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Peter Baltes | Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Several Notre Dame athletes will soon have an opportunity to compete and showcase a season’s worth of hard work on the national stage. The Irish will be looking to make a big mark at this weekend’s NCAA indoor track and field championships at Texas A&M, marking the conclusion of a largely successful indoor season. The
Peter Baltes | Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The Irish recently finished up a successful regular season and have begun preparation for competition at the conference level. From Thursday through Sunday, several athletes from Notre Dame will be competing at the ACC indoor track and field championships in Clemson, South Carolina. The Irish will be seeking to perform their best and earn as
Peter Baltes | Thursday, February 15, 2018
This Saturday, Notre Dame will participate in its final regular season meet of the indoor season. The Irish will be playing host to athletes competing for dozens of collegiate teams from across the nation. This will be the final opportunity for Irish runners and field athletes to secure a spot at the ACC Indoor Track
Joe Everett | Friday, May 19, 2017
In a season of ups and downs, improvement and stagnation and accomplishments and disappointment, the Notre Dame cross country team found a lot of things to celebrate, and conversely, to grow from and build off of in 2016. After graduating not only their best runners, but the true leaders on the team, the Irish found
Marek Mazurek | Friday, November 18, 2016
For the second consecutive year, the Irish are poised to make a top-10 showing at the NCAA championships. Last year, Molly Seidel led the Irish to an eighth-place finish after becoming the first Notre Dame female athlete to win the NCAA individual cross country championship. Seidel is no longer competing, but Irish associate head coach Matthew Sparks
Joe Everett | Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The Notre Dame women’s team secured itself an automatic berth in the NCAA championships with a second-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Championship on Friday at the Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin. In a pack of 32 teams, the Irish women finished second at regional championships for the second straight year. Their 91
Marek Mazurek | Thursday, October 27, 2016
The Irish notched two top-10 finishes over break as the women’s team finished ninth in the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, while the men took fourth place in the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Illinois. Highlighting the women’s fourth consecutive top-10 finish was sophomore Anna Rohrer, who placed third overall with 20:03.4. Sophomore Annie Heffernan was
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, October 25, 2016
On Oct. 18, Molly Seidel announced she would return to Notre Dame to compete in both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Seidel graduated from the University in May with a degree in anthropology, but she still has a season of eligibility left. During her time at Notre Dame, Seidel became one of the most decorated
Joe Everett | Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Notre Dame will compete in two separate cross country meets Friday, as the women’s team will travel to Madison, Wisconsin, to compete in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational while the men’s team will head to Peoria, Illinois, to run in the Bradley Classic. After two straight home meets on the Burke Golf Course, the Irish will compete on
Joe Everett | Monday, October 3, 2016
On a misty Friday afternoon, Irish sophomore Anna Rohrer put on a show in front of fans from all across the country, finishing in first place at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational. The Mishawaka product was able to pass California junior Bethan Knights and New Mexico junior Alice Wright to win the 5-kilometer race,