2 Weekends - 3 Independent Races

Jerry England Invitational - The Freshmen Adventure

Ryan coordinated an independent race in Indianapolis. Thanks to him, five freshmen were able to run at the Jerry England Invitational on February 11th.

Danny O’Gara ran the 60 meter dash with an impressive time of 7.43. Then Winston Fairchild ran the mile in 4:49.64 and Andrew Jitendran in 5:22.19. Winston then ran the 800 in 2:13.37. Ryan Fryer, Carter Dauenhauer, and Andrew Jitendran ran the 3K with times of 9:10.53, 9:51.30, and 10:45.78 respectively. Finally, Danny Winston, Ryan and Carter capped off the day by running the 4x400 with a time of 4:03.65, the 2nd fastest 4x4 in club history.

Results here

Alex Wilson Invitational - Sub-9 3Ks

Pieter Heesters and Ryan Fryer ran the 3K at the Alex Wilson Invitational here at Notre Dame. Running club alumnus, Jack Beakas also ran the 3K with 3 Rivers Racing Elite. Pieter (8:34.68), Jack (8:44.61), and Ryan (8:56.91) all went sub-9 and had spectacular performances. Pieter also ran the second fastest 3K in club history. The running club is so grateful for the Notre Dame Track & Field staff allowing us to run in Notre Dame home meets.

Results here

Black Canyon Ultra - Running in Arizona

Shea Aquilano had a spectacular race at the Black Canyon 100K. She finished 6th overall with an impressive time of 9:08:27. That's over an hour faster than last year, an amazing accomplishment! It's great to see Notre Dame runners succeed across all distances.

Results here

Next Up - Illinois Club Relays

The team is so excited to compete in Illinois Club Relays this Saturday, February 26. We will have 20 Track & Field athletes competing on Saturday.

This is an exciting meet, often referred to as Indoor Nationals, where the top teams from across the region will be competing.

The top women's team competing are #1 Illinois, #2 Michigan, #4 Wisconsin, #7 Ohio State, #8 Indiana, #9 Notre Dame, and #16 Purdue.

The top men's teams competing are #3 Michigan, #4 Wisconsin, #5 Illinois, #8 Ohio State, #9 Indiana,  #12 Cincinnati, and #15 Purdue. 

(rankings based on 2022 NIRCA Track & Field Nationals)

Meet info for Illinois Club Relays can be found here and live results will be here.

If you are interested in joining the Notre Dame Running Club and are a Notre Dame, Holy Cross, or St. Mary's student we would love to have you on the team. We have runners of all abilities and are accepting of all track and field athletes.

Feel free to contact us at runclub@nd.edu if you have any questions.

Practice times and other information can also be found on our website.

Running Records/Results Database

Post  By: Jonathan Karr and the Notre Dame Running Club