Laura Petnuch Class: Junior Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA High School: Oakland Catholic Height: 5-7 Birthdate: 01/06/1987

AS A SOPHOMORE: Part of varsity four boat that helped the Irish win their fourth consecutive BIG EAST title ... rowed with varsity four crew for a Petite Final appearance at the NCAA Championships and overall finish of 11th ... reached the Grand Final of varsity four boat competition at the Central/South Region Championship ... won the varsity four boat Finals at the BIG EAST Championships, posting a time of 7:32.43 to help the Irish win the overall title ... placed third in varsity four boat race with Virginia, Princeton, and George Washington ... won two of three races with the varsity four boat at the Windemere Classic, defeating Stanford (8:06.59) and UCLA (7:55.33), while falling to California (7:43.18) ... won varsity four competition at the Lubbers Cup (8:35.59) ... recorded a victory over Michigan State and Michigan with the varsity four crew, posting a 7:50.76 time ...sat with varsity eight "B" boat against Alabama and Cincinnati (7.09.77)... rowed with second varsity four crew for one race against Tennessee and Minnesota ... honored as a National Scholar Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) ... named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team ... first year monogram winner.

AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed with Notre Dame's top novice eight boat all during the spring season ... her boat finished second in all three races in regatta versus Minnesota and Tennessee ... captured first win of the season at Lubbers Cup when her boat won novice eight "A" race in a time of 7:37.28 ... won Petite Final at San Diego Crew Classic in 7:17.90 ... finished second in Grand Final at BIG EAST Championship with a time of 6:58.92 ... won Petite Final at Central/South Region Championship in 7:09.90 ... in her first race with the Irish, she finished third at the Notre Dame Invitational where she sat in the sixth seat (16:27.9) ... at the Head of the Elk her boat placed fourth in a time of 17:14.57 in the novice eight-a race.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Earned four letters in crew, four in soccer and one in track while at Oakland Catholic ... led the crew team to a regional title in her final prep campaign ... won a gold medal in a pair at the Midwest Championship ... participated in National Honor Society, Pro Life Club, Spanish Club, Latin Club, Junior Mentors, Passport Project and student government while in high school ... from the same high school as Irish teammates Meghan Boyle and Amanda Polk, and from the same town as current Notre Dame track and cross country runner Dan Kuzma ... daughter of Ronald and Susan Petnuch ... uncle, Thomas Petnuch, was on the crew team at Syracuse University ... she has eight siblings...born Jan. 6, 1987, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.