Michelle Olsgard Hometown: Fort Collins, CO High School: Fort Collins Height: 5-10 Birthdate: 02/02/1980

FALL OF 2001: Team captain, along with fellow senior Courtney Mercer, for the 2001-02 season ... sat in the seventh seat of the winning first varsity eight at the Milwaukee River Challenge ... moved to the fifth seat for the Chicago Chase and Head of the Rock, winning the Chase and placing second at the Rock ... in Milwaukee, the Irish finished first in 22:14 ... won the Chicago Chase in 16:12.90 ... teamed with Casey Buckstaff at the Head of the Rock, taking third place in the pairs race.

AS A JUNIOR: Earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-Central Region honors with teammate Ashlee Warren ... became with Warren the second and third Irish rowers to earn such an honor ... named to the 2001 BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... was a member of the first varsity eight which experienced its most successful season in the history of the program ... took fifth at the Central Regions, barely missing an invitation to the NCAA Championships ... varsity eight finished the season ranked 16th in the nation ... the Irish varsity eight won five of seven races in the spring, including wins over Wisconsin and Michigan State ... was sixth in the Jessop-Whittier Cup at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic ... missed the fall season studying in the Biosphere in Arizona as part of Notre Dame's Study Abroad program.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Sat in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat during the 1999-2000 season ... took sixth in the petite final and 12th overall rowing in the eighth seat for the Irish at the Central Regional Championships ... missed the grand finals by 1.2 seconds at the Central Regions ... placed third in its preliminary heat and did not qualify for the grand finals of the Georgetown Invitational rowing in the seventh seat... placed fourth in the varsity eight final at the Midwest Sprints ... was fifth in the SIRA Championship grand finals.

AS A FRESHMAN: Was the stroke for the Notre Dame novice team that experienced great success in its inaugural season in '98-'99 .... helped the novice team to second-place finishes at two premiere regattas, the Midwest Championships and the Georgetown Invitational ... was one of 12 women selected for women's freshman rowing camp at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. ... took first in the novice eight race at the Thomas White Regatta with a 6:58.70 ... also took first against Michigan State and Creighton ... third winning race came against Ohio State and Michigan in 7:12.96.

PREP AND PERSONAL DATA: Was a three-sport athlete in cross country, track and swimming at Fort Collins High School ... team captain of cross country team her senior year ... ran the 4x800 relay during her sophomore and junior year, earning all-conference honors ... born Feb. 2, 1980, in Denver, Colo. ... enrolled in the College of Science with a major in environmental science.