NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The Fighting Irish men’s and women’s track team turned in a number of all-time performances on Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational in the Loftus Sports Center.
The most anticipated event of the day was the men’s distance medley relay, which was loaded with some of the top teams across the country. The race lived up to its billing, as the Irish team of Dylan Jacobs (1200), Edward Cheatham (400), Sam Voelz (800) and Yared Nuguse (1600) won the race in a photo finish with a time of 9:25.80, just .04 seconds ahead of Wisconsin.
HISTORY!
The Irish post a 9:25.80 in the men's DMR, the 2nd fastest time in @NCAATrackField Indoor history, breaking the @FightingIrish record and Loftus track record! pic.twitter.com/1skiQI50w5
— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) February 22, 2020
Notre Dame’s time of 9:25.80 is not only the program, track and ACC record but also the second fastest time ever recorded in NCAA indoor track and field history for the event.
The other record-breaking performance came from an all too familiar source, as Rachel Tanczos broke her own program record in the weight throw for the fourth time this season with a distance of 23.31m, placing her first in the country in the event. The throw ranks Tanczos 11th in NCAA indoor track and field history for the event.
Teammate Abbey Kapitan also had a day to remember in the weight throw, setting a PR in the event with a throw of 22.23m to take second in the event. Even more impressive, Kapitan’s mark is now tied for fifth in the NCAA this season.
In the 60m hurdles, Madysen Hunter notched her first win of the season after crossing the line first with a time of 8.62.
Another notable performance was turned in by Logan Kusky in the men’s weight throw, finishing second in the event with a throw of 20.51m.
In total, Notre Dame turned in 37 top-10 performances during Alex Wilson Invitational.
The Irish host the ACC Indoor Championships at Loftus Sports Center next weekend, as competition begins on Thursday, Feb. 27 and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 29.
RESULTS
Alex Wilson Invitational
Loftus Sports Center
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb. 22, 2020
MEN
200m
18 Temitope Agoro, 23.22
400m
16 Joseph Dobrydney, 50.43
800m
3 Jake Renfree, 1:49.96
8 Vincent Zona, 1:52.56
13 Clayton Goldman, 1:53.05
14 Ryan Schweizer, 1:53.13
17 Connor Shields, 1:54.63
21 Luke Phillips, 1:55.50
25 Peter Werling, 1:56.01
Mile
3 Matt Frazier, 4:08.50
7 Matthew Vietzen, 4:20.06
3,000m
3 Tom Seitzer, 8:22.54
4 Dustin Macuiba, 8:23.18
5 Jack McNabola, 8:23.54
6 Alex Luz, 8:24.21
11 Quinn Gallagher, 8:26.23
13 Nicholas Mota, 8:28.16
5,000m
1 Danny Kilrea, 14:14.10
2 Tyler Keslin, 14:33.03
DMR
1 Jacobs, Cheatham, Voelz, Nuguse – 9:25.80
Weight Throw
2 Logan Kusky, 20.51m
4 John Stefan, 17.99m
5 Shae Watkins, 17.68m
6 Michael Shoaf, 16.57m
9 Matthew Eichten, 15.15m
11 Henry Boudreau, 14.11m
Shot Put
5 Michael Shoaf, 16.64m
6 John Stefan, 16.47m
8 Shae Watkins, 15.90m
12 Henry Boudreau,14.87m
13 Logan Kusky, 14.72m
Pole Vault
5 Colton Crum, 4.85m
9 Matthew Quintal, 4.40m
High Jump
4 Sam Grewe, 1.90m
Triple Jump
5 Osy Ekwueme, 13.30m
WOMEN
60m
5 Shae Douglas, 8.02
60m Hurdles
1 Madysen Hunter, 8.62
200m
11 Shae Douglas, 26.74
800m
17 Jocelyn Long, 2:14.40
25 Laura Devito, 2:19.66
Mile
5 AnnaSophia Keller, 4:50.75
7 Jessica Schneider, 4:54.99
23 Elizabeth Hannon, 5:17.41
21 Olivia Niziolek, 5:16.17
18 Cassie Keyes, 5:06.18
3,000m
4 Madelyn VanBlunk, 9:59.59
5 Brooke Trossen, 10:28.49
DMR
5 Sullivan, Thorpe, Schneider, DaDamio – 11:09.25
Weight Throw
1 Rachel Tanczos, 23.31m
2 Abbey Kapitan, 22.23m
12 Alesis Juntunen, 14.59m
16 Ava Butterbaugh, 13.84m
Shot Put
5 Abbey Kapitan, 15.17m
6 Rachel Tanczos, 15.10m
14 Alesis Juntunen, 13.22m
17 Ava Butterbaugh, 12.91m
Pole Vault
4 Olivia Fabry, 3.72m
10 Alexandra Chlumsky, 3.42m
High Jump
2 Sarah Flight, 1.65m