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12 NOV. 16, 2019 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED UNDER THE DOME Irish student-athletes excelling on the field and in the classroom Maddy Denner — Cross Country The sophomore from El Dorado Hills, Ca- lif., participating in her first season of cross country for the Irish, earned Freshman of the Year honors for at the ACC Championships Nov. 1 in Blacksburg, Va. Denner was the top finisher for the third-place Irish in the 6K race. She rose from 28th place at the 1.6K mark to sixth at the 4K split before finishing in third place with a time of 20:50.0. Abby Dolan — Swimming The senior from Sunfish Lake, Minn., was tabbed as the ACC Women's Swimmer of the Week following her impres- sive showing at Louisville Nov. 1. She accounted for 31 points with three individual wins (100, 200 and 500 free- style) and a second-place showing in the 400 freestyle relay. Dolan has already racked up nine wins in five different events over the first four meets of the season. Cam Morrison — Hockey The senior forward from Aurora, Ontario, was named the Big Ten's Third Star of the Week after help- ing Notre Dame open league play by earning four points at Minnesota Nov. 1-2. He tal- lied three assists to the lead the Irish to a 5-3 win over the Gophers Nov. 2, marking the 14th multi-point game of his career. Through six contests, Morrison ranked third on the team with eight points (two goals and six assists). Yared Nuguse — Cross Country The junior from Louisville, Ky., posted his career-best placement at the league meet with a runner-up showing at the ACC Champi- onships Nov. 1 in Blacksburg, Va. His strong effort paced the Irish, who finished just five points behind champion Syracuse. Nuguse, whose previous best was a third- place showing at the ACC meet as a sopho- more last year, clocked a time of 24:21.6 on the 8K course. TOP OF THE CLASS ✦ GIMME FIVE This year's 93rd consecutive meeting with Navy since the start of the series in 1927 is eas- ily the longest continuing rivalry for the Notre Dame football program. Next season, the two schools will open Aug. 29 in Ireland, marking the third time they will meet there (1996 and 2012 being the oth- ers), and then make it an even 100 straight in 2026. Despite Notre Dame winning 43 in a row in the series from 1964 to 2006, an NCAA record by one school against another, neither school has demonstrated any signs of ending their annual meeting. Here are the five other longest uninterrupted series Notre Dame has had with a school, with just one such series still active: School (Years) Streak 1. USC (1946-present) 74 2. Purdue (1946-2014) 69 3. Michigan State (1959-94) 36 4. Army (1919-47) 29 5. Pittsburgh (1956-78) 23 The game at Stanford Nov. 30 will tie the Car- dinal with Pitt for the fifth longest streak. Next year, the Cardinal will take sole possession of the fifth spot. Northwestern also reached 20 from 1929-48. CHARTING THE IRISH POLL POSITION The College Football Playoff made its debut in 2014 with the initial top 25 coming out in early November since then. In that time, 69 different teams have appeared in the rankings. Of those teams, Notre Dame has spent the seventh most weeks in the top 25 at 22 weeks out of a possible 32. They are also one of 10 teams to make the College Football Playoff, with a ranking high of No. 3. Just three teams have appeared in the top 25 of every ranking: Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State. Oklahoma, LSU and Utah have each spent 25 weeks or more in the top 25. No 2019 Notre Dame opponent is in the top 10 in terms of weeks spent in the rankings, but Michigan and Georgia are tied for No. 11 and have each spent 20 weeks in the top 25 since 2014. USC has spent 17 weeks ranked, Stanford 15 and Louis- ville 11. Other than Michigan and USC, the only other 2019 Irish opponent to appear in the initial col- lege football ranking was Navy at No. 24. The Midshipmen have spent nine weeks in the College Football Playoff rankings since the 2014 season. Getting To Know … SENIOR DEFENSIVE END KHALID KAREEM Hometown: Farmington Hills, Mich. High school: Harrison Major: Management con- sulting Favorite food: "I am not too particular about my favorite foods, so I will say anything Mediterranean." Favorite movie: "My favorite movie right now is 'Interstellar.'" Favorite music: "My favorite kind of music is hip hop." Favorite musician: "I think my favorite artist has to be Lil Uzi Vert." Favorite TV show: "I loved 'Game of Thrones.' Too bad it is over." Greatest football memory: "My best mem- ory in football has to be when I scored my first touchdown." Who is your idol: "Parents are definitely my idols." Favorite part about playing for Notre Dame: "My favorite thing about Notre Dame is the camaraderie of my brothers on Saturdays." Toughest player you've ever faced: "Isaiah Wilson (Georgia offensive tackle) is the tough- est player I ever played against." MOVING? Call us at 1-800-421-7751 Rk. School Weeks 1. Alabama 32 Clemson* 32 Ohio State 32 4. Oklahoma 30 5. LSU 28 6. Utah 25 7. Notre Dame 22 Mississippi State 22 9. Auburn 21 10. Wisconsin* 21 11. Georgia* 20 11. Michigan* 20 19. USC* 17 22. Stanford* 15 30. Louisville* 11 34. Navy* 9 * 2019 and/or 2020 Notre Dame opponent MOST TIME SPENT IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TOP 25 Per Watch Stadium