Ching-Ting Hwang Class: Sophomore Hometown: Chesterfield, MO High School: Parkway Central High Height: 5-7

IN THE FALL: At the Head of the Rock Regatta, began with a ninth-place finish in the collegiate eight race with a 16:08.61 mark ... also raced in the collegiate four race, adding a sixth-place finish in a time of 17:24.06 ... in the varsity four race against Indiana and Iowa, picked up a tenth-place finish with a time of 15:34.7 ... the varsity eight flight 1 race ended with a third-place finish for the Notre Dame "B" boat as they crossed the line in 13:20.8.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with the second novice eight crew for most of the spring season ... helped her boat capture second place against Michigan State as the boat finished the race in 8:46.90 ... the next day the boat went on to capture a second-place finish against Indiana and Purdue as they stopped the clock at 6:35.90 ... sat with the second novice eight crew as they earned a two-race sweep at the four-team regatta at Ohio State ... the boat was victorious in the morning session over Ohio State with a winning time of 7:11.12 ... in the afternoon session the boat was able to earn the victory over Minnesota on their way to shaving over seven seconds off of the morning time and finishing in 7:04.00 ... helped novice eight boat capture the best qualifying time at the BIG EAST Championships with a time of 7:24.704 and later helped the boat grab the silver, stopping the clock at 7:08.309 in the grand final ... at the South/Central Sprints, rowed as a member of the open varsity four boat, helping it claim a spot in the C Final by completing the prelim heat in fifth (7:29.81) and then placing second in the semifinal heat (7:12.20) ... helped her boat claim fourth place in the C Final with a final time of 7:18.13 ... competed in the varsity eight race at the Head of the Rock as a member of the Notre Dame "F" boat, completing the course in 22:09.30 ... competed again at the Head of the Rock in the novice eight boat race with the Notre Dame "C" boat ... the crew stopped the clock with a time of 22:25.60 showing, good for 14th place ... raced in the novice eight race at the Southland Regatta in the Notre Dame "A" boat ... the team earned a 16th-place finish, finishing the course in 20:46.16.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-sport athlete, competing in track, cross country and basketball...earned a total of nine letters for her efforts in those sports...was named track team captain in junior and senior seasons, helping guide Parkway Central High to a conference and regional crown in '08...was also selected to the all-conference team in track junior and senior year...was a member of the National Honor Society, along with serving as the student body officer for Student Council...born in Tao-Yuan, Taiwan on September 15, 1990...daughter of Der-Chyan Hwang and Melody Shue...has one sibling, Jonathan...enrolled in the College of Science majoring in biology.