Laura Huarte Class: Freshman Hometown: Shingle Springs, CA High School: St. Francis Height: 5-8 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 12/14/1983

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-sport letterwinner, competing in pole vault, soccer, tennis and junior varsity basketball ... ranked 38th in the nation in pole vault as a senior ... won conference and sub-sectional titles and was named all-city in 2002 ... set school record and personal best in pole vault (11-9) and also established league and sub-sectional meet records in event ... also was two-time conference champion in tennis ... two-time all-conference selection in soccer ... helped lead soccer team to eighth in national rankings as a senior ... comes from an athletic background ... uncle, John, was a standout football player at Notre Dame, winning the 1964 Heisman Trophy before graduating in '65 ... father, Jim, played football at St. Mary's (Calif.) College ... sister, Sarah, currently is a junior on the golf team at the University of California at Berkeley ... cousin, Dave, is a '61 graduate of Notre Dame ... cousin, David Gallivan, is a '91 graduate of Notre Dame ... brother, Bryan, is a '99 graduate of Notre Dame ... youngest of four children ... born Dec. 14, 1983 in Placerville, Calif. ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.