Kristen Dodd Class: Junior Hometown: Toledo, OH High School: Rogers Height: 5-7 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 09/03/1982

AS A SOPHOMORE: Helped her fellow sprinters on the Irish women's team establish themselves as one of the best groups in the nation during the 2002 track and field season ... provides talented depth across all sprint distances ... began the indoor season with third-place efforts in both the 60 meters and 200 meters in the Tri Meet against Western Michigan and Ball State ... ended up second in both the 60 meters and 400 meters vs. Michigan State ... competed at the Meyo Invitational, finishing fourth in the 60 meters (7.67) ... helped the 4x400 relay team qualify for the NCAA Championship with a 3:38.58, first-place effort at the Meyo Invitational ... finished second in the 60 meters at the Windsor Team Challenge and was fifth in the 300 meters ... advanced to the finals of the 60 meters in the BIG EAST indoor championship, eventually finishing ninth ... earned second all-BIG EAST honor of her career with the 4x400 relay team, which finished third at the BIG EAST indoor meet in 3:41.19 ... aided a great run by the 4x400 relay team in the Alex Wilson Invitational, as the team of Dodd, Liz Grow, Kymia Love and Ayesha Boyd placed first in 3:36.84 ... competed in the first NCAA Championship of her career at the indoor national meet, finishing ninth with the 4x400 relay team ... headed west to begin the outdoor season and finished fourth in the 400 meters (24.45) at the Arizona State Invitational ... member of the 4x100-meter relay team that qualified for the NCAA outdoor meet at the Florida Relays, finishing third in 44.70 ... repeated her 100-meter victory from 2001 at the 2002 Spring Opener, taking first in 12.03 ... also finished second in the 200 meters at the Spring Opener ... did not run individually at the Tom Botts Invitational, but helped the 4x100 relay team finish first in 44.73 ... also a member of the victorious 4x100 relay team at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational ... ran section B of the 400 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing sixth in 56.99 ... ran on both relays at Mt. SAC, as the 4x100 team scorched to a 44.30 time and the 4x400 team ended up with a solid 3:36.99 effort ... helped the 4x400 team improve that effort at the Drake Relays, as the Irish finished first in 3:36.62 ... qualified for the finals in both the 100 and 200 meters at the BIG EAST outdoor meet ... finished sixth in the 100 (11.86) and seventh in the 200 (24.49) ... won second BIG EAST Championship of her career in the 100 meters, along with Tameisha King, Grow and Boyd ... ended up fourth in the third section of the 400 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational (55.93) ... earned All-America honors at the NCAA outdoor championship with the 4x400 relay team, as the Irish finished fifth in 3:32.12 ... also competed in the 4x100 relay at the NCAA outdoor meet (finished 10th).

AS A FRESHMAN: Immediately established herself as one of the top sprinters on the Irish roster ... member of the BIG EAST Champion 4x100 relay team ... began the 2001 indoor season with two top-five finishes, third in the 200 meters and second in the 60 meters ... came back the next weekend vs. Michigan State to finish second in the 400 meters ... combined with teammates Tameisha King and Ayesha Boyd to finish 1-2-3 in the 60 meters at the Windsor Team Challenge ... won her heat at the Windsor meet in 7.87 ... ran a personal-best 7.70 in her preliminary heat at the 2001 BIG EAST Indoor Champion- ships, advancing to the finals where she finished eighth ... also ran the 400 meters at the BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing eighth in the finals ... began the 2001 outdoor season at the Arizona State Invitational, finishing fifth in the 200 and 400 meters ... earned her first collegiate race victory at the Spring Opener, capturing the 100 meters in 12.72, then taking first in the 200 meters (25.07) ... continued to post impressive times by repeating her Spring Opener sweep at the Tom Botts Invitational, winning the 100 (12.17) and 200 meters ... competed in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in track at Robert S. Rogers High School ... state runner-up in the 400 meters her senior season ... named track team MVP all four years of high school competition ... served as team captain her senior season ... earned all-state honors her junior and senior years ... named to the all-city team all four years at Robert S. Rogers ... boasts best times of 24.7 in the 200 meters, 55.94 in the 400 meters ... also competed in the triple jump during high school ... best triple jump effort was 37-5 1/2 ... member of the National Honor Society ... served as senior class vice president ... born Sept. 3, 1982 in Toledo, Ohio ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters