RALEIGH, N.C. – The Notre Dame track and field program got the outdoor season underway on Thursday at day one of the Raleigh Relays.
A day after being named the ACC Cross Country Men’s Runner of the Year, Yared Nuguse won the 5,000m run with a time of 13:40.62, the top mark in the country in the young season. The time is good enough for fourth in program history.
A trio of other Notre Dame runners also had notable times in the 5,000m run, as Matthew Carmody took third place (13:44.55 – sixth in program history), Kenny Vasbinder finished fifth (13:45.95 – eighth in program history) and Andrew Alexander placed 13th (13:54.94 – 10th in program history).
The Notre Dame duo of Michael Shoaf and John Stefan had a solid showing in the men’s shot put event, recording third and fourth place finishes, respectively. Shoaf set a personal record with a mark of 17.71m to move up to fourth place in program history and John Stefan aslo set a personal best with a throw of 17.61m to rank fifth in school history.
The Irish also flourished in the javelin events on both the women’s and men’s sides. Gabe Diederich claimed fourth for the women with a throw of 46.02m and John Keenan took fifth place with a personal record distance of 63.74m, good enough for third in the Notre Dame record books.
The Irish are back in action on Friday for day two of the Raleigh Relays, starting with the women’s discus at 10 a.m. ET.
RALEIGH RELAYS
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 25, 2021
MEN
1,500m
35 – Jacob Stupak (3:48.38)
82 – Andrew Delvecchio (3:55.33)
86 – Clayton Goldman (PR: 3:55.79)
92 – Brian Griffith (3:57.72)
5,000m
1 – Yared Nuguse (13:40.62 – Ranks 4th in program history)
3 – Matthew Carmody (13:44.55 – Ranks 6th in program history)
5 – Kenny Vasbinder (13:45.95 – Ranks 8th in program history)
13 – Andrew Alexander (13:54.94 – Ranks 10th in program history)
23 – Josh Methner (14:05.60)
88 – Carter Cheeseman (14:48.83)
Pole Vault
5 – Nolan Blachowski (PR: 4.69m)
Shot Put
3 – Michael Shoaf (PR: 17.71m – Ranks 4th in program history)
4 – John Stefan (PR: 17.61m – Ranks 5th in program history)
Javelin
5 – John Keenan (PR: 63.74m – Ranks 3rd in program history)
9 – Austin Parsons (62.05m – Ranks 5th in program history)
WOMEN
100m Hurdles Prelims
8 – Alaina Brady (13.96 – qualified for the finals)
32 – Madison Schmidt (15.54)
10,000m
13 – Katie Rose Blachowicz (PR: 34:42.24)
Shot Put
5 – Maura Kimmel (14.50m – Ranks 7th in program history)
6 – Abbey Kapitan (14.47m)
7 – Rachel Tanczos (14.41m)
8 – Alesis Juntunen (PR: 14.38m – Ranks 10th in program history)
Javelin
4 – Gabrielle Diederich (46.02m)