NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame track & field program hosted the Notre Dame Invitational on Saturday, hosting Louisville, Illinois State, Loyola and Marquette at Loftus Sports Center. The Irish men won the meet with 141 points while the women’s side finished second to Louisville with 117.5 points.
The Irish totaled 11 first place finishes on the day, five coming from the men’s team and six on the women’s squad.
Notre Dame once again dominated the distance events, winning the 800, 1000, mile and 3000 races on both the men’s and women’s sides.
The most impressive performance of the day came in the men’s 3000, as the Irish placed the top five finishers in the race with Peter Monahan winning the event with a time of 8:09.41.
Clayton Goldman (1:54.25) won the 800 for the Irish while Samuel Voelz (2:24.05) crossed the line first in the 1000. Notre Dame’s Andrew Alexander took the top spot in the mile with a mark of 4:07.99.
On the women’s side Laura DeVito won the 800, crossing the line in 2:16.04. Notre Dame’s Mikayla Schneider won the 1000 with a time of 2:48.94 while Erin Sullivan (4:53.80) took the top spot in the mile. Rachel DaDamio capped off the afternoon with a first-place finish in the 3000, winning with a mark of 9:40.02.
For the second straight week the Irish received strong performances from the women’s hurdlers, as Summer Thorpe won the final in 8.34 with teammate Naya Sharp placing second in 8.54.
The other event Notre Dame managed to come away with wins on the men’s and women’s sides was the weight throw. Abbey Kapitan won for the women with a throw of 20.52m. Logan Kuskey recorded the longest mark on the men’s side, throwing 20.66m to win the event.
The Irish will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 31, as they travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to compete in the Power 5 Invitational.
RESULTS
Notre Dame Invitational
Loftus Sports Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan. 25, 2020
MEN
200m
4. Edward Cheatham, 22.25
400m
5. Luis Cossio, 50.32
10. Joseph Dobrydney, 51.10
15. Edward Davis, 53.26
16. Rafael Coppola, 53.58
800m
1. Clayton Goldman, 1:54.25
2. Matt Frazier, 1:54.35
3. Luke Phillips, 1:54.92
4. Connor Shields, 1:55.02
7. Peter Werling, 1:55.94
1000m
1. Samuel Voelz, 2:24.05
4. Jake Renfree, 2:26.78
6. Ryan Schweizer, 2:28.87
Mile
1. Andrew Alexander, 4:07.99
2. Brian Griffith, 4:10.12
3. Vincent Zona, 4:10.86
6. Alex Luz, 4:20.72
3000m
1. Peter Monahan, 8:09.41
2. Kevin Salvano, 8:10.14
3. Matthew Carmody, 8:11.77
4. Zach Kreft, 8:12.30
5. Tom Seitzer, 8:24.61
8. Dustin Macuiba, 8:28.44
4×400
3. Cheatham, Cossio, Dobrydney, Voelz: 3:19.13
6. Coppola, Davis, Ekwueme, Zona: 3:29.57
Pole Vault
4. Colton Crum, 4.70m
9. Matthew Quintal, 4.10m
Long Jump
7. Antonio Villegas, 6.7m
Weight Throw
1. Logan Kusky, 20.66m
2. Michael Shoaf, 16.93m
3. Shae Watkins, 16.81m
6. Matthew Eichten, 15.25m
7. Blake Kusky, 14.34m
Shot Put
5. Michael Shoaf, 15.68m
8. Henry Boudreau, 13.95
WOMEN
60m
6. Shae Douglas, 8.05
60m Hurdles
1. Summer Thorpe, 8.34
2. Naya Sharp, 8.54
7. Madysen Hunter, 8.88
200
Shae Douglas, 26.55
800
Laura DeVito, 2:16.04
1000
Mikayla Schneider, 2:48.94
Mile
1. Erin Sullivan, 4:53.80
2. Erin Archibeck, 4:57.01
9. Elizabeth Hannon, 5:16.50
10. Olivia Niziolek, 5:17.23
3,000m
1. Rachel DaDamio, 9:40.02
3. AnnaSophia Keller, 9:43.84
4. Jessica Schneider, 9:48.25
5. Meghan Scott, 9:49.14
8. Jocelyn Long, 9:54.20
9. Olivia Markezich, 9:56.35
15. Madelyn VanBlunk, 10:03.24
17. MaryClare Leonard, 10:08.59
21. Brooke Trossen, 10:18.47
4×400
3. Schneider, Sullivan, Cronin, DeVito: 3:57.10
Pole Vault
T3. McKenna Caskey, 3.75m
T5. Olivia Fabry, 3.75m
12. Alexandra Chlumsky, 3.30m
High Jump
T4. Sarah Flight, 1.68m
Long Jump
7. Naya Sharp, 5.20m
8. Isabelle Grassel, 4.95m
Weight Throw
1. Abbey Kapitan, 20.52m
13. Ava Butterbaugh, 14.26m
Shot Put
2. Abbey Kapitan, 14.66m
6. Alesis Juntunen, 13.26m
7. Ava Butterbaugh, 12.50m