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Nate Moller | Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Notre Dame will be well represented in Tokyo, Japan, this summer with 20 athletes competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Basketball Notre Dame women’s basketball has been very strong over the last decade, and three former players were selected to their national teams this year. Skylar Diggins-Smith (USA) Diggins-Smith currently plays for
Nate Moller | Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Notre Dame fills a special place in Stacey Noem’s heart. Although she currently serves as the chaplain for the prestigious Irish fencing program, the spirit of Notre Dame has been instilled in her since her youth. Although she grew up in Florida, both of her parents were undergraduates at Notre Dame, so she was a
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Five former-Irish athletes won medals and Mariel Zagunis tied a Notre Dame record at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which wrapped up in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night. Ten total former and current Notre Dame athletes participated in the games as well as two who served as coaches. Here is how the 12 Notre Dame representatives fared in Rio de
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, August 4, 2016
The formal opening of the 2016 Olympic Games takes place Friday in Rio de Janeiro, and per usual, Notre Dame will be well-represented at the summer games. Ten current or former Irish student-athletes will compete in Brazil over the next couple weeks, while a pair of Irish alums will have Olympic roles as coaches to bring Notre
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
One current and four former Notre Dame fencers will represent the United States at this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mariel Zagunis, sisters Kelley and Courtney Hurley, Gerek Meinhardt and Lee Kiefer were selected for the 17-member U.S. Olympic team following a year-long qualification process. Zagunis, a 2006 graduate, will be making
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, October 13, 2014
Notre Dame had 18 current or former team members in action over the weekend at the North American Cup in Portland, Oregon. In all, the Irish tallied two wins and three other top-10 finishes. Friday, Irish alum Mariel Zagunis won the Division 1 women’s saber competition, while freshman Francesca Russo finished tied for third. That