Nathan Geary Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lancaster, NY High School: Lancaster Height / Weight: 5-4 / 140 Event: Diving Birthdate: 11/02/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Showed steady progress throughout the campaign ... season-best 1-meter dive performance came against Oakland where he tallied a score of 288.30 ... one week later he registered another best at 346.80 against Northwestern off the 3-meter board ... represented the Irish diving squad at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished 11th in prelims off the 3 meter with a score of 277.60 and ninth from 1-meter with a 275.90.

THE GEARY FILE: Continued to display improvement at the state meet his final three prep seasons at Lancaster (N.Y.) ... deemed a two-time All-American off the board and gathered an academic All-American distinction his senior season as well ... holds each of his high school's diving records ... took third at the state meet his junior year ... designated team captain by head coach Dan Szymanski ... member of the Math and Science Honor Society ... member of Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy ... represented Notre Dame at the 2008 NCAA Leadership Conference ... worked as a counselor at the University of Texas' diving camp during this past summer ... avid supporter of each of Buffalo's professional sports franchises ... son of Cynthia and Kenneth Geary ... born Nov. 2, 1989, in Cheektowaga, N.Y. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters within the Program of Liberal Studies.