Brianne Schmidt Class: Senior Hometown: Miles City, MT High School: Custer County District Height: 5-7

AS A SOPHOMORE: Solid runner that served as one of Notre Dame's top middle distance competitors ... also competed in two cross country meets in the fall ... established a new career best by winning the 800 meters at the Notre Dame Opener in 2:13.70 ... bettered that mark and set another career best in the 1,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational ... ran 2:13.28 in the 800 and 2:53.25 for third place in the 1,000 ... competed in three events at the BIG EAST indoor meet ... placed 11th in the 800 meters and fourth in the 4x800 meter relay with Jacqueline Carter, Rachel Heneghan, and Katie DeRusso ... earned all-BIG EAST honors with the distance medley relay, finishing second in 11:32.29 ... joined on the DMR by Stephanie Madia, Crysta Swayzer, and Sunni Olding ... established her current career best in the 800 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational, running 2:12.95 for the ninth-fastest time in school history ... best performance of the outdoor season came at the Hillsdale Gina Relays ... finished fourth in the 800 meters in 2:15.06 ... competed in two events at the outdoor BIG EAST meet ... ran the individual 800 meters and the 4x800 meter relay with Jacqueline Carter, Katie DeRusso, and Kerry Meagher.

AS A FRESHMAN: An 800-meter specialist who showed some promising development in 2004 ... competed in two cross country meets during her freshman season, finishing 53rd in the National Catholic and 78th in the Notre Dame Invitational gold division race ... qualified for the BIG EAST indoor meet in the 800 meters, running 2:16.18 at the Meyo Invitational ... eventually finished 11th in the BIG EAST 800-meter field ... came back the next week to run a personal-best 2:14.56 in the 800 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... competed at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in the 4x800-meter relay, finishing eighth ... top outdoor effort was a second-place finish in the 800 meters (2:17.05) at the Indy Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Earned four letters in cross country and track and field at Custer County District High School ... specialized in middle distance events ... won three Montana Class 3A state championships in the 800 meters ... garnered all-state recognition in track and field all four years during her prep career and was an all-state selection in cross country during her junior and senior seasons ... placed second as a sophomore and sixth as a junior at state cross country meet ... led her team to two Eastern "A" conference championships in cross country and three in track ... served as team captain of both cross country and track teams during her junior and senior seasons ... school record holder in 800 meters with a time of 2:13.67 ... presented the Ashley Memorial as school's most outstanding athlete in 2003 ... was a finalist for the Wendy's Heisman Award for the state of Montana ... class valedictorian ... National Honor Society member ... served as student representative on school board ... was president of sophomore class ... sister, Melissa, is a '03 Notre Dame graduate and was co-captain of 2002 Irish women's cross country team that finished third at the NCAA Championships ... youngest of three children ... born June 4, 1985 ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major ... named to 2004-05 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.