Nicholas Beattie Class: Freshman Hometown: Columbus, OH High School: Worthington Kilbourne Height / Weight: 5-9 / 175 Position: Attack

A good shooter ... a hard worker who loves to play the game ... possesses good ability and has a bright future with the Irish ... will look to see time as a freshman.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-time all-state performer in lacrosse at Worthington Kilbourne ... first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior, and was a second-team choice as a sophomore ... as a junior and senior, he was named first team all-Midwest and was named to the all-Midwest second team his sophomore campaign ... three-time all-conference honoree ... tabbed as team offensive MVP as a junior and senior... two-time team captain ... Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year, OHSLA Division 1 Attackman of the Year and All-American his senior season... ranks second in career goals (149), third in career assists (79), and second in career points (228) at Worthington Kilbourne ... holds the sophomore points record (57) at Worthington Kilbourne ... tallied 105 points his senior season, team was state runner-up... participated in the Top Star Fabulous Forty and the Top-205 All-Star games ... also competed in the U.S. Lacrosse Senior Showcase ... named to the Takkle.com Top 100 Players in the nation and Inside Lacrosse magazine's #100 overall recruit... during his sophomore lacrosse season, he played with current Irish junior Colin Igoe ... a quarterback on his high school football team ... member of the National Honor Society ... son of Dr. James and Judith Beattie ... both parents attended The Ohio State University ... enrolled in Notre Dame's First Year of Studies program.