Mary Debevec 2006-07 Cross Country Roster
Middle Distance
AS A SOPHOMORE: Ran in two cross country meets for the Irish squad … took fourth in the National Catholic Championship JV race for the second straight year, running the 5,000-meter home course in 19:59 … took 107th in the Notre Dame Invitational Gold Division race … top performance of the indoor season came at the Alex Wilson Invitational, where she ran the 800 meters in 2:18.82 … in her outdoor campaign, ran the 800 meters in 2:20.67 at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational … won the 800-meter competition at the Indy Relays in 2:19.4 … set a career best in the 800 meters at the Hillsdale Gina Relays, finishing in 2:18.23 and closing out her season.
AS A FRESHMAN: Added depth to the Irish distance squad … competed in two cross country meets, taking fourth at the National Catholic Championship JV race and 43rd in the Notre Dame Invitational Gold Division race … ran 2:19.25 for sixth place in the 800 meters at the Notre Dame Opener … established a career best in the indoor 800 meters at the Meyo Invitational, running 2:18.43 … best performance of the outdoor campaign came at the Indy Relays, finishing eighth in 2:19.22 at the meet … also broke 2:20 at the Hillsdale Gina Relays with a 2:19.64 effort.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Three-sport athlete at Cardinal O[apos]Hara High School, lettering all four years in track and soccer, and three times in cross country … All-American honors as a sophomore as she was a member of the 4×800 meters and 4×1-mile relay teams that placed in the top six in the nation … three-time all-state performer in track … track team captain and MVP her junior and senior seasons … garnered all-Catholic Conference honors three times in both track and cross country and once in soccer … established school records in the 400 and 800 meters indoor races … soccer team won the Catholic League championship for the first time in school history … class salutatorian … born July 16, 1986 in Steubenville, Ohio … has six siblings … sister, Christine, and brothers, Luke and Jacob, all are graduates of Notre Dame … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.