Jaime Volkmer Class: Sophomore Hometown: Kearney, Neb. High School: Kearney Catholic Height: 5-7 Event: Triple Jump/Pole Vault Birthdate: 07/21/1981

AS A FRESHMAN: One of the top performers on the track and field team ... broke four school records in her first season at Notre Dame ... smashed the school marks in the pole vault and triple jump in her first few attempts of the year ... finished no lower than third in her six indoor pole vault competitions ... won the first home meet of the season (Quad Meet) by clearing a school-record 11-0 ... won the Meyo Invitational two weeks later by clearing the same height ... made her presence known at her first BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing second, third and fifth in three events ... earned all-BIG EAST honors when she cleared 11-3 3/4 at the BIG EAST indoor championship and finished second in the event ... competed in three triple jump competitions, extending the Notre Dame record in each meet, and eventually leaping 39-8 at the BIG EAST indoor meet ... the 39-8 effort earned her fourth place in the BIG EAST ... also competed in the high jump during the indoor season, finishing fourth versus Indiana and fifth at the BIG EAST meet ... continued to improve and break records throughout the outdoor season ... avenged her loss in the BIG EAST indoor pole vault by winning the outdoor event, clearing 11-9 3/4 and setting a school record in the process ... won the Spring Opener pole vault competition by clearing 11-5 ... only indoor high jump event of the season she participated in was at the Indy Relays, where she took fifth by jumping 5-2 1/4 ... also won two triple jump events in the outdoor season; the Spring Opener and the Indy Relays ... her Spring Opener winning leap measured 39-10 3/4, setting another school record ... finished eighth in the BIG EAST outdoor triple jump with a distance of 39-10.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-time letterwinner in track ...placed second at the National Scholastic outdoor meet in the triple jump to earn All-America honors ... set Nebraska state records in the pole vault (11-8) and the triple jump (40-9) ... has school records in the 200 meters, long jump, high jump, pole vault and triple jump ... earned seven all-class gold medals at the Nebraska state track meet ... first female prep athlete to triple jump over 40 feet at the state track meet ... led her Kearney Catholic to the team title at the state meet as a senior ... personal bests included 40-9 in the triple jump, 19-1 1/4 in the long jump, 5-7 in the high jump and 11-8 in the pole vault ... also earned three letters as an outside hitter on the volleyball team, earning all-conference and all-city accolades ... invited to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in both the triple jump and pole vault ... member of the National Honor Society and president of the student council ... father Randy participated in both cross country and track and field at the University of Nebraska at Kearney ... born July 21, 1981, in Kearney, Neb. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.