Catherine Schmidt Class: Freshman Hometown: Orange, CA High School: Mater Dei Height: 5-7 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 03/04/1984

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year letterwinner as a sprinter at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... won conference outdoor title in 400 meters as a senior ... a two-time all-county selection, including first-team honors in 2002 ... topped 15-year-old school record in 400-meter run and then broke it five times, finishing with a personal-best time of 57.41 ... anchored Mater Dei's 1,600-meter relay team, helping unit break school record three times ... school won Orange County Champions meet in 2000 and finished second in 2002 ... served as team captain her senior year ... also lettered twice in soccer as a defender ... member of National Honor Society ... attended same high school as current Irish football senior Mike McNair ... father, Joseph, played football at the University of San Diego ... cousin, Ron Arnold, was a baseball standout at USC ... oldest of four children ... born March 4, 1984 in Orange, Calif. ... plans to major in pre-professional studies ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.