— NCAA Track & Field (@NCAATrackField) March 9, 2019Folks, this should go down as one of the great moments in Notre Dame Athletics' history...
Friday, March 8, 2019
'What Though the Odds Be Great or Small..."
You Can Call Them NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
Notre Dame was in sixth place, going into the final relay leg -- the 1600 meters. I can't wait for everyone to see the guts and determination of this Fighting Irish sophomore as he would not be denied..."When I'm doing it for my team out there I give it all that I have, and it paid off tonight," Yared Nuguse after claiming GOLD for the Irish!— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) March 9, 2019
Check out the photo finish in the men's DMR NCAA finals.#GoIrish #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/aT8Sqy4lRP
Yared Nuguse -- is now a NOTRE DAME LEGEND!
That's him retaking the lead on the final lap --- edging out the runner from Stanford to win the DMR NCAA National Championship for Notre Dame!
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. @ndxctf claimed the men's distance medley relay national title with a final time of 9:31.55! 🏆☘️ #GoIrish #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/Y1UBklqZZP— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) March 9, 2019
📽️ You're going to want to catch this finish (and celebration) on repeat!#GoIrish #NCAATF pic.twitter.com/nhSoSEyuLT— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) March 9, 2019
Notre Dame Competes for National Title Tonight
The Notre Dame Men's Distance Medley Relay team competes tonight at 10:02 PM ET for the NCAA National Championship! In the photo above that's Dylan Jacobs, Yared Nuguse, Sean Carlson (coach), Wayne Pate (coach), Sam Voelz and Edward Cheatham.
The Fighting Irish go into tonight's race with the fastest time in the country and the 2nd fastest time in NCAA history!
Last year, Notre Dame finished 2nd in this event at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championship.
Here's the reality -- Notre Dame's time (2nd fastest all-time) is only 3 seconds faster than the slowest team in the Final Heat -- so this is going to be quite a race!
It's Event #10 tonight -- here's the teams Notre Dame is competing with: FINAL HEATS
Here's how a Distance Medley Relay is run:
- Dylan Jacobs (FR) runs 1200 meters
- Edward Cheatham (SR) runs 400 meters
- Sam Voelz (SO) runs 800 meters
- Yared Nuguse (SO) runs 1600 meters
You can watch it LIVE on ESPN3 -- at the link below:
LINK: WATCH THE IRISH GO FOR A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
My Dad Just Completed Lap #82 of the Sun!
This is my Dad this past April being interviewed by all-time Notre Dame great Joe Theismann during our Notre Dame Day broadcast.
Today is the 82nd birthday of the former Detroit Tiger outfielder -- who still has 18 laps to go to catch his mom -- my Grandma Small!
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