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Thomas Zwiller | Friday, May 19, 2023
Notre Dame cross country began its season with a dominant win at the Winrow-Valparaiso Invite, an annual event hosted by Valparaiso University. The men’s and women’s teams both took first in the early September meet that Matt Sparks, Irish director of track and field and cross country, saw as a tune-up opportunity. “Valparaiso is almost an
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 | 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 | 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
Nate Moller | Monday, February 20, 2023
The Irish track and field team returned to action this weekend at the Alex Wilson Invitational from the Loftus Sports Center. Head coach Matt Sparks was pleased with the performances across the board as his athletes tried to hit conference-qualifying times and marks. “For a lot of kids, the goal of the meet was getting
Nate Moller | Monday, February 6, 2023
The Irish track and field team had a very successful weekend at the Meyo Invitational by winning multiple events and recording some national qualifying marks and times. Head coach Matt Sparks was encouraged by the steps his team made this weekend. “We’re kind of in that time of the year where we are setting up
Nate Moller | Tuesday, January 31, 2023
The Irish track and field team was back in action this weekend at the PNC Lenny Lyles Indoor Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky. The Irish had a strong showing, finishing with 23 top-ten finishes and four event titles. The strength of the team’s distance program was on full display in the 3000m, where freshman Ethan Coleman,
Nate Moller | Monday, January 23, 2023
The Notre Dame track and field team competed this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational with the women’s team finishing second and the men finishing third. The Irish also collected six event titles across both teams. Although some athletes competed last weekend in Ann Arbor, this was the first competition of 2023 for the majority
Nate Moller | Monday, November 21, 2022
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships this past weekend with the women finishing in seventh place and the men finishing 15th. The women finished with 261 points, and the men finished with 452 points. Head coach Matt Sparks said that both teams were hoping to
Matthew Crow | Monday, November 14, 2022
Notre Dame cross country entered Friday morning’s Great Lakes Regional in Terra Haute, Indiana, needing a top-two finish to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Sure enough, the Irish got the job done. The Notre Dame women won the regional while the men took second, punching their tickets to the national meet next weekend. The win