Lindsey Ferguson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Greenfield Center, NY High School: Saratoga Springs Height: 5-6 Birthdate: 08/12/1988

AS A FRESHMAN: Finished as one of the top-five runners for the Irish in every cross country meet she ran ... took sixth at the National Catholic Championship, running 18:17 over 5,000 meters ... dropped that time to 18:04 at the Notre Dame Invitational where she was 79th ... took 126th at the NCAA Pre-National meet ... placed 27th in the BIG EAST meet in a third-place team effort ... closed her season placing 35th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional ... concentrated on the mile during the indoor track season ... did run the 3,000 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational, coming through in 10:01.67 ... broke five minutes in the mile for the first time of the season at the Meyo Invitational, finishing 10th in 4:54.97 ... qualified for the finals of the mile at the BIG EAST indoor meet, running 4:55.85 ... took ninth in the final in 4:57.47, just missing BIG EAST team points ... garnered the first all-conference honors of her career by taking third in the distance medley relay with teammates Joanna Schultz, Brianne Schmidt and Katie DeRusso (11:49.66) ... ran the 1,200-meter leg of the relay ... ran her season's best mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing 12th in 4:53.49 ... ran a strong 1,500 meters outdoors at the Central Collegiate Championship, finishing in 4:30.59 ... focused heavily on the 3,000-meter steeplechase, establishing her best time of the season and a new school record at the BIG EAST outdoor meet ... ran 10:41.33 to finish third and earn additional all-conference hardware ... also competed on the 4x800-meter relay to take sixth, scoring yet more points for the BIG EAST team champion Irish ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the steeplechase ... placed 13th in 10:47.10 ... will continue to be one of the main standouts for the Irish distance squad in 2008.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and indoor & outdoor track at Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) High School ... 15-time All-America honoree between cross country and track ... four-time all-state selection in cross country ... 2006 Gatorade Athlete of the Year for state of New York ... three-time top-30 finisher at FootLocker National Cross Country Championship (placed 22nd in 2005) ... holds national high school record in 2,000-meter steeplechase (6:36.05), a mark she has set and re-broken several times in past year ... also led off SSHS four-mile relay team that set national indoor high school record in 2005 (19:59.24) ... ranked among national top 10 during 2006 indoor season for several events, including the 1,500 meters (seventh - 4:31.50), mile (10th - 4:52.58), 3,000 meters (second - 9:42.55; fastest on a banked track) and two miles (fifth - 10:41.29) ... took third in high school mile at famed Millrose Games in 2006 (her third consecutive appearance at event) ... finished as `06 state runner-up in 3,000-meter run ... won title at `05 Brown Cross Country Invitational (18:14) ... placed third at `05 New York state cross country championship (17:39.57 for 5K), helping team win state title (its 14th in past 17 seasons) ... also member of three-time Nike Team Nationals cross country national champions (set national meet scoring record in 2004 with 51 points) and `05 national runner-up ... helped pace four-time New York state cross country team champion ... National Honor Society member ... classmate of Irish men's cross country/distance runner Greg Kiley ... born Aug. 12, 1988 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. ... daughter of Christine and Gary Ferguson ... middle of three children ... father, Gary was a two-sport standout (football and track) at Northwood (Mich.) University ... aunt, Melissa Harbour, was a heptathlete at Texas A&M ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.