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-Joe Everett | Friday, May 17, 2019
”Whatever you value, be committed to it and let nothing distract you from this goal. The uncommitted life, like Plato’s unexamined life, is not worth living.“ — The Hesburgh Papers, 1979. Walking back from one of the last classes of my undergraduate career, I fell into a conversation with an underclassman as we strolled through North Quad.
Joe Everett | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The Notre Dame track and field team sent athletes to compete in three different meets Thursday through Saturday, as the Irish participated at the Gina Relays, the Penn Relays and the Jesse Owens Invitational to wrap up its last major competitions before the ACC and NCAA Championships. At the famous Penn Relays, the national title-winning men’s
Joe Everett | Monday, April 15, 2019
Facing top competition out west, the Notre Dame rowing team gained valuable experience this weekend at the Lake Natoma Invitational in Folsam, Calif. Saturday marked the first day of competition for the Irish, who immediately faced off against No. 2 California, No. 3 Stanford and No. 6 Brown. While those three teams dominated the day,
Joe Everett | Friday, April 12, 2019
After waiting three weeks without a competition, the Notre Dame rowing team is set to jump back into action and hit the water this weekend, traveling west to compete in the Lake Natoma Invitational on the Lake Natoma Reservoir in Folsom, California. With upcoming meets the following two weekends as well, Irish associate head coach
Joe Everett | Friday, April 5, 2019
The two upcoming Final Four matchups this weekend should prove to be must-watch TV. No, I’m not talking about Michigan State-Texas Tech and Auburn-Virginia (though those should be great games as well). Instead, in this Sports Authority, I’m highlighting what should be an even better round of Final Four matchups: Baylor-Oregon and Notre Dame-Connecticut. But
Joe Everett | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Notre Dame sent its distance runners to opposite coasts this past weekend, as the Irish competed at both the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California, as well as the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina. “This week was distance runners and middle distance,” Irish head coach Matt Sparks said. “Specifically, more of the middle-distance runners
Joe Everett | Friday, March 29, 2019
Bottom of the ninth. Two outs. St. Louis pinch-hitter Jose Martinez stepped into the box to face Milwaukee left-handed, fire-baller Josh Hader, his team down one run. While the Brewers closer had retired the first two Cardinal batters with relative ease, Martinez made sure he didn’t go down quietly. The St. Louis right fielder jumped
Joe Everett | Friday, March 22, 2019
After the conclusion of the indoor track season saw the men’s distance medley relay (DMR) team capture the program’s fourth indoor national championship two weeks ago in Birmingham, Alabama, Notre Dame will transition to the outdoor season of its 2019 spring campaign this weekend down in Houston. Rice University will host the 37th-annual Victor Lopez
Joe Everett | Tuesday, March 19, 2019
In the final event of the night at the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships on March 8 in Birmingham, Ala., the Notre Dame men’s distance medley relay (DMR) team stole the show by rallying to win the race, earning itself a place in Irish track and field lore. The title-winning team — comprised of
Joe Everett | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Friday night in Birmingham, Ala., the Irish men’s distance medley relay (DMR) team is going for gold. The lone athletes from Notre Dame to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this year, freshman Dylan Jacobs (1200m), senior Edward Cheatham (400m), sophomore Samuel Voelz (800m) and sophomore Yared Nuguse (1600m) comprise the Irish