Rachael Louie Class: Senior Hometown: Westfield, NJ High School: Westfield Height: 5-2

AS A JUNIOR: Served as the coxswain of the second varsity four boat during the spring season after not rowing on the fall campaign ... opened up the schedule with a second-place finish against Michigan State, crossing the finish line in 8:50.30 ... finished in third place the following day against Indiana and Purdue, stopping the clock at 7:07.60 ... coxed her boat to a pair of third-place results at Ohio State in a four-team regatta ... in the morning session, stopped the clock at 7:59.19 in finishing behind Brown and Ohio State ... improved drastically in the afternoon session as the boat completed the course in a time of 7:41.21, falling to Brown and Minnesota ... coxed boat to BIG EAST gold at the Championships by winning the grand final in a time of 7:46.132, defeating Syracuse, Georgetown and Louisville, respectively ... coxed the Notre Dame "A" boat to the petite final championship at the South/Central Sprints by posting a winning time of 7:03.60 ... the boat was able to earn a spot in the finals by finishing the prelim heat in third with a time of 7:15.99 and then stopping the clock at 7:12.20 to earn a fourth-place result in the semifinal heat ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team ... received first monogram with the program.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Joined Irish program as a sophomore ... started the spring season as coxswain for the varsity four blue boat against Northeastern... led the varsity eight boat and the 2/3 varsity eight boat at the Lubbers Cup, both of which finished in first place, and also coxed the varsity four "A" boat which finished third ... coxswain for the third varsity four boat that produced a victory over Michigan State ... competed at the Indiana Invite where she coxed the second varsity four gold boat ... coxed for the open varsity four "B" boat that finished first in the petite finals with a time of 7:52.50 ... coxswain of the third place boat in the novice eight division at Head of the Rock ... led the Irish to an eighth place finish in the novice eight event at the Cal-Sag Regatta.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not row for the Irish.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played tennis all four years while attending Westfield High School and was a member of the No. 2 doubles team ... as a senior, was voted to the all- conference and all-city teams, in addition to being selected MVP ... won conference and regional championships her senior year ... posted a perfect 23-0 mark in doubles during her final scholastic season ... a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ... class treasurer at Notre Dame during her freshman year ... born in Summit, N.J. on February 21, 1988 ... daughter of Peter and Lilian Louie ... has one sibling, David ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business, pursuing an accounting degree.