Host Notre Dame swept the 2023 National Catholic Invitational cross country meeting on Friday (15) with a pair of dominating performances at the Burke Golf Course. In addition, Joshua Methner and Siona Chisholm secured the individual race titles.
In the men’s team scores, the Fighting Irish tallied a perfect 15 points for the 8k race, with all five scorers crossing the finishing line in the top five spots –led by Methner, who won the race with a time of 24:04.8.
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Jake Renfree (24:14), Robert Cozean (24:15.4), Quinn Gallagher (24:15.8), and Tyler Berg (24:16.8) were the other scorers for Notre Dame.
Completing the top five team scores were Loyola (Ill.) in second place with 49 points, followed by Lewis (105) Loras (105), and Duquesne (135).
Meanwhile, Notre Dame also easily captured the women’s team title at the 2023 National Catholic Invitational cross country, finishing with a mere 18 points. Loyola (Ill.) took second place with 60pts, followed by Lewis (65) Duquesne (103), and San Diego (174).
2023 National Catholic Invitational Cross Country Team Scores
Men’s Team Score
| PL | Team | Total Time | Avg. Time | Score |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2:01:06 | 24:13:00 | 15 |
| 2 | Loyola (Ill.) | 2:04:34 | 24:54:00 | 49 |
| 3 | Lewis | 2:08:54 | 25:46:00 | 105 |
| 4 | Loras | 2:08:40 | 25:44:00 | 105 |
| 5 | Duquesne | 2:10:37 | 26:07:00 | 135 |
| 6 | Detroit Mercy | 2:15:55 | 27:11:00 | 202 |
| 7 | San Diego | 2:17:58 | 27:35:00 | 219 |
| 8 | Niagara | 2:20:55 | 28:11:00 | 230 |
| 9 | Franciscan (Ohio) | 2:31:16 | 30:15:00 | 281 |
| 10 | St. Norbert | 2:26:31 | 29:18:00 | 288 |
Women’s Team Scores
| PL | Team | Total Time | Avg. Time | Score |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 1:26:11 | 17:14 | 18 |
| 2 | Loyola (Ill.) | 1:30:36 | 18:07 | 60 |
| 3 | Lewis | 1:30:46 | 18:09 | 65 |
| 4 | Duquesne | 1:32:14 | 18:26 | 103 |
| 5 | San Diego | 1:35:48 | 19:09 | 174 |
| 6 | Loras | 1:37:25 | 19:29 | 198 |
| 7 | Detroit Mercy | 1:37:47 | 19:33 | 201 |
| 8 | St. Norbert | 1:40:02 | 20:00 | 246 |
| 9 | D’Youville | 1:42:01 | 20:24 | 261 |
| 10 | Franciscan (Ohio) | 1:43:33 | 20:42 | 282 |
| 11 | Niagara | 1:46:57 | 21:23 | 314 |
Men’s 8000 Meters Individual Results (8k)
| PL | NAME | YEAR | TEAM | Avg. Mile | TIME |
| 1 | Joshua Methner | JR-3 | Notre Dame | 04:49.0 | 24:04.8 |
| 2 | Jake Renfree | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 04:50.8 | 24:14.0 |
| 3 | Robert Cozean | JR-3 | Notre Dame | 04:51.1 | 24:15.4 |
| 4 | Quinn Gallagher | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 04:51.2 | 24:15.8 |
| 5 | Tyler Berg | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 04:51.4 | 24:16.8 |
| 6 | Kevin Sanchez | UNA-Notre Dame | 04:52.7 | 24:23.4 | |
| 7 | Jason Clayton | SO-2 | Loyola (Ill.) | 04:54.5 | 24:32.2 |
| 8 | Gabe Hinrichs | FR-1 | Notre Dame | 04:55.0 | 24:34.6 |
| 9 | CJ Singleton | FR-1 | Notre Dame | 04:56.8 | 24:43.9 |
| 10 | Gabe Smit | JR-3 | Loyola (Ill.) | 04:58.9 | 24:54.5 |
| 11 | Cael Mulholland | FR-1 | Loyola (Ill.) | 04:59.0 | 24:54.7 |
| 12 | Fionn Harrington | SO-2 | Loyola (Ill.) | 04:59.4 | 24:56.9 |
| 13 | Tom Seitzer | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 05:00.2 | 25:00.6 |
| 14 | Braden York | SR-4 | Niagara | 05:01.3 | 25:06.4 |
| 15 | Vincent Mauri | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 05:02.4 | 25:11.6 |
| 16 | Rishabh Prakash | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 05:02.6 | 25:12.7 |
| 17 | Jake Phillips | FR-1 | Loyola (Ill.) | 05:03.2 | 25:16.0 |
| 18 | Sam Rich | FR-1 | Notre Dame | 05:03.7 | 25:18.1 |
| 19 | John Schuler | FR-1 | Notre Dame | 05:04.0 | 25:19.8 |
| 20 | Nate Boutin | FR-1 | Loyola (Ill.) | 05:04.4 | 25:22.0 |
Women’s 5000 Meters Individual Results (5k)
| PL | NAME | YEAR | TEAM | Avg. Mile | TIME |
| 1 | Siona Chisholm | JR-3 | Notre Dame | 05:23.6 | 16:45.4 |
| 2 | Grace Schager | UNA-Notre Dame | 05:24.6 | 16:48.6 | |
| 3 | Erin Strzelecki | JR-3 | Notre Dame | 05:25.0 | 16:49.9 |
| 4 | Andrea Markezich | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 05:27.2 | 16:56.5 |
| 5 | Gretchen Farley | UNA-Notre Dame | 05:27.4 | 16:57.3 | |
| 6 | Arianne Olson | Freshman | UNA-Notre Dame | 05:34.2 | 17:18.4 |
| 7 | Caroline Lehman | FR-1 | Notre Dame | 05:42.4 | 17:43.8 |
| 8 | Grace Kuhn | JR-3 | Loyola (Ill.) | 05:42.4 | 17:43.8 |
| 9 | Bella Guillamondegui | UNA-Notre Dame | 05:44.3 | 17:49.7 | |
| 10 | Hannah Smrcka | JR-3 | Lewis | 05:44.4 | 17:50.2 |
| 11 | Haley Hamilton | JR-3 | Duquesne | 05:46.2 | 17:55.7 |
| 12 | Claire Sievern | SR-4 | Notre Dame | 05:46.3 | 17:56.1 |
| 13 | Sophie Novak | SO-2 | Notre Dame | 05:46.6 | 17:57.0 |
| 14 | Abbey Kozak | JR-3 | Lewis | 05:47.8 | 18:00.5 |
| 15 | Grace Jostock | JR-3 | Loyola (Ill.) | 05:49.5 | 18:06.0 |
| 16 | Caroline Pacer-Ryan | SR-4 | Lewis | 05:50.0 | 18:07.5 |
| 17 | Eileen Seebon | FR-1 | Loyola (Ill.) | 05:50.4 | 18:08.7 |
| 18 | Charlotte Turesson | SO-2 | Notre Dame | 05:51.8 | 18:13.0 |
| 19 | Lilian Mataway | SO-2 | Loyola (Ill.) | 05:52.7 | 18:15.9 |
| 20 | Paige Grant | SO-2 | Notre Dame | 05:53.2 | 18:17.3 |
