UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME CROSS COUNTRY HISTORY & RECORDS NCAA History Fighting Irish Fighting Irish Men’s All-American/All-Region/All-Conference NCAA All-Americans John Cowan ................................................................ 3rd 1992 1st ........................................................................20 points Men’s Cross Country at the NCAA Championship Derek Seiling ..............................................................4th 1993 1st ........................................................................26 points Benny Almaguer......................................................... 1950 Nathan Knuth .............................................................8th 1994 1st ........................................................................19 points Team Top Team Top Kurt Benninger............................................................ 2005 Jim Trautman ............................................................10th Year Finish Points Finisher Place Time Site Distance Year Finish Points Finisher Place Time Site Distance Frank Carver................................................................ 1962 1994 John Cowan .................................................................1st BIG EAST Men’s Cross Country Team Finishes Bill Clark............................................................ 1963, 1964 1938 2 61 Greg Rice 1 20:12.9 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1977 Did Not Participate Nathaniel Ruder ........................................................ 2nd 1995 3rd ........................................................................83 points Mike Coffey.................................................................. 1964 Joe Dunlop .................................................................. 3rd 1939 8 217 Curt Hester 30 22:06 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1978 Did Not Participate 1996 4th .......................................................................81 points Pat Conway.................................................................. 2000 Matthew Althoff .........................................................4th 1997 1st ........................................................................50 points 1940 5 115 Oliver Hunter 2 20:41 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1979 Did Not Participate John Coyle................................................................... 1990 Jason Rexing ...............................................................9th 1998 3rd ........................................................................91 points 1941 6 137 Oliver Hunter 2 20:48 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1980 Did Not Participate Dan Garrett........................................................1987, 1988 Martin Grady............................................................... 2013 All-BIG EAST Finishes 1999 1st ........................................................................43 points 1942 6 145 Oliver Hunter 1 20:18 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1981 Did Not Participate Ron Gregory................................................................. 1958 2000 4th .....................................................................100 points 1943 World War II - No Meet 1995 Derek Seiling ...............................................................5th 2001 1st ........................................................................49 points 1982 Did Not Participate Oliver Hunter................................. 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 2002 4th .....................................................................132 points 1944 2 64 Bill Tully 9 22:59 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Jim Kelly...................................................................... 1945 1996 Jason Rexing ............................................................... 2nd 1983 Did Not Participate Derek Seiling ...............................................................8th 2003 2nd .......................................................................66 points 1945 2 65 Bill Tully 7 22:11 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Anthony Maloney....................................1940, 1941, 1943 1984 19 370 Mike Collins 59 30:55.4 University Park, Pa. 10,000 meters Ron Markezich............................................................. 1988 Matt Althoff ...............................................................11th 2004 1st ........................................................................47 points 1946 10 265 Cornelius Styers 34 21:58 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1985 Did Not Participate Mike McWilliams.......................... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 1997 Jason Rexing ...............................................................4th 2005 1st ........................................................................31 points 1947 9 223 Jim Kittell 20 21:55 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Todd Mobley...................................................... 2001, 2003 Antonio Arce ................................................................5th 2006 3rd ........................................................................70 points 1986 Did Not Participate Ryan Maxwell ...........................................................10th 2007 4th .......................................................................93 points 1948 5 164 Jim Murphy 14 20:44 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Tim Moore......................................................... 2004, 2005 1987 7 259 Dan Garrett 6 29:24.94 Charlottesville, Va. 10,000 meters Ken Muening............................................................... 1944 Ryan Shay ..................................................................11th 2008 2nd .......................................................................64 points 1949 10 265 Jim Kittell 30 21:28 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1988 9 255 Dan Garrett 9 29:41 Des Moines, Iowa 10,000 meters 1998 Ryan Shay ....................................................................6th 2009 6th .....................................................................178 points Jim Murphy.................................................................. 1948 2010 5th .....................................................................127 points 1950 5 110 Benny Almaguer 7 21:02 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1989 Mike O’Conner 92 31:34 Annapolis, Md. 10,000 meters Mike O’Connor.............................................................. 1989 Luke Watson ................................................................7th 1951 11 231 Jack Alexander 38 21:20 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Jason Rexing................................................................ 1996 1999 Ryan Shay .....................................................................1st 2011 6th .....................................................................119 points 1990 3 185 John Coyle 24 30:00 Knoxville, Tenn. 10,000 meters Luke Watson ................................................................ 3rd 2012 3rd ........................................................................70 points 1952 12 275 Jack Alexander 57 21:16 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Greg Rice............................................................1938, 1939 1991 Mike McWilliams 17 31:00 Tucson, Ariz. 10,000 meters Derek Seiling......................................................1995, 1996 Ryan Maxwell ..............................................................9th ACC Men’s Cross Country Team Finishes 1953 Jack Alexander 47 21:09 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1992 6 246 Mike McWilliams 24 31:34.1 Bloomington, Ind. 10,000 meters Ryan Shay.......................................................... 1999, 2001 Marc Striowski ...........................................................11th 2000 Luke Watson ................................................................7th 1954 6 169 Bill Squires 14 20:29 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles 1993 5 200 Mike McWilliams 18 30:12.8 Bethlehem, Pa. 10,000 meters Patrick Smyth.......................................... 2006, 2007, 2008 2013 3rd ......................................................................105 points 1955 3 (tie) 95 Bill Squires 12 20:32.5 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Bill Squires.........................................................1954, 1955 Marc Striowski .............................................................8th 2014 7th .....................................................................189 points 1994 14 316 Nate Ruder 45 31:45.1 Fayetteville, Ark. 10,000 meters 2001 Luke Watson ............................................................... 2nd 1956 4 201 John Michno 35 21:12 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Steve Szumachowski................................................... 1938 District IV/Great Lakes Regional 1995 8 (tie) 237 Derek Seiling 27 31:31 Ames, Iowa 10,000 meters Lou Tracy...................................................................... 1945 Todd Mobley ................................................................8th 1957 1 121 Ed Monnelly 19 20:18 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Marc Striowski .............................................................9th Men’s Cross Country 1996 9 248 Jason Rexing 26 31:34 Tucson, Ariz. 10,000 meters Bill Tully........................................................................ 1945 1958 4 114 Ron Gregory 13 20:47 East Lansing, Mich. 4 miles Kaleb Van Ort............................................................... 2005 Ryan Shay ..................................................................11th 1997 12 309 Jason Rexing 55 30:43 Greenville, S.C. 10,000 meters 2002 Tim Moore .................................................................10th