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Nate Moller | Friday, September 30, 2022
The Irish men’s and women’s cross country teams will return to action this Friday at the Joe Piane Invitational, their biggest home meet of the season. The Irish have competed in a couple of smaller meets this year, but Friday’s meet will be the first larger meet with some high-caliber competition. Because of the competitiveness
Matthew Crow | Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Entering the 2022 season, Notre Dame cross country finds itself in the unique position of having its men’s and women’s teams on divergent trajectories. Irish director of track & field and cross country Matt Sparks called the current state of the program “a tale of two teams,” with the men counting on underclassmen to take
Nate Moller | Monday, June 13, 2022
Twelve Irish athletes wrapped up their track seasons last week by competing in the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. With solid performances across the board, the standout performance came from senior Dylan Jacobs, who won the national title in the 10,000m. Jacobs was just the third Irish runner to ever
Nate Moller | Friday, May 13, 2022
Cross Country teams win regionals, take fifth and ninth at nationals The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country teams put together another strong fall season with both teams winning their NCAA regionals. The men’s team also won the ACC title en route as both squads qualified for the national championships. Both teams then went
Nate Moller | Tuesday, April 12, 2022
The Irish faced some difficult weather this past weekend at the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville and the Joe Walker Invite in Oxford, Mississippi, but they had some strong performances nevertheless. One of the top performers of the weekend came from freshman Alaina Brady in the heptathlon. Brady took home second in the event, scoring 5,573
Nate Moller | Friday, April 8, 2022
The Notre Dame Track and Field team will split up this weekend, heading to both the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville or the Joe Walker Invitational at Ole Miss. The women’s distance will head to Ole Miss, and the sprinters and field athletes will travel down to Tennessee. One athlete that head Women’s Track and Field
Nate Moller and Greg McKenna | Friday, February 25, 2022
The Irish track and field team begins its indoor championship season this weekend at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Blacksburg, Virginia. The meet started Thursday night with the multi-event athletes and the distance medley relay team competing and will be followed by the remaining events Friday and Saturday. Friday’s races will consist
Nate Moller | Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Irish track and field team will return home this weekend to compete at the Meyo Invitational at the Loftus Sports Center. The Irish will see plenty of talent this weekend across the board. The visiting teams should include Louisville, Indiana, Miami (FL), Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota and Rutgers. With the recent snowstorm,
Nate Moller | Friday, January 14, 2022
The Irish track and field team will resume their indoor competition this Saturday at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After over a month off of competition, head coach Matt Sparks is excited to return to action and see his athletes compete after a long break. “For us, it’s our rust buster meet after
Nate Moller | Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Both the women’s and men’s cross country teams placed first at the Great Lakes Regional in Evansville this past weekend, earning a trip to the NCAA Championships. The men finished with 37 points and the women with 56 points. Both teams will head into the national meet on Saturday with high expectations, considering the men