NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame track and field program hosted its first home meet at the Harris Family Track and Field Stadium on Saturday with the Bob Harris Open.
The Irish posted 13 first place finishes on the day, seven on the men’s side and six from the women’s team.
Hatherly-Piane Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Matt Sparks was pleased with the boost the home meet gave the team.
“It’s been since 2006 since we last hosted a meet,” said Sparks. “A lot of things changed in the world so we figured this would be our chance to change things up. There was a lot of excitement from our kids that I didn’t expect. We compete every weekend but the energy from our kids was great. Across the board there was a vibe in the air amongst our team that we don’t get on the road.
“We had limited capacity so the crowd was mainly parents, student-athletes and other students. It will be exciting in the future to see what we can do with a crowd without the limitations. It was a pretty good crowd for the limited capacity.”
One of the highlights of the day was the performance of the men’s javelin duo of Austin Parsons and John Keenan. Parsons won the event with a personal record of 67.49m, the second best mark in program history. Keenan threw a distance of 67.02, the third best mark in Notre Dame history.
The men’s hammer throwers took the top five spots, with Logan Kusky winning the event (65.69m) followed by Jamar Manning (PR 59.63m) and Blake Kusky (57.97m).
The women’s throwers won three of four events, with Gabe Diederich (45.23m) winning the javelin, Maura Kimmel (53.30m) taking the discus and Rachel Tanczos (62.86m) placing first in the hammer throw.
On the track the women’s middle distance runners turned in some notable performances. AnnaSophia Keller (2:10.40) won the 800m and Elena Denner (4:43.32) crossed first in the 1,500m.
On Friday night some members of the men’s distance team competed at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet in the 5,000m. Dylan Jacobs won the event with a personal best time of 13:42.78, the fourth best mark in program history. Andrew Alexander took third place with his PR of 13:43.28, the fifth fastest time in ND history and Josh Methner posted the eighth best mark in program history with a PR of 13.52.11.
BOB HARRIS OPEN
Notre Dame, Indiana
May 1, 2021
MEN
100m
4 – Paul Baynes (10.92)
200m
1 – Joseph Dobrydney (21.48)
3 – Paul Baynes (22.18)
4 – Luis Cossio (22.51)
400m
3 – Joseph Dobrydney (48.77)
4 – Luis Cossio (50.71)
6 – Osy Ekwueme (51.56)
7 – Lukas Mitrius (52.64)
800m
3 – Vincent Zona (1:52.82)
4 – Brian Griffith (1:53.27)
5 – Luke Phillips (1:54.70)
6 – Wil Zinkan (1:54.93)
7 – Connor Shields (1:55.70)
8 – Alex Luz (1:56.89)
1500m
1 – Lisandro Berry-Gaviria (4:08.51)
4x400m Relay
1 – Notre Dame A (3:58.82)
2 – Notre Dame B (4:03.53)
High Jump
2 – Sam Grewe (1.90m)
Pole Vault
1 – Colton Crum (5.17m)
2 – Matthew Quintal (4.32m)
Javelin
1 – Austin Parsons (PR: 67.49m – 2nd in ND history)
2 – John Keenan (PR: 67.02m – 3rd in ND history
Discus
2 – Logan Kusky (PR: 50.76m)
4 – Michael Shoaf (49.92m)
5 – Henry Boudreau (47.15m)
Shot Put
1 – Michael Shoaf (18.09m)
2 – John Stefan (17.65m)
5 – Logan Kusky (15.52m)
7 – Henry Boudreau (15.21m)
Hammer
1 – Logan Kusky (65.69m)
2 – Jamar Manning (PR: 59.63m – 6th in program history)
3 – Blake Kusky (57.97m)
4 – John Stefan (56.26m)
5 – Michael Shoaf (52.27m)
WOMEN
100m Hurdles
2 – Jadin O’Brien (PR: 13.96)
2 – Alaina Brady (13.96)
400m Hurdles
2 – Caroline Isemann (1:03.77)
5 – Juliana Keenan (1:09.78)
400m
2 – Kelly Hart (56.69)
7 – Judith Lanahan (1:01.09)
800m
1 – AnnaSophia Keller (2:10.40)
2 – Jocelyn Long (2:13.38)
3 – Megan Hughes (2:13.69)
1500m
1 – Elena Denner (4:43.32)
2 – Madelyn VanBlunk (4:45.14)
4 – Anna Fischer (4:46.26)
6 – Cassie Keyes (4:50.76)
8 – Emily Eberhart (4:53.88)
High Jump
2 – Sarah Flight (1.65m)
3 – Madison Schmidt (1.65m)
5 – Alaina Brady (1.60m)
Long Jump
1 – Alaina Brady (5.63m)
Pole Vault
2 – Alexandra Chlumsky (3.42m)
Javelin
1 – Gabe Diederich (45.23m)
3 – Siobhán Loughney (PR: 38.37m – 9th in program)
Discus
1 – Maura Kimmel (53.30m)
3 – Rachel Tanczos (51.21m)
7 – Ava Butterbaugh (41.41m)
Shot Put
2 – Maura Kimmel (14.84m)
3 – Rachel Tanczos (14.77m)
4 – Alesis Juntunen (14.24m)
5 – Abbey Kapitan (14.20m)
Hammer
1 – Rachel Tanczos (62.86m)
4 – Abbey Kapitan (54.27m)
9 – Ava Butterbaugh (43.93m)