Notre Dame in solid position entering second day of races
AS A FRESHMAN: Competed with several boats during first year with the Irish ... started her career off at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite with two victories in the third varsity eight boat, sporting a time of 6:52.60 over Tennessee ... also beat Alabama (7:03.30) and placed second against Kansas (7:00.17) ... competed at Ohio State with the novice eight boat (7:15.12), but came back the next day for the novice eight victory over Indiana, Purdue, and Louisville with a time of 6:46.65 in the win ... also beat Iowa with the fourth varsity eight (7:30.10) ... helped the third varsity eight boat to the victory at the BIG EAST Invite over Iowa, Rutgers, and the Notre Dame "B" boat (7:10.90) ... ended her season with victory at the BIG EAST Championship in the third varsity four over Connecticut and Louisville, posting a 7:44.478 in the win.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Swam for four years as a sprinter for Hickory High School, lettering all four seasons ... helped lead her team to three undefeated seasons, while earning three all-city and one all-region selection ... placed second in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the Regional Championship her junior year ... named MVP both her junior and senior seasons ... member of the NCSA Junior National Team in 2009, 2010, and 2011 ... made the NCSA Junior National cut in 50 freestyle at the Senior Championship (club) meet in 2010 ... played middle blocker and outside hitter for her high school volleyball team, lettering in her final three seasons ... volleyball team won the district tournament fall 2010 ... member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society ... honored as a Scholastic All-American ... born in Coronado, Calif. ... daughter of James and Mary Beth Loper ... both parents attended Notre Dame ... her uncle, Joseph Roveda, graduated from Notre Dame in 1984 and was a member of the fencing team ... has two siblings- Jimmy and Bobby ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program ... currently enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
