Molly Huddle Class: Freshman Hometown: Elmira, NY High School: Notre Dame Height: 5-4 Event: Distance Birthdate: 08/31/1984

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Widely considered to be among the top incoming freshman cross country and distance runners in the nation ... twice earned All-America honors in outdoor track and field (one and two mile runs), while also garnering All-America recognition in indoor track and field and cross country as a senior ... did not start running cross country until her senior year because high school did not have a team ... ran as one-runner team in 2001 with her father as coach ... was undefeated in cross country during regular season, winning conference, regional and state titles ... set 12 course records ... finished fourth at 2001 FootLocker National Cross Country Championships ... two-time outdoor track conference, regional and state champion ... won Nike Indoor Classic (one mile) and adidas Outdoor Championships (two mile) as a senior, setting a meet record in the former event (4:46) ... established new national high school record in outdoor two-mile run (10:01) ... owns outdoor 3,000-meter record for New York State (9:21) ... a four-sport standout at Notre Dame High School in Elmira, N.Y. ... also lettered her junior year in basketball and soccer ... member of National Honor Society ... father, Robert, is a 1969 Notre Dame graduate ... uncle, Tim, is a 1976 Notre Dame graduate ... third of four children ... born Aug. 31, 1984 in Elmira, N.Y. ... plans to major in biology ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.