Caitlin Connelly Class: Freshman Hometown: St. Paul, MN High School: Cretin-Derham Height: 5-11

IN THE FALL: Opened up her fall season racing with the Notre Dame "B" novice eight boat at the Irish's home meet ... helped her crew to a third-place finish in flight two against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, stopping the clock at 15:14.90.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minn. ... attended the same high school as current Irish football player Michael Floyd ... born June 11, 1991 in Hanau, Germany ... daughter of Tim (a 1983 Notre Dame graduate) and Leslie Connelly ... aunt, Maureen Kirk, also attended Notre Dame and is a member of the class of 1993 ... has two siblings: Megan and Patrick ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.