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Joe Everett | Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Seven athletes will represent Notre Dame at the NCAA indoor championships at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Stadium this weekend. Sophomore Anna Rohrer will run the 5,000-meter run after winning the event at the ACC championships with a time 15:38.11, good for the fifth spot in the national rankings. “When Anna’s in shape, and she’s in pretty
Joe Everett | Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Hosting the ACC indoor championships for the first time in school history, Notre Dame gave the home crowd several strong individual performances throughout the competition while creating an electric atmosphere for the 15 schools involved. Irish head coach Alan Turner said that from the perspective of the host of the ACC Championships, the weekend was a huge success.
Joe Everett | Monday, February 20, 2017
A week before the ACC indoor championships, Notre Dame picked up some much-needed momentum this weekend at the Alex Wilson Invitational. The Irish saw six first-place finishes and 22 personal records Saturday inside Loftus Sports Center. Hosting and competing against athletes from 32 teams across the country, Notre Dame and Irish head coach Alan Turner
Meagan Bens | Thursday, February 16, 2017
The Irish will compete at home in the Alex Wilson Invitational at Loftus Sports Center on Saturday. Unlike previous meets in the indoor season, most schools participating will not be sending a majority of their teams to compete at the invitational. “This meet is different than most,” Irish head coach Turner said. “Most of the coaches
Meagan Bens | Thursday, February 9, 2017
The Irish will travel to Clemson, South Carolina, and compete in the Tiger Paw Invitational this weekend, while sending a few individuals to Grand Valley State’s Big Meet and graduate student Molly Seidel to the Millrose Games in New York City. Although the team was considering going to the Spire D-1 Invitational in Geneva, Ohio,
Joe Everett | Monday, February 6, 2017
Notre Dame hosted the annual Meyo Invitational this past weekend at Loftus Sports Center. The Irish — donning green jerseys for the first time in program history — had several highlights throughout the weekend, which featured 42 teams. In the Meyo Mile — the calling card of the Invitational — junior Jessica Harris raced to second place in
Joe Everett | Thursday, January 26, 2017
Looking to build off their fourth-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational last Saturday, the Irish say goodbye to campus and will hit the road this weekend for the two-day Black and Gold Premier in Iowa City, Iowa. Hosted by Iowa, the Irish will also compete alongside Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Illinois State, Loyola and Tulsa at the
Meagan Bens | Monday, January 23, 2017
At the Notre Dame Invitational on Saturday, both the women’s and men’s teams finished in fourth place, with Michigan and Louisville finishing first and second in both competitions. Even though it is early in the season, Irish head coach Alan Turner said he was disappointed with the results. “Our goal was not to go out
Joe Everett | Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Competing just once over winter break, Notre Dame men’s and women’s track and field teams each recorded a third-place finish at the Illini Classic on Saturday at the University of Illinois-Armory. After a six-week hiatus from competition, the Irish viewed the meet as merely a re-introduction to the indoor season, Irish head coach Alan Turner said. “I
Joe Everett | Wednesday, December 7, 2016
After ringing in the indoor track season with a 12-win performance at the Blue & Gold Invitational last Friday, Notre Dame now enters its six-week hiatus over winter break before resuming competition on Jan. 14 at the Illini Classic. For head coach Alan Turner and the rest of the Irish coaching staff, the layoff presents numerous challenges