Athletics

2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COVER (from lower left) Jaylon Smith 2015 winner and consensus first-team All-American (football) INSIDE 2015 consensus first-team All-American (football) Molly Seidel 29 (M) Three-time NCAA individual Letter from champion in 2015-16 (cross coun- Jack Swarbrick 30 Fencing (W) try and ) 01 31 Football Brianna Turner 32 Golf (M) 2016 first-team All-American Year in Review Golf (W) (women’s ) 33 3 Academics 34 Hockey Matt Landis 02 Two-time winner (2015 and 2016) 5 Alumni Updates 35 (M) of William C. Schmeisser Award as Athletics Advancement 36 Lacrosse (W) USILA national defensive player 6 of the year and 2016 Tewaaraton 8 Community Commitment 37 Rowing Award finalist (men’s lacrosse) 10 Compliance 38 Soccer (M) Barbara Sullivan 11 Facilities 39 Soccer(W) Two-time (2015 and 2016) Softball finalist (wom- 12 Honors and Awards 40 en’s lacrosse) 16 Marketing 41 Swimming & Diving (M) Zach Auguste, Demetrius Jackson 17 Media 42 Swimming & Diving (W) and A.J. Burgett 19 Monogram Club 43 Tennis (M) Veterans of the only team in the country to qualify for the NCAA 20 Olympics 44 Tennis (W) Elite Eight in both 2015 and 2016 50 Draftees 45 Track & Field, Indoor (M) (men’s basketball) 52 Sports Performance 46 Track & Field, Indoor (W) 54 Student Welfare 47 Track & Field, Outdoor (M) and Development 48 Track & Field, Outdoor (W) 56 Mendelson Fund 49 Volleyball

Sports 22 24 Baseball 25 Basketball (M) 26 Basketball (W) 27 Cross Country (M) 28 Cross Country (W)

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I would like to say that I know where I am proud of the way our pro- We have to mine the small margins intercollegiate athletics will be a grams, even while competing at of victory that define success in an decade or two from now. elite levels, continue to accom- increasingly competitive environment, plish amazing things: and for us that is about investing in But I don’t. sport science and analytics. Brian Kelly’s 2015 football program I do, however, know that the spent the entire fall immersed in the We need to enhance the fan is firmly Playoff conversation experience at all of our home events. committed to both maintaining and rankings and then played in a Without compromising our tradi- New Year’s Six bowl game. tions, we need to meet the most Notre Dame’s model of athletics as modern standards and expectations ’s men’s basketball team an integral part of our education for customer service and the advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for mission and having an impact on in-game experience. The Campus a second straight year in 2016, a first the critical decisions that will be Crossroads Project is a compelling for Notre Dame, and the only men’s example of this focus. made about the uncertain future of basketball program to accomplish intercollegiate athletics. that in ’15 and ’16. We must continue to invest in our educational mission. That means Major college sports have never Muffet McGraw’s squad again went creating foreign study opportunities, been more competitive—and never unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Confer- internships and expanded career ence play, won the ACC Tournament been more complicated. services. and didn’t lose a game for three As hard as we work to win, we months. Finally, we need to utilize athletics work even harder to prepare our as a vehicle to promote the Univer- Our fencing teams combined to sity. We must be evangelical about students to be future leaders—in finish fifth in the NCAA Champio- telling the stories of who we are, their families, communities and ship—and our women’s indoor track what we believe in and who our professions. In addition, from an squad achieved the identical NCAA students and coaches are. That is administrative standpoint, we are finish. why we have continued to build our committed to playing a leadership On an individual basis, Molly operations and role when it comes to determining Seidel won three individual NCAA partnered with entertainment leaders what college athletics will be about titles in a single athletic year—one like Showtime and Bleacher Report. in cross country and two in indoor in those decades to come. College sports continue to evolve track—and that had never happened in dramatic ways. That represents a at Notre Dame. fabulous opportunity for Notre Dame There were dozens of other athletics to prove its case. We have a headline-making individual achieve- view of what college athletics is and ments, from Jaylon Smith claiming should be and we intend to take a the Butkus Award to Matt Landis national leadership role and be evan- being named the national defensive gelical about that as well. player of the year in men’s lacrosse The pages to come provide a sam- for a second consecutive season. pling of where we are as an athletics But, at the end of the day, what department—both in terms of what distinguishes our students who par- our teams are doing on the field and ticipate in athletics are the other suc- the manner in which our adminis- cesses they achieve. At what other tration provides more opportuni- school have two of the most recent ties every day for our students to student body presidents been varsity improve, grow and succeed both on athletes—with one of those athletes, and off the field. fencer Alex Coccia, currently study- ing at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and the other, football player Corey Robinson, hoping to emulate Alex’s JACK Rhodes success? As we move forward, we are focused on strategic areas where we need to Jack Swarbrick place our attention as a department: Vice President James E. Rohr Director of Athletics First, without in any way compro- SWARBRICK mising the defining elements of VICE PRESIDENT, James E. Rohr Director of Athletics Notre Dame’s approach to intercol- legiate athletics, we must continue to generate the resources necessary to adequately support our students, ensure their health and safety and pursue national championships.

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02 Notre Dame Leads Way in NCAA APR Four-Year Numbers 16 Irish programs earn per- fect scores for most at NCAA FBS level Sixteen Notre Dame athletic teams earned 1,000 scores— more perfect scores than any other NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision school—in the annual set of Academic Prog- ress Rate statistics issued in April by the NCAA. Notre Dame’s number of perfect scores of 1,000 has ranked either first or second among all FBS programs for 11 Notre Dame Wins Ninth year in a row Notre Dame led the nation in straight years. Leaders in the GSR categories for all student-athletes (at 98) 2016 data were Notre Dame Straight National Title and female student-athletes (99). (16), Stanford (14), Boston Col- in Graduation Rates In addition to its number-one GSR ranking for lege (12), Minnesota (11), Rice all student-athletes (98), Notre Dame finished (10), Duke and Northwestern Notre Dame graduates 98 percent of tied for first among female student-athletes (nine each), Tulane (seven), its student-athletes between 2005 at 99, tied for second among male student- along with Auburn, Michigan and 2008 athletes at 97 percent (behind Stanford at and North Carolina (six each). Notre Dame in November claimed a share of 98) and tied for third among black student- Seven Notre Dame men’s the 2015 national championship for graduating athletes at 92 percent (behind Duke at 98 and teams—cross country, fencing, student-athletes in all sports—in the process Northwestern at 94). In football, Notre Dame golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, posting the top NCAA Graduation Success ranked fifth at 93. track and field—registered Rate (GSR) figure (98) for its student-athletes Notre Dame graduated 93 percent of all perfect 1,000 scores. Nine for the ninth straight year. The GSR number women competing in varsity athletics to rank Irish women’s teams—basket- for all Notre Dame student-athletes rated the second among its peer institutions based on ball, cross country, fencing, Irish first (tied with Duke and Stanford) among the federal calculations (behind Stanford at lacrosse, softball, swimming the football-playing institutions in the NCAA 97). Among men, Notre Dame’s 89 percent and diving, tennis, track and Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division federal rate was third (behind Stanford at 92 field, volleyball—also earned I-A). The 2015 NCAA figures were based on and Northwestern at 90). Notre Dame gradu- perfect scores. This year entering classes from 2005 through 2008. ated 85 percent of its black student-athletes, for the first time indoor and Notre Dame research showed Irish student- ranking tied for fourth based on the federal outdoor track and field were athletes in 2015 ranked number one in two of rate, and Irish football players graduated at combined into one score. 10 sets of standings—ranking second in three an 82 percent rate to rank sixth. others and third in two more. For the seventh

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Six other Notre Dame teams 03 04 produced scores of 985 or Academic All- Four Earn ACC better: women’s rowing Americans Postgraduate (998), men’s swimming and Notre Dame senior men’s soccer midfielder diving (994), baseball (991), Scholarships Patrick Hodan was chosen as the College Sports men’s ice hockey (991), wom- Notre Dame senior men’s soccer 2015 graduate Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Aca- ALUMNI UPDATES en’s golf (988) and women’s Patrick Hodan, senior rower Sarah Kappers and demic All-America Team Member of the Year in soccer (985). Class of 2015 men’s cross country/track and field his sport. Hodan joined four other Irish athletes in athlete Jake Kildoo were among 43 student- Over 11 years’ worth of APR winning Academic All-America honors in 2015-16: Former Notre Dame athletes selected for the Weaver-James-Corrigan numbers, Irish teams in men’s baseball standout Craig 2015-16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Awards, part of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s cross country, men’s golf and Counsell began his first full postgraduate scholarship program. Irish senior men’s track and field have Molly Seidel Cross Country/Track and Field season as the Milwaukee men’s lacrosse defenseman Matt Landis was earned 1,000 scores every First Team Brewers’ manager in 2016 among nine individuals chosen as Weaver- year. Women’s tennis, men’s after serving in an interim Patrick Hodan Men’s Soccer James-Corrigan Honorary Award recipients. role to finish out the 2015 fencing, men’s tennis, softball First Team/Academic All-America of the Year and women’s cross country The Weaver-James-Corrigan postgraduate campaign. Counsell’s head all have earned seven 1,000 Michael Shipp Men’s Soccer scholarships are presented to selected student- coach at Notre Dame, Pat scores—while women’s fencing First Team athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree Murphy, served as the Brewers’ bench coach after has earned six. Cari Roccaro Women’s Soccer following completion of their undergradu- ate requirements. Hodan, Kappers and Kildoo working the end of the 2015 The NCAA also recognized First Team received $5,000 toward their graduate educa- season as the San Diego teams that posted multiyear Katie Naughton Women’s Soccer tion and were honored because they performed Padres’ interim manager. APR scores in the top 10 Second Team with distinction both in the classroom and their percent of all squads in their Former Irish All-American respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary respective sports with public Ruth Riley in April became contact in the community. the general manager of the recognition awards. Notre Dr. Angelo Capozzi, a 1956 Notre Dame gradu- WNBA’s San Antonio Stars. Dame also had 16 of its pro- ate and former Irish baseball player, led a class The Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award grams honored for the mul- of five distinguished professionals, all former goes to those student-athletes who plan to Former Denver Bronco tiyear achievement (second collegiate scholar-athletes, chosen as the new- pursue professional careers in their chosen players Ryan Harris and most among all FBS schools)— est members of the College Sports Informa- sports following graduation. The Weaver-James- David Bruton were honored men’s cross country, men’s tion Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic Corrigan Award is named in honor of the late at halftime of the Blue-Gold Thom Gatewood, a 2016 Former Notre Dame football standouts Jerome fencing, men’s golf, men’s All-America Hall of Fame and inducted in June. Jim Weaver and Bob James, as well as Gene spring football game for inductee into the National football captain Mike Golic Bettis and Tim Brown at lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s Capozzi became the eighth former Notre Dame Corrigan, the ACC’s first three commissioners helping the Broncos win the Football Foundation’s College earned induction into the halftime of the Notre Dame- tennis, men’s track and field, student-athlete (most of any school in the coun- (Corrigan also served as director of athletics at Super Bowl in 2016 with their Football Hall of Fame, was rec- National Association of Broad- USC football game in 2015 for women’s basketball, women’s try) selected for induction. Notre Dame from 1981-87). win over Carolina. ognized at halftime of casters Broadcasting Hall of their 2015 induction into the cross country, women’s fenc- While at Notre Dame, Capozzi earned a mono- The ACC annually names a scholar-athlete of Former Irish hockey players the 2015 Notre Dame-Massa- Fame for his work with Mike Pro Football Hall of Fame. ing, women’s lacrosse, softball, gram in 1954 as a left-handed pitcher under the year in each of 27 sports—and Notre Dame Bryan Rust and Ian Cole both chusetts football game. Greenberg on “Mike & Mike” women’s swimming and div- Former Irish men’s lacrosse longtime Irish coaching great Jake Kline. After had four of those selections in 2015-16 to tie for played key roles as the on ESPN Radio. ing, women’s tennis, women’s Former Irish offensive All-Americans Matt Kavanagh graduating from Notre Dame with honors in the league lead (Virginia also had four): Pittsburgh Penguins won track and field and volleyball. lineman and 1987 team The Atlantic Coast Confer- (three goals, two assists in the 1956, Capozzi attended the Stritch School Molly Seidel Women’s Cross Country the 2016 Stanley Cup. co-captain Byron Spruell ence each year names an ACC title game) and Nick Ossello of Medicine at Loyola University in Chicago. One of two players in the in June was named NBA Legends Class to be honored helped the Denver Outlaws He completed general surgery training at St. Garrett McGrath Men’s Fencing history of the Notre Dame president for league opera- at the men’s and women’s claim the 2016 Major League Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois, and plastic Molly Seidel Women’s Indoor Track and Field men’s basketball program to tions. A member of the Univer- ACC Championships—and in Lacrosse crown with a 19-18 surgery training at the University of Wisconsin score more than 2,000 points sity’s Board of Trustees, 2016 the former Irish players win over the Ohio Machine (led in Madison before joining the Air Force. In 1976, Matt Landis Men’s Lacrosse and grab 900 rebounds, Spruell spent the previous 20 feted were Brittany Mallory by former Irish All-America Capozzi made his first international mission, Notre Dame had 414 of its athletes named two-time consensus first-team years at Deloitte LLP, most and Adrian Dantley. goaltender Scott Rodgers) joining Interplast (now called ReSurge) on a trip to the ACC Honor Roll for 2015-16, recognizing recently as its vice chairman, in the championship game. All-American Troy Murphy Tom Hawkins, a former to Mexicali, , to children suffering all student-athletes who achieved at least a central region market leader. became the eighth inductee Irish basketball All-American, Former Notre Dame track from cleft lips and palates. Four decades and 3.0 grade-point average for the entire academic into the Notre Dame Basketball Former Irish All-America received the Gil Stratton and field standoutsChris more than 60 mission trips later, he is still work- year. Only Duke with 480 had more among Ring of Honor in January at football linebacker Bob Golic Lifetime Achievement Award Giesting and Patrick Feeney ing to improve the lives of children around the ACC institutions. halftime of the Notre Dame- in April was inducted into the from the Southern helped the world. Today, Capozzi serves as medical director Boston College men’s basket- Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. Sports Broadcasters Associa- win a gold medal in the and co-founder of Rotaplast, an organization ball game. Murphy ranks tion. 4x400m relay at the IAAF established with Rotary International in 1993. Former Notre Dame lacrosse among the greatest players in World Indoor Track and More than 20 years since its inaugural trip to goaltender Scottie Rodgers Former Irish baseball BIG EAST Conference history Field Championships in , Rotaplast has operated on approximately was selected the MVP in the player Allen Greene was as a two-time winner of the March in Portland—with 20,000 children in 24 countries. The organiza- 2016 Major League Lacrosse named director of athletics BIG EAST Player of the Year Giesting the third tion hopes to eliminate untreated cleft lips and All-Star Game in July after at the University of Buffalo, award (2000 and 2001). leg in the finals. palates in children worldwide by 2025. making 10 second-half saves replacing another former in his team’s 21-20 victory. Notre Dame athlete, Danny White, who left that role for Former Irish women’s a similar position at the basketball All-American Jewell University of Central Florida. Loyd won 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year honors. Notre Dame honored former

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02 Endowed Coaches 03 Endowed Grants- 05 Rockne This year, Notre Dame received three new in-Aid and Excellence Heritage Fund coaching endowments that will help underwrite Eighteen new endowments were established The Rockne Heritage Fund the head coach’s salary, provide stability and for grants-in-aid (scholarships) in 2015-16. This provides immediate scholar- ATHLETICS resources for the long term, and create funds for funding, a total of $10.4 million, will be invested ship and budget support for use within the department. to help cover the cost of attendance at Notre all 26 Irish varsity programs. Dame, which constitutes the most significant 2015-16 was a record-setting Mike Brey expense of the athletics department budget. year for the fund—as contri- ADVANCEMENT Glenn and Stacey Murphy butions grew to $3.75 million Five of these commitments will fully endow (an increase of 44 percent) Head Men’s Basketball Coach and name positions for football and baseball. and more than 2,500 benefac- Each year these benefactors will be connected A couple from made a $5 million gift to tors supported Irish student- to their endowed recipient, while also helping Notre Dame to endow the head men’s basket- athletes. With $46.1 million in gifts and ball coaching position. The gift from Glenn and Notre Dame move toward its long-term goal of Stacey Murphy was the first Irish coach to be endowing all 322.2 grants-in-aid. The Rockne Heritage Fund also introduced the Athlet- pledges contributed from endowed by a non-alumni of the University. Additionally, three endowments were created to ics Director’s Circle in 2015. support student-athlete internship aid and pro- “We are so proud to be forever associated with Members of this exclusive grams, creating $250,000 in investable funds. over 6,500 donors, 2015- Notre Dame athletics, the men’s basketball group assist Vice President program and especially a quality individual like and James E. Rohr Director 2016 was another year of Coach Mike Brey.” —Glenn Murphy of Athletics Jack Swarbrick in advancing the department’s remarkable generosity from 04 Highlights by mission by providing addi- Ryan Sachire tional resources and support. Callaghan Family the Numbers These funds give Notre Dame Notre Dame benefactors. Head Men’s Tennis Coach 2 athletics the flexibility to meet Notre Dame alumnus Dr. John J. Callaghan new positions created from benefaction— the department’s most press- ing annual needs in the ever- Significant progress was made to underwrite Notre Dame’s top and his wife, Kim, made a $3 million gift to his Director of Performance Sciences and changing collegiate landscape. two expenditures: grants-in-aid and coaches. Other gifts made alma mater to endow the Fighting Irish head Director of Mental Conditioning advancements possible in sports performance technologies, medical men’s tennis coaching position. Callaghan’s son, $46.1M equipment and team travel. Perhaps most visibly, gifts to capital Patrick ‘10, played four years on the tennis team in pledges and outright gifts projects led to the completion of the McConnell Family Boathouse under former head coach Bobby Bayliss. $26.9M and the groundbreaking of the Harris Family Track and Field . “Our son’s experience during his four years on raised for endowment Across the board, benefactors to Fighting Irish athletics continue to play the tennis team under the mentorship or Coach (tops among ACC institutions) an increasingly important role in making the student-athlete experience Bayliss and Coach Sachire provided lifelong skills that extended far beyond the tennis court. 7,147 excellent and unique. gifts to athletics We recognize that endowing the men’s coaching position will ensure the same mentoring experi- 18 ence for all men’s tennis athletes in the future.” new endowed scholarships established +38 38 benefactors joined the —John Callaghan 20 newly formed Rockne AD student-athlete summer internships made Circle to help a record-setting possible by donor gifts year of impact for the Rockne Pat and Jana Eilers Family 121 Heritage Fund Defensive Backs Coach student-athletes who participated in Athletics’ first ever “Gratitude Week,” making thank-you Pat and Jana Eilers of Winnetka, Illinois—a calls, videos, and writing letters to athletics member of the 1988 Notre Dame national benefactors in appreciation of their support championship football team and his wife—made a $3 million gift to endow the football team’s defensive backs coaching position. It qualified as the first endowed assistant coach position at the University. “The gift is simply an expression of our gratitude to those professors, coaches, and administrators who have dedicated their lives to Notre Dame’s unique mission of striving for excellence in aca- demics, athletics, and spirituality, while uphold- ing the highest standards of integrity and character.” —Pat Eilers

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02 Fighting Irish Fighting for Flint Collaborative Notre Dame athletics part- Initiatives nered with Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee In addition to the five signa- COMMUNITY Counties to provide donations ture initiatives, Notre Dame to Flint, Michigan, in order to athletics partnered with vari- aid in the water crisis. ous department and campus COMMITMENT entities to provide support to address immediate needs in United Way South Bend and nearby com- munities—and to capture the Athletics participated in The community commitment division includes three primary focuses: 1) annual signature overall community impact of the United Way drive that initiatives aligned with the athletics pillars of education, excellence, community, tradition the myriad department and raised $291,159.55 for St. and faith, 2) an emphasis on collaborative initiatives to advance other department and individual/team/coach/staff Joseph County. University outreach projects, and 3) a facility outreach initiative centering on maximizing efforts. Those partnerships and use of Notre Dame athletic facilities for community engagement on multiple levels. efforts included: Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger Between Oct. 7 and Nov. 29, donors, former monogram in an ongoing response to 01 Student-Athletes, Coaches Signature 758 individual Notre Dame winners and other commu- challenging or tragic events Fighting Irish teams raised and Team Initiatives Initiatives contributions to ACE, com- nity members who positively taking place in their university $38,000, collected 895 pounds bined with EYFT matching impacted their collective col- communities. These impacted Notre Dame varsity teams of food and provided 350,000 Education dollars, totaled $440,515. legiate experience. individuals and their insti- participated in 113 community meals to Michiana families. Extra Yard for Teachers These gifts provided ACE tutional affiliations are then outreach activities in 2015-16 Extra Yard for Teachers, the teachers and school leaders recognized during departmen- —including 12,422 hours of primary philanthropic initia- with much-needed class- Faith tal masses. service performed by 726 tive of the College Football room materials and tools to Mass Card Initiative athletes. The Irish softball 03 Facility Playoff Foundation, has been give their students a fighting Specialty designed mass team ranked first in commu- embraced by Notre Dame chance for a better future. cards were sent to colleagues nity efforts by donating the Outreach athletics as its primary vehicle in intercollegiate athletics to most cumulative hours of any Initiatives to focus on education. In the express thoughts and prayers, varsity program. inaugural year of the Notre Excellence Notre Dame’s athletic Dame-EYFT partnership, facilities are not only an Summer Camps Staff asset for Irish student-ath- Notre Dame led the way in Notre Dame’s sports camps both dollars raised and acti- letes, but also to the local and continue to promote excel- The Notre Dame Monogram vation efforts. Designed to national community, visiting lence in athletics performance Club helped collect 37,000 honor, celebrate, inspire and international contingents and by extending learning oppor- pounds of food for 1,500 empower great teachers, the various professional teams. tunities to youth across the Boston families during the EYFT program is focused on Maximizing facility usage country and in our home Shamrock Series weekend preparing students to achieve is a critical component of community. The 2015 sessions in Boston. the department’s outreach their dreams of attending involved 10,139 participants, Fighting Irish Media strategy. college through the support 650 camp counselors, 18 recorded more than 312,000 Chinese Athletics Adminis- various summer camps, and of and commitment to gifted sports and 56 individual ses- In 2015-16, Notre Dame’s 24 views of community-related trators Study Notre Dame received instruction in com- teachers. sions—and were responsible athletics facilities welcomed stories on und.com. Athletics pliance, academic services, 1.3 million people to either Notre Dame served as host for $1,486,546 in indirect sales More than 40 Chinese athlet- equipment/apparel, mental compete, spectate or take to a special activation during back to the local economy. The Notre Dame ticket ics administrators arrived at conditioning, sports medicine, part in various hosted events. a 2015 football game. Notre Five students from under- office provided 1,445 tickets Notre Dame in July 2016 to strength and conditioning, These gatherings were numer- Dame athletics partnered served local elementary to various Irish home athletics take part in a unique month- sport science, nutrition, stu- ous and varied, including with the CFP Foundation to schools received full camp events through the Vet Tix long study program covering dent welfare and development graduations, ticketed ath- encourage alumni and fans to scholarships based on aca- Foundation. all aspects of Notre Dame and career services, event letic events, summer camps, support an educational initia- demics, attitude and character. Community The house was blessed in an Student welfare and athletics and multiple facets management and communica- tive unique to Notre Dame, April 24th ceremony attended wedding receptions, masses, Habitat for Humanity development served as host of university administration. tions/digital media. Co-hosted the Alliance for Catholic by members of the athletics seminars, and career fairs. In the spring of 2016, Notre for multiple seminars, First The University of Notre Dame by the Athletic Department Education (ACE). ACE seeks Tradition staff, Rev. Pete McCormick, Dame athletics personnel com- Year Orientation and team Overseas Study Program for and Notre Dame International, to form the next generation C.S.C., Habitat staff and vol- Gratitude Week pleted a Mishawaka Habitat workshops totaling 1,700 University Sports Leaders the Chinese delegation also of teachers and leaders, to unteers, the Tipton family and Notre Dame student-athletes for Humanity house for Jay student-athletes and 400 in offered university, learned how a university’s strengthen under-resourced many of their friends. A third celebrated the legacy of and Elizabeth Tipton, and their parents. high school, middle school athletics funding model sup- Catholic schools and give Notre Dame Athletic Depart- former University President daughter Abigail. Every divi- and education department ports its academic mission disadvantaged children the ment build is set to begin in Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, sion of the athletics depart- administrators multiple daily and attended workshops on opportunities they need and the fall 2016. C.S.C., during Gratitude Week, ment, all 26 athletic teams, and presentations by members integrating student-athlete deserve—and to extend the sending 261 thank-you cards 357 volunteers worked at the of the Notre Dame athletics recruitment into an overall Catholic school advantage to and 703 phone calls and video build site throughout the year. department. The group toured student enrollment strategy. thousands of new families. messages thanking mentors, athletics facilities, observed

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COMPLIANCE FACILITIES

01 02 concession stands and additional storage. Campus New Irish There is no timetable for the second phase Crossroads Project Boathouse Opens of the construction. Notre Dame’s $3 mil- lion, nine-lane outdoor track has been in A program-changing moment for Notre Includes Stadium use since 2009-10. Dame rowing occurred in early December, Enhancements as the state-of-the-art McConnell Family The University in August 2015 announced Boathouse was completed along the St. plans to enhance the experience of fans in Joseph River. The almost 15,000-square 04 Blackhawks Train the existing bowl by foot building provides the Irish with an providing several important and significant impressive facility that rivals many of the Again in 2015 upgrades when the 2017 season begins. top programs in the country. Four boat The Chicago Blackhawks returned to the bays are available—two for the varsity Seating improvements will include the for their three- shells, one for the men’s club team shells addition of vinyl-clad benches throughout day preseason training camp for the third and one central maintenance and repair the stadium, replacing the wood bench consecutive year in 2015. On campus for bay. All bays are located on the lower seats, as well as establishment of an 18-inch the first time on a home football weekend, level of the facility with easy access to the standard width for all bench seating. the 2015 Stanley Cup champions were water. The building is separated vertically introduced at the Notre Dame-Georgia The most visible change at Notre Dame with team warm-up and multi-purpose Tech football game. Stadium will involve the addition of a space located above the boat bays on the video board at the top of the south end upper level. Team locker rooms, showers, of the venue, along with ribbon boards coaches’ locker rooms, nutrition stations 05 along the east and west sides of the and training rooms are also available. The Australia National stadium. As is the case with the video facility has an on-site laundry room as well Rugby Team Trains at boards at Purcell Pavilion and the Comp- as coaches’ offices and conference rooms. ton Family Ice Arena, there will be no Views of the St. Joseph River and Viewing Notre Dame in 01 02 Swarbrick Heads D1A Notre Dame Leads Charge advertising or commercials associated Park recreation area are visible from the Advance of 2015 Athletics Directors to Define Management of Student- with use of the video boards. The addition elevated observation deck along the river- of the video boards also will allow for the facing side of the boathouse. An official Rugby World Cup Notre Dame vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athlete Role removal of the north scoreboard in order dedication will be held Sept. 9, 2016. Athletics Jack Swarbrick, chair of the Division 1A Athletic Direc- The national Rugby Union of Austra- How many hours per week should a collegiate student-athlete to enhance the view of the “Word of Life” tors Association in 2015-16, began his tenure in that position by lia, commonly known as the Wallabies, engage in his or her sport? Should it make a difference if a student- mural on the Hesburgh Library. naming former Maryland and professional basketball standout, headed to Notre Dame for approximately athlete is on full scholarship at a Division I institution or essentially U.S. Congressman and Rhodes scholar Tom McMillen as executive 03 Notre Dame two weeks of training in advance of the a walk-on at a Division III school? How does one compare the 20-nation 2015 Rugby World Cup in Eng- director of the D1A group as part of a major repurposing of that Additional Enhancements practice and competitive requirements of a football or basketball land. The Wallabies arrived in South Bend organization. Swarbrick and McMillen were key components in the Planned Include: Begins Construction player with the training regimen of a swimmer or a track and fielder restructured D1A association which moved its headquarters from Aug. 29 and trained on campus through sprinter? Those are just a few of the questions being bandied about Improvements to the Wi-Fi network of Harris Family Track Dallas, Texas, to Washington, D.C. Their goal is to help member Sept. 3 before heading to Chicago for a these days at NCAA institutions all over the country. With a few within the stadium athletics directors better navigate the rapidly-changing collegiate Stadium Sept. 5 test match versus the USA Eagles exceptions, the NCAA Manual says a student-athlete’s participation athletics landscape; to do so, the association expanded its mission Enhancements to the existing sound Notre Dame broke ground in May on the at Soldier Field. Following that event, the in “countable athletically related activities” (CARA) shall be lim- by providing increased resources in the areas of advocacy, legisla- system within the stadium bowl Harris Family Track Stadium that will Australian squad returned to Notre Dame ited to a maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week. tive services, business analytics and professional training. provide a new home for the Irish track and for additional training before heading However, numerous studies indicate that student-athletes spend Renovation of restrooms and an increase field and cross country squads. The $5.85 to London Sept. 13. Notre Dame staff Swarbrick and Notre Dame senior associate athletics director Jill over 40 hours per week on their sport when you combine CARA in the number of women’s restrooms million project will create a structure on members exchanged best practices with Bodensteiner worked closely to enable the D1A group to gather and non-countable activities like training table, rehabilitation and Renovation of concession stands the west side of Notre Dame’s outdoor the Australia team that brought a support athletic director feedback and propose legislative change in academic study hall. staff of therapists, doctors and strength Renovation of both the lower and upper track to include men’s and women’s locker various NCAA areas of importance. In particular, the association coaches regarded as some of the most Notre Dame (along with ACC counterpart North Carolina) made concourses, including improved lighting, rooms, team rooms and a meeting room, proposed changes to new legislation in the area of academic mis- advanced in the world in the area of this subject a priority. With NCAA legislation normally routed seating areas, enhanced signage and an athletic training room, timing and conduct that was passed at the 2016 NCAA Convention. sports science. The Wallabies ultimately through the conferences, Notre Dame vice president and James video monitors media areas, a kitchenette, plus a bal- E. Rohr Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick asked the existing cony viewing area. The construction has finished as runner-up to New Zealand in Notre Dame athletics steering committee to delve into the topic. been funded thanks to the benefaction the RWC. Working with him have been two Irish head coaches, four senior of Dr. Robert Harris, a 1969 Notre Dame administrators, Faculty Board on Athletics chair Tricia Bellia, Fac- graduate who is president of Harris FRC ulty Board member Robin Rhodes, along with eight student-ath- Corporation in Holmdel, New Jersey. This letes. Swarbrick and the steering committee, long before the 2017 marks the first step of a two-part plan to NCAA Convention convenes in Nashville, hopes to play a key role improve the Irish track and field facilities. in recommending a plan that makes sense for student-athletes at Phase two will include spectator seating, every level in every sport.

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Notre Dame school record 02 times in the 3,000m (8:57.86) Other Major ACC Awards and 5,000m (15:15.21) to The Atlantic Coast Conference presents a series of major awards double as the NCAA champion to top performers in each of 27 sports—and in 2015-16 10 of those in both distances. awards went to individuals from Notre Dame: HONORS Along with first team USTFCCCA Track & Field Brianna Turner Women’s Basketball Sabrina Massialas Women’s Fencing All-America recognition during Defensive Player of the Year Performer of the Year in the 2016 indoor season as the Molly Seidel Women’s Cross Country Matt Landis Men’s Lacrosse AND AWARDS 3,000m and 5,000m national Performer of the Year Defensive Player of the Year champion, Seidel also doubled Women’s Cross Country Ryder Garnsey Men’s Lacrosse on the all-ACC first team. She Freshman of the Year Freshman of the Year added ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Axel Kiefer Men’s Fencing Barbara Sullivan Women’s Lacrosse 01 Seidel Tabbed 2015-16 recognition to her academic Performer of the Year in Foil Defensive Player of the Year Mary Garber Award Recipient accomplishments for the Jonah Shainberg Men’s Fencing Molly Seidel Women’s Indoor Track and Field competitive year. Seidel also Co-Performer of the Year in Track Performer of the Year Four-time national cham- A 2015 cross country was named the United States pion becomes Notre All-America selection, Seidel Track and Field and Cross Dame’s first ACC female also was named the ACC Country Coaches Association athlete of the year honoree Women’s Cross Country (USTFCCCA) Women’s Performer of the Year, ACC Division I National Athlete of As a parting achievement to Women’s Cross Country the Year in both indoor track culminate her college career, Scholar-Athlete of the Year— and cross country. four-time Notre Dame national and she was tabbed as the 03 champion Molly Seidel was Seidel’s four combined Robinson Honda Sport Award winner as honored for an exceptional national championship the top female athlete Elected Student senior cross country/track victories (2015 NCAA Outdoor nationally in cross country. She and field campaign by being 10,000m, 2015 NCAA Cross Body President represented Notre Dame along Country 6K, 2016 NCAA named the 2015-16 Mary Former Notre Dame football with other 2016 Honda Sport Indoor 3,000m and 2016 Garber Award winner by the receiver Corey Robinson will Awards winner at the Colle- NCAA Indoor 5,000m) are a Atlantic Coast Sports Media serve as student body presi- giate Women Sports Awards Notre Dame record. Seidel Association in June. The award dent during his senior year on (CWSA) ceremony June 27 in claimed six combined All- signified Seidel being recog- campus in 2016-17. Robinson Los Angeles. America citations (two cross nized as the Atlantic Coast will not compete on the field in country, four track) during her Conference’s top female ath- In recognition of outstand- 2016 but will assist Brian Kelly’s Irish career, to go along with lete from the past academic ing achievement in cross squad as a student coach. year, the first Irish student-ath- country, Seidel was Notre nine all-ACC scrolls and four lete to receive the award since Dame’s nominee for the 2016 all-ACC academic team nods. Notre Dame joined the ACC in NCAA Woman of the Year A standout in the classroom the fall of 2013. award, one of a record 517 with a cumulative 3.54 GPA in student-athletes across the Seidel capped a standout the College of Arts and Letters country in consideration for cross country season in 2015 (biological anthropology the award. by winning her first national major with a minor in sustain- title in the sport with a time of Seidel, who entered 2016 as ability), Seidel was the lone 19:28.60 at the NCAA Division I the defending ACC Indoor College Sports Information Cross Country Championships champion in the 3,000- and Directors of America (CoSIDA) last November. She previously 5,000-meter events, carried Academic All-America® claimed the 2015 ACC Champi- the momentum from the representative from Notre onship 6K with a time of successful cross country Dame for the spring 2016 19:36.20 and the top spot at campaign into her final season. the NCAA Great Lakes collegiate track season. Seidel Regional 6K by clocking in at achieved the ACC repeat with 20:04.40, on the road to the a time of 9:02.24 in the national championship meet. 3,000m and added a victori- ous 15:19.64 in the 5,000m to once more sweep the events at the 2016 ACC Indoor Championships in February. The stellar runs set the stage for a dominant outing at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Champion- ships in March in Birmingham, Alabama, where Seidel logged

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04 O.S.C.A.R.S. Katie Naughton Jaylon Smith Lena Madison versity’s Green Dot violence CHUCK LINSTER AWARD 05 Bodensteiner Joins NCAA Women’s Soccer Football Women’s Track and Field prevention initiative and the The Chuck Linster Award is given The Notre Dame athletics athletics department’s Habitat annually to a senior member of Naughton was the first three- Smith, a consensus football Two-time team captain Committee department took time to for Humanity build. On the ice, Notre Dame’s cheerleading, student time captain in Fighting Irish All-American for 2015 by the Madison was heavily involved manager or student athletic trainers Jill Bodensteiner, Notre Dame senior associate athletics direc- celebrate its successes on the Ryan served as an alternate women’s soccer history, a NCAA, won the 2015 Butkus in Notre Dame’s Green Dot programs who has the highest grade- tor, has been appointed to a five-year term on the NCAA Division fields of competition, in the captain during the 2015-16 point average. three-time all-conference Award recipient as the nation’s violence prevention initiative, I Women’s Basketball Championship Committee. Bodensteiner classroom and throughout the season. selection and a CoSIDA Aca- top linebacker. He led Notre worked with the student orga- Cara Lucas begins her tenure Sept. 1, 2016, serving on a committee that is community at its 15th annual demic All-America Second Dame in total tackles (114), solo nization Shades of Ebony and Student Manager, Hockey charged with numerous responsibilities, including the selection, O.S.C.A.R.S. (Outstanding Team pick last fall. tackles (69), assisted tackles served as a peer educator for seeding and bracketing for the annual NCAA Women’s Basketball Student-Athletes Celebrating TROPHY AWARD Lucas was a finance major (45), pass breakups (five) and the Gender Relations Championship. Achievement & Recognition Molly Seidel The Trophy Award was established in Notre Dame’s Mendoza recoveries (two). of Notre Dame. Showcase) gala in April. Here’s Women’s Cross Country/ in 2006 to recognize the team that College of Business with a has demonstrated a commitment 3.95 cumulative grade-point a look at the 2015-16 Notre Track and Field Megan Sorlie Eva Niklinska to community through its unparal- Dame award recipients: Softball Women’s Fencing leled service to Notre Dame, as well average. After receiving her 06 Valdiserri to USBWA Hall Seidel, the first four-time as South Bend and the surrounding bachelor’s degree in May, she NCAA individual champion Sorlie returned from an injury Niklinska has been active communities. joined UPMC’s financial man- Former Notre Dame associate athletics director and sports infor- in school history, won national sustained in the middle of in the University’s Student BYRON V. KANALEY AWARD Softball agement rotation program as mation director Roger Valdiserri was inducted into the United titles in every event she com- the 2016 season to set career Council—most recently serv- a financial analyst. States Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame at the 2016 The most prestigious honor awarded This marked the fifth time in to Notre Dame student-athletes, the peted in during the last calen- highs in doubles (seven) and ing as junior class president NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in Houston. Byron V. Kanaley Award has been dar year: 10,000 meters (2015 RBI (22) in 50 games (44 during the 2015-16 academic six years the Notre Dame soft- presented each year since 1927 to outdoor track and field) cross starts), batting .277. year. She served as a weekly ball team claimed the Trophy senior monogram athletes who have TEAM GPA AWARD country, and 3,000 meters volunteer at the Sister Maura Award. The Irish have become been most exemplary as students and Barbara Sullivan This award is presented annually 07 leaders, as selected by the Faculty and 5,000 meters (both 2016 Brannick, C.S.C., Health Center, a mainstay for this honor due Cafarelli Claims Arch Women’s Lacrosse to the Notre Dame varsity athletics Board of Athletics: indoor track and field). which provides primary health to the program’s ever-growing program that registers the highest Sullivan set Irish single-game, Strikeout Cancer initiative held combined grade-point average during Award Emma Gaboury care services to the uninsured each of the preceding two semesters, Former Notre Dame assistant athletics director and sports infor- Women’s Swimming single-season and career residents of St. Joseph County, each April. Through Strikeout as well as overall during that two- semester span. mation director Bernie Cafarelli in June received the prestigious and Diving FRANCIS PATRICK records for caused turnovers and also contributed to her Cancer, Notre Dame softball O’CONNOR AWARD Arch Ward Award (for outstanding contributions in the media and draw controls. A three- own “#HandwrittenHearts” has raised more than $150,000 Women’s Cross Country Gaboury made program his- Notre Dame in 1993 began presenting time first-team All-American, organization that she founded to directly benefit pediatric relations field) at the annual College Sports Information Directors tory with the diving squad in the annual Francis Patrick O’Connor Sullivan was a finalist for the in 2011 to deliver handwrit- cancer patients since 2011. The Notre Dame women’s of America Convention in Dallas. Cafarelli left Notre Dame in Janu- 2016 when she and two of her Award, named in honor of a former cross country team earned all ary for a position as associate commissioner for communications Notre Dame wrestler who died in 2015 and 2016 Tewaaraton ten letters and seasonal gifts diving teammates qualified 1973 following his freshman year at awards, the national player- to patients in the oncology three Team GPA awards after with the American Athletic Conference. for the NCAA Championship Notre Dame. The award is presented, of-the-year competition. and renal wards at the Saint TOP GUN AWARD compiling a 3.557 grade-point meet, the first time Notre upon nomination by their head average during the spring coaches, to student-athletes who Joseph Regional Medical Cen- The Top Gun Award is given annually Dame sent more than one to the Notre Dame graduating senior 2015 semester, a 3.521 GPA in best display the total embodiment ter in Mishawaka, . 08 diver to the national meet. of the true spirit of Notre Dame as COMMUNITY CHAMPION student-athlete with the highest the fall 2015 semester and an Roberts Selected to National cumulative grade-point average. exemplified by their contributions AWARD Kyle Richardson overall 3.539 GPA during the Garrett McGrath and inspiration to their teams. Baseball Radio Hall of Fame This award recognizes the contri- Michael Shipp 2015 calendar year. Men’s Fencing Former University of Notre Dame football radio play-by-play Kaila Barber butions of Notre Dame student- Richardson connected with Men’s Soccer McGrath was a four-time Women’s Track and Field athletes to the University community veteran Tony Roberts was selected for induction into the National and the community at-large, in terms the Movember Foundation Shipp received the award after NCAA Championship qualifier Radio Hall of Fame as one of four individuals chosen for career Barber was an elite sprinter of embodying the spirit of leadership, and rallied his teammates posting back-to-back 4.0 GPA in epee, a two-time All-Ameri- commitment and selflessness. contributions to the industry. Roberts handled play by play on for the Irish, finishing sixth in to participate in the annual efforts in the classroom during can (highlighted by his NCAA Irish radio broadcasts on Westwood One from 1980 through 2005. the 60-meter hurdles at the Casey Africano November grass-roots move- the 2015-16 academic year. A runner-up finish as a sopho- NCAA Indoor Championship Softball ment of growing mustaches 2015 CoSIDA Academic All- more in 2014) and the 2016 (8.07 seconds) after clocking to raise money and awareness America First Team selection ACC Men’s Fencing Scholar- A repeat selection for the a personal-best time of 8.05 for men’s health, most notably and All-ACC Academic Team Athlete of the Year. award. Africano was a key seconds during the prelimi- prostate cancer. With the choice, Shipp graduated with Fighting Irish Fight for Life Quentin Monaghan nary heats. She followed that entire Notre Dame baseball a pre-professional studies ambassador and spent the Men’s Tennis with a second NCAA All- team on board, the Irish raised degree from the College of majority of her 2015 summer America effort outdoors in more than $35,000 and fin- Science in May 2016 and plans Monaghan and teammate in the International Summer taking eighth (:56.54) in the ished in the top 30 nationally to attend medical school. Alex Lawson advanced to Service Learning Program in 400-meter hurdles. among all Movember groups, the semifinals of the 2016 Ghana, serving as a senior high finishing first among all col- NCAA Doubles Championship, school instructor while work- Connor Klekota lege groups, sports teams and with Monaghan also claim- ing to develop a sustainable Men’s Soccer organizations. ing the Intercollegiate Tennis income for the local school Klekota, a repeat winner of Association’s Arthur Ashe system so it could continue Andy Ryan the O’Connor Award and a Award. providing for the children in Hockey team captain during the 2015 the surrounding area. season, scored two goals and Ryan was Notre Dame’s added one assist in a career- nominee for the 2016 College high 22 starts as part of the Hockey Humanitarian Award. Irish midfield in 2015. He also led the Notre Dame hockey team’s involvement with the Fighting Irish Fight For Life program, the Uni-

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MARKETING MEDIA

01 Attendance 01 Television Ratings 02 Digital/Social Media Notre Dame ranked 15th and Viewership On WatchESPN, the 2016 Fiesta Bowl was the most-streamed nationally in home football Fiesta Bowl ever, setting record highs in all major metrics: 159,000 NBC’s top college football games in 2015 included a 2.5 rating attendance in 2015 at 80,795 average minute impressions, 693,000 total unique viewers and for Notre Dame-USC in week seven in prime time and 4.1 million fans per game. Notre Dame’s 35,822,000 total minutes. viewers for Notre Dame-Texas in week one, also in prime time. The final home game in 2015 week one game against Texas was the most-watched Notre Dame Notre Dame’s official athletics site UND.com in 2015-16 pro- against Wake Forest marked home opener since the 2006 game against Penn State. The Notre duced 27 million total page views and 6.3 million unique views. In the 249th straight sellout at Dame-Texas game on NBC Sports Live Extra digital coverage saw a addition to the South Bend market, the largest number of views Notre Dame Stadium. Notre record 2.8 million live minutes streamed by 56,000 unique viewers. came from Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Dame has played in front of San Francisco, Houston and Columbus. Video views numbered NBCSN televised its first Notre Dame football game on Nov. 21, sellouts in 298 of its last 299 over 38 million—including 3.1 from WatchND, 3.8 from YouTube, 2015 (a 19-16 victory over Boston College at Fenway Park). That home games. and a combined 31.4 from Facebook and . game averaged 2.0 million viewers to rank as the network’s Every Notre Dame football most-watched college football game. Notre Dame became one of two schools with four Twitter game in 2015 sold out—includ- accounts with 100,000 or more followers—and the only school with Notre Dame’s 2015 regular-season finale at Stanford qualified ing record crowds at Lincoln two accounts with 300,000 or more followers (football and men’s as the highest-rated and most-watched regular season game on Financial Field in Philadelphia basketball). Tweets from Notre Dame Athletics accounts featured FOX at 4.3/11 rating/share, with more than 7.3 million viewers. (69,280) and Heinz Field in more than 160 million impressions during 2015-16. Pittsburgh (68,400). Other top ratings for Notre Dame games in 2015 included a 4.5 After previously selling out (7.647 million viewers) for the game at Clemson in prime time on in December, the 2016 ABC, a 3.7 (5.744 million viewers) for the game at Virginia on ABC 03 Fighting Irish Media BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl added and a 3.6 (5.977 million viewers) for the game at Temple in prime 2,600 tickets and seats due to time on ABC. By the Numbers, 2015-16 high demand for the game Notre Dame’s 2015 football game at Temple drew by far the 1 School with two team Twit- 125 Live events produced between Ohio State and Notre highest television rating in Philadelphia for a college football ter accounts with more than 200 Highlight videos pro- Dame. A sold-out crowd of 300,000 followers game on ABC at 17.6 (even though the game went up against the duced, plus another 100 71,123 witnessed the contest in World Series). The next highest ABC game drew a 12.4 (Ohio Glendale, Arizona, on New 4 Teams in top 10 for Insta- videos State/Michigan in 2006). By comparison, the Oct. 17, 2015, gram followers Year’s Day. That attendance prime-time ABC full national game between top-ranked Ohio 1,000 Print pieces posted to spent time reviewing and discussing fan surveys, figure marked the sixth-high- 02 Impact State and Penn State drew a 5.7 rating. 5 New shows created und.com est among all postseason ticket operations, in-game presentations, fan 6 Top 25 rankings in every 10,000 Social media posts games following the 2015 Notre Dame’s 2015 Shamrock Series game engagement opportunities and much more. A The Showtime series “A Season with Notre Dame Football” social media platform (one of (400,000,000 impressions, campaign. against Boston College at Fenway Park drew an small number of the inaugural class will remain every Tuesday night during the 2015 season produced a million attendance of 38,686 and a total spending on the council next year and will be joined by a viewers per week across all platforms. six schools) a 115 percent increase) impact of $22.2 million. The spending impact is new group of diverse Fighting Irish fans eager Four of the New Year’s Six bowl games following the 2015 8 Twitter accounts with at 1,000,000 Unique Facebook nearly 14 times more than an average regular to learn more about Notre Dame Athletics while season saw ratings increases from their same bowl last year (i.e., least a 25 percent increase in followers season Boston Red Sox home game, which contributing to new initiatives. followers (men’s basketball led Cotton Bowl vs. Cotton Bowl), including the BattleFrog Fiesta 27,195,997 Total page views typically generates around $1.6 million. with 102 percent increase; also Bowl between Notre Dame and Ohio State on New Year’s Day, on UND.com Forbes rated Notre Dame the second most which earned a 6.2 overnight, up 35 percent from the Fiesta Bowl football at 91 percent, followed Overall video valuable college football team at $127 million 04 Herndon Heads Up the previous season. The four bowls which were not designated as by cross country/track and 38,273,829 (December 2015). College Football Playoff Semifinals last season—Peach, Fiesta field, men’s soccer, women’s views (125.48 percent increase Cheerleading (including Notre Dame), Rose and Sugar—averaged a 5.8 overnight basketball, Fighting Irish, versus 2014-15) women’s lacrosse and men’s Delayna Herndon, a former Bowling Green rating, up 26 percent from the four bowls the previous season which were not semifinals (Peach, Fiesta, Orange and Cotton). lacrosse) 03 Fan Council State cheerleader and seven-year member of the Detroit Tigers Energy Squad, has joined the Notre Dame’s basketball team boasted top ratings for the 2016 16 Team Twitter accounts The inaugural Notre Dame Athletics Fan Council Notre Dame staff as head cheerleading coach. NCAA Championship, playing in two of the most-watched games in top 25 in their respective formed in the summer of 2015 received more Herndon replaced longtime head coach Jo Min- of the tournament. Its second-round clash against Stephen F. sports (of 20) than 650 online applications in one week. ton, who retired in June following 22 years Austin had 8.39 million viewers tune in, while over 10 million Twenty-four members were selected from of service to the University. watched the Irish in the Elite 8 against North Carolina. Overall, across the country to assist in the department’s Mike Brey’s squad was seen by over 30 million viewers during its efforts to improve and enhance the total fan four-game 2016 NCAA run. experience. Members consisted of Notre Dame alumni, non-alumni, students and campus faculty and staff. The council met four times throughout the 2015-16 academic year and

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04 Rundown of the 19 FIM award-winning New Chicago Radio Outlet productions in 2015-16: ESPN Chicago 1000 reached a multiyear agreement to broadcast every Notre Dame football and men’s basketball game beginning SVG/NACDA College Sports Media Bronze Telly - Notre Dame Football with the 2016-17 seasons. The deal returns the Irish to Chicago’s Award - Irish Connection Primer: Battlefrog Fiesta Bowl top-rated sports station, which was previously the home for Notre Outstanding Program Series - Online Video - Video - Editing MONOGRAM CLUB Dame sports from 1999-2005. ESPN Chicago 1000 will produce Collegiate Athletics Jodain Massad (FIM executive Notre Dame basketball games, while IMG will produce Notre Dame Jodain Massad (FIM executive producer) producer) and Josh Long (FIM football games, as part of IMG’s Notre Dame Football Network. associate producer) CoSIDA Publications Award - Notre club’s 100th anniversary. The traditional pregame recep- overall at Notre Dame. Talcott, Dame Football Game Program 01 100th Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award club, its members and guests tion, Monogram Club pregame a goalkeeper, helped Notre Best Cover in the Nation enjoyed a successful golf tunnel and a special postgame Dame win the national cham- On-Camera Talent - Sports Anchor/ Bernadette Cafarelli (assistant Anniversary outing at TPC Harding Park Mass. pionship during his sopho- 05 Reporter/Play by Play athletics director) The Notre Dame Monogram Fighting Irish Media Awards Jack Nolan (FIM talent/producer) in San Francisco the day prior more season in 2013—and the CoSIDA Publications Award - Notre Club launched its 100th anni- The Notre Dame athletics media production group earned 19 to Notre Dame’s gridiron Irish claimed three confer- Silver Telly - Emma Reaney: Road Dame Football Game Program versary celebration in Septem- honors for professional excellence in 2015-16 in the fields of video To Rio showdown at Stanford. During ence titles over the last four (Second in the Nation) ber 2015 during the Georgia 02 production, broadcasting, publications and feature writing. These Online Video - Video - Sports Bernadette Cafarelli (assistant Shamrock Series weekend in campaigns. Talcott was named Tech football weekend. Along came in a year in which Fighting Irish Media completed its first Javi Zubizarreta (FIM producer) athletics director) Boston, the club took part in to the ACC Academic Honor with highlighting the out- Postgraduate cycle combining the talents of Notre Dame’s digital media group Silver Telly - ECHOES ‘15: Notre CoSIDA Publications Award - the Alumni Association’s Roll three times in addition to standing accomplishments (formerly known as Fighting Irish Digital Media) and the Univer- Dame Football Awards Show Women’s Basketball Media Guide service project, hosted a Scholarships being a BIG EAST Academic of its members, the 15-month sity’s athletics communications office (formerly called athletics Film/Video - TV Programs, Segments Second in the Nation Monogram Career Network The Monogram Club named All-Star as a freshman. or Promotional Pieces - Sports Chris Masters (associate athletics celebration has shown how media relations and, prior to that, sports information). event and held a popular Jodain Massad (FIM executive communications director) the club adheres to the five Sarah Kappers (rowing) and producer) pregame reception. (men’s soccer) Another highlight was a record-setting nine Telly Awards, CoSIDA Fred Stabley Sr. Writing pillars of Notre Dame athlet- Brian Talcott including four silver Tellys, for excellence in several online video Silver Telly - Coaches Campaign Contest - “The Last Word: The Irish ics: tradition, faith, education, The club celebrated its the 2016 recipients of the 03 Senior Farewell” Catastrophic and film productions. In the past three years alone, FIM has Commercial - Local TV/Cable - excellence and education. official 100th birthday March club’s postgraduate scholar- collected 17 Telly Awards—five silver and 12 bronze. Campaign - Promotional/Branding National Winner - Blog/Interview 26, 2016. That day marked 100 ship. Each individual received Relief Fund Jodain Massad (FIM executive John Heisler (senior associate Via social media and online a one-time, nonrenewable producer) athletics director) years since Notre Dame head A hallmark service initiative of FIM also earned praise from the College Sports Information the Monogram Club has grant of $5,000 to attend football coach Jesse Harper the Monogram Club, the Cata- Directors of America (CoSIDA) for excellence in publications, with Silver Telly - ND Day: Songs To Sing CoSIDA Fred Stabley Sr. Writing showcased its strong ties to graduate school in recogni- Contest - “The Last Word: The Irish and assistant coach Knute the 2015 Notre Dame football game program and the 2015-16 Online Video - Video - Show each Fighting Irish athletics strophic Relief Fund has been Senior Farewell” Rockne held the club’s first tion of outstanding academic Fighting Irish women’s basketball media guide both rated second Opening Segment program. The content has renamed the Heaton Fund in Jodain Massad (FIM executive (District Winner - Blog/Interview) official meeting. achievement, service, leader- in the nation in the annual CoSIDA Publications Contest. The honor of former club president producer) John Heisler (senior associate illustrated how each team and ship and potential for success Mike Heaton (’68, ’71 football Fighting Irish football game program also was recognized with athletics director) its current and former As a lead up to its 100th in postgraduate study. Bronze Telly - Schooled: Austin Carr and golf). Heaton is responsi- the best cover in the nation award for 2015-16. & Demetrius Jackson CoSIDA Fred Stabley Sr. Writing student-athletes have been birthday, the club launched Contest - “North of Confident, South intertwined with the club the M.A.S.S. Appeal campaign. Kappers is a seven-time dean’s ble for the formation and man- Three Notre Dame games ranked among the 50 most-watched Online Video - Video - Sports of Cocky” M.A.S.S. stands for Member- list honoree who graduated agement of the CRF, a need- sporting events in the first half of 2016—and no college placed Jodain Massad (FIM executive through board leadership, producer) District Winner - Athlete Profile Monogram Career Network, ship, Advocacy, Service and with a 3.89 cumulative grade- based fund solely funded by more events on that list than the Irish did (as charted by Sports John Heisler (senior associate team-hosting program, Support. The campaign’s point average as a psychology donations made by Monogram Media Watch): Bronze Telly - The Adventures of athletics director) Johnny Lujack monogram jacket ceremony, mission is to have every and science pre-professional Club membership intended CoSIDA Fred Stabley Sr. Writing The Notre Dame-North Carolina men’s basketball game Online Video - Online Video - Sports major. She was awarded an to assist monogram winners Contest - “Sunday Brunch: Irish postgraduate scholarships monogram winner connect Javi Zubizarreta (FIM producer) ACC postgraduate scholarship in the NCAA Elite Eight ranked 35th (5.8 rating, 10.11 million Survive Zaire Injury with Eye- and the Moose Krause with the club through those faced with catastrophic prob- viewers on TBS). Bronze Telly - Inside Notre Dame Popping Finish” Distinguished Service Award. four areas as a way to in February 2016. She was a lems of health and/or financial Basketball three-time Collegiate Rowing hardship. The fund’s concept The Notre Dame-Ohio State Fiesta Bowl football game District Winner - Event Coverage celebrate the anniversary and Film/Video - TV Programs, Segments John Heisler (senior associate The club has welcomed Coaches Association (CRCA) originated in the summer of ranked 38th (5.6 rating, 9.76 million viewers on ESPN). build toward the organiza- or Promotional Pieces - Sports athletics director) monogram winners back to National Scholar-Athlete, a 2005 and to date it has issued Jodain Massad (FIM executive tion’s next 100 years. The Notre Dame-Stephen F. Austin men’s basketball game CoSIDA Fred Stabley Sr. Writing campus for dedicated 100th producer) three-time ACC Rowing All- over $200,000 to Monogram in the NCAA Championship ranked 46th (8.39 million viewers Contest - “Brey’s Crew Receives anniversary games and events. The Monogram Club Academic Team member and Club members and their fami- Bronze Telly - Irish Connection Rings, Prepares to Raise Banner - The contests featured recogni- presented a birthday gift of on CBS). and Moves On” a three-time selection to the lies in need. Online Video - Video - Editing tions of monogram winners sorts to its membership by ACC Academic Honor Roll. No other institution was represented in both football and men’s Jodain Massad (FIM executive District Winner - Season Preview/ The announcement of the Recap who have been meaningful making the entire Heritage Kappers helped Notre Dame basketball on the top 50 list. Villanova and North Carolina also producer) fund’s name change occurred John Heisler (senior associate contributors to their respec- Hall Ring of Names available win a BIG EAST Conference had three events on the list—all in men’s basketball. athletics director) during the Monogram Club’s tive programs and the club. through its website, NDMono- title (2013) and finish second fall board of directors meeting. gramClub.com. Every name at two ACC Championships Special 100th anniversary Heaton began his service with can now be viewed from (2014 and 2015). Notre Dame signage has been displayed at the Monogram Club in 1990 anywhere in the world free of also finished ninth and 16th, several Notre Dame athletics as a board member (1990-94) charge via high-resolution respectively, at the 2014 and venues, including graphics and and then spent six years in the photos. 2015 NCAA Championships. videos at Purcell Pavilion at president rotation. He was club the Joyce Center and the The club’s culminating Talcott graduated with a president from 1999-2001 and Compton Family Ice Arena. anniversary celebration will 3.895 cumulative grade-point later was the organization’s take place Oct. 28-29, 2016, In 2015-16 the Monogram average as a political science past president and served as during the Notre Dame-Miami Club continued the mission major with a minor in consti- its legal counsel, and part of football weekend. Scheduled of bringing itself to its tutional studies. He appeared the past presidents’ council. events include a reception membership. It was fitting that on the dean’s list six times Friday evening, the club’s the first Riehle Open on the and produced a 4.0 grade- Road was held during the point average each of his last four semesters and five times

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Notre Dame qualified10 current and former athletes for competition at the 2016 Summer in Rio de Janeiro, with that group producing one gold medal (Amanda Polk in rowing) and three bronze medals ( and Mariel Zagunis in fencing; Melissa Tancredi for in women’s soccer)

ANGIE (HARRIS) AKERS Beach Volleyball, Netherlands Akers and the Netherlands beach volleyball duo of Marleen van Iersel and Madelein Mappelink saw their Olympic run end in the round of 16 with a narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of Switzerland.

GEREK MEINHARDT AMANDA POLK MARGARET BAMGBOSE Fencing, USA, Foil Rowing, USA, Women’s Eight Track and Field, Nigeria, 400 meters Meinhardt was the first individual with Notre Polk earned her first career gold medal, and Bamgbose posted the third-fastest time in her Dame ties to claim a medal in Rio as he helped the first Notre Dame gold medal of the 2016 qualifying heat (51.43). She then ran a 51.92 the United States men’s foil team to bronze. Olympics, when Team USA Rowing claimed in the semifinals of the 400-meter dash and It was Meinhardt’s first Olympic medal in victory in the women’s eight in 6:01.49. The U.S. placed seventh in her semifinal heat. three appearances. In the individual men’s foil women’s eight has won 11 consecutive world/ competition, Meinhardt posted two victories Olympic titles. before falling in the quarterfinals. BUCKIE LEACH Fencing (Women’s Foil), USA Leach helped the U.S. team advance NATALIE ACHONWA KELLEY HURLEY both its foil fencers, Lee Kiefer and Nzingha Prescod, to the round of 16 Basketball, Canada Fencing, USA, Epee in the individual competition. Achonwa and Team Canada finished third in Hurley joined her sister, Courtney, on the Team Group B with a 3-2 record. Team Canada’s USA women’s epee squad that finished fifth tournament ended with a quarterfinal loss to overall. Hurley was knocked out of the individual . Achonwa played in all six contests and competition in the round of 32. averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

MOLLY HUDDLE Track and Field, USA, 10,000 MELISSA TANCREDI and 5,000 meters MARIEL ZAGUNIS Soccer, Canada Fencing, USA, Sabre Huddle posted an American record in the Tancredi and Team Canada defeated Brazil women’s 10,000-meter race, finishing sixth in Zagunis made USA Fencing and Notre Dame in the women’s soccer bronze medal match. the fastest women’s 10K in history. Huddle’s Olympic history as a member of the bronze Tancredi scored two goals in Canada’s 2-1 time of 30:13.17 shattered ’s medal U.S. sabre squad. The bronze medal was victory over in group play. Canada 30:22.22 mark set at the 2008 Beijing Games. MONTY WILLIAMS Zagunis’ fourth career podium finish at the finished 3-0 in group play and then topped Huddle won both events at U.S. Olympic Trials Olympic Games, tying Notre Dame track legend France in the quarterfinals before falling to in Eugene, Oregon, becoming the first woman Men’s Basketball, USA Alex Wilson (‘32) for the most Olympic medals Germany in the semifinals. Tancredi captured to win both those events at the trials. The USA men’s basketball team earned by an athlete with Irish ties. Zagunis is her second Olympic medal, having helped won the gold medal for a third LEE KIEFER also the first U.S. fencer to ever medal in three Canada to the bronze in 2012. consecutive Summer Olympic COURTNEY HURLEY Fencing, USA, Foil different Olympics after claiming gold medals in Games. After going 5-0 in group A Fencing, USA, Epee Kiefer, a three-time NCAA foil champion, individual sabre in 2004 and 2008, and bronze competition, Team USA defeated Hurley helped Team USA finish fifth in the saw her run in the individual women’s foil medals in team sabre in 2008 and 2016. In the Argentina in the quarterfinals, Spain women’s epee team competition. In individual competition end in the round of 16. It marked individual sabre competition in Rio, Zagunis fell in the semifinals and then Serbia in action, Hurley fell in the round of 32. her second consecutive appearance in the in the round of 16. the gold-medal contest. Olympics after finishing fifth in the individual foil competition at the 2012 games.

20 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 21 SEASONS IN REVIEW SPORTS 2015–16 NACDA CUP Notre Dame finished 17th in 2015-16 were fencing in the final Directors Cup (75 points), women’s all-sports standings for indoor track and field (75), 2015-16 in the tabulations men’s basketball (73) and sponsored by Learfield and women’s lacrosse (70). the National Association Notre Dame qualified for of Collegiate Directors of spots in the brackets listing Athletics. The Irish scored the final 16 teams in the points in nine women’s 2016 NCAA Championships sports and eight men’s in men’s basketball, sports in addition to points women’s basketball and from the combined NCAA hockey—becoming the fencing championship. Top first institution in history point-scoring programs to accomplish that feat.

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MEN’S BASEBALL BASKETBALL

27-27 DEMETRIUS JACKSON 11-17 (ACC) 24-12 11-7 (ACC) 7TH IN ACC ATLANTIC DIVISION #17 FINAL RANKING (USA TODAY) ZAK KUTSULIS 11-7, TIE FOR 5TH IN ACC ACC CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS NCAA EAST REGIONAL RUNNER-UP HEAD COACH Mik Aoki

ASSISTANT COACHES HEAD COACH Jesse Woods Mike Brey Chuck Ristano

Robert Youngdahl ASSISTANT COACHES Rod Balanis CAPTAINS Martin Ingelsby James Nevant Anthony Solomon Lane Richards

CAPTAINS Zach Auguste A.J. Burgette Demetrius Jackson Steve Vasturia

Matt Vierling earned a spot on the Louisville Slugger Zak Kutsulis led the Irish with his .315 average and 30 RBI The Irish advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second Notre Dame and Syracuse qualified as the only schools Freshman All-America team following a rookie campaign to go with a .467 slugging percentage. Cavan Biggio straight year—the first time that happened since the 1978 to advance both their men’s and women’s teams into the that saw him become a mainstay in the Irish outfield from finished at .311 and led the squad in hits (61). and 1979 NCAA Championships. Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships. day one. He was tabbed as one of two utility players on the Michael Hearne ranked among ACC leaders in ERA at Junior point guard Demetrius Jackson was named to the Notre Dame was the only school in the country to team. He also claimed second-team Freshman All-America 2.13 to go with his 8-2 record. all-ACC second team, while senior forward Zach Auguste advance its teams to the last 16 in NCAA brackets in men’s accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers earned a spot on the all-ACC third team. basketball, women’s basketball and hockey. Association (NCBWA) in addition to Perfect Game/Rawlings. The Irish had two selections in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft—with Biggio going to Toronto in the fifth The Notre Dame regular season was keynoted by home Vierling earned a spot on the Atlantic Coast Conference round and Torii Hunter Jr. selected in the 23rd round by wins over North Carolina (then top rated in one poll) and All-Freshman Team. A starter in all 54 games, he finished the Los Angeles Angels. No. 13 Louisville. the year hitting .258 with 55 hits, three doubles, one triple, six homers, 29 RBI, 20 walks, three stolen bases and 26 runs scored.

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WOMEN’S MEN’S BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY

th 33-2 BRIANNA TURNER 6 16-0 (ACC) ACC Championship

#6 FINAL RANKING (USA TODAY) 16-0, 1ST IN ACC nd ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPION NCAA LEXINGTON REGIONAL 32 SEMIFINALS NCAA Championship

HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Alan Turner Muffet McGraw

ASSOCIATE COACH ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Sparks Carol Owens

ASSISTANT COACH ASSOCIATE COACHES Sean Carlson Beth Cunningham Niele Ivey

CAPTAINS MICHAEL CLEVENGER Lindsay Allen Michaela Mabrey

Brianna Turner won consensus first-team All-America Notre Dame takes a current home win streak of 30 games Michael Clevenger won All-America honors with a Notre Dame won the National Catholic Championship, led honors and was both ACC Player of the Year (voting by into the 2016-17 campaign. 38th-place finish at the NCAA Championship. by four of the top eight finishers, includingTimothy Ball in coaches) and ACC Defensive Player of the Year. third and Clevenger in fifth. The Irish finished second nationally in three-point Clevenger won all-ACC honors for his 21st-place finish at Lindsay Allen and Madison Cable joined Turner as all-ACC field-goal percentage (.412) and third in overall field-goal the ACC Championship and took sixth place at the NCAA The Irish had seven individual top 10 finishes and 14 top first-team selections. percentage (.496). Great Lakes Regional. 25 finishes over the course of the season. Notre Dame won 26 straight games through the first weekend of the NCAA Championship after winning both the ACC Tournament and ACC regular-season crown for the third straight time.

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WOMEN’S MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY FENCING

3rd AXEL KIEFER 35-3 ACC Championship ACC Champion

#3 FINAL RANKING th (COLLEGEFENCING360.COM) ACC CHAMPION 8 5TH IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA Championship

#8 FINAL RANKING

HEAD COACH Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia HEAD COACH Alan Turner ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Cedric Loiseau ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Sparks ASSISTANT COACH Samir Ibrahimov ASSISTANT COACH Sean Carlson CAPTAINS Garrett McGrath

ANNA ROHRER Kristjan Archer John Hallsten

All-American Molly Seidel won the individual NCAA Anna Rohrer joined Seidel as an All-American with her Rookie Axel Kiefer won first-team All-America honors The Irish repeated as ACC champions, with Shainberg Cross Country Championship in helping the Irish to an sixth-place finish at the NCAA meet. after advancing to the NCAA semifinals in foil.Virgile Collin- (sabre), Kiefer (foil) and Dylan French (epee) all claiming eighth-place team finish. eau earned third-team honors in foil. individual weapon gold medals. Kiefer was named the ACC’s Seidel and Rohrer finished first and second, respectively, most valuable fencer overall. Seidel finished first at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at both the ACC Championship and the NCAA Great Lakes Garrett McGrath finished eighth in the NCAA bracket in and at the ACC Championship. She was named the ACC Regional. epee for second-team All-America recognition. Coach Gia Kvaratskhelia was named the ACC co-men’s Women’s Cross Country Performer of the Year and the and women’s coach of the year, while Kiefer was named the Notre Dame won the National Catholic Championship, led The Irish came away with two third-team All-Americans in USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year award-winner for ACC men’s fencer of the year for foil and Shainberg was by five of the top eight individual finishers, including Rohrer men’s sabre, as Jonathan Fitzgerald finished 10th while cross country. She also received the 2015 Honda Sport named the co-men’s fencer of the year for sabre. in the blue-ribbon slot. classmate Jonah Shainberg took 12th. Award for cross country. At the NCAA Midwest Regional, Kiefer was perfect in grabbing the foil crown, McGrath claimed silver in epee and Fitzgerald finished second in sabre.

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WOMEN’S FENCING FOOTBALL

38-0 WILL FULLER 10-3 ACC Champion #11 FINAL RANKING (ASSOCIATED PRESS) #1 FINAL RANKING BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWL (COLLEGEFENCING360.COM) PARTICIPANT ACC CHAMPION 5TH IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

HEAD COACH Brian Kelly HEAD COACH Guiorgie “Gia” Kvaratskhelia ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Mike Denbrock ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Cedric Loiseau ASSISTANT COACHES Brian VanGorder ASSISTANT COACH Mike Sanford Samir Ibrahimov SABRINA MASSIALAS Mike Elston Scott Booker CAPTAINS Harry Hiestand Catherine Lee Autry Denson Nicole McKee Keith Gilmore Todd Lyght

CAPTAINS Sheldon Day Matthias Farley Nick Martin Joe Schmidt Jaylon Smith

Notre Dame produced five All-Americans—with a first- The Irish repeated as ACC champions, with Massialas (foil) Linebacker Jaylon Smith won the Butkus Award—while Notre Dame’s only two regular-season losses came in team honor to Sabrina Massialas in foil (she shared third and Lee (epee) taking home individual gold medals. Smith and offensive tackleRonnie Stanley both earned the final seconds in road games, as Clemson thwarted a place after falling in the semifinals), second-team recogni- Massialas was selected as the ACC women’s fencer of the consensus first-team All-America honors. That marked the potential tying two-point conversion with seven seconds left tion to Francesca Russo (sabre) and Catherine Lee (epee) year for foil. first time since 1993 the Irish produced two consensus picks and Stanford came from behind to prevail on a as and third-team honors to Nicole McKee (foil) and Tara in the same year. time expired. A week after her rookie collegiate campaign ended Hassett (sabre). Massialas added the title of junior world champion to her Receiver Will Fuller claimed consensus second-team The 2015 season marked the 12th time in Notre Dame The Irish women boasted NCAA Midwest Regional trophy case after capturing the FIE Junior World Women’s All-America honors, while the Associated Press named history the Irish won 10 or more games during the regular champions in epee and foil, as Lee and Massialas turned in Foil Championship in Bourges, France. defensive lineman Sheldon Day to its second team. season. outstanding days. Also medaling for the Irish was Russo who The Irish came from behind to win games at Virginia and claimed second in sabre. Temple on late DeShone Kizer-to-Fuller passes and also eliminated a fourth-period deficit to defeat USC.

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MEN’S WOMEN’S GOLF GOLF

10th th ACC Championship 46

#46 FINAL RANKING (GOLFSTAT) 10TH IN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD COACH 49TH IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Jim Kubinski (13TH IN BIRMINGHAM REGIONAL)

ASSISTANT COACH Scott Gump HEAD COACH Susan Holt

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Kyle Lynne Demeter

CAPTAIN Talia Campbell

TALIA CAMPBELL

MATTHEW RUSHTON

Notre Dame recorded five top five individual finishes and Ben Albin won medalist honors at the Battle at the Notre Dame’s participation in the NCAA Birmingham Talia Campbell led Notre Dame at the ACC Champion- four other top 10 finishes. Warren event. Regional marked the ninth straight NCAA Championship ship with a ninth-place finish, becoming the first player in berth. Notre Dame history to lead the team in scoring in four Matthew Rushton led the Irish at the ACC Championship The fall season featured a co-championship in the straight events. with a tie-for-16th finish at even-par 216. Fighting Irish Golf Classic, with Blake Barens second Emma Albrecht led the Irish in Birmingham in finishing individually at 210. tied for 24th at 230. The Irish opened the fall season with a repeat win in the Mary Fossum Invitational.

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MEN’S HOCKEY LACROSSE

19-11-7 11-4 3-1 (ACC) #13 FINAL RANKING (USCHO.COM) ANDERS BJORK MATT KAVANAGH 15-5-2, 3RD IN HOCKEY EAST #5 FINAL RANKING (USILA, INSIDE HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT LACROSSE, LACROSSE MAGAZINE) QUARTERFINALS 3-1, TIE FOR 1ST IN ACC NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL ACC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS

HEAD COACH

Jeff Jackson HEAD COACH Kevin Corrigan

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

Paul Pooley ASSISTANT COACHES Gerry Byrne ASSOCIATE COACH Matt Karweck Andy Slaggert

CAPTAINS

ASSISTANT COACH Conor Kelly Brian Mahoney-Wilson Matt Landis Matt Kavanagh CAPTAINS Eddy Glazener Steven Fogarty Thomas DiPauli Sam Herr Mario Lucia Andy Ryan

The Irish made their eighth appearance in the NCAA Hockey East head coaches voted Notre Dame forward The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association he was picked as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year for a Championship, including their third appearance in the last Sam Herr the Gladiator Custom Mouthguards Best Defensive selected defenseman Matt Landis and midfielderSergio second consecutive season. The ACC named rookie four seasons. Forward of the Year, while freshman defenseman Bobby Perkovic to its first All-America team, attackMatt Kavanagh Ryder Garnsey its Freshman of the Year. Nardella was named to the Pro Ambitions All-Rookie team. and long-stick midfielderJohn Sexton to the second team High-scoring sophomores Anders Bjork and Jordan Gross The Irish ranked number one in the country for nine weeks and goaltender Shane Doss to the third team. Those same were named second-team Hockey East All-Stars at the The Irish went on a 12-game streak without a loss (two during the season, according to the Lacrosse magazine poll. five individuals earned all-ACC recognition. league’s annual awards banquet. Goaltender ties) beginning with a Nov. 28 home win over Western Cal Petersen Notre Dame advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the and forward were named honorable Michigan through a Jan. 23 road win at . One of five Tewaaraton Award finalists, Landis for the Thomas DiPauli seventh year in a row, the best active streak in the country. mention All-Stars, while head coach Jeff Jackson was the With a home loss to fourth-ranked Boston College sand- second straight year received the USILA William C. Sch- runner-up for the Hockey East coach-of the-year honor. wiched in the middle, Notre Dame over one stretch swept meisser Award as the top defenseman in the country—and consecutive two-game series against Merrimack, New Hampshire (on the road), Vermont (on the road) and Maine.

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WOMEN’S LACROSSE ROWING

14-7 4th 4-3 (ACC) ACC Championship #7 FINAL RANKING (IWLCA, LACROSSE MAGAZINE) 4-3, TIE FOR 3RD IN ACC th ACC CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS 18 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS NCAA Championship

#18 FINAL RANKING (CRCA/US ROWING COACHES)

HEAD COACH Christine Halfpenny

HEAD COACH

ASSISTANT COACHES Martin Stone Sarah Dalton Katie Powell ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Marnie Stahl

CAPTAINS

Brie Custis ASSISTANT COACH Stephanie Peragallo Teresa Logemann Barbara Sullivan Stephanie Toy

CORTNEY FORTUNATO

Defender Barbara Sullivan qualified as one of five finalists The Irish had five members of the 2016 team receive After claiming all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors at The Irish clinched their third Dale England Cup in four for a second straight season for the Tewaaraton Award as all-ACC accolades. Fortunato and Sullivan made the the league championship regatta, Joanna Mulvey and years. Notre Dame captured the victory based on a tie- the top player in the country. first-team while Pearsall, Sexton andStephanie Toy earned Hilary Shinnick received similar CRCA all-region accolades. breaker, which swung in favor of the Irish after the first spots on the second team. Mulvey claimed first-team honors through the ACC and varsity eight crew won the final race by .85 seconds (6:37.4). Cortney Fortunato and Sullivan were named to the CRCA, while Shinnick tallied second-team accolades from Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association The Irish advanced to the NCAA quarterfinal round for the 2015 Irish rowing alumnus Rose Doerfler earned a both organizations. All-America first team, whileCasey Pearsall earned a spot first time since 2009—with the 14 Notre Dame wins ranking prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant in engi- on the third team. It was Sullivan’s third first-team All-Amer- as third most in program history. Notre Dame’s top finish at the ACC Championship came neering from the U.S. Department of State. Doerfler will ica honor, joining the 2013 and 2015 seasons. Fortunato was from a third place by the second varsity eight, which lowered research at Yuan Ze University in Taiwan as part of a project Notre Dame’s 10-9 overtime home win over Duke gave also a first-team All-American in 2015. its time by nearly nine seconds from the previous day. to build devices for detection of genetically modified rice coach Christine Halfpenny her 100th career win—and a March and soy crops. Fortunato, Pearsall and Sullivan all received first-team 9 win over Liberty marked the 200th in program history. IWLCA all-West/Midwest accolades, while Brie Custis, Alex Dalton and Rachel Sexton earned places on the all-region second team.

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MEN’S WOMEN’S SOCCER SOCCER

14-5-1 6-4 (ACC) JON GALLAGHER 11-5-6 #15 FINAL RANKING (NSCAA) 4-2-2 (ACC) 6-4, 6TH IN ACC NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD ROUND #11 FINAL RANKING (NSCAA) 4-2-2, 2ND IN ACC COASTAL DIVISION ACC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER-UP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF 16 HEAD COACH Theresa Romagnolo

ASSISTANT COACHES HEAD COACH Dawn Siergiej Bobby Clark Diego Bocanegra

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH BJ Craig CAPTAINS Katie Naughton Cari Roccaro ASSISTANT COACHES Glory Williams Michael Casper Vern Gingerich

CAPTAINS Patrick Hodan Connor Klekota CARI ROCCARO Max Lachowecki

Tri-captains Patrick Hodan and Max Lachowecki, along The Irish finished as the ACC Championship runner-up Cari Roccaro was named to the National Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Kaela Little posted seven solo shutouts and with striker Jon Gallagher, were tabbed to the National and then earned the number-seven national seed in the Association of America All-America third team. Roccaro and combined for three more. Soccer Coaches Association of America all-South Region NCAA Championship bracket. classmate Katie Naughton—both central defenders—were Notre Dame made its 23rd consecutive appearance in the second team. named to the NSCAA all-Southeast Region first team, while Notre Dame made its 18th appearance in the NCAA NCAA Championship, the second-longest active streak (to forward Anna Maria Gilbertson made the second team. Lachowecki and Hodan claimed second-team all-ACC Championship in 2015 and its 10th as one of the event’s 16 North Carolina). recognition, while Gallagher was named to the third team. national seeds. The Irish were the top overall seed in both Gilbertson, Naughton and Roccaro won second-team 2012 and 2014 and won the 2013 NCAA Championship as all-ACC honors, with forward Natalie Jacobs named to the the third seed. league’s all-freshman squad.

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MEN’S SOFTBALL SWIMMING & DIVING

43-13 4-4 13-7 (ACC) 1-2 (ACC) #23 FINAL RANKING (ESPN/USA #24 FINAL RANKING (CSCAA) SOFTBALL) 7TH IN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP 13-7, 3RD IN ACC ACC CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER-UP JUSTIN PLASCHKA NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL RUNNER-UP HEAD COACHES Matt Tallman Mike Litzinger HEAD COACH Deanna Gumpf ASSISTANT COACHES Caiming Xie ASSOCIATE COACHES Tim Lane Kris Ganeff KARLEY WESTER Lizzy Ristano

ASSISTANT COACH Jamie Spitale

CAPTAINS Carly Piccinich Karley Wester

OutfielderKarley Wester closed one of the best seasons teamers were the most for Notre Dame in a single season. Justin Plaschka swam on two relays and in three individ- James Lichtenstein finished ninth in platform diving at in program history by receiving National Fastpitch Coaches Morgan Reed was tabbed to the second team, while Bailey ual events—the 50 and 100 freestyle and the 100 butterfly— the NCAA Zone C Meet with a school-record point total. Association (NFCA) Division I All-America honors for the Bigler was a third-team selection. at the NCAA Championship. He also participated with Irish The Notre Dame 400 free relay (Plaschka, Reed Fujan, second time in her career. The Irish co-captain was named to teammates Daniel Speers, Trent Jackson and Tabahn Afrik Four members of the Notre Dame team claimed all-Atlan- Speers and Afrik) took second at the ACC Championship in the third team. in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. tic Coast Conference honors. Arizmendi was tabbed to the 2:52.18, while Plaschka was second in the 100 butterfly in One of 10 finalists for the 2016 USA Softball Collegiate all-ACC first team, while Reed, Karley Wester and Ali Wester Plaschka set a school record at :19.56 in the 50 free at the :46.37 at that event. Both times represent school records. Player of the Year award, Wester won the Atlantic Coast represented the Irish on the all-ACC second team. NCAA event. Conference (ACC) batting average crown (.446), and was Notre Dame played in the NCAA Championship for the the league leader in hits (91) and runs scored (68). Wester’s 18th straight season. 46 stolen bases also ranked second in the ACC, to go along with a career-high nine doubles, three home runs and 33 RBI The NFCA named the Irish coaching staff the Mid-Atlantic as primarily a slap hitter. Region staff of the year for the second time in three years. Karley Wester, Micaela Arizmendi, Ali Wester, Caitlyn Brooks and Melissa Rochford were each named to the NFCA Mid-Atlantic all-region first team. The five first

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WOMEN’S MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING TENNIS

5-6 15-14 0-3 (ACC) 6-6 (ACC)

#40 FINAL RANKING (CSCAA) #42 FINAL RANKING (ITA) 0-3 ACC 6-6, 7TH IN ACC 7TH IN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP ACC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND

HEAD COACH Mike Litzinger HEAD COACH Ryan Sachire

ASSISTANT COACHES Caiming Xie ASSISTANT COACH April Woo Adam Schaechterle

CAPTAINS Quentin Monaghan Eric Schnurrenberger

ELLA MOYNIHAN

QUENTIN MONAGHAN

Ella Moynihan qualified for the NCAA Championship in Divers Emma Gaboury, Annie Crea and Lindsey Streepey Quentin Monaghan and Alex Lawson (they ranked 15th Monaghan was named to the all-ACC first team for the the 200 freestyle. also competed at the NCAA meet—the first time the Irish nationally) advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Champi- second year in a row, while junior Josh Hagar made the have qualified three divers for the national meet. onship doubles bracket, with both claiming All-America all-ACC third team. She also broke the school record in the 500 freestyle and honors. Monaghan also played as far as the final 32 in NCAA swam with the 400 free relay team that set a pool record at At the ACC Championship, Alice Treuth took seventh in Notre Dame defeated top-rated North Carolina 5-2 on singles play. the Shamrock Invitational meet. the 200 backstroke, while Streepey was fourth and Gaboury April 8 inside Eck Tennis Pavilion for the first Irish win over a fifth in three-meter diving. Monaghan claimed the Arthur Ashe Award from the top-ranked opponent since 1992. Intercollegiate Tennis Association for his sportsmanship and leadership. He finished with a 101-47 singles record. Lawson was the Midwest Region’s most improved player.

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WOMEN’S MEN’S INDOOR TENNIS TRACK & FIELD

14-14 7th 5-9 (ACC) ACC Championship

#44 FINAL RANKING (ITA) 5-9, 11TH IN ACC ACC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS th NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND QUINN GLEASON 64 NCAA Championship

HEAD COACH Jay Louderback HEAD COACH Alan Turner ASSISTANT COACH Catrina Thompson ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Sparks CAPTAIN Julie Vrabel ASSISTANT COACHES Adam Beltran Sean Carlson Jim Garnham Pristina Jones

CAPTAINS Brent Swanberg NATHAN RICHARTZ Michael Clevenger Anthony Shivers

Senior Quinn Gleason qualified for the individual singles ances in 24 seasons—and only twice have the Irish failed to Nathan Richartz finished eighth in the pole vault at the Jake Dumford took fifth in the mile at the ACC meet. bracket as an at-large entry at the NCAA Championship. win a first-round match when making the tournament. NCAA Championship, good for All-America honors. Harvey Smith claimed fourth in the 400 meters, while the 4x400-meter relay unit (Smith, Drake Stimson, Pat Gleason was tabbed for the all-ACC second team for the Broda finished with a 28-2 overall record in 2016, includ- Richartz was the winner in the vault at the ACC Champi- O’Connell, Alex Groesch) also took fourth. second time in as many seasons, while sophomore Brooke ing 22-1 in dual matches playing number-five singles. onship at a school-record 17-11. He also was the champion at Broda earned a nod on the all-ACC third team. the Alex Wilson Invitational. Matt Birzer was the ACC high jump runner-up, while Brent Swanberg was third in the heptathlon. Since their first appearance in the Division I NCAA Champi- onship in 1993, the Irish have made 23 postseason appear-

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WOMEN’S INDOOR MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD

3rd 11th ACC Championship ACC Championship th 5 HEAD COACH NCAA Championship Alan Turner

#7 FINAL RANKING (USTFCCCA) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Sparks

ASSISTANT COACHES HEAD COACH Adam Beltran Alan Turner Sean Carlson Jim Garnham ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Pristina Jones Matt Sparks

CAPTAINS ASSISTANT COACHES Brent Swanberg Adam Beltran Michael Clevenger Sean Carlson Anthony Shivers Jim Garnham Pristina Jones

MATTHEW BIRZER CAPTAINS Danielle Aragon

Margaret Bamgbose KAILA BARBER Lena Madison

Molly Seidel doubled at the NCAA Championship with Notre Dame’s fifth-place team finish marked the best in Matthew Birzer was Notre Dame’s top finisher at the ACC Senior Brent Swanberg finished fifth in the decathlon to victories in the 5,000- and 3,000-meter races to earn program history for the Irish women. Championship, claiming a red ribbon in the high jump, as merit second-team all-ACC honors. All-America recognition in both events. Birzer and Hunter Holton both earned all-ACC accolades. In the ACC Championship, Seidel and Rohrer went Shivers shattered the school record in the men’s hammer Birzer finished second overall (2.17m) and took first-team Kaila Barber (sixth in 60-meter hurdles), Margaret one-two in both the 3,000 and 5,000 distances. throw at the ACC Championship with his third-place honors, while Holton claimed sixth (2.08m) and earned Bamgbose (fifth in 400 meters) and Anna Rohrer performance at 65.06m. The league meet also featured a second-place finish by second-team honors. (fourth in 5,000 meters) also earned individual event the Irish 4x400-meter relay squad of English, Jordan Shead, All-America honors. Drake Stimson earned second-team all-ACC accolades for Barber and Bamgbose, plus a fourth-place finish in the his sixth-place finish in the 400m hurdles (52.57), whileAlex The Irish distance medley relay team of Jessica Harris, pentathlon by Carly Loeffel. Groesch finished seventh in the 400m (47.95).Anthony Parker English, Jamie Marvil and Danielle Aragon also Shivers finished fifth and earned second team all-ACC won All-America recognition with a sixth-place finish. honors in the men’s discus (55.25m).

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WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD VOLLEYBALL

th 5 MARGARET BAMGBOSE 7-25 ACC Championship 2-18 (ACC)

#25 FINAL RANKING (USTFCCCA) 14TH IN ACC 5TH IN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP TIE FOR 25TH IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP

HEAD COACH Jim McLaughlin HEAD COACH Alan Turner ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Mike Johnson ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Matt Sparks ASSISTANT COACH Katie Wilson ASSISTANT COACHES Adam Beltran CAPTAINS Sean Carlson Katie Higgins Jim Garnham SAM FRY Maddie Dilfer Pristina Jones Natalie Johnson

CAPTAINS Danielle Aragon Margaret Bamgbose Lena Madison

Five Irish emerged with first-team All-America scrolls. Barber won blue ribbons at the ACC Championship in Sam Fry became the first second-team all-ACC selection She is one of just three Irish players since 2008 to total 300– Margaret Bamgbose and Kaila Barber both claimed both the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles, with her in Irish volleyball history, while first-year playerMeg Morn- plus kills and 100–plus blocks in a season and one of just individual first-team All-America honors. Bamgbose earned 400-meter time of :56.81 breaking the school record. ingstar earned a spot on the league’s all-freshman team. It nine Notre Dame student-athletes to accomplish the feat a career-best finish in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Bamgbose came in second in the 400m (51.11) and fourth in marked the first time two Irish players earned regular-sea- since 2001. Championships, clocking :51.57 to take fourth place. Bamg- the 200m (23.44). Her 400 time broke her own school son conference recognition in the same year since Notre Morningstar played in 98 sets and posted 116 kills (1.18 per bose claimed her third career first-team All-America scroll in record (51.37), Dame joined the ACC in 2013. set) and 90 blocks (0.92 per set) to go along with a an individual outdoor NCAA event, as she placed in the top The women’s team cheered on two second-team all-ACC Fry played in all 121 sets and led the Irish in kills (353), kills team-high .235 attack percentage. Her finest performance six of the NCAA 400m dash for the third straight season. relays, as the 4x100m team of Barber, English, Kyla Lewis per set (2.92), solo blocks (12), assists (114), total came on the defensive end against Temple, where she sent Barber crossed the line in :56.54 to place eighth. and Bamgbose took third in :44.43. English, Barber, Shead blocks (126), blocks per set (1.04) and points (441.0). back 11 blocks, most by a Notre Dame player since 2013. Bamgbose joined Parker English, Payton Miller and and Bamgbose raced together in the 4x400m, taking Jordan Shead in the 4x400m relay, finishing 3:31. 95 to second (3:31.86). place sixth, securing Bamgbose dual first-team All-America Indi Jackson earned second-team all-ACC honors for her accolades and clinching inaugural career first-team honors fourth place in the (15.62m). for English, Miller and Shead. Carly Loeffel wrapped up Notre Dame entrants at the national meet with 19th place in the heptathlon.

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DRAFTEES

WILL FULLER CARI ROCCARO

Litzinger Now Directs Both Irish Join Big Ten Hockey Notre Dame has accepted sport affiliate membership into Baseball Nick Martin: 2nd round Men’s Soccer Swimming Programs the Big Ten Conference for men’s ice hockey and will begin Major League Baseball Houston Texans Major League Soccer Mike Litzinger, who spent his first season as Irish women’s Big Ten play with the 2017-18 season. Notre Dame will join swimming head coach in 2015-16 in addition to handling the Cavan Biggio: 5th round KeiVarae Russell: 3rd round Max Lachowecki: 2nd round Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State men’s swimming head coaching role on an interim basis, now Toronto Bluejays Kansas City Chiefs Real Salt Lake and Wisconsin to form a seven-team hockey conference. is head coach of both programs. The Irish men and women Notre Dame has been a member of the Hockey East Associ- Torii Hunter Jr.: 23rd round C.J. Prosise: 3rd round Patrick Hodan: 2nd round moving forward will operate as part of a combined program ation since the 2013-14 season and will continue to compete Los Angeles Angels Seattle Seahawks San Jose Earthquakes for swimming and diving, similar to all other ACC institutions. in that league for one additional season in 2016-17. Sheldon Day: 4th round Vince Cicciarelli: 3rd round Prior to joining Hockey East, Notre Dame played in the Cen- Jacksonville Jaguars Columbus Crew Men’s Basketball tral Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The Irish had two National Basketball Association stints in the CCHA, first playing from 1981-83 and then again Demetrius Jackson: 2nd round Hockey Women’s Soccer from 1992-93 through the 2012-13 season. During that time, Boston Celtics National Women’s Soccer League the Irish won both CCHA regular-season and postseason tournament titles in 2007 and 2009 and competed against Andrew Peeke: 2nd round Cari Roccaro: 1st round Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State. From 1971-72 to Columbus BlueJackets (34th pick) Houston Dash (5th pick) Football 1980-81, the Notre Dame competed alongside Michigan, Cameron Morrison: 2nd round Katie Naughton: 2nd round Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin in the Western Colorado Avalanche (40th pick) Chicago Red Stars Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Ronnie Stanley: 1st round Baltimore Ravens (6th pick) Will Fuller: 1st round Men’s Lacrosse Houston Texans (21st pick) Major League Lacrosse Jaylon Smith: 2nd round Matt Landis: 1st round Florida Launch (3rd pick) Matt Kavanagh: 1st round Denver Outlaws (5th pick)

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The majority of teams, ing. It assists in return-to- screenings in which the including football, collect play protocols ensuring created intervention is and assess wellness athletes are where they designed to help create questionnaire data which need to be prior to return- symmetry for athletes and SPORTS enables understanding of ing from injury—and it enable them to move what is impacting athletes makes interventions to “better” and more effi- on a day-to-day basis, how decrease the risk of injury. ciently. they are coping with stress Sleep monitoring and About 150 undergraduate and how they are recover- PERFORMANCE research with the Sleep, student members from a ing and adapting to training Stress and Memory Lab on variety of majors have on a day-to-day/week-to- campus produces specific joined the newly formed week basis. research as it pertains to Sports Analytics Club. A RPE (Rating of Perceived athletes and their athletic select group of these One of Notre Dame’s primary objectives is to Exertion) data is collected performance. students will be working across four sports. RPE is alongside staff from a support and improve athletic performance The latest new technol- the athlete rating for each variety of sports to help through the application of science, medicine ogy central to sports session completed, whether undertake data analytics and technology. Central to this is a philosophy science portfolios is a it be practice, games and data mining that will that works to create systems and structures markerless motion capture (competition), strength and serve to inform coaches to maximize the impact of technical expertise, system used to generate conditioning or rehab and support staff. environments, technology and service “movement blue-prints” for sessions. With this informa- delivery on an athlete’s ability to optimize every athlete. These will tion training loads are performance. Sports performance staff members accurately direct efforts for developed for given are empowered to gain insights through each individual to minimize sessions based on the athlete monitoring and profiling that allow injury and enhance athletes’ perception of the implementation of positive interventions. performance. This tool will difficulty of the session. Here are details of key 2015-16 initiatives: roll out for the 2016-17 As a marker of internal academic year. load or response to Derin McMains, director Force plate assessments training, heart rate monitor- of mental conditioning, enable profiles of athletes ing is utilized with five joined the sports perfor- as it pertains to their teams, including hockey, mance staff in November physical abilities, trainability which acquired the latest 2015. He serves as a and fatigue. The long-term heart-rate monitoring resource to support goal is to be able to profile technology to inform staff coaching staffs from all athletes on the plate to about physiological sports on matters relating understand how they demands placed on to peak performance and compare to previous/other athletes. The goal is to mental conditioning. current athletes, how a understand what it costs an Dr. Duncan French, training intervention has athlete by performing a director of performance impacted their physical specific effort. sciences, arrived in January qualities—and how fatigue 2016. He works across all Matt Howley, director of is impacting their ability to sports to provide a techni- sports science, coordinates perform. Through partner- cal interface between use of Catapult (GPS), ships with the NHL Buffalo coaches and support providing objective external Sabres and ongoing services, as well as coordi- load data. Used across conversations with depart- nating the sports science seven teams, including ments on campus (includ- initiatives that support football, it provides an ing computer engineering) competitive advantage. understanding of each algorithm will assist in sport and the physical providing additional usable CoachMePlus is an demands required of it, information in these areas. app-based platform now then linking those details to Strength and conditioning providing the sports practice plans. The aim is to coach Geoff Puls partnered performance staff and assist coaches in planning on a successful grant coaches with the opportu- practice sessions to ensure application with Notre nity to centralize collected optimal performance in Dame professor Patrick data. The system enables games, and to enable Quinn from computer athletes to report data on a appropriate levels of sciences to explore daily or scheduled basis as training stress to be applied bespoke force-plate well as providing the oppor- to athletes. Catapult also applications within the tunity to visualize and monitors physical perfor- weight room setting. report that information to mance to understand if an sports performance team Fusionetics provides athlete may become members, coaches and specific interventions for overtrained or is undertrain- athletes. each athlete based on

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These were other stu- Track and field athlete dent welfare and devel- Lena Madison served as opment programming host of a One Love Escala- pieces: tion Workshop to help STUDENT WELFARE activate the campus in a Football player Drew movement to end relation- Recker initiated a Student- ship violence. AND DEVELOPMENT Athlete Pageant in Club Naimoli, with Bo Brauer The Fighting Irish Career (hockey) and Olivia Perham Institute held two career (rowing) crowned as events to connect athletes Study Abroad winners among the with various companies Programs participants representing such as Accenture, E&J 14 sports. Gallo and Evicore—with Notre Dame in 2015 added more than 175 students The goal of the pageant additional study abroad participating. programs in spring and is to highlight the depth Ongoing programs summer time periods of talents and strengths included the Summer outside of summer school— student-athletes possess Bridge Orientation and First Community service work Fighting Irish Fight for and that has enabled a beyond their sports. Year Orientation—with both by Notre Dame teams Life in 2015-16 paired 16 number of Irish athletes to All 26 teams participated events designed to provide and individuals included Irish teams with 14 patients participate. In 2016, 11 Notre in an August “Welcome student welfare and a record 12,422 hours (ages 5-18) in the Memorial Dame athletes (from nine Back BBQ” which also development details, sports (a fourth consecutive Hospital hematology/ sports) participated in the included a drop-off point performance programming record-breaking year), oncology unit—including a South Africa program, six for the ACE School Supply and background on campus highlighted by these Halloween party and a luau traveled to Jerusalem (two Drive. partners to new athletes, projects: to provide the patients and sessions), four to Brazil and Football player KeiVarae parents and guardians. The their families opportunities four to . Fifty-seven Notre Dame Russell continued the 185 first-year athletes heard to spend time with the athletes worked with 140 Instagram account “Get To from a panel of upper-class Notre Dame athletes. fourth-graders from Perley Know Me” he initiated to athletes and athletics staff Approximately 200 athletes Primary Fine Arts Academy encourage people at Notre and were paired with peer from all 26 teams attended Rosenthal and McKinley Primary Dame to engage with each mentors. In addition, the Pediatric Christmas Center (in partnership with Leadership other by asking questions, Positive Transition Seminars Party, along with 150 St. Joseph Regional Medical rejecting judgments and provided teams and guests—patients from both Academy Center) as part of This getting to know one athletes with opportunities Memorial and St. Joseph Skorcz (rowing) served Counts Camp, a health The 2015-16 version of Notre Dame Student- another. to promote social connect- Regional Medical Center as career chairs. Casey initiative designed to the Rosenthal Leadership edness and purposeful and their families. Christian Athlete Africano (softball) and Jane The Irish women’s tennis, promote physical activity. Academy included 126 goal-setting. Fennelly (women’s ten- rowing and cheerleading participants across all 26 Athletes Advisory More than 60 athletes nis) served as community teams won the #IrishOn3 The McDonald Center for Irish varsity programs. The walked regularly with Sixty Notre Dame athletes service chairs. Hannah Huff- competition for 2015-16 for Student Well-Being helped program included six work- Council residents of the Homeless representing all 26 teams man (women’s basketball), their support of other create drug and alcohol shops and three overnight Seventy-nine athletes Center to create relation- attended weekly meetings Danielle Lukish (women’s teams and athletes—with programming tailored per retreats. Targeted growth across all sports enriched ships and promote healthy to provide a place of refuge lacrosse) and Drew Recker senior cheerleader Ryan team. areas included embrac- the overall athletic experi- lifestyles and positive to inspire spiritual growth (football) were the forum Lopez winning individual ing leadership challenges, ence by contributing in More than half of all Irish decision-making. and community. chairs. Josh Hagar (men’s recognition for a third overcoming perfectionism the areas of community, squads made individual tennis), Ryan Lopez (cheer- straight year. The One Shirt One Body and fair of failure, maximiz- camaraderie, career, com- team or multi-team career leading) and Karley Wester campaign originated at ing potential by providing munication and character. The Notre Dame hockey, treks for industry aware- (softball) were the IrishOn3 Notre Dame by Andrew and receiving feedback, Irish track standout Kaila men’s and women’s bask- ness and career training. chairs—and Sydney Golic Helmin (formerly track and initiating communication, Barber represented the etball and men’s and (women’s swimming) and The Notre Dame Career field) and Corey Robinson maximizing team potential University by serving as women’s lacrosse teams Glory Williams (women’s Center’s Experience Team (football) provided a and fostering a champion- one of three Atlantic Coast worked with the Gender soccer) served as Through- along with athletics program where college ship culture. Conference representatives Relations Center and stu- IrishEyes chairs. development helped athletes at schools all over voting on NCAA autonomy dent affairs to hold action provide financial support for the country could donate legislation. Officers in 2015- events highlighting the summer internships to 29 their extra athletic gear and 16 were president Kath- Green Dot campaign to athletes from nine sports. also visit schools to talk erine McManus (women’s promote violence about the importance of lacrosse), vice president prevention. goals, hopes, dreams and Corey Robinson (football) hard work. and secretary Emily Geyer (women’s soccer). Katie Higgins (volleyball), Chris Hubbard (men’s soccer), Lena Madison (women’s track and field) and Katie

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MENDELSON FUND

For a decade the Mendelson Fund for Athletics Excellence has provided incremental dollars and non-budgeted funding for Notre Dame’s Olympic sports programs. The fund generates annual income to assist Irish coaches in supporting the development of their athletes and ultimately increasing the visibility of their programs. The fund’s market value stands at more than $2.9 million. These are projects approved in 2015-16:

October 2015 Approved Items May 2016 Approved Items MEN’S LACROSSE $14,800 WOMEN’S LACROSSE $41,015 8 NormaTec Chairs Bexel Camera System advanced rehab and recovery system $800 Remote camera system $41,015 Norma Tec Attachments $1,000 2 E Stim Units created for HOCKEY $20,397.60 elite athletes for sport specific rehabilitation 2 Polar Team Pro Sets and performance optimization $1,000 heart rate monitoring system $9,500 8 Norma Tec $12,000 Polar Team Pro Sensors (10) $3,467.50 Polar Team Pro Licensing Fee $2,500 Department of Athletics BASEBALL $4,999 Polar Onside Training and Install $1,875 (574) 631-6107 Home Plate Premier A300 black (30) $2,099.10 Athletics Business Office programmable pitching machine that can iPads $956 simulate nearly any pitch a batter could face $4,999 (574) 631-8112 BASEBALL $2,400 Media Relations FENCING $4,067.31 Triple Play Pitching Machine 3 Pro Floating Tripods portable pitching machine $2,400 (574) 631-7516 used to improve video quality $3,287.85 Video Equipment Protection $779.46 VOLLEYBALL $4,080.04 Film computer Upgrade $769 WOMEN’S SOCCER $5,226 Keiser Bikes (2) $2,611.94 2 NormaTec Bilateral Hip iP Camera $699.10 advanced rehab and recovery system $1,080 Battery Charger $144 SWIMMING AND DIVING $31,866 4 Battery Packs $558 Lower and Upper Diving Platforms PULSE Recovery Package Short $1,495 1 and 3-meter diving platforms $31,866 PULSE Lower body Recovery $1,949 WOMEN’S SOCCER $9,885 WOMEN’S LACROSSE $10,812 Portable Electrical Stim Units (2) 3 PULSE Recover Systems and cases, created for elite athletes for sport specific PULSE Lower Body Recovery Packages rehabilitation and performance optimization $6,990 advanced rehab and recovery system $10,812 Hawk Gold Set facilitates soft tissue healing $2,895

TRACK AND FIELD $3,900 Extended Warranty for 2 Anti-Gravity Treadmill Units Alter G treadmills—shorten recovery time, reduce injury and improve mobility $3,900

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