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Nate Moller | Friday, November 1, 2019
The postseason begins for the men’s and women’s cross country teams this Friday as both teams head to Virginia Tech to compete for an ACC Championship. Both teams have had success at this highly competitive meet in recent years and will look to replicate that success Friday. On the women’s side, the No. 17 ranked
Nate Moller | Monday, October 7, 2019
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country team competed in the Joe Piane Invitational this past Friday, which they hosted at Burke Golf Course. Both teams learned a lot about themselves, and they will look to use that knowledge as the postseason approaches. On the women’s side, the team placed eighth overall, with notable
Nate Moller | Thursday, October 3, 2019
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country teams may discover a lot about themselves Friday as some of the nation’s premier cross country teams in the nation battle it out at the Joe Piane Invitational. Although both teams have their eyes set on postseason goals, this meet figures to give a good reference point
Nate Moller | Monday, September 23, 2019
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country team continued their dominant start to the season by both taking first at the National Catholic Invitational this past Friday. Both teams easily finished in first place with the women’s team winning by a 52 point margin and the men’s team edging out the next opponent, Walsh
Patrick Gallagher | Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Entering into his second year as the Irish director of track and field and cross country, Matt Sparks has had a long and storied career in college athletics. Sparks’ leadership was apparent even in his time as a collegiate athlete at Indiana. He was a key contributor running in the 3,000 meter, 5,000 meter and
Nate Moller | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Notre Dame began the season in winning fashion with both teams taking first at the Crusader Classic Invitational at Valparaiso University this past Friday. Despite holding out top veteran runners from the race, both teams had all five scoring runners finish in the top-10. The women won by 28 points and the men by 18.
Charlotte Edmonds | Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Though most Irish seasons have drawn well to a close, Notre Dame head coach Matt Sparks’ team is gearing up for its national championship in Austin, Texas. The meet, opening Wednesday, will feature seven Irish athletes, all competing on the track. While much of the focus for Sparks’ staff will be on the six women
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Friday, May 17, 2019
Cross-country at Notre Dame has raised the bar. The men’s team had gone several years without qualifying for the national meet but this past season finished in the national top 15. Add in their ACC meet title, and the men’s side has seen a resurgence. On the women’s side, the team finished eighth in the
Joe Everett | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The Notre Dame track and field team sent athletes to compete in three different meets Thursday through Saturday, as the Irish participated at the Gina Relays, the Penn Relays and the Jesse Owens Invitational to wrap up its last major competitions before the ACC and NCAA Championships. At the famous Penn Relays, the national title-winning men’s
Holden Perrelli | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
On Wednesday, the Irish will split and continue the outdoor spring season, traveling west to the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. Notre Dame will also compete in the Virginia Challenge this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they will face ample opportunity to race against solid competition. “Big emphasis [in Charlottesville] is let’s get to