John Schaefer Class: Junior Hometown: Troy, MI High School: Detroit Jesuit Height / Weight: 5-11 / 165 Position: Defense

Provides depth to the Fighting Irish defense • gives coverage in different areas of the backline • a candidate to start at right back • has played in two career games • an excellent student who boasts one of the team's top grade-point averages (3.412) as a mechanical engineering major.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in two matches • made his collegiate debut in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Michigan • also saw time in a 3-0 victory at Pittsburgh.

AS A FRESHMAN: Did not see game action.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year varsity starter and letterwinner at Detroit Jesuit High School • two-year team captain and team MVP • voted to the 2005 Michigan `Dream Team' and Detroit all-metro team as a senior • earned Michigan Division I first-team honors both his junior and senior seasons • all-Catholic as a junior and senior along with being named alldistrict as a sophomore • a ten-year member of the Vardar Soccer Club and helped to lead them to nationals in 2005 after being crowned Region II champions • solidified the team's defense for five straight appearances in the regionals • team captured the Michigan State Cup on four occasions • a four-year member of the Michigan '88 ODP state team • two-year Region II player pool • two-year SYL ODP regional pool • a Scholar Athlete during his freshman-senior years • winner of the Detroit Athletic Club's 2006 Male Athlete of the Year award and scholarship • class valedictorian and a member of the National Honor Society along with being involved in the student senate at Detroit Jesuit High School • born Feb. 4, 1988 • son of Dennis and Karen Schaefer • older brother, Russell, is a Notre Dame graduate • from the same area as former Notre Dame midfielder Nate Norman (Class of 2007) • enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major • carries a 3.412 cumulative GPA.

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