Courtney Barg Class: Sophomore Hometown: Plano, TX High School: Plano West Height: 5-5 Position: Midfielder/Forward Birthdate: 11/08/1989 Club Team: Dallas Sting

Good all around player who sees the game well ... versatile, cerebral player who should develop into an attacking force for the Irish.

ODP/CLUB: Member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team in 2006 ... earlier was a member of the U.S. U-16s ('04 and '05) and with the U-15s, in 2004 ... attended U-17 National Team camps/tournaments in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.); and Buenos Aires, Argentina (all in 2006) ... 2005 camps with the U-16s took her to the HDC (twice), J-Village, Japan, and Boca Raton, Fla. (she also attended a 2004 U-16 camp at the HDC) ... earlier attended two U-15 national camps at the HDC, plus a U-14 camp in Concord, Mass. ('03) ... member of the ODP Region III team from 2003-06 ... also competed with ODP North Texas state team from 2002-06 ... played alongside fellow ND freshmen Melissa Henderson and Jessica Schuveiller on elite Dallas Texans club team (U-13 and U-11, with 1990 birthday group; she later moved up to '89s while the other two stayed with '90s) ... switched to Sting Dallas '90 (along with Henderson, Schuveiller and former Texans coach Kenny Medina) for 2007-08 season ('90s; U-18) ... played mostly with older 1989 age group while with the Texans (from 2002-07; earlier played with different '90s Texans team from 2000-02) ... helped Sting Dallas '90 squad to 2008 Region III and state cup titles, and finished as USYS national runner-up (at North Little Rock, Ark.) ... team also won 2007 Premier League and LHGCL titles ... member of Texans '89s team that won 2007 state cup, Disney Showcase, league and LHGCL titles ... helped lead Texans '89s to 2006 USYS nations (in Des Moines, Iowa), after winning Region III title (also won league, LHGCL and Disney Showcase) ... her 2005 Texans team was a Region III finalists (state cup champs) while the 2004 squad made a trip to USYS nationals (in Orlando), after winning Region III (also won Disney while being runner-up for state cup, league and LHGCL) ... competed in Barcelona, Spain, at the 2002 Fox Kids Cup.

PREP & PERSONAL: Three-year member of youth national teams ... four-year NSCAA youth All-American (for 2004-07 seasons) ... twotime Parade magazine All-American (2007 and 2008) ... also earned 2006 high school All-America honors from the NSCAA (during junior season; didn't play as a senior due to club-team commitments) ... joined Schuveiller in leading Plano West High School to the 2007 state 5A title (as juniors) ... earned 2007 first team all-area status ... named county and district newcomer of the year as a freshman in 2005 ... recorded a 4.2 GPA in high school ... daughter of Robert and Mary Anne Barg ... full name is Courtney Barg ... born Nov. 8, 1989, in Dallas, Texas ... currently enrolled in Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program.