Sean Lorenz Class: Freshman Hometown: Littleton, CO Height / Weight: 6-1 / 192 Position: Defenseman Birthdate: 03/10/1990 Last Team: U.S. National Under-18 Team

Will attend Notre Dame after spending the last two seasons with the U.S. National Team Developmental Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... has the reputation for being a solid, stay-at-home defenseman ... has good size and brings a physical presence to the ice ... will look to develop his offensive skills ... strong on his skates ... makes good decisions on the ice ... has all the potential to be a top match-up, shut-down defender for the Irish ... confident player who should challenge for a spot in the regular lineup ... member of bronze medal winning United States team at 2008 Under-18 World Championships ... turned in a +5 rating in seven games ... with the Under-18 team in `07-'08 had four goals and five assists in 57 games while recording 24 minutes in penalties ... with the Under-17 team in `06-'07, scored two goals with nine assists for 11 points in 64 games ... product of the Colorado Thunderbird Midget program where he had nine goals and 27 assists for 36 points in 2005-06 ... was selected in the fourth round, 115th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft ... went into the draft ranked 203rd by NHL Central Scouting ... joins senior Jordan Pearce, junior Kyle Lawson, sophomores Ian Cole, Brad Phillips and Teddy Ruth, plus fellow freshman Patrick Gaul as former USNTDP alums on the current Irish roster and one of 21 USNTDP alums to play hockey at Notre Dame ... attended the 2008 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid along with sophomores Ian Cole and Teddy Ruth in August of `08 for a spot on the World Junior Team this winter ... seventh player to play at Notre Dame with ties to the state of Colorado ... current teammate Christiaan Minella's family resides in Aurora ... former defenseman Ryan Clark `01 (Littleton) is the last native of Colorado to play for Irish ... member of seven-man freshman class ... signed national letter-of-intent in early-signing period (Nov. of `07) along with Gaul and Eric Ringel.

PREP & PERSONAL: Graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... full name is Sean Michael Lorenz ... son of Terry and Pam Lorenz ... has one sister ... born March 10, 1990 in Littleton, Colo. ... enrolled in First Year of Studies ... plans on majoring in business at Notre Dame.