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Nate Moller | Tuesday, February 9, 2021
The men’s and women’s cross country programs both returned to action this past week with the men heading down to Las Vegas to compete in the Silver State Collegiate Challenge last Monday and the women competing in the Florida State Winter XC Classic in Tallahassee this past Friday. The women’s team came in 8th place
Nate Moller | Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s cross country team remained undefeated on the season by winning its second meet of the season at the Louisville Classic on Saturday. The Irish placed first in the seven-team meet with 47 points, beating out SEC teams Ole Miss (54), Kentucky (76) and Tennessee (93). Head coach Matt Sparks said he
Nate Moller | Friday, October 2, 2020
The Irish cross country squads will travel to Louisville this Saturday for their second meet of the season, and last meet before the ACC Championships. Although the meet size will still be relatively small for cross country, there will be around seven teams at the meet. Matt Sparks, the head women’s cross country coach, said
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 15, 2020
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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
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Thursday, November 15, 2018
Seven and a half years ago, Sean Carlson came into Notre Dame as a volunteer to the cross-country team. Carlson had just spent a year getting a master’s degree and had coached at St. Charles North High School in Illinois, before deciding to take an unpaid position as an assistant to renown Irish cross-country head
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
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, October 25, 2018
Following top-five finishes in the Pre-National Invitational two weekends ago, the Notre Dame aims to carry its momentum into the ACC championships on Friday. The Irish will travel to the campus of Boston College as the Eagles will host this year’s competitions. Last season, the women’s team took sixth place and the men’s team took
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
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, September 13, 2018
Notre Dame will host its first event this season this weekend as it invites schools to campus for the 40th annual National Catholic Invitational at Burke Golf Course. The tournament marks the first regular-season competition of the 2018-19 campaign for both the men’s and women’s team. The women’s team will seek to continue a streak of