Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Emma Reaney raced their way to their first All-America honors at the national stage while setting several records along the way. Ryan's strongest event was the 200 backstroke where she finished seventh in the country after winning the Big East title. Reaney earned honorable mentions in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. The duo car- ried the women's team to its best finish since 2002. Sophomore Frank Dyer finished fourth Sophomore Kelly Ryan and freshman at the NCAA meet in the 200 freestyle to give the men's team the points it needed to finish 28th overall this year. The Irish also claimed their fifth Big East title earlier in the season by holding off defending champion Louisville. Junior Bill Bass was named the conference's Swimmer of the Year and freshman diver Nick Nemetz won the Diver of the Year award. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 100 points (▲ 67) 2011-12 academic year came on the indoor track for the Irish where the men's distance medley relay team cruised past the coun- try's best. Notre Dame, under the guidance of longtime coach Joe Piane, combined to score 100 total points this year thanks to a 12th-place finish by the men and a 38th- place finish nationally by the women. The four-man relay team of Jeremy Rae, Jonathon Shawell, Randall Babb and Chris Giesting became the first national champi- ons on the track for Notre Dame since Ryan Shay in 2001. Senior pole vaulter Kevin Schipper finished fourth overall at the na- The one national championship of the tional meet to help boost the final score for the Irish. Senior Maddie Buttinger won third place in the pentathlon to lead the women. She set a school record by finishing in the top three of all but one event during the com- petition. Spring Sports 340 points (▲ 82) MEN'S LACROSSE 83 points (▲ 23) oped a Notre Dame brand in college la- crosse. His team made it to the Final Four again this season behind the strength of the country's best team defense and by sharing the ball on offense. Notre Dame had six players with at least Irish coach Kevin Corrigan has devel- 45 points during the 13-3 season and typi- cally had at least that many scoring goals during their run in the NCAA Tournament. Senior Sean Rogers led all scorers with 22 goals and eight assists. Junior John Kemp started all 16 games in net for the Irish while anchoring a defense that allowed only 6.22 goals per game. The season came to an end with a 7-5 loss to No. 1 and eventual champion Loyola. The Irish made a late surge in the fourth quarter, but couldn't overcome a five-goal day from sharpshooter Eric Lusby. SOFTBALL 50 points (▲ 25) one of the hottest teams in the country with a 15-game winning streak to boost its final record to 40-16. They hosted the Big East Notre Dame entered the postseason as AUGUST 2012 103