Brittney Kelly Class: Sophomore Hometown: Wexford, PA High School: North Allegheny Height: 5-8

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed in the second varsity eight boat most of her first season with the Irish ... member of second varsity eight boat at the NCAA Championships which advanced to the Petite Finals and finished 12th ... boat also earned an appearance in Petite Finals at the Central/South Region Championships ... sat in second varsity eight boat during a second-place finish in the Grand final of the BIG EAST Championships ... rode in the second varsity eight boat against Virginia and Princeton ... rowed in second varsity eight boat at the Windemere Classic, defeating Stanford while falling to California and UCLA ... sat in first varsity eight boat for first time, coming in second to Clemson, while defeating Michigan State and Michigan with a time of 6:54.40 ... sat in the second varsity eight boat in a victory over Alabama and Cincinnati (6:49.85) ... rode in the second varsity eight boat against Tennessee and Minnesota ... made her Notre Dame debut in the fall at the Head of the Rock in varsity four "A" boat, finishing second and in the varsity eight "B" boat, finishing seventh out of 24 boats ... awarded first monogram.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned five letters -- three in rowing, one in gymnastics, and one in track and field ... gymnastics team won the State Championship her freshmen year ... member of the Junior National Team ... rowed in many nationally recognized meets; 1st place in the Head of Ohio Varsity 8+, Junior World Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4x, 3rd place in the National Youth Championship ... took 3rd in the Vault Championship in 2003 State Gymnastic Championship ... took 2nd in the Bars/Beam Championship in the 2004 State Gymnastic Championship ... member of National Honor Society ... on the Student Council and Class Council ... played in the Orchestra and Strolling Strings ... tutor in the Peer Tutoring program ... daughter of Charles Kelly Jr. and Rita Kelly ... father played football and baseball at the University of Virginia ... oldest of born January 15, 1998 in Sewickley, Pa. ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.