Cory Rellas Class: Senior Hometown: Plano, TX High School: Plano West Height / Weight: 6-1 / 165 Position: Defense

Has been a big contributor during his sophomore and junior seasons • will look to come back strong from a knee injury suffered in the final game of the 2008 spring season against the Mexico Under-20 squad • figures to be a starter in the central defense once he is back at full strength • has a lot of variety and can play in many different roles • has good attacking qualities • a two-time monogram winner • has appeared in 46 games, making 35 starts • has totaled 11 points on three goals and five assists • a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

AS A JUNIOR: A starter in all 24 games in the Irish backline • notched two points on one goal • registered nine shots • a key part of the Notre Dame defense that allowed just 0.83 goals per game and recorded 11 shutouts • scored the team's second goal in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Michigan • named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star • earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in 22 games, making 11 starts • fourth on the team with nine points on two goals and five assists • his assist total ranked third on the team • attempted 21 shots • made his collegiate debut by coming off the bench in a 4-1 win over No. 8 Creighton in the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament • collected his first career start in a 4-0 win over Marquette as he filled in for an injured Ian Etherington • did a superb job in replacing the starting senior midfielder for seven games • in the next match, he notched his first career point with an assist in a 2-0 win over Seton Hall • also collected assists in the next two matches, wins over Michigan (2-0) and Georgetown (4-1) • produced a season-high two assists in a 3-0 win over Providence • netted the first goal of his career in a 2-1 setback at No. 4 West Virginia • scored a goal in a 2-1 loss at Rutgers in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST tournament • received the team's Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student- Athlete Award • named to the 2006-07 BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team • earned a monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action during his freshman campaign.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Plano West Senior High School • team was nationally ranked all three seasons in which he played • garnered all-state, all-city and all-conference honors as a senior • named the 2005 Class 5A Offensive MVP • helped team to a conference championship during his junior campaign as he was named all-conference • team captain as a senior • two-time team MVP • member of the Solar Soccer Club, which plays in the CCSA Classic League and claimed the North Texas State Cup Championship in 2004 • also played on the ODP North Texas '87 team • an all-star selection at Notre Dame's Elite Camp in the summer of 2004 • earned varsity letters in basketball as a freshman and sophomore • team went undefeated in winning the conference championship during his freshman season • named team captain as a sophomore • born January 28, 1987 • son of Jim and Nordy Rellas • father, Jim, played baseball at the University of New Hampshire • has three siblings • younger brother of former Irish player Dale Rellas (Class of 2007) • sister, Jackie, played soccer at Rice University • from the same area as former Irish soccer players Rob Snyder and Greg Martin • was a member of the National Honor Society • a finance and history major • carries a 3.631 cumulative GPA.

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