Ryan Postel Class: Freshman Hometown: Lexington, KY High School: Lexington Catholic Height: 6-3 Event: Sprints/Jumps Birthdate: 10/22/1983

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-sport standout, earning letters in track and field (four), basketball (three) and football (two) at Lexington (Ky.) Catholic High School ... won state title in 400-meter dash in 2002 ... three-time all-state selection and nine-time individual state championship medalist ... helped team to four regional titles and a state runner-up finish in 2001 ... 12-time individual regional championship medalist ... was ranked among top 10 in the state in nine different events from 2000-02, including a No. 1 ranking at 400 meters ... Kentucky AAU two-time gold medalist in 2001 at 100 and 200 meters, and a bronze medalist in long jump ... two-time team captain of track and field squad ... also was a talented wide receiver in football, ranking first in the state in 2001 in average yards per reception and second in touchdown catches ... garnered honorable mention all-state honors from the Associated Press in 2001 ... was a member of LCHS state championship basketball team in 2002 ... team was ranked as high as 10th in the nation by USA Today ... member of National Honor Society ... played football alongside current Irish freshman gridder Jake Carney, and was teammate of former Notre Dame basketball standout David Graves at Lexington Catholic ... middle of three children ... born Oct. 22, 1983 in Miami, Fla. ... plans to major in computer science ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.