Katie DeRusso Class: Senior Hometown: Fairport, NY High School: Fairport Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 06/06/1985

AS A SOPHOMORE: Improved to become one of Notre Dame's most consistent distance contributors ... ran at every one of the Irish cross country meets ... placed eighth at the Valparaiso Invitational and 11th at the National Catholic Championship ... competed in the Open race at the Notre Dame Invitational and ran 18:29 over 5,000 meters for ninth place ... was among Notre Dame's varsity competitors for all three post-season meets ... finished 46th at the BIG EAST meet in 22:39 ... stepped up in a big way at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, running 21:28 to finish 50th and help the team to a second-place finish ... participated in her first NCAA Championship ... focused on the mile during the indoor track season ... ran her season best time in the event at the Notre Dame Invitational (5:01.73) ... competed in two events at the indoor BIG EAST Championship ... finished fourth in the 4x800 meter relay with Brianne Schmidt, Rachel Heneghan, and Jacqueline Carter (9:07.30) ... scored team points with an eighth-place, 5:03.45 effort in the mile ... set a then-career best in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the outdoor Stanford Invitational ... finished third in her section with a time of 10:51.41 ... competed at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays, taking 21st in the steeplechase ... again competed in two events at the BIG EAST meet, this time running the 4x800 meter relay and 3,000 meter steeplechase ... took eighth in the relay in 9:15.86 with Jacqueline Carter, Kerry Meagher, and Brianne Schmidt ... finished ninth in the steeplechase while running 10:55.06 ... ran the steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing fourth in 10:56.30 ... set a ten-second career best at the NCAA Mideast Regional ... took 12th with a 10:41.49 effort, the top mark in school history ... owns four of the five fastest steeplechase performances in Notre Dame history.

AS A FRESHMAN: Developed well during her rookie season and provided depth to the Irish distance group ... competed in three races during her freshman season in cross country ... finished 26th in the National Catholic, 41st in the Notre Dame Invitational gold division race and 78th in the Pre-National open race ... ran both the mile and 1,000 meters during the 2004 indoor track and field season ... finished second in the 1,000 meters at the Windsor Team Challenge and third at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... ran on the 4x800-meter relay team at the BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing fourth along with teammates Lauren King, Megan Johnson and Kerry Meagher ... qualified for the BIG EAST outdoor meet in the steeplechase by running 11:10.54 to finish second at Notre Dame's Spring Opener ... also finished second in the steeplechase at the Tom Botts Invitational ... eventually finished 17th in the steeplechase at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship ... competed as part of the 4x800-meter relay team at the conference outdoor meet, finishing eighth.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Earned five letters in both cross country and outdoor track and field during indoor season ... Fairport High Female Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... led cross country team to four Monroe County League conference titles in five years and four consecutive indoor crowns ... five-time all-state and first-team Section V honoree in cross country ... named New York State Freshman Runner of the Year in 1999 ... earned Monroe Country all-league honors on 23 occasions in both cross country and track ... captured eight Section V championships in individual or relay events during her prep career, including three during the 2002-03 school year ... member of 4x800 meter relay team at Fairport that established three school records (indoor and outdoor) ... in final scholastic season in cross country, finished sixth at NYSPHSA Class A championship and seventh at NYS Federation race ... also placed 22nd at NE Foot Locker regional-seeded race ... led team to second-place finish at 2002 NYSPHA state championship after winning Section V crown ... was undefeated in the 3,000 meters in all Section V races during her senior year ... finished third in 3,000 meters at NYS Federation outdoor meet ... as a freshman in high school placed sixth at the National Junior Olympics Youth Race ... captained cross country and track teams during her senior year ... member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society ... received JP Morgan National Merit Scholarship ... National Merit Scholarship recipient and AP Scholar ... played violin for the Fairport High School orchestra ... father, Paul, graduated from Notre Dame in 1976 ... oldest of two children ... born June 6, 1985 ... enrolled in the College of Science with a major in biological sciences.