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Jules Vandersarl |
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AS A JUNIOR: Established himself as a dependable runner during the 2003 indoor season, qualifying for his first BIG EAST Championship meet ... ended up 14th in the preliminaries of the 200 meters at the BIG EAST indoor meet ... also qualified for the 60 meters at the conference indoor meet, finishing 18th in the prelims ... earned first career individual victory vs. Michigan State, winning the 200 meters in 22.29 ... ran well at the Alex Wilson Invitational, running a personal-best 7.00 in the 60 meters to finish second in his section ... also finished third in his section of the 200 meters at the Alex Wilson ... saw limited action during the outdoor season, running at the Tom Botts Invitational and the Indy Relays.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Began his second season on the team running the 60 and 200 meters vs. Ball State and Western Michigan ... finished seventh in the 60 meters vs. Michigan State ... competed at the Meyo Invitational, finishing 13th in the 200 meters ... also ran at the Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing 17th in the 60 meters and 15th in the 200 meters ... appeared during the outdoor season for the first time in 2002 running the 100 and 200 meters at the Purdue Invitational ... finished fifth in the 100 meters at the Spring Opener ... ran well at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing fifth in the 100 meters and fourth in the 200 meters ... continued to compete well at the Butler Invitational, finishing sixth in the 100 meters and seventh in the 200 meters.
AS A FRESHMAN: Finished eighth in his first collegiate competition, the 200 meters vs. Michigan State ... also competed in the Purdue Open, running the 200 and 400 meters.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-time letterwinner in track and field at the United States Air Force Academy's Air Academy High School ... competed in the largest state division 5A ... finished his senior season as the highpoint scorer for the team ... all-region selection ... named the Southern Colorado track and field CE Champion, awarded to the best student-athlete ... also competed on the golf team, earning three letters and qualifying for the state championship tournament ... son of Jules and Mary Vandersarl ... youngest of four children ... father (`65) is a graduate of Notre Dame, while sister, Elizabeth (`95) graduated from the Notre Dame Law School ... comes from an athletic family ... sister, Barbara, played volleyball at Saint Mary's College (across the street from Notre Dame) ... Elizabeth ran track and field at Saint Mary's ... grandfather, Jules, lettered in five sports at New Mexico A&M ... born June 22, 1981, in Biloxi, Miss. ... has earned Dean's List honors every semester at Notre Dame, including posting a 3.902 GPA in the spring of 2003 ... enrolled in the College of Engineering with a mechanical engineering major.
