Catherine Schmidt Class: Senior Hometown: Orange, CA High School: Mater Dei Height: 5-7 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 03/04/1984

AS A JUNIOR: Shifted focus to the 800 meters during the 2005 track and field season ... neared her career best indoor 500 meter time at the Meyo Invitational with a 1:18.81 effort ... top performance of the outdoor season was a 2:19.20, seventh-place finish at the Indy Relays.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in the middle distance sprints during the 2004 track and field season ... finished first in her section of the 500 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational (1:19.46) ... also finished first in her section of the 500 meters at Notre Dame's Indoor Opener (1:20.03) ... top finish of the outdoor season came in the 800 meters at the Indy Relays, placing third in 2:18.17.

AS A FRESHMAN: Middle-distance sprinter focused on improvement during her rookie season in 2003 ... ran the 400 meters during the indoor season, posting a season-best 59.12 at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... progressively improved her times in each meet ... also ran the 400 meters during the outdoor season ... ran 1:00.41 to finish 12th at the Indy Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: A four-year letter winner as a sprinter at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. ... won conference outdoor title in 400 meters as a senior ... a two-time all-county selection, including first-team honors in 2002 ... topped 15-year-old school record in 400-meter run and then broke it five times, finishing with a personal-best time of 57.41 ... anchored Mater Dei's 1,600-meter relay team, helping unit break school record three times ... school won Orange County Champions meet in 2000 and finished second in 2002 ... served as team captain her senior year ... also lettered twice in soccer as a defender ... member of National Honor Society ... father, Joseph, played football at the University of San Diego ... cousin, Ron Arnold, was a baseball standout at USC ... oldest of four children ... born March 4, 1984 in Orange, Calif. ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters as a studio art major.