Stephanie Slatt Class: Sophomore Hometown: Burien, WA High School: John F. Kennedy Height: 6-1 Position: Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter Birthdate: 05/01/1989

Attended several Irish summer camps as a prep ... familiar with the program and has strong Notre Dame connections ... will be counted on to provide depth with her size and agility.

PREP AND PERSONAL: The first freshman since 1984 to play varsity volleyball at John F. Kennedy HS, and cracked the starting lineup in every game of her prep career ... first-team all-state selection in 2006 and 2007 ... made the second-team as a sophomore in 2005 ... Seamount League MVP in 2005, 2006, and 2007 ... three-time member of the All-Seamount League team, earning an honorable mention nod in 2004 ... team MVP from 2005-2007 ... led squad to a second-place finish in the 2007 Washington state tournament while claiming a district title in 2006 ... won Seamount League titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007 ... King County Journal Player of the Year in 2007, and King County Journal All-Area All Star from 2005-2007 ... two-time member of the Seattle Post Intelligencer All Star Team ... voted to Seattle Times All Star Team in 2007 ... team captain for Club Wahine from 2003-2004 and led the squad to the Junior Olympics Nationals in 2004 ... member of Puget Sound VC for three years, serving as team captain in 2007 ... made appearances in the 2005 and 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals while earning a pair of regional titles in those same years ... earned four letters in volleyball and three in track and field ... placed 9th in the 2006 state track meet and 10th in the 2005 edition as a high jumper ... member of school's Spanish Honors Society and Amnesty International club ... and daughter of Jeanine and Christopher Slatt ... father graduated from Notre Dame in 1980 ... as did relatives Charles Slatt ('33), Vincent Slatt ('43), Stephen Slatt ('72), Christopher Slatt ('80), Philip Slatt ('86), Mary Irene Slatt ('98), and Vincent E. Slatt ('00) ... sister, Danielle, is currently a senior at Notre Dame ... born May 1, 1989.