Dan Jackson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI High School: Dexter Height: 5-11 Birthdate: 06/12/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in six cross country meets for the Irish ... was the top Irish finisher at the National Catholic Championship, finishing second in 24:50 in his collegiate debut ... followed that with a 16th-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 24:19 ... finished 99th in 24:27 at the Pre-National Meet ... ran the BIG EAST Championship course in 24:45 to finish 32nd ... had a 79thplace showing at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet with a time of 32:55 ... finished 223rd at the NCAA Championship with a time of 32:39 ... opened the indoor track season with a sixth-place finish in the mile at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener, clocking in at 4:20.71 ... ran the 3,000m at the Notre Dame Invitational in 8:27.55 to finish second ... finished 10th in he 5,000m at the BIG EAST Championships in 14:30.52 ... also finished 16th with a 3,000-meter time of 8:27.50 ... recorded a time of 14:30.40 in the 5,000m to finish 13th at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... opened the outdoor season with a seventhplace showing in the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational, clocking in at 14:22.79 ... finished seventh in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:18.06 at the BIG EAST Championship ... also finished 11th with a time of 15:01.49 in the 5,000m..

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Eight-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Dexter High School (Mich.) ... was the Michigan state champion in the 1600m and the 3200m his senior season ... two-time 3200m regional champion (2006 and 2007), along with conference champion in the event his senior season ... was conference and regional champion in cross country in 2005 ... earned all-conference and all-state honors in both cross country and track & field each season in final three years ... was two-time MVP in track (2006, 2007) and cross country MVP in 2005 ... earned All-America honors in 2006 and 2007 in the 3200m at the Nike Indoor National meet ... member of the National Honor Society ... born June 12, 1989 in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... son of Kathy and Dale Jackson ... has one younger sister, Laura ... plans to major in business at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.