Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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ND SPORTS aimed to get back on track against Boston College and Detroit at home March 15. WOMEN'S TENNIS (7-4, 3-1, ACC) The No. 26 Irish won seven of their first 11 matches, including three of four in ACC play. Notre Dame won at Louisville (4-3) Feb. 20, at Pittsburgh (4-3) Feb. 22 and versus Syracuse (5-2) Feb. 27, before falling at No. 5 Virginia (6-1) March 1. MEN'S SWIMMING (6-6) Notre Dame finished fifth at the ACC Championships Feb. 25-28 in Atlanta, tallying 675 points as a team and breaking two school records at the event. Freshman Robert Whitacre (1:43.87) set a school record in the 200 backstroke, while senior John Nappi (15:14.62) set a new mark in the 1,650 freestyle. WOMEN'S SWIMMING (7-9) The Irish finished sixth at the ACC Championships Feb. 18-21 in Atlanta, posting 644 points. Senior Emma Reaney highlighted the individual performances with a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (2:07.69) — her second straight league title — and a second-place showing in the 200 breaststroke (2:07.69). — Jordan Wells don't need to hit like me,' or 'You don't need to be the same player as me. You're your own player.' He al- ways told me it's going to be much more difficult trying to be someone that you're not, rather than just be who you are. "We're not very similar as hitters or players overall, I just take little things from his game and do me." MARGARET BAMGBOSE SEEDED SIXTH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Irish junior Molly Seidel was named the Most Valuable Track Performer at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in late February, capturing the 3,000- and 5,000-meter event titles. However, it is junior Margaret Bamg- bose who will be the highest-seeded participant for Notre Dame at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 13-14 at Fayetteville, Ark. Bamgbose won the 400-meter race at the confer- ence meet with a time of 52.10 seconds, breaking the school record and earning the No. 6 overall seed at the nationals. "We knew [Margaret] was going to be a contender, but we knew it was not going to be easy," head coach Alan Turner said. "She's always been a very strong finisher and she was definitely pushed by those girls. The ACC is one of the toughest conferences for the women's 400." Seidel is seeded 11th in the 5,000 me- ters with a time of 15:54.45, and se- nior Jade Barber is seeded 15th in the 60-meter hurdles with a clocking of 8.20 seconds. Notre Dame's distance medley relay also qualified for the event and is seeded fifth overall with a time of 11:01.59. ✦