Jessica Sullivan Class: Sophomore Hometown: Norwich, CT High School: Norwich Height: 5-3 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 01/01/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: A member of the Irish pole vault unit, she competed in 10 events for the team on the season...twice cleared the 3.55m mark, her high vault of Irish career, at the Hillsdale Relays and previously at the 2008 Spartan Invitational...vaulted over the 3.25m mark at the Eastern Michigan Invitational...at the Purdue Mike Poehlein was able to clear the 3.4m mark...set her highest indoor mark of the season at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, clearing the bar set at 3.45m...vaulted over the 3.4m mark at the Meyo Invitational...competing in the Notre Dame Indoor Opener, cleared the 3.25m mark...was able to clear the 3.36m mark in her first event of the season at the Notre Dame Blue & Gold Meet.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Seven-time letterwinner in track & field and gymnastics at Norwich (Conn.) Free Academy ... finished off her career with a stellar undefeated senior season in the pole vault ... other accomplishments senior season include setting a state and school record en route to an individual state championship with a vault of 11-6 ... two-time conference champion junior and senior seasons ... three-time regional champion last three seasons ... earned all-conference and all-city honors all four years of competition ... was a two-time all-conference honoree and three-time all-city honoree in gymnastics ... member of the National Honor Society and Student Advisory Board at Norwich Free Academy ... born Jan. 1, 1989 in Norwich, Conn. ... daughter of Jill and Timothy Sullivan ... middle child of three girls ... father, Timothy, and sister, Sarah, each attended Notre Dame ... plans to major in business at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.