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Jimmy Ward | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Irish hosted the Notre Dame Invitational this Saturday inside Loftus Sports Center. The men’s team faced their first ACC matchup of the season against the Louisville Cardinals, with both squads earning 126 points to tie for first place. The women’s team, however, was not able to hold off Louisville, as the Cardinals put up
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
Mike Everett | Monday, November 19, 2018
The Notre Dame men and women competed in the NCAA championship meets over the weekend in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the first time since 2013 that both the Irish men’s and women’s teams qualified for a chance at the championship. The women ended up placing eighth overall while the men came in 14th overall. The women’s
Mike Everett | Tuesday, November 13, 2018
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country teams both advanced to the NCAA national championship after hard fought battles in the regional meet this last Friday in Terre Haute, Indiana. The men’s team, newly-crowned ACC champions, continued its hot streak and came in fourth overall, securing an automatic place in the championship. The men
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Thursday, November 8, 2018
Following a dominant showing at the ACC Championships two weekends ago, Notre Dame has begun to shift its focus to the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals competition Friday on the LaVerne Gibson Cross Country Course in Terra Haute, Indiana. The No. 10 men’s team and No. 18 women’s team will need an impressive showing at the
Jimmy Ward | Thursday, October 11, 2018
In its final meet before the postseason gets underway, Notre Dame will head to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Pre-Nationals taking place on Saturday. Notre Dame is currently set to compete in the second of two seeded races among a field of 35 other teams including numerous top programs. A precursor for the national championship, this
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Monday, October 1, 2018
The men and women’s cross country teams put in an impressive performance at the Joe Piane Invitational — both teams finished in the top-five for the first time in six years. In the five-mile race, the men’s team was led by sophomore Yared Nuguse who finished in 12th place with a time of 24:11 and junior
Mike Everett | Monday, September 17, 2018
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at Burke Golf Course on Friday as they hosted catholic schools across the country for the National Catholic Invitational. Both the men and women took first place overall, with many individual top-place finishers. The women ran a nearly perfect race, accumulating a total of 18
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Thursday, September 6, 2018
It’s been 61 years since either Notre Dame cross country team has won a championship. Prior to that, the men had been named runner up three times. This year however, there’s more hope than ever that this title drought could come to an end. The Irish were unable to make it to the NCAA Championship