Ryan Jacobs Class: Freshman Hometown: Rockton, IL High School: Hononegah Height: 6-1 Birthdate: 12/23/1988

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Eleven-time letterwinner in cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Ill. ... three-time conference champion in cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... was crowned the regional champion his junior season ... found success his freshman outdoor season on the track with a regional championship ... 3200m indoor track & field state champion in 2005 and consecutively finished in the runner-up position in 2006 and 2007 ... earned all-conference honors 11 times (4 cross country, 3 indoor, 4 outdoor) ... was named all-state his final three seasons in both indoor and outdoor track & field ... was a two-time all-state honoree in cross country (2005, 2006) ... holds two school records in the 1600m (4:22 outdoor/4:25 indoor) and the 3200m (9:10 outdoor/9:16 indoor) ... born Dec. 23, 1988 in Rockford, Ill. ... son of Anita and Jeff Jacobs ... is the oldest of three children ... father, Jeff, was an All-American in track & field and cross country at the University of Illinois ... plans to major in biological sciences at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.