Alyissa Hasan 2008-09 Track and Field Roster

AS A JUNIOR: Returned to the Irish track and field team in a major way, grabbing her first All-America and all-BIG EAST honors, after sitting out most of the 2008 season … qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the first meet of the season, clocking a personal-best time of 8.70 for a first-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Blue and Gold Invitational … also won the long jump with a jump of 5.87 meters … finished in sixth place in the shot put with a throw of 11.60 meters … took first place in the high jump (1.71m) and second place in the 60-meter hurdles (8.64) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener … also finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 12.02 meters … notched her first all-BIG EAST honors, finishing second in the pentathlon with 3,955 points and second in the long jump with a leep of 6.04 meters … also finished 10th in the high jump … took first place in the pentathlon with 4,015 points at the Alex Wilson Invitational … garnered her first All-American honor after finishing ninth with a school-record 4,069 points in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships … became Notre Dame[apos]s first-ever multi-event All-American … finished third (13.91) in the 100-meter hurdles and finished 14th in the 200 meters at the Arizona State Invitational … took fourth place in the long jump (5.87 meters) and xth in the 100-meter hurdles at the Mike Poehlein Invitational … finished sixth in the high jump with a jump of 1.70 meters at the Ole Miss Invitational … ran the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 13.82 to finish third at the VS Athletics Beach Invitational … finished second in the heptathlon with 5,365 points at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, earning her first outdoor all-BIG EAST honor … also finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles … took sixth place in the 100-meter hurdles (13.74) and the high jump (1.65 meters) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … completed the 2008 season with a 23rd-place showing (13.74) in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA Mideast Regionals … also appeared at NCAA Championships … finished 15th in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in several events at the Blue and Gold Invitational.

AS A FRESHMAN: Stepped onto the Irish squad and made her impact felt immediately, setting a school record in the pentathlon … earned a BIG EAST qualification in the 60-meter hurdles at the Blue & Gold Invitational … also earned league qualifying marks in the high jump (1.59m, 5-2 1/2) and long jump (5.49m, 18 1/4) … competed in the pentathlon at the Notre Dame Invitational, logging a school-record 3,655 points on her way to victory … placed fourth at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the pentathlon, scoring 3,647 points to help Irish win team title … in the outdoor season, scored a BIG EAST qualifying mark in the shot put at the Indy Relays (12.67m, 41-7) … competed in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST outdoor meet … took fifth with 4,736 points in the grueling, seven-discipline competition.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year letter track and field letterwinner at Williamsville South High School … 15-time All-American at all levels in seven different events, including the long jump, triple jump, high jump, 100-meter hurdles, pentathlon, heptathlon, and shot put … won four USATF junior titles and six state championships in various events … named 2001 USATF Junior Olympics Multi-Event Athlete of the Year after setting national record in pentathlon (3,512 points) … also owns New York state record in the outdoor pentathlon … achieved national rankings in each of her four years of high school … won state pentathlon championships her junior and senior seasons while garnering all-state and all-conference honors all four years … served as varsity captain each year since entering seventh grade … also earned letters in gymnastics and swimming during her career … was a member of the USA Junior National Gymnastics Team from age 9-12 … member of Student Council and Pep Club … born Jan. 30, 1987 in Buffalo, N.Y. … daughter of Susan and Sam Hasan … oldest of three children … enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.