Feb. 24, 2017
February 24, 2017 – What a time to be alive.
I am thrilled to be able to witness some program firsts during my tenure as the Notre Dame Sports Blogger.
For the first time in program history, Notre Dame Track & Field is hosting the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.
You would think Notre Dame would’ve hosted the championship sooner considering Loftus Sports Center has the largest indoor track (320-meters) in the country, but I’m glad it didn’t happen until now so I could witness it.
☘ @NDXCTF is hosting their 1st @ACCTrackField Indoor Championships.
? Hear how the team feels about competing for a title at home. pic.twitter.com/GNfNZVxnyU
– Tamara Brown (@NDSportsBlogger) February 24, 2017
Outside of the national attention being drawn to the university with live coverage of the meet, this is a wonderful opportunity for the Irish to take advantage on their home turf with Leprechaun Legion in attendance.
With February 23-25 being a rather quiet weekend at home for Notre Dame Athletics, fans will be drawn to come watch the Irish compete for individual titles as well as the overall ACC Indoor Championship title.
While the men got off to a great start Thursday night and currently rank second in the rankings, the women also made some noise and put their first points on the board after Kelly Hart, Payton Miller, Jamie Marvil and Jessica Harris won the DMR (11:02.32) and qualified for nationals.
?â⒬â┢⒬️ @NDXCTF women got their first points on the board at the @ACCTrackField Indoor Championships!
☘️ They won the women’s DMR (11:02.32)! pic.twitter.com/CDRr88tMXD
– Tamara Brown (@NDSportsBlogger) February 24, 2017
In the win, Harris, ran an unofficial 4:30 mile split, as she edged Clemson in the final steps of the race.
? Flashback Friday
Last night @NDXCTF won the women’s DMR
Jessica Harris, the anchor, unofficially ran a 4:30 mile split to win#ACCITF pic.twitter.com/dWd5CHd7hx
– Tamara Brown (@NDSportsBlogger) February 24, 2017
Fun fact of the weekend, cornerback Troy Pride Jr., is the first dual sport athlete to run track since George Atkinson (2012-2013) and Josh Atkinson (2012-2014).
? @NDFootball‘s Troy Pride Jr. is ready for his first @ACCTrackField Indoor Championships this weekend!
? @TroyPride18 pic.twitter.com/JkSC6YC2fU
– Tamara Brown (@NDSportsBlogger) February 23, 2017
On top of his rigorous Spring schedule, including his “Body by Balis” strength and conditioning workouts, he joined the Notre Dame Track & Field team.
You can bet that most of the football team will be in attendance to watch Pride run Friday night at 4:45 (60m) and 6:05 (200m) to qualify for the finals on Saturday.
Don’t worry if you can’t attend you can still catch the Irish in action. Tune in on the ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN on Friday from 3:30-7 p.m., and Saturday 12-4 p.m. ET.
Follow me on Twitter (@NDSportsBlogger) for a behind the scenes look this weekend.
Tamara Brown, the Notre Dame Sports Blogger, has been part of Fighting Irish Media since August 2016 and provides exclusive, behind-the-scenes coverage of all 26 varsity sports. A native of Newport News, Virginia, Brown graduated from Virginia Tech in 2015 with a degree in Multimedia Journalism. For more follow the @NDSportsBlogger on Twitter.