University of Notre Dame has written, “If (Sorin) was to The begin at all, the head of this new

University college had to be mightily con- cerned about frostbite and empty otre Dame’s founding can per- stomachs. The more elusive prob- haps best be characterized as lems of intellectual development Nan outburst of missionary would have to wait.” zeal. How else can one describe the If Notre Dame in its infancy was action of Father Edward Sorin, the 28- the child of Sorin’s vision and will, year-old French priest of the its subsequent growth and devel- Congregation of Holy Cross who — opment were the products of large with $310 cash and three log buildings and powerful social and historical in various stages of disrepair in the forces. Just as the University was middle of the northern Indiana fron- being established, the first waves tier — had the temerity to christen his of European immigrants, over- enterprise the University of Notre whelmingly Catholic, were reach- Dame du Lac? ing America’s shores, and Notre Notre Dame at its founding was a name in Dame’s location — though seem- search of, or perhaps in anticipation of, a uni- ingly remote — in fact put it versity. The wonder is not so much what the within easy reach of cities like University has become more than a century Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis, all and a half later, but that it survived at all in of which soon would have large those early years of beginning almost literally immigrant Catholic populations. from nothing. The growth of the University of In his book, The University of Notre Dame: A Notre Dame and the immigrant Portrait of Its History and Campus, historian experience would be inextricably Thomas Schlereth of the American studies linked. department has described the odds the A number of forces were at work in this Zahm was not without evidence to support University was up against: “Only nine other relationship. The American Dream was com- his faith in Notre Dame’s potential. On this Catholic colleges existed when Notre Dame ing into being, and with it the hope and campus in 1899, Jerome Green, a young Notre was founded, but that number had grown to expectation that, through hard work and edu- Dame scientist, became the first American to 51 by 1861. Presently only seven of these ante- cation, children would enjoy greater opportu- transmit a wireless message. At about the bellum institutions still exist. One historian nities than their parents. At the same time, same time, Albert Zahm, Father John’s estimates a mortality rate of approximately anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic sentiments younger brother, was designing the first suc- 80 percent among Notre Dame’s contemporary were open and pervasive in American society, cessful helicopter and first wind tunnel and secular institutions. Yet Notre Dame survived creating barriers to immigrant Catholic stu- was launching the first man-carrying glider …” dents. Equally strong sentiments among from the roof of a building on campus. The The University’s survival of those early many Catholics regarded public schools at University also had established the nation’s years is a tribute not only to the faith of Father any level as dangerous places where young first architecture, law and engineering Sorin, but also to his pragmatism and wit. In people might lose their faith. For all these schools under Catholic auspices. the beginning, his institution’s only admis- reasons, education — primary, secondary and The debate over Notre Dame’s future was sions requirement was the ability to pay — higher education — became the centerpiece effectively ended in the two decades follow- some payment, at least, and not necessarily in of American Catholicism. ing the First World War. In 1919, the currency or coin; livestock or the services of a Though it may not have seemed so at the University installed its first president to tradesman or some other “in-kind” payment time, this great historical movement of peo- have earned a Ph.D., Father James Burns, also were cheerfully accepted. Nor were ples and the creation of the American melting C.S.C., and the changes he initiated were as admissions limited by religious preference. pot dramatically enhanced the odds of Notre dramatic as they were far-reaching. The ele- Father Sorin’s mission and inspiration were Dame’s survival. What still had to be decided, mentary, preparatory and manual labor pro- thoroughly and indisputably Catholic, but however, was precisely the type of institution grams were scrapped; the University’s first from the beginning he made it clear that Notre Dame would become. How could this board of lay advisors was established with would-be students of any religious persuasion small Midwestern school without endowment the goal of creating a $1-million endowment, were welcome; indeed, that Notre Dame’s stu- and without ranks of well-to-do alumni hope with a national campaign conducted to dent body eventu- to compete with achieve that goal; and the first annual giv- ally would firmly estab- ing program for alumni was launched. With become over- lished private this impetus established, between 1919 and whelmingly The University of Notre Dame’s institutional universities and 1933 the University would erect 15 new build- Catholic was mission is to attain the highest standards of public-supported ings and triple the numbers of both its stu- more a reflection state institu- dents and its faculty. of American cul- excellence in teaching, scholarship, and tions? As in Also during this period, a new and utterly ture than of selected fields of research in a community Sorin’s day, the unanticipated element was added to the parochialism on fact that the ethos of Notre Dame, and the University for- the University’s of learning where truth is seen to be University pur- ever after would be a national institution. part. informed by belief and where, specifically, sued this lofty That new element was, of course, the game of Sorin was and ambitious football. But for Notre Dame and for its equally flexible the Catholic faith and intellectual vision of its legions of ethnic American loyalists — most, when it came to tradition are celebrated and lived. future was testi- but not all, Catholic — the cliché was true: his University’s mony to the faith Football was more than a game. Through its academic offer- of its leaders — academic program, Notre Dame already was ings. While a classical collegiate curriculum leaders such as Father John Zahm, C.S.C. part of the striving of ethnic Americans to was established early on, so too were elemen- As Schlereth describes it: earn a place in the American mainstream. tary and preparatory programs as well as a “Zahm … envisioned Notre Dame as poten- Now, even for those who had never and would manual labor school, and for several decades tially ‘the intellectual center of the American never attend Notre Dame, the University the collegiate program never attracted more West’; an institution with large undergradu- became a symbol, so much so that its attrac- than a dozen students in any year. As Notre ate, graduate, and professional schools tion persists literally to this day. Dame’s chronicler, Father Arthur Hope, C.S.C., equipped with laboratories, libraries, and The national recognition football brought to research facilities. Notre Dame should strive Notre Dame was a mixed blessing at those to become the University that its charter times when it tended to overshadow the claimed it was.” University’s growing academic distinction,

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 126 Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., to Become 17th President The University Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees elected Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., as the University’s 17th president at its meeting April 30, from the one encountered by Father 2004, after Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., announced his intention Sorin on his arrival in this country. to step down as president at the end of his current term which The tangible barriers faced then by expires on June 30, 2005. Catholic students and scholars A vice president and associate provost at Notre Dame since July have largely been removed, and 2000, Father Jenkins was elected to a five-year term beginning July today one may find such students 1, 2005. He is an associate professor of philosophy and has been a and scholars at Harvard and member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1990. Stanford and Duke, as well as at Prior to his election as vice president and associate provost, Notre Dame. American Catholics Father Jenkins, 50, had been religious superior of the Holy Cross are firmly implanted in the priests and brothers at Notre Dame for three years. As religious American mainstream. superior, he was a Fellow and Trustee of the University, but he At the same time, the secularization of con- relinquished those posts to assume his duties in the provost’s temporary American society is an undisputed office. fact, and with that transformation has come a Father Jenkins specializes in the areas of ancient philosophy, weakening of common values, an antipathy medieval philosophy and the philosophy of religion. He is the to belief, and a resistance to the very notion of author of “Knowledge and Faith in Thomas Aquinas,” published by Cambridge University Press in 1997. underlying truths. One expression of this Father Jenkins earned two degrees in philosophy from Oxford University, in 1987 and 1989. He earned viewpoint is the contention that a Catholic his master of divinity degree and licentiate in sacred theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at university is a contradiction in terms, that Berkeley, Calif., in 1988. Prior to entering the Congregation of Holy Cross, he earned bachelor’s and mas- reason and belief are somehow mutually ter’s degrees in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1976 and 1978, respectively. exclusive. The Catholic intellectual tradition Father Jenkins was ordained a priest in Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart in 1983. He served and the Western university tradition itself as director of the Old College program for Notre Dame undergraduate candidates for the Congregation stand in opposition to this contention, as does Notre Dame. of Holy Cross from 1991 to 1993. It is a telling act that throughout Notre A native of Omaha, Neb., Father Jenkins was born Dec. 17, 1953. Dame’s history, and increasingly in recent years, many eminent scholars of various faith traditions have made the University their but overall it has been an almost incalculable endowment, now more than $3 billion, is the home simply because they have preferred to boon to public awareness of, interest in, and 18th-largest in American higher education work in a community of learning where belief support of Notre Dame. It may be amusing to and campus additions have included: new is not merely tolerated, but in fact is cele- speculate how the University’s history might research laboratories; a graduate student brated. have been different without the phenomenon housing complex; residence halls for under- Father Sorin’s dream was predicated on his of football, but the University is happy to graduate women (who now comprise more conviction that a university would be a pow- accept this legacy as is. than 45 percent of the student body); erful force for good in this land that he If the post-World War I era saw Notre DeBartolo Hall, the most technologically embraced as his own. For the University of Dame’s first flowering as a true University, advanced teaching facility in higher educa- Notre Dame, Sorin’s conviction remains the the half-century since the Second World War tion; a 153,000-square foot complex for the inspiration, the mission and the driving force. has seen the vision of John Zahm reach full Mendoza College of Business; and one of the fruition. Father John Cavanaugh, C.S.C., largest bookstores in higher education. began the process after the war by toughen- The question for Notre Dame today is, hav- ing Notre Dame’s entrance requirements, ing become a distinguished American uni- U.S. News & World Report increasing faculty hiring, and establishing versity, to what should it now aspire? 2005 Top 20 Rankings of the Notre Dame Foundation to expand the Some goals are self-evident. The University’s development capabilities. Then, University must strive at all times to bring National Universities during the 35-year tenure of Father Theodore new vigor to its teaching and to enhance both Hesburgh, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s enrollment, the breadth and the depth of the education it 1. Harvard faculty and degrees awarded all doubled; offers students. At the same time, it must Princeton library volumes increased five-fold; endow- strengthen significantly its graduate pro- 3. Yale ment catapulted from less than $10 million to grams and faculty research to make ever 4. Pennsylvania more than $400 million; campus physical greater contributions in the quest for new 5. Duke facilities grew from 48 to 88 buildings; faculty knowledge. compensation increased ten-fold; and But the institutional mission of Notre Dame Massachusetts Institute of research funding grew more than twenty- reaches beyond these goals. Technology fold. In addition, two defining moments The higher aspiration of the University of Stanford occurred during this period: the transference Notre Dame is to seek out and assume leader- 8. Cal Tech of University governance in 1967 from the ship roles through which students and 9. Columbia Congregation of Holy Cross to a predomi- alumni, faculty, interdisciplinary institutes, nantly lay board of trustees and the admis- and professional programs can bring their Dartmouth sion of women to undergraduate studies in accomplishments to bear on the most basic 11. Northwestern 1972. and pressing needs of humanity — for peace Washington University (St. Louis) Since 1987, when Father Edward Malloy, and social justice, for human rights and dig- 13. Brown C.S.C., assumed the presidency, the nity, for ethical conduct in business, science 14. Cornell University has continued to grow in stature. and the professions, for a renewal of values in Endowed faculty positions now number interpersonal and societal relationships, and Johns Hopkins more than 190, the student body is among for a more enlightened stewardship of the Chicago the most selective in the nation — with a environment, to name but a few of the chal- 17. Rice third of entering freshmen ranking among lenges. 18. NOTRE DAME the top five students in their high school This aspiration is incumbent upon Notre Vanderbilt graduating classes — and the graduation Dame as a Catholic university. Today, as 20. Emory rate annually is among the four or five high- throughout its history, Notre Dame’s position est in the nation, behind only a handful of in American culture mirrors that of the Ivy League institutions. The University’s Catholic Church. The world is very different

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 127 • Computer and information technol- Indicators of ogy resources at Notre Dame have Excellence been ranked among the nation’s best in the survey “America’s 100 Most Wired RANKINGS Colleges.” • Notre Dame is rated among the nation’s top 25 institutions of higher FACULTY AND PROGRAMS learning in surveys conducted by • Chemist Dennis Jacobs was U.S. News & World Report, Princeton selected the 2002-03 U.S. Professor of Review, Time, Kiplinger’s, and the Year for research and doctoral uni- Kaplan/Newsweek. versities by the Carnegie Foundation • The Wall Street Journal has cited for the Advancement of Teaching and Notre Dame as one of the “New Ivies” in the Council for the Advancement and American higher education, along with, Support of Education. among others, Duke, Northwestern and • The Department of Philosophy was Johns Hopkins. ranked 14th in the United States in a • Notre Dame ranks as one of the nation’s survey of nearly 200 philosophers, and most selective universities, joining Harvard, Notre Dame and Yale were cited as the Notre Dame celebrated the centennial of The Grotto in 1996. Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Dartmouth, Brown, nation’s top two programs for the study MIT, and Rice as the only schools that admit of the philosophy of religion. fewer than half of their freshman applicants • Faculty in the College of Arts and Letters RESEARCH MILESTONES and enroll more than half of those who are have earned 17 fellowships from the National For more than 100 years, Notre Dame admitted. Endowment for the Humanities during the past researchers have been at the forefront of numer- • An influential book from Johns Hopkins five years, more than any other university in the ous pioneering developments: University Press ranks Notre Dame sixth nation. • In 1893, 10 years before the Wright brothers’ among 11 rising private research universities. • Carolyn Woo, Gillen Dean of the Mendoza first flight, Notre Dame engineering professor • Notre Dame ranks first among U.S. Catholic College of Business, has been named one of the Albert Zahm organized the first International colleges and universities in the number of 40 “young leaders” of American academe by Aeronautic Congress in Chicago. Based upon undergraduates who have gone on to earn a Change, the journal of the American experiments on campus, he presented a paper doctorate since 1920, according to independent Association for Higher Education. that proposed the first modern method for studies conducted by Georgetown University • Notre Dame established the first programs launching airplanes and manually controlling and the Delta Epsilon Sigma scholastic honor in law, engineering and architecture at an them in flight by using rotating wing parts to society. American Catholic institution of higher learning. balance the aircraft laterally and a double tail • Notre Dame is one of the few universities to • Notre Dame’ s Institute for Medieval Studies to control pitching and side-to-side movement. rank in the top 25 in the U.S. News & World was the first in the United States, and the • Jerome J. Green, a member of Notre Dame’s Report survey of America’s best colleges and University also founded the first publication engineering faculty from 1895-1914, was a pio- the United States Sports Academy Division I series dedicated specifically to medieval top- neer of wireless communication. Guided by the Directors’ Cup standings (sponsored by the ics. findings of Guglielmo Marconi, Green became National Association of Collegiate Directors of • According to the National Science Foundation, the first American to transmit a wireless mes- Athletics) of the best overall athletic programs. Notre Dame is one of the top three U.S. universi- sage — from Notre Dame to neighboring Saint • Notre Dame ranks eighth in a listing of ties in low-energy nuclear physics research. Mary’s College. “dream schools” in a survey of college appli- • The University’s Biological Sciences Depart- • Beginning in 1907, Notre Dame priest and cants and parents by the Princeton Review. ment is an internationally recognized center for professor Rev. Julius Nieuwland, C.S.C., con- Others are NYU, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Duke, research in mosquito biology and the Center ducted research that 25 years later led to the Columbia, and Princeton. for Tropical Disease Research and Training discovery of the formula for synthetic rubber. houses the Aedes Reference Centre. Produced commercially by the DuPont Highest University • Notre Dame’s Department of Accountancy Company under the brand name Neoprene, the Graduation Rates consistently ranks among the top 10 in the highly-elastic material is used for products country in an annual nationwide survey of ranging from water-faucet washers to gasoline- Rk. University ...... Pct.* accountancy department chairs. pump hoses to the adhesive strips on dispos- 1. Harvard...... 98 • The Department of Mathematics ranks in able diapers. 2. NOTRE DAME...... 95 • In the 1930s, professors Edward A. Coomes the top quarter among all universities that Yale...... 95 and George B. Collins led a research team that grant a doctorate in the field. Dartmouth ...... 95 was the first to use an electronstatic generator • The wind tunnels housed in the Hessert Brown ...... 95 to accelerate electrons and the first to disinte- Laboratory for Aerospace Research are interna- grate the nucleus of an atom with electrons. * As reported in U.S. News and World Report tionally known for pioneering techniques in They built a larger electronstatic generator with (Sept. 2003) smoke-flow visualization. nearly double the voltage of the first that was Highest Division I-A • The Notre Dame Law School is rated among used by the Manhattan Project during World the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report, and the Student-Athlete Graduation Rates War II to study the effects of radiation on matter. Educational Quality Rankings of U.S. Law • Germ-free technology developed by profes- Schools places Notre Dame among the top four Rk. University ...... Pct.* sors James Reyniers and Morris Pollard at Notre 1. Northwestern ...... 89 nationally for teaching quality. Dame’s LOBUND Laboratory has played a sig- Duke...... 89 • The reputation of the Mendoza College of nificant role in bone-marrow treatment for 3. NOTRE DAME...... 87 Business at Notre Dame has risen dramatically leukemia and Hodgkins disease, the prevention Stanford...... 87 in the U.S. News & World Report survey of MBA of colon cancer, and the use of nutrition in pre- 5. Rice...... 82 programs. Unranked four years ago, Mendoza venting prostate cancer. 6. Virginia ...... 81 is now 29th nationally. Mendoza also for the • The late biologist George B. Craig Jr. was 7. Boston College ...... 80 first time has broken into the top 30 of the influ- one of the world’s foremost experts on mosqui- 8. Penn State ...... 79 ential Business Week survey. toes and their disease-carrying capabilities. For Syracuse ...... 79 • Music professor Alexander Blachly was two decades he studied the genetics of Aëdes 10. Vanderbilt...... 78 nominated for a Grammy Award in 1999. aegypti, the Yellow Fever mosquito, using it to * According to 2003 NCAA Graduation Rates • Notre Dame is part of a new consortium of better understand disease transmission and to Report universities constructing the world’s largest tel- experiment with genetic control techniques. His escope in Arizona. later work included study of LaCrosse • Two Notre Dame theologians are members encephalitis in the Midwest and the Asian Tiger of the official translation team of the Dead Sea mosquito’s migration from Southeast Asia to the Scrolls. United States. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 128 • The U.S. Department of Energy-supported versity. The Keough Notre Dame Study Centre- Radiation Laboratory on campus has given Ireland, housed in historic Newman House in Indicators of

Notre Dame the largest concentration of radia- Dublin, engages in extensive cooperative Excellence tion chemists in the world, with typically 30 dif- agreements with Trinity College, Dublin, and ferent external institutions represented University College Dublin (UCD). • Notre Dame’s association with the annually on its research staff. Notre Dame was • Notre Dame is among the universities offer- Peace Corps goes back to the agency’s the first American university to provide formal ing students a semester of study at Biosphere II founding in 1961, when the very first training in radiation chemistry, and it continues in the Arizona desert. volunteers were trained on campus. to be the principal source of trained postgradu- • At the request of Pope Paul VI, Notre Dame Since then, more than 665 Notre Dame ates in the field. helped found the Ecumenical Institute for graduates have entered the Peace Theological Studies at Tantur, located on a hill- Corps, more than from any other STUDENTS top on the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Catholic college or university. • Notre Dame’s graduation rate of 95 percent is • The University’s London Centre programs, exceeded by only Harvard. which recently moved into expanded quarters ALUMNI • Notre Dame’s 96 percent retention rate in a historic building on Trafalgar Square, • The University’s network of 248 between the freshman and sophomore years is include some 150 students each semester from alumni clubs — including 38 interna- among the highest in the country, thanks in each of Notre Dame’s four colleges. tional clubs — is the most extensive in higher large part to the University’s unique First Year of • Notre Dame’s London Law Centre operates education. Studies Program. the only full-time branch of an American law • With graduates renowned for their loyalty • Notre Dame graduates are accepted into school located outside the United States. and generosity, Notre Dame annually ranks medical schools at a rate of about 75 percent, • Students in the School of Architecture spend among the top five universities in percentage of almost twice the national average. their third year in the University’s Rome Studies alumni who contribute. • Notre Dame has one of the highest under- Center. • In the world of business, Notre Dame alumni graduate residential concentrations of any serve in chief executive and other leadership national university, with 80 percent of its stu- SERVICE positions at firms such as Goldman, Sachs & dents living in the 27 residence halls. Some 40 • Community service is a hallmark of Notre Co.; Haggar Company; Morgan Stanley Dean Holy Cross religious continue to live and pro- Dame. About 80 percent of Notre Dame students, Witter & Co.; the Chicago Mercantile Exchange; vide a pastoral presence in the halls. through the University’s Center for Social Merck & Company; Marriott Corp.; Emerson • Scholastic, the University’s student maga- Concerns, are active in social service, and at Electric Company; Hershey Foods Corp.; and zine, is the oldest college publication in the least 10 percent of each year’s baccalaureate Liz Claiborne, Inc. country. • Notre Dame alumni preside as chief execu- • The Notre Dame marching band was graduating class spends a year or more in vol- unteer service, prompting United Nations tive officers at 27 U.S. and international col- founded in 1843 and is the oldest college march- leges and universities. ing band still in existence. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to say, “Notre Dame represents much that is best and most • Notre Dame graduates in high-level govern- generous in the American tradition.” mental positions include U.S. Congressmen INTERNATIONAL AND representing New York, New Jersey, and OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES • More than 600 Notre Dame graduates have Indiana, and the national security advisor. • Notre Dame ranks third in the percentage of participated in the Holy Cross Associates pro- • In alumni satisfaction surveys, Notre Dame students studying abroad among major gram since its inception in 1978. Established by ranks among the top three nationally. research universities. the University’s founding congregation, the pro- • In recent years, Notre Dame alumni have • Notre Dame offers 26 international study gram engages young lay people in the congre- won a Nobel Prize in medicine, a Pulitzer Prize programs in 17 countries. gation’s service to the poor in the United States in journalism, and an Emmy Award for contri- • Notre Dame’s Keough Institute for Irish and Chile. butions to television technology. Studies is the nation’s foremost Irish studies • Notre Dame’s Social Concerns Seminars, in program, and Notre Dame has the most promi- which undergraduates spend fall and spring nent presence in Ireland of any American uni- breaks offering assistance in Appalachia and RESOURCES AND FACILITIES other impoverished areas, are some of the most • Notre Dame ranks in the top 20 among all comprehensive service-learning programs in American colleges and universities in size of higher education. endowment (approximately $3 billion) and in • The University’s Alliance for Catholic annual voluntary support. Since 1984-85, the Education (ACE) sends 135 recent graduates to University has ranked first in the amount of teach in some 90 understaffed Catholic schools money contributed annually by parents. It has in the Southern, Southeastern, and the largest endowment and yearly gift total of Southwestern United States and in South Bend. any Catholic institution of higher learning in A national model, ACE has received the Higher the world. Education Award from the Corporation for • Notre Dame is one of just 10 major private National Service for leadership in using universities to receive a rating of Aaa from national service resources through AmeriCorps. Moody’s Investors Service. • Accountancy students annually prepare • The 65,000-square-foot Hammes Notre Dame more than 2,500 tax forms for area residents as a Bookstore is among the largest in American part of Notre Dame’s 30-year-old Tax Assistance higher education. Program. • The recently completed “Generations” capi- • Notre Dame’s Andrews Summer Service tal campaign raised $1.1 billion dollars, making Projects have provided more than 1,400 scholar- it the largest fund-raising effort in the history of ships since 1980 to undergraduate students who Catholic higher education. devote eight weeks of their summers to pro- • The DeBartolo Center for the Performing grams serving the poor. Arts — a $63.6 million, 150,000-square-foot com- • More than 5,000 Notre Dame undergraduates plex with five distinct performance venues — have spent part of their winter breaks partici- opened in the summer of 2004. pating in the Urban Plunge, a Center for Social • Fitness and recreational facilities at Notre Concerns program in which students devote 48 Dame include the 7,000-yard Warren Golf The Theodore M. Hesburgh Library and the nine other Course and the Rolfs Sports Recreation Center. libraries on campus contain a total of more than three hours to studying and experiencing the poverty, million volumes. injustice and apathy in America’s inner cities.

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Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., is in his 18th and final year as Notre Dame’s president. The University’s 16th president, Father Malloy was elected by the Board of Trustees in 1986 and took office July 1, 1987, after having served five years as vice president and associate Rev. Edward Dr. Nathan Hatch Dr. John Affleck-Graves Patrick McCartan Tex Dutile provost. Malloy, C.S.C. University Provost Executive Chair of the NCAA Faculty University President Father Malloy is a full professor in the Vice President Notre Dame Board Representative of Trustees Department of Theology and has been a member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1974. A rarity among uni- versity presidents, he continues to teach, conducting a Father Malloy earned his doctorate in Christian degrees, in 1972 and 1974, respectively, from seminar for first-year undergraduates each semester, ethics from Vanderbilt University in 1975, and Washington University in St. Louis. and he makes his home in a student residence hall on Vanderbilt honored him in 1998 with the establishment John Affleck-Graves was elected the first lay campus. He is the author of four books and more than of a chair in Catholic studies in his name. He also has executive vice president of Notre Dame in April 2004. A 50 articles and book chapters. been awarded 16 honorary degrees. He earned bache- vice president and associate provost since June 2001, Under his direction, the University has experienced lor’s and master’s degrees in English from Notre Dame he also holds the Notre Dame Chair in Finance in the rapid growth in its reputation due to substantive in 1963 and 1967 and a second master’s degree, in the- Mendoza College of Business. improvements in the size and scholarly credentials of ology, in 1969 while studying for the priesthood. He was Dr. Affleck-Graves, the fifth person to serve as exec- its faculty, the academic quality and diversity of the ordained in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the utive vice president, administers the University’s student body, and its financial resources and physical Notre Dame campus in 1970. annual operating budget of more than $650 million and infrastructure. During his tenure, Notre Dame’s faculty Father Malloy has been recognized by several an endowment of more than $3 billion. He oversees has increased by more than 500; the academic quality prominent Irish-American organizations and is a recip- human resource activities for a work force of more than of the student body has improved dramatically, with ient of the National Association of Basketball Coaches 4,000 employees — the largest in St. Joseph County — the average SAT score rising from 1240 to 1360; the Balfour Silver Anniversary Award, given to former var- and directs the University’s construction program. number of minority students has more than doubled; sity basketball players who have distinguished them- A native of South Africa and a naturalized U.S. citi- the endowment has grown from $350 million to more selves in civic leadership and service. zen, Dr. Affleck-Graves specializes in the study of ini- than $3 billion; the annual operating budget has risen Father Malloy serves on the boards of Vanderbilt tial public offerings, valuation and asset pricing from $177 million to more than $650 million; and University and the Universities of Portland and St. models, and shareholder value-added methodology. annual research funding has improved from $15 mil- Thomas, and he is a national leader in promoting com- He is the author of more than 50 refereed publications lion to more than $70 million. munity service and combating substance abuse. and the recipient of numerous teaching awards. A native of Washington, D.C., Father Malloy was Dr. Affleck-Graves joined the Notre Dame faculty in born May 3, 1941. 1986 after teaching and conducting research for the Notre Dame Administration Nathan O. Hatch, the Andrew V. Tackes Professor previous 11 years at his alma mater, the University of of History, became Notre Dame’s provost in 1996. The Cape Town, where he earned bachelor’s, master’s and President provost is the University’s second ranking officer and, doctoral degrees. Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C. at the direction of the president, exercises overall Patrick F. McCartan was elected the fifth chair of Provost responsibility for the academic enterprise. Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees in May 2000. He has Nathan O. Hatch Since his appointment, Dr. Hatch has concentrated been a Notre Dame trustee since 1989 and also is a Executive Vice President his focus on three areas: the pursuit of outstanding fac- Fellow of the University. ulty; the revitalization of undergraduate education, Mr. McCartan served from 1993 through 2002 as man- John Affleck-Graves including the creation of the Kaneb Center for aging partner of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, an inter- President-Elect Teaching and Learning and new opportunities in off- national law firm headquartered in Cleveland. Cited Rev. John I Jenkins, C.S.C. campus and international studies; and the enhance- by The National Law Journal as one of the country's Vice President and Associate Provost ment of academic centers of excellence, including the most respected and influential corporate trial lawyers, Christine Maziar Keough Institute for Irish Studies, the Institute for he currently is Jones Day’s senior partner, concentrat- Latino Studies, the Keck Center for Transgene ing on appellate litigation and corporate governance. Vice President and Associate Provost Research, and the Center for Nanoscience and A 1956 graduate of Notre Dame, Mr. McCartan earned Jean Ann Linney Technology. his law degree from the University in 1959. Before join- Vice President and Associate Provost Dr. Hatch also has devoted attention to major aca- ing Jones Day, he served as law clerk to Supreme Court Dennis Jacobs demic appointments, including new deans of the Justice Charles Evans Whittaker. Vice President for Student Affairs Colleges of Engineering, Science, and Arts and Letters, Fernand N. Dutile, affectionately known as Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. the Mendoza College of Business, and the Law School, “Tex,”was appointed chair of the University’s Faculty a new chair of the School of Architecture, new directors Board on Athletics in 2000 by Father Malloy. Professor Vice President for University Relations of the University libraries and the Snite Museum of Art, Dutile serves as Notre Dame’s NCAA Faculty Athletics Louis M. Nanni and a new assistant provost for enrollment. In addi- Representative. Vice President for Graduate Studies, Research tion, he has played an integral role in enhancing the A 1965 graduate of the Notre Dame Law School and a Jeffrey C. Kantor Catholic intellectual life at Notre Dame through the member of the faculty since 1971, Professor Dutile Vice President and General Counsel establishment of the Erasmus Institute, a major center served on the Faculty Board from 1991-98. He has for scholarship informed by Catholic thought. served 25 years on the University’s Academic Council, Carol Colby Kaesebier Appointed to the Tackes Chair in 1999 and a member including 10 years on its executive committee, and was Vice President for Business Operations of the faculty since 1975, Dr. Hatch regularly is cited as a member of the Provost's Advisory Committee and the James J. Lyphout one of the most influential scholars in the study of the search committees for the University’s two most recent Vice President and Chief Investment Officer history of religion in America. His book, The provosts. He was acting dean of the Law School from Scott C. Malpass Democratization of American Christianity, published 1991-93 and was an associate dean from 1988-91 and by Yale University Press in 1989, garnered three from 1993-99. Vice President for Public Affairs, Communication national awards. Professor Dutile has served on numerous University J. Roberto Gutierrez Dr. Hatch served as vice president for graduate stud- and Law School committees. He received the 2001 Vice President for Finance ies and research from 1989 to 1996. He was acting dean James E. Armstrong Award, which is presented annu- John A. Sejdinaj of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters in 1988-89, ally by the Notre Dame Alumni Association for out- and from 1983-88 was the college’s associate dean. standing employee service to the University, and Notre A summa cum laude graduate of Wheaton College Dame’s 2004 Faculty Award. in 1968, Dr. Hatch earned his master’s and doctoral

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 130 Academic Services Academic Services for Student- Athletes. It also contains the University Writing Center, a satellite office for the Center for Social Concerns, classrooms, staff offices, a tutoring center, a computer cluster, workrooms and a lounge. Working with the athletic depart- ment’s Student Welfare and Development office, Academic Services helps coordinate numerous work- shops and speakers to assist student-athletes with post-graduation planning and transition into professional careers. Offered in conjunc- tion with the University Counseling Center, workshops cover such topics as stress manage- ment, socialization to college life, adjusting to physical trauma and conflict management. At the end of each academic year, the office hosts an Academic Excellence Dinner for stu- dent-athletes who have achieved excellence in the classroom. The University president, deans of each college, members of the Faculty Board on Athletics and coaches also attend. Students The Morse Center opened in 2001 through a generous gift by Notre Dame football alumnus Jim Morse and his wife Leah Rae. with 4.0 semester GPAs, the individual student with the highest GPA in each sport, the top sen- ior student-athlete and the team with the high- The four objectives of Academic Services all est GPA receive special awards. work together and are aimed at teaching stu- The University’s Academic Services for dent-athletes to be responsible for themselves academically. Student-Athletes Office is designed to All-Time Academic To do so, Academic Services provides student- help Notre Dame fulfill its commitment to All-Americans athletes many services which begin as soon as freshmen arrive on campus and continue each student-athlete in his or her pursuit Rk. University/College No. through graduation. The office provides consis- of a college degree and academic 1. Nebraska 217 tent counseling and appropriate interventions 2. NOTRE DAME 152 regarding academic matters and refers student- excellence. In order to achieve these 3. MIT 120 athletes to campus offices to meet regularly goals, Academic Services has four major 4. Bucknell 107 with their professors and to use support services goals: to maintain the academic integrity 5. Penn State 107 provided by the various colleges and depart- *Number of Academic All-Americans entering ments. of the University, to comply with all 2004-05 school year. As soon as student-athletes begin classes, Academic Services monitors their progress University and NCAA rules and through surveys of their professors. These sur- regulations, to maintain the academic 2003-04 Academic veys ask professors to comment on the students’ good standing of every student-athlete, All-Americans work level, attendance and any need for tutorial Erika Bohn — Second Team help. If either a professor or a student-athlete and to assist every student-athlete to Women’s Soccer feels there is a need for additional help, graduate in four years. Sophomore, Brookfield, Conn. Academic Services provides tutors to student- 3.69, design athletes. Mary Boland — Second Team Women’s Soccer In addition to this interaction with Junior, Hudson, Ohio the faculty, the members of the 3.89, psychology Academic Services Office meet with Lauren King — Second Team student-athletes to develop a per- Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field sonal relationship. These sessions Junior, Toronto, Ontario 3.40, biology help student-athletes to develop both Todd Mobley — First Team semester-long and career-long aca- Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field demic goals. Discussions at this Senior, Bloomfield, Mich. meeting may include such topics as 3.89, math summer school attendance, class *Vanessa Pruzinsky — First Team scheduling and career possibilities. Women’s Soccer In 2001, the Academic Services Graduate Student, Trumbull, Conn. department received a new home 4.00, chemical engineering through a generous donation by foot- Steve Sollmann — First Team ball alumnus Jim Morse (’57) and his Baseball Former Notre Dame soccer Alan Lyskawa meets with academic Senior, Cincinnati, Ohio wife, Leah Rae, when the Coleman- counselor Mary Ann Spence to discuss course selection for the 3.38, marketing upcoming school year. Spence’s responsibilities include working Morse Center was completed. A 14- directly with the Irish volleyball program. million dollar building, the James and *Women’s Soccer Academic All-American of the Year Leah Rae Morse Center for Academic Services houses Notre Dame’s First Year of Studies Program and

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 131 '01; and a College World Series appearance in plan for upgrading Notre Dame's athletic physi- Director of baseball in 2002. A record 37 Notre Dame ath- cal plant. The first facility from that plan opens

Athletics letes earned All-America honors in 2001-02 – 33 in 2005, with the addition of the Guglielmino more All-America performances were achieved Family Athletics Center that will provide a new Kevin White, one of the most progres- by 27 different Irish athletes in 2002-03, and 24 day-to-day home for the Irish football program, sive and talented administrators in the athletes earned that designation on 29 occa- as well as enhanced space for training, sports intercollegiate athletics ranks, quickly sions in 2003-04. medicine, equipment, and strength and condi- attached his signature as director of ath- • Sixteen of a possible 22 teams earned national tioning for all Notre Dame student-athletes. letics at the University of Notre Dame. rankings in 2000-01, including 10 that achieved • On the academic front, 21 of Notre Dame’s 26 In fact, his initial four years in that posi- the highest rating in the history of the program. varsity teams have achieved their highest tion qualify as the most successful across- Then in 2001-02, 20 of 26 teams qualified for semester GPA on record since White’s arrival, the-board years in the history of athletics NCAA competition. In 2002-03, 13 sports man- including nine in 2003-04. Irish student-athletes at Notre Dame. aged top-25 national finishes and 17 advanced enjoyed one of the most productive years ever in A career educator and one of the most to postseason competition. In 2003-04, an the classroom in 2000-01 — with the football respected athletic administrators in the nation, unprecedented 22 teams qualified for NCAA team recording its highest semester grade- White previously had been athletic director at competition, including two (hockey and point average on record, the men's and women's Arizona State University, Tulane University, the women’s golf) that accomplished that for the basketball squads posting their best fall GPAs University of Maine, and Loras College. He first time and a third (men’s golf) that made the and a total of 12 teams posting their highest brought a combined 18 years of experience in field for the first time in 38 years. ever semester averages. In 2001-02, 25 teams those positions with him to his assignment at • Notre Dame in 2002 was the only school in the achieved GPAs of 3.0 or higher, including eight Notre Dame. country to qualify all six of its fall teams – men’s Academic All-Americans. In 2002-03, three Irish Appointed by Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross student-athletes earned recognition as both All- Notre Dame's president, on March 13, 2000, White country, volleyball and football – for NCAA Americans on the field and Academic All- became the first Notre Dame athletic director to tournament competition (or, in the case of foot- Americans in the classroom. In 2003-04, Irish report directly to the University's president — ball, a bowl game). Notre Dame and Texas were teams produced six more Academic All- under the realignment of athletic administrative the only schools in 2002-03 to play in football Americans, including soccer star Vanessa responsibilities announced in February 2000 by bowl games and have both their men’s and Pruzinsky, who also earned an NCAA Father Malloy. After agreeing to an original five- women’s basketball squads advance to the Postgraduate Scholarship after graduating with year contract as well as a five-year extension, NCAA Sweet 16. a perfect 4.0 average in chemical engineering. White in December 2002 saw his commitment extended an additional two years to 2012. “Notre Dame has a long and notable athletic history, but these past several years have set Kevin White, new standards for success, and Kevin deserves considerable credit for that. His passion for a career educator, Notre Dame, combined with his intellect and is recognized as one of insight, have inspired our coaches and student- athletes to new heights,” said Father Malloy the most progressive upon the announcement of White’s most recent extension. and talented White's first four years at Notre Dame in saw administrators in unprecedented across-the-board achievement on Irish fields of play: the intercollegiate • Notre Dame finished 11th, 13th, 13th and 19th, respectively, in the National Association of athletics ranks. Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup (formerly sponsored by Sears) all-sports ratings accounting for its best-ever four-year run in that competition. • Notre Dame won the BIG EAST Conference • The American Football Coaches Association • Four different teams earned national number- Commissioner's Trophy for overall athletic suc- awarded its Academic Achievement Award for one rankings in 2000-01 (women's soccer, cess in league play in 2001, ’02 and ‘03 for both 2001 to Notre Dame based on its 100 percent women's basketball, men's fencing and base- men and women (the trophy was discontinued graduation for entering freshmen from 1995. ball were number one at some point, and after 2002-03). The Irish won a record nine The University received a 2002 USA men's lacrosse was second), - men's fencing league titles in 2002-03 — after setting a record Today/NCAA Academic Achievement Award repeated the honor in '02 and again in ’03, and with eight in 2001-02. Then in 2003-04, 12 Irish for graduating 90 percent of its freshman stu- women’s fencing attained that standing in ‘04. squads won either the BIG EAST regular-sea- dent-athletes who enrolled in 1995 – and it also Eight Irish teams were ranked in the top five son crown or tournament (or both). received the 2003 award for highest overall stu- nationally at some point during their 2003-04 His initial years on the job at Notre Dame also dent-athlete graduation rate (92 percent of seasons: baseball, women’s cross country, featured a handful of other noteworthy accom- those who enrolled in 1996). men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and plishments: • The NCAA Division I-A Athletic Directors' women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soc- • He helped the Irish athletic program toward its Association gave one of its four 2000 awards of cer. goal of becoming a top-five program in the excellence to Notre Dame's CHAMPS/Life Skills • The Irish claimed the '01 national champi- NACDA Directors' Cup all-sports competition by Program onship in women's basketball; the ’03 NCAA championing the University's plan to add 64 • He assured long-term consistency in the Irish title in fencing (a men's and women's com- grants-in-aid over a four-year span (that goal coaching ranks by signing Notre Dame head bined championship); third-place finishes in was announced in December 2000), in order to coaches to multi-year contracts – with all assis- fencing in '01, '02 and ’04 and in women’s cross give all 26 varsity sports the full NCAA comple- tant coaches and administrators signing con- country in ‘03; national semifinal appearances ment of scholarships. tracts for the first time starting in 2001-02. in women's soccer in '00 and men's lacrosse in • He emphasized the need to remain competitive • He renewed in 2003 Notre Dame's NBC Sports on the facilities front by commissioning a facil- contract for televising of home football games ities master plan that now provides a long-term for five more years (2006-2010 for this renewal,

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 132 extending the relationship to 20 years) and its Westwood One contract for football radio Director of

broadcasts for five more years beginning in ‘03. Athletics • He oversaw the University’s NCAA re-certifica- tion process in 2004 as Notre Dame went at Southeast Missouri State (1981-82) through that self-study and peer review and assistant cross country and track process for the first time since 1997. The and field coach at Central Michigan University’s athletic program was recertified (1976-80). without conditions, with the committee noting He began his coaching career at that Notre Dame is “committed to academic Gulf High School in New Port Richey, success of its student-athletes and demon- Fla., coaching cross country and track strates this by requiring three more core and assisting in football and courses than what is required by the NCAA,” wrestling. He's a member of the that Notre Dame “student-athletes are quite Florida High School Track Coaches satisfied with quantity and quality of academic and Athletes Hall of Fame. support and attribute much of the success White also spent a year (1980-81) as district around graduation rates to this service,” and administrator for athletics and special projects that Notre Dame has “affirmed and demon- for the Mt. Morris Consolidated School District in strated its commitment to fair and equitable Mt. Morris, Mich., where he supervised an ath- treatment” of male, female and minority stu- letic program that included 47 teams and 70 dent-athletes. coaches through the 12th grade. In addition to the varsity athletic component, Born Sept. 25, 1950, in Amityville, N.Y., White White’s assignment at Notre Dame also includes earned his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois administration of a comprehensive intramural, University in 1983 with an emphasis on higher club sport and campus recreation program, with education administration (his dissertation title 94 percent of the student body participating. was “An Appraisal of the Women’s Sports Illustrated On Campus rated the Irish Intercollegiate Athletic Programs, and the intramural program tops in the nation in ’04. Relationship to Men’s Athletics at the Big Ten With a Ph.D. in education, White has taught Conference Institutions Before and After Title IX graduate-level classes beginning in 1982-83 with Implementation.” In 1985 he completed postdoc- his tenure at Loras and including currently as a toral work at Harvard University's Institute for concurrent associate professor in the manage- Educational Management. He earned his mas- ment department of the Mendoza College of association's highest governing body, as well as ter's degree in athletics administration from Business as part of Notre Dame's MBA program currently serving as president of the Division I-A Central Michigan University in 1976 and his during spring semesters (he teaches a sports Athletic Directors' Association and third vice bachelor's degree in business administration in business course). president of NACDA. In addition to his current 1972 from St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Ind., White has served on numerous NCAA commit- role with the BCS (Bowl Championship Series), where he also competed as a sprinter in track tees, including the NCAA Council, formerly the he previously was a member of the Rose Bowl and field. He was awarded St. Joseph's Alumni Management Committee while at Achievement Award in 1997, and he’s currently a The Kevin White Arizona State, was an ex-officio member of the Loras College Board of Regents. member of the Sugar Bowl White also attended the University of South Administrative File Committee during his tenure at Florida and St. Leo College in Tampa, Fla., Tulane and also worked closely with between 1972 and '76 — and he took 60 hours of Year School Assignment the Fiesta Bowl during his stay in advanced graduate courses in higher education 1982-83 Loras College Director of Athletics Tempe. administration at Michigan State University 1983-84 Loras College Director of Athletics between 1977 and '80. 1984-85 Loras College Director of Athletics White has served as mentor for an 1985-86 Loras College Vice President for impressive list of senior level ath- White's wife, Jane, earned a bachelor's degree Student Development, letic administrators who have from St. Joseph's in 1973 and a master’s degree in Director of Athletics worked for him, then gone on to physical education from Central Michigan in 1986-87 Loras College Vice President for become directors of athletics — 1977. She also served as head track and field College Advancement, including Jim Sterk of Washington coach at Central Michigan. White and his wife Director of Athletics State; Tom Boeh of Ohio University; both received honorary degrees from St. Joseph’s Ian McCaw of Northeastern, in 2001. 1987-88 University of Maine Director of Athletics Massachusetts and Baylor; Bruce The couple has five children — Maureen, who 1988-89 University of Maine Director of Athletics completed a master of fine arts degree at Arizona 1989-90 University of Maine Director of Athletics Van De Velde of Iowa State; Herman 1990-91 University of Maine Director of Athletics Frazier of Hawaii; Scott Devine of St. State in 2000 and currently teaches at Mary's College (Md.); Greg Capell of Immaculate Conception Academy in San 1991-92 Tulane University Director of Athletics Loras; Tim Van Alstine of Western Francisco; Michael, a University of Mississippi 1992-93 Tulane University Director of Athletics Illinois; Bubba Cunningham at Ball graduate and four-year starter at point guard for 1993-94 Tulane University Director of Athletics State; Jim Phillips of Northern the Ole Miss basketball team and now an assis- 1994-95 Tulane University Director of Athletics Illinois, and Sandy Barbour, who fol- tant basketball coach at his alma mater after a 1995-96 Tulane University Director of Athletics lowed him at Tulane and was stint at Jacksonville (Ala.) State University; named the athletic director at Daniel, a University of Notre Dame graduate and 1996-97 Arizona State University Director of Athletics member of the '01 Irish basketball squad who 1997-98 Arizona State University Director of Athletics California, Berkeley. 1998-99 Arizona State University Director of Athletics White also has his own weekly, now is a graduate assistant basketball coach at 1999-00 Arizona State University Director of Athletics half-hour radio show on ESPN Radio Ohio University while pursuing an MBA in sports 1000 in Chicago — and has a pre- administration; Brian, a junior at the University 2000-01 University of Notre DameDirector of Athletics game segment on Westwood One's of Notre Dame; and Mariah, an eighth-grader 2001-02 University of Notre DameDirector of Athletics radio broadcasts of Notre Dame foot- who is a standout in swimming. 2002-03 University of Notre DameDirector of Athletics ball games. 2003-04 University of Notre DameDirector of Athletics During his coaching career, White 2004-05 University of Notre DameDirector of Athletics served as head track and field coach

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 133 Statement of Principles

Throughout its long and proud history, the University of Notre Dame has embraced the philosophy that a well- rounded athletics program — including club, intramural and intercollegiate com- petition — comprises an integral part of Notre Dame’s educational mission. This philosophy reflects the importance of operating an intercollegiate athletics program that fully comports with the University’s aspirations as a Catholic institution. Notre Dame therefore dedi- cates itself to the pursuit of excellence in inter- collegiate athletics within the framework of an academic community committed to the University’s educational and religious objectives. Notre Dame also commits itself to the unques- tioned integrity of its athletics programs. All indi- viduals involved, directly or indirectly, in the athletics enterprise must maintain and foster the values and goals associated with the University’s mission as a Catholic institution of higher edu- cation. As a Catholic university, Notre Dame espouses the Board sets guidelines for the approval of all Basic Principles Christian values and principles. These include student petitions for a fifth year of eligibility for 1. Any student hoping to succeed at the the development of the human person — spirit as athletics and votes on each such petition. The University needs a significant level of ability and well as body — in addition to the pursuit of excel- Board establishes guidelines for all intercolle- preparation. Therefore, the Office of lence in all endeavors, the nurturing of Christian giate athletics schedules and qualifications for Undergraduate Admissions will accept into the character, and the call to personal integrity and captaincy of all University teams, and it votes on University only those student-athletes who responsibility. By providing a general description all proposed schedules and captaincy nomina- demonstrate, on the basis of the best available of the structures that support these endeavors, tions. The Board also assesses and revises proce- academic and character-based information, the this document articulates the central values and dures for resolving prospective conflicts between capacity to complete a degree at Notre Dame. expectations that guide the University of Notre final examinations and post-season champi- 2. Even for individuals manifestly well suited Dame’s participation in intercollegiate athletics. onship events. for Notre Dame, the adjustments to the rigors of In its role as a liaison to the broader faculty, academic and athletic life in a highly-competitive PRESIDENTIAL CONTROL the Faculty Board disseminates appropriate, university present difficulties. The University rec- Notre Dame adheres to the principle of presi- non-confidential information and initiates dis- ognizes its responsibility to provide appropriate dential control over intercollegiate athletics. The cussions on educational issues regarding inter- assistance to enable student-athletes to meet the director of athletics reports to the president, who collegiate athletics and the related concerns of demands of both academic and athletic competi- exercises ultimate responsibility for the conduct the faculty and administration. tion. To this end, the University affords its student- of the University’s intercollegiate athletics pro- 2. The faculty athletics representative champi- athletes suitable academic counsel and support, gram. The Faculty Board on Athletics serves as ons academic integrity, promotes the welfare of primarily under the auspices of the provost’s the principal advisory group to the president on student-athletes, and helps ensure institutional office. Other sources of support, both academic educational issues related to intercollegiate ath- control of intercollegiate athletics. More specifi- and personal, include the faculty, academic advi- letics. The chair of the Faculty Board on Athletics cally, the faculty athletics representative works sors, the residence-hall staff, coaches, athletics also serves as the NCAA-mandated faculty ath- with the president and the director of athletics to administrators and the Student Development letics representative. maintain appropriate University oversight of Program. intercollegiate athletics; assists the president Basic Principles 3. The University strives to schedule practices and director of athletics in determining institu- and competitions so as to minimize conflicts with 1. The Faculty Board on Athletics nurtures tional positions on proposed NCAA and confer- Notre Dame’s commitment to academic integrity class periods and other academic assignments of ence legislation; serves on search committees for student-athletes. In this regard, the rhythm of the within the athletics program, strives to ensure senior athletics administrators and head that the University’s athletics program operates academic year and the particular importance of coaches; oversees decisions regarding eligibility final examinations warrant special attention. All in consonance with Notre Dame’s educational of student-athletes; remains visible and avail- playing schedules remain subject to the approval mission, and actively promotes the welfare and able to student-athletes; and actively partici- of the Faculty Board on Athletics. educational success of the University’s student- pates in all investigations and reports of possible 4. Notre Dame expects its student-athletes to athletes. The Board also functions as a formal NCAA violations. liaison between the faculty and the athletics maintain the appropriate sequence and number department. ACADEMICS of courses and the grade-point-average necessary In carrying out its charge, the Board reviews Notre Dame dedicates itself to providing to all to complete a degree within the usual time (nor- policies, procedures and practices that affect the of its students an outstanding education. The mally four years), including summer classes when educational experience of student-athletes and University commits itself to developing in its stu- appropriate. Any exception to this policy remains advises the president of its findings and deliber- dents those disciplined habits of mind, body and subject to the approval of the Faculty Board on ations. The Board systematically ascertains the spirit that characterize educated, skilled and free Athletics. views and concerns of student-athletes. The human beings. Notre Dame calls its students to Board reviews data on admissions of student- pursue the wisdom of our culture and religious STUDENT LIFE athletes and on their academic performance, heritage and to experience the human family’s Like other students, student-athletes should progress towards degrees, and graduation rates. diversity and interdependence. To accomplish have the opportunity to pursue fully the The Board assesses the effectiveness of institu- these objectives, the University provides to its University’s academic, cultural and spiritual students, on an equitable basis, ongoing oppor- resources. The University holds student-athletes tional support for student-athletes. In addition, not only to the same standard of conduct that tunities to cultivate their moral, intellectual and applies to other students, but also to that higher physical well-being. level of behavior appropriate to their visibility.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 134 Basic Principles University’s mission, student-athletes normally 1. Student-athletes must comply with all live in residence halls; exceptions to this policy Statement of

University rules and guidelines, including those remain subject to the approval of the Faculty Principles set out in both the student handbook, du Lac, and Board on Athletics. Moreover, Notre Dame pro- in the Student-Athlete Handbook. The Office of vides no separate residence halls or sections of standards and reports such violations Residence Life and Housing enforces the residence halls for student-athletes. according to the applicable conference University-wide rules according to procedures 3. The University lists among its primary con- or NCAA procedures. applicable to all student disciplinary matters. cerns the physical and mental health of all mem- ADMINISTRATION OF THE 2. The University strives to integrate student- bers of the Notre Dame community. Because of the DEPARTMENT OF athletes into the student body so that all students dangers inherent in athletic competition, the pre- ATHLETICS vention of injuries and the provision of medical may take full advantage of the educational and The Director of Athletics and the care for student-athletes demand particular con- other opportunities afforded by campus and hall other administrators in the department cern and deserve constant attention. The appro- life. Given the centrality of residential life to the of athletics supervise all activities of priate sports-medicine and athletics-training the athletics program at the University. personnel alone determine whether injury or ill- Chronology of All aspects of the program must accord ness precludes a student-athlete from practicing with the principles of justice and fairness. In Varsity Sports at or competing. addition, Notre Dame expects the personal and 4. Because of the harm that illicit drug use Notre Dame professional lives of its athletics administrators causes and the pressure on student-athletes to to reflect the highest standards of behavior. use performance-enhancing drugs, drug-related Athletics administrators also must adhere to the 1880s education and counseling require particular policies and procedures of the University, its con- 1887 — Football becomes first men’s sport, emphasis. As a preventive measure, all student- ferences and the NCAA. The University treats all awards 14 monograms athletes remain subject to regular, random, and violations of such policies and procedures seri- unannounced drug testing according to the 1889 — Track and field becomes men’s sport ously. University’s established drug-testing protocol. 1890s University Health Services decides the timing of Basic Principles 1891 — Baseball becomes men’s sport drug tests, determines whom to test and adminis- 1. The University maintains full and direct 1897 — Basketball becomes men’s sport ters the tests. The drug-testing protocol pre- control of the financial operations of the athletics scribes the treatment of test results and the department, including all revenues. The operat- 1920s consequences of a positive test. ing budget and the ongoing financial activities 1923 — Cross country becomes men’s sport, 5. Notre Dame regularly provides chaplains for of the athletics department remain subject to the with Knute Rockne as coach athletics teams. Chaplains’ duties include pas- same approval process as all other units of the 1923 — Tennis becomes men’s sport toral care and liturgical services for student-ath- University. letes, coaches and staff. 2. Historically, Notre Dame’s athletics program 1930s COACHING STAFFS has generated funds sufficient to cover its 1930 — Golf becomes men’s sport The University strives to maintain a staff of expenses, as well as to provide funds for the University’s general operating budget. The gen- 1934 — Fencing becomes men’s sport coaches who represent the best in athletic instruction, who possess the ability to motivate eration of revenue must always take into consid- 1950s and inspire, and who take responsibility for the eration Notre Dame’s integrity and priorities. full development of the student-athletes within 3. The University commits itself to the princi- 1955 — Wrestling becomes men’s sport ple of racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the 1958 — Swimming & diving becomes men’s their charge as students, athletes and persons. Coaches, who after all are primarily teachers, composition of its coaching and administrative sport share with members of the faculty and other staffs. Notre Dame will make every reasonable effort to promote this commitment as positions 1960s University personnel the obligation to educate, train and otherwise assist in the formation of stu- are created or vacated. 1968 — Ice hockey becomes men’s sport dents entrusted to them. Furthermore, Notre 4. Consistent with its overall academic mis- sion and program, its financial resources and the 1970s Dame recognizes the important role each coach plays in the University’s overall educational mis- athletic interests of its student body, the 1976 — Tennis and fencing become first sion and makes this aspect an important part of University will provide a full and stable athletics women’s sports both the coach’s position description and periodic program for both sexes. Notre Dame embraces evaluation. Because of the public nature of their the principle of gender equity and will continue 1977 — Basketball becomes women’s sport to monitor its intercollegiate programs in accord 1977 — Soccer becomes men’s sport work, coaches represent Notre Dame in a highly- visible manner. Their words and actions should with this principle. 1978 — Field hockey becomes women’s sport therefore reflect the University’s values and prin- 5. In considering conference affiliations, the ciples. University will assess the extent to which the 1980s other institutions involved share Notre Dame’s 1980 — Volleyball becomes women’s sport Basic Principles educational philosophies and goals, as well as 1981 — Lacrosse becomes men’s sport 1. Notre Dame expects the personal and profes- its commitment to integrity in intercollegiate sional lives of its coaches to reflect highest stan- athletics. 1981 — Swimming becomes women’s sport dards of behavior. Coaches’ actions must 1986 — Cross country becomes women’s sport demonstrate that athletic success may not jeop- CONCLUSION 1986 — Field hockey discontinued as ardize institutional or personal integrity or stu- Notre Dame endeavors to maintain a highly- women’s sport dent-athlete welfare. competitive athletics program consistent with its 2. Notre Dame expects its coaches to appreci- tradition, heritage and overall mission as a 1988 — Soccer and golf become ate the primacy of academic life at Notre Dame Catholic university. It will attempt to excel in women’s sports and to emphasize that primacy during the recruit- intercollegiate athletics, but always in conform- 1989 — Softball becomes women’s sport ment and education of student-athletes and their ity with its primary role as an educator and participation in intercollegiate athletics. moral guide. Notre Dame will conduct its inter- 1990s 3. Notre Dame requires its coaches to adhere to collegiate athletics program so as to support the 1991 — Track & field becomes women’s sport the policies and procedures of the University, its University’s commitment to education, as well as the letter and spirit of the policies and proce- 1992 — Wrestling discontinued as men’s sport conferences and the NCAA. To that end, Notre Dame provides a comprehensive orientation to dures of the University, its conferences and the 1996 — Lacrosse becomes women’s sport new coaches and suitable continuing education NCAA. 1998 — Rowing becomes women’s sport to other coaches. The University treats seriously all violations of University, conference or NCAA

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 135 Student Development

Senior volleyball outside hitter Leah Nedderman learns the secret identity of one Men’s golfers (from left) Steve Colnitis, Daniel Klauer, Gavin Ferlic, Cole Isban and of Memorial Hospital of South Bend, pediatric oncology patients (a.k.a. a power Federico Salazar deliver special gifts and holiday cheer as part of the Salvation ranger) during the Pediatric Halloween Party. Army Christmas season outreach.

While not meant to replace existing on-campus • As part of its career preparation element, the student services, Notre Dame’s Student Student Development office established a key Development Program acknowledges the unique The Department of partnership with the Notre Dame Career Center. needs and demands of student-athletes. Active Through the partnership, student-athletes learn of participation in the program prepares student-ath- Athletics Student the services that are offered by the Center and letes for the ultimate competitive challenge — life. Development Program is work with specifically identified Center staff in In 2000, Notre Dame was one of four schools rec- preparing to enter the workforce. Student-athletes ognized (along with Arizona State, Iowa and committed to the total are provided with opportunities to learn how to Michigan State) by the NCAA Division I-A Athletic write effective cover letters and résumés, network, Directors’ Association as having one of the best development of and develop interview skills. Seniors are required student development programs in the nation, Notre Dame student-athletes. to attend a seminar on transitioning to life after receiving the Program of Excellence Award. Notre Dame. The Student-Athlete Leadership The Student Development Program implements The program fosters the Institute is another medium through which stu- events and activities that are designed to facilitate dent-athletes are prepared to enter the “real learning within five key areas: academic excel- cultivation of skills that world.” lence, athletic success, career preparation, com- encourage student-athletes to • The terms “Notre Dame” and “community” go munity involvement and personal development. hand-in-hand. Most students are inclined to get The program has three components: elective reach their full potential. involved in the community. The Student services, complementary services and essential Development Program brings together individual services. Elective services allow student-athletes student-athletes and/or entire teams with various to participate in various community service, lead- organizations in the surrounding communities. ership and social events and activities. Complementary services encourage administra- Specific relationships have been developed with tors and coaches to request coordination of work- shops, events, and activities to enhance and supplement their sports programs, while essen- tial services — which are the cornerstone of the program — have student-athletes participate in a series of required skill-building and development workshops and activities in five key areas.

KEY AREAS • The most important of the five areas is aca- demics. Working in conjunction with the Office of Academic Services for Student-Athletes, the Student Development Program assists in their pursuit of academic goals. An Academic Honors Program has been established to identify and honor those who have experience high academic achievement. For those students who wish to con- tinue their education, the program provides con- tacts with those who can assist with the transition into graduate studies. • The athletics success area supplements what student-athletes learn through their sport. Topics Sophomore defenseman Noah Babin teaches the joys of Junior football player Bob Morton fills in for Santa Claus covered may be: performance enhancement, skating during hockey’s annual Ice Skate Day with the during the Student-Athlete Advisory Council’s flagship leadership, nutrition, agents and amateurism, Robinson Community Learning Center. annual outreach event, the Pediatric Oncology Christmas and sports conduct. Party.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 136 Student Development

(left picture) Junior defensive end Travis Leitko and senior defensive end Justin Tuck revel in a rousing game of dodge ball at the picnic portion of football’s annual team service project, Tackle the Arts. (right picture) Softball The Christopher Zorich assistant coach Charmelle Green and outfielder Kellie Middleton capture a moment with new friends they made Award during the Michiana Downs’ Syndrome Society’s 2003 Buddy Walk. The Christopher Zorich Award, first pre- sented in 1998, was created to recognize local area hospitals, community centers, and out- college, duLac, NCAA compliance, academic the contributions of Notre Dame student- reach agencies so as to provide all student-ath- expectations and homesickness. The format is athletes to the University community and letes safe, ongoing and reliable volunteer very interactive with the information being deliv- the community at-large. The award, opportunities. ered through skills, role-playing and small discus- which is presented annually each spring, • The personal development area of Student sion groups. bears the name of Zorich, a two-time foot- Development covers a wide variety of areas In addition to these five focal areas, Student ball All-American at Notre Dame and 1991 including personal health, ethics, leadership and Development is also responsible for managing the graduate. The award is coordinated decision making. Other topics that are covered scholarship textbook process, designing and through the Notre Dame Student include: financial aid, disordered eating and producing the annual Student-Athlete Development Office. nutritional risks, business and formal etiquette, Handbook/Planner, facilitating “An Evening at and gender violence prevention. Additionally, Shamrock Hills” team dinners, serving as the pri- Past Recipients at the request of coaches and administrators, mary advisors to the SAAC, and coordinating both 2004 the Student Development Office assists in coordi- the Student-Athlete Leadership Institute and the nating programming to address team-specific athletic department’s annual year-end celebration, Neil Komadoski (Hockey) needs. the O.S.C.A.R.S.! — Outstanding Students 2003 The Student Development Program has been Celebrating Achievements & Recognition Betsy Lazerri (Women’s Track and Field) very popular with student-athletes and has an Showcase! 2002 immediate impact with freshmen. An orientation The Department of Athletics Student Mia Sarkesian (Women’s Soccer) program for incoming freshmen and their parents Development Program, which has been in exis- has been established to familiarize and identify tence since 1996, continues to grow and evolve to 2001 the challenges and opportunities that are unique meet the needs of student-athletes, so as to ensure Ruth Riley (Women’s Basketball) to them as both students and athletes. The pro- that when they graduate from the University, they 2000 gram is coordinated with the assistance of the are prepared for another transition. It is the mis- Jarious Jackson (Football) SAAC as a means to introduce and heighten sion of the Student Development staff that all Notre awareness of first-year students around issues Dame student-athletes are fully prepared to suc- 1999 such as making the transition from high school to cessfully meet the challenges of life. Lindsay Treadwell (Volleyball) 1998 Matt Johnson (Men’s Soccer) Errol Willians (Men’s Track and Field)

The women’s basketball team finds loads of laughter in an attempt to take a group picture Women’s basketball player Ruth Riley was the 2001 during their Court winner of the Christopher Zorich Award, which Fun Day with recognizes the contributions of a Notre Dame children from the student-athlete to the community. Michiana Downs’ Syndrome Society.

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 137 Noteworthy Alumni

Many observers often are surprised to discover that Notre Dame’s total enrollment encompasses just 12,000 students per year. That surprise is due in part to the University’s national appeal, but it also is due to the many noteworthy Notre Dame alumni who Joe Kernan Robert Galvin Edmond Haggar Nicholas Sparks Mark Shields Regis Philbin have gone on to distinguish themselves in a wide Television Personalities variety of fields. World Leaders Ernestos Perez Balladares (’67, ’69) – former president of Jimmy Brogan (’70) – former writer for “The Tonight Show” Listings on this page are simply a sampling of the Panama Phil Donahue (’57) – former television talk show host many noteworthy individuals who have spent their Jose Napolean Duarte (’48) – former president of El Salvador Regis Philbin (’53) – television talk show host formative years in academia at Notre Dame. A more detailed (deceased) Legal Careers list can be found at www.nd.edu (follow the alumni link), and *Pedro Rosselló (’66) – former governor of Puerto Rico some additional noteworthy alums are included on the ath- Kathleen Blatz (’76) – chief justice, Minnesota Supreme Court letic résumé pages at the end of this section. Other Government Notables Quin Denvir (’62) – public defender, Sacramento, Calif. David Hoppe (’73) – chief of staff to Sen. Trent Lott Emilio Garza (’69, ’70) – judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit Current University Presidents John Keane (’55) – former director of U.S. Census Bureau Paul Kelly, Jr. (’63) – judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit Warren Baker (’60, ’62) – Cal Poly Joe Kernan (’68) – governor of Indiana Diana Lewis (’74, ’82) – circuit judge, 15th Judicial Circuit, Rev. E. William Beauchamp (’75, ‘81) – Portland John Sears (’61) – Pres. Ronald Reagan campaign manager West Palm Beach Thomas Burish (’72) – Washington and Lee Frank Walker (’07) – postmaster general and Patrick McCartan (’56) – senior partner, Jones Day John Cavanaugh (’77, ‘78) – West Florida advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (deceased) *Kevin O’Connor (’89) – U.S. attorney (Conn.) Thomas Chema (’68, ‘71) – Hiram (Ohio) College *Alan Page (’67) – judge, Minnesota Supreme Court Steven Cramer (’85) – Bethel College (Ind.) Corporation Presidents, Chairs and CEOs Ann Williams (’75) – judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit James Creagan (’62) – John Cabot University Kathleen Andrews (’62) – CEO, Andrews McMeel Publishing *Bill Zloch (’66) – U.S. district judge (South Fla.) John Dempsey (’67) – Sandhills College James Berges (’69) – president, Emerson Electric Thomas Dillon (’72, ’77) – Thomas Aquinas Clergy Paul Charron (’64) – chair/CEO, Liz Claiborne Archbishop William Borders (’47) – of Baltimore (retired) Charles Dougherty (’73, ’75) – Duquesne Al DeCrane (’53) – retired CEO, Texaco Glen Gabert (’68) – Hudson County College Rev. William Corby, C.S.C. (1854) – Civil War Cyrus Freidheim, Jr. (’57) – retired chairman and CEO, chaplain with the Irish Brigade (deceased) Phillip Glotzbach (’72) – Skidmore Chiquita Brands International Thomas Gordon (’63) – Avila University (Mo.) Rev. William Dorwart, C.S.C. (’76) – former provincial Robert Galvin (’44) – retired chairman, Motorola superior, Indiana Province of Holy Cross Robert Helmer (’82) – Lourdes College Edmond Haggar (’38) and Joe Haggar (’45) – former chairs of Arthur Lendo (’68) – Pierce College (Pa.) Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen (’53) – of Seattle (retired) Haggar Company Archbishop Alfredo Mendez-Gonzalez (’33) – of Puerto Rico *Rev. Edward Malloy, C.S.C. (’63, ’67, ’69) – Joe Haggar, III (’73) – chair/CEO, Haggar Co. University of Notre Dame (deceased) Bernard Hank, Jr. (’51) – former CEO of Montgomery Elevator Archbishop John Cardinal O’Hara (‘11) – of Philadelphia Brother Michael McGinniss, F.S.C. (’78, ‘81) – La Salle John Kinsella (’50) – former chairman of Leo Burnett Joseph McGowan (’66, ‘68) – Bellarmine (deceased) Advertising Agency Bishop Daniel Jenky (’70, ’73) – of Peoria, Ill. William Medland (’66) – Viterbo University Andrew McKenna (’51) – chair, president and CEO of Schwarz Carol Ann Mooney (‘77) – Saint Mary’s (Ind.) Rev. David Tyson, C.S.C. (’70, ’74) – provincial superior, (paper company) Indiana Province of Holy Cross Rev. Thomas O’Hara (’77) – King’s College (Pa.) John McMeel (’57) – co-founder and president of Universal Lisa Porsche-Burke (’81, 83) – Phillips Grad. Inst. (Calif.) Press Syndicate; chair/pres. of Andrews McMeel Universal Medicine Peter Sampo (’60, ’68) – Thomas More Tom Mendoza (’73) – president, Network Appliance James Curran (’66) – AIDS researcher; dean of public health Judson Shaver (’79, ‘84) – Marymont Manhattan Lucio Noto (’59) – retired president/CEO, Mobil Corp. school, Emory University Eugene Trani (’61) – Virginia Commonwealth Michael Pasquale (’69) – executive V.P./CEO, Hershey Foods Dr. Tom Dooley (’48) – noted humanitaraian in Southeast Stephen Weber (’69) – San Diego State Corp. Asia (deceased) Donald Wharton (’65) – Plymouth State *Karl Peterson (’92) – former owner/CEO, Hotwire.com *Dr. Carol Lally Shields (‘79) – nationally-renowned oncolo- U.S. Congressmen Philip Purcell (’64) – chair/CEO, Morgan Stanley gist and opthomologist Michael Ferguson (’92) – congressman (R, N.J.) William Shaw (’67) – president and CEO, Marriott *Dr. Bill Hurd (’69) – eye surgeon; jazz saxophonist Peter King (’68) – congressman (R, N.Y.) International Dr. James Muller (’65) – co-founder of Physicians for the Daniel Lungren (’68) – former congressman (R) John Shiely (’74) – president, chair and CEO of Briggs & Prevention of Nuclear War (1985 Nobel Peace Prize) and attorney general (Calif.) Stratton *Dr. Dennis Nigro (’69) – reconstructive surgeon Robert Welsh (’56) – president/CEO, Welsh, Inc. Ron Mazzoli (’54) – former congressman (D, Ky.) Inventors Joe McDade (’53) – former congressman (R, Pa.) Authors Rev. Julius Nieuwland, C.S.C. (1899) – scientist and inventor *Ron Mottl (’56) – former congressman (D, Ohio) Robert Sam Anson (’67) – journalist and author of synthetic rubber (deceased) Tim Roemer (’81, ’85) – former congressman (D, Ind.) Michael Collins (’87, ‘91) – author of The Keepers of Truth, The Hubert Schlafly (’41) – patented the TelePromTer Mark Souder (’74) – congressman (R, Ind.) Resurrectionists and Exodus Albert Zahm (1885) – prominent in early flight (deceased) Peter Visclosky (’73) – congressman (D, Ind.) Daniel Coyle (’87) – author of Hardball: A Season in the Others of Note Projects White House Cabinet-level Members General Patrick Brady (’72) – U.S. Army (retired) Barry Lopez (’66, ’68) – award-winning author, including Arctic Richard Allen (’57, ’58) – former national security advisor John Burgee (’56) – renowned architect Dreams and Of Wolves and Men Bruce Babbitt (’60) – former secretary of the Michael Hawes (’78) – NASA deputy associate administrator *Nicholas Sparks (’88) – novelist of bestsellers The Notebook, interior; former governor of Arizona for international space station Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember Condoleezza Rice (’75) – national security advisor *Michael Oriard (’70) – author; professor of English, Oregon Anthony Walton (’82) – author of Mississippi: An American State University Foreign Ambassadors Journey Gary Cooper (’58) – former U.S. ambassador to Jamaica James Wetherbee (’74) – space shuttle astronaut *Michael Wadsworth (’66) – former Canadian ambassador to Television and Film Producers Eric Wieschaus (’69) – Nobel laureate, Princeton Ireland (deceased) Tom Bettag (’66, ’67) – executive producer, “Nightline” James Creagan (’62) – former U.S. ambassador to Honduras Tony Bill (’62) – film producer, including Frank Sinatra’s debut “Come Blow Your Horn” and movies such as “The Sting” and “My Bodyguard” Sandra Hodge (’84) – filmmaker, with directing credits including the award-winning documentary “The Truth, The Pain, The Sacrifice: An Actor’s Reality” News Correspondents Dr. Bob Arnot (’70) – NBC medical correspondent William Pfaff (’49) – political commentator, Paris Alan Page James Wetherbee Eric Wieschaus Mark Shields (’59) – political analyst with “The Capital Gang” and “Novak, Hunt & Shields” * Several of the above were student-athletes at Notre Dame Condoleezza Tim Jose Napolean Anne Thompson (’79) – correspondent, “NBC Nightly News” (noted by asterisks): baseball’s Joe Kernan and Ron Mottl, Rice Roemer Duarte Ken Woodward (’57) – senior writer and religion editor, tennis players Pedro Rosselló and Dennis Nigro, Kevin Newsweek O’Connor (lacrosse), basketball’s Edward Malloy and Carol Lally, track and field’s Nicholas Sparks and Bill Hurd, swim- mer Karl Peterson and football players Michael Wadsworth, Alan Page, Bill Zloch and Mike Oriard. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 138 The Notre Dame Alumni Association was The Alumni Association helps coordinate established in 1868, some 26 years after the activities of 211 domestic alumni clubs and 42 Alumni University’s founding. Father Neal Gillespie, international chapters. Organizations C.S.C., was elected the first president of the Reunion Weekend — Traditionally held cases line the walls of the center, Notre Dame Alumni Association, then com- the first weekend in June, Alumni Reunion is featuring University information prised of just a few hundred graduates — with the largest campus program sponsored by the and artifacts. A lighted aerial map the current membership reaching nearly Alumni Association. Each five-year class is gives a visual overview of campus invited to participate. The program offers 110,000. and interactive kiosks allow visitors exciting and rewarding events for some 3,000 Leadership — Several Alumni to take a virtual tour of the campus. alumni and their spouses. Association staff are former Notre Dame stu- A number of sculptures are on dis- Notre Dame Magazine — This publica- dent-athletes, led by executive director Chuck play, including the work of the late tion, distributed four times a year, is sent to all Lennon (a catcher with the Irish baseball world-renowned artist and Notre alumni as well as parents of current students. team in the early 1960s) and another former Dame professor Ivan Mestrovic. An News contributed by class officers is featured Irish baseball player, Scott Siler (’82), who auditorium offers a DVD movie that in the section entitled, "The Classes." serves as the Association’s director of infor- chronicles Notre Dame's tradition The Alumni Newsletter — This publi- mation technology. and excellence in academics and cation is distributed three times a year and Membership — Any person who holds a athletics and its commitment to highlights people, programs and events that graduate or undergraduate degree from Notre spirituality. Dame and any person who has matriculated are related to the Alumni Association, includ- at the University and is approved for mem- ing local alumni activities. bership by the Alumni Board of Directors Visitors’ Center — The Eck Visitors' shall be a regular member of the Alumni Center, located on the south end of campus Association. on Notre Dame Avenue (next to the Hammes Alumni Clubs — An alumni club is one of Bookstore), offers a meeting and resting the most viable channels through which the place for visitors, in addition to providing a University is perceived by local communities. summary of the University's history. Display

The Notre Dame Monogram Club

The Notre Dame Monogram Club is comprised of indi- fruition in 1987 when some 4,300 names were placed in gold viduals who have earned the University’s varsity athletic letters on the oak panels (nearly 1,700 names later were insignia for their athletic or team support endeavors or added in 2001, honoring monogram winners from the 1990s). who have been honorary monogram recipients. The Notre The second phase of the Heritage Hall involved building Dame Monogram Club supports the primary goal of the display cases showing various pieces of memorabilia, pic- University, which is the spiritual, intellectual and physical tures of individuals and teams, trophies of various awards development of its students and alumni. and other interesting objects detailing the history of Notre The Notre Dame Monogram Club provides its members Dame athletics. An interactive web-based kiosk recently the opportunity to foster and maintain relationships across has been added to the Heritage Hall, with the kiosk’s offer- different sports, generations and geographical locations. In ings including data on every all-time Notre Dame mono- this way, the club aspires to contribute, through the common gram winner and an elaborate searching mechanism that bond of sport, to the social and professional enrichment of can sort monogram winners based on a wide variety of its members and provide a means for ongoing association biographical categories. with the University. As an integral part of the Notre Dame The Monogram Club’s ever-growing lists of activities family, the Monogram Club endeavors to uphold and enrich and projects are founded on a dual mission that seeks to the great tradition of Notre Dame athletics. benefit both former and current Notre Dame student-ath- One of the Monogram Club’s primary functions is pro- letes, with those endeavors including: viding aid to children of Notre Dame Monogram Club • Sponsorship of student-athletes who participate in var- members to attend Notre Dame, through the Brennan- ious domestic and international summer-service projects. Monogram Club members annually greet the Notre Boland-Riehle Scholarship Fund. The fund is named in • Providing laptop computers to the Academic Services Dame football team as it takes the field prior to the final honor of Joe Boland, Rev. Thomas Brennan, C.S.C., and Rev. for Student-Athletes, with student-athletes able to check home game. James Riehle, C.S.C. Club members donate to the fund and out these computers for use during official team travel. the University handles the principal funds, with interest • Sponsorship of the varsity monogram awards program, • Honorary monograms also are awarded on an annual providing scholarship money. The fund has grown to which includes items such as monogram letter jackets, basis to a select group of individuals who have demon- approximately $3 million, making it one of Notre Dame’s blazers, blankets, rings and watches. strated exceptional service to Notre Dame. The Monogram largest endowments. • Funding and presentation of BIG EAST championship Club’s highest honor – The Moose Krause Award – is Since the Fund’s inception in 1979, there have been 116 rings and NCAA participation awards for Notre Dame bestowed upon active Monogram Club members in recog- recipients whose combined scholarship allocations are teams and individuals who achieve such levels of confer- nition of distinguished service. more than $1,661,000 — including 36 sons and daughters of ence and national success. The Monogram Club of today is comprised of some 3,500 Monogram Club members who attended Notre Dame in • Sponsorship of the O.S.C.A.R.S. (Outstanding Student- dues-paying members, and current student-athletes are 2002-03. Athletes Celebrating Achievements and Recognition awarded the block ND with a jacket or blazer. Yearly dues In 1976, at a meeting called by 1949 Heisman Trophy win- Showcase), an event held at the end of the academic year entitle members to a variety of benefits: annual golf outing ner Leon Hart, the Monogram Club developed its bylaws, that recognizes the accomplishments of all 26 Notre Dame and dinner; membership card; the Inside Irish publication, recommending that the purpose of the club was to foster varsity teams (including a popular multi-segment, all- with first-class mailing; members’ children eligible for all the principles of the University in its academic, athletic, sports video). Brennan-Boland-Riehle scholarships at Notre Dame; and religious and social endeavors along with promoting • A joint effort with the network of local Notre Dame ticket applications for home football games. The Club’s camaraderie between former athletes and alumni. alumni clubs, providing team hosting events (such as annual golf outing, mass for deceased members, dinner During the Monogram Club presidency of Harvey Foster receptions and cultural events) for Notre Dame varsity pro- and meeting typically is held in early June on the Thursday in 1981, he recommended that an endowment fund be grams as they travel throughout the country of the Notre Dame Alumni Reunion Weekend. started for the express purpose of aiding the University in • A series of football-weekend receptions for Monogram Associate athletic director Bill Scholl serves as the continuing non-revenue sports. During the next 15 months, Club members and their guests, held in the Joyce Center Monogram Club’s executive director while the current pres- nearly $8 million was pledged and paid into the endow- prior to each home football game. The final home game ident is former Notre Dame football All-American and two- ment fund. Endowment contributions still are accepted but also typically includes a unique thrill for all former mono- time Super Bowl champ Dave Duerson. The Club’s first more recently the Monogram Club’s efforts have been gram winners in attendance, who form the pregame tunnel vice-president is former volleyball player Julie Pierson- directed to increasing the Brennan-Boland-Riehle fund. as the Irish football team takes the field. Doyle while former basketball player Marc Kelly has joined In 1984, during the presidency of Jim Lynch, the club • Sponsorship of the annual alumni flag-football game the officer rotation as second vice-president. received permission to construct a Sports Heritage Hall in that precedes Notre Dame’s Blue-Gold spring scrimmage, the concourse of the Joyce Center. The first phase was to with some 60 former Irish football players participating in provide a ring of gold which names each monogram win- the 2003 event that also included an interactive dinner with ner, alphabetically by decade, with those plans reaching the program’s current players and coaches.

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 139 Strength & Conditioning

Notre Dame’s strength and conditioning program is geared toward helping all stu- dent-athletes reach their physical poten- tial and meet their specific needs. Programs are tailored to enable student- athletes to maintain strength, speed and conditioning during peak physical demands of the playing season and to increase those components through exten- sive and grueling training during the off- season. Student-athletes have access to over 12,000 square feet of strength training facilities in both the Haggar Fitness Complex and the Joyce Center Fieldhouse weight rooms. A full range of free weight equipment, state-of-the-art Hammer Strength plate-loaded machines and related conditioning apparatus make the facilities a premier setting for intense training. Director of strength and conditioning Mickey The Notre Dame weight room is one of the finest facilities of its kind in college athletics. Marotti, assistant director Tony Rolinski, assistants Lon Record, Mike Joseph, Lisa Shall, Frank Piraino, mechanics, resistive training, acceleration drills Holly Frantz, Harold Swanagan, nutritionist Mandy The Notre Dame strength and and plyometrics all are aspects of the speed pro- Clark, and speed/skill development coach Shawn gram. This training program is continued through Gaunt personally oversee the development of each conditioning program is designed the playing season to ensure the highest quality of student-athlete. Marotti and his staff stress an speed during this critical time period. intensive, physical program that leads to success to provide each student-athlete Agility and conditioning workouts vary depend- and confidence on the playing field. with the most productive, effective ing on the time of year and are specific to the All programs are evaluated daily and each indi- energy systems and movement patterns of each vidual’s progress is charted and monitored with and efficient means of sport- sport. The primary goal of each team is to have the the aid of computer technology. While the student- specific physical training. best conditioned athletes. athlete’s physical progress is gauged through a Year-round flexibility training involves individ- battery of testing procedures, the strength and con- ual instruction as well as team-oriented supervi- Each strength and conditioning program is ditioning staff also helps each individual set train- sion. This program is a continual one that is sport specific. Strength, speed, conditioning, ing goals that strive for complete excellence. stressed daily. agility and movement, flexibility and nutrition Nutritional education is a very important aspect education are components of each program for the Strength and Conditioning Staff of the total program. The athletic department student-athletes. The year-round program is recently added a full-time sports nutritionist to aid divided into three periods: pre-season, in-season in nutrition education. Student-athletes need to be and off-season. During the pre-season and off- Director of Strength and cognizant of how much food they need to eat in season, student-athletes are involved in a heavy order to perform consistently at a high level. The Conditioning and intensive program; participation during the strength and conditioning staff is continually edu- Mickey Marotti competitive season is limited to two days a week. cating the student-athletes on the importance of The strength training protocol used by Marotti good nutrition and the choices they need to make, Assistant Director, Strength and and his staff is based on the progressive overload especially during their competitive season. Conditioning principle, incorporating basic multi-joint exer- Tony Rolinski cises. Exercise such as squats, bench press, mili- Strength and Conditioning Assistant tary press, leg press, pulls Coaches and rows for the upper back, shoulder isolation, Mike Joseph abdominal crunches and Lon Record trunk rotation are exam- Lisa Shall ples of the specific lifts used in each workout Strength and Conditioning plan. Choice of exercise is Assistants dependent upon the sport and individual position of Holly Frantz the student-athlete. Frank Piraino Speed training is per- formed two to four times Harold Swanagan per week in the off-season Nutritionist and summer training peri- ods. Speed/skill develop- Mandy Clark ment coach Gaunt and Speed/Skill Development Coach track and field sprint coach John Millar assist Shawn Gaunt with the speed develop- Tony Rolinski, shown here with women’s basketball player Crystal Erwin, and the rest ment of all Notre Dame of the strength and conditioning staff are assigned to specific sports, overseeing student-athletes. Speed members of those programs in daily workouts on a year-round basis.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 140 Sports

Athletic training has been a fixture in Notre Dame athletics since the days of Knute Medicine Rockne. Notre Dame’s first known athletic trainer was Eugene “Scrap Iron” Young, who began providing care to student-athletes in the 1920s. Athletic training ity is equipped with the latest in sports continued to evolve and expand along with the University’s athletic growth. From medicine technology. Accessible to all varsity athletes, there is an MRI (mag- Young’s first days to today, Notre Dame’s athletic training department has developed netic imaging) unit, x-ray unit, isoki- into a fully-staffed sports medicine team with two state-of-the-art facilities. netic strengthening and testing biodex, a 3,500-gallon rehabilitation pool and other physical therapy modalities. Head athletic trainer and physical therapist letes. Area orthopaedists — Dr. Williard Yergler, The sports medicine team of athletic Jim Russ oversees the athletic training services. who earned an honorary monogram from the trainers and team physicians is com- The staff includes three associate athletic train- Notre Dame National Monogram Club in 2001, mitted to providing the most comprehensive ers and seven assistant athletic trainers. The Dr. David Bankoff, an honorary monogram and safest health care possible. Evaluations, entire staff is certified by the National Athletic award recipient in 2003, Dr. Fred Ferlic and Dr. treatments and rehabilitation are established Trainers’ Association and collectively has more Robert Clemency — oversee the orthopaedic for each individual, taking into consideration than 150 years of athletic training experience. needs for Irish athletes. Also available are a the sport in which the athlete participates, as Russ and his staff, along with a host of student host of medical consultants to meet specific well as other intangible matters. The primary athletic trainers, are responsible for the health needs ranging from cardiology to dermatology. goal of the Notre Dame sports medicine and care of the 26 NCAA Division I sports at the A performance team has been set up by the department is to return the athletes to their University, which includes more than 750 stu- athletic department and is comprised of indi- status before injury in the safest and quickest dent-athletes. viduals with various backgrounds, including manner possible. Each certified staff member is in charge of the team physicians and athletic trainers. That health care of at least two varsity athletic group attempts to solve teams. These responsibilities include covering any problems that could practice and competition as well as traveling hinder the performance of with the team as deemed appropriate. an athlete, ranging from Specifically, the athletic trainer is responsible insurance, training table for evaluating and assessing athletic injuries, meals, equipment and administering first aid and injury care, making health issues. medical referrals, and establishing treatments, The athletic training rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic staff utilizes two state-of- injuries/illness. The athletic trainer also spends the-art facilities to treat a significant amount of time in the education of and rehabilitate injured student-athletes with respect to injury preven- athletes. The original ath- tion, nutrition and psychological support in letic training room is dealing with injuries. located in the Joyce The athletic training department is under the Center. The newest addi- direct supervision of several sports medicine tion to the department is a physicians. Three University physicians — Dr. 3,300-square foot facility Irish athletics receive the finest in sports medicine care from the team of athletic Jim Moriarity, Dr. Pat Leary and Dr. Becky located in the recently-ren- trainers and physicians. The latest in sports medicine technology is located in the Moskwinski — serve as primary care physi- ovated football stadium. 3,300-square foot athletic training facility located in Notre Dame Stadium. cians for health care needs of the student-ath- This athletic training facil- Sports Medicine Staff

Head Athletic Trainer/ Physical Therapist Jim Russ

Associate Athletic Trainers Mike Bean Michael Miller (women’s basketball) Chantal Porter

Assistant Athletic Trainers Tricia Matysak William “Skip” Meyer Kevin Ricks Alicia Marie Roane Jaime Scollon Tony Sutton Salvador Vallejo The entire athletic training staff at Notre Dame is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and has collectively more than 150 years of experience.

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 141 • have telephone contact with a prospect regard- Thank you for your tremendous support of our ing permissible pre-enrollment activities such as NCAA entire athletics program. Our 800+ student-ath-

Compliance summer employment, provided the prospect has letes, our coaches and administrative staff are graduated from high school and signed a National very appreciative of your spirit and affinity for Who is a Representative of Notre Letter-of-Intent. Also, you must contact the Notre Dame, in particular intercollegiate athletics. Dame’s Athletics Interests? Compliance Office to make them aware that you With that, your adherence to all applicable (The following lists of examples are not are making these employment arrangements. NCAA rules and regulations is essential as we all-inclusive. As always, ask before you • have a telephone conversation with a prospect strive to maintain and enhance our national ath- act!) only if the prospect initiates the call. Such a call letic prominence while protecting the University’s You are if: may not be prearranged by an institutional staff tradition of integrity and values. • you have ever participated in or are a member, and you are not permitted to have a Our Compliance Office staff stands prepared to member of any organization promoting recruiting conversation, but may exhibit normal assist you with your questions and concerns Notre Dame’s athletics program (The for- civility. You must refer any questions about our ath- regarding NCAA regulations. Please contact us mer Quarter Back Club, The 3-Pt. Club, The letics programs to an athletics department staff immediately should you have concern regarding Fast-Break Club, etc.). member/coach. any situation. Your attention to these matters will • you have ever made financial contri- • view a prospect’s athletic contest at your own ensure that the eligibility of both prospective stu- butions to the University of Notre Dame initiative provided you do not contact the prospect dent-athletes (“recruits”) and enrolled student- athletics department. or his/her parents. In addition, you may not contact athletes is protected and maintained. Again, • you have ever helped to arrange employment of a prospect’s coach, principal, or counselor in an many thanks for your cooperation in this matter or provided any benefits to prospective or enrolled attempt to evaluate the prospect. and your ongoing support. student-athletes. • continue established family relationships with Go Fighting Irish! • you have ever been a season ticket holder in friends and neighbors. Contacts with sons and The Compliance Staff any sport. daughters of these families are permitted so long (574) 631-8090 • you have ever promoted the athletics programs as they are not made for recruiting purposes or at the University of Notre Dame. encouraged by Notre Dame coaches. According to NCAA rules, once an individual has been identified as an institutional “representative tional staff members and athletics representatives DON’Ts of athletics interests” the individual retains that to provide student-athletes (not including their fam- You may not: title for life. The University of Notre Dame is ulti- ily and friends) with an occasional meal (defined as • write, e-mail or telephone a prospective stu- mately responsible for the behavior of all its athlet- once a semester) provided the meal is at the staff dent-athlete or his/her parents in an effort to recruit ics representatives in relation to NCAA rules and member’s or athletic representative’s home and not them to Notre Dame. regulations. Violations of NCAA regulations by an at a restaurant.) • become involved in making arrangements to athletics representative could result in the loss of • use the name, picture or appearance of an provide money, financial aid or a benefit of any eligibility for involved student-athletes ( e.g. no enrolled student-athlete to advertise, recommend or kind to a prospect or the prospect’s family and participation in competitions) and/or severe sanc- promote sales or use of a commercial product or friends. tions against the University (e.g. loss of scholar- service of any kind. Any use of a student-athlete’s • make contact with a prospective student-ath- ships, television and post-season bans). name, picture or appearance must receive authori- lete and his/her parents when the prospect is on- zation from the Compliance Office. campus for an official or unofficial recruiting visit. Current Student-Athlete • provide any payment of expense or loan of an • contact a prospect to congratulate him/her on A student-athlete is any Notre Dame student who automobile for a student-athlete to return home or signing a National Letter-of-Intent to attend the is a member of a varsity athletics team. to any other location. University. NCAA regulations apply to all student-athletes, • provide awards or gifts to a student-athlete for • transport, pay or arrange for payment of trans- not just those student-athletes who were recruited any reason. All awards provided to student-athletes portation costs for a prospect, and his/her relatives or who receive an athletics scholarship. *Note: must first be approved by the Compliance Office or friends to visit campus (or elsewhere). NCAA regulations concerning enrolled student- and meet all NCAA regulations. • pay or arrange for payment of summer camp athletes remain in effect throughout the entire year • provide an honorarium to a student-athlete for a registration fees for a prospect. (including summer break). If a student-athlete has speaking engagement. All speaking engagements • provide ANYTHING to a prospect, the prospect’s completed his/her final season of eligibility, all must be approved in advance by the Compliance family or friends without prior approval from the NCAA regulations must be adhered to until he/she Office. Compliance Office. graduates or leaves school. • allow a student-athlete or his/her relatives or The support of our alumni and friends is wel- friends to use your telephone to make free calls. comed and appreciated. We ask, however, that you Do’s and Don’ts for representatives in • provide free or reduced-cost lodging in your also help to keep Notre Dame’s tradition of athletics regards to a current student-athlete: home to a student-athlete or a student-athlete’s integrity intact by following the NCAA regulations. (The following lists of examples are not all-inclu- family and friends. Your assistance will help ensure that the eligibility sive. As always, ask before you act!) of both prospective and currently-enrolled student- Prospective Student-Athlete athletes is protected and preserved. Your efforts to DOs A prospective student-athlete is any student who know and follow the NCAA legislation are greatly You may: has started classes for the ninth grade. Any student appreciated because violations could affect the eli- • contact a current student-athlete regarding younger who receives any benefits from an institu- gibility of involved prospects or student-athletes employment opportunities, however, no contact tion or athletics representative would become a and/or result in NCAA penalties being imposed on may be made without approval from the prospective student-athlete. In addition, student- the University. Compliance Office. athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year To that end, it should be our goal, as the best • provide a student-athlete, not their family and colleges are considered prospective student-ath- alumni and fans in the country, to preserve and pro- friends, an occasional (once a semester) meal at letes. *Note: An individual is considered a prospect tect each and every student-athlete’s eligibility. All your home. (whether or not they have signed a National Letter- NCAA legislation cannot be covered in a limited of-Intent) until the first day of initial collegiate space such as this page. Therefore, any additional DON’Ts enrollment or the first day they report for practice, questions should be forwarded to the Compliance You may not: whichever is earliest. Therefore, all NCAA regula- Office in the Department of Athletics. Please • provide a currently enrolled student-athlete, tions concerning contact with a prospective stu- remember to ask before you act! their parents or friends any benefit or special dent-athlete are applicable until that time. arrangement without prior approval from the Michael Karwoski, Assistant Director of Compliance Office. The Dos and Don’ts for representatives in Athletics at (574) 631-4107 or [email protected] • pay for or arrange for payment of room, board or regards to a prospective student-athlete: any type of transportation for a student-athlete or (The following lists of examples are not all-inclu- Liz Muir, Assistant Director of Athletics at (574) their family and friends. sive. As always, ask before you act!) 631-3041 or [email protected] • entertain student-athletes or their family and friends. (*Exception: NCAA rules do permit institu- DOs God Bless! You may: Go Fighting Irish! • forward information about prospective student- athletes to the appropriate coaching staff.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 142 Rockne Heritage Fund

f there’s such a thing as instant tradition, the Rockne Heritage Fund is it – the first athletics Iannual fund ever named for the famed Notre Dame football coach, the first fund designated solely for all sports at Notre Dame, and already the most prominent scholarship fund created to improve the experience of the entire student-athlete population at the University.

Why the Rockne Heritage Fund?

The current cost of an athletic grant-in-aid at Notre Dame is approximately $36,000; and in fact, grants-in-aid are the largest single-line item in the athletics budget. Meanwhile, over the last 25 years, the University’s varsity athletics program has doubled in size – from 13 to 26 sports – resulting in a grant-in-aid shortfall.

Introduced in 2002, the Rockne Heritage Fund is geared to offset the growing cost of funding these scholarships (the maximum number of NCAA grants-in-aid available to the University will be 320 by Fiscal Year 2005) and to keep Notre Dame competitive with its peer institutions.

The University’s athletic tradition may be unparalleled, but each year the competition gets tougher, the recruiting more aggressive.

All Notre Dame alumni, parents and friends interested in supporting Notre Dame athletics are encouraged to make a gift to the Rockne Heritage Fund — no minimum donation is required.

How to make a gift: • Send a check payable to the University of Notre Dame (address below). • Visit our web site at www.und.com. Click on the Rockne Heritage Fund logo. • Notre Dame employees may request a payroll deduction form. • Any gifts made to the Rockne Heritage Fund are credited toward eligibility for the following year’s Alumni Football Ticket Lottery. Gifts must be received by December 31 of this year.

Rockne Heritage Fund University of Notre Dame P.O. Box 519 Notre Dame, IN 46556-9988

* For more information, please call Maureen McNamara at (574) 631-7362. The league has long been considered a BIG EAST leader in innovative concepts in promotion and

Conference publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled vis- After celebrating its 25th anniversary ibility for BIG EAST student-athletes. The con- a year ago, the BIG EAST Conference ference has long-range television contracts moves forward in 2004-05 with new with CBS, ESPN and ABC. members poised to join a conference While BIG EAST basketball games are regu- that gives unequivocal importance to lar sellouts at campus and major public are- providing student-athletes with oppor- nas, including the annual BIG EAST tunities to excel against the nation’s Championship in Madison Square Garden, best. attendance figures also are significant at BIG In 2005-06, the league will add five new EAST soccer, women’s basketball and baseball members: the University of Cincinnati, games. DePaul University, the University of More than 500 BIG EAST athletes have Louisville, Marquette University and the earned All-America recognition and dozens University of South Florida. have won individual NCAA national champi- Since opening its doors in 1979, the league onships. The BIG EAST has been well repre- has won 24 national championships in six dif- sented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic ferent sports and 122 student-athletes have teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in won individual national titles. The BIG EAST each of the last five summer Olympiads. always has been able to boast that some of its The BIG EAST has its headquarters in best students are also some of its best athletes. Providence, where the conference administers More than 300 student-athletes have earned to more than 5,500 athletes in 23 sports. Academic All-America honors. In 2003-04, three BIG EAST student-athletes were named the national scholar-athlete of the year in their respective sports – Connecticut’s Emeka Okafor in men’s basketball, Notre Dame’s Vanessa Pruzinsky in women’s soccer The Notre Dame men’s tennis team celebrated its fourth Notre Dame BIG EAST Titles and St. John’s Chris Wingert in men’s soccer. BIG EAST title in 2004. Since joining the BIG EAST in 1995-96, BIG EAST student-athletes also have contin- Notre Dame has won more conference ued their success after leaving the classrooms women’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports. championship titles (57) than any other and playing fields. Former Connecticut The inaugural women’s golf championship was school: women’s basketball standout Dr. Leigh Curl held in the spring of 2003. was inducted into the Academic All-America The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. Former Georgetown 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors 2002, 2003, 2004 men’s basketball star Dikembe Mutombo was from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown Women’s Cross Country named a winner of the President’s Service and Syracuse. Seton Hall, Connecticut and 2002, 2003 Award, the highest honor in the U.S. for volun- Boston College completed the original seven- Men’s Cross Country teer service. school alliance. 1997, 1999, 2001 The BIG EAST continued to thrive on the While the membership has both increased Women’s Golf playing fields and in the playing arenas in and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not 2003, 2004 2003-04. In basketball, Connecticut won the wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of men’s and women’s NCAA titles. With the broad-based programs, led by administrators Men’s Golf 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 Syracuse men and the UConn women also and coaches who place a constant emphasis on grabbing NCAA crowns the previous season, academic integrity. The BIG EAST Conference Rowing the BIG EAST became the first conference in has enjoyed a leadership role nationally. Its 2004 NCAA history to win the men’s and women’s student-athletes own significantly high gradua- Women’s Soccer titles in consecutive seasons. In fact, the BIG tion rates, and their record of scholastic 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, EAST has won the last five women’s basketball achievement notably shows a balance between 1999, 2000, 2001 titles. intercollegiate athletics Men’s Soccer Also in ’03-04, St. John’s and academics. 1996, 2003 played in the NCAA men’s Any successful organi- Softball soccer national champi- zation enjoys outstanding 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 onship game while leadership. Michael Connecticut made it to the Tranghese, the league’s first Women’s Swimming & Diving 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, women’s soccer final and full-time employee, and for 11 2002, 2003, 2004 Georgetown played in its third years the associate to Dave Gavitt, women’s NCAA lacrosse semifinal in the last moved into the commissioner’s chair in 1990. In Women’s Tennis four years. Providence placed third in women’s his first year, he administered the formation of 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 cross country and league member Syracuse the BIG EAST football conference. Men’s Tennis won the national title in men’s lacrosse, though BIG EAST sports attract the interest of follow- 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004 it is not a BIG EAST sport. ers in the nation’s largest media markets Women’s Indoor Track & Field Whether it’s the student-athletes or the including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, 2002 league as a whole, moving proactively has Boston, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Men’s Indoor Track & Field been a consistent strategy for the conference Hartford. When the new schools are added in 2003 that was formed in 1979. 2005-06, the BIG EAST markets will contain In the spring of 2001, the BIG EAST added almost one-fourth of all television households Men’s Outdoor Track & Field 2000, 2003, 2004 in the U.S. Volleyball 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 144 The National Association of NACDA

Collegiate Directors of Athletics, Directors’ Cup USA Today and the United in 1995-96, 14th in 1996-97, tied for 31st in 1997-98, 25th in 1998-99, 21st in States Sports Academy began 1999-2000, 11th again in 2000-01 and sponsorship of the NACDA 13th in 2001-02 and 2002-03. Twenty-four of Notre Dame’s 26 Directors’ Cup competition varsity sports have scored points for the Irish in the NACDA Cup compe- in 1993-94. tition. Leading the way are the men’s and women’s fencing pro- The program, formerly sponsored by Sears, grams, which have used nine con- honors institutions maintaining a broad- secutive top-three finishes at the based program and achieving success in NCAAs to contribute 716 points many sports, both men’s and women’s. The since fencing was added to the program was expanded in 1995-96 to include NACDA Cup in 1995-96. (Only one Divisions II and III and NAIA. point total is awarded for men’s and Each institution is awarded points in a pre- women’s fencing due to the NCAA determined number of sports for men and Championships being a combined event.) women. The overall champion is the institu- Women’s soccer is next, having contributed tion that records the highest number of points 651.5 points, highlighted by six national in its division’s Directors’ Cup standings. The semifinal appearances and the 1995 national winner receives a Waterford crystal trophy. title. It also stands as one of three teams – The University of Notre Dame achieved its along with volleyball and softball – to have ninth top-25 finish in the 11-year history of the scored NACDA Cup points in all 11 years. Ten Directors’ Cup all-sports competition, finish- of Notre Dame’s sports have contributed ing 19th in the final standings for 2003-04. points on nine or more occasions, while all Spring sports play netted the Irish 231 but eight have scored points in more than points, thanks to NCAA participation in half of the NACDA Cup competitions. women’s lacrosse (tie for 9th place, 25 points), Notre Dame placed 19th in the 2003-04 NACDA women’s golf (55th, 18 points), men’s tennis Directors’ Cup competition. (tie for 33rd, 25 points), women’s tennis (tie for 17th, 50 points), men’s golf (tie for 34th, 38 Winter competition meant 275 points for The 2003-04 Final points), softball (tie for 33rd, 25 points) and Notre Dame based on NCAA Championship NACDA Directors’ Cup baseball (tie for 17th, 50 points, based on finishes in fencing (3rd place, 85 points), regional championship appearance). women’s track and field (21st, 52 points), Standings women’s swimming and diving (25th, 49 points), women’s basketball (tie for 9th, 64 1. Stanford 1,337.3 points, based on regional semifinal appear- 2. Michigan 1,226.3 ance) and hockey (tie for 9th, 25 points, based on regional semifinal appearance). 3. UCLA 1,178.8 Fall NCAA competition earned the Irish 199 4. Ohio State 1,026.5 points based on their 10th-place finish in the NCAA Women's Cross Country 5. Georgia 1,005.3 Championships (60 points), their second- 6. Florida 993.25 round appearance in NCAA women’s soccer

(50 points), their third-round NCAA appear- 7. North Carolina 952 ance in men’s soccer (64 points, highest total 8. Washington 919.5 ever in that sport for Notre Dame) and their NCAA first-round women’s volleyball 9. California 899.5

appearance (25 points). 10. Texas 880.25 Notre Dame, champion Stanford, and Duke (18th) were the three highest-ranked private 11. LSU 867.75 institutions in the final standings. 12. Arizona 799 In previous) years in which the Directors’ Cup competition has been held, Notre Dame 13. Penn State 795.5 finished 11th in 1993-94, 30th in 1994-95, 11th 14. Tennessee 755.75 15. Oklahoma 728.75 16. Texas A&M 714 Did You Know? 17. Arizona State 708 Notre Dame has finished in the 18. Duke 706.5 top 25 of the NACDA 19. Notre Dame 705 Directors’ Cup nine times in the 11 years of the program. 20. Minnesota 687

2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK) & FIELD Schools,” Sports Illustrated crowned UCLA No. 1, with • With major gifts from two prominent alumni, Athletic Notre Dame a close runner-up … the profile cited the including 1956 football captain Jim Morse, Notre

Résumé Bengal Bouts campus-wide boxing tournament to Dame replaced its former bookstore building with a benefit the Holy Cross Mission, Bookstore Basketball new facility housing centers for campus ministry BEST OF BOTH WORLDS – The Notre (the world’s largest five-on-five basketball tourna- and academic services … the Morse Center for Dame athletic department continues to ment), intramural football played in full pads (with Academic Services (dedicated in 2001) encompasses emerge as one of the highest-rated in the the title game in Notre Dame Stadium), and the fact the distinctive First Year of Studies and Academic nation: that 75 percent of Notre Dame undergrads lettered in Services for Student-Athletes, which provides • A 2003 report by the National Collegiate high school sports. advising, tutoring and other services. Scouting Association listed Notre Dame sec- ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE – The success of • Notre Dame student-athletes combined to post a ond (behind Stanford) in Division I-A rankings Notre Dame athletics extends to the classroom: 4.0 semester GPA 33 times in 2003 – led by women’s for top academic and athletic schools, based • Notre Dame ranked third in the latest NCAA soccer defender Vanessa Pruzinsky, the third chemi- on graduation percentages, U.S. News & Division I-A graduation rates, covering students cal engineering major (first since 1974) ever to gradu- World Report academic rankings and the Directors’ who enrolled between ’93-’96, based on the raw per- ate from ND with a 4.0 cumulative GPA … others of Cup all-sports standings. centage of student-athletes who note who posted 4.0 GPAs in 2003 included golfer • Notre Dame also ranked entered and graduated within Shannon Byrne (spring and fall of ‘03), soccer player fourth in a similar 2001 survey six years (students who leave or Mary Boland, swimmer Lisa D’Olier, rower Natalie by The Sporting News, with transfer are considered non- ND receiving a 3.42 “GPA” … Ladine and volleyball player Emily Loomis. The 2004 graduates) … Notre Dame grad- Schools were graded in four spring semester then saw 20 more 4.0 GPAs from uated a four-year average of 87 areas: “Do We Play Fair?” (B) – Notre Dame student-athletes, including baseball All- percent of its student-athletes, success rates, overall gradua- American Steve Sollmann, plus swimmers Lisa tion and Title IX compliance; with the national average at 60 Garcia and Kelli Barton and volleyball standout “Do We Graduate?” (A) – grad- percent (among those who com- Kristen Kinder. uation rates for classes enter- pleted four years of eligibility at SPANNING THE GLOBE – Much like the compo- ing from ’90-’93; “Do We ND, 99% earned degrees). sition of the Notre Dame student body, the 26 current Rock?” (B+) – fan support, • Notre Dame student-ath- varsity teams include student-athletes from nearly attendance, merchandising, letes have been named to the every state … in fact, Notre Dame’s 2003-04 varsity ros- budget, Directors’ Cup; and official Academic All-America ters included some 800 student-athletes who hailed “Do We Win?” (B+) – wins, con- teams 152 times (second-most in from 44 states (all but Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, ference titles, polls and NCAA Division I), as selected by the Mississippi, Utah and Wyoming), plus four Canadian tournament performances. College Sports Information provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and • In its 1997 ranking of Directors of America, including Saskatchewan) and 18 other foreign countries/territo- America's Top 50 “Jock 38 over the past five years. ries: Austria, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt,

21st Century Kicks Off In Style For Notre Dame Athletics

ment in 2001, ’02 and again in ’03 (one of nine teams to win a Jarrah Myers* (catcher) – Academic All-American of the game each year, plus first trip to round of 16 since 1987); and year for softball (’02; 3.68 cumulative GPA as environmen- NCAA championship debuts by four Notre Dame sports: tal science major); two-time All-American women’s lacrosse and women’s rowing in ’02 and hockey Carrie Nixon (butterfly, freestyle) – swimming All- and women’s golf in ‘04. American; won 18 BIG EAST individual and relay titles Here’s a sampling of some noteworthy 21st-century per- Jonathan Pierce (distance freestyle) – two-time BIG EAST formers from each of Notre Dame’s varsity teams: champion; set four ND swim records (’02) Katie Brophy – ranks first in ND women’s golf history with Vanessa Pruzinsky* (defender) – graduated with 4.0 Ruth Riley Ryan Shay Anne Makinen 78.00 career stroke average; won ‘03 BIG EAST title cumulative GPA as chemical engineering major (’03); first The first years of the 21st century have produced note- Michelle Dasso – four-time All-American, winningest team all-BIG EAST in soccer (’00, ’01) worthy achievements throughout the Notre Dame athletic player in ND women’s tennis history (’01) Steve Ratay* – set ND record for season stroke avg. (73.03 department (here is a sampling, dating back to the fall of Ozren Debic (men’s foil) – four-year fencing All-American; in ’01-’02; 2nd with 74.43 career); graduated with 3.82 GPA 2000): 2000 NCAA runner-up as computer science major • Notre Dame is one of 11 schools to place 20th or higher Justin Detter (forward) – third team All-American in Ruth Riley* (center) – women’s basketball national in each of the last four Directors’ Cup all-sports competi- soccer (‘03); playing in MLS with Kansas City Wizards player of the year and Academic All-American of the tions. Liz Grow – ND women’s track program’s first sprint All- Year; NCAA Woman of the Year (’01) • Notre Dame in 2002 advanced to NCAA postseason American; four-time BIG EAST champ Ryan Shay* – ND-record 10-time All-American (cross competition in men’s and women’s cross country, football, Jeff Faine (center) – All-American, Rimington Award final- country/track); NCAA 10,000-meter champ men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball (the only school to ist (top OL); 1st-round NFL draft pick (Browns) Meredith Simon (attack) – women’s lacrosse program’s do so in each of those six fall sports). Rob Globke (right wing) – highest-drafted player in ND first-ever first-team All-American and national player-of- • Notre Dame and Texas were the only schools to play in hockey history (2nd round, Florida Panthers, ’02) the-year nominee a postseason bowl game after the 2002 football season Tom Glatzel (forward) – lacrosse All-American, led team Steve Stanley (centerfielder) – national player-of-year before advancing to the round of 16 in the men’s and to 2001 NCAA semifinals finalist (’02); two-year baseball All-American women’s 2003 NCAA basketball tournaments. Kelly Hecking (backstroke) – won record-setting 19 BIG Javier Taborga – national senior men’s tennis player of • An unprecedented four Notre Dame teams were EAST women’s swimming titles (individual and relay) the year and All-American (’02) ranked No. 1 in 2000-01: women’s soccer, men’s fencing, Aaron Heilman (pitcher) – four-year baseball All- Jan Viviani (men’s epee) – four-year fencing All-American; women’s basketball and baseball. American, national player-of-the-year finalist; 1st-round 2000 and ’01 NCAA third-place finisher • Notre Dame student-athletes combined for a school- draft pick of New York Mets (’01) Kerry Walton (w. epee) – NCAA fencing champ, World record 39 All-America performances in 2001-02. Molly Huddle – seven-time All-American (cross country Championship bronze medalist, U.S. Open gold (’02) • Individual sport highlights in the past four years have and track); won U.S. junior title in 3,000 meters Shane Walton (cornerback) – finalist for ’02 Nagurski included: NCAA titles in women’s basketball (’01) and men’s Alicja Kryczalo (women’s foil) – three-time NCAA fenc- Award (top defensive player); unanimous first-team foot- and women’s fencing (’03); the men’s lacrosse team’s first- ing champion (’02, ’03, ‘04) ball All-American ever trip to the NCAA semifinals (’01); the baseball team’s Emily Loomis – all-BIG EAST in 2002-03 for both volleyball Ashlee Warren (varsity eight) – rowing program’s first All- first College World Series appearance (’02) since 1957; the and track and field (high jump) American women’s cross country team’s best-ever NCAA finish (third, Anne Makinen (midfielder) – soccer national player of Luke Watson* – nine-time All-American (cross ’02); first-round wins in the NCAA men’s basketball tourna- year (’00); four-year All-American country/track); ran school-record 3:57.83 in mile Troy Murphy (forward) – two-time consensus All- American; 1st-round NBA draft pick (’01) * also earned Academic All-America honors

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 146 England, Germany, Guatamala, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Noteworthy Notre Dame Athletic Paraguay, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the Alumni in Athletics Résumé Virgin Islands. PRO SPORTS PREPARATION Professional Sports Administrators *Joe Theismann (’71) – NFL • Notre Dame was the only school in 2002 to have Greg Aiello (’74) – NFL V.P. of public relations analyst (ESPN) players selected in the first or second round of profes- Tom Ambrose (’70) – senior V.P. of community affairs for Sportswriters sional drafts for baseball (Steve Stanley), basketball NBA’s Phoenix Suns Larry Burke (’87) – senior edi- (Ryan Humphrey), football (Anthony Weaver) and *Tim Andree (’83) – NBA senior vice president of commu- nications tor, Sports Illustrated hockey (Rob Globke). Marty Burns (’88) – writer, • Sixty-four former Notre Dame student-athletes *Austin Carr (’71) – dir. of business, community develop- ment for NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers Sports Illustrated (’95) – were active on 2003-04 rosters in the NBA, NFL, NHL, Beth Colleton (’91) – NFL dir. of comm. affairs George Dohrmann writer, Sports Illustrated Red Smith WNBA, Major League Baseball or the Women’s United Mike Crowley (’85) – president of MLB’s Oakland Soccer Association. Athletics Bill Dwyre (’66) – sports editor, L.A. Times • Notre Dame’s all-time total of 58 first-round NFL Eddie DeBartolo (’32) and Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. (’68) – for- draft picks ranks third behind USC’s 62 and Miami’s 61. mer professional sports owners Red Smith (’27) – Pulitzer Prize author and sports colum- nist for New York Herald Tribune and New York Times • Notre Dame joined Duke, Indiana and Stanford Larry Dolan (’54) – owner, president and CEO of MLB’s Cleveland Indians (dec.) as the only teams with first-round NBA draft picks in John Walters (’88) – writer, Sports Illustrated both 2001 (Troy Murphy) and ’02 (Ryan Humphrey). Paul Dolan (’83) – vice president and general counsel of MLB’s Cleveland Indians Arch Ward (’25) – former Chicago Tribune sports editor; • Notre Dame was one of just four schools during introduced all-star games; helped develop Golden James Fitzgerald (’47) – former owner of NBA’s the three-year span of 1998-2000 to have multiple Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors Gloves boxing (deceased) pitchers (Brad Lidge and Aaron Heilman) selected in *Tim Frank (’93) – NBA senior director of *Hall-of-Fame Coaches (beyond ND) the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. communications Mike DeCicco (’49) – Hall-of-Fame fencing coach (retired) • Forty-two former Notre Dame student-athletes Joe Garagiola, Jr. (’72) – general manager of MLB’s Ray Meyer (’38) – Hall-of-Fame basketball coach at have gone on to play for teams that have won the Arizona Diamondbacks DePaul (retired) Super Bowl (27), World Series (5), NBA Championship Jim Gates (’81) – library dir., Baseball Hall of Fame (2), Stanley Cup (2), WNBA Championship (2) or WUSA *Tommy Hawkins (‘59) – vice president of external affairs *Current Pro and Division I Head Coaches Sandy Botham (’88) – Wisconsin-Milwaukee basketball Founders Cup (3), among them: football players Paul for MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers *John McHale, Jr. (’71) – Major League Baseball vice Tim Connelly (’83) – Notre Dame cross country Hornung, Nick Buoniconti, Rocky Bleier, Dave Casper, Christy Connoyer (’94) – Tulsa softball Joe Montana, Joe Theismann, Dave Duerson, Mark president of administration Vince Naimoli (’59) – owner and CEO of MLB’s Tampa Kathy Cunningham-Litzau (’90) – Wisconsin-Milwaukee Bavaro, Ricky Watters and Bryant Young; basketball Bay Devil Rays volleyball players Bill Laimbeer, John Paxson and Ruth Riley; Brian O’Gara (’89) – Major League Baseball director of Gerry DiNardo (’74) – Indiana football baseball players Ron Reed and Craig Counsell; special events Brian Kalbas (’89) – North Carolina women’s hockey players Bill Nyrop and Don Jackson; and soc- *John Paxson (’83) – general manager of NBA’s Chicago tennis cer players LaKeysia Beene and Jen Grubb. Bulls Bill Laimbeer (’79) – Detroit Shock (WNBA) • Nine former Notre Dame football players have Ted Phillips (’79) – president/CEO of NFL’s Don Lucia (’81) – Minnesota men’s ice hockey Cory Mee (’92) – Toledo baseball been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, sec- Chicago Bears Beth Morgan-Cunningham (’97) – Virginia ond behind USC’s 10 … the ND players in the Hall John York (’71) – director and owners representative of NFL’s San Francisco 49ers Commonwealth basketball include Super Bowl champs Hornung, Montana, Dave Poulin (’82) – Notre Dame hockey Buoniconti and Casper, plus Curly Lambeau, George Division I Athletic Directors/Commissioners Billy Taylor (’95) – Lehigh basketball Trafton, Wayne Millner, George Connor and Alan *Mike Bobinski (’79) – Xavier (Ohio) associate V.P. for Steve Whitmyer (’82) – Navy baseball Page. development (former Xavier A.D.) *Olympic Games Medalists A TRADITION OF SUCCESS Bubba Cunningham (’84) – Ball State Shannon Box (‘99) – gold, soccer (‘04, • Notre Dame has claimed 23 all-time NCAA titles: A.D. Athens) *Rick Chryst (’83) – Mid-American Conf. 11 in football (’24, ’29, ’30, ’43, ‘46, ’47, ’49, ’66, ’73, ’77, ’88), Adrian Dantley (‘78) – gold, basketball comm. (’76, Montreal) six in fencing (’77, ’78, ’86, ’87, ’94, ’03), two in men’s ten- Ken Kavanagh (’87) – Bradley A.D. nis (’44, ’59) and one each in men’s golf (’44), men’s cross Jim Delaney (‘43) – silver, shot put (’48, Joel Maturi (’67) – Minnesota A.D. London) country (’57), women’s soccer (’95) and women’s bas- * Steve Orsini (’78) – Central Florida August "Gus" Desch (‘23) – bronze, 400- ketball (’01). A.D. meter hurdles (’20, Antwerp; • Upon joining in 1995-96, Notre Dame won all eight *Gene Smith (’77) – Arizona State A.D. Gene Smith deceased) Kate Sobrero Markgraf BIG EAST Commissioner’s Trophys (before its discon- Television Executives and Sportscasters Tom Lieb (‘23) – bronze, discus (’24, Paris; tinuation after 2002-03) for men’s sports and seven George Blaha (’66) – longtime radio play-by-play voice of deceased) straight in women’s sports, with the Irish combining NBA’s Detroit Pistons Ruth Riley (‘02) – gold, women’s basketball (‘04, Athens) to win an unprecedented nine BIG EAST titles in both Don Criqui (’62) – longtime radio and TV sportscaster for Kate Sobrero Markgraf (’98) – silver, soccer (’00, Sydney); 2002-03 and 2003-04 while a dozen different Irish variety of worldwide events gold, (‘04 Athens) squads claiming either regular-season or tournament *Mike Golic (’85) – co-host of ESPN Radio’s “Mike and Alex Wilson (’32) – bronze, 1,600-meter relay (’28, championships (or both) in ‘03-‘04 … Notre Dame’s Mike in the Morning” show Amsterdam); silver in 800 meters and bronze in 400 (’32, Los Angeles) with native Canada (deceased) eight consecutive BIG EAST titles in women’s swim- Don Ohlmeyer (’66) – Emmy-winning TV producer (“Monday Night Football,” NBC’s coverage of 1978 Rick Wohlhuter (’71) – bronze, 800 meters (’76, Montreal) ming and diving (‘97-’04) rate as the fourth-longest Moscow Olympics, among others) Mariel Zagunis (‘08) – gold, women’s sabre (‘04, Athens) streak ever in any of the 21 BIG EAST-sponsored Terry O'Neil (’71) – Emmy-winning TV producer *Other Notable Professional Athletes sports … Irish women’s soccer won seven titles in a (“Monday Night Football,” CBS special events, ESPN’s row (‘96-’02), which is tied for the second-longest Tim Brown (’88) – nine-time all-pro (Oakland Raiders), “Sports Reporters,” among others) among NFL all-time receiving leaders streak in the nine “team-based” sports, behind Ted Robinson (’78) – New York Mets radio play-by-play Dave Casper (’74) – NFL Hall of Famer, Academic All- Connecticut’s nine straight women’s basketball titles (formerly S.F. Giants, Minn. Twins); TV sportscaster for America Hall of Famer, NCAA Silver Anniversary (‘94-’02). worldwide events Award • Notre Dame’s total of nearly 900 All-Americans Tim Ryan (’60) – Emmy-nominated sportscaster for vari- Craig Counsell (’92) – World Series champ with Florida includes 21 who have been four-year All-Americans ety of worldwide sporting events Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks and 44 who have coupled All-America and Academic Hannah Storm (’83) – former NBC sportscaster and studio Joe Montana (’79) – NFL Hall-of-Famer, four-time Super host; co-host of The Early Show (CBS) All-America honors in the same season. Bowl champ (San Francisco 49ers) WOMEN’S SPORTS ELITE – Three Notre Dame Todd Rassas (’98) – USA National Lacrosse Team captain women’s teams – soccer (’95), basketball (’01) and fenc- * Individuals noted by asterisks also were student-ath- ing (’03, combined title with men) – have been part of letes at Notre Dame, primarily in the same sport with NCAA title-winning performances since 1995 … just which they now are affiliated (Tommy Hawkins played four others could match (or best) Notre Dame’s titles in basketball with the Irish; Mike Golic, Gene Smith, Steve three women’s sports from 1995-2003, with Stanford, Orsini and Larry Williams were football players; and Mike Bobinski and Rick Chryst were baseball players). UCLA, Georgia and USC each winning NCAA titles in four women’s sports during that eight-year span (the NCAA sponsors 19 women’s sports). 2004-05 CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 147 Notre Dame Traditions

The University of Notre Dame’s stu- dents, alumni, fans and administra- tion have developed a number of traditions that make both the athletic and academic experience at the school unique. The traditions are var- ied, from football weekend events to student festivities. Here are some of the more notable traditions that take place at Notre Dame: Antostal — An annual student The Shirt Bookstore Basketball spring celebration that takes place before the student body starts studying for final exams. The festival features eating con- tify with. Each hall organizes its own formal SYR — These are dances sponsored by tests, sack races, volleyball tournaments, dance, fund-raisers and events. each residence hall during the academic scavenger hunts and concerts. Antostal is a The Shirt — A student-operated enter- year. The letters stand for “Screw Your Gaelic word meaning “to gather.” prise that designs a t-shirt for each football Roommate,” an obvious reference to the Bengal Bouts — Conceived in 1931, the season and becomes the preferred student blind dates that roommates traditionally annual Bengal Bouts boxing tournament attire at home games, especially the first arrange for each other. Freshmen attending raises money for the Holy Cross Missions in game of the year. The Shirt program raises the SYRs usually consult the “Dogbook,” an Bangladesh. The Bengal Bouts welcomed a thousands of dollars for various charities, annual publication featuring photos and special guest to the championships in 2000, scholarships, and campus events. names of the entire freshman class. former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. Bookstore Basketball — Begun in the parking lot behind the old bookstore on campus, the Bookstore Basketball tourna- ment has developed into a fixture on cam- pus in the spring. The student participation is so high, the tournament has developed into the largest amateur five-on-five basket- ball tournament in the world. Over 500 teams participate each year and the games are played rain, shine or snow. Fisher Regatta — Held on St. Mary’s Lake, the Regatta features homemade boats created by each of the residence halls on campus. The boats must be built from scratch and some students hold fast to the tradition of putting the boat together the Bengal Bouts Dorms and organizations hold game-day barbecues on night before the race. the quad. Interhall Football — Notre Dame is one of the few schools in the United States that supports interhall, full-contact football in the fall. Most of the residence halls on Friday Football Pep Rallies campus put together a team and the cham- pionship game is played in Notre Dame Held in the basketball arena in the Joyce Center the Friday before each home football game, the pep Stadium. rally is a must for a first-time visitor during a Notre Dame football weekend. The entire team attends and Junior Parents Weekend — An the student body is led to the event by the marching band’s pre-rally trek through campus. The rally usu- annual fete than honors the parents of Notre ally features remarks from head coach Tyrone Willingham, a senior member of the football team and a Dame’s third-year students. It is attended by featured guest. thousands of proud moms and dads. In 1997, before the rededication of Notre Dame Stadium against Georgia Tech, 35,000 people Keenan Review — Organized by attended the pep rally held in the expanded stadium. Keenan Hall, the Review is a comedy Along with the Friday night pep rallies, the Notre Dame football weekends support many of the traditions sketch/talent/variety show held in that have developed on campus. A quick look at some of the football weekend festivities: Washington Hall. It is one of the best • Residence halls and campus organizations set up grills and provide the visiting football fans with their attended events on campus each year. choice of traditional barbecue fare. One of the most popular of these is at the Knights of Columbus build- ing on campus, where students cook steak sandwiches and provide entertainment for those waiting in line Residence Halls — Notre Dame never to be served. developed the Greek fraternity and sorority • The marching band holds a concert on the steps of Bond Hall before leading a large portion of the crowd to the system. Instead, each hall has developed its stadium for the game. own personality and traditions that stu- • The student body has a number of traditions it respects during the game. It stands for the entire dents and alumni can appreciate and iden- game, conducts the band during the “1812 Overture” during the third-quarter break and stays to sing the Alma Mater after each game. • The Irish Guard will perform a dance after each football home game, but only if Notre Dame is vic- torious. The “Victory Dance” enables the entire stadium to celebrate the Irish win.

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