2008-09 Notre Dame Athletics Annual Report by Chris Masters

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ATH LE TIC S AN N UAL R E P ORT

The 2008–09 Athletics Annual Report was written and edited by Bernadette Cafarelli and Karen Heisler with assistance from members of the Athletics Media Relations Offi ce— John Heisler, Brian Hardin, Tim Connor, Chris Masters, Michael Bertsch, Sean Carroll, Alan George, Dan Colleran and Stephanie Fischer—and student assistants Michael Scholl and Mike Korman. Photography by Matt Cashore, Mike Bennett and Lighthouse Imaging and Marcus Snowden.

contents

Year in Review

Academics

Student Welfare and Development

facilities

Marketing

Relations

Sports

Media

from the director

at the history of athletics at the University of Notre Dame, it doesn’t take much inspection to appreciate the tradition of winning championships.

WHEN YOU LOOK BACK

Whether it’s football or fencing, NCAA titles or BIG EAST Conference honors, the expectations our student-athletes and coaches have for their programs go a long way toward setting the bar at a particularly high level. My fi rst season in 2008–09 in the role of athletics director at Notre Dame saw a number of our programs rank among the national elite: • Hermann Trophy winner Kerri Hanks (she won that award for the second time) helped our women’s soccer team rank number one most of the year, fi nish an unbeaten regular season—and advance all the way to the NCAA title game. • Our men’s and women’s fencing teams both fi nished the regular season ranked number one (the men at 33-0, the women at 32-2), then they, too, combined to claim the NCAA runner-up spot.

Our 26 varsity programs all ranked either at or near the top of all the graduation and academic progress measurements for ’08–’09, whether they involved the APR (Academic Progress Rate), GSR (Graduation Success Rate) or the federal graduation rates. Our teams continue to contribute countless hours to the community in terms of various service and outreach initiatives. We celebrate them nearly as often for their ability to combine their athletic and academic pursuits as we do for on-the-ﬁeld successes alone.

• Men’s soccer won a BIG EAST divisional crown, then was seeded 14th in the NCAA bracket.

Would we have liked to have won a few more games here or there or another league title in this sport or that? Of course.

• The hockey team ﬁ nished 31-6-3, spent four months of the season ranked either ﬁ rst or second—and, for the second time in three years, won both the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season and tournament crowns.

Yet, we couldn’t be prouder of the manner in which our athletic teams represent Notre Dame in all these various categories.

• Men’s lacrosse polished off a perfect 15-0 regular season and ended up ranked second in the fi nal poll. • The women’s lacrosse team defeated Syracuse and Georgetown back to back to win its fi rst BIG EAST Championship. • Women’s tennis ended up 28-5 and ranked fi fth nationally, advancing to the NCAA team semifi nals. As much as Irish fans expect those sorts of achievement on fields of play, maybe even more impressive are the accomplishments of our student-athletes away from competition.

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Now that I’ve been back here at Notre Dame for a full year, I expect to sit down with every one of our head coaches and ﬁ nd out what more we can consider doing to help them realize their championship goals. So, wherever we go in seasons to come, you can rest assured all of us in athletics will ﬁ nd ways to celebrate the myriad successes of our student-athletes and coaches— no matter how high we choose to set that bar.

Jack Swarbrick Director of Athletics

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In Memoriam Rich O’Leary, 1946–2009 The Notre Dame community lost a dear friend and devoted staff member on July 17, 2009, when Rich O’Leary, director of intramurals and club sports, a former men’s lacrosse coach and 37-year member of the University’s athletic administration, died at the age of 62 following a cancer-related illness.

O’Leary was responsible for more than 60 intramural activities as well as supervision for Notre Dame’s 24 club sports teams. He worked particularly closely with the Bengal Bouts, Notre Dame’s historic club boxing tournament that beneﬁts the Bangladesh missions (the Bengal Bouts and Notre Dame’s tackle football intramural program are considered unique in college recreation). He also oversaw the

outdoor recreational facilities and the St. Joseph Lake Beach and Boathouse. O’Leary served as the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse and men’s soccer coach in the early club years. He became the fi rst Irish varsity men’s lacrosse coach, handling that assignment for eight years from 1981 through 1988—following 10 seasons (1971–80) as the Irish club lacrosse head coach (79-53 record). He led the Irish varsity lacrosse team to division titles in the Midwest Lacrosse Association in 1982, ’84, ’85, ’86 and ’88. His fi nal Irish squad in ’88 fi nished 10-4 and three other seasons produced nine wins. He fi nished with a 64-42 career record (.604).

O’Leary worked for many years in the timing booth at Notre Dame home football games at Notre Dame Stadium and on the Joyce Center scorer’s table at Irish home men’s and women’s basketball games. Contributions can be made to the Rich O’Leary Memorial Fund that will benefit the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse program and the Bengal Bouts (112 Joyce Center, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556).

In Memoriam Rev. James Riehle, C.S.C., 1924–2008 Rev. James Riehle, C.S.C., who served as executive director of the Notre Dame Monogram Club and chaplain to University of Notre Dame athletics teams for nearly three decades, died in October 2008 at the age of 83. Riehle served as Monogram Club executive director from 1978 through 2002, and then continued to work with the club in an emeritus role. He began as the chaplain for the athletic department in 1966, oﬃcially earning the title in 1973. His ﬁ rst football game as Notre Dame team chaplain was the famous 10-10 tie with Michigan State in ’66.

A 1949 graduate of Notre Dame, Riehle earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and then studied theology at Holy Cross College in Washington, D.C., from 1960–64. He earned his master’s in business administration from Notre Dame in 1978. In recognition of his contributions to the athletic department and the University of Notre Dame, he was honored with the 2001 Moose Krause Man of the Year Award by the Monogram Club — and the intramural ﬁelds located on the north end of the campus (just east of Stepan Center) were named in his honor.

The Monogram Club fund that assists former Irish athletes with funding for their children to attend Notre Dame is named the Brennan-Boland-Riehle Scholarship Fund in his honor.

Irish Women’s Basketball Wins Inaugural WBCA Pink Zone Challenge Notre Dame was selected as the winner of the inaugural Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone Challenge after raising more than $45,000 for breast cancer awareness and research during the 2008–09 season. The 15 schools taking part in the Pink Zone Challenge this year were Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, LSU, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri State, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech and Vanderbilt. Together, these 15 schools raised more than $160,000 for the Pink Zone initiative, with the entire Pink Zone project collecting more than $1.3 million this year.

Th rough a variety of activities, as well as the speciﬁcally designated “WBCA Pink Zone Game” on Feb. 8 (a 62-59 win over No. 25 DePaul), funds were donated nationally to the Kay Yow/ WBCA Cancer Fund and locally to the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Women’s Task Force, which includes the Secret Sisters Society and Young Survivors group. 3

Notre Dame Athletics By The Numbers

teams that earned

championships

that ﬁ nished their

programs honored

teams (out of 22)

a perfect score of

won by Irish teams

2008–09 seasons

by the NCAA for

with a Graduation

1,000 in the NCAA’s

in 2008–09 (BIG

ranked nationally

Academic Progress

Success Rate

Academic Progress

EAST, Central

Rate multi-year

of 100%

Rate report in

Collegiate Hockey

achievement

2008–09

Association and

Irish athletic

Conference

Irish programs

Notre Dame

Great Western lacrosse league)

101

210

6 ,302

graduate Scholarship

Academic All-

Conference

Magazine Academic

service completed

recipients, including

Americans since

championships

All-Americans,

by Notre Dame

a school record four

2000, most of any

won by Notre Dame

second most of any

student-athletes

in 2008–09

institution

in 14 seasons of

university or college

during the 2008–09

NCAA Post-

ESPN the Magazine

BIG EAST

conference play

All-time ESPN the

Hours of community

school year

O f f t h e Fie l d Academic success Notre Dame ranks number one in the country in graduating its studentathletes. Whether measured by the federal government in its Department of Education report or by the NCAA through its Graduation Success Rate (GSR) numbers, graduation rates for Notre Dame student-athletes also rank among the national leaders in all major categories among all major football-playing colleges and universities. Notre Dame led the nation in the GSR ratings for all student-athletes (at 98, tied with the United States Naval Academy), while also ranking ﬁ rst in both the GSR and federal standings for female studentathletes (100 GSR, 93 federal)—as well as ﬁ rst in the federal listing for black student-athletes (84).

Academic Progress Report

• All 26 athletics programs at the University of Notre Dame again exceeded the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate standards—and the Irish had more teams (nine) earn perfect 1,000 scores than any other Football Bowl Subdivision program. • Notre Dame had 14 of its programs honored for multi-year achievement— men’s baseball, men’s basketball, men’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s ice hockey, men’s soccer, men’s indoor track and ﬁeld, men’s outdoor track and ﬁeld, women’s fencing, women’s rowing, women’s soccer, women’s softball, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

Federal Graduation Rate Survey • Nine of Notre Dame’s athletics programs posted federal graduation rates of 100 percent. • Among Notre Dame’s men’s sports— fencing, lacrosse, and swimming and diving achieved 100 percent scores. • Among Irish women’s programs, cross country/track and ﬁeld, fencing, golf, lacrosse, rowing and tennis all posted 100 scores.

Graduation Success Rate • Among the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision institutions, Notre Dame had the highest percentage of its sports with 100 percent scores, with a .863 ﬁgure (19 of 22). None were below 90 percent. • In football, Notre Dame achieved a 94 GSR rating, with only the U.S. Naval Academy (at 95) ranking higher among FBS schools.

• In men’s basketball, Notre Dame achieved a perfect 100 GSR rating, with only Bowling Green, Florida State, Utah State and Wake Forest also reaching the top slot. • All 11 Irish women’s programs posted a GSR of 100 percent—basketball, cross country/track, fencing, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.

ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans • Notre Dame ranks second all-time among universities and colleges with 210 ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-Americans behind Nebraska’s total of 268. • Since 2000, Notre Dame has had student-athletes earn more Academic All-America citations (84) than any other school in the country. Eight Irish student-athletes achieved this honor in 2008–09.

On-Field leadership “Unexpected losses early my junior season forced me to dig deep within myself and realize how lucky I was to be here. I learned to handle adversity in a positive way and emerged a leader”

Kerri Hanks ’08 Wo m e n ’ s Socc e r BA in Sociology Allen, Texas

»» One of only four two-time winners of the Hermann Trophy (2006, 2008) »» Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner (2008) »» Four-time All-America honoree »» Only player in Division I history to record at least 70 career goals and 70 career assists »» Holds 67 Notre Dame, BIG EAST and NCAA records

k e r r i h a n k s ranks as one of the most decorated players in

womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s college soccer. The four-time All-American is one of only four players to win the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy twice and the first Notre Dame student-athlete in any sport to repeat as national player of the year. During her four-year career at Notre Dame, the Irish posted a 92-10-3 record, winning three BIG EAST titles and advancing to the NCAA College Cup three times, including the national championship match in 2006 and 2008. Last season, Hanks helped the Irish reel off a school-record 26 consecutive victories. Hanks owns or shares 67 Notre Dame, BIG EAST or NCAA records. A first-round draft pick by the St. Louis Athletica in the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Professional Soccer league, Hanks has been nominated by the University for the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She also is a member of the U.S. Under-23 National Team.

O n t h e Fie l d at h l e t i c s u c c es s

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships • A school-record four Notre Dame student-athletes—women’s soccer player Brittany Bock, men’s soccer player Matt Besler, cross country runner Patrick Smyth and rower Lauren Buck—were awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in 2008–09. Since 1966, Notre Dame has had 48 recipients.

BIG EAST Excellence • The men’s basketball, men’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis teams were honored with the second annual BIG EAST Team Sport Excellence Awards recognizing the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport. The women’s tennis team (which shared the honor with DePaul) bested all Notre Dame teams with a 3.537 grade index, while the men’s swimming and diving and men’s basketball teams ﬁ nished with 3.272 and 3.165 grade point averages, respectively. • Five Notre student athletes—rower Lauren Buck, men’s soccer player Matt Besler, women’s soccer player Brittany Bock, men’s tennis player Brett Helgeson and distance specialist Patrick Smyth—were among 21 studentathletes named as the recipients of the 2008–09 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards.

• With its eight BIG EAST championships during the 2008–09 school year, Notre Dame became the fi rst school in conference history to win 100 titles. The 100th crown for the Irish came when the men’s track and field squad captured the outdoor championship in early May. The Notre Dame softball team won the school’s 101st title just two weeks later. In addition to the men’s track and field and softball teams, other Irish teams that won BIG EAST crowns were: women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, men’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, rowing and women’s lacrosse. • For the second consecutive year, Notre Dame fi nished 21st in the annual Directors’ Cup all-sports competition sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA). Notre Dame has fi nished among the top 25 in 11 straight years and is one of 14 schools in the nation to fi nish in the top 25 every year since 1998–99. • Th irty-six Irish student-athletes earned 38 All-America citations in 2008–09. • Nineteen of 26 teams saw their student-athletes compete in NCAA Championship action. Top performances included runner-up fi nishes by the women’s soccer and fencing teams and a program-best NCAA semifi nal fi nish by women’s tennis. • Women’s soccer player Brittany Bock, men’s soccer player Matt Besler, men’s cross country and distance runner Patrick Smyth and hockey player Erik Condra joined an elite group of Irish student-athletes as they earned both All-America and Academic All-America honors in the same season. Fifty-six individuals from Notre Dame have garnered both honors during the same school year on 68 occasions.

All-Time Notre Dame Finishes in Director’s Cup 1993–94

11th

1994–95

30 th

1995–96

11th

1996–97

14th

1997–98

31 st (t i e d )

1998–99

25th

1999–00

21 st

2000–01

11th

2001–02

13th

2002–03

13th (t i e d )

2003–04

19 th

2004–05

16th

2005–06

6th

2006–07

22nd

2007–08

21 st

2008–09

21 st

Top 25 Directors’ Cup Finishes (1999–2009) Arizona Arizona State California Florida Georgia Michigan North Carolina Notre Dame Ohio State Penn State Stanford Texas UCLA USC

noTeWorTHY iTems

Baseball

Fencing

Men’s Golf

• Junior outﬁelder A. J. Pollock was selected 17th overall in the June 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. His selection equaled the highest an Irish player had ever been taken in the draft, matching Ken Plesha (1965, Chicago White Sox) and Brad Lidge (1998, Houston Astros) who were both chosen 17th overall in their respective drafts.

• Freshman fencer Courtney Hurley won the gold medal in women’s epee at the Senior Pan American Zonal Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador.

• Junior Carl Santos-Ocampo and sophomore Dustin Zhang played in the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship in Tulsa, Okla.

Women’s Basketball

• Head coach Muffet McGraw was the recipient of the 2009 Carol Eckman Award by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The award is presented annually to an active WBCA coach who exempliﬁes Eckman’s spirit, integrity and character through sportsmanship, commitment to the student-athlete, honesty, ethical behavior, courage and dedication to purpose. • Incoming freshman Skylar Diggins, the 2009 National High School Player of the Year and Miss Indiana Basketball, helped lead the United States Under-19 National Team to the gold medal at the ’09 FIBA U19 World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. • Associate head coach Jonathan Tsipis was one of ﬁve Division I assistants named as a 2008–09 recipient of the BasketballScoop.com Coach of the Year honor.

• Sophomore Ewa Nelip won gold in women’s epee at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. • Freshman Gerek Meinhardt was the foil champion in the Under-19 USA National Championships in Grapevine, Texas. He also captured the silver medal at the Senior Pan American Zonal Championships. • Five Irish fencers—Nelip, Meinhardt, Hurley, sabreists Marcel Frankel (freshman), Barron Nydam (sophomore) and Avery Zuck all participated in the ’09 Junior World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Nelip (epee) and Meinhardt (foil) won silver and gold, respectively. Football • Safety David Bruton was selected in the fourth round (114th pick overall) in the 2009 National Football League Draft by the Denver Broncos.

Hockey • 2009 graduates Erik Condra (Ottawa Senators), Christian Hanson (Toronto Maple Leafs) and Jordan Pearce (Detroit Red Wings) all signed National Hockey League contracts following the 2008–09 season. • The Anaheim Ducks selected incoming freshman Kyle Palmieri in the ﬁ rst round of the NHL Entry Draft. • Freshmen Sean Lorenz and Palmieri were invited to attend the ’09 U.S. National Junior Evaluation Camp and are candidates for the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship. • Sophomores Ian Cole and Teddy Ruth were members of the ’09 U.S. Junior National Team.

Men’s Lacrosse • Seniors Ryan Hoff and Regis McDermott were selected in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft. Hoff was the 17th overall pick by the Chicago Machine while McDermott was chosen 24th overall by the Long Island Lizards. Women’s Lacrosse • 2009 graduate Jillian Byers, the fi rst four-time All-American in program history, was one of 24 players selected to the 2009 U.S. Lacrosse Developmental Team. Women’s Soccer • Kerri Hanks, four-time All-American and two-time Hermann Trophy recipient as the top player in women’s soccer, was one of five fi nalists for the 2009 ESPY Award in the category of “Best Female College Athlete.”

• 2009 graduate Brittany Bock was named to the 21-member U.S. National Team roster for a pair of international competitions in Japan in May. • Sophomore Lauren Fowlkes was one of 20 players on the Under-20 Women’s National Soccer Team that won gold at the 2008 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup. • Four members of the ’08 squad were selected in the inaugural Women’s Professional Soccer Draft—Brittany Bock (Los Angeles Sol; 5th overall), Kerri Hanks (St. Louis Athletica; 6th overall), Carrie Dew (FC Gold Pride; 12 overall) and Elise Weber (St. Louis Athletica; 21st overall).

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Women’s Swimming & Diving

• Head coach Tim Welsh was honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) with its Distinguished Service Award for his 35 years of service to collegiate swimming. He also was honored for his service to Notre Dame at the University’s annual staff dinner last spring.

• Five Irish swimmers qualiﬁed for the World Championship Trials in Indianapolis, Ind.—Maggie Behrens (100 backstsroke), Gwen Blythe (200 breaststroke), Kellyn Kuhlke (100 butterfly), Amywren Miller (50 freestyle) and Amy Prestinario (200 individual medley).

• Diving coach Caiming Xie was a member of the coaching delegation for United States men’s and women’s divers at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, in July 2009.

Women’s Tennis • 2009 graduate Kelcy Teff t was one of 24 players named to the United States Tennis Association Collegiate Summer Team.

Academics

Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student-athletes rise to the occasion in both the classroom and the playing ďŹ eld, welcoming the challenges that come from a rigorous academic curriculum and a nationally competitive schedule.

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service leadership “At Notre Dame, I learned that each person has been blessed with many gifts, including the gift of knowledge. We have a duty to share this knowledge to serve the common good of our world.”

Heidi Rocha ’09 C r o s s C o u n t r y / T r ac k a n d F i e l d B A i n A m e r i c a n St u d i e s Pa l m da l e , Ca l i f.

»» Recipient of 2009 Christopher Zorich Community Service Award »» Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Leadership Award winner »» Member of 2007 BIG EAST Champion outdoor track and field team »» Made service trips to Appalachia, Chicago, Ecuador and Utah

h e i d i r o c h a has logged her share of miles as an Irish student-

athlete. A distance runner, she helped her teammates to the 2007 BIG EAST outdoor track championship and participated in the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships. But much of her time at Notre Dame has been dedicated to serving others across the country and around the world. The senior captain volunteered at South Bend schools and traveled during school breaks to Appalachia, Chicago’s inner city, Utah and Ecuador through service projects with the University’s Center for Social Concerns. She received the Dave Bossy Scholarship Grant from the Notre Dame Monogram Club during her junior year to help support her service work. A native of Palmdale, Calif., Rocha is the second women’s cross country/track and field student-athlete to receive the Byron V. Kanaley Award and the first to earn the Christopher Zorich Award. Rocha also belonged to Notre Dame’s Academic Honors Program for Student-Athletes.

Following the 2008–09 season, 24 of 26 Irish teams

The numbers for the spring 2009 semester were

boasted cumulative grade-point averages above 3.0

even more impressive. Fifteen percent of Notre

with the women’s tennis squad leading the way at

Dame student-athletes were listed on the dean’s list,

3.516. The women’s volleyball team posted a 3.369

while 199 had grade point averages of 3.4 or better.

grade index, while men’s tennis was just behind that

Sixteen students turned in perfect 4.0 marks, and

mark at 3.366.

70 percent earned a 3.0 or better. The average gradepoint average of 3.210 for spring 2009 is the third

During the fall semester, four teams—men’s basket-

highest ever recorded, while the cumulative average

ball, men’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis and

of 3.169 at the end of the semester is the best in

women’s tennis—earned their highest cumulative

Irish history.

grade-point average since records have been maintained. Eleven student-athletes received perfect 4.0

The Irish men’s basketball team now has produced

marks, while almost 14 percent of Irish student-

a GPA of 3.0 or better in nine of the last 11 semes-

athletes made the dean’s list. More than 64 percent

ters, and the team cumulative grade-point average

of Notre Dame student-athletes owned grade-point

has been above 3.0 each of the last 10 semesters.

averages over 3.0, and 156 student-athletes earned a

Notre Dame’s current 3.105 cumulative grade-point

grade-point average above 3.4.

average is the highest ever for men’s basketball.

Academics

Irish Lead the Way in NCAA APR Numbers In the 2009 NCAA Academic Progress Rate report, which features a four-year compilation of data from 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08, all 26 Notre Dame varsity teams again exceeded the NCAA standard. The Irish also had nine teams earn perfect 1,000 scores, more than any other Football Bowl Subdivision program. For the last five years, the NCAA has used a series of formulas related to student-athlete retention and eligibility to measure the academic performances of all participants who receive grants-in-aid in every sport at every NCAA Division I college and university. Registering perfect scores in the 2009 tabulations were four Irish men’s teams—cross country, golf, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field—and five Notre 10

Dame women’s squads—fencing, rowing, soccer, tennis and volleyball. Eleven other Irish sports posted near-perfect scores: men’s lacrosse (997), women’s lacrosse (997), softball (996), women’s swimming and diving (995), ice hockey (994), men’s swimming and diving (994), men’s soccer (993), men’s tennis (993), men’s fencing (992), women’s golf (992) and women’s cross country (990). In the Football Bowl Subdivision, institutions with the top APR figures in football included Stanford (984), the U.S. Air Force Academy (983), Duke and Rutgers (980 each), Rice (979), the U.S. Naval Academy (978), Miami, Fla. (977), Penn State and Georgia (976 each), Notre Dame (974), Northwestern (973) and Boston College (970). The NCAA also recognized 14 of Notre Dame’s varsity programs for finishing in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports over a five-year tracking period of APR statistics. The following Irish teams were honored: baseball, men’s basketball, men’s cross country, men’s golf, hockey, men’s soccer, men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, women’s fencing, women’s rowing, women’s soccer, women’s softball, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball.

Nine Irish Teams Post 100 Percent Graduation Rates in Federal Survey Nine varsity teams at Notre Dame posted federal graduation rates of 100 percent in a survey released by the NCAA in the fall of 2008. The deferral graduation rate methodology used by the Department of Education counts all student-athletes who transfer from or leave an institution for any reason as non-graduates from their initial school, even if they leave in good academic standing. The 2008 numbers are based on student-athletes who enrolled between 1998 and 2001. Among Irish men’s sports, fencing, lacrosse and swimming and diving achieved 100 percent scores, while the women’s teams of cross country/track and field, fencing, golf, lacrosse, rowing and tennis also posted 100 percent. Those teams also ranked fi rst in their individual sport category although some shared that spot with other colleges and universities. Other Irish teams finished with high percentages that ranked them among the top performers in their respective sports. Those included: hockey, 92 percent (ranked first); women’s swimming, 96 percent (tied for first with Iowa State); men’s soccer, 94 percent (tied for fourth with Purdue); football, 85 percent (tied for fourth with Vanderbilt); and baseball, 80 percent (ranked sixth). Among Football Bowl Subdivision institutions, Notre Dame ranked second in listings of all student-athletes (at 89, behind only Stanford at 91), fi rst among female student-athletes (93), second among male studentathletes (at 87, behind Stanford at 90), fi rst among black student-athletes (94), and fourth among football student-athletes (at 85, behind Standford’s 89, Boston College’s 88, and Duke’s 86).

Irish Athletes Set Pace in NCAA Graduation Success Rate Survey Nineteen of 22 athletics programs at Notre Dame compiled graduation rates of 100 percent, and none were below 90 percent according to the fourth year of Graduation Success Rate measurements developed by the NCAA. None of the 119 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly NCAA Division I-A) programs in the country had a higher percentage of 100 GSR scores than did Notre Dame at 86.3 percent (19 of 22). It marked the third year in the four years of the survey that Notre Dame has ranked number one in percentage of teams with 100 scores.

Th ree Irish Teams and StudentAthletes Honored by BIG EAST Th ree of Notre Dame’s 21 teams that compete in the BIG EAST Conference received 2008–09 BIG EAST Team Excellence Awards, which recog-

All 11 Irish women’s programs posted a GSR of 100 percent—basketball, cross country/track, fencing, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball.

nize the highest annual grade-point averages in each league sport. The Irish men’s basketball, men’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis teams were recipients of

Among Notre Dame’s men’s sports, baseball, basketball, cross country/track, fencing, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving and tennis achieved 100 percent GSR scores. Ice hockey scored 96 percent, football scored 94 percent, and golf was at 90. The GSR data show the percentage of studentathletes earning a degree within six years. The NCAA developed the GSR to account for transfer student-athletes and others not tracked by the federal graduation rate.

the second annual awards. 11

Coach Mike Brey’s basketball team and Coach Tim Welsh’s swimming and diving squad retained the trophies they won a year ago. The women’s tennis team, coached by Jay Louderback, carried a Notre Dame team-best grade-point average of 3.537 and shared its honor with conference foe DePaul. Nineteen of Notre Dame’s 21 BIG EAST entrants posted annual grade-point averages better than 3.0 during the 2008–09 season.

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In addition, ﬁve Irish student-athletes received the conference’s Scholar-Athlete Sports Excellence

INSTITUTION

S P O R T S R AT E D

1. Notre Dame

.863

19 / 22

2. Northwestern

.789

15 / 19

achievement as well as community service. Seniors

3. Boston College

.740

15 / 22

Lauren Buck, rowing; Matt Besler, men’s soccer;

4. Duke

.681

16 / 22

Brittany Bock, women’s soccer; Brett Helgeson,

5. Vanderbilt

.667

8 / 12

men’s tennis and Patrick Smyth, men’s track and

6. Wake Forest

.642

9 / 14

ﬁeld, were honored, the most selected from any of

7. Stanford

.629

17 / 27

8. U.S. Naval Academy

.578

11 / 19

9. Rice

.539

7 / 13

.500

6 / 12

10. Tulane

Award, which recognizes academic and athletic

the BIG EAST’s 16 member institutions.

Academics

Notre Dame Academic All-Americans 2008–09

Mike Anello Football 3.930, Finance Senior Orland Park, Ill.

Matt Besler Soccer 3.518, Pre-Professional Studies / Psychology Senior Overland Park, Kan.

Notre Dame Ranks Second In All-Time Total Number Of Academic All-Americans One of only two schools with more than 200 student-athletes who have earned Academic AllAmerica distinction, Notre Dame added eight to that total in 2008–09. Recognized as ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans were Mike Anello (football; second team), Matt Besler (men’s soccer; fi rst team), Brittany Bock (women’s soccer; fi rst team), Lauren Buck (women’s at-large/rowing; third team), Erik Condra (men’s at-large/hockey; second team), Jordan Pearce (men’s at-large/hockey; fi rst team), Patrick Smyth (men’s cross country/track and field; fi rst team) and Elise Weber (women’s soccer; second team).

Brittany Bock Soccer 3.365, Marketing Senior Naperville, Ill.

Lauren Buck Rowing 3.86, Biological Science / MBA Senior Flint, Mich.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale, have received sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/ her current institution and be nominated by his/ her sports information director. CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America, has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports. Only Nebraska, with 268 Academic All-Americans, has more than Notre Dame’s 210 total. Penn State stands in third place with 157. Since 2000, however, Notre Dame has led the nation in Academic All-Americans with 84 selections, two more than Nebraska. In seven different sport categories, Notre Dame ranks in the top 10 — in baseball (fi rst), women’s soccer (fi rst), football (third), men’s at-large (third), men’s cross country/track and field (tied for fourth), softball (tied for seventh) and women’s at-large (tied for 10th).

Determined leadership “During my four years as a studentathlete, I learned more about doing the right things on and off the ice from my teammates than anyone else, and there is something to be said about that.”

Erik Condra ’09 Hockey B A i n P s yc h o l o g y a n d P r e - P r o f e s s i o n a l St u d i e s L i vo n i a , M i c h .

»» Recipient of both the Byron V. Kanaley » and Francis Patrick O’Connor awards in 2009 »» Second-Team All-America honoree »» ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American (men’s at-large) »» Finalist for the 2009 Lowe’s Senior » CLASS Award

Over the last three seasons, Notre Dame has engineered a remarkably quick climb to the top of the college hockey world by posting an enviable 79-26-10 mark with a pair of CCHA championships and a runner-up finish in the NCAA Frozen Four. Two-time captain e r i k c o n d r a , a native of Livonia, Mich., is a huge reason why.

A psychology / p re-professional major, Condra led the Irish in scoring three times and ranks 13th on the Irish all-time points list with 158 on 48 goals and 110 assists. However, those numbers pale in comparison to the 2009 AllAmerican’s exploits off the ice. This spring Condra received both the 2009 Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Leadership Award, long considered the most prestigious honor a Notre Dame studentathlete can earn, and the ’09 Francis Patrick O’Connor Award, given to the athlete who best displays the total embodiment of the true spirit of Notre Dame.

Erik Condra Hockey 3.55, Psychology / Pre-Professional Senior Livonia, Mich.

Jordan Pearce Hockey 3.81, Anthropology / Pre-Professional Senior Anchorage, Ala.

Patrick Smyth Cross Country / Track and Field 3.75, History Senior Salt Lake City, Utah

Elise Weber Soccer 3.733, Political Science Senior Elk Grove, Ill.

Four Irish Student-Athletes Receive NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

Graduation Rates for Irish Football Team Rank Second among Bowl Teams

Four Irish student-athletes—Matt Besler, men’s

Notre Dame boasted the second highest grad-

soccer; Brittany Bock, women’s soccer; Lauren

uation rate (94 percent) among the 68 Football

Buck, rowing; and Patrick Smyth, men’s cross

Bowl Subdivision schools that competed in bowl

country—received prestigious NCAA Postgraduate

games after the 2008 season. Only the U.S. Naval

Scholarships in 2008–09. Th is marked the ﬁ rst

Academy—at 95 percent—had a higher gradua-

time Notre Dame had four NCAA Postgraduate

tion rate (based on NCAA Graduation Success Rate

Scholarship winners in one academic year.

ﬁgures) than Notre Dame.

The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship was created

The GSR data show the percent of student-athletes

in 1964 to promote and encourage postgraduate

earning a degree within six years. The NCAA

education. The Association awards up to 174

developed the GSR four

nonrenewable grants (87 for men, 87 for women)

years ago to account for

of $7,500 to student-athletes who excel both

transfer student-athletes

academically and athletically.

and others not tracked by the graduation rate methodology devised by the U.S. Department of Education.

Student w elfare and developm ent

Notre Dame’s office of student welfare and development provides opportunities for Irish student-athletes to learn valuable life skills through a variety of programs and service opportunities as they constantly juggle their rigorous academic and athletic responsibilities. Although Irish student-athletes are fully integrated within the Notre Dame student body, those who participate in a varsity sport face a unique array of challenges, pressure and demands. The office of student welfare and development is charged with helping studentathletes navigate that road as they strive to reach their full potential in the classroom, in the field and in their community. The National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) once again singled out the Notre Dame athletics department and its office of student welfare and development for providing an outstanding outreach and community service program. Notre Dame also received the honor in 2003–04 and 2007–08.

Workshops and Seminars Th roughout the year, Notre Dame student-athletes attend a variety of educational seminars and fellowship meetings designed to assist them in their personal and spiritual growth. These workshops focus on ﬁve key areas: academic excellence, athletic success, personal development, community service and career preparation. In 2008–09, SWD (student welfare and development) offered 40 such programs, including: · An orientation session for

· Career development

ﬁ rst-year student-athletes and

workshops that focused on

their parents

networking, interview preparations and resume composition

· The Positive Transition Seminar, a half-day symposium · A speaker series featuring designed to help student-

former Notre Dame student-

athletes develop skills for life

athletes who have successfully

after graduation. Professional

made the transition to the

speakers included:

work world. Alumni speakers

· SUE CASTERINO AND RANDY

included:

MINKOFF,

The Speaking Specialists

· SCOTT MCGOWEN AND GREG HOBBS, AfterSports Group · DON YAEGER, 180 Communications · ANN GALANIS, Johnson and Johnson

· TOM CONLIN ’84, baseball, Aon · MEGHAN DEVREESE ’06, softball, PJ Marketing · KRISTIN HEATH ’94, swimming, Press Ganey Associates

· C. L. LINDSAY, Co-Star

· JAMERE JACKSON ’90, basketball, GE

· THE CATHARSIS GROUP

· KIM LORENZEN ’06, women’s soccer, Chase · CHRIS TRICK, ’06, hockey, Robert W. Baird

SWD also partnered with the Notre Dame Career Center to provide a “career coach” for each varsity team. Th roughout the year, studentathletes could use their team’s contact for advice on career development as well as internship and postgraduate employment opportunities.

student welfare and development

Student-Athlete Advisory Council The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is comprised 16

of representatives from each of Notre Dame’s varsity sports and meets on a monthly basis to discuss issues and challenges facing Irish student-athletes. The group’s goal is to promote eﬃcient and effective communication between the department

In 2008–09, SAAC met

Members of SAAC also spoke

nine times and discussed the

about their athletic and academic

following topics:

experiences at Notre Dame at the following University events:

· Training table and nutrition · Joyce Grants-in-Aid · NCAA legislation · Facilities and locker rooms

· Rockne Heritage Fund meeting

· Post-season awards

· Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Black

· Leadership development

of athletics administration, as well as the Faculty Board on Athletics, and the varsity student-athletes, managers and cheerleaders on matters that impact the welfare and quality of life of all students involved with Notre Dame intercollegiate athletics.

Development dinner

The SAAC also developed a service project, “Fit for Fun,” to ﬁght the problem of childhood obesity through education and ﬁtness. More than 200 Notre Dame studentathletes participated in the event, which drew over 400 youngsters from the Michiana community. “Fit for Fun” was also sponsored by the YMCA, the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of St. Joseph County and Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.

Student-Athlete at Notre Dame · Monogram Club Board of Directors meeting

Reliable leadership “I am a stronger, more educated and all-around better person for the experience Notre Dame has given me. I learned so much on and off the field and the people I met became family.”

Brittany Bargar ’09 S o ftba l l B A i n Ma r k e t i n g C o r o n a , Ca l i f.

»» Three-time all-BIG EAST honoree »» Pitched a complete-game shutout in the 2009 BIG EAST Championship game to lead the Irish to the conference title »» Two-time Irish captain »» Two-time all-Mideast Region honoree »» Threw Notre Dame’s first no-hitter in NCAA Championship history

A native of Corona, Calif., b r i t ta n y b a r g a r was a mainstay of the Irish pitching staff. By the time she graduated with a marketing degree and collected an array of BIG EAST honors during her career, Bargar ranked as the Irish career leader in appearances (172), games started (137), complete games (99) and innings pitched (931). She stood second in wins (92), third in strikeouts (819) and fourth in shutouts (27). As an eighth grader, Bargar discovered a lump in her breast. She spent the next four months visiting 35 doctors. The lump, which proved benign, was removed with surgery. As a sophomore at Notre Dame, she was sidelined for a month when an infection that originally caused her problems returned. Following a second surgery, Bargar went on to establish herself as one of the premier pitchers in program history that season. Bargar continues today to remain actively involved in community events and fundraising efforts to help raise breast cancer awareness.

Community Service

Rosenthal Leadership Academy

O.S.C.A.R.S.

varsity team participated in

Created in 2002 through a

athletes were recognized for

service work and outreach

gift from former Irish athletic

their achievements, both on

efforts, volunteering at more

director Richard A. Rosenthal,

and off the ﬁeld, during the

than 40 nonproﬁt organiza-

the Rosenthal Leadership

eighth annual O.S.C.A.R.S.

tions throughout the community,

Academy offers a select group of

(Outstanding Students

including Memorial Hospital,

sophomore and junior student-

Celebrating Achievements and

Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical

athletes a yearlong program of

Recognition Showcase) held in

Center, the Boys’ and Girls’ Club

seminars and workshops designed

late April.

of St. Joseph County, the YMCA,

to help them develop effective

Robinson Community Learning

leadership strategies, initiatives

Originally created by the Student-

Center and the Center for the

and skills. In 2008–09, 40 Irish

Athlete Advisory Council, the

Homeless. Teams also volun-

student-athletes participated.

marquee event celebrates the

During 2008–09, every Irish

More than 750 Irish student-

end of the academic year and

teered in a variety of programs at area elementary and interme-

In addition, the Rosenthal

provides a venue to present

diate schools. Last year Notre

Leadership Academy also

Notre Dame’s most prestigious

Dame student-athletes volun-

provides Notre Dame head and

athletics honors — the Byron

teered 6,302 hours.

assistant coaches with several

V. Kanaley Award, the Francis

professional leadership devel-

Patrick O’Connor Award and

The Irish women’s swimming and

opment opportunities through

the Christopher Zorich Service

diving team received the Trophy

interactive workshops, one-on-

Award — as well as academic

Award, presented annually to the

one leadership coaching and

awards to the student-athlete and

varsity squad that demonstrates

educational resources.

the student manager/trainer with

a commitment to unparalleled

the highest grade-point average.

service to Notre Dame and the South Bend community.

A complete listing of award recipients can be found in the appendix.

facilities

New Construction 18

Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center

During 2008–09, the area east and south of the Joyce Center bustled with construction activity as work systematically progressed on the ambitious athletics facility master plan devised nine years ago. These projects are funded as part of the $1.5 billion Spirit of Notre Dame capital campaign. The most massive undertaking — the $26.3 million addition and renovation of the Joyce Center arena — began with groundbreaking ceremonies Sept. 13 prior to the Notre Dame-Michigan football game. Th roughout the year, the impressive three-story addition to the south end of the 40-year-old campus landmark quickly took shape. When ﬁ nished, the area will house Notre Dame’s ticket

operations (4,500 square feet), a new Varsity Shop (3,000 square feet) and an innovative club seating and hospitality area with two outdoor patios. The south end, between Gates 8 and 10, also will serve as the new main entrance with a three-story lobby. Two days after the University’s 2009 May Commencement Exercises, workers started the replacement process of the entire existing seating inside the Joyce Center arena. Two crews each work 10-hour shifts seven days a week to install chairback seating throughout the arena, a task that will be completed by midOctober 2009, in time for the start of men’s and women’s basketball and for the end of the women’s volleyball season. The new seating conﬁguration reduces the capacity from the current 11,418 ﬁgure to approximately 9,000. The entire renovation

project, which also includes new fi xed concession areas, an increased number of women’s restrooms and additional handicapped seating options, should be fi nished in January 2010. The arena will be named Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center to honor Notre Dame alumnus and Trustee Philip J. Purcell III, who provided the lead gift of $12.5 million. Purcell is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley. The new club/hospitality area provides premium club membership for 800. The Naimoli Family Club Room reflects a lead gift from Notre Dame graduate Vincent J. Naimoli, while the Mike Leep Sr. Varsity Shop is named after the South Bend automobile dealer who contributed the third lead gift.

A l u m n i s ta d i u m

a r l o t ta s ta d i u m

Alumni Stadium, Arlotta Stadium and Outdoor Track

Over the last 15 months, stadiums for Irish lacrosse and soccer as well as an outdoor track have moved toward their late summer/early fall completion dates. Alumni Stadium, located southeast of the Joyce Center, will feature a natural grass field, lights, locker rooms, restrooms and concession areas. Former Irish soccer players Tom Crotty and Rob Snyder are the lead benefactors of the 2,000-seat, state-of-the-art facility. Situated further east of the Joyce Center and east of the new soccer stadium, Arlotta Stadium will be home to the Notre Dame men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. The lighted facility boasts an artificial turf field, locker rooms, restrooms and concession areas. In addition to the fi xed seating, there also will be seating on the east side of the stadium.

labar practice complex

Arlotta Stadium is the gift of John and Bobbie Arlotta. The Arlotta children — Mindy, Andy and Jon — also pledged an additional gift from the Arlotta Family Foundation. Work also continues on the construction of the $3 million outdoor track, located south of the Frank Eck Baseball Stadium and north of Edison Road. The ninelane track, which will be home to the Notre Dame men’s and women’s track and ﬁeld teams, will meet IAAF guidelines with the widest possible turns. Lead gifts for the project have come from an anonymous benefactor as well as six supporters of the program: John Hatherly ’82, a former Irish miler; Dr. Bob Harris ’69; Dr. Jim Kerrigan ’79, a former track monogram winner; John Leahy ’84; Mike Lukas ’79 M.A.; and Rick Peltz, a South Bend/Indianapolis businessman. Fundraising efforts for the remaining $5 million stadium portion of the new track facility continue.

LaBar Practice Complex

The Notre Dame football team began using the $2.5 million LaBar Practice Complex during the fall of 2008. The facility features three lighted ﬁelds, including two FieldTurf surfaces. Located side by side at the far north end of the area behind the Joyce Center and adjacent to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, the LaBar Practice Complex also is used by the Irish lacrosse and soccer teams as well as by RecSports. John R. “Rees” LaBar, a 1953 Notre Dame graduate, and his wife, Carol, provided the benefaction for the project.

facilities

Notre Dame Announces Plans for New Ice Arena on Campus In February 2009, Notre Dame announced its plans to build a freestanding, on-campus ice arena to meet the needs of both the nationally ranked Irish hockey team and the local community. Construction on the projected 5,000-seat arena is tentatively scheduled to begin in spring of 2010 with a completion date of fall 2011. The new ice arena, to be located south of the Joyce Center just north of Edison Road, includes two sheets of ice (one of them an Olympic-sized rink), as well as oďŹ&#x192;ces, locker rooms and weight and cardio training areas for the hockey program.

Community leadership “Being in South Africa challenged me to assess myself. It gave me a renewed sense of appreciation for what I had been given and galvanized me to take advantage of what Notre Dame offered.”

Peter Christman ’09 M e n ’ s Lac r o s s e BA in Political Science S i m s b u r y, C o n n .

»» Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Award recipient »» Participant in the 2009 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association » North / South All-Star Game »» Led Notre Dame to first undefeated regular season in school history »» Candidate for 2009 Lowe’s Senior » CLASS Award »» Co-founder of GreeND (received Senator Richard Lugar’s Patriotic Award)

Although midfielder p e t e r c h r i s t m a n helped the Notre Dame lacrosse team to 50 wins and four NCAA tournament appearances from 2006–09, the Simsbury, Conn., native’s most important contribution to the University may have been off the field. The political science major and four other Notre Dame students founded GreeND, a student initiative focused on energy sustainability and environmental issues, and was the recipient of Senator Richard Lugar’s Energy Patriot Award. A 2009 Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Leadership Award winner, Christman also spent two summers in South Africa researching the economic viability of the nuclear option in energy reform. Christman was a member of Notre Dame’s Academic Honors Program for StudentAthletes and a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior class Award. The four-year letterman served as a team captain as a senior. During his career, he scored 40 goals and had 45 assists for the Irish and set a school record by appearing in 63 games.

Serving the Campus and Community

The Joyce Center ﬁeldhouse,

The Joyce Center Arena also

current home to the Irish hockey

served as the site for:

team, also was used for:

While Notre Dame’s athletic

· FIRST-YEAR STUDENT ORIENTATION

venues serve as both practice

· NOTRE DAME CAREER Center job

and competitive homes for Irish athletes, many of the facilities provide valuable space for a wide variety of events sponsored by other departments at the University of Notre Dame or outside vendors. The athletic facilities staff serves those customers as well.

and internship fairs · THE ST. JOSEPH’S County Women’s Task Force Secret Sister Luncheon · NOTRE DAME LAW School Commencement Exercises · RECSPORTS · VARSITY FENCING COMPETITIONS · NOTRE DAME BASEBALL’S Opening

In 2008–09, the Joyce Center arena served as the site for the 2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball

Night Dinner and Festivities · JUNIOR PARENTS’ WEEKEND Dinner and Dance

Championships ﬁrst and second-

· STUDENT ACTIVITIES NIGHT

round games (to be held here again

· LATE NIGHT OLYMPICS

in 2010), the annual University Forum, numerous banquets and ceremonies, and Penn High School graduation as well as the University’s Commencement Exercises.

· BENGAL BOUT FINALS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT South Bend and Ivy Tech graduation ceremonies · THE MENDOZA COLLEGE of Business for its commencement activities · THE GRADUATE SCHOOL for its commencement activities · OPENING SCHOOL YEAR Mass

Sports Marketing

Corporate Sponsorships As one of the most powerful and recognizable brands in college sports, Notre Dame athletics provides a comprehensive marketing / advertising platform for many respected and well-known corporations throughout the nation and the Michiana area. A partnership with Irish athletics helps these businesses reach 22

their target audiences through an association that reflects excellence, quality and integrity.

Regional Marketing Partners Allstate, Centennial Wireless, Chevrolet, Meijer and Sirius/XM partnered with Notre Dame on a regional basis in 2008–09. That relationship provided those companies with: · promotional rights throughout the northern Indiana / Chicago region

Team Notre Dame

· advertising during the television and radio shows of Notre Dame football

In 2008–09 adidas, Coca-Cola, Chase, Comcast, Gatorade, McDonald’s and Xerox comprised Team Notre Dame,

and men’s basketball coaches · full-page advertisements in the game-

a unique marketing concept for the

day programs for Irish football, hockey

University’s national corporate partners.

and men’s and women’s basketball

As members of Team Notre Dame, these diverse businesses received the following beneﬁts:

· tickets and hospitality at Notre Dame football and men’s basketball games

· use of “oﬃcial” designation for their own national promotional / advertising purposes · national advertising during every NBC telecast of Irish home football games

Local Promotional Partners Four local promotional partners— Geico, PowerBar, Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and South

· national advertising during ISP’s radio broadcasts of all Notre Dame home

Bend Orthopaedics—gained the following beneﬁts in 2008–09:

and away football games · speciﬁc local promotional rights · advertising in Notre Dame athletics publications as well as Internet and

throughout the South Bend/ Mishawaka community

on-site venues · tickets to and hospitality at Notre · tickets to and corporate hospitality at Notre Dame athletic events

Dame football and men’s basketball games

sports marketing

Marketing and Promotions “Everyone’s Irish,” and that theme continued to draw fans of all ages to Notre Dame sporting events throughout the 2008–09 season. Notre Dame’s awardwinning sports marketing and promotions department created a wide variety of special events, contests and giveaways to attract spectators to Irish sports venues throughout the year. Many of the activities also raised money and awareness for both local and national charities. Highlights included:

ESPN College GameDay

ESPN’s popular college basketball program broadcast live from the Joyce Center on January 24, 2009, prior to the Notre Dame men’s BIG EAST tilt against then thirdranked Connecticut. The visit marked the ﬁ rst time the basketball version of GameDay, with host Rece Davis and analysts Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis, Bobby Knight and former Irish head coach Digger Phelps, used the Notre Dame campus as its pregame venue. Over 4,000 students and fans, along with the pep band, cheerleaders and leprechaun, were on hand to greet the national viewing audience when the show aired from 11 a.m. to noon. Before the program began, Phelps helped orchestrate a series of games and contests for students. In conjunction with GameDay’s visit, the athletics department entertained 500 students the night before at a “camp out” in the Joyce Center ﬁeldhouse. Activities included pick-up basketball games, basketball-themed movies and a visit from Irish head coach Mike Brey.

Academic leadership “The Notre Dame community is very focused on developing each student-athlete as a whole person. I received an incredible amount of support to pursue whatever opportunities I wanted. I feel truly blessed by my experience.”

Lauren Buck ’10 Rowi n g E n rolle d i n a dual B iolog ical Sci e n ce a n d M B A p r o g r a m F l i n t, M i c h .

»» Member of Irish teams that won four consecutive BIG EAST crowns »» Three-time National Scholar Athlete honoree by the College Rowing Coaches Association »» Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Leadership Award winner »» ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American (women’s at-large) »» NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient

l a u r e n b u c k exemplified excellence in academics, athletics and

service during her career as a member of the Irish rowing team. While leading Notre Dame to four consecutive BIG EAST championships and serving as co-captain as a senior, Buck posted a 3.875 overall grade point average while enrolled in a joint program with the College of Science and the MBA program. She will receive both degrees in May 2010. Selected three times as a National Scholar Athlete by the College Rowing Coaches Association, Buck received a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was honored in April as a winner of the Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Leadership Award. The Flint, Mich., native also received academic recognition from ESPN The Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2030;/ CoSIDA and the BIG EAST. Since 2007, Buck has been a researcher for the Indiana University-South Bend Medical School. Also an accomplished musician, she represented Notre Dame on the BIG EAST Student Advisory Committee.

Volleyball “Dig for the Cure”

More than 200 college and high school volleyball programs across the country participated in the annual Dig for the Cure event, which raised funds for breast cancer research. The Irish led the nation in donations by generating $6,655, which was presented to the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Northern Indiana. Over 1,600 fans attended the designated Dig for the Cure match Oct. 12 against Pittsburgh in the Joyce Center. Patrons participated in a silent auction of volleyball memorabilia, including that day’s commemorative pink game jerseys worn by the Irish. Fans also pledged a monetary donation based on the number of digs tallied during the match by the Notre Dame defense. 25

Men’s Basketball Camo Night

Irish men’s basketball fans displayed their support for the men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces during Camo Night on Feb. 12 when Notre Dame entertained Louisville in a key BIG EAST match-up. Each person attending the game received a Notre Dame camouflage T-shirt, sponsored by adidas and the U.S. Army. At halftime, Notre Dame also welcomed four members of the military who had been injured while serving in Afghanistan and treated at Walter Reed Military Hospital. Staff Sergeant Dillon Behr, Staff Sergeant Freddie De Los Santos, Lance Corporal Anthony Villarreal and Staff Sergeant Leroy Petry were honored for their service. Fans also watched a video featuring head coach Mike Brey’s trip to Kuwait as part of “Operation Hardwood.” Prior to the game, the soldiers received a tour of campus and met Irish head football coach Charlie Weis at the Guglielmeno Athletics Complex.

sports marketing

Single-Game Attendance Records for Men’s Lacrosse and Softball

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S O F T B A L L FA N S

Two spring promotions helped the Notre Dame men’s lacrosse and softball teams establish single-game attendance records in their respective sports. On May 3, 2009, a capacity crowd of Over 1,430 fans received free

1,246 attended senior day at Melissa

“white-out” T-shirts and green

Cook Stadium as the Irish split a

pompoms at the Loftus Center on

doubleheader with 18th-ranked

March 8, 2009, as the seventh-ranked

Louisville. Fan appreciation activities

Irish lacrosse team downed third-

included a pregame tailgate, inflatable

ranked North Carolina, 9-7.

bounce house, face painting, contests, product giveaways and autograph sessions with the Notre Dame softball team and members of the Irish football and men’s basketball squads.

Marketing and Promotions Notes The Notre Dame promotions and marketing staff captured three gold medals and one silver medal at the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators convention in June. A video created for the Michigan pep rally won a gold medal in the video board competition, while the activities surrounding the visit to

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L AC R O S S E FA N S

Notre Dame by ESPN’s College GameDay received a gold medal in the student promotion category. “The Shirt,” the oﬃcial apparel for members of Notre Dame student body (and alumni and fans) during Irish football games, also earned a gold medal for promotional T-shirt design. A women’s basketball promotion, which honored local blood donors with a pregame reception and ticket to the Jan. 27, 2009, Irish game against conference foe Rutgers, garnered a silver medal. Notre Dame sponsored preseason dinners to kick off the Irish basketball, hockey and baseball campaigns. Brian Burke, general manager of the NHL Anaheim Ducks, spoke at the hockey festivities, while Mike Scioscia, manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and former Irish football All-American Jeff Samardzija, now a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, were the featured speakers for the baseball gala.

M edia Relations

Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award-winning media relations department works with members of the local, regional and national media as well as sport-speciďŹ c publications and networks to help tell the compelling stories of Irish student-athletes and coaches and keep the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national alumni and fan bases on top of the latest athletic news. In addition to providing complete statistical information, game notes, historical perspective and personal anecdotes to sports writers, television and radio announcers and other journalists, the media relations staff, along with the Notre Dame athletics marketing department and Notre Dame Sports Properties, services several venues so a wide variety of Irish athletic events are seen and/or heard by fans across the country and the world.

Balanced leadership “Serving as team captain for three of my four years shaped my leadership skills and character. Through each competition, practice, conversation and smile, my teammates added to my positive experience and growth.”

Adrienne Nott ’09 Fencing B A i n J apa n e s e a n d P s yc h o l o g y P i tt s f o r d , N .Y.

»» Four-time All-American in foil, one of only 18 Irish fencers to earn honors on four occasions »» Finished fourth at NCAA Championships » in 2008 »» Fourth-most wins in foil in program history »» Byron V. Kanaley Student-Athlete Leadership Award winner »» ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American (women’s at-large)

a d r i e n n e n o t t , a double major in Japanese and psychology, is the

17th fencer to receive the prestigious Byron V. Kanaley Award. The three-time team captain also became the 18th four-time All-American in program history, earning her fourth All-American accolade with a ninth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Nott, a native of Pittsford, N.Y., finished her Irish career with a 223-35 regular-season record, good for the fourth most foil wins in program history and the eighth most wins overall. Her .864 winning percentage ranks 15th among Irish fencers. As a junior, Nott coupled her AllAmerica honor with Academic All-America accolades as a third team Academic All-American selection on the women’s at-large team by ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA. A member of Notre Dame’s Academic Honors Program for Student-Athletes, Nott earned most valuable player honors from the Notre Dame Monogram Club and received the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete award.

Television Many Notre Dame sports beneﬁted from the television exposure available in today’s multi-channel sports network environment. Football

As part of the University’s continuing relationship with NBC Sports, all six Irish home games appeared on the national broadcast network in 2008. Every Notre Dame road contest was televised by either a broadcast or cable network. Two games on the ’08 slate—Michigan State and North Carolina—were telecast on ABC, while CBS Sports broadcast the Irish tilt against Navy. ESPN aired three Notre Dame football games (Boston College, USC and the Hawai’i Bowl), while the Irish trip to Washington was on ESPN2.

Men’s Basketball

Women’s Soccer

Twenty-eight Irish men’s basketball games were televised by a variety of national and regional outlets and packages. ESPN and ESPN2 offered 16 games to a national cable audience, while CBS Sports broadcast two Irish road games—at UCLA and Connecticut. The remaining Notre Dame men’s basketball games appeared on the regional broadcast, cable or Internet options including BIG EAST Network Game of the Week, BIG EAST Network Local (carried locally by WMYS, Channel 69), ESPN Full Court, ESPNU and ESPN360.

CBS College Sports aired three games, while the Big Ten Network carried one contest. ESPN2 telecast Notre Dame’s two games in the NCAA College Cup (national championship semiﬁ nal and ﬁ nal matches). Those games also were available through ESPN360.

Women’s Basketball

Ten Notre Dame women’s basketball games were televised on the following cable networks: Big Ten Network, CBS College Sports, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. ESPN360 offered an Irish game on the Internet through its Web site. Hockey

CBS College Sports carried ﬁve Irish hockey games in 2009, Fox Sports Detroit offered two, Comcast Sports aired two and ESPNU one. Another game could be seen on ESPN360.

Men’s Soccer

The Notre Dame men’s soccer team appeared twice on CBS College Sports and once on SportsNet New York. Men’s Lacrosse

CBS College Sports aired the Irish lacrosse team’s home game against North Carolina, while the Ohio News Network carried Notre Dame’s visit to Ohio State. ESPNU telecast Notre Dame’s ﬁ rst-round NCAA tournament appearance against Maryland. Women’s Lacrosse

The Irish appeared twice on CBS College Sports. Volleyball

Th ree volleyball games were televised, one each by the Big Ten Network, ESPNU and WHAS-TV (Louisville).

m ed ia relations

Coaches’ Television Shows

Radio

Inside Notre Dame Football with Charlie Weis and

The 2008 season marked the beginning of a 10-year

Inside Notre Dame Basketball with Mike Brey aired

agreement between Notre Dame and ISP Sports

on 31 aﬃ liates, reaching more than 60 million

that made ISP the exclusive national rightsholder for

homes nationwide, making it the largest coaches’

Irish football radio broadcasts.

television show network in the country. Aﬃ liates included Comcast SportsNet Chicago, SNY (New

Play-by-play announcer Don Criqui, color analyst

York), Sun Sports (Florida), MASN (Baltimore,

Allen Pinkett and sideline reporter Jeff Jeffers

Washington, D.C.), Fox Sports Midwest, NESN

headlined the broadcasts that were heard on 139

(New England), SportsTime Ohio, Fox Sports

radio stations across the country as well as Sirius

Pittsburgh and WNDU-TV (South Bend).

Satellite Radio.

Inside Notre Dame Sports, a weekly half-hour show

The Notre Dame’s men’s basketball radio network

featuring Irish Olympic sports, aired weekly on

consisted of 14 stations throughout the Midwest,

WHME-TV in South Bend.

including WLS-AM in Chicago, XL 950 in Indianapolis, WSSP-AM in Milwaukee and

All three shows were available on und.com.

WSBT-AM in South Bend. All games could also be heard on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Jack Nolan anchored the broadcasts and was joined by former Irish stars LaPhonso Ellis and Jordan Cornette. Th ree other Irish sports also enjoyed live local radio coverage. Pulse FM (96.9/92.1) broadcast all Notre Dame women’s basketball games with Bob Nagle handling play-by-play duties. Irish hockey could be heard on Cat Country 99.9 FM, while the late Mike Lockert and Darin Pritchett called the games. Chuck Freeby served as the primary announcer for Notre Dame baseball games that aired on WHME-FM (103.1). Those radio broadcasts could also be heard on und.com. From September through March, Irish fans could listen to The Jack Swarbrick Radio Show on WLS-AM in Chicago and WSBT-AM in South Bend. The Notre Dame athletics director interviewed a variety of Irish coaches and studentathletes as well as other prominent guests in the sports community.

Social Networks and Blogs

Media Relations

The Notre Dame media relations department

The Notre Dame oﬃce received seven honors

continued to reach out to media and fans by

for its media publications at the 2009 College

adding more ways to stay on top of the latest news

Sports Information Directors of America annual

concerning Irish athletics.

convention in San Antonio.

Irish athletics now has its own pages on Twitter

The Irish fencing guide earned “best in the nation”

and Facebook, the nation’s two most popular online

distinction, while the Notre Dame baseball and

social networks.

women’s basketball guides received “best in the district” accolades.

The sports information oﬃce also produces a regular blog, The Dish, which includes behind-

Two other media guides were judged among the

the-scenes information on Notre Dame

top 10 in the nation—men’s tennis as ﬁ fth best and

student-athletes, coaches and newsmakers and

women’s basketball as ninth best. The Irish women’s

touches on the important issues confronting

soccer guide and the Notre Dame men’s basketball

Irish athletics.

guides were tabbed “second in the district.”

Fans can access Twitter, Facebook and The Dish on und.com.

UND.com

Notre Dame’s oﬃcial athletics Web site, und.com, continued to offer 32

Irish fans complete coverage of every varsity sport, plus other news and information from the athletics department in 2008–09. The staff of Notre Dame Sports Properties, which manages the Web site, produced 1,180 original video content pieces last year and offered live video/audio coverage of over 100 Olympic sport events through its free broadband channel. Alumni and other Irish fans set a record with 2.5 million video views on und.com. The Web site also offers a variety of other information, including athletic press releases, media guides for all 26 sports and individual sport pages as well as links to content for the Notre Dame Monogram Club, student welfare and development and summer camps. The Web site also launched a und.com video blog, Twitter account and Facebook page during 2008–09. Und.com unveiled a redesigned look on July 8, 2009.

Innovative leadership “Traveling to Haiti and seeing such unimaginable poverty changed my life. I’ve always expected to go into business or law, but that trip instilled a responsibility to be a civic leader in whatever I do.”

Chris Stewart ’09 F o o tba l l BA i n H istory Sp r i n g , T e x a s

»» Graduated early from the College of Arts and Letters with a grade-point average of 3.59 »» Plans on pursuing a master’s degree while starting on the offensive line for the secondstraight season »» Participated in a University-sponsored service trip to Haiti »» Had a rare opportunity for a studentathlete to study abroad, spending a summer taking classes in London

c h r i s s t e wa r t returns to the Notre Dame football team in 2009

as a graduate student after receiving his history degree in December 2008. A member of the academic honors program, Stewart also participated in the College of Arts and Letters history honors curriculum and was selected to Phi Alpha Theta, the national honor society for undergraduates studying history. Stewart started nine games on the Irish offensive line and was one of 12 weekly studentathlete academic honorees announced during ISP broadcasts of Irish games in 2008. The Spring, Texas, native also traveled to Haiti earlier this year with legendary Notre Dame professor Emil T. Hofman, dean emeritus of First Year of Studies and professor emeritus of chemistry, as part of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Haiti program. That effort seeks to prevent lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne disease affecting 25 percent of the population. Stewart also has studied abroad in the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s London Program.

Football Und.com’s thorough monitoring of Irish football keeps Notre Dame fans up to date on coach

2.5 million irisH recorD

VIDEOS VIEWED ON UND.COM

Charlie Weis and his players throughout the year. Last season Jack Nolan, the oﬃcial host of und.com, anchored both pre- and post-game shows for every Irish contest and was joined by former Notre Dame All-Americans Reggie Brooks and Mirko Jurkovic for analysis and commentary. Fans could also watch

Webcasts

Weis’ weekly television show, Inside Notre Dame

During 2008–09, Irish fans could watch live

Football with Charlie Weis, and his Tuesday and

coverage of men’s basketball (seven games), women’s

Sunday press conferences on und.com.

basketball (seven games), hockey (11 games), men’s soccer (nine games), women’s soccer (14 games),

The und.com staff regularly posted video/audio prac-

men’s lacrosse (ﬁve games), women’s lacrosse (seven

tice reports, post-practice interviews with players

games), baseball (24 games), softball (nine games)

and assistant coaches and footage from each Irish

and volleyball (12 games) on und.com.

workout. Three times a week, und.com aired postpractice reports with Weis. Fans could also watch the

The most watched events were the Irish men’s

home football Friday luncheons and pep rallies on the

basketball game against South Dakota (5,238 views)

Web site. While other media outlets are limited to

and the Notre Dame women’s soccer team’s NCAA

using three minutes of video, und.com offers unlim-

Championship contest against Minnesota (5,085).

ited amounts of video coverage and is the only media source where Notre Dame press conferences can be

In 2008–09, webcasts attracted 86,297 views, up

viewed in their entirety.

over 31,000 from a year ago.

Special event programming for football in 2008–09 included the replay of the Blue-Gold spring football game, a special feature on signing day and reports from the 2008 Hawai’i Bowl. A video produced by the und.com staff, Football Primer 2.0, was a ﬁ nalist for best promotional video at the Global Media Awards for College Sports.

MONOGRAM CLUB

Now in its 93rd year of promoting spirit, unity, leadership and sportsmanship, the Notre Dame Monogram Club spearheaded a variety of initiatives and projects during 2008–09 to enhance the tradition of Irish athletics and ensure that over 4,000 dues-paying members stay connected with the University through the common bond of sport.

Projects, Programs and Events ·

IN SEPTEMBER, THE Monogram Club unveiled the newly renovated Heritage Hall in the Joyce Center concourse. The $600,000 project, funded by the Monogram Club, now features multiple display cases, including one for each of the University’s 26 varsity sports that showcase Notre Dame’s legendary athletic history and accomplishments. Other exhibits highlight Notre Dame’s 27 national championships, national award winners, RecSports, cheerleaders and mascots, athletic trainers and student managers, student welfare and development, the Band of the Fighting Irish and former University Executive Vice President Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C. A display area in the hallway between Gates 1 and 2 recaps prominent moments and players from men’s and women’s

basketball, and an extensive space on the concourse is dedicated to football, including the presentation of the seven Heisman Trophies won by Irish student-athletes. Outside the entrance to the athletic administrative oﬃces are panels celebrating the Irish hockey team’s participation in the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four and Notre Dame’s 2008 swimming anniversary (50th for men, 25th for women). ·

THE MONOGRAM CLUB sponsored a yearlong program titled “Celebrating Over 60 Years of Success by Black Student-Athletes at Notre Dame” that culminated during the annual Blue-Gold weekend with a town hall meeting on “The State of the Black Student-Athlete” and a formal dinner attended by more than 100 former black monogram winners.

The celebration began Sept. 6, 2008, as Wayne Edmonds, a 1958 graduate and the fi rst black football player to win a monogram, and Paul Thompson, son of Frazier Thompson, a 1947 graduate and the fi rst black monogram winner in any sport at Notre Dame, presented the flag prior to the football season opener against San Diego State. Th roughout the year, Notre Dame’s Web site and athletic publications featured stories highlighting important people and events in the history of black student-athletes at Notre Dame. Former Irish soccer player Marvin Lett ’87 chaired the 60th anniversary weekend celebration committee and served as host and emcee of the dinner. Attendees included his classmate Tim Brown, a recent inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, and Phyllis Stone ’80, Notre Dame’s fi rst African-American cheerleader. ·

NOTRE DAME’S LAST national championship football team from 1988 celebrated its 20th reunion with a variety of activities sponsored by the Monogram Club during the Michigan football weekend Sept. 13. Former Irish coach Lou Holtz attended the unveiling of a sculpture in his honor at the themed national championship coaches gate (D) at Notre Dame Stadium and participated in the honorary coin toss prior to the game.

IN 2008, THE Monogram Club hosted receptions for former football monogram winners in a newly created lounge/media room at Notre Dame Stadium on Fridays prior to home football contests. The club also continued its pregame tent gatherings on Saturdays of home football games, averaging 500 attendees at each event.

DURING FOOTBALL SEASON, the Monogram Club welcomed back several Notre Dame monogram winners who continue to achieve athletic success on the professional or Olympics level. Honored for their participation at the Beijing Olympics were Shannon Boxx (’99 soccer), Selim Nurudeen (’05 track and ﬁeld), Kate Sobrero Markgraf (’98 soccer), Candace Chapman (’06 soccer), Thomas Chamney (’07 track and ﬁeld), Kelley Hurley (’10 fencing), Mariel Zagunis (fencing) and Gerek Meinhardt (’12 fencing). Former Notre Dame baseball standout Brad Lidge, who helped the Philadelphia Phillies to the 2008 World Series title, also returned to campus for the Syracuse game.

the Monogram Club saluted two former Irish roundball greats during halftime festivities—Adrian Dantley ’78, a recent inductee into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and Pat Garrity ’98, who recently retired from the NBA. Former soccer standout Kerri Hanks ’08 was also recognized during a basketball halftime program as a two-time recipient of the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy and the winner of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. DURING BASKETBALL SEASON,

LAST YEAR, THE Monogram Club inaugurated a special ceremony to present letter jackets to ﬁ rst-time monogram winners. Winter- and spring-sport athletes received their monogram jackets in October, while those who participate in a fall sport received theirs in March. The Monogram Club also provides all student-athletes with their annual varsity monogram awards, including jackets, rings, blazers, stadium blankets and watches. The club contributed close to $83,000 for postseason gifts and awards (i.e. championship rings) to various varsity teams.

NEARLY 70 GOLFERS participated in the Monogram Club’s second annual Riehle Open Golf Outing.

also supported current Irish student-athletes in a variety of ways: THE MONOGRAM CLUB

PURCHASED LAPTOP COMPUTERS

for use by all Notre Dame studentathletes while traveling ·

PROVIDED CURRENT STUDENTATHLETES

with academic/athletic

handbooks and annual planners ·

CONTRIBUTED FUNDING THAT

enabled

the Irish women’s volleyball team to travel to Italy in May 2009 and the women’s golf team to Ireland in August 2009 for training and competition ·

PROVIDED FUNDING THROUGH

the

Dave Bossy Scholarship Grants for four student-athletes to work in summer service programs sponsored by the Center for Social Concerns ·

DONATED $125,000 TO

the office of

student welfare and development to support its events and programs

monogrAm cLUB

BRENNAN-BOLAND -RIEHLE

Contributions and Gift Giving

The Monogram Club continues to

In 2008–09, the Notre Dame

Scholarship Fund (BBRSF), which

Monogram Club established a post-

provides assistance to qualiﬁed under-

graduate scholarship program, which

graduate students who are children of

will annually provide a stipend to

dues-paying members. One of the more

two senior monogram winners, one

signiﬁcant endowed scholarship funds

male and one female, who have been

that the University administers, the

accepted to an accredited institution

BBRSF offers a minimum award of

as graduate students. Recipients will

75 percent of the student’s normal work

be selected based on their academic

and loan component of the ﬁ nancial aid

achievement, service participation,

package. Last year, 22 students received

leadership qualities and potential for

a total of just under $193,000 in aid.

success in postgraduate studies.

The fund, named in honor of Joe

SCHOLARSHIP FUND

administer the Brennan-Boland-Riehle

Boland, Rev. Thomas Brennan, C.S.C., Mallorie Croal, a member of the

and Rev. James Riehle, C.S.C., currently

Irish volleyball team, and Thomas

boasts an impressive market value of

Bemenderfer, who played football at

over $5.2 million, one of Notre Dame’s

Notre Dame, were the ﬁrst recipients

largest endowments.

of the Monogram Club Postgraduate Scholarship Awards. Each received a one-time nonrenewable grant of $5,000 to continue their postgraduate studies.

5 . 2 m i llion

current market value

Honors and Awards Legendary Notre Dame fencing coach Mike DeCicco received the Monogram Club’s Moose Krause Distinguished Service Award during the club’s annual April meeting. A 1949 graduate of the University, DeCicco returned to Notre Dame in 1954 to teach in the engineering department while working on his doctorate degree. He also aided his former fencing coach, Walter

In 2008–09, the Monogram Club

Langford, as an assistant. DeCicco

awarded honorary membership to:

assumed the head post in 1962 and over the next 34 years led the Irish to a 680-45 record and five national championships. In 1964, DeCicco created Notre Dame’s academic advising program for studentathletes, a model that became the standard for other universities to follow through the years. He retired in 1995. Joe Restic ’79, a 1978 Academic All-America football player for the Irish, assumed the presidency of the 37-member Monogram Club board of directors at the April meeting. He is joined in the officer rotation by First Vice President Dick Nussbaum ’74 and ’77 and Second Vice President Haley Scott DeMaria ’95. Marc Kelly ’82, who completed his two-year term as president in April, sits on the board as past president.

· Tom Blum ’68, a member of the University’s development oﬃce and longtime supporter of Irish athletics · Beth Holtz, wife of former Irish head football coach Lou Holtz · Beth Hunter, Notre Dame’s director of sports marketing, who also assists with the daily operations of the Monogram Club · Rev. John Jenkins, C.S.C., ’76 and ’78, President of the University of Notre Dame · Susan Reed McGonigal, longtime administrative assistant in Notre Dame’s sports information oﬃce · Jim Rakers ’65, former Irish football player and active member of the Notre Dame Club of Phoenix

External affairs

Athletics is and always will be about teamwork— no matter what the sport. Coaches and student-athletes work together to achieve maximum performance on every level, but even they don’t go it alone. A staff of athletic trainers, strength and conditioning experts and administrators provides the tools they need to reach their goals. But securing the foundation for these efforts are generous donors whose gifts to athletic initiatives enable those on the front lines to train, practice, compete and work in ﬁ rst-rate facilities that foster a competitive and supportive environment. Other benefactors help underwrite the cost of many student-athletes’ tuition, allowing talented young people a chance to pursue their dreams. The two primary funds for athletics development—the Joyce Athletics Grants-in-Aid Program and the Rockne Heritage Fund— continue to ensure that Notre Dame student-athletes enjoy opportunities to reach their full potential both on and off the ﬁeld.

Spirit of Notre Dame The Spirit of Notre Dame campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the history of Catholic higher education, already has surpassed its overall target of $1.5 billion dollarsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just two years after the public launch and with another two years remaining on the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life cycle. The campaign incorporates several athletic components, including the renovation of the Joyce Center with the addition of Purcell Pavilion and the construction of Arlotta Lacrosse Stadium, the Alumni Stadium for soccer, an outdoor track and a new freestanding ice hockey arena on the southeast end of campus. Other projects scheduled for future funding through the Spirit of Notre Dame campaign include a new outdoor tennis stadium and rowing boathouse, as well as the renovation of the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

external affairs

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Members of the Joyce Grants-in-Aid Program

Several generous donors, who believe in the value of

each provide an annual, expendable $40,000 gift

a Notre Dame experience that combines academics,

to the University, which funds a student-athlete’s

spirituality, community and athletics, have made

tuition, room and board and books for one year.

multi-year commitments to underwrite a student-

Th rough this initiative, Notre Dame receives nearly

athlete’s entire four-year career at the University. In

$1.5 million of annual support, which helps Irish

2009, the Joyce Grants-in-Aid Program included 43

teams attract the best student-athletes from around

benefactors (listed separately).

the world in every varsity sport and remain nationally competitive.

Joyce GIA members enjoy distinctive and exclusive rewards of appreciation, including the opportu-

The elite program honors the work and vision of

nity to be paired up with a student-athlete who is a

the late Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., who served

recipient of a Joyce GIA. Members also are invited

a 35-year term as executive vice president of the

to a recognition weekend on campus in conjunction

University and steered the Irish athletics program

with a home football game.

into one of the most enviable and successful models at the collegiate level. Father Joyce ﬁ rmly believed that student-athletes could engage in both a rigorous academics curriculum and a nationally competitive athletic schedule, and this program reflects a commitment to that tenet.

Joyce Grants-in-Aid Members Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Adamson Mr. and Mrs. James M. Aviles Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Cummings Mr. and Mrs. J. Oliver Cunningham Mr. Edward L. Delahanty and Dr. Rebecca Delahanty Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Derrico Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Devine

Mendelson Endowment Established in 2006, the Joseph T. Mendelson Endowment for Athletics Excellence provides incremental and non-budgeted funding for Notre Dame’s Olympic sports programs. The fund, whose market value stands in excess of $1.6 million, generates

Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawrence Dorsey

annual income that can assist Irish Olympic sport

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Downey

coaches in taking advantage of opportunities to help

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fischer

grow their sports and support their student-athletes

Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Fuhrer

in a variety of ways.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Michael Geddes Mr. Barry S. Gluck and Mrs. Joan Dautremont-Gluck Mr. A. J. Hickey Mr. and Mrs. John Huarte Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Keyes

In 2008–09, the Mendelson Endowment provided more than $124,000 to seven Olympic sports:

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Leep Sr.

Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Martori

power towers

$ 3,580

Mrs. Martin A. Matich Mr. Stephen Matich

Rowing

Mr. and Mrs. Ted H. McCourtney

speed analysis and communications system

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McGraw

16 rowing ergometers

$ 19,750

7,987

Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Mitchell

Men’s Soccer

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Mooney Jr.

digital video editing and scouting system

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mountford Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Murphy Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Naimoli Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. O’Toole Mr. and Mrs. William L. Perocchi

Softball

digital in-game video system

digital video editing and scouting system Men’s Lacrosse

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Quinn

digital video editing system

Mr. Peter J. Schivarelli Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Spizzirri Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stoutenburgh Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Tice Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Whalen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kary F. Yergler Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Zollo Jr.

$ 14,250

Women’s Soccer

Mr. and Mrs. Karl I. Peterson Mr. Kevin J. Quinn

$ 12,200

$ 21,210

$ 45,195

external affairs

Rockne Heritage Fund

The Rockne Heritage Fund helps support the

In 2008–09, the Rockne Heritage Fund gener-

mission of Notre Dame athletics and provides

ated over $1.3 million, 110 percent of its goal.

student-athletes and coaches with the tools they

The Director’s Circle recognizes those who give

need to achieve success both on and off the ﬁeld.

$1,500, $5,000 and $10,000 to the fund annually and now boasts 664 members, 110 percent of its

As the ﬁ rst athletics annual fund in Notre Dame

membership goal. Members at the Traditional

history, the Rockne Heritage Fund has attracted

and Irish Legends level receive an attractive

over 1,100 benefactors since its October 2002 incep-

football ticket beneﬁt and are invited to an annual

tion. The fund helps ﬁ nance athletics grants-in-aid

recognition weekend on campus.

and provides expendable dollars for other operating budget needs.

Football Experience Weekends The University of Notre Dame campus and the South Bend community are abuzz with a variety of activities for alumni and fans every home football

The Locker Room Fund Since 2004, former football players, coaches and

weekend. But several Irish leadership benefactors experience those sights and sounds “up close and personal” as part of the Notre Dame Football Weekend Experience.

managers have donated over $2 million to the Locker Room Fund, a program initially designed to

Those who partake in the special weekends, held

help support the Guglielmino Athletics Complex by

ﬁve times a football season, attend the Friday kickoff

providing naming rights for the locker of a current

luncheon, pep rally and a private reception with

player to benefactors who donated $25,000. Those

Irish athletics director Jack Swarbrick and his senior

generous donors each received a plaque, engraved

staff. On game day, participants visit with Irish head

with his or her name, which was then placed on a

coaches and student-athletes in the Notre Dame

current football player’s locker in “the Gug.”

Stadium locker room. They then have a chance to hit the famous “Play like a Champion” sign as they walk

The program was so successful that it has been

through the tunnel onto the ﬁeld. Prior to the game,

adapted for additional Irish sports as their respec-

benefactors attend a private Mass in the Log Chapel.

tive facilities are renovated or built anew. Softball

They then return to Notre Dame Stadium to watch

alumni have raised over $100,000 to date through

pregame festivities from the sidelines before moving

the Locker Room Fund for the Melissa Cook

to their seats in the press box just before kickoff.

Softball Stadium, which opened in 2008. Golf, which recently received a new indoor practice and locker room facility at the Warren Golf Course, has offered a similar opportunity for its alumni who make a speciﬁc gift to the fund. Former Irish lacrosse and soccer players—both men and women—also now have the same opportunity to help support the construction and maintenance of their respective new stadiums, which will be completed in fall 2009. In the future, the Locker Room Fund will be expanded to include former players, coaches and student managers in basketball, hockey, rowing, tennis, track and volleyball.

RecSports RecSports promotes an active, healthy lifestyle to the entire Notre Dame community by offering a myriad of activities, classes and facilities to meet a diverse range of interests and needs. Students, faculty, staff, retirees and aďŹ&#x192; liated families can choose from more than 300 offerings to stay ďŹ t, fuel their competitive juices or learn a new sport.

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Club Sports and Intramurals

Many of Notre Dame’s club sports

Boasting one of the nation’s most physically active student

helped raise money for charity through

bodies, Notre Dame provides a challenging array of club sports

their competitions and events. The Bengal

and intramural activities for students who want to continue

Bouts and the Baraka Bouts, season-

competing on some level.

ending tournaments sponsored by the men’s and women’s boxing clubs, respec-

In 2008–09, 1,097 undergraduates participated in at least one

tively, donated over $70,000 to missions

of 25 club sports. Together those clubs held 2,684 practices and

in Bangladesh, while the women’s

competed in 408 contests. Most of the clubs regularly play games

running club cosponsored the Holy Half

or enter tournaments throughout the Midwest, while others

Marathon. The ﬁshing club participated

focus on the recreational aspect of their sport. The following list

in both a stream restoration project and

includes a few highlights of last year:

a monoﬁ lament line collection and recy-

· The women’s water polo team lost 6-4 to top-ranked Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the national championship game and fi nished second in the nation. Coach Brian Coughlin received national coach-of-the-year honors. · The men’s rowing squad earned the runner-up trophy at the Club Nationals in Oak Ridge, Tenn. · The cycling club successfully served as host of the fi rst-ever Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference (MCCA) road race. · Notre Dame fielded its fi rst ever women’s squash team, which competed in the College Squash Association (CSA) Championships at Harvard.

cling effort. Notre Dame’s intramural program continued to rank as one of the nation’s best in terms of participation percentage and quality. Over 11,200 students played in 2,067 games, shattering the previous record of 1,668 set in 2005–06. Eight hundred ﬁ fty teams competed in 63 programs. McGlinn and Siegfried residence halls won the women’s and men’s all-sports trophies, respectively. The intramural staff also continued to present the RecSpy Awards to honor participants in 12 categories, including “Fans of the Year” and “Game of the Year.” Online balloting determined the winners.

recsPorTs

Fitness and Special Programming The RecSports staff again created innovative ﬁtness and wellness programs to urge members of the campus community to take charge of their health. More than 9,200 participants took part in almost 2,000 classes in 172 programs. In addition, students and employees registered for 1,098 personal training sessions with a member of the RecSports staff. The ﬁtness staff devised the following new activities in 2008–09: Shamrock Shape-Up

Non-Student Classes

Designed to reach inactive individuals and provide a structured opportunity to exercise and learn more about ﬁtness, this program brought an instructor and equipment to a participating group’s worksite during the second semester.

In response to suggestions made at campus Town Hall meetings, RecSports added 24 non-student classes, including early morning offerings Monday through Friday that served over 450 faculty and staff.

Indoor Cycling Studio

RecSports collaborated with other campus departments to sponsor two health fairs. Irish Health . . . Live the Possibilities was designed for faculty and staff, while How the Health Are You?, an event aimed at the Notre Dame student body, attracted 700 students in just three hours.

Notre Dame opened its ﬁ rst campus cycling facility in the Rockne Memorial. RecSports offered 20 classes and made the studio and equipment available to the physical education department.

Health Fairs

RecSports instructional programs were reorganized as part of the new “Fitness and Instructional Programs” to take advantage of staff expertise and more closely align all RecSports class offerings. Participants could register online for the fi rst time, using RecRegister. In 2008–09, 735 registrants participated in 791 class sessions for 57 programs. A strategic “plan for fitness,” completed in 2008–09, will help the RecSports fitness staff determine goals and direction for future programs and use of resources.

Aquatics

RecSports Spaces and Usage

RecSports and its staff of lifeguards provided 810

RecSports oversees and services several campus

swim lesson classes to 268 participants in 2008–09.

facilities that offer recreational and competitive

In addition, RecSports lifeguards are “on duty” for

sports activities including the Rockne Memorial, the

recreational swimming opportunities at the Rockne

Rolfs Aquatic Center, the Rolfs Sports Recreation

Memorial Pool, the Rolfs Aquatic Center and St.

Center and Saint Joseph Beach. The following lists

Joseph Beach throughout the year.

usage ﬁgures for 2008–09: Rockne Memorial:

Special Events and Family Programming In 2008–09, RecSports presented 14 programs that drew over 3,500 participants in the area of special events and family programming. The following is just a sample of some of those activities: · Over 500 runners / walkers celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Domer Run and raised $5,990 for ovarian cancer awareness and education in conjunction with the Alumni Association and Legends. · Nearly 1,000 students participated in the annual Late Night Olympics and raised $6,600 for Special Olympics of St. Joseph County. · RecSports and Alumni Hall contributed over $10,000 to Hannah & Friends with an event called Finish on the Fifty. · RecSports collaborated with a dozen other campus departments, student organizations and community retailers to offer ND Bike Fest. Over 250 student and staff bicycles received a free tune-up. Ten bikes also were donated to the Hope Missions.

113,453 recreational uses 66,182 physical education uses Rolfs Aquatic Center

12,138 recreational uses Rolfs Sports Recreation Center

260,837 recreational uses Saint Joseph Beach

1,381 recreational uses

baseball H E AD COACH

Dave Schrage — A S SOCIATE H E AD COACH

Scott lawler — A S S I STANT COACH

Sherrard Clinkscales — VO LU NTE E R A S S I STANT COACH

Graham Sikes — CAP TAI N S

jeremy Barnes Ryan Connolly

men’s

basketball H E AD COACH

Mike Brey — A S SOCIATE H E AD COACH

Sean Kearney — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Anthony Solomon Rod Balanis — CAP TAI N S

Ryan Ayers Zach Hillesland Kyle McAlarney luke Zeller

baseball Highlights » Notre Dame played regularseason champions from eight different conferences and posted a .600 winning percentage. The Irish also went 5-1 against teams that finished second in their respective conferences. » Notre Dame was the only BIG EAST Conference school to take two of three from the top four finishers in the regular-season standing—Louisville (1st), USF (2nd), West Virginia (3rd) and St. John’s (4th). » Notre Dame owned the second-highest RPI (47) of any team in the BIG EAST. The Irish strength of schedule (also 47) was the highest of any team in the league. » Notre Dame posted three victories over Louisville, which received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Championship, one victory over a No. 2 seed (Oral

Roberts) and one victory over a No. 3 seed (Washington State). In fact, all five of those victories occurred either on a neutral field or on the road. » Junior a. J. Pollock became the first Irish player to ever register 10 homers and 20 steals in the same season. » Freshman Ryan Rich ter was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team. The southpaw was the only pitcher from a BIG EAST school to make the squad. » Pollock was selected 17th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft. His selection equals the highest an Irish player has ever been taken in draft. Pollock was only the second position player from Notre Dame ever drafted in the first round.

» Seniors Sam elam (New York Yankees, 8th round), Jeremy Barnes (Philadelphia Phillies, 11th round) and evan Sh arpley (Seattle Mariners, 50th round) were also drafted. » Pollock was named all-BIG EAST first team for the second consecutive year, while Barnes and sophomore Cole Joh ns on took home second-team honors. » Barnes was one of six players in all of college baseball with five or more triples and 15 or more home runs. He closed his Notre Dame career ranked tied for third all-time in triples, fourth in at bats, fifth in RBI, seventh in fielding assists, eighth in games started, ninth in games played, 10th in hits, tied for 10th in walks and 12th in doubles.

m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame finished the 2008–09 campaign with a 21-15 record and an 8-10 mark in BIG EAST Conference play (tied for ninth). The Irish notched their third consecutive 20-win season and sixth in the nine-year tenure of head coach Mike Brey. » The Irish made their 11th appearance in the National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the semifinals for the sixth time in program history. Notre Dame made its 10th straight postseason appearance (five NCAA, five NIT), the longest run in the 104-year history of the program. » Notre Dame tied a BIG EAST regular-season record with 20 consecutive home victories with its 88-79 victory over Seton Hall on Jan. 10.

» The Irish ran their Joyce Center home win streak to a schoolrecord 45 straight before having it snapped against Connecticut on Jan. 24. Prior to the loss, it was the nation’s longest active homecourt win streak. » Junior luk e Harang ody copped first-team all-BIG EAST honors for the second straight year after becoming the first player in conference history to lead the league in scoring and rebounding in back-to-back campaigns. His 231 rebounds in BIG EAST play set a singleseason conference mark. » Harang ody earned All-America honors and was selected to the John R. Wooden All-America Team for the second consecutive season. He was the only player in the country to finish in the top 10 nationally in both scoring (23.38th) and rebounding (11.8-6th).

» Senior Kyle Mcalarney eclipsed his own single-season three-point field-goal record with 124 in ’08–’09 after making 108 in ’07–’08. He is the only player in Notre Dame history with more than 100 threepointers in multiple seasons. » For the first time in school history, Notre Dame defeated Indiana, Kentucky and Louisville in the same season. » The Irish played a schoolrecord 12 ranked opponents during the regular season and had 23 contests televised nationally. » The Irish led the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.75).

women’s

basketball H E AD COACH

Muﬀ et McGraw — A S SOCIATE H E AD COACH

jonathan Tsipis — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Angie (Potthoﬀ ) Barber Niele Ivey — CAP TAI N S

Ashley Barlow Melissa lechlitner lindsay Schrader

men’s

Cross Country H E AD COACH

joe Piane — CAP TAI N S

Patrick Smyth jake Walker

w o m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame registered a 22-9 record in 2008–09 and tied for fourth in the BIG EAST Conference with a 10-6 record. It was the 15th 20-win season in the past 16 years for the Irish, who also placed among the top four in the BIG EAST for the 11th time in their 14 seasons as a conference member.

» Notre Dame was ranked in all 19 editions of the 2008–09 Associated Press poll, extending its current streak of AP poll appearances to 38 in a row. The Irish, who were ranked as high as eighth during the ’08–09 season, also have appeared in the AP top 10 during nine of the past 13 seasons (1996–97 to 2008–09).

» For the 14th consecutive season (and 16th time in program history), Notre Dame earned a bid to the NCAA Championship. The Irish also played host to first- and second-round games in the 2009 NCAA Championship, marking the fifth time the Joyce Center was the site of opening-round action.

» Notre Dame’s 14-1 start marked the second-best 15-game debut in program history, topped only by a school-record 23-0 run to open the 2000–01 national championship season.

» Of Notre Dame’s nine losses in 2008–09, all came by 12 points or fewer. What’s more, in eight of those nine defeats, the Irish either led or had a possession to take the lead in the second half.

» Senior linds ay Sch rader and junior as h ley Barlow both scored the 1,000th point of their careers during the ’08–09 season, becoming the 24th and 25th players in program history to reach that milestone. The pair hit their respective landmarks just four games apart (Barlow on Feb. 11 vs. Louisville,

Schrader on Feb. 24 at Providence), representing the second-shortest span between 1,000-point scorers in program annals. » Sch rader was a first-team all-BIG EAST selection, while Barlow garnered second-team all-conference accolades. In addition, natalie novos el and erica Solomon were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team, giving Notre Dame seven all-rookie honorees in the past three seasons (the most of any conference school in that span). » The Irish ranked ninth in the country in attendance at 7,168 fans per game, the secondhighest average in school history. Notre Dame also drew its sixth women’s basketball sellout (fourth in as many years) when a capacity crowd of 11,418 watched the Irish topple Purdue, 62-51, on Dec. 7.

m e n’s C r o s s C o u n t r y H i g h l i g h t s » The Irish made their fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, finishing 19th with 446 points at the national meet. Senior Patrick Smyth earned his third All-America honor with a 10th-place finish (29:48). Sophomore dan Jack s on finished 74th in 30:52, followed by junior Jak e walk er in 76th with a time of 30:53. Freshman Joe Miller clocked in at 31:26 to finish 134th, senior daniel Clark finished 152nd in 31:37, sophomore Ryan Jacobs was 185th with a time of 32:14 and sophomore Paul Spring er finished 189th in 32:23. » The Irish finished second at the BIG EAST Championship, their best performance since taking the title in 2005. Smyth and walk er earned all-BIG EAST honors for their performances. Smyth finished second, while Walker was the 13th runner to cross the line.

» Notre Dame finished fourth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet behind Smyth ’s second consecutive regional title and all-region citation. » Notre Dame opened the season ranked 20th nationally and finished second at the Crusader Open and National Catholic Championship. The Irish finished sixth at the Notre Dame Invitational, the second home meet of the season, and 11th at Pre-Nationals. » Smyth earned his third cross country All-America honor. He was named the Great Lakes Region Male Athlete of the Year for the second straight season and was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for his efforts on the course and in the classroom.

» With his third All-America citation, Smyth tied former Irish standout Kurt Benninger for the third-most combined All-America titles in program history. They each have six total honors, with Smyth earning three cross country awards and three track certificates. Benninger earned five track All-America citations and one cross country honor. Irish great Ryan Shay holds the alltime title with nine All-America awards, followed by Luke Watson with eight.

women’s

Cross Country H E AD COACH

Tim Connelly — CAP TAI N S

Becca Bauman Heidi Rocha Emily Wauford

men’s

fencing H E AD COACH

janusz Bednarski — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Gia Kvaratskhelia Marek Stepien — CAP TAI N S

Karol Kostka Mark Kubik Bill Thanhouser

w o m e n’s C r o s s C o u n t r y H i g h l i g h t s » The Irish bounced back from an injury-plagued 2007 campaign to finish 29th in their first trip to the NCAA Championship since 2005. Junior linds ey Ferg us on led the Irish with a 99th-place finish and a time of 21:24. Sophomore Maris s a Treece finished 122nd in 21:38, followed by senior Heidi Roch a in 129th at 21:42. Freshman Rach el velarde clocked in at 21:52 to finish 155th, senior Becca Bauman was 184th in 22:15, sophomore abby Hig g ins finished 193rd in 22:32 and junior Beth Tacl was 204th with a time of 22:53. » Notre Dame finished sixth at the BIG EAST Conference meet as Ferg us on earned allconference recognition with a 13th-place finish.

» Notre Dame finished fourth at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet behind all-region performances from Ferg us on and Treece. Ferguson finished 10th, just ahead of Treece in 14th. » Notre Dame received votes in the national poll after winning the team titles at the Crusader Open and the National Catholic Championships. The Irish won their seventh consecutive and 15th overall National Catholic title as seven of the top 11 runners came from Notre Dame’s roster. For the sixth straight year, an Irish runner took top individual honors with Ferguson winning the ’08 crown. Notre Dame finished 11th at the Notre Dame Invitational and 13th at Pre-Nationals.

» Notre Dame was named one of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s All-Academic Teams after carrying a cumulative 3.476 grade-point average in the 2008 fall semester. » Roch a was honored with the Byron V. Kanaley Award and Christopher Zorich Service Award at the 2009 O.S.C.A.R.S. for her national and international service work.

M e n’s f e n c i n g H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame finished as the runner-up at the 2009 NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season, marking head coach Janus z Bednars k i’s fifth top-three NCAA finish in his first seven seasons. » Five fencers earned All-America status with their performances at the NCAA Championship, led by freshman Gerek Meinh ardt, who garnered first-team honors with a secondplace showing in men’s foil. He lost by one touch in the goldmedal bout, becoming Notre Dame’s first men’s foil finalist since 2000. » Freshman enzo Cas tellani earned second-team All-America honors, finishing eighth in foil. He was joined on the second team by sophomore avery Zuck , who finished fifth in sabre.

» Epeeist Karol Kos tk a finished 10th to garner third-team honors, the third All-America accolade of his Irish career. Joining Kostka on the third team was sophomore Barron nydam, who finished 10th in sabre. It was Nydam’s second All-America honor in as many seasons.

» The Irish finished the 2009 regular season with a 33-0 mark, their 20th undefeated regular season all-time and fourth since 2000. The 33 wins established a single-season record. The Irish have recorded 47 straight regular-season wins, the fifth-longest streak in program history.

» The Irish qualified 12 fencers for the 2009 NCAA Championship for the seventh time in program history. Since 2000, the Irish have sent more fencers (117) than any other school to NCAA Championship play.

» The men opened the season tied atop the United States Fencing Coaches Association poll, took over the top ranking outright on Feb. 19 and stayed there for the remainder of the season. That same week, the women also achieved the top overall ranking, meaning both fencing squads held the top overall ranking for the first time since 2004.

women’s

fencing H E AD COACH

janusz Bednarski — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Gia Kvaratskhelia Marek Stepien — CAP TAI N S

Sarah Borrmann Kimberlee Montoya Adrienne Nott Ashley Serrette

Football H E AD COACH

Charlie Weis — A S S I STANT H E AD COACH E S

john latina jon Tenuta — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Corwin Brown Mike Haywood Rob Ianello jappy oliver Bernie Parmalee Brian Polian Ron Powlus — CAP TAI N S

David Bruton Maurice Crum jr. David Grimes

w o M e n’s f e n c i n g H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame finished as the runner-up at the 2009 NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season, marking head coach Janusz Bednarski’s fifth top-three NCAA finish in his first seven seasons. » Five fencers earned All-America status with their performances at the NCAA Championship, led by sophomore Hayley Rees e, who garnered first-team honors with a second-place finish in women’s foil. » Sophomore ew a nelip and freshman Courtney Hurley joined Reese as first-team All-Americans. The epee duo combined for the most wins by teammates (in the same weapon) at the 2009 NCAA Championship with 38. They took home bronze medals as they finished tied for third.

» Sophomore eileen Has s ett finished sixth in sabre, earning second-team All-America honors for the second year in a row. » Senior foilist adrienne nott finished ninth to capture third-team All-America honors, becoming the 18th fencer in program history to earn four All-America honors. » The Irish qualified 12 fencers for the 2009 NCAA Championship for the seventh time in program history. Since 2000, the Irish have sent more fencers (117) than any other school to NCAA Championship play.

» Notre Dame finished the 2009 regular season with a 30-2 mark, including 24 straight wins to close out the season, the eighth-longest winning streak in program history. The 30 wins were the most since 1997 and tied for the third most in program history. » The women achieved the top overall ranking in the United States Fencing Coaches Association poll on Feb. 19, meaning both fencing squads held the top overall ranking for the first time since 2004.

FOOTBALL Highlights » Notre Dame capped off the 2008 season by winning the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl and finished with a 7-6 record. The victory snapped a nine-game bowl losing streak. » The Irish defeated Hawai’i, 49-21, in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl to improve Notre Dame’s all-time bowl-game record to 14-15. The Irish set 10 school records for a bowl game, including points scored (49), passing yards (413) and total yards (478). » Notre Dame led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in kickoff return defense, allowing only 16.5 yards per return and becoming the first Irish special teams unit to lead the nation in this category.

» No offense improved more in 2008 when compared to production from 2007 than Notre Dame’s offensive attack. After averaging 242.25 total yards of offense in ’07, the Irish averaged 355.08 total yards per game in ’08, an improvement of 112.83 yards per game. » Maurice Crum Jr. became the 17th two-time captain in the football program’s history. He finished his career with 306 career tackles, eighth most in school history. Crum also finished his career with 48 career starts, which tied Tom Zbikowski's mark for most in Irish history. » Kyle McCarth y led the Irish with 110 tackles and set the school record for tackles in a season by a defensive back. He also became the first Irish defensive back to surpass 100 tackles in a season.

» Jimmy Claus en became just the second Notre Dame quarterback to pass for at least 3,000 yards and 25 touchdowns in a season. » Mik e anello was named to the ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDAAcademic All-America second team, becoming the 52nd Academic All-American in the football program’s history.

men’s

Golf H E AD COACH

jim Kubinski — A S S I STANT COACH

Steve Colnitis — CAP TAI N S

olavo Batista josh Sandman

women’s

Golf H E AD COACH

Susan Holt

— A S S I STANT H E AD COACH

Kyle veltri

— CAP TAI N S

lisa Maunu

m e n’s g o l f H i g h l i g h t s » The Irish placed fourth at the BIG EAST Conference Championship with a score of 873 (+9). Notre Dame has never finished lower than fifth in any of its 14 appearances at the conference tournament since becoming a BIG EAST member in 1995–96. » The Irish posted a 297.97 stroke average in 2008–09, the fourth-lowest singleseason mark in school history. Furthermore, the top four stroke averages in the program’s 80-year run all have come on the watch of current head coach Jim Kubins k i. » Junior doug Fortner and freshman Max Scodro earned all-BIG EAST Conference honors after both finished in the top 10 at the league tournament. Now a two-time all-BIG EAST selection, Fortner tied for second with a career-low score of 210

(-6), winding up one shot off the school record while giving Notre Dame a first- or second-place individual at the conference championship for the ninth time in 14 years. Meanwhile, Scodro tied for seventh place with a career-low-tying score of 213 (-3), becoming the sixth Irish rookie to garner all-BIG EAST status and the first since Cole Isban in 2004. » Fortner carded a team-best 74.24 stroke average in 2008– 09, while also registering a pair of top-five finishes. The Notre Dame co-captain collected a team-high nine rounds at par or better, including six underpar rounds and three in the 60s, highlighted by a careerlow 66 (-6) in the final round at the conference tournament (tying the school record for the lowest score ever in BIG EAST Championship play).

» As a rookie, Scodro chalked up four top-10 finishes, the most for any Irish freshman in one season since Notre Dame moved from dual matches to tournament play in 1968–69. His 74.72 stroke average was good for third on the team and also was the second-lowest mark by a first-year Irish player since 1954—only senior co-captain Jos h Sandman’s mark of 73.40 in 2005–06 was better. » Scodro made some more history on Oct. 27–28, when he shared medalist honors at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship in Greensboro, N.C., after firing a career-low 213 (-3). He became the third freshman in the program’s eight decades to win an individual tournament title (first in 18 years), and the first to do so over the course of a 54-hole event.

w o m e n’s g o l f H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame earned its second consecutive NCAA Midwest Regional bid (fourth in program history). The Irish finished 16th (out of 21 teams) by shooting a 959 (+95) to match the program’s best NCAA finish. » The Irish were the runnersup at the 2009 BIG EAST Championship at the Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, Fla. » Senior lis a Maunu captured medalist honors at the 2009 BIG EAST Championship. She carded a 215 (-1) for the tournament, including a final round 70 (-2) to seal the win. It was the second consecutive year an Irish golfer won the individual conference championship, as junior annie Broph y won the title in 2008.

» Based on the regular season and BIG EAST Championship, the conference’s seven head coaches selected an all-BIG EAST team of 11 golfers that included Irish players Maunu (third all-BIG EAST honor), Broph y (third), sophomore So-Hyun Park (second) and freshman Becca Huffer. » Huffer also was tabbed the conference’s Freshman of the Year. She led the team with a 75.55 stroke average. She also led the team with 31 of her 33 rounds counted on the year. » The Irish established the program record for lowest team round in program history with a 281 (-7) in the second round of play at the Heather Farr Memorial. The record round included scores from Maunu, Huffer, Park and Broph y.

» Notre Dame also shattered the record for lowest 54-hole team score with an 858 (-6) at the Heather Farr, 12 strokes better than the previous record mark of 870. With the record score, the Irish won the tournament for their fifth tournament win in head coach Sus an Holt’s three seasons as head coach of the Irish. » Park tied the program record for lowest round with a 66 (-6) in the second round of the Heather Farr, originally set the previous season by Maunu. » As a team, the Irish had seven top-10 finishes on the season, including finishing in the top 10 in all five of their fall events. Notre Dame also had 16 top-15 individual finishes on the season.

Hockey Head CoaCH jeﬀ jackson — aSSoCiaTe Head CoaCH Paul Pooley — aSSoCiaTe CoaCH Andy Slaggert — volUnTeeR aSSiSTanT CoaCH Mike McNeill — CaPTain Erik Condra — alTeRnaTe CaPTainS Christian Hanson Kyle lawson Ryan Thang

men’s

Lacrosse H E AD COACH

Kevin Corrigan — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Gerry Byrne Brian fisher — CAP TAI N S

Peter Christman Regis McDermott Davey Melera Scott Rodgers

Hockey Highlights » Notre Dame finished the 2008–09 campaign with a 31-6-3 overall record and won its second Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) regularseason title, with a 21-4-3. The 31-win season was the second in the program’s 41-year history. » The Irish advanced to the CCHA final four in Detroit for the third consecutive year and won the tournament title for the second time in three seasons, with wins over Northern Michigan (2-1) and Michigan (5-2). » Notre Dame made its third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, this time as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional in Grand Rapids, Mich.

» Since the start of the 2006–07 season, Notre Dame is the winningest Division I program in the country in wins (90) and winning percentage (90-29-10 overall, .736 winning percentage). » From Oct. 31 to Jan. 30, Notre Dame put together a schoolrecord 20-game unbeaten streak, going 17-0-3 in that span. During the streak, the Irish were 13-0-3 in CCHA games, giving them the third-longest CCHA unbeaten streak ever and the seventh-best conference unbeaten string in NCAA history. » During the 2008–09 season, the Irish were ranked No. 1 in the nation three times—seven weeks from Dec. 1 to Jan. 26 and two one-week stints (Feb. 23 and March 16).

» Sophomore ian Cole was named a first-team American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA)/Reebok All-American while senior erik Condra was a second-team choice. This marked the third time in the program’s history that the Irish have had two All-Americans in one season. » Condra along with senior Jordan Pearce were named finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. » Jordan Pearce closed out his final season with a 30-6-3 overall record to go with a 1.68 goalsagainst average, a .931 save percentage and eight shutouts. His 30 wins and eight shutouts led the nation, while his goalsagainst mark was second and save percentage fifth. An honorable mention all-CCHA selection and a finalist for CCHA player of the year, Pearce was the CCHA scholar-athlete of the year.

m e n’s l a c r o s s e H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame compiled a 15-1 record, which signified a program record for wins and winning percentage for a single season. The Fighting Irish produced the first undefeated regular season in program history by going 15-0. That included two wins by claiming the second annual Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) Championship. » Notre Dame made its fourth straight trip to the NCAA Championship and the 14th appearance overall in program history. » The Irish had the nation’s longest active home win streak at 25 games before falling to Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Championship. The streak was the longest in program history.

» Five Irish players received All-America honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Senior Ryan Hoff (A), senior Reg is Mcdermott (D) and senior Scott Rodg ers (G) were named to the third team, while junior Sam Barnes (D) and junior Grant Krebs (M) were honorable mention picks. » Notre Dame climbed to No. 2 in both major national polls (USILA and Inside Lacrosse) during the 2009 campaign. That ranking matched a program-best that also was achieved in 2001. » Notre Dame concluded the season with the nation’s topranked defense. The Fighting Irish produced a programrecord 6.19 goals-against average. The Irish offense ranked 10th nationally with an 11.0 goals-per-game average.

» Rodg ers was named the GWLL Player of the Year, while Kevin Corrig an copped GWLL Coach-of-the-Year honors. Eight Notre Dame players received all-GWLL accolades. » Rodg ers led all NCAA Division I goalies in goalsagainst average (6.14) and save percentage (.663). The goals-against average mark is a single-season record for the Fighting Irish. » Hoff finished second on Notre Dame’s all-time goals-scored list with 134 tallies. Randy Colley (1992–95) is the program record holder with 173.

women’s

Lacrosse H E AD COACH

Tracy Coyne — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Kateri linville Meredith Simon — VO LU NTE E R ASSISTANT COACH

Kassen Delano — CAP TAI N S

Shannon Burke jillian Byers

Rowing H E AD COACH

Martin Stone — A S SOCIATE H E AD COACH

joe Schlosberg — A S S I STANT COACH

Marnie Stahl — R IG G E R

Kurt Butler — CAP TAI N S

lauren Buck Christine Trezza

w o m e n’s l a c r o s s e H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame set a school record for wins, going 16-5 on the season and won its first-ever BIG EAST Championship with wins over Syracuse (16-10) and Georgetown (12-10). The Irish also set school records for goals (321), assists (150) and points (471).

a finalist, joining Crysti Foote, who was a finalist in 2006. Byers also was one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award during the 2009 campaign.

» The Irish advanced to the NCAA Championship in consecutive years (2008, 2009) for the first time in program history and the third time in the last four seasons. They advanced to the quarterfinals for the third time in program history and extended their home record in NCAA play to 4-0.

» The Irish had four players selected All-American for the first time in the program’s history. Byers and senior Sh annon Burk e were selected first-team Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association (IWLCA) All-Americans, while junior Gina Scios cia and sophomore midfielder Sh aylyn Blaney were second-team selections. Byers was an IWLCA All-American in each of her four seasons at Notre Dame.

» Senior Jillian Byers was a finalist for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy, lacrosse’s version of the Heisman Trophy. Byers is the second Notre Dame women’s lacrosse player to be

» Notre Dame had four players chosen all-BIG EAST. Three players—Byers , Burk e and Blaney—were first team all-BIG EAST selections while Scios cia was selected to the second

team. Byers also was named the BIG EAST co-attack player of the year. » Byers led Notre Dame in scoring with 83 goals and 28 assists for 111 points on the season. Her 83 goals were second in the nation, while her 111 points were third. For her career, Byers finished as the school’s all-time leader in games played (76), goals (262), points (336) and draw controls (154). Her 74 assists were fourth best at Notre Dame. Her 262 career goals rank her sixth on the NCAA’s all-time goal list and her 336 points are the 10thhighest total in NCAA history. » Senior erin Goodman finished her Notre Dame career as the all-time leader in games played (59), wins (39), minutes played (3,366:18) while ranking second in saves (477).

rowing Highlights » Notre Dame captured its sixth straight BIG EAST Conference crown as the Irish captured four of six gold medals in the second varsity eight, varsity four, second varsity four and novice four races. » In winning its sixth consecutive conference championship, head coach Martin Stone’s squad owns the second-longest current active title streak behind the women’s swimming and diving team who have claimed top honors at the BIG EAST meet for the last 13 years.

» Senior lauren Buck became the second rower in program history to earn ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as she was a third-team selection to the women’s at-large program. Buck also earned Notre Dame’s top honor for a student-athlete when she was named the recipient of the Byron V. Kanaley Award, the second rower to receive this award. » The second varsity eight crew earned the highest finish ever by a second varsity eight boat at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic when it placed fifth in the Grand Final of the Women’s Collegiate JV race. For its efforts, the crew was named the BIG EAST Crew of the Week on April 8.

» Notre Dame finished eighth overall and sixth in the Central Region at the Central/South Championship. Two Irish boats, the second varsity eight and open four crews, were able to win their respective petite finals, while the varsity four, which took sixth overall, was the only boat to advance to a grand final. » Buck , senior erica Copeland, sophomore Steph anie Grets ch , senior laura Petnuch and senior Ch ris tine Trezza were named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete Team. » Copeland was the recipient of the Top Gun Award which is awarded annually to a Notre Dame graduating senior with the highest grade-point average and who has competed on an intercollegiate team for at least three years.

men’s

SOCCER H E AD COACH

Bobby Clark — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Bj Craig Chad Riley — CAP TAI N S

Matt Besler Alex Yoshinaga Michael Thomas

women’s

Soccer H E AD COACH

Randy Waldrum — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Dawn Greathouse Ken Nuber — CAP TAI N S

Brittany Bock Carrie Dew

m e n’s S O C C E R H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame captured the 2009 BIG EAST Blue Division championship. That marked the first time the Fighting Irish had earned a share of the BIG EAST title in consecutive seasons since joining the league in 1995. Overall, it was the third BIG EAST regular-season title for Notre Dame. » Senior Matt Bes ler became the first player in program history to earn both first-team All-America and first-team Academic All-America honors during his career. Besler, a team captain, also was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) ScholarAthlete of the Year, another program first, in addition to receiving an NCAA postgraduate scholarship.

» Five Irish student-athletes received all-BIG EAST accolades. Bes ler and senior Brig h t dik e were first-team selections. Senior Jack Traynor and junior Mich ael Th omas were named to the second team, while sophomore Jeb Brovs k y was a third-team pick. Dike led the Fighting Irish in goals (12) and points (29) on the season, while Brovsky notched a team-best six assists. » Notre Dame head coach Bobby Clark recorded his 100th victory at Notre Dame in a 3-0 win at Cincinnati on Sept. 26. The Irish have notched at least 12 wins and qualified for the NCAA Championship in all eight seasons of the Clark era. » Notre Dame went 9-1-1 at home during the 2009 campaign, which was the final season for Alumni Field. The

venue served as the home of Notre Dame soccer since 1990. In the 19 years of competition at Alumni Field, the Fighting Irish posted a 129-39-18 (.742) record. » Notre Dame won the seventh annual Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. The Irish topped Dartmouth, 2-1, and fifth-ranked South Florida, 5-0, to capture the tournament (named in honor of their former head coach) for the third time. » Bes ler and Traynor were taken in the 2009 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft. Besler became the highest-ever MLS SuperDraft pick in program history as he was selected eighth overall by the Kansas City Wizards. The New York Red Bulls drafted Traynor with the 29th overall selection.

w o m e n’s S O C C E R H i g h l i g h t s » Notre Dame posted a 26-1 record in 2008, including a perfect 11-0 record in BIG EAST Conference play, winning the National Division title for the fourth consecutive season. The Irish also set a school record for wins in a season, eclipsing the old mark of 25 victories set in ’04 and ’06.

6:58 of overtime to give the Irish a 1-0 victory over Connecticut. It was the first “golden goal” victory in BIG EAST Championship history.

» The Irish made their 16th consecutive NCAA Championship appearance and advanced to the NCAA Women’s College Cup for the 10th time in program history, as well as the third consecutive season and fourth time in five years. Notre Dame also played in the NCAA national championship match for the seventh time and third time in five seasons.

» Senior Kerri Hank s was the ’08 recipient of the Missouri Athletic Club (M.A.C.). Hermann Trophy, becoming the fourth woman to earn the national player-of-the-year award twice (and the first male or female to do so in non-consecutive seasons after garnering top honors in ’06). Hanks tallied 20 goals and 15 assists in ’08, the only player in the nation to reach those marks. Furthermore, she became the first Division I player to amass 73 goals and 73 assists in her career (84G-73A from ’05–08).

» Notre Dame won its 10th BIG EAST postseason title in dramatic fashion, as freshman Melis s a Henders on scored at

» Hank s and senior Carrie dew were first-team All-America selections by the National Soccer Coaches Association of

America (NSCAA), while senior Brittany Bock was a secondteam choice. Hanks was the 23rd four-time All-American in NCAA Division I history, and the second Irish player to be a three-time first-team All-America pick. Dew was the third Notre Dame defender to garner first-team accolades (first since ’97). » The Irish virtually swept the BIG EAST’s major awards in 2008, with Hank s (Most Outstanding Offensive Player), dew (Most Outstanding Defensive Player), Henders on (Rookie of the Year) and Randy waldrum (Coach of the Year) taking home the hardware. Waldrum also was the NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year and the FieldTurf/ Tarkett Division I National Coach of the Year.

Softball H E AD COACH

Deanna Gumpf — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Kris Ganeﬀ lizzy lemire — CAP TAI N S

Brittney Bargar linda Kohan

men’s

Swimming + Diving Head CoaCH Tim Welsh — divinG CoaCH Caiming Xie — aSSoCiaTe Head CoaCH Matt Tallman — CaPTainS Bill Bauman Michael Bulﬁ n MacKenzie leBlanc Mitchell Sherman

softball Highlights » The Irish posted their 21st consecutive winning season with a 43-17 record in 2009. It was the 11th 40-win campaign in program history and fifth under head coach deanna Gumpf. Notre Dame also advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 11th straight year and was ranked 25th in the final regularseason National Fastpitch Coaches Association top 25 poll. » Junior Ch ris tine lux was named an NFCA third-team All-American, becoming the 17th Irish player to cop the honor. Over the course of the 60-game season, lux amassed a .329 batting average while also tallying 15 home runs, a number that tied the program’s single-season mark that she set in 2008.

» Senior pitcher Brittney Barg ar earned her second NFCA All-Region honor in as many seasons as she was one of five Notre Dame players to receive the distinction. She was joined in the award column by classmate Beth north w ay, sophomore erin Marrone, freshman dani Miller and lux . » Notre Dame beat three teams—St. John’s, No. 17 Louisville and No. 19 DePaul— without allowing an earned run en route to claiming the program’s sixth BIG EAST Championship title. Barg ar, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, earned two shutout wins while giving up eight hits.

» For the second season in a row the Irish placed seven players on respective all-BIG EAST Conference squads. north w ay, lux and Miller were each named to the first team and both Irish pitchers—Jody valdivia and Barg ar—sat on the second team with linda Koh an. Marrone was voted to the third team. » After starting the season with a 2-5 record, valdivia was victorious in each of her last 17 decisions, including all of her 10 BIG EAST contests. valdivia went over two months after a March 14 loss to No. 12 Arizona without a defeat and carries that streak into the 2010 season. » Miller put together a school-record 21-game hit streak. It was the longest of any BIG EAST player in 2009.

m e n’s s w i m m i n g + D i v i n g H i g h l i g h t s » For the second consecutive season and third time in four years, Notre Dame won the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championship. The Irish also earned votes in the final Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America top 25 poll after finishing the 2008–09 campaign with a 7-6 dual-meet record. » Notre Dame came through with one of the most dramatic performances in program history to earn the BIG EAST title. Junior Joh n lytle, senior danny lutk us , sophomore Jos h ua nos al and junior andrew Hoffman overcame the odds to down top-seeded Louisville in the 400 free relay and clinch the team title. Notre Dame entered the final race as the second seed while holding a slight advantage over Louisville in the point standings, and was a seven-second underdog to the

relay squad of the top-ranked Cardinals. Lytle came from behind in the first leg to give the Irish a lead they would not relinquish, while Lutkus and Nosal maintained the margin and Hoffman closed the door in his anchor role. » The longest-standing record in the Notre Dame annals was broken at the BIG EAST meet— not once, but twice. Hoffman and lytle each bettered the 50 free mark as Hoffman (20.39) accomplished the feat during the consolation round with Lytle going 20.05 one heat later. » Notre Dame placed divers in four of the top five scoring positions off the 1-meter board at the league meet. Senior Mich ael Bulfin (367.60) and junior Caleb dunnich ay (329.35) finished second and third, respectively, and each earned all-BIG EAST honors. Sophomore wes villﬂor

(323.75, fourth) and sophomore eric lex (319.90, fifth) rounded out the top five. Bulfin (379.55) was also second off the 3-meter board and Lex earned an all-league citation with a third-place score of 362.10. The Irish had five divers finish in the event’s top seven spots. » lytle was named the BIG EAST Conference’s Athlete of the Week in mid-January after he swept the 50 (20.96) and 100 free (45.37) events in dual-meet action against Northwestern on Jan. 16. He also contributed a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:35.00) against he Wildcats. Sophomore Mich ael Sullivan earned the same honor Nov. 12 after a strong showing against No. 16 Purdue. Sullivan picked up first-place points in the 200 back (1:52.79) and 400 individual medley (4:07.18).

women’s

Swimming + Diving Head CoaCH Brian Barnes — divinG CoaCH Caiming Xie — aSSiSTanT CoaCH Joel White — CaPTainS lucy Hirt Christa Riggins Casey Wagner

men’s

tennis H E AD COACH

Bobby Bayliss — A S SOCIATE H E AD COACH

Ryan Sachire — VO LU NTE E R A SS I STANT COACH

Dr. Hugh Page — CAP TAI N S

Brett Helgeson Santiago Montoya

w o m e n’s s w i m m i n g + D i v i n g H i g h l i g h t s » The Irish put the finishing touches on their 13th consecutive BIG EAST title in February to extend the league’s longest championship winning streak in any sport. Notre Dame broke 11 school records at the fourday meet. Notre Dame went 6-3 during the dual-meet portion of its 2008–09 schedule and received votes in the final Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America top 25 poll. » First-year head coach Brian Barnes was honored as the BIG EAST Coach of the Year and Caiming Xie took away the league’s hardware as the top diving coach. Junior natalie Stitt earned the award for the top female diver after claiming individual titles off the 1- and 3-meter boards.

» Sophomore Samanth a Max w ell, sophomore amyw ren Miller and Stitt represented the Irish at the NCAA Championship, scoring 19 points as the team finished 31st overall. » Max w ell turned in a top-10 finish during the preliminary session of the 100 breast at the NCAA Championship. Her time of 59.73 broke her own school record and was the first sub-1:00.00 mark recorded in program history. Maxwell placed sixth in the finals with a 59.44 to reset the school record and earn her first All-America accolade. » Freshman Colleen Fots ch , sophomore Kellyn Kuh lk e, Max w ell and Miller teamed to set a school record in the 200 medley relay at Purdue’s Boiler-Make-It Invitational. The foursome went 1:39.29 in a timetrial swim for an NCAA B-cut.

» Miller went 22.37 in the 50 free while finishing second in the event at the BIG EAST Championship. Miller’s performance was the fastest in school history, breaking the record she shared with Carrie Nixon (1997–2002). » Max w ell was named the Division I Women’s Counsilman Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 21. During Notre Dame’s dual meet at Louisville, Maxwell won the 100 breast in 1:02.16, good for a pool record and NCAA B-cut, followed by her second win in the 200 breast, which also broke a pool record and cleared the NCAA B-cut standard in 2:15.04. The sophomore then picked up an assist by leading the 200 medley relay team to a win in 1:43.04 to notch another pool record.

m e n’s T e n n i s » Notre Dame earned an NCAA Championship bid for the 18th time in the past 19 seasons. » As one of five unanimous selections, senior Brett Helg es on was named to the all-BIG EAST team, earning the fifth all-BIG EAST honor of his career. He made his second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Singles Championship, advancing to the Round of 32 after claiming a come-frombehind win in the first round. » Freshman Cas ey watt also was selected to the all-BIG EAST team. He led the Irish in dual season wins (the first freshman to do so since 2005), posting an 18-5 mark. He began the season at No. 4 singles, where he went 10-3. He then moved up and posted an 8-2 mark at No. 3 singles.

» The Irish began the dual season 30th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. They remained in the rankings throughout the season, moving as high as 22nd (March 31). They finished the season ranked 31st, marking the 18th consecutive year they have appeared in the final ITA rankings. » Helg es on was one of three Irish players to appear in the ITA singles rankings. He began the season ranked 20th and reached as high as 18th before finishing 28th. Sophomores daniel Stah l (112 & 122) and Steph en Havens (124) entered the rankings for the first time in their respective careers.

» Helg es on and sophomore Tyler davis combined to play No. 1 doubles for the Irish. The duo opened the season 37th in the ITA doubles rankings. They moved up to 13th before finishing 28th. » Notre Dame posted seven of its 13 wins at the Eck Tennis Pavilion, including one of its biggest upsets in recent history. On March 29, the Irish beat ninth-ranked Illinois, 4-3 behind david anders on’s win at fifth singles. It was Notre Dame’s first win over a top-10 opponent since April 2007 and the first win over a top-10 opponent while being ranked outside of the ITA top 20 since February 1997. » Notre Dame won its regularseason finale versus Ball State, 7-0 on April 13. It marked Notre Dame’s 400th win under head coach Bobby Baylis s .

women’s

tennis H E AD COACH

jay louderback — A S S I STANT COACH

julia Scaringe — CAP TAI N

Kelcy Teﬀ t

men’s

track + field H E AD COACH

joe Piane — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Tim Connelly john Millar Adam Beltran jim Garnham Amy Henry — CAP TAI N S

Billy Buzaid Eric Quick Patrick Smyth

w o m e n’s T e n n i s » The Irish capped off one of the most successful seasons in program history with a 28-5 record and a fifth-place ranking in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals for the first time in program history with a 4-3 win over fourth-ranked Baylor in the quarterfinals. » The Irish won their second consecutive and ninth overall BIG EAST title with a 4-2 victory over DePaul in the championship match. Five members of the Irish squad were named to the all-BIG EAST team: senior Kelcy Teff t, freshman Kris ty Frilling , junior Cos mina Ciobanu, junior Kali Kris ik and freshman Sh annon Math ew s . » Teff t garnered multiple awards during her final season with the Irish. The Enid, Okla., native was named the ITA

National Senior Player of the Year and earned doubles All-America honors for the second straight season. She became the first Irish player to ever earn all-BIG EAST honors for four consecutive campaigns and was named the league’s Player of the Year. Teff t was chosen as one of 12 women’s players named to the United States Tennis Association Summer Collegiate Team and was also recognized with the Byron V. Kanaley Award at this year’s O.S.C.A.R.S. » Frilling earned doubles All-America honors, as well as being named the ITA National Player to Watch and the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. » Teff t and Frilling finished the season with a 37-4 overall record and an appearance in the NCAA Doubles Championship second round. They became just the third Irish pair to ever earn

a No. 1 ranking in the national poll. The duo opened the 2009 season in the top spot and consistently ranked in the top three all year. They won the ITA Midwest Regional Doubles title and were runners-up at the ITA National Indoor Doubles Championship. » Math ew s and junior Colleen Rielley were named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in the No. 3 doubles position, after compiling a 5-0 record at third doubles for the Irish during the championships. » The women’s tennis squad was honored at the O.S.C.A.R.S. as the Irish team with the highest grade-point average for the 2008 spring and fall semesters. The team had a cumulative 3.541 GPA in the spring semester, followed by a 3.512 grade-point average in the fall.

m e n’s t r a c k + f i e l d H i g h l i g h t s » The Irish won their second consecutive BIG EAST outdoor title, scoring 130.50 points to edge Louisville’s 130. The Irish earned all-conference honors in nine different events—senior Patrick Smyth (5,000 and 10,000 meters), sophomore Jus tin Sch neider (decathlon), senior daniel Clark (1,500 meters), the 4x100-meter relay team, 4x400-meter relay, 4x800-meter relay, junior Matt Sch ipper (pole vault) and senior Jeff Mens ch (hammer throw).

» Notre Dame finished second at the BIG EAST indoor meet, as eight Irish athletes garnered allleague awards— Smyth (5,000 meters), sophomore Greg davis (weight throw), Sch ipper (pole vault), freshman Kevin Sch ipper (pole vault), sophomore Mik los Szebeny (200 meters), freshman Jordan Rincon (400 meters), Clark (mile) and sophomore Joh n Belch er (shot put).

» The Irish claimed three individual outdoor titles, as Smyth won the 10,000 meters with a time of 30:41.89, Sch ipper cleared a height of 5.25m (17' 2 ¾") to win the pole vault competition and Mens ch recorded a mark of 58.79m (192' 10") to win the hammer throw.

» Smyth earned his third track All-America honor with an eighth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championship.

» Sch ipper won his second straight indoor pole vault title with a mark of 5.35m (17' 6 ½").

» For their efforts, the Irish coaches earned their sixth outdoor BIG EAST Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year Award. » The Irish finished 48th with five points at the NCAA Outdoor Championship. Smyth earned his fourth track All-America honor with a fourth-place finish in the 10,000 meters and a time of 29:08.13. His seven combined All-America citations are the third most in Irish men’s track and field/cross country history, behind only Ryan Shay (10) and Luke Watson (eight). Matt Sch ipper finished tied for 19th at the NCAA meet with a mark of 5.10m (16' 8 ¾"), while Schneider earned 7,248 points to finish 20th in the decathlon.

women’s

track + field H E AD COACH

joe Piane — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Tim Connelly john Millar Adam Beltran jim Garnham Amy Henry — CAP TAI N S

Heidi Rocha joanna Schultz Anna Weber

Volleyball H E AD COACH

Debbie Brown — A S S I STANT COACH E S

Greg Smith Matt Botsford — CAP TAI N S

Mallorie Croal jamel Nicholas

w o m e n’s t r a c k + f i e l d H i g h l i g h t s » The Irish finished fourth at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship with 85.50 points, just 16.5 points out of second place. Notre Dame athletes earned multiple all-conference honors, including junior linds ey Ferg us on (3,000-meter steeplechase), senior Mary Sax er (pole vault), junior Jaclyn es pinoza (discus), freshman Maddie Butting er (heptathlon), junior Joanna Sch ultz (400 meters) and senior anna weber (hammer throw). » Three Irish athletes claimed individual titles, as Sax er broke the BIG EAST Championship pole vault record with a height of 4.20 meters (13' 9 ¼") to win the event, Joanna Sch ultz won the 400 meters with a time of 53.12 and es pinoza earned the top spot in the discus with a mark of 50.80 meters (166' 08").

» Notre Dame finished fifth at the BIG EAST indoor meet, as Sax er claimed her second straight conference indoor pole vault title and five athletes earned all-league honors—Sax er (pole vault), weber (weight throw), Butting er (pentathlon), Sch ultz (400 meters) and natalie Joh ns on (800 meters). » Sax er and Sch ultz earned their first All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championship. Saxer finished ninth in the pole vault with a height of 4.05 meters (13' 3 ½"), while Schultz clocked in at 54.06 to finish eighth in the 400 meters.

» The Irish finished 24th with 11.5 points at the NCAA Outdoor Championship, behind strong performances from es pinoza, Sax er, Sch ultz and weber. Saxer earned her second All-America honor with a third-place finish in the pole vault and a mark of 4.30m (14' 1 ¼"). Espinoza garnered her first All-America citation in the discus throw with a toss of 51.52m (169' 02") and a thirdplace finish. Weber finished 19th in the hammer throw with a mark of 56.72m (186' 01"), while Schultz clocked in at 55.08 to finish 26th in the 400 meters.

volleyball Highlights » Notre Dame posted a 17-14 overall record with a 9-5 mark in BIG EAST play to secure the program’s 24th overall — and 18th consecutive — winning season. Seniors Mallorie Croal and Jus tine Stremick collected 80 wins during their four years in an Irish uniform. » The completion of the 2008 BIG EAST Championship saw the Irish earn a spot in the final match for the 13th time in 14 seasons since joining the league in 1995. Notre Dame upset fifth-seeded Connecticut and top-seeded St. John’s en route to an appearance in the finale before falling to Louisville 3-1.

» A quartet of Irish players earned all-BIG EAST honors for the second straight season. Senior Ch ris tina Kaelin, junior Serinity Ph illips , junior Kellie Sciacca and Stremick were each named to the league’s second team. Phillips and Stremick were both secondteam choices in 2007. Kaelin and Sciacca also went on to earn all-American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Northeast Region honors. » Kaelin was part of the AVCA’s All-America team as an honorable mention selection. She became the 12th Irish volleyball player since 1993 to earn All-America status, as the Notre Dame program has racked up 17 All-America citations over that span.

» Setting a program record for the largest margin of victory in the 25-point era, Notre Dame posted a 38-point win over Rutgers. It exceeded the previous best of 32 achieved earlier in the season against West Virginia. The set scores went 25-13, 25-16 and 25-8. » Eight team aces and 13 kills by dealy powered Notre Dame to win No. 600 in program history against West Virginia on Oct. 11 at the Joyce Center. » Head coach debbie Brow n earned her 200th home victory at Notre Dame with a 3-1 win against Nevada on Aug. 30. The win moved Brown to 200-38 (.843) within the walls of the Joyce Center. Last season, she picked up her 400th overall win as the Irish skipper.

honors + awards BAseBALL (36-23 / 15-12 Big East)

Jeremy Barnes // SR ., SS · BIG EAST Honor Roll (Mar. 16) · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · Second Team All-BIG EAST · MLB Draft Selection—Philadelphia Phillies (11th round) evan danieli // So., RHP · Rated by Baseball·America as nation’s 48th-best sophomore prospect · Rated by Baseball·America as BIG EAST’s second best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft

Brian dupra // So., RHP · BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 6) · Rated by Baseball·America as BIG EAST’s third best prospect for 2010 MLB Draft

Sam elam // SR ., lHP · Rated by Baseball·America as the nation’s 39th-best senior prospect for 2009 MLB Draft · MLB Draft Selection—New York Yankees (8th round) Cole Joh ns on // So., RHP · RecruitingCloser.com Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 1) · Rosenthal Leadership Academy · Second Team All-BIG EAST eric Maus t // JR ., RHP · BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (April 20) a. J. Pollock // JR ., oF · Golden Spikes Award Watch List · Wallace Award Watch List · Rated by Baseball·America as BIG EAST’s top prospect for 2009 MLB Draft · Rated by Baseball·America as 16th-best collegiate prospect for 2009 MLB Draft · Rated by Baseball·America as 39th-best overall prospect for 2009 MLB Draft · Rated by Baseball·America as seventhbest prospect from the Cape Cod Baseball League · Rated by Baseball·America as the nation’s 10th-best junior prospect for 2009 MLB Draft · Rated by Baseball·America as BIG EAST’s best pure hitter · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Second Team All-BIG EAST · Third Team All Ping! Baseball All-American · MLB Draft Selection—Arizona Diamondbacks (1st round) Ryan Rich ter // FR ., RHP ··Collegiate·Baseball Freshman All-American evan Sh arpley // SR ., 1B · MLB Draft Selection—Philadelphia Phillies (11th round) Greg Sh erry // So., inF · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Golden Tate // So., oF · BIG EAST Honor Roll (Feb. 23)

men’s BAsKeTBALL (21-15 / 8-10 BIG EAST) National Invitation Tournament Semiﬁ nalist Maui Invitational Runner-Up

Ryan ayers // SR ., GUaRd · Notre Dame Best Defensive Player Award luk e Harang ody // JR ., FoRwaRd · First Team All-BIG EAST · John R. Wooden All-America Team · Dick Vitale All-America Team · Second Team·Associated Press· All-American · Second Team United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-American · Third Team State Farm / NABC· All-American ··Sporting·News Third Team All-American · CollegeHoops.net Second Team All-American · First Team NABC District V · First Team USBWA District V ··Basketball·Times All-Mideast · BIG EAST Player of the Week (Jan. 12) · BIG EAST WEEKLY Honor Roll (Nov. 24, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Feb. 16, Mar. 8) · Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team Zach Hilles land // SR ., FoRwaRd · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · Notre Dame Captains’ Award Tory Jack s on // JR ., GUaRd · Notre Dame Outstanding Playmaker Award Kyle Mcalarney // SR ., GUaRd · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 1) · Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team · Notre Dame Team Irish Award Tyrone nas h // So., GUaRd / FoRwaRd · Notre Dame Most Improved Player Award Jonath an Peoples // JR ., GUaRd · Notre Dame Most Improved Player Award

Women’s BAsKeTBALL (22-9 / 10-6 BIG EAST) NCAA Championship first Round Associated Press Ranking—23rd

as h ley Barlow // JR ., GUaRd · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 24) · Notre Dame Defensive Player of the Year Becca Brus zew s k i // So., FoRwaRd · Notre Dame Most Improved Player Award alena Ch ris tians en // JR ., GUaRd · Notre Dame Spirit Award Melis s a lech litner // JR ., GUaRd · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Muff et McGraw // Head CoaCH · WBCA Carol Eckman Award natalie novos el // FR ., GUaRd · BIG EAST All-Freshman Team · BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 29, Jan. 12) linds ay Sch rader // SR ., GUaRd · First Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 23, March 2) erica Solomon // FR ., FoRwaRd · BIG EAST All-Freshman Team Kellie wats on // FR ., FoRwaRd · BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Dec. 1, Dec. 8) erica williams on // JR ., CenTeR · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 12)

men’s cross coUnTrY

Women’s cross coUnTrY

NCAA Championship—19th

NCAA Championship — 2 9th

Big East Championship — 4th

Big East Championship — 6th

Spencer Carter // So. · Dave Bossy Scholarship Grant daniel Clark // SR . · NCAA Championship Participant dan Jack s on // So. · NCAA Championship Participant Ryan Jacobs // So. · NCAA Championship Participant Joe Miller // FR . · NCAA Championship Participant · All-BIG EAST · National Catholic Championship Runner-Up Patrick Smyth // SR . · NCAA Championship Participant ··USCCCA All-American · Great Lakes Region Male Athlete of the Year · Great Lakes Regional Champion · All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship Runner-Up · NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Paul Spring er // So. · NCAA Championship Participant · National Catholic Champion Jak e walk er // JR . · NCAA Championship Participant · All-BIG EAST

National Catholic Championship — C hampion Crusader Invitational — Champion

Becca Bauman // SR . · NCAA Championship Participant linds ey Ferg us on // JR . · NCAA Championship Participant · All-BIG EAST · National Catholic Champion · Crusader Invitational Runner-Up · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne StudentAthlete Award abby Hig g ins // So. · NCAA Championship Participant Heidi Roch a // SR . · NCAA Championship Participant · Christopher Zorich Award · Byron V. Kanaley Award Beth Tacl // JR . · NCAA Championship Participant Maris s a Treece // So. · NCAA Championship Participant · Crusader Invitational Champion · National Catholic Runner-Up Rach el velarde // FR . · NCAA Championship Participant

men’s Fencing (33-0) NCAA Championship Runner-Up Midwest fencing Conference Runner-Up USfCA National Ranking—1st

Reg g ie Bentley // FR ., Foil · NCAA Midwest Regional 4th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 6th-place Finisher enzo Cas tellani // FR ., Foil · NCAA Foil 8th-place Finisher · Second Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional 3rd-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference Runner-Up 74

nich olas Crebs // FR ., ePee · Midwest Fencing Conference 8th-place Finisher Keith Feldman // fR., SABRE · NCAA Midwest Regional 8th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 9th-place Finisher

Mark Kubik // SR ., Foil · NCAA Midwest Regional 9th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 7th-place Finisher Steve Kubik // So., Foil · Midwest Fencing Conference 3rd-place Finisher Gerek Meinh ardt // FR ., Foil · NCAA Foil Runner-Up · First Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional 5th-place Finisher · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Barron nydam // So., SaBRe · NCAA Sabre 10th-place Finisher · Third Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional 5th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 6th-place Finisher

Marcel Frenk el // FR ., SaBRe · Midwest Fencing Conference 10th-place Finisher

Jacob os borne // So., ePee · NCAA Midwest Regional 10th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 3rd-place Finisher

Conor Getting s // So., ePee · Midwest Fencing Conference 11th-place Finisher

Ch ris Pink ow s k i // FR ., ePee · Midwest Fencing Conference 7th-place Finisher

Tom Horton // SR ., SaBRe · Midwest Fencing Conference 14th-place Finisher

Zach Sch irtz // So., Foil · Midwest Fencing Conference 3rd-place Finisher

Brent Kelly // JR ., ePee · NCAA Midwest Regional 6th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 14th-place Finisher

Greg Sch oolcraft // So., ePee · NCAA Epee 18th-place Finisher · NCAA Midwest Regional 5th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 6th-place Finisher

Karol Kos tk a // SR ., ePee · NCAA Epee 10th-place Finisher · Third Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional 3rd-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference Champion

Bill Th anh ous er // SR ., SaBRe · NCAA Midwest Regional 6th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 8th-place Finisher avery Zuck // So., SaBRe · NCAA Sabre 5th-place Finisher · Second Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional Runner-Up · Midwest Fencing Conference Runner-Up

Women’s Fencing (30-2) NCAA Championship Runner-Up Midwest fencing Conference Runner-Up USfCA National Ranking—1st

Beatriz almeida // FR ., SaBRe · NCAA Midwest Regional 4th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 8th-place Finisher Sarah Borrmann // So., SaBRe · NCAA Sabre 13th-place Finisher · NCAA Midwest Regional Champion · Midwest Fencing Conference Champion eileen Has s ett // So., SaBRe · NCAA Sabre 6th-place Finisher · Second Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional Runner-Up · Midwest Fencing Conference 9th-place Finisher Courtney Hurley // FR ., ePee · NCAA Epee 3rd-place Finisher · First Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional Champion · Midwest Fencing Conference Champion Kelley Hurley // JR ., ePee · NCAA Midwest Regional 3rd-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 9th-place Finisher dars ie Malynn // FR ., SaBRe · NCAA Midwest Regional 7th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 14th-place Finisher Kimberlee Montoya // SR ., ePee · Midwest Fencing Conference 8th-place Finisher · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award ew a nelip // So., ePee · NCAA Epee 3rd-place Finisher · First Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional Runner-Up · Midwest Fencing Conference 5th-place Finisher

adrienne nott // SR ., Foil · NCAA Foil 9th-place Finisher · Third Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional 5th-place Finisher · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Byron V. Kanaley Award emilie Prot // SR ., Foil · Midwest Fencing Conference 6th-place Finisher · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Hayley Rees e // So., Foil · NCAA Foil Runner-Up · First Team All-American · NCAA Midwest Regional 3rd-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference Runner-Up Radmilla Sark is ova // FR ., Foil · NCAA Midwest Regional 6th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 13th-place Finisher as h ley Serrette // SR ., SaBRe · NCAA Midwest Regional 7th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 3rd-place Finisher diane Zielins k i // FR ., ePee · NCAA Midwest Regional 7th-place Finisher · Midwest Fencing Conference 7th-place Finisher

FooTBALL (7-6) Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl Champion

Mik e anello // SR ., CB ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA District V All-Academic Team ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American · Nick Pietrosante Award · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award david Bruton // SR ., FS · Thorpe Award Watch List · Nagurski Trophy Watch List · NFL Fourth Round Draft Pick by the Denver Broncos Th omas Bemenderfer // SR ., oG · Notre Dame Monogram Club Postgraduate Scholarship Jimmy Claus en // So., QB · Maxwell Award Watch List · O’Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Maurice Crum Jr. // SR ., lB · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Nick Pietrosante Award · Lott Award Watch List · Nagurski Trophy Watch List · Bednarik Award Watch List · Lombardi Award Watch List Mich ael Floyd // FR ., wR · Sporting·News Second Team Freshman All-American · CollegeFootballNews.com Second Team Freshman All-American · Rivals.com Second Team Freshman All-American · Phil Steele Second Team Freshman All-American david Grimes // SR ., wR · Signed as free agent with the Denver Broncos Pat Kuntz // SR ., de · Lineman of the Year Award · Signed as free agent with the Indianapolis Colts

Terrail lambert // SR ., CB · Signed as free agent with the San Francisco 49ers Trevor Robins on // FR ., oG · CollegeFootballNews.com Second Team Freshman All-American Kyle Rudolph // FR ., Te ··Sporting·News First Team Freshman All-American · CollegeFootballNews.com · First Team Freshman All-American · Phil Steele First Team Freshman All-American as aph Sch w app // SR ., FB · Signed as free agent with the Dallas Cowboys Ch ris Stew art // JR ., oG · ISP / State Farm Student-Athlete of the Year Mik e Turk ovich // SR ., oT · Guardian of the Year Award · Signed as free agent with the Dallas Cowboys Sam Young // JR ., oT · Lombardi Award Watch List · Outland Trophy Watch List

men’s goLF BIG EAST Championship—4th

Connor alan-lee // So. · Caputo Invitational (T-3rd of 44) · Palmas del Mar Intercollegiate (T-11th of 54) Jeff Ch en // So. · Border Olympics (T-11th of 88) · Palmas del Mar Intercollegiate (T-15th of 54) · Rosenthal Leadership Academy

doug Fortner // JR . · Palmas del Mar Intercollegiate (T-4th of 54) · Saint Mary’s (Calif.) Invitational (T-6th of 90) · Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (T-18th of 74) · All-BIG EAST · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Max Scodro // FR . · UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (T-1st of 76) · John Dallio Memorial (T-4th of 87) · Caputo Invitational (T-8th of 44) · All-BIG EAST Ch ris walk er // FR . · Palmas del Mar Intercollegiate (T-15th of 54) Kyle willis // JR . · Caputo Invitational (T-13th of 44) dus tin Zh ang // So. · Caputo Invitational (T-13th of 44)

Women’s goLF

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BIG EAST Runner-Up

(31-6-3 / 21-43 CCHA)

NCAA Championship Regional—18th

NCAA Central first Round

Heather farr Memorial—1st

CCHA Regular-Season Champion

annie Broph y JR . · Mary Fossum Invitational (T-11th of 76) · Lady Northern Invitational (4th of 82) · BIG EAST Championship (T-9th of 35) · All-BIG EAST //

Katie Conw ay // So. · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Becca Huff er // FR . · Mary Fossum Invitational (10th of 76) · Lady Northern Invitational (9th of 82) · The Landfall Tradition (T-12th of 60) · BIG EAST Championship (T-9th of 35) · All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Year lis a Maunu // SR . · Cougar Classic (T-9th of 112) · Mary Fossum Invitational (T-11th of 76) · Heather Farr Memorial (T-4th of 106) · BIG EAST Championship (1st of 35) · All-BIG EAST · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award So-Hyun Park // So. · Mary Fossum Invitational (T-11th of 76) · Heather Farr Memorial (T-4th of 106) · Lady Northern Invitational (T-15th of 82) · The Landfall Tradition (14th of 60) · BIG EAST Championship (T-9th of 35) · BIG EAST Golfer of the Week (March 26) · All-BIG EAST

CCHA Tournament Champion USA Today / American Hockey National Ranking—4th USCHo.com / CBS College Sports National Ranking—2nd

Brett Blatch ford // JR ., deFenSeMan · CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Nov. 24) · CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Nov. 17) ian Cole // So., deFenSeMan · First Team ACHA / Reebok All-American · Second Team Inside College·Hockey· News All-American · First Team All-College Hockey News · First Team All-CCHA · All-Tournament Team—CCHA Tournament · 2009 U.S. Junior National Team · CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Oct. 20) · ACHA / Reebok First Team All-American erik Condra // SR ., RiGHT winG · Second Team AHCA / Reebok All-American · Second Team All-CCHA · Notre Dame Offensive Player of the Year · Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist · Inside College Hockey.com Player of the Week (Feb. 15) · CCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 15) ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA Second Team At-Large Academic All-American ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA District V All-Academic Team · Byron V. Kanaley Award · Francis Patrick O’Connor Award Kevin deeth // JR ., CenTeR · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Ch ris tian Hans on // SR ., CenTeR · Second Team All-CCHA · Inside College Hockey.com Player of the Week (Nov. 25) · CCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 24) Jeff Jack s on // Head CoaCH · CCHA Coach of the Year Finalist

Kyle law s on // JR ., deFenSeMan · William Donald Nyrop Defensive Player of the Year · CCHA Top Defensive Defenseman · Second Team All-CCHA · CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Feb. 15) · CCHA Defenseman of the Week (Jan. 12) · Shillelagh Tournament All-Tournament Team luk e lucyk // SR ., deFenSeMan · Christopher Zorich Award Billy Maday // FR ., RiGHT winG · Notre Dame Rookie of the Year · CCHA All-Rookie Team · CCHA Rookie of the Month for November · CCHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 30) · CCHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 3) Jordan Pearce // SR ., GoalTendeR ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA First Team At-Large Academic All-American · Led the nation in wins (30) and shutouts (8); second in goals-against average (1.68) · Set Notre Dame career record for wins by a goaltender with 59 · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Scholar-Athlete Award · CCHA Tournament Most Valuable Player · CCHA All-Tournament Team · CCHA Scholar-Athlete Award · Honorable mention All-CCHA · Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist · 2009 CCHA Scholar-Athlete Team · CCHA Goaltender of the Week (March 1) · CCHA Goaltender of the Week (Jan. 12) · Shillelagh Tournament Most Outstanding Player · Shillelagh Tournament All-Tournament Team · CCHA Goaltender of the Week (Dec. 7) · CCHA Goaltender of the Week (Nov. 3) · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA District V All-Academic Team Garrett Reg an // SR ., leFT winG · Shillelagh Tournament All-Tournament Team · CCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 10)

Calle Ridderw all // So., leFT winG · Notre Dame Most Improved Player Award · CCHA All-Tournament Team · Honorable Mention All-CCHA · CCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 30)

Grant Krebs // JR ., MidFieldeR · First Team All-GWLL · Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Week (Feb. 17) · Inside·Lacrosse Team of the Week (Feb. 17) · USILA Honorable Mention All-American

Teddy Ruth // So., deFenSeMan · 2009 U.S. Junior National Team · Rosenthal Leadership Academy

Reg is Mcdermott // SR ., deFenSeMan · Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-GWLL Team · USILA Third Team All-American · Major League Lacrosse Draft Pick by Long Island Lizards—3rd Round

Ben Ryan // So., CenTeR · CCHA All-Tournament Team · Shillelagh Tournament All-Tournament Team Jus tin wh ite // SR ., CenTeR · Charles “Lefty” Smith Coaches’ Award

men’s LAcrosse (15-1 / 5-0 GWll) GWll Regular-Season Champion GWll Tournament Champion NCAA Championship first Round USIlA National Ranking — 2nd Inside Lacrosse National Ranking — 9th

Sam Barnes // JR ., deFenSeMan · First Team All-GWLL ··Inside·Lacrosse Team of the Week (March 3) · USILA Honorable Mention All-American Peter Ch ris tman // SR ., MidFieldeR · First Team All-GWLL · Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Candidate · North / South All-Star Team ··ESPN·The·Magazine's / CoSIDA District V All-Academic Team · Byron V. Kanaley Award neal Hick s // JR ., aT TaCK · Second Team All-GWLL · Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Week (Feb. 24) Ryan Hoff // SR ., aT TaCK · First Team All-GWLL · Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List · Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist · USILA Third Team All-American · North/South All-Star Team · Major League Lacrosse Draft Pick by Chicago Machine — 3rd Round

Scott Rodg ers // SR ., GoalTendeR · GWLL Player of the Year · First Team All-GWLL ··Inside·Lacrosse·Team of the Week (Feb. 24) · NCAA Statistical Champion for GoalsAgainst Average and Save Percentage · Great Western Lacrosse League Player of the Week (March 9, April 20) · Tewaarton Trophy Nominee · USILA Third Team All-American dan Sw ezey // SR ., aT TaCK · First Team All-GWLL

Women’s LAcrosse (16-5 / 5-2 BIG EAST) BIG EAST Conference Champion NCAA Championship Quarterﬁ nalist IWlCA National Ranking—6th Inside Lacrosse National Ranking—6th

Kailene abt // So., MidFieldeR · BIG EAST Championship AllTournament Team

Sh aylyn Blaney // So., MidFieldeR · Second Team IWLCA / US All-American · First Team IWLCA West /Midwest Regional Team · BIG EAST Honor Roll (April 13) · Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List · First Team All-BIG EAST · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Sh annon Burk e // SR ., deFendeR · FirstTeam IWLCA / US All-American · First Team IWLCA West / Midwest Regional Team · Second TeamWomenslacrosse.com All-American · IWLCA / Under Armour North-South Senior All-Star Game · BIG EAST Honor Roll (March 23) · First Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship AllTournament Team · Notre Dame’s 2002 Award as Top Defensive Player Jillian Byers // SR ., aT TaCK · Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist · Honda Sports Award for Lacrosse Finalist · First Team IWLCA / US All-American · First Team IWLCA West / Midwest Regional Team · First Team Womenslacrosse.com All-American · WomensLax.com All-American · Tewaaraton Trophy Nominee · IWLCA / Under Armour North-South Senior All-Star Game · BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (March 8, April 19) · BIG EAST Honor Roll (March 1, March 15, April 6) · ESPN.com Player of the Week (March 1) · Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List

roWing · BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year · First Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship AllTournament Team · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award

Jacqueline doh erty // So., MidField / deFendeR

· Rosenthal Leadership Academy · Notre Dame’s Unsung Hero

erin Goodman // SR ., GoalKeePeR · IWLCA / Under Armour North-South Senior All-Star Game · BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (March 1) · BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player · BIG EAST Championship AllTournament Team Rach el Guerrera // JR ., deFendeR · IWLCA Academic Honor Roll · Second team IWLCA West / Midwest Regional Team · BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (April 6) · BIG EAST Championship AllTournament Team · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Beth Koloup // SR ., MidField / deFendeR

· IWLCA Academic Honor Roll · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award

Gina Scios cia // JR ., aT TaCK · Second Team IWLCA / US All-American · First Team IWLCA West / Midwest Regional Team · Third Team Womenslacrosse.com All-American · BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (March 23) · BIG EAST Honor Roll (March 30) · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship AllTournament Team · Rosenthal Leadership Academy ans ley Stew art // So., aT TaCK · Notre Dame’s Most Improved Player

BIG EAST Conference Champion

Carly anders on // FR . · BIG EAST Champion Novice Four emily Back er // JR . · BIG EAST Champion Varstiy Four lauren Buck // SR . · NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA Third Team Women’s At-Large Academic All-American ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA District V Women’s At-Large All-Academic Team · CRCA National Scholar Athlete · Byron V. Kanaley Award · BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award erica Copeland // SR . · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight · CRCA National Scholar Athlete Marg ot debot // FR . · BIG EAST Champion Novice Four Meredith Fig g // FR . · BIG EAST Champion Novice Four Jacqueline Gilh ooly // FR . · BIG EAST Champion Novice Four Mallory Glas s // SR. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight Steph anie Grets ch // So. · BIG EAST Champion Varsity Four · CRCA National Scholar Athlete elli Greybar // SR. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight Hannah Jack s on // So. · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four Meg an Keeg an // So. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight

men’s soccer Morg an Kelley // FR. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight

(12-7-2 / 7-2-2 BIG EAST) NCAA Championship Second Round BIG EAST Blue Division Champion NSCAA National Ranking — 1 6th

Claire Kueny // FR. · BIG EAST Champion Novice Four

Matt arms trong // So., MidFieldeR · Rosenthal Leadership Academy

Bridg et leone // SR. · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four

Matt Bes ler // SR., deFendeR · NSCAA First Team All-American · NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region · NSCAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year · NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American ··ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-District V · BIG EAST / Aeropostale Notre Dame Scholar-Athlete · First Team ALL-BIG EAST · Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist ··Soccer·America National Team of the Week (Oct. 14) · BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13) · College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 8) · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 8) · Mike Berticelli Tournament Defensive MVP · Mike Berticelli Tournament AllTournament Team · 2009 MLS SuperDraft — Kansas City Wizards · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP · Byron V. Kanaley Award · BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award

Rach el louie // JR. · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight Genevieve Malone // So. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight erin McConnell // FR. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight Kath erine McMack in // SR. · BIG EAST Champion Varsity Four Carol ann Mich el // So. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight Kels ey otero // SR. · BIG EAST Crew of the Week (April 8) · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Eight Braeg an Padley // JR. · BIG EAST Champion Varsity Four · Rosenthal Leadership Academy laura Petnuch // SR. · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four · CRCA National Scholar Athlete Ch ris tine Trezza // SR. · CRCA National Scholar Athlete erik a Sh ults // So. · BIG EAST Champion Second Varsity Four Katie Suyo // FR. · BIG EAST Champion Varsity Four

Jeb Brovs k y // So., MidFieldeR · BIG EAST All-Tournament Team · Third Team ALL-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4) ··Top·Drawer·Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 3)

Brig h t dik e // SR., FoRwaRd · NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region · BIG EAST All-Tournament Team · First Team ALL-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 29 & Oct. 13) · Mike Berticelli Tournament All-Tournament Team · adidas / IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team dave donoh ue // JR., MidFieldeR ··Soccer·America National Player of the Week (Sept. 15) · College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 15) · BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15) · Mike Berticelli Tournament All-Tournament Team · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Brendan King // FR., MidFieldeR ··Soccer·America National Team of the Week (Nov. 4) · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 4) aaron Maund // FR., deFendeR · BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Sept. 22) · adidas / IU Credit Union Classic All-Tournament Team Mich ael Th omas // JR., MidFieldeR · NSCAA Second Team All-Great Lakes Region · Second Team ALL-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 20) · Mike Berticelli Tournament Offensive MVP · Mike Berticelli Tournament AllTournament Team Jack Traynor // SR., deFendeR · Second Team ALL-BIG EAST · 2009 MLS SuperDraft — N ew York Red Bulls

Women’s Soccer (26-1-0 / 11-0-0 BIG EAST) NCAA Championship Runner-Up BIG EAST Conference Champion BIG EAST National Division Champion Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic Champion Carolina Classic Champion NSCAA Ranking — 2 nd

Courtney Barg // FR., Midfielder / Forward

··Soccer Buzz Great Lakes Region All-Freshman ··NCAA Women’s College Cup All-Tournament Team 80

Brittany Bock // SR., Midfielder / Forward

··Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) First Round Draft Pick by Los Angeles Sol ··NSCAA Second Team All-American ··Soccer Buzz Second Team All-American ··NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient ··Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award All-American ··M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Semifinalist ··NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region ··Soccer Buzz First Team All-Great Lakes Region ··First Team All-BIG EAST ··Soccer America National Team of the Week (Sept. 8) ··Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 21) ··BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8) ··BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 6) ··BIG EAST /Aeropostale Notre Dame Scholar-Athlete ··ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American ··ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District V ··NSCAA/adidas First Team Scholar All-American ··NSCAA/adidas First Team Scholar All-Central Region ··Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award ··BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award

Amanda Clark // JR., Defender / Midfielder

··NSCAA / adidas Second Team Scholar All-Central Region

Carrie Dew // SR., Defender ··Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) Second Round Draft Pick by FC Gold Pride ··NSCAA First Team All-American ··Soccer America First Team MVP ··Soccer Buzz First Team All-American ··BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year ··NCAA Women’s College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player ··BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player ··NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region ··Soccer Buzz First Team All-Great Lakes Region ··First Team All-BIG EAST ··Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic Defensive Most Valuable Player ··Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (Nov. 10) ··Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 8) ··Soccer America National Team of the Week (Nov. 10) ··BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 25, Sept. 1) ··BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 29) ··Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award ··Christopher Zorich Award Lauren Fowlkes // SO., Defender / Midfielder

··United States U20 Women’s National Team (gold medalist at FIFA U20 World Championship) ··Rosenthal Leadership Academy

Kerri Hanks // SR., Forward ··Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) First Round Draft Pick by Saint Louis Athletica ·· M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Recipient ··Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Recipient ··NSCAA First Team All-American ··Soccer America First Team MVP ··Soccer Buzz First Team All-American ··Soccer Buzz Great Lakes Region Player of the Year ··NSCAA First Team All Great Lakes Region ··Soccer Buzz First Team All-Great Lakes Region ··BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year ··First-Team All-BIG EAST ··NCAA Women’s College Cup AllTournament Team ··Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic Offensive Most Valuable Player ··Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (Sept. 1) ··Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 22, Sept. 29, Oct. 27) ··Soccer America National Team of the Week (Sept. 2, Sept. 30, Oct. 21) ··BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 29, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, Oct. 27) ··BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Aug. 25, Sept. 1, Sept. 22)

Melis s a Henders on // FR., FoRwaRd · Soccer·Buzz Fourth Team All-American · Soccer·America First Team Freshman All-American · Soccer·Buzz First Team Freshman All-American · NSCAA Second Team All-Great Lakes Region · Soccer·Buzz First Team All-Great Lakes Region · Soccer·Buzz Great Lakes Region AllFreshman · BIG EAST Rookie of the Year · First Team ALL-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player · Top·Drawer·Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 15, Sept. 29) · BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Sept. 29, Oct. 27) · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 15) · M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Nominee Kels ey lys ander // JR., GoalKeePeR · NCAA Women’s College Cup All-Tournament Team · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic Goalkeeper Most Valuable Player · BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week (Sept. 8) Courtney Ros en // JR., MidFieldeR · NSCAA First Team All-Great Lakes Region ··Soccer·Buzz Second Team All-Great Lakes Region · Second Team ALL-BIG EAST · Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Jes s ica Sch uveiller // FR., deFendeR ··Soccer·Buzz Second Team Freshman All-American ··Soccer·Buzz Great Lakes Region All-Freshman · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 20) Randy waldrum // Head CoaCH · FieldTurf / Tarkett Division I National Coach of the Year ··Soccer·Buzz National Coach of the Year Runner-Up · NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year ··Soccer·Buzz Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year · BIG EAST Coach of the Year

elis e weber // SR., deFendeR · Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) Third Round Draft Pick by Saint Louis Athletica · Soccer·Buzz Second Team All-Great Lakes Region · Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · Inn at Saint Mary’s Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 27) · ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American · ESPN·The·Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-District V · NSCAA / adidas First Team Scholar All-American · NSCAA / adidas First Team Scholar All-Central Region Mich ele weis s enh ofer // JR., FoRwaRd · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team

soFTBALL (43-17/19-4 Big East) NCAA Championship Regional Participant BIG EAST Champion

Brittney Barg ar // SR., RHP · NFCA All-Mideast Region · BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 23) · BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week (April 20) alex ia Clay // JR., C · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Katie Fleury // So., SS · Rosenthal Leadership Academy

Brianna Jorg ens borg // So., oF · BIG EAST Player of the Week (March 9) linda Koh an // SR., inF · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · Second Team All-BIG EAST · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Ch ris tine lux // JR., 1B · NFCA Third Team All-America · NFCA All-Mideast Region ··ESPN·The·Magazine Academic All-District · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · First Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (April 13) · Rosenthal Leadership Academy erin Marrone // So., oF · NFCA All-Mideast Region ··ESPN·The·Magazine Academic All-District · Third Team All-BIG EAST dani Miller // FR., inF · First Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (April 6, April 20) Beth north w ay // SR., dP · First Team All-BIG EAST ··ESPN·The·Magazine Academic All-District · NFCA All-Mideast Region · BIG EAST Player of the Week (March 30) · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Board Sadie Pitzenberg er // So., inF · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Jody valdivia // So., RHP · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team

Men’s Swimming + Diving (7-6) BIG EAST Champion

Ryan Belecanech // fr. ··All-BIG EAST — 1 ,650 Free Steven Brus // so. ··Two-Time BIG EAST Champion — 8 00 Free Relay, 500 Free ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 800 Free Relay, 500 Free Michael Bulfin // sr. ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 1- and 3-meter Diving Andrew Deters // jr. ··BIG EAST Champion — 1 ,650 Free ··All-BIG EAST — 1 ,650 Free Caleb Dunnichay // jr. ··All-BIG EAST — 1-meter Diving 82

Andrew Hoffman // jr. ··BIG EAST Champion — 4 00 Free Relay ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay MacKenzie LeBlanc // jr. ··BIG EAST Champion — 8 00 Free Relay ··All-BIG EAST — 800 Free Relay Eric Lex // so. ··All-BIG EAST (3-meter Diving) Danny Lutkus // SR . ··Two-Time BIG EAST Champion — 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay ··Three-Time All-BIG EAST — 8 00 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay ··Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award John Lytle // JR . ··Three-Time BIG EAST Champion — 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Free ··Five-Time All-BIG EAST — 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Free, 100 Free ··BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 21) ··Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Joshua Nosal // so. ··BIG EAST Champion — 4 00 Free Relay ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay Michael Sullivan // so. ··Three-Time All-BIG EAST — 5 00 Free, 200 Back, 400 Individual Medley ··BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week (Nov. 12)

Women’s Swimming + Diving (6-3) NCAA Championship—31st BIG EAST Champion

Emily Barton // FR. ··All-BIG EAST — 200 Individual Medley Maggie Behrens // jr. ··BIG EAST Champion — 400 Medley Relay ··Three-Time All-BIG EAST — 4 00 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back Katie Casey // SO. ··BIG EAST Champion — 200 Fly ··All-BIG EAST — 200 Fly Ashlee Edgell // JR . ··BIG EAST Champion — 400 Individual Medley ··All-BIG EAST — 4 00 Individual Medley Megan Farrell // JR. ··BIG EAST Champion — 8 00 Free Relay ··Three-Time All-BIG EAST — 8 00 Free Relay, 400 Individual Medley, 200 Individual Medley ··Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award Colleen Fotsch // FR. ··BIG EAST Champion — 200 Medley Relay ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay Heidi Grossman // so. ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 1- and 3-meter Diving Claire Hutchinson // sr. ··All-BIG EAST — 200 Fly Kellyn Kuhlke // so. ··Three-Time BIG EAST Champion — 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Fly ··Four-Time All-BIG EAST — 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Fly, 100 Fly

Samantha Maxwell // SO. ··NCAA All-American — 100 Breast ··Four-Time BIG EAST Champion — 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Breast, 100 Breast ··Four-Time All-BIG EAST — 4 00 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Breast, 100 Breast ··CollegeSwimming.com National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 20) ··BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 7, Jan. 21) ··Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Amywren Miller // SO. ··Two-Time BIG EAST Champion — 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay ··Six-Time All-BIG EAST — 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Free, 50 Free Amy Prestinario // fr . ··BIG EAST Champion — 8 00 Free Relay ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay Christa Riggins // sr . ··BIG EAST Champion — 8 00 Free Relay ··Four-Time All-BIG EAST — 800 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Free Zeina Shanata // JR . ··All-BIG EAST — 4 00 Free Relay Natalie Stitt // jr . ··BIG EAST Diver of the Year ··Two-Time BIG EAST Champion — 1- and 3-meter Diving ··Two-Time All-BIG EAST — 1- and 3-meter Diving Lauren Sylvester // SO. ··BIG EAST Champion — 8 00 Free Relay ··Three-Time All-BIG EAST — 8 00 Free Relay, 1,650 Free, 500 Free Brian Barnes // Head Coach ··BIG EAST Swimming Coach of the Year Caiming Xie // Diving Coach ··BIG EAST Diving Coach of the Year

men’s Tennis (14-14) NCAA Championship first Round BIG EAST Championship—4th ITA Ranking—29th

david anders on // So. · Tom Fallon Invitational All-Tournament Team Tyler davis // So. · Tom Fallon Invitational All-Tournament Team · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne StudentAthlete Award

Women’s Tennis

Steph en Havens // So. · ITA Midwest Regional Participant · Tribe Invitational All-Tournament Team

ITA Ranking—5th

Brett Helg es on // SR . · NCAA Singles Championship Participant (Round of 32) · ITA Midwest Regional Quarterfinalist · ITA National Indoor Round of 16 Participant · All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Player of the Week (Feb. 11, April 11) · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award daniel Stah l // So. · ITA Midwest Regional Participant · Tom Fallon Invitational All-Tournament Team · Tribe Invitational All-Tournament Team Cas ey watt // fR . · Tom Fallon Invitational All-Tournament Team · Tribe Invitational All-Tournament Team · BIG EAST Player of the Week (March 25) · All-BIG EAST

(28-5) NCAA Championship Semiﬁ nalist BIG EAST Champions

Kali Kris ik // jR . · Wildcat Fall Invitational Flight B Singles Champion · All-BIG EAST

Cos mina Ciobanu // jR . · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award · All-BIG EAST

Sh annon Math ew s // FR . · NCAA Championship All–Tournament Team · All-BIG EAST

Kris ty Frilling // FR . · ITA All-American (Doubles) · ITA National Player to Watch · NCAA Singles Championship Participant (Second Round) · NCAA Doubles Championship Participant (Round of 16) · ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Champion · ITA National Indoor Doubles Runner-Up · Fall Gator Classic Singles Champion · Fall Gator Classic Doubles Champion · BIG EAST Freshman of the Year · All-BIG EAST

Colleen Rielley // JR . · NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team Kelcy Teff t // SR . · ITA National Senior Player of the Year · ITA All-American (Doubles) · NCAA Singles Championship Participant (First Round) · NCAA Doubles Championship Participant (Round of 16) · USTA Summer Collegiate Team · ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Champion · ITA Midwest Regional Singles Runner-Up · ITA National Indoor Doubles Runner-Up · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · BIG EAST Player of the Year · All-BIG EAST · Byron V. Kanaley Award

men’s TrAcK + FieLD NCAA Championship—59th NCAA outdoor Championship—40th

NCAA Indoor Championship—60th

BIG EAST outdoor Champion

NCAA outdoor Championship—24th

BIG EAST Indoor Runner-up

BIG EAST outdoor Championship—4th

Tyrell atk ins // So. · Rosenthal Leadership Academy Joh n Belch er // So. · All-BIG EAST—Shot Put daniel Clark // SR . · All-BIG EAST—Mile · All-BIG EAST—500m Greg davis // So. · All-BIG EAST—Weight Throw Jeff Mens ch // jR . · BIG EAST Outdoor Champion— Hammer Throw

Women’s TrAcK + FieLD

BIG EAST Conference Indoor Championship — 5th

Maddie Butting er // FR . · All-BIG EAST—Pentathlon · All-BIG EAST—Heptathlon Jaclyn es pinoza // JR . · USTFCCCA All-American — Outdoor Discus · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · BIG EAST Outdoor Champion—Discus

Jordan Rincon // FR . · All-BIG EAST—400m

linds ey Ferg us on // JR . · All-BIG EAST—Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase · Dave Bossy Scholarship Grant

Kevin Sch ipper // FR . · All-BIG EAST—Pole Vault

natalie Joh ns on // So. · All-BIG EAST—Indoor 500m

Matt Sch ipper // JR . · NCAA Indoor Championship Participant · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · BIG EAST Indoor Champion— Pole Vault · BIG EAST Outdoor Champion— Pole Vault · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award (indoor)

Heidi Roch a // SR . · Christopher Zorich Award · Bryon V. Kanaley Award

Patrick Smyth // SR . · USTFCCCA All-American—Indoor 3,000m · USTFCCCA All-American—Outdoor 10,000m ··ESPN·The·Magazine /CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American ··ESPN·The·Magazine /CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District V · NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient · NCAA Indoor Championship Participant · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · BIG EAST Outdoor Champion—10,000m · All-BIG EAST—Outdoor 5,000m · All-BIG EAST—Indoor 5,000m · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award (Outdoor) · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award

Mary Sax er // SR . · USTFCCCA All-American—Indoor Pole Vault · USTFCCCA All-American—Outdoor Pole Vault · NCAA Indoor Championship Participant · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · BIG EAST Indoor Champion— Pole Vault · BIG EAST Outdoor Champion— Pole Vault · BIG EAST Women’s Field Athlete of the Week (April 9) · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award (Outdoor) · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award · USTFCCCA Track and Field All-Academic Team

Jus tin Sch neider // So. · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · All-BIG EAST—Decathlon

Joanna Sch ultz // jR . · USTFCCCA All-American— Indoor 400m · NCAA Indoor Championship Participant · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · BIG EAST Outdoor Champion—400m · All-BIG EAST—Indoor 400m · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award (Indoor)

Mik los Szebeny // So. · All-BIG EAST—200m

Beth Tuci // JR . · Dave Bossy Scholarship Grant

denes veres // So. · Rosenthal Leadership Academy

anna weber // SR . · NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant · All-BIG EAST—Indoor Weight Throw · All-BIG EAST—Outdoor Hammer Throw

voLLeYBALL (17-14, 9-5 BIG EAST) BIG EAST Championship Runner-Up

Mallorie Croal // SR . · Notre Dame Monogram Club Postgraduate Scholarship Kris ten dealy // FR . · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Nov. 17) Ch ris tina Kaelin // JR . · AVCA Honorable Mention All-American · AVCA All-Northeast Region · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 22, Oct. 6, Oct. 13) · Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP Award Serinity Ph illips // JR . · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 3) Kellie Sciacca // So. · AVCA All-Northeast Region Honorable Mention · Second Team All-BIG EAST · BIG EAST Player of the Week (Sept. 29) · BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 1) Jus tine Stremick // SR . · BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team · Second Team All-BIG EAST ··ESPN·The·Magazine Academic All-District V · Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne StudentAthlete Award

Appendix n otre da m e M o n ogra m Clu b M VP

Rockne notre dame club o f s t. j o s e p h v a l l e y S t u d e n t- At h l e t e A w a r d

Bas eball A. J. Pollock

Men’s Golf Doug Fortner

Bas eball Jeremy Barnes

women’s Soccer Brittany Bock

Men’s Bas k etball Luke Harangody

women’s Golf Lisa Maunu

Men’s Bas k etball Zach Hillesland

Softball Bethany Northway

women’s Bas k etball Melissa Lechlitner

Hock ey Jordan Pearce

women’s Bas k etball Melissa Lechlitner

Men’s Cros s Country Patrick Smyth

women’s lacros s e Jillian Byers

Men’s Sw imming and diving Daniel Lutkus

Men’s Fencing Gerek Meinhardt

Row ing no award given

women’s Fencing Adrienne Nott

Men’s Soccer Matt Besler

Football Maurice Crum Jr.

women’s Soccer Carrie Dew Softball Linda Kohan Men’s Sw imming and diving John Lytle women’s Sw imming and diving Samantha Maxwell Men’s Tennis Brett Helgeson women’s Tennis Kelcy Teff t Men’s Track and Field Patrick Smyth women’s Track and Field Mary Saxer volleyball Christina Kaelin

Men’s Cros s Country Patrick Smyth women’s Cros s Country Lindsey Ferguson women’s Fencing Kimberlee Montoya Emily Prot Football Mike Anello Men’s Golf Doug Fortner women’s Golf Lisa Maunu Hock ey Jordan Pearce Men’s lacros s e No award given women’s lacros s e Beth Koloup Row ing Erica Copeland Men’s Soccer Matt Besler

women’s Sw imming and diving Megan Farrell Men’s Tennis Tyler Davis women’s Tennis Cosmina Ciobanu Men’s indoor Track and Field Matt Schipper women’s indoor Track and Field Joanna Schultz Men’s outdoor Track and Field Patrick Smyth women’s outdoor Track and Field Mary Saxer volleyball Justine Stremick

B y r o n V. K a n a l e y A w a r d

1926 Edgar Miller (Football) 1927 Paul J. Harrington (Track) 1928 Joseph Griffin (Track) 1929 Francis Crowe (Basketball) 1930 Not awarded 1931 Frank Carideo (Football) 1932 Thomas Burns (Basketball) 1933 Charles Jaskwich (Football) 1934 Joseph Young (Track) 1935 Dominic Vairo (Football) 1936 Francis Layden (Track) 1937 John Lautar (Football) 1938 Raymond Meyer (Basketball) 1939 Joseph Rice (Track) 1940 Herschel Ellis (Baseball) 1941 Ralph Pinelli (Baseball) 1942 Robert Hargrave (Football) 1943 John Hickey (Baseball) 1944 Not awarded 1945 Not awarded 1946 Not awarded 1947 Robert McBride (Football) 1948 George Sullivan (Football) 1949 Louis J. Burns (Fencing) 1950 Robert Lally (Football) 1951 Robert O’Connell (Football) 1952 James Walsh (Fencing) 1953 Robert O’Neil (Football) 1954 James Harrington (Track) 1955 Thomas Carey (Football) 1956 Donald Sniegowski (Baseball) 1957 John Smyth (Basketball) 1958 John McCarthy (Wrestling) 1959 Norman Odyniec (Football) 1960 Kenneth Adamson (Football) 1961 Donald Ralph (Tennis) 1962 Albert Highducheck (Golf) 1963 Gerard Gray Jr. (Football) 1964 Joseph Lehmann (Football) 1965 William Boyle (Track) 1966 Edward T. Dean (Track) Pedro Rossello (Tennis) 1967 John Haynes Jr. (Fencing) 1968 Thomas Bourke (Swimming) 1969 Robert Arnzen (Basketball) William Hurd (Track) George Kunz (Football) 1970 Michael Oriard (Football) 1971 Douglas Daher (Fencing) Ronald Schmitz (Baseball) Joseph Utz (Track) 1972 Kevin Hoene (Hockey) 1973 Richard Waugh (Fencing) 1974 Gary Novak (Basketball) John Hathaway (Fencing) Mark Kronholm (Hockey) 1975 Paul E. Angelo (Fencing) Mark Brenneman (Football) 1976 Robert Strata (Baseball)

1977 Randy Stehlik (Tennis) Dan Heffernan (Wrestling) Robert Ebel (Swimming) 1978 David Vinson (Football) Mike Padden (Wrestling) 1979 Joe Restic (Football) Carol Lally (Basketball) 1980 Greg Meredith (Hockey) Tom Michalek (Hockey) 1981 Bob Burger (Football) Maggie Lally (Basketball) Kevin Lovejoy (Soccer) 1982 John Krimm (Football) Jeanine Blatt (Swimming) 1983 Richard Chryst (Baseball) Steven Dziabis (Track) Katherine Ray (Field Hockey) 1984 Terese Henken (Volleyball) James Dee (Baseball) 1985 Brian Casey (Swimming) Bill Courtney (Cross Country) 1986 Greg Dingens (Football) John Krug (Wrestling) Mary Struckhoff (Field Hockey) 1987 John Loughran (Baseball) David Lennert (Fencing) 1988 Tom Mick (Track) Andrea Bonny (Swimming) 1989 Terry Proksch (Softball) Theresa Rice (Cross Country) Eric Madsen (Baseball) 1990 Lisa Kuhns (Basketball) Pat Eilers (Football) Scott Paddock (Basketball) Alice Lohrer (Tennis) 1991 Krissi Davis (Basketball) Kim Parella (Tennis) Ryan Wenger (Tennis) Kathy Vernetti (Softball) 1992 Charles Hofmann (Soccer) David DiLucia (Tennis) Heidi Piper (Fencing) Molly Lennon (Soccer) 1993 Alicia Turner (Volleyball) Robert Williamson (Lacrosse) James Zurcher (Tennis) 1994 Maura Gallagher (Fencing) Julie Harris (Volleyball) Kathryn Leary (Basketball) Michael Palmer (Soccer) Timothy Ruddy (Football) Grzegorz Wozniak (Fencing) 1995 Elizabeth Caruso (Fencing) Chris Dean (Soccer) 1996 Wendy Crabtree (Tennis) Claudette de Bruin (Fencing) Marcus Thorne (Football) 1997 Bill Lester (Fencing) Katie Marten (Softball) Pete Miller (Basketball) Jen Renola (Soccer)

1998 Linda Gallo (Swimming) Pat Garrity (Basketball) Jaimie Lee (Volleyball) Steve Noble (Hockey) Errol Williams (Track and Field) 1999 Mike Brown (Track and Field) Kerry Callahan (Lacrosse) Jennifer Hall (Tennis) Phil Murphy (Soccer) Andy Warford (Tennis) 2000 Elizabeth Barger (Swimming) Ray Fitzpatrick (Swimming) Jeff Perconte (Baseball) Jenny Streiffer (Soccer) Katrina Ten Eyck (Rowing) 2001 Mike Naumann (Baseball) Matt Hedden (Swimming) Connor LaRose (Soccer) Ruth Riley (Basketball) 2002 Michael Koss (Swimming) Steve Ratay (Golf) Nina Vaughan (Tennis) Jarrah Myers (Softball) 2003 Keara Coughlin (Volleyball) Ashley Dryer (Soccer) Andreas Forstner (Soccer) Alexis Madrid (Softball) 2004 Vanessa Pruzinsky (Soccer) Alicia Salas (Tennis) Kristen Kinder (Volleyball) Shannon Byrne (Golf) Luis Haddock (Tennis) 2005 Emily Loomis (Volleyball) Brent D’Amico (Tennis) Alicja Kryczalo (Fencing) 2006 Lauren Connelly (Tennis) Megan Duffy (Basketball) Stephanie Madia (Cross Country / Track and Field) Annie Schefter (Soccer) Tom Thornton (Baseball) 2007 Ted Brown (Swimming) Greg Dalby (Soccer) Maryann Erigha (Track and Field) Kim Lorenzen (Soccer) Meghan Murphy (Lacrosse) 2008 Brook Buck (Tennis) Rachel Cota (Fencing) Greg Howard (Fencing) Katie Laing (Softball) Adrianna Stasiuk (Volleyball) Dan VeNard (Hockey) 2009 Matt Besler (Soccer) Lauren Buck (Rowing) Peter Christman (Lacrosse) Erik Condra (Hockey) Adrienne Nott (Fencing) Heidi Rocha (Cross Country / Track and Field) Kelcy Tefft (Tennis)

Francis Pat r i c k O’C o n n o r A w a r d 1993 Coquese Washington (Basketball) Edwin Hartwell (Baseball) 1994 Christy Faustmann (Tennis) Grzegorz Wozniak (Fencing) 1995 Jean Joseph (Soccer) Haley Scott (Swimming) 1996 Holyn Lord (Tennis) 1997 No Award Given 1998 Molly McCarthy (Volleyball) Steve Noble (Hockey) 1999 Sheila McMillen (Basketball) Brian Patterson (Tennis) 2000 Matt Nussbaum (Baseball) Kelly Zalinski (Tennis) 2001 Michael Brown (Cheerleader) Michelle Dasso (Tennis) Reggie McKnight (Soccer) 2002 Grant Irons (Football) Carrie Nixon (Swimming) 2003 Katie Cunha (Tennis) Steve Sollmann (Baseball) 2004 Kim Carpenter (Soccer) Greg Martin (Soccer) 2005 Sarah Jane Connelly (Tennis) Chris Thomas (Basketball) 2006 Megan Duffy (Basketball) Chris Quinn (Basketball) 2007 Amanda Cinalli (Soccer) T. J. Jindra (Hockey) 2008 Brook Buck (Tennis) Caitlin McKinney (Lacrosse) Sheeva Parbhu (Tennis) 2009 Erik Condra (Hockey) Justine Stremick (Volleyball)

Christopher Zorich Award 1998 Matt Johnson (Soccer) Errol Williams (Track and Field) 1999 Lindsay Treadwell (Volleyball) 2000 Jarious Jackson (Football) 2001 Ruth Riley (Basketball) 2002 Mia Sarkesian (Soccer) 2003 Betsy Lazzeri (Track and Field) 2004 Neil Komadoski (Hockey) 2005 Derek Curry (Football) 2006 Tom Thornton (Baseball) Chris Trick (Hockey) Meghan Murphy (Lacrosse) 2007 Meghan Boyle (Rowing) Ryan Cunn (Lacrosse) Claire Gallerano (Soccer) Maria Romano (Rowing) 2008 Mary Kate McNamara (Rowing) Dan Scolaro (Lacrosse) 2009 Carrie Dew (Soccer) Luke Lucyk (Hockey) Heidi Rocha (Cross Country / Track and Field)

Academic Honors Program

David Anderson (Mens’ Swimming and Diving) Matthew Besler (Men’s Soccer) Lauren Buck (Rowing) Peter Christman (Men’s Lacrosse) Blake Choplin (Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field) Cosmina Ciobanu (Women’s Tennis) Amanda Clark (Women’s Soccer) Mallorie Croal (Volleyball) Kevin Deeth (Hockey) Tara Enzweiler (Volleyball) Megan Farrell (Women’s Swimming and Diving) Barry Gallup, Jr. (Football) Rachel Guerrera (Women’s Lacrosse) Christian Hanson (Hockey) Zach Hillesland (Men’s Basketball) Lucy Hirt (Women’s Swimming and Diving) Cole Johnson (Baseball) Sarah Keithley (Rowing) Linda Kohan (Softball) Mark Kubik (Men’s Fencing) Melissa Lechlitner (Women’s Basketball) Daniel Lutkus (Men’s Swimming and Diving) John Lytle (Men’s Swimming and Diving) Kelly McKenna (Women’s Lacrosse) Bethany Northway (Softball) Adrienne Nott (Women’s Fencing) Jordan Pearce (Hockey) Garrett Regan (Hockey) Cory Rellas (Hockey) Colleen Rielley (Women’s Tennis) Heidi Rocha (Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field) Christopher Stewart (Football) Justine Stremick (Volleyball) Molly Sullivan (Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field) Stephanie Szegedi (Rowing) Elizabeth Tacl (Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field) Kelcy Tefft (Women’s Tennis) William Thanhouser (Men’s Fencing) Christine Trezza (Rowing) Kristin Wetzel (Women’s Golf)

Rosenthal Leadership Academy Baseball Mick Doyle Cole Johnson Greg Sherry Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field Tyrell Atkins Denes Veres Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field Cora Dayon Lindsay Ferguson Elise Knutzen Molly Sullivan Men’s Fencing Zach Schirtz Avery Zuck Women’s Fencing Sarah Borrmann Men’s Golf Jeff Chen Women’s Golf Katie Conway Hockey Kevin Deeth Teddy Ruth Men’s Lacrosse Michael Creighton Andrew Irving Kelly McKenna

Women’s Lacrosse Shaylyn Blaney Jacqueline Doherty Rachel Guerrera Gina Scioscia Rowing Emily Crosby Braegan Padley Men’s Soccer Matt Armstrong David Donohue Women’s Soccer Lauren Fowlkes Courtney Rosen Softball Alexia Clay Katie Fleury Christine Lux Sadie Pitzenberger Men’s Swimming and Diving Nathan Geary Michael Sullivan Women’s Swimming and Diving Ashlee Edgell Megan Farrell Zeina Shanata Volleyball Christina Kaelin Kellie Sciacca

B I G E A S T A c a d e m i c A l l-S ta r s Baseball Brayden Ashdown Jeremy Barnes Tommy Chase Evan Danieli Mick Doyle Brian Dupra Matt Grosso Will Harford Will Hudgins Cole Johnson Cameron McConnell Eddy Mendiola Todd Miller A. J. Pollock Ryan Richter Bill Warrender Men’s Basketball Tim Abromaitis Tim Andree Ryan Ayers Zach Hillesland Tom Kopko Carleton Scott Luke Zeller Women’s Basketball Ashley Barlow Melissa Lechlitner Fraderica Miller Lindsay Schrader Erica Williamson

Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field Randell Babb John Belcher Billy Buzaid Jordan Carlson Spencer Carter Blake Choplin Daniel Clark Andrew Hill Jack Howard Ryan Jacobs Kevin Labus Blair Majcina Jeff Mensch James Notwell Eric Quick Matt Schipper Justin Schneider Patrick Smyth Miklos Szebeny Denes Veres Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field Becca Bauman Maddie Buttinger Jaclyn Espinoza Natalie Geiger Abby Higgins Molly Hirt Elise Knutzen Kelly Langhans Jaime Minor Elizabeth Myers Heidi Rocha Mary Saxer Allison Schroeder Joanna Schultz Jessica Sullivan Molly Sullivan Beth Tacl Rachel Velarde Kali Watkins Emily Wauford Anna Weber

Men’s Golf Alan-Lee Connor Max Scodro Dustin Zhang Women’s Golf Annie Brophy Katie Conway Becca Huffer Lisa Maunu So-Hyun Park Kristin Wetzel Women’s Lacrosse Shannon Burke Jillian Byers Lauren Fenlon Erin Goodman Rachel Guerrera Beth Koloup Kate Newall Ansley Stewart Megan Sullivan Maggie Tamasitis Amy Winik Maggie Zentgraf Rowing Emily Backer Lauren Buck Erica Copeland Emily Crosby Mallory Glass Stephanie Gretsch Elli Greybar Hannah Jackson Megan Keegan Brittney Kelly Danielle Leary Bridget Leone Rachael Louie Katherine McMackin Anni Nowhitney Kelsey Otero Braegan Padley Laura Petnuch Casey Robinson Erika Shults Katie Suyo Stephanie Szegedi Christine Trezza

BIG EAST TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARDS Men’s Basketball Men’s Swimming and Diving Women’s Tennis

Softball Brittney Bargar Christine Farrell Katie Fleury Heather Johnson Linda Kohan Christine Lux Erin Marrone Dani Miller Stephanie Mola Beth Northway Kasey O’Connor Jody Valdivia Men’s Soccer Kyle Dagan Brendan King Terry Lee Justin Morrow Steven Perry Andrew Quinn Cory Rellas Luke Seibolt Josh Thiermann Michael Thomas Women’s Soccer Courtney Barg Brittany Bock Molly Campbell Haley Chamberlain Amanda Clark Carrie Dew Haley Ford Lauren Fowlkes Erica Iantorno Kerry Inglis Ellen Jantsch Taylor Knaack Kelsey Lysander Rebecca Mendoza Courtney Rosen Julie Scheidler Stephanie Sohn Elie Weber Michele Weissenhofer

Men’s Swimming and Diving David Anderson Bill Bauman Ryan Belecanech Steven Brus Michael Bulfin Andrew Deters Caleb Dunnichay Colin Francesco Nathan Geary Andrew Hoffman MacKenzie LeBlanc Eric Lex Patrick Lloyd Daniel Lutkus John Lytle Brian Maloy Sean Rademaker Kevin Rahill Daniel Rave Joseph Raycroft Marshall Sherman Mitchell Sherman Michael Sullivan Thomas Van Volkenburg Jonathan Whitcomb Women’s Swimming and Diving Emily Barton Maggie Behrens Gwen Blythe Delia Cronin Pat Duret Ashlee Edgell Megan Farrell Lizzie Gormley Heidi Grossman Theresa Hall Lucy Hirt Claire Hutchinson Kellyn Kuhlke Gina Mancini Keri Masterson Zeina Shanata Natalie Stitt Casey Wagner

Men’s Tennis David Anderson Tyler Davis Niall Fitzgerald Stephen Havens Brett Helgeson Matt Johnson Samuel Keeton Santiago Montoya Daniel Stahl Sean Tan Women’s Tennis Cosmina Ciobanu Kali Krisik Shannon Mathews Katie Potts Kristen Rafael Colleen Rielley Kelcy Tefft Volleyball Mallorie Croal Kristen Dealy Megan Dunne Tara Enzweiler Megan Fesl Christina Kaelin Kim Kristoff Jamel Nicholas Serinity Phillips Angela Puente Frenchy Silva Justine Stremick Beth Wildermuth

N o t r e D a m e’s 2 0 0 8- 0 9 A l l- A m e r i c a n s (3 8) Sam Barnes Men’s Lacrosse (defender) Junior Branford, Conn.

Ian Cole Hockey (defenseman) Sophomore Ann Arbor, Mich.

Courtney Hurley Women’s Fencing (epee) Freshman San Antonio, Texas

Ewa Nelip Women’s Fencing (epee) Sophomore Katowice, Poland

Matt Besler Men’s Soccer (defender) Senior Overland Park, Kan.

Erick Condra Hockey (forward) Senior Livonia, Mich.

Christina Kaelin Volleyball (outside hitter) Junior Louisville, Ky.

Adrienne Nott Women’s Fencing (foil) Senior Pittsford, N.Y.

Shaylyn Blaney Women’s Lacrosse (midfield/attack) Sophomore Stony Brook, N.Y.

Carrie Dew Women’s Soccer (defender) Senior Encinitas, Calif.

Karol Kostka Men’s Fencing (epee) Senior Krakow, Poland

Barron Nydam Men’s Fencing (sabre) Sophomore Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

Kristy Frilling Women’s Tennis (doubles) Freshman Sidney, Ohio

Grant Krebs Men’s Lacrosse (midfielder) Junior Annapolis, Md.

Hayley Reese Women’s Fencing (foil) Sophomore Crestwood, Ky.

Kerri Hanks Women’s Soccer (forward) Senior Allen, Texas

Christine Lux Softball (infield) Junior Glendale Heights, Ill.

Scott Rodgers Men’s Lacrosse (goaltender) Senior Wantagh, N.Y.

Luke Harangody Men’s Basketball (forward) Junior Schererville, Ind.

Samantha Maxwell Women’s Swimming and Diving (100 breaststroke) Sophomore Chandler, Ariz.

Mary Saxer Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track and Field (pole vault) Senior Lancaster, N.Y.

Regis McDermott Men’s Lacrosse (defenseman) Senior Amityville, N.Y.

Joanna Schultz Women's Indoor Track and Field (400m) Junior Holmen, Wis.

Brittany Bock Women’s Soccer (midfielder) Senior Naperville, Ill. Shannon Burke Women’s Lacrosse (defense) Senior Timonium, Md. Jillian Byers Women’s Lacrosse (attack) Senior Northport, N.Y. 90

Enzo Castellani Men’s Fencing (foil) Freshman Keller, Texas Jaclyn Espinoza Women's Track and Field (discus) Junior Keizer, Ore.

Eileen Hassett Women’s Fencing (sabre) Sophomore Beaverton, Ore. Ryan Hoff Men’s Lacrosse (attack) Senior Baldwin, Md.

Gerek Meinhardt Men’s Fencing (foil) Freshman San Francisco, Calif.

Gina Scioscia Women’s Lacrosse (attack) Junior Summit, N.J. Patrick Smyth Men’s Cross Country, Indoor Track (3,000m) Outdoor Track (10,000m) Senior Salt Lake City, Utah Kelcy Teftt Women’s Tennis (doubles) Senior Enid, Okla. Avery Zuck Men’s Fencing (sabre) Sophomore Beaverton, Ore.

N o t r e D a m e’s 2 0 0 8- 0 9 a c a d e m i c A l l- A m e r i c a n s (8) Mike Anello Football 3.930, Finance Senior Orland Park, Ill.

Brittany Bock Soccer 3.365, Marketing Senior Naperville, Ill.

Matt Besler Soccer 3.518, Pre-Professional Studies and Psychology Senior Overland Park, Kan.

Lauren Buck Rowing 3.86, Biological Science / MBA Senior Flint, Mich.

Erik Condra Hockey 3.55, Psychology / Pre-Professional Senior Livonia, Mich.

Patrick Smyth Cross Country / Track and Field 3.75, History Senior Salt Lake City, Utah

Jordan Pearce Hockey 3.81, Anthropology / Pre-Professional Senior Anchorage, Ala.

Elise Weber Soccer 3.733, Political Science Senior Elk Grove, Ill.

N o t r e D a m e’s A l l- A m e r i c a / A c a d e m i c A l l- A m e r i c a Double Honorees Notre Dame student-athletes have earned All-America and Academic All-America honors in the same academic year 68 times (by 56 individuals), including soccer players Brittany Bock and Matt Besler, men’s cross country and distance runner Patrick Smyth and hockey player Erik Condra in 2008–09. Here is the complete list of this elite group of high achievers:

Football (16 Individuals / 17 times;

Softball (4/6)

Women’s Fencing (3/4)

Year refers to fall season)

Katie Marten (’95, ’96) Jarrah Myers (’01, ’02) Jen Sharron (’01) Stephanie Brown (’06)

Heidi Piper (’91, ’92) Claudette deBruin (’96) Adrienne Nott (’08)

Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field (12 / 14; cross country

years refer to fall season)

Dan Shannon (’54) Don Schaefer (’55) Bob Lehmann (’63) Jim Lynch (’66) Tom Regner (’66) Jim Smithberger (’67) George Kunz (’68) Jim Reilly (’69) Tom Gatewood (’70, ’71) Joe Theismann (’70) Greg Marx (’72) Dave Casper (’73) Pete Demmerle (’74) Ken MacAfee (’77) John Krimm (’81) Tim Ruddy (’93)

Baseball (3) Dan Peltier (’89) J. P. Gagne (’03) Steve Sollmann (’03)

Men’s Basketball (4/6) Bob Arnzen (’67, ’68) Kelly Tripucka (’79) John Paxson (’82, ’83) Pat Garrity (’98)

years refer to fall season)

Mike McWilliams (’95 track) Jeff Hojnacki (’97 track) Jason Rexing (’96 CC / ’97 track) Errol Williams (’98 track) Mike Brown (’98 track and field) Ryan Shay (’01 CC / ’02 track) Luke Watson (’01 CC / ’02 track; ’03 track) Todd Mobley (’03 CC) Tim Moore (’05 CC) Thomas Chamney (’06 and ’07 track) Todd Ptacek (’06 cross country / ’07 track) Patrick Smyth (’08 cross country / ’09 track)

Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field (3)

Women’s Soccer (3/5, Jen Renola (’95, ’96) Monica Gonzalez (’01) Brittany Bock (’07, ’08)

Men’s Soccer (2) Ryan Miller (’07) Matt Besler (’08)

Each with one (6/8) Andy Zurcher (men’s tennis, ’94) Bill Lester (men’s fencing, ’96, ’97) Jen Hall (women’s tennis, ’99) Ruth Riley (women’s basketball, ’00, ’01) Lauren Brewster (volleyball, fall of ’05) Erik Condra (hockey, ’09)

Alison Klemmer (’99 track) Lauren King (’03 CC) Stephanie Madia (’05 CC / ’06 track)

Notes | The above individuals include 12 who pulled the All-America/Academic All-America honors in two different years: Tom Gatewood, Bob Arnzen, John Paxson, Heidi Piper, Katie Marten, Bill Lester, Jen Renola, Ruth Riley, Jarrah Myers, Luke Watson, Thomas Chamney and Brittany Bock. Notre Dame has produced at least one student-athlete with the All-America/Academic All-America distinction in 11 of the past 12 years (24 total in that stretch). Six pairs of teammates have earned the double honors in the same season: football’s Jim Lynch and Tom Regner (’66) and Gatewood and Joe Theismann (’70); softball’s Myers and Jen Sharron (’01); track’s Ryan Shay and Luke Watson (’02) and Thomas Chamney and Todd Ptacek (’07); and baseball’s J. P. Gagne and Steve Sollmann (’03).

S t u d e n t- At h l e t e Advisory Council Casey Wagner President Swimming and Diving Ryan Hoff Vice President Lacrosse

Maggie Zentgraf Lacrosse Jason Nowak Manager Andy Scott Manager

Heidi Rocha Secretary Cross Country

Lauren Buck Rowing

Jeremy Barnes Baseball

Emily Crosby Rowing

Ryan Connolly Baseball

Tamba Samba Soccer

Eric Maust Baseball and Football

Brittney Bock Soccer

Ryan Ayers Basketball Erica Williamson Basketball Kelsey Ingram Cheerleading 92

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Carrie Dew Soccer Christine Lux Softball David Andrews Swimming and Diving Daniel Lutkus Swimming and Diving Tyler Davis Tennis Kali Krisik Tennis Patrick Smyth Track and Field Anna Weber Track and Field Mallorie Croal Volleyball

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