Irish Defend Home Turf, Sweep Joe Piane Team Titles

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 10 ranked Irish women and the No. 9 ranked Irish men swept the top team finishes at the 2025 Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational cross country race in the Blue Division on Friday morning.

It marks the first time since 2003 that the Irish cross country squads have both captured first place team finishes at the event.

The opening race of the invitational saw the Irish women go out as a pack early and stay connected en route to a team score of 29 to finish 18 points ahead of the field for the team title. All five scoring runners claimed top 10 finishes individually.

Mary Bonner Dalton took the individual title with a time of 15:53.1, which is the fastest women’s time in the history of the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational by a margin of four seconds and is the second sub-16 minute result by a winner in the race’s history. Dalton is the first Irish individual champion at the event since Anna Rohr in 2016.

Amaya Aramini claimed fourth place overall with a 16:01.3 – a 38-second improvement from her time on the same course from two weeks ago. The pack of Gretchen Farley, Siona Chisholm and Arianne Olson wrapped up the team victory by claiming seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively. Farley posted a 16:10.6 for seventh. Chisholm turned in a 16:12.9 for eighth, and Olson placed ninth with a 16:13.5.

Women’s Blue Division Results
Mary Bonner Dalton – 1st (15:53.1)
Amaya Aramini – 4th (16:01.3)
Gretchen Farley – 7th (16:10.6)
Siona Chisholm – 8th (16:12.9)
Arianne Olson – 9th (16:13.5)
Sophie Novak – 13th (16:23.9)
Chloe Huyler (unattached) – 14th (16:29.1)
Reagan Riley – 21st (16:44.8)
Isabel Allori- 22nd (16:46.1)
Addison Knoblauch – 49th (17:09.0)

Women’s Blue Division Team Scores (Top Eight)
1. Notre Dame – 29
2. South Carolina – 47
3. Boise State – 108
4. Grand Valley State – 161
5. Liberty – 190
6. Ohio – 204
7. Bradley – 238
8. Cincinnati –  251

The men made a collective move ahead of the 4k mark on their way to posting four top-10 finishes for a team score of 40 and the win. Ethan Coleman finished second in a time of 22:40.6. Izaiah Steury, Dylan Throop and Daelen Ackley all took top-10 finishes with times of 22:53.7, 22:57.0 and 22:58.9, respectively. Cameron Todd closed out the team win with an 18th place finish in a time of 23:19.1.

Men’s Blue Division Results
Ethan Coleman – 2nd (22:40.6)
Izaiah Steury – 5th (22:53.7)
Dylan Throop – 7th (22:57.0)
Daelen Ackley – 8th (22:58.9)
Cameron Todd – 18th (23:19.1)
CJ Singleton – 21st (23:26.6)
Sam Rich – 28th (23:37.9)
Ryan Pajak – 42nd (23:51.1)
Colin Whitaker – 48th (23:52.8)
Benji Anderson (unattached) – 50th (23:53.9)

Men’s Blue Division Team Scores (Top Eight)
1. Notre Dame – 40
2. Boise State – 71
3. Wyoming – 125
4. Purdue – 146
5. Grand Valley State – 158
6. Wisconsin-La Crosse – 172
7. Cincinnati – 239
8. Liberty – 243

In the women’s open 5k race, Helen Sachs competed unattached and captured first place overall with a 16:53.1. Rosie Mucharsky was also competing unattached and took second in a time of 17:11.4. Nicki Southerland placed fourth in the race after turning in a 17:20.3.

Open Results – Men
Kevin Sanchez – 1st (23:48.9)
Jason Parra – 3rd (23:59.2)
Jack Henzke – 6th (24:20.8)
Jack Bertram (unattached) – 8th (24:25.7)
Riku Sugie (unattached) – 25:11.7

Open Results – Women
Helen Sachs (unattached) – 1st (16:53.1)
Rosie Mucharsky – 2nd (17:11.4)
Nicki Southerland – 4th (17:20.3)
Alexis Allen – 9th (17:40.8)
Grace Schager – 11th (17:44.4)
Elena Ryback – 17th (17:54.7)
Bella Guillamondegui – 28th (18:09.3)