Tong Xie Hometown: Granger, IN High School: John Adams Event: Diving Birthdate: 05/23/1980

AS A JUNIOR: Member of Notre Dame's talented diving group … has improved as the team's second-best performer in one-meter diving … specializes in the one-meter board, finished second during the dual-meet season vs. Oakland, American, George Washington and Kalamazoo … also finished second in three-meter diving at George Washington … top efforts included 270.75 in one-meter diving and 297.75 in three-meter diving.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Won his first individual diving competition off the one-meter board against Kalamazoo … qualified for the 2001 BIG EAST Championships and finished 12th in the one-meter diving event … took second place in both diving events against Oakland… finished third in the three-meter event against Kalamazoo, St. Bonaventure and Cleveland State … helped the Notre Dame diving team post an undefeated record in dual meet competition for the 2000-01 season.

AS A FRESHMAN: Placed 13th at the 2000 BIG EAST Championships in the three-meter ... tallied six top-five finishes in the one-meter, including three third-place finishes ... recorded five top-five placings in the three-meter event, including three third places ... placed sixth in the one-meter at the Early Bird Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Lettered twice in diving at John Adams High School in South Bend, Ind. ... an all-city selection as a junior, winning the sectional diving meet and placing second in the city meet ... was a second team all-Northern Indiana Conference selection ... received the Kiwanis Award as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society and was an officer in the Latin Club ... from same high school as former Notre Dame swimmer Josh Saylor, who graduated in 1997 .... father, Caiming, is the head diving coach at Notre Dame, while mother Ping Tong is also a diving coach ... born May 23, 1980, in Chong Qing, China ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.