Abby Higgins Class: Freshman Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Benet Academy Height: 5-10 Event: Distance Birthdate: 10/02/1988

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Earned ten letters in three different sports (track & field, cross country and basketball) at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill. ... set the fastest female time in cross country at Benet (17:21) ... four-time East Suburban Catholic Conference cross country champion, as well as four-time all-conference honoree ... four-time all-conference honoree in track & field ... earned all-state honors in both track & field (3 years) and cross country (2 years) ... four-year team MVP in cross country ... served as team captain her senior year for cross country, track & field and basketball ... was named basketball MVP her senior year as well as earned all-conference and all-city honors ... was named Female Athlete of the Year (2006-07) in the Naperville Sun Newspaper ... was honored with the Scholar Athlete Award in the Chicago Tribune ... National Honor Society member ... born Oct. 2, 1988 in St. Charles, Ill. ... daughter of Nancy and Sean Higgins ... has three older siblings ... dad, Sean, played football and basketball for the University of St. Thomas ... sister, Justine, played soccer at St. Mary's of Notre Dame ... plans to major in English and journalism at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.