Denes Veres Class: Sophomore Hometown: Ellwood City, PA High School: Riverside Height: 6-0 Event: Throws Birthdate: 03/13/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Opened the indoor season with a toss of 15.88 meters (52-1 1/4) and a third-place finish in the shot put at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... finished ninth in the weight throw at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener with a mark of 13.10 meters (42-11 3/4) ... also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 16.51 meters (54-2) ... recorded a toss of 16.20 meters (53-1 3/4) to finish second in the shot put at the Notre Dame Invitational ... also finished 10th in the weight throw with a mark of 14.20 meters (46-7 1/4) ... finished 10th in the shot put at the Indiana Relays with a throw of 16.71 meters (54-10) ... recorded a mark of 16.04 meters (52-7 1/2) to finish eighth in the shot put at the Meyo Invitational ... also finished 17th in the weight throw ... earned his first all-BIG EAST indoor honor with a second-place shot put finish at the league meet, recording a mark of 17.12 meters (56-2) ... also finished 16th in the weight throw ... finished fifth and sixth in the weight throw (14.65m) and shot put (16.24m), respectively, at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... opened the outdoor season with an eighth-place finish in the shot put at the Arizona State Invitational, recording a toss of 15.88 meters (52-1 1/4) ... also finished 25th in the hammer throw ... finished second in the shot put with a throw of 16.84 meters (55-3) at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... finished fourth in the shot put (15.88m) and 10th in the hammer throw (47.83m) at the Ole Miss Invitational ... recorded throws of 15.53 meters (50-11 1/2) in the shot put and 46.03 meters (151-0) in the hammer throw at the Eastern Michigan Invitational ... finished sixth in the shot put with a mark of 16.05 meters (52-8) ... garnered his first all-BIG EAST outdoor honor with a third-place finish in the shot put ... recorded a mark of 17.05 meters (55-11 1/4) ... closed out the season with a 15.67-meter (51-5) mark and a ninth-place finish in the shot put at the Georgia Tech Invitational

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Seven-time letterwinner in track & field and football at Riverside High School in Ellwood City (Pa.) ... earned all-state honors in the shot put as a senior ... holds the school and county shot-put record of 60-10 ... was a three-time conference and regional champion and undefeated in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... state shot-put runner-up as a junior and senior ... earned MVP honors in back-to-back seasons as a junior and senior on the track and field team ... was named first-team all-conference in football in 2005 and 2006 on the defensive line as well as for the offensive line in 2006 ... member of the National Honor Society and served on the student council ... born March 13, 1989 in Ellwood City, Pa. ... son of Sheri and Mark Veres ... has one older sister, Chelsy ... plans to major in finance at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.