Greg Klazura Class: Junior Hometown: Rockford, IL High School: Boylan Catholic Height / Weight: 5-10 / 150 Position: Defense/Midfield

Gives the Irish depth at the right back position • a very good athlete who makes good decisions • will look to make his Notre Dame debut as a junior • a smart player • brings good speed to the wide areas of the defense • a great demeanor • member of the Chicago Fire Super-20 team that captured the North American National Championship in August of 2008 • one of the team's top students as he boasts a 3.512 cumulative GPA as a science-business major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Did not see game action.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2006 Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp all-star • a three-year varsity player at Boylan Catholic • an all-state, all-midwest, all-sectional and all-conference selection as a senior • captained his squad along with garnering team MVP honors during his senior campaign • copped MVP accolades at the Indiana State Cup Tournament and at the Illinois Soccer Classic Tournament • as a junior, he was named to the IHSA Class AA second-team along with earning all-sectional honorable mention honors • also earned honorable mention all-conference distinction • named to the all-tournament team for the Hononegah Invitational • plays for the Rockford Raptors club team • the Raptors were the 2002 semifinalists of the President's Day Cup in Phoenix, Ariz. and earned an eighth-place national ranking • member of the '89 state ODP team • also competed in track • part of conference champion 4x400 relay team in the spring of 2007 • from the same area as former Notre Dame athletes Ivan Brown (football), Julie Lewis (rowing), Frank Finnigan (baseball) and Jack Joyce (fencing) • born January 27, 1989 • son of Paul and Molly Klazura • has a younger brother and an older sister • enrolled in the College of Science as a science-business major with a 3.512 cumulative GPA.