Dustin Zhang Class: Sophomore Hometown: Calgary, Alberta High School: Bishop Carroll Height / Weight: 5-9 / 150 Birthdate: 09/09/1989

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in six tournaments during his first collegiate season, including the last three in the Irish starting lineup ... tallied 75.53 stroke average over 17 rounds ... saw all nine of his travel-squad rounds count to the team score ... made college debut at Rutgers Invitational ("B" team event), tying for eighth place at six-over par 219 (69-77-73) and setting season-low marks for 18 and 54 holes in the process ... participated as an individual at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic, where he placed 69th at 34-over par 244 (80-83-81) ... opened spring season with 32nd-place tie in Charleston Southern Spring Kickoff ("B" team event) at 19-over par 232 (75-80-77) ... broke into starting lineup for first time at National Invitational Tournament, ending up tied for 48th place at eight-over par 224 (74-72-78) ... posted best finish of rookie season at Irish Invitational, tying for fourth place at one-over par 141 (71-70) ... became the seventh Notre Dame freshman in as many seasons to play at BIG EAST Championship, tying for 18th place at eight-over par 224 (77-75-72).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Enjoyed strong junior golf career, both in his home province of Alberta, as well as in the United States ... three-time winner of Alberta Juvenile Championship (16-and-under) ... three-time winner of Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) Future Links Championship (Bantam division) ... two-time qualifier for Canadian Amateur Championship, advancing to match play in 2006 ... played way into 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship with dramatic rally in qualifying, carding birdies on six of his last eight holes, including the first playoff hole ... finished 34th on 2007 CN Future Links Junior Order of Merit ... played regularly on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Tour ... registered 75.80 stroke average in 13 events on the AJGA loop, collecting six top-20 finishes (two in the Top 10) ... temporarily relocated to La Quinta, Calif., for 2006-07 winter season, playing in four events on the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) and tying for 38th on the FCWT points list while logging a 72.00 stroke average ... posted four top-20 finishes on that circuit, including three in the Top 10 ... finished second at 2006 FCWT Escena Classic after shooting eight-under par 136 (66-70) ... tied for second at 2006 FCWT Mission Hills Pete Dye Invitational with four-under par 136 (70-66) ... graduated from Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary, Alberta ... first Canadian golfer to join Irish program since Walter Mulfur (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) earned a monogram in 1956 ... one of two foreign-born players who teed up for Notre Dame in 2007-08 (along with Olavo Batista), with England native Tom Usher set to join Irish roster in 2008-09 ... full name is Dustin Charles Zhang ... older of two children born to Charles Zhang and Jen Yu ... born September 9, 1989 in Calgary, Alberta ... recently completed Notre Dame's unique First Year of Studies program ... currently enrolled in Mendoza College of Business where he has compiled a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) through the spring 2008 semester.