Katherine Burnett Class: Sophomore Hometown: Germantown, Tenn. High School: Hutchison H.S. Height: 5-7 Birthdate: 05/26/1980

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in sixth seat of the first Irish novice eight boat all season in ‘98-‘99 ... placed first at the Thomas White Invitational in 6:58.70 and against Michigan State and Creighton in 7:15.70 ... also claimed the top spot against Ohio State and Michigan before falling to second place against Navy and MIT ... was also second at the Georgetown Invitational and the Midwest Regional, finishing only behind established program Wisconsin at the Midwest race.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in swimming and volleyball at Hutchison High School ... all-city and all-conference in volleyball her senior season ... first-team all-West Tennessee in volleyball ... swimming team was conference and regional champions every year but her junior season ... scholar-athlete of the year in 1997 and 1998 ...Best of the Preps Scholar-Athlete in 1998 ... member of National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta ... a National Merit Scholarship Finalist ... Honor Council vice president ... school newspaper sports editor ... a member of the 1999-2000 Academic Honors Program, which pairs student-athletes who excel at the highest level with University faculty member mentors within the student’s area of interest ... born May 26, 1980, in Chicago, Ill. ... enrolled in the College of Science, majoring in biology.