O’Brien Wins Back-to-Back NCAA ChampionshipO’Brien Wins Back-to-Back NCAA Championship
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O’Brien Wins Back-to-Back NCAA Championship

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BOSTON, Mass. – Jadin O’Brien has done it yet again. The senior took home the 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Pentathlon title for the second straight year and did so in dominating fashion. 

O’Brien set a facility record at The Track at New Balance as she finished with a score of 4497 points, surpassing the previous facility record of 4329.

She took home first in shot put, second in the 800 meter race and finished fourth in the 60 meter hurdles.

 

28A7582The University of Notre Dame track team compete at The 2024 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships hosted by the Track at New Balance in Boston, MA. March , 2024 (Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography)

Alaina Brady placed in the top ten at the NCAA Championship as she secured a 10th place finish in the pentathlon with 4101 points. 

The women’s DMR team of Sophie Novak, Jordyn Borsch, Gretchen Farley, and Olivia Markezich capped off the evening with a runner-up finish. It was a close race as Markezich led the way before BYU was able to take the lead and pull away on the final lap. The team ran a time of 10:53.14 to secure the second place finish.

Michael Shoaf will be competing in shot put tomorrow at 2:45 PM and Markezich will run the 3000m race at 8 PM. 

To view full results from Friday and Saturday’s schedule, click here

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