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ND Sports races, as well as the top three spots in the mile. The men's side placed first in every distance contested from 60 meters (Jarrod Bunchanan) to the 5K (Patrick Lesiewicz). The women's pole vault group swept the top three spots and the men's long jump unit did the same. Head coach Joe Piane said as many as 30 athletes qualified for the ACC conference meet in their first outing of the year. Notre Dame will get a chance to add a few more to that list Jan. 18 at the Michigan Invitational in Ann Arbor. They have eight events scheduled this year before the conference championships. Swimming & Diving The Irish men's team finished its fall semester with a definitive win over three schools at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa in early December. The swimmers broke six school records during the event, including senior Frank Dyer clocking a 46.92 seconds in the 100 butterfly. The win was Dyer's ninth record-setting performance during his college career. Nick Nemetz and Joe Cousmos won the one-meter and threemeter diving competitions, respectively. The women's side also registered a convincing victory in Iowa. Junior Emma Reaney finished the 200 breaststroke in 2:05.85, which was the fastest result in the nation so far this year. Reaney also won the 200 individual medley, and freshman Katie Miller took home first place in the 400 individual medley. — Dan Murphy Jeff Jackson said. "I'm not sure what the chemistry is there, but those kids usually have a real solid character. They appreciate the value of the education and they are good players. Every player we've had from Edina has been a big factor for us." Hurley finished second in scoring while playing for the U.S. National Team that won the World Junior A Challenge in November. He was one of four players in what will be the 10man freshman class that played for the American team in that tournament. He was joined by forward Andrew Oglevie, defenseman Jordan Gross and goaltender Cal Petersen. Gross is one of a few smaller, offensive-minded defensemen Jackson is adding to his blue line this season in an effort to reshape the heavy-hitting, more conservative group on the ice this season. Gross, Nathan Billiter and Bobby Nardella are all under six feet tall and 180 pounds, but bring a scoring threat to the back end of Notre Dame's lineup. Winger Joe Wegwerth will provide the size in this year's class. The 6-3, 230-pound New York native is currently a member of the U.S. Under-18 team that Jackson helped establish years ago. "He can add a physical presence to our lineup," Jackson said. "He's strong along the walls and has the potential to be more than just a grinding type of forward. He needs to play a power game because he has the skill level to do something with the puck." Many of this year's signees will be expected to compete right away for playing time, especially Petersen. He and current freshman Chad Katunar will battle to be the team's top goalie when both are on campus this summer. Petersen was a fifth-round pick in this summer's draft, also picked up by the Sabres. ✦