Jaclyn Espinoza Class: Sophomore Hometown: Keizer, OR High School: Regis Height: 5-9 Event: Throws Birthdate: 05/23/1988

AS A FRESHMAN: Capped an exciting freshman season with a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championship ... threw the shot put during the indoor season, establishing her best mark at the BIG EAST indoor meet where she threw 13.42m (44-0 1/2) in an eighth-place, point-scoring performance ... settled into her specialty, the discus, during the outdoor campaign ... made the first of many all-time Notre Dame top-ten performances at the Shamrock Invitational, throwing the discus 48.81m (160-1) ... also had her season-best shot put at that meet, tossing 13.52m (44-4 1/4) ... won the Mike Poehlein and Spartan Invitational discus competitions ... took first in the disc at the Hillsdale Gina Relays, posting a distance of 49.76m (163-3) ... finished eighth in the shot put and second in the discus at the outdoor BIG EAST meet to help the Notre Dame team win the league title ... the discus result gave her the first all-BIG EAST honors of her career ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the discus ... posted the third-best toss in Notre Dame history and was only the second female ever to throw the discus more than 50m ... her fifth-place finish with that mark of 50.48m (165-7) automatically qualified her for the NCAA Championship and earned her All-Region honors ... one of just two freshmen to qualify for the NCAA meet in the discus ... finished 22nd at the national meet, registering a mark of 48.52m (159-2) ... looks to threaten the school record in the discus and return to the NCAA meet in 2008.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in two sports (track & field and basketball) at Regis High School in Stayton, Ore. ... outstanding in both the discus and shot put, winning a combined total of seven Oregon Class 2A state titles during her prep career ... earned four consecutive state discus crowns (first Oregon high school female ever to win four championships in same throwing event) and three shot put titles ... best prep marks were school records of 48.18m (158-1) in the discus (2006 Oregon Class 2A state meet, setting new record for that competition) and 13.72m (45-0 ?) in the shot put ... discus mark (48.18m, 158-1) also was good for sixth-best in the nation for 2006 campaign ... set Oregon state meet record in shot put with 13.12m (43-0 ?) heave in 2006 ... named 2005 all-region Athlete of the Year by Salem Statesman Journal ... four-time all-Tri-River Conference pick ... also a two-time second-team all-state and three-time all-conference selection as a forward in basketball, averaging 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.3 steals per game during her final three seasons ... National Honor Society member ... born May 23, 1988 in Silverton, Ore. ... daughter of Julie and Richard Espinoza ... third of four children ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.