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Observer Sports Staff | Sunday, June 9, 2019
The men’s and women’s Notre Dame track and field teams concluded their seasons at the NCAA championships in Austin, Texas, this weekend. The men finished 28th overall and the women 30th. While neither team cracked the top tier as a unit, both saw strong individual performances from their runners. Sophomore distance runner Yared Nuguse was
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
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 17, 2019
The 2019 season saw both team and individual success for the men’s and women’s Notre Dame teams. In addition to the numerous personal records set by many members of the team, the Irish also saw strong finishes against ACC competition, as well as some medals brought home by several members of the team at the
Jimmy Ward | Thursday, April 25, 2019
Notre Dame showed up and performed last week at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia, while three men represented the Irish on the other coast at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California. In Virginia, graduate student Jessica Harris recorded the nation’s fastest time this year in the women’s 1,500 meters, crossing the line in
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Putting forth its best athletes, Notre Dame competed in the ACC Championships this past weekend in Blacksburg, Va. The Irish men’s team finished in 6th place with 41 points after all events were scored — their best finish since joining the ACC five years ago. The Irish women’s team finished in 8th place with a score of
Mike Everett | Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Notre Dame made a successful appearance at the 2018 ACC championships in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this past Friday. The women’s team captured second place overall, falling just one point shy of North Carolina State, who has claimed the title three-straight times, while the men’s team won their first ACC title in program history behind several
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
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, August 30, 2018
This Friday, Notre Dame will head to Valparaiso, Indiana to participate in the 30th Annual Crusader Open. The Open is their first meet of the year, and the competition will serve as a benchmark for newly appointed head coach Matt Sparks. Sparks, a member of the coaching staff since 2014, served as the team’s associate