Joanna Schultz Class: Sophomore Hometown: Holmen, WI High School: Holmen Height: 6-0 Event: Sprints Birthdate: 10/09/1987

AS A FRESHMAN: Was as good as advertised in her debut season with the Irish track and field squad ... posted a season best in the 200 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational, running 24.83 ... also took third in the 400 meters at the meet with a time of 56.22 seconds ... led all Notre Dame athletes by taking third in the 400 meters at the Meyo Invitational (55.31) ... placed fifth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship in the 400 meters, finishing in a season-best time of 55.30 seconds ... earned two all-BIG EAST citations at the indoor league meet ... took second in the 4x400 with Maryann Erigha, Crysta Swayzer and Okechi Ogbuokiri (3:41.51, ninth-fastest in school history), and placed third in the distance medley relay running 11:49.66 with teammates Lindsey Ferguson, Brianne Schmidt and Katie DeRusso ... ran the top 400-meter time of her outdoor season at the Azusa Pacific Invitational, covering the distance in 54.70 seconds for second place ... ran 54.91 in the event at the Mt. SAC Relays ... played a huge role in the women's outdoor BIG EAST team title ... won event titles in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, running the former with Ogbuokiri, Erigha and Brienne Davis and the latter with Erigha, Ogbuokiri and Swayzer ... the 4x100 ran 45.31 and the 4x400 went 3:39.87 ... also earned individual all-BIG EAST honors by finishing third in the 400 meters ... she ran 54.78 in the final to finish one spot behind teammate Ogbuokiri ... ranked among the top-15 freshman in the country in the outdoor 400 meters ... will look to step up even further in 2008 with the graduations of several key members of the Irish sprint group.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Two-sport standout and seven-time letterwinner (track & field and basketball) at Holmen (Wis.) High School ... became first prep athlete (male or female) in 111-year history of Wisconsin state track & field championship to win outdoor state titles in two events (200m, 400m) in each of her four high school seasons -- she also never lost a race at either distance during her prep career ... owns Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) outdoor state meet record in 400 meters (55.81 as freshman in 2003 -- second-fastest in state history and quickest ever at metric distance) ... top 200-meter time of 24.78 is ninth-best in state history ... also ran 100 meters during season (best mark was 12.44) ... four-time conference and regional champion, as well as a four-time all-state and all-conference selection ... National Honor Society member ... born Oct. 9, 1987 in La Crosse, Wis. ... daughter of Deidre Schultz-Platteter and Dan Platteter ... only child ... plans to major in psychology at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.