Joseph Miller Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bowling Green, OH High School: St. John's Jesuit High School Height: 5-10

AS A FRESHMAN: Cross country and distance runner who displayed great potential from the outset of the cross country season ... picked up a second place finish in his first cross country race at Notre Dame, recording a time of 24:58 at the National Catholic Championships ... finished 44th at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 24:32 ... posted a time of 24:25 at the Pre-NCAA meet in Terre Haute, Ind., good for 47th ... earned all-BIG EAST honors by running the circuit in 25:00 at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships to finish 14th ... placed 20th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, with his time of 32:01 helping the Irish move on to the NCAA Championships ... placed 134th at the NCAA Championships, posting a time of 31:26 ... ran the mile in his first Irish track meet, placing fourth with a time of 4:18.12 at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... placed 12th in the mile at the Notre Dame Invitational ... posted a time of 8:31.47 in the Ryan Shay 3,000 Meter Run at the Meyo Invitational, finishing 25th.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and St. John's Jesuit ... won the 1600 meters at the Midwest West Meet of Champions ... finished 12th in the mile at the Nike Outdoor Nationals ... conference champion in cross country and track as a junior and senior ... regional track champion as a senior ... named all-conference in cross country and track for all four years of high school ... named to the all-city cross country team four times and all-city track team twice ... named cross country all-state as a sophomore and junior ... set school records as part of the 4x800-meter relay, distance medley relay and mile relay teams ... also set freshman records in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters ... from the same area as former Irish baseball player Tom Kraus and attended the same high school as current basketball player Zach Hillesland and current Irish runner Andrew Hills ... member of the National Honor Society ... son of Jerry and Ruth Miller ... one of eight children ... family members Rick Anderson ('78), Gerry Anderson ('80) and Laura Miller ('08) graduated from Notre Dame ... born Nov. 5, 1989 ... majoring in psychology.