo Invitational (14.17m, 46-6) ... exploded at the BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.86 meters (48- 9) ... earned all-conference honors and contributed to the Notre Dame men's team title ... jumped 14.41m (47-3 1/2) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... top triple jump of the outdoor season was established early on at the Shamrock Invitational ... there he finished first with a 14.29m (46-10 3/4) effort ... jumped 6.97m (22-10 1/2) in a strong long jump showing at the Central Collegiate Champioinships ... took 13th in the outdoor BIG EASTChampionship long jump competition with a distance of 6.94m (22-9 1/4).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year track & field letterwinner at Liberty High School (Calif.) ... three-time all-state honoree ... four-time first-team allarea selection ... competed in horizontal jumps, going undefeated in the area during all four years of his prep career ... four-time regional and conference champion in both the long jump and triple jump ... top high school triple jump mark was 48-10 (indoors) and best long jump distance was 23-4 (outdoors), both achieved during 2006 season ... triple jump distance also was No. 3 indoor mark in nation in 2006 ... final outdoor season cut short by heel injury ... competed at USATF Junior Olympics following freshman year (2003) and placed fourth in triple jump to garner All-America honors ... holds school records in both horizontal jumps ... member of Spanish honor society ... born Dec. 16, 1987 in Bakersfield, Calif. ... son of Pam and David Quick ... youngest of five children ... father, David, ran track at Cal State-Bakersfield.