Emily Wauford Class: Junior Hometown: Midlothian, VA High School: Maggie Walker Governor's School Height: 5-8 Event: Distance Birthdate: 09/13/1987

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in five cross country meets for the Irish ... took 12th at the Valparaiso Invitational ... followed up her 35th-place effort at the National Catholic Championship with a 7th-place showing in the Notre Dame Invitational JV race, dropping her time over one minute on the Irish home course ... placed 112th in the NCAA Pre-National open race and closed her season at the BIG EAST Championship, finishing 59th ... top mile time of the indoor season was 5:15.58 at the Notre Dame Opener ... ran 10:41.18 over 3,000 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational ... best 5,000-meter time was 18:06.32 at the Meyo Invitational ... ran one race outdoors, clocking 11:54.97 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mike Poehlein Invitational.

AS A FRESHMAN: Top performance of the indoor season came at the Meyo Invitational, where she ran the mile in 5:24.55 ... also ran the 3,000 meters in 11:01.97 at the Notre Dame Opener ... did not compete during the outdoor track season.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Lettered three times in cross country, three times in indoor track, and four times in outdoor track at Maggie Walker Governor's School in Midlothian, Va. ... didn't start running until outdoor track season of freshman year ... was all-conference honoree nine times (three each in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track) ... was all-state selection in cross country as a senior when she led team to third-place finish in state cross country meet ... part of school-record distance medley relay team and district meet-record 4x800 team ... was captain and MVP of cross country team her senior season ... named district runner of the year in cross country and indoor track during senior campaign ... earned all-region honors at the 2004 FootLocker South Regional cross country meet ... born Sept. 13, 1987 in Richmond, Va. ... daughter of Lillie and Mark Wauford ... oldest of three children... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters (3.778 cumulative grade-point average through spring 2006) ... twice earned Dean's List honors as a freshman, posting a 3.667 semester GPA in the fall of 2005 and a 3.867 GPA in the spring of 2006.