Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME vaded England this month, leaving the 30th Summer Olympics with more med- als than any other time in school history. Olympic athletes with ties to Notre Dame won four bronze medals and a gold, and that's without the help of U.S. flag bearer Mariel Zagunis, who had been favored to win her third gold medal. Former Irish soccer star Shannon Boxx From London Olympics The Fighting Irish successfully in- Irish Athletes Bring Five Medals Home Mariel Zagunis served as the flag bearer for the U.S. during the opening ceremonies of the London Olympic Games. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS Name (ND Class) Natalie Achonwa ('14) women's basketball Canada Result: Lost to USA in quarterfinals Event Shannon Boxx ('98) Result: Beat Japan 2-1 to win Gold Candace Chapman ('05) women's soccer women's soccer Result: Beat France 1-0 to win Bronze Molly Huddle ('06) Result: Bronze medal in team epee Kelley Hurley ('10) Result: Bronze medal in team epee Lee Kiefer ('16) Result: Fourth place in team foil Selim Nurudeen ('05) Result: 11th place in 5,000-meter final Courtney Hurley ('13) track & field Result: Quarterfinalist in individual foil Gerek Meinhardt ('13) Result: Semifinalist in 110-meter hurdles Melissa Tancredi ('04) Result: Fourth place in individual sabre www.BLUEANDGOLD.com women's fencing women's fencing women's fencing men's fencing track & field Result: Beat France 1-0 to win Bronze Mariel Zagunis ('04-06) women's fencing women's soccer did win her third gold with the U.S. team. The Americans beat Japan 2-1 to win gold after holding off a gritty Ca- nadian effort in the semifinals. Canada, which featured former Notre Dame players Candace Chapman and Melissa Tancredi, controlled most of the match before a controversial call gave the U.S. team a chance to tie the game on a free kick in the final 10 minutes. The U.S. team went on to win 4-3 in the closing minutes of overtime. Tancredi started all six games for the Canadians and led the team with four goals in the tournament. They went on to win the bronze medal, adding two more trips to the podium for Notre Dame. Notre Dame's other two bronzes came from sisters Courtney and Kel- ley Hurley on the women's epee team in fencing. The Hur- leys both won cru- cial points to upset the Russian team in their final match and claim the USA's first women's medal in the event. Courtney, a current senior, scored the winning touch for the American team in overtime. Notre Dame's five Country United States Canada United States United States United States United States United States Nigeria Canada United States medals tied the school with three others in 14th place for most hardware produced by a single college at the games. Southern California led that contest with 24 to- tal medals. Overall, the Irish had 11 athletes compete in London, which was another best in school history. — Dan Murphy ATTENTION IRISH FANS Packages are available for all Notre Dame home football games Sept. 08 Purdue Sept. 22 Michigan Oct. 13 Stanford Oct. 20 B.Y.U Nov. 03 Pittsburgh Nov. 17 Wake Forest All Package will include: * Game Ticket- Endzone to the 40 yard line * Two night hotel in either South Bend or Elkhart * Great Customer Service Please visit www.diamondtravel.com for complete details and price or call 1.602.870.9197 DIAMOND TRAVEL 24 YEARS IN BUSINESS GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE PRESEASON 2012 19