Kerry Inglis Class: Senior Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN High School: Snider Height: 5-6 Position: Defender Birthdate: 01/12/1987 Club: Citadel Premier

Promising third-year player who has yet to see meaningful time with Notre Dame due to lingering ankle problems that date back to the summer of 2005 and have required multiple surgeries ... limited to eight games of reserve duty in 2005 before missing all of 2006 (spring, summer and fall) and the 2007 spring season due to the ankle problems ... had most recent surgery in December of 2006 and was cleared to play in the summer of 2007, when she began training with her hometown W-League team, the Fort Wayne Fever ... talented player who - if healthy - could help answer some questions for the Irish at outside back, following the graduation of left back Christie Shaner and the possible shift of current senior Ashley Jones back to her natural position of midfield (Jones converted to right back starting midway through the 2005 season) ... had initial ankle surgery after the 2005 season and was cleared for return in early August of 2006 before repeated setbacks in her rehabilitation ... reminds the Irish coaches of recent defender Kim Lorenzen (2003-06), due to her tremendous athleticism, strength and competitiveness ... a driven athlete who is deeply committed to her development as a player ... played most of prep career as a midfielder but also has seen quality minutes as an outside back, with great accuracy and distance on her service from the flanks ... has the technical ability and composure on the ball to excel at either position ... played during summer of 2004 with the W-League's Fort Wayne Fever and in summer of '05 with WPSL's F.C. Indiana ... earned 2004 fall prep All-America honors before rated by Student Sports in 2004-05 as nation's seventh-best prep defender ... combines with senior forward Susan Pinnick (South Bend/Adams HS), sophomore defender Rachel VanderGenugten (Schererville/Lake Central) and freshman defender Julie Scheidler (Indianapolis/Bishop Chatard HS) among 22 all-time Indiana natives who have played for the Notre Dame women's soccer team ... wore jersey number 16 as a freshman (before shifting to current number three) ... could face former ODP Region II teammate Elizabeth Eng (UConn) in 2007 season ... enters her junior year with a 3.60 cumulative grade-point average.

WITH THE IRISH: Unable to play as a sophomore due to her lingering ankle problems but was able to accompany team to the College Cup final-weekend festivities in Cary, N.C. ... appeared in eight games as a freshman in 2005, as a reserve midfielder and defender ... her rightside cross assisted on Lizzie Reed's goal in 7-0 road win over Seton Hall ... did not play in first 11 games while recovering from initial ankle injury, making her debut in Oct. 2 win at South Florida (4-0).

ODP/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Played for ODP Region II team in 2001 and '02 ... center midfielder at 2002 Adidas ESP/ODP National Camp, 2001 Texas Shootout (Spring, Texas) and Thanksgiving Inter-Regional (Boca Raton, Fla.) ... attended ODP National Camp (Deerfield, Mass.) ... member of Indiana ODP from 1998-2002 (Region II Camp each year) ... played key role in F.C. Indiana's impressive 2005 summer that included 18-1-0 overall record, capped by winning Women's Premier Soccer League and U.S. Open Cup titles ... FCI beat New England Mutiny (4-0) and California Storm (3-3; 4-3 PKs) on final WPSL weekend (in Agawam, Mass.), then topped Ajax America (2-0) and homestanding Dallas Titans (4-0) to win Open Cup ... starter and top reserve for FCI at various midfield and defensive positions ... played alongside future Notre Dame teammates Brittany Bock, Christie Shaner and Nikki Westfall on FCI ... scored in Open Cup final before making three saves in final 20 minutes, as emergency goalkeeper (a role Shaner also filled, as Westfall was at a family wedding and the backup 'keeper also was unable to attend) ... FCI qualified for Open Cup after winning Region II title, with victories in Cleveland over Missouri-based NORCO (7-0), Chicago Eclipse (4-2) and Nebraska FC (14-0) ... played alongside several former and current Notre Dame players in summer of 2004, with W-League's Fort Wayne Fever (players with ND connections on that team included Shaner, Lorenzen, Jill Krivacek, Amanda Cinalli, Lauren Karas, Meotis Erikson, Amy Warner, Kim Carpenter and Mary Boland) ... started 10 of 13 games with Fever, at left back (usually alongside Shaner and Lorenzen) ... started in Fever's 1-0 win over Australian National Team during their Pre-Olympic tour ... ripped goal from 30 yards out into upper corner for 1-0 lead over Cleveland Internationals (3-1) ... guest player with Carmel Heat in summer of 2004, beating top-ranked Dallas Sting Royal (featuring future ND classmate Becca Mendoza) ... member of Ft. Wayne Citadel club from 1998-2004, playing as a forward for 2002 team that reached state semifinals.

PREP & PERSONAL: Standout soccer and tennis player at R. Nelson Snider HS, earning 2004 fall All-America honors from Student Sports after finishing career as Snider's all-time leading scorer with 215 points (84 goals, 47 assists) ... finalist for Indiana player of the year as a senior, leading city in scoring with 80 points (31G-18A) ... received U.S. Army Reserve "Outstanding Athlete Award" and "SAMMY" scholar-athlete award (sponsored by USA Today and American Dairy Farmers, also featured in Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine) ... starred as center midfielder/forward for Snider, totaling three goals in each of the '04 sectional, regional and semi-state rounds (1G-1A in state semifinals) ... her other 2004 honors as Snider captain and MVP included NSCAA Scholar All America and all-region, first team all-state, all-district, state all-academic and conference MVP ... helped Snider make its only two appearances in state semifinals ... named MVP after leading 2003 team in scoring as a junior (12G-8A), guiding team to sectional finals while earning honorable mention all-state, all-district, first team all-conference and state all-academic ... totaled 22G-10A while leading nationally-ranked 2002 team to conference title and state semi's (first team all-state, first team all-conference) ... opened Snider career as 2001 leading scorer with 19G-11A (finalist in semi-state round; second team all-state, all-conference) ... offensive MVP of 2002 north-south all-star game (scored in North's 3-1 win) ... member of three regional championship teams ('01, '02, '04) ... compiled 48-14 career singles record in four years of varsity tennis ... tennis MVP as a freshman (11-3 at #3 singles) and second team all-conference as sophomore (#2 singles) ... #1 singles player and honorable mention all-state doubles performer as a junior and senior (first team all-conference/all-area both seasons) ... tennis captain and co-MVP as senior (academic all-state) ... member of National Honor Society (4.03 GPA) ... Young Life leader, school paper sports editor, founder and president of Snider's Student Athletic Council, and secretary/district I chair of IHSAA Student Advisory Committee (19 statewide members) ... represented Snider at IHSAA Sportsmanship Seminar and SAC Sportsmanship Conference ... current Notre Dame soccer senior midfielder Kyle Dulworth (Homestead HS) also is Ft. Wayne native, as are former Irish volleyball stars/Bishop Luers products Angie Harris ('99) and Emily Loomis ('05), who also was a 2006 high jump All-American ... daughter of Michael and Allyson Inglis ... full name is Kerry Kendall Inglis ... born Jan. 12, 1987, in Fort Wayne ... a double major in history and political science, in the College of Arts and Letters.

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