Carol Ann Michel Class: Junior Hometown: Princeton, NJ High School: The Hun School of Princeton Height: 5-11

AS A SOPHOMORE: Rowed as a member of the second varsity eight crew for the spring season with the Irish ... earned BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors (April 8) for the boat's efforts at the San Diego Crew Classic ... crossed the line in second place against Michigan State in the opening event of the season, posting a time of 7:32.03 ... helped team to a race victory the next day against both Indiana and Purdue, stopping the clock at 5:46.60 ... at the San Diego Crew Classic, saw crew qualify for grand final by posting a time of 7:06.49 in preliminaries ... finished the grand final in fifth place as it recorded a final time of 7:09.47 ... opened up the four-team regatta at Ohio State with a third-place finish in the morning session, posting a time of 6:41.14 ... secured a runner-up finish in the afternoon session race by completing the course in 6:36.78 ... at the BIG EAST Championships, qualified for the grand final by winning the preliminary heat in a time of 7:11.400 ... went on to capture the gold medal at the Championships by posting a winning time of 6:42.547 ... at the Central/South Region Championships, helped her boat earn a spot in the petite final by finishing second in the prelim heat (6:37.83) and then fourth in the semifinal heat (6:16.00) ... the boat would capture the petite finals victory, crossing the finish line at 6:27.10 and holding off second-place Iowa (6:28.40) ... helped lead the charge for the varsity eight "C" boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta where the crew crossed the finish line with a time of 16:58.80, good for ninth place (27 boats) ... at the Southland Regatta, she rowed with the varsity eight "B" boat where they recorded a time of 17:11.02 ... the finish qualified the crew for the "C" final where they navigated the course in a time of 7:12.30 ... awarded with second monogram with the Irish.

AS A FRESHMAN: Member of Notre Dame's successful varsity eight crew during her rookie season ... rowed with the varsity eight gold boat at the start of spring and notched against Northeastern in the season-opening regatta ... led the second varsity eight crew to wins over Stanford and UCLA at the Pac-10 Challenge ... sat in the second varsity eight boat that split two races with Michigan State ... helped the second varsity blue boat to a victory at the Indiana Invite (6:32.5) ... helped her crew post two victories in the second varsity eight at the Charles River Challenge ... won gold medal in second varsity eight race at BIG EAST Championships with a winning time of 6:51.80 ... part of the second varsity eight boat that finished third in the Grand Final of the Central/South Region Championship ... helped the Irish to a 14th-place finish in her first varsity race at Head of the Rock ... earned a thirdplace finish with novice eight boat at Head of the Rock ... member of the 16thplace varsity crew at the Cal-Sag Regatta ... during the same competition competed as a member of the varsity eight final d boat that finished fourth with a time of 7:12.705 ... one of two freshmen monogram winners.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A three-sport athlete in high school participating in soccer, basketball and rowing at The Hun School of Princeton ... four-year letterwinner in basketball and rowing ... led high school team to national ranking during her senior year ... also named team captain of the rowing team during her senior season ... won silver medals at both the Club Nationals and the Independence Day Regatta as a senior ... served as class president for three years ... her brothers Jay and Kevin were members of the lightweight rowing teams at Navy and Yale, respectively ... born in Princeton, N.J. on September 29, 1988 ...daughter of John and Susan Michel ... third oldest of three children ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.