Braegan Padley Class: Junior Hometown: Boise, ID High School: Eagle Height: 5-8

AS A JUNIOR: Entered second season rowing with the Notre Dame varsity four squad ... opened the spring season with a runner-up finish to Michigan State, posting a time of 8:29.18 ... won first race of the spring schedule the following day when the boat defeated Indiana and Purdue in a time of 6:49.80 ... secured a pair of third-place finishes at the four-team regatta hosted by Ohio State ... raced to a final time of 7:24.10 in the morning session, trailing Brown and Ohio State and posted a time of 7:25.07 in the afternoon session as they crossed behind Brown and Minnesota ... at the BIG EAST Championships, qualified for the grand final by winning its preliminary race with a time of 7:53.814 ... went on to win the gold medal in the event by holding off Syracuse and completing the course in 7:36.622 ... helped her boat qualify for the lone grand final appearance for the Irish at the South/Central Sprints by finishing second in the prelim heat (7:22.08) before finishing third in the semifinal heat (6:59.10) ... in the grand final, earned a sixth-place outcome by completing the course in a time of 7:13.40 ... rowed with the varsity eight "B" boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta where her boat finished the race in 16:41.60, good for sixth place (27 boats) ... helped the varsity eight "C" boat to a finishing time of 17:46.69 in the preliminary race at the Southland Regatta ... the finish placed them in the "E" final where they completed the course in 7:32.50 ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team ... received monogram award for the second straight year.

FALL 2008: Rowed with the varsity eight "B" boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta where her boat finished the race in 16:41.60, good for sixth place (27 boats)...helped the varsity eight "C" boat to a finishing time of 17:46.69 in the preliminary race at the Southland Regatta...the finish placed them in the "E" final where they completed the course in 7:32.50.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned a spot with Notre Dame's top varsity four crew ... in the spring season opener against Northeastern, helped the varsity four to two second-place finishes ... rowed with the varsity eight "B" to a fourth-place finish at the Lubbers Cup with a time of 7:11.31 ... also was a member of the varsity four "B" that earned first place (7:49.98) ... helped third varsity four crew defeat Michigan State with a time of 8:58.2 and then rowed with second varsity four boat that finished second with a time of 9:07.2 ... led varsity four crew to three first-place finishes at the Charles River Challenge ... part of varsity four gold medal-winning team at the BIG EAST Championships as the boat finished with a time of 7:43.00 ... helped crew earn a second-place finish at the Central/South Region Championship in the varsity four in the petite finals with a time of 7:38.10 ... rowed as a member of the varsity eight crew that placed ninth at the Head of the Rock with a time of 16:24.59 ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team and was awarded first monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in second novice eight and novice four boats most season before moving into the first novice eight boat ... made debut with first novice eight boat at the Central/South Region Championship and helped crew advance to Grand Finals ... won gold medal with novice four boat at the BIG EAST Championships (7:49.00) ... sat in the novice four boat against Princeton (7:53.8) ... rowed the novice eight boat to a second place finish in the Lubbers Cup, posting a time of 8:09.87 ... rode in second novice eight boat in races against Alabama, Michigan ... made debut in the spring against Tennessee and Alabama in the second novice eight boat, finishing second in two of three races.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played varsity lacrosse in her high school career ... led her scholastic squad to three consecutive undefeated seasons as team was undefeated during her first three seasons and two four conference championships and two state crowns during her sophomore and junior seasons ... selected for the lacrosse Team Idaho team all four years of her career ... played in the Idaho All-Star Lacrosse game her junior and senior years ... recognized as MVP in 2005 at the Idaho All State Lacrosse team ... served on Student Council and her Mayor's Youth Advisory Council ... member of National Honor Society and Key Club ... daughter of Albert and Erin Padley ... oldest of two children ... born December 23, 1987 in Glendale, Calif. ... a political science and history major in the College of Arts and Letters.