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-Nate Moller | Thursday, April 20, 2023
The Boston Marathon is the oldest and arguably most prestigious marathon in the world. I had the incredible opportunity to run the marathon this weekend and participate in the many festivities the event has to offer. I arrived in Boston mid-day Saturday, two days ahead of the marathon. There were plenty of runners on my
Nate Moller | Monday, April 3, 2023
The Notre Dame track and field team was back in action this weekend, competing at two different meets. The heptathlon athletes competed in the Texas Relays at the University of Texas at Austin, while the throwers and distance runners competed at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. The reigning indoor
Nate Moller | Thursday, March 30, 2023
The third-ranked Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team (6-1, 0-1 ACC) will head to upstate New York this weekend to face the Syracuse Orange (6-4, 0-2 ACC). The Irish won their first six games of the season and were ranked first in the country before last week’s home defeat to Virginia by a score of 15-10.
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 29, 2023
With Major League Baseball’s Opening Day just a couple of days away, it’s time to predict each division and pick a preseason World Series champion. AL East Predicted finish: Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays, Orioles, Red Sox The AL East has the reputation of being the toughest division in baseball, and 2023 should be no different.
Nate Moller | Monday, March 27, 2023
The No. 11 Irish fell to No. 12 Virginia 16-13 in a highly contested game in Charlottesville, Virginia. With the loss, the Irish fell to 6-3 on the season and 3-2 in conference play. Senior attacker Jackie Wolak had a career-best six goals in the game. Three of her tallies came in the fourth quarter
Nate Moller | Thursday, March 9, 2023
The second-ranked Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team will return to action this weekend when they face No. 9 Ohio State at Arlotta Stadium. The Irish come into this game against the Buckeyes as hot as ever, having beaten fourth-ranked and defending national champion Maryland on the road in triple overtime last weekend. Last year, the
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Several members of the Irish track and field team will head to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. On the women’s side, sophomore Jadin O’Brien will compete in the pentathlon, junior Olivia Markezich will compete in the 3000m run, and the distance medley relay team will
Nate Moller | Tuesday, March 7, 2023
The Irish women’s tennis team dropped both of their matches this weekend on their trip out to tobacco road, losing to Duke and North Carolina by scores of 5-2 and 7-0, respectively. In Friday’s matchup against eleventh-ranked Duke, senior Page Freeman was very competitive in first singles against the NCAA’s second-ranked singles player, Chloe Beck.
Nate Moller | Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Irish track and field team kicked off their postseason in impressive fashion at the ACC indoor championships in Louisville, Kentucky. The Irish got off to a great start on day one of the meet when sophomore Jadin O’Brien won the pentathlon with a new personal best of 4,377 points, which placed her first in
Nate Moller | Thursday, February 23, 2023
The Irish track and field team will kick off their indoor championship season this weekend at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. An athlete with high aspirations for the meet is junior thrower Michael Shoaf, who set a school record in the shotp ut last weekend at the Alex Wilson Invitational