Brant Howell Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mercer Island, WA High School: Mercer Island Last College: Colorado College Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: Defense

A transfer from Colorado College ... will give the Fighting Irish depth at the long-stick midfielder position ... has a solid attitude and work ethic ... a very mature student-athlete that will have a positive impact on the team ... one of the team's top students as he possesses a 3.867 cumulative GPA ... made the Dean's List during the 2007 fall semester.

PREP AND PERSONAL: A four-year lacrosse letterwinner at Mercer Island High School ... earned all-state honors as a junior and senior ... team captain and team MVP during his senior campaign ... his Mercer Island squad won the Washington state championship during his final three prep seasons ... the team received a national ranking in 2006 ... that was the same season that Mercer Island defeated the previous year's state champion from Oregon (Lakeridge), Maine (Cape Elizabeth) and North Carolina (Providence Day) ... team went undefeated during his sophomore and junior seasons ... lettered in football as a junior at the running back position ... son of Lois and R. Scott Howell ... has an older brother ... intends to major in economics/philosophy ... carries a 3.867 cumulative GPA ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.