Ryan Gamboa Class: Sophomore Hometown: Upland, CA High School: Upland Height: 5-10

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished second in the 1,000m in a time of 2:28.53 at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... ran the mile in 4:14.96 at the Notre Dame Invitational to finish ninth ... finished 36th in the 800m at the Meyo Invitational in 1:54.58 ... clocked in at 4:18.38 in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational to finish 23rd ... opened the outdoor season with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... finished fourth in 1:56.39 in the Spartan Invitational 800-meter run ... ran the 800m at the Eastern Michigan Invitational in 1:55.45 to finish seventh ... closed out the season with a 16th-place showing in the 800m at the Hillsdale Relays, clocking in at 1:54.34.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Three-sport and 11-time letterwinner (track & field, cross country and soccer) at Upland High School (Calif.) ... holds the Upland 800m record ... two-time conference champion in the 800m during last two seasons of track and field ... named cross country MVP and track and field MVP both junior and senior seasons ... named soccer team MVP junior year ... led as team captain in last three seasons for track and field and cross country ... soccer team captain senior season ... played with Arsenal Soccer Club and was member of team that won two National Championships (2004, 2005) ... member of California Scholastic Federation ... member of Solar Boat Club ... born March 9, 1989 in Pomona, Calif. ... son of Colleen Cooper and Juan Gamboa ... second youngest of five siblings ... plans to major in engineering at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.