Rachel Endress Class: Junior Hometown: Wheaton, IL High School: Wheaton North Height: 5-5 Event: Distance Birthdate: 09/19/1982

AS A SOPHOMORE: Ran three cross country meets during the 2001 season ... finished 21st at the Central Collegiate Championships ... ran the Gold Division race during the Notre Dame Invitational and finished 18th ... one of Notre Dame's eight runners at the BIG EAST Championship, finishing 48th and helping the Irish take fourth place in the highly-competitive meet ... began the indoor track and field season with the mile run during the Tri Meet against Western Michigan and Ball State, finishing second in 5:16.31 ... continued to improve her mile time against Michigan State, finishing fourth in 5:11.20 ... ended up fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Windsor Team Challenge (3:06.27) ... placed 16th in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... began the outdoor season with the 800 meters at the Purdue Invitational, posting a 2:25.76 time ... moved up to the 3,000 meters at the Spring Opener, finishing 10th in 10:36.4 ... ended up eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational.

AS A FRESHMAN: Developed into one of the top five harriers on the Irish cross country team in 2000 ... began the cross country season with a 13th-place finish at the Valparaiso Invitational, helping the Irish capture the team title ... third Notre Dame runner across the finish line at the National Catholic Invitational, taking seventh place in 18:31 and helping the team win the meet ... shaved four seconds off her time (on the same course) at the Notre Dame Invitational to finish third on the team and 66th in the field ... ran her first BIG EAST cross country meet, finishing in 32nd place ... third on the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, taking 75th in the field ... began the 2001 indoor season competing in the 800 meters and the mile run ... ran a personal indoor-best 5:10.16 in the mile run at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... moved up to the 1,500 and 3,000 meters for the 2001 outdoor season ... finished eighth in the 3,000 meters at the Spring Opener.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Wheaton North High School ... four-time conference champion in track and three-time conference champion in cross country ... earned all-state accolades her sophomore through senior seasons in track ... specialized in the 800 meters, but also competed in the 1,600 and 3,200-meters ... member of the 1999 state champion 4x800 team ... ran the third leg of the 4x800 in the championship meet ... same 4x800 team set the school record, 9:21, in 2000 ... best times were 2:18.1 in the 800 meters, 5:02.1 in the 1,600 meters and 11:02.2 in the 3,200 meters ... set the Northside Park cross country course record (2.5 miles) in 14:12 ... earned the 1999 cross country team award for most dedicated and hardest worker ... won the 1998 Illinois High School Athletics Association regional cross country championship ... comes from a family with a strong collegiate athletic participation tradition ... uncle Steve Endress played football at Purdue ... uncle Tom Endress played basketball and football at the University of Evansville ... cousin Matt Endress was a member of the Wabash College wrestling team ... member of the National Honor Society, Student Council and Spanish Honor Society at Wheaton North High School ... born Sept. 19, 1982, in Winfield, Ill. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.