OXFORD, Miss. – A pair of Irish claimed victories on the second and final day of action at the Joe Walker Classic Saturday as graduate student Maura Kimmel won the women’s discus and freshman Alaina Brady captured the heptathlon title to lead Notre Dame.
Kimmel turned in a school-record performance as she registered a mark of 55.63 meters. Brady also etched her name in the Notre Dame top 10 rankings with her point total of 5,137 in her first collegiate heptathlon. Her 5,137 points ranks fourth on the all-time Irish charts.
Freshman Madison Schmidt also had an impressive debut in the heptathlon, finishing fourth at the Joe Walker Classic with 4,791 points. Schmidt’s 4,791 points move her into fifth place on Notre Dame’s all-time heptathlon chart.
The Irish notched a couple of other podium finishes in men’s discus and women’s high jump. Michael Shoaf placed third in discus with a distance of 50.16m and Sarah Flight cleared 1.60m in the high jump to take third in the event.
Notre Dame returns to action next weekend, as members of the team will compete at both the Black & Gold Invitational in Nashville and the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville. Both events begin on Friday, April 16 and end on Saturday, April 17.
JOE WALKER CLASSIC
Oxford, Mississippi
April 10, 2021
MEN
1,500m
23 – Sam Voelz (3:44.02)
39 – Matt Frazier (3:48.00)
44 – Jacob Stupak (3:48.75)
45 – Brian Griffith (3:48.79)
5,000m
8 – Carter Cheeseman (14:13.76)
12 – Mark Seitzer (14:19.53)
Discus
3 – Michael Shoaf (50.16m)
5 – Henry Boudreau (47.40m)
6 – Logan Kusky (46.69m)
WOMEN
800m
8 – Kelly Hart (2:07.16)
18 – Erin Sullivan (2:08.94)
5,000m
10 – Kyleigh Spearing (16:50.02)
High Jump
3 – Sarah Flight (1.60m)
Discus
1 – Maura Kimmel (55.63m) *school record
Heptathlon Long Jump
2 – Alaina Brady (5.48m)
4 – Madison Schmidt (5.13m)
Heptathlon Javelin
1 – Alaina Brady (36.94m)
7 – Madison Schmidt (26.41m)
Heptathlon 800m
2 – Madison Schmidt (2:22.64)
4 – Alaina Brady (2:27.24)
Heptathlon Final
1 – Alaina Brady (5,137 points) *fourth best mark in school history
4 – Madison Schmidt (4,791 points) *sixth best mark in school history