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Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
The Irish traveled to Atlanta over spring break to open their outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, which was hosted by Georgia Tech, on Friday after sending six athletes to the NCAA indoor championships, which also took place over the break. Senior pole vaulter Nathan Richartz finished in a tie for sixth place after clearing 5.45 meters.
Joe Everett | Monday, February 13, 2017
Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams found success around the country over the weekend, as the Irish split to participate in three different competitions over the course of Friday and Saturday. The majority of the team traveled to Clemson, South Carolina, to compete in the two-day Tiger Paw Invitational alongside plenty of ACC and SEC
Tobias Hoonhout | Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Irish built on their success from last weekend’s meet in Louisville as the team posted a number of top-10 finishes at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia, against a field of 63 different schools, as well as professional and club athletes. “It’s a really good meet,” freshman jumper Matt Birzer said. “We wanted to go in
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, April 18, 2016
In one of its biggest meets of the season this past Saturday at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Notre Dame managed to score five first-place finishes overall against a strong field. As a team however, the Irish came in fifth and sixth on the women’s and men’s sides respectively. Irish head coach Alan Turner, though, said he
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 12, 2016
This past weekend, both the Irish men’s and women’s squads competed in the 37th annual Sun Angel Track Classic hosted at Arizona State. The competition began Friday at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, and featured 16 Notre Dame student-athletes. In the few events that took place on opening day, the Irish began on strong footing with junior
Marek Mazurek | Friday, April 1, 2016
After the women’s team placed fifth in the NCAA indoor championships to end Notre Dame’s indoor season, both Irish squads opened their outdoor seasons last weekend at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Raleigh Relays. With both competitions being held on March 25 and 26, Notre Dame’s sprinters participated in the Invitational, while the long-distance
Tobias Hoonhout | Wednesday, February 17, 2016
This past weekend, Notre Dame sent competitors to both the Iowa State Invitational and the SPIRE Division I meet and came away with outstanding performances on both the men and women’s sides as it heads into the final stretch before the ACC indoor championships. On Friday, the dynamic duo of senior Molly Seidel and freshman Anna Rohrer placed
Molly Murphy | Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Saturday, Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s teams both finished fourth overall at the Notre Dame Invitational. Despite strong individual performances, the day did not meet Irish head coach Alan Turner’s expectations for his team against the strong competition that included Michigan, Michigan State and Louisville. “I think we really need to raise our intensity levels,” Turner said.
Andrew Robinson | Monday, April 27, 2015
With an eye on the ACC championships in two weeks, Notre Dame athletes split up between the Drake Relays and GINA Relays, the former being one of the largest and most competitive events of the outdoor season. Six relay teams and six individuals represented the Irish at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, which attracted
Marek Mazurek | Monday, April 20, 2015
Notre Dame split up its team this weekend and sent athletes to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Invitational and to Charlottesville, Virginia, for the Virginia Challenge. Irish junior sprinter Margaret Bamgbose stood out at the Georgia Tech Invitational, finishing first in the 400-meter dash with a season-best mark of 51.95 seconds, besting her previous time