Teddy Hodges Class: Sophomore Hometown: Salina, KS High School: Salina Central Last College: Kansas Height / Weight: 6-2 / 205 Event: Foil Birthdate: 01/23/1988 Club: Kanza Fencing Center

Tough-minded competitor who should provide a boost to the foil squad ... was walk-on defensive back with University of Kansas football team in 2006 before transferring to Notre Dame, where he is reunited with his Kanza Fencing Center club coach (ND assistant Gia Kvaratskhelia) ... could be key situational bouter throughout 2008 team events ... a very sound technical fencer who rises to the challenge in big matches.

PREP & PERSONAL: Lettered three years in both football and tennis at Salina Central High School while training under Kvaratskhelia at the Kanza Fencing Center ... began fencing at age 10 ... had strong showing at 2005 USFA Summer Nationals in Charlotte, N.C., as part of four-fencer team that won the open men's foil (Kvaratskhelia also was on that team) while posting a 7th-place finish in the cadet/U-17 individual event (in a field of 143) and finishing 11th in junior/U-20 bouting (field of 125) ... placed 32nd among huge field of 253 U-20 men's foilists, at 2005 Jr. Olympics in Arlington, Texas ... starting safety for SCHS football team that won two state titles ('04, '05) ... earned all-league honors in football as a junior; all-county and all-metro as a senior ... helped cap his undefeated senior season by making interception in closing minutes of state title game, preserving final 29-21 margin over Blue Valley Stillwell ... helped SCHS tennis team win state titles in his sophomore and junior seasons ... his former teammate Jake Sharp was the starting running back for the 2007 KU football team ... member of student council and president of the National Honor Society at Salina Central ... also was a state finalist in forensics competition ... his grandfather, Merle A. Hodges, was an offensive lineman on the University of Kansas football team ... born Jan. 23, 1988, in Salina, Kan. ... son of Merle and Melissa Hodges ... full name is Theodore Hutton Hodges ... English major, in College of Arts and Letters.