Robbie Barany Class: Junior Hometown: Yakima, WA High School: Eisenhower Height: 5-11 Event: Distance Birthdate: 08/07/1986

AS A SOPHOMORE: Ran in four cross country meets for the Irish ... took 16th at the National Catholic Championship in 25:57 in a Notre Dame title-winning effort ... significantly dropped his time on the Notre Dame home course two weeks later, running 25:03 at the Notre Dame Invitational to place 69th ... finished as the team's fifth runner in the meet ... ran 25:24 at the NCAA Pre-National Meet ... concluded his cross country campaign at the BIG EAST Championship where he finished 89th ... top performance indoors was an 8:49.94 mark in the 3,000 meters at the Notre Dame Opener ... ran solely the 10,000 meters in the outdoor season ... finished second in the event at the Mike Poehlein Invitational, running 31:44.8 ... ran very well at the Drake Relays, established a career best in the 10K with a seventh-place time of 30:50.91 ... competed at the outdoor BIG EAST Championship ... closed out his season with a 22nd-place finish in the 10,000 meters.

AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in one cross country competition during the fall, taking 32nd place (25:54) in the Gold Division race at the Notre Dame Invitational ... top performance of the indoor track campaign came at the Alex Wilson Invitational, when he ran 8:48.24 over 3,000 meters ... did not race during the outdoor track season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letter winner in both cross country and track during his career at Eisenhower High School ... earned cross country All-America honors at the 2004 Foot Locker National Championships with an eighth-place finish ... qualified for the Foot Locker meet with a third-place effort at the 2004 Nike Team Nationals ... three-time all-state performer, two-time regional champion, and four-time conference champion in cross country ... two-time track conference champion and school and valley record-holder in the 3,200 meters ... earned national rankings in cross country each of his last two seasons and served as team captain during both his senior cross country and track seasons ... personal bests are 9:06 in the 3,200 meters, 4:19 in the 1,600 meters, 15:00 for 5,000-meter cross country and 14:41 for three-mile cross country ... member of the National Honor Society ... middle of three children ... born Aug. 7, 1986 in Yakima, Wash. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.