Thomas Chamney Class: Senior Hometown: Clonmel, Ireland High School: St. Columbus Height: 6-2 Event: Distance Birthdate: 04/16/1984

AS A JUNIOR: Took a year off from his studies to train full time for the European Under-23 Championships in Erfurt, Germany ... took a very strong fifth in the 800 meters at the meet, representing his native Ireland ... made his Irish Senior National team debut at the European Cup in Leiria, Portugal, again posting a fifth-place finish with a time of 1:50.18 ... won silver in the 800 meters at the Irish National Senior Track and Field Championships in Dublin, Ireland ... ran unattached at Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational, establishing an 800-meter personal best of 1:48.73 in a fourth-place effort ... opened the outdoor season at the Len Paddock Invitational with an outdoor personal-best 800-meter performance of 1:48.92 ... further lowered that personal best at the IAAF Grand Prix meet in Seville, Spain, where he won the B 800-meter heat in 1:48.84 ... took the 800-meter title at the Irish Under-23 Championship in a time of 1:52.23.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Reprised his role as the team's top 800-meter runner ... ran well at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener, clocking 1:52.71 ... bettered that time and set a career best in the indoor 800 meters at the Meyo Invitational, running 1:51.53 for ninth place ... qualified for the BIG EAST indoor meet in two events ... ran the 800 at the championship, eventually finishing eighth ... also scored BIG EAST team points with a fourth-place effort in the distance medley relay with teammates Kurt Benninger, Ryan Postel, and Eric Morrison ... competed at the adidas Indoor Games with the same group and ran 9:45.33 as a team ... steadily dropped his times in the outdoor season, culminating in his season-best run at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... took 14th in 1:50.14 at the meet ... other outdoor highlights came with a first place finish at the Tom Botts Invitational in 1:52.52 ... competed at the prestigious Mount SAC Relays, finishing 17th in 1:51.44 ... qualified for the BIG EAST outdoor meet in two events, taking seventh in the 800 meters with a 1:50.24 mark in the preliminaries and running in the 4x800-meter relay ... earned all-BIG EAST honors by placing second in the relay in 7:28.48 with teammates Eric Morrison, Kevin Somok, and Kurt Benninger.

AS A FRESHMAN: Top 800-meter specialist on the team as a rookie in 2003 ... won his first collegiate 800-meter race at the Central Michigan Opener, besting the field in 1:54.83 ... best performance of the indoor season came at the Meyo Invitational, finishing third in 1:52.29 ... qualified for the BIG EAST indoor meet, ending up 11th in the preliminaries ... member of the 2003 men's distance medley relay team ... combined with teammates Kevin Somok, Ryan Postel, and Eric Morrison to qualify for the NCAA Championship ... eventually finished 10th at the 2003 NCAA indoor meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas ... started the outdoor season at the Stanford Invitational, placing 12th in the 800 meters (1:52.01) ... broke the 1:50 mark in the 800 at the Tom Botts Invitational, coming through with an impressive 1:49.55 and nabbing his first collegiate outdoor victory (second overall) ... made the trip to the famed Drake Relays and finished fifth overall (1:51.97) ... qualified for the second conference meet of his rookie season, placing 15th in the 800 meters at the BIG EAST outdoor meet ... continued to run well at the Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing eighth in 1:51.03 ... qualified for the inaugural NCAA Mideast Regional, finishing fourth in his heat with a 1:51.19 effort ... returned back to Ireland during the summer of 2003 and entered the European Junior Championships in the 800 meters ... finished an impressive 13th in the elite field.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Ranked among the top prep middle-distance runners in Ireland ... three-time all-Irish selection and three-time all-regional champion ... ranked in the top five in Ireland at 800 meters all four years of high school ... also served as team captain for cross country his final two years ... was ranked in top 25 nationally in cross country as a junior and senior ... represented Ireland in five different international meets, including the World Youth Games in Hungary ... also played rugby and soccer at St. Columbus College ... father, John, played rugby for Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland ... youngest of two children ... born April 16, 1984 in Cork, Ireland ... member of the 2002-03 BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a double major in history and film, television, and theater