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Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 23, 2022
Assistant coach for Notre Dame’s track and field team Adam Beltran passed away at 46 years old Wednesday after a battle with cancer, a University press release said. “While Beltran’s coaching accolades and fingerprints are all over the pages of the Notre Dame record books, it was his personality and striking humor that will be remembered
Nate Moller | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The Irish track and field team traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, this past weekend for the 2022 NCAA Indoor National Championship. The men’s and women’s distance medley relay teams competed as well as four Irish in individual events. Sophomore Jadin O’Brien kicked things off for the Irish, taking home fourth in the pentathlon. O’Brien was stellar
Jack Sirianni | Thursday, February 17, 2022
Actions speak louder than words, and it is often those actions that are written down for the history books — or better yet, photographed. Ripe from the tumultuous times of 1968, there stands an image from the Mexico City Olympic Summer Games that has and likely will continue to stand the test of time. This
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, January 27, 2022
The Notre Dame track and field team will make its way to Louisville, Kentucky, this weekend to compete in the Lenny Lyles Invitational. They will be coming off of a slew of stellar performances from the Notre Dame Invitational last weekend, and will seek to improve their stats even more as the season progresses. Several
Jack Sirianni | Monday, January 24, 2022
On Saturday, January 22nd, while the cold winds blew outside of Loftus Sports Center under the gray winter sky, inside the building, the warm fluorescent lights shined bright for the 2022 Notre Dame Invitational. However, the lights were not the only thing shining in Loftus. The Irish had a plethora of highlight performances throughout the
Jack Sirianni | Thursday, January 20, 2022
Notre Dame’s track & field team is eager to put on a strong showing at home Saturday after rolling into the new year with great team performances at the University of Michigan’s Harvey-Simmons Invitational. The Irish will host for the first time in 2022 at the Notre Dame Invitational, welcoming a mixture of teams that
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
Joe Everett | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Notre Dame sent its distance runners to opposite coasts this past weekend, as the Irish competed at both the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California, as well as the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, North Carolina. “This week was distance runners and middle distance,” Irish head coach Matt Sparks said. “Specifically, more of the middle-distance runners
Andrew Van Dieran | Tuesday, November 27, 2018
At any given moment, there are numerous prestigious athletes present on Notre Dame’s campus. With currently elite programs — football, women’s and men’s basketball, fencing, hockey, lacrosse, etc. — and a historic repertoire of athletic excellence, Notre Dame has built a reputation for producing strong competitors. However, there are plenty of athletes on campus who
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 7, 2017
This weekend, the Irish will continue their outdoor spring season as they travel to the southwestern corner of the country. Notre Dame will compete in the Sun Angel Track Classic hosted by Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The competition will take place through April 7 and 8. This weekend marks the 38th annual Sun Angel