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Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Last Friday, while many Irish students were planning for their last opportunity to have a fun weekend, one student was busy breaking records. Notre Dame hosted its annual Blue & Gold Invitational last Friday night — the first meet of the indoor season. Loftus Sports Center was the location of the 20-event Invitational, and while
Mike Everett | Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Notre Dame started off its 2018-2019 indoor season this past weekend as the program hosted the Blue & Gold Invitational in the Loftus Sports Center. The Irish found success in many areas Friday night, the most notable success coming from junior Abbey Kapitan, who threw for a school record in the women’s weight throw. Kapitan
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Thursday, November 29, 2018
The Irish will host their annual Blue & Gold Invitational on Friday afternoon in an early warmup meet before the season gets in full swing in January. Notre Dame will host the likes of Bethel, DePaul, Detroit Mercy, Marquette and Valparaiso. Loftus Sports Center will be the site of a 20-event meet that starts with
Joe Everett | Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Notre Dame racked up 12 wins in the Blue & Gold Invitational on Friday at the Loftus Sports Center to begin the indoor season. Eight second-place finishes, highlighted by two down-to-the-wire 4×400 relays to end the competition, added to the team’s successful day. Head coach Alan Turner said that he hadn’t known what to expect from the Blue
Marek Mazurek | Monday, December 7, 2015
The Irish opened their season with 14 wins at the Blue and Gold Invitational on Friday at Loftus Sports Center. Host Notre Dame’s 14 wins earned the Irish nine qualifying marks for the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships. “Overall, yes, it was a successful meet for us,” Irish head coach Alan Turner said. “All
Marek Mazurek | Friday, December 4, 2015
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the track and field season as the Irish host the Blue and Gold Invitational at Loftus Sports Center. Though the bulk of the indoor track season will come in January and February, Irish head coach Alan Turner said he is excited to see what his team can do in a
Manuel De Jesus | Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Notre Dame will kick off its indoor season tomorrow as it hosts Marquette, DePaul, Bethel, Detroit-Mercy, Loyola-Chicago and Northern Illinois in the 10th annual Blue and Gold Invitational. Irish coach Matt Sparks said that the Blue and Gold Invitational is primarily a time for the newer Irish competitors to get a feel for what it