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NOTRE DAME
AT H L E T I C S A N N UA L R E P O R T
FIGHTING IRISH
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | FENCING
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT i
Contents
2 Introduction
3 Academics
4 Athletics Advancement
5 Community Commitment
6 Compliance
7 Facilities
8 Honors and Awards
9 Marketing
10 Media
11 Mendelson Fund
12 Monogram Club
13 Student Welfare and Development
14 NACDA Cup: Rankings
15 Sports Summaries
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 1
THIS
IS WHAT
WE A three-week period in late March
and early April of 2018 marked one
of the most remarkable stretches in
University of Notre Dame athletics
basketball and Jeff Jackson in
hockey—were named national coach
of the year in their respective sports.
DO
Meanwhile, Notre Dame student-
history.
athletes won another national
First, the Irish fencing teams title in the classroom—for the 11th
traveled to Penn State where they straight year posting the best overall
dominated the combined NCAA Graduation Success Rate figure (98)
Fencing Championship for the among Football Bowl Subdivision
second straight year, leading the institutions. It marked the best
ARIKE OGUNBOWALE competition from wire to wire. overall academic performance by
Irish athletes in a decade.
The next weekend, the Atlantic
Coast Conference regular-season Irish programs across the board
champion Notre Dame women’s continued making meaningful
basketball team journeyed to impacts on campus, in Michiana and
Columbus, Ohio, where the Irish elsewhere in terms of community
knocked off unbeaten and top- service.
rated Connecticut in overtime in the
And Notre Dame athletic facilities
national semifinals, then came from
continued to expand—with the
15 points down to beat Mississippi
opening of the Campus Crossroads
State in the title game. Both
Project at Notre Dame Stadium,
contests featured dramatic game-
along with progress toward
winning shots by Irish junior guard
conclusion of the Harris Family Track
Arike Ogunbowale.
Stadium, a new practice facility—the
Then, the following weekend, the Rolfs Athletic Hall (formerly the
Big Ten Conference champion Irish Rolfs RecSports Center)—for men’s
hockey squad headed to St. Paul, and women’s basketball and a new
Minnesota, where Notre Dame indoor practice facility for football.
recorded its fifth straight one-goal
It was left to Ogunbowale to put
win in defeating Michigan in the
the Irish athletic year, the women’s
national semifinals—before falling
basketball title—and maybe the
2-1 against Minnesota Duluth in the
Notre Dame athletic mantra—in
NCAA championship game.
perspective, in a live interview on
The impact of those three ESPN:
performances was such that all three
“National champs, baby. This is what
head coaches—Gia Kvaratskhelia in
we do.”
fencing, Muffet McGraw in women’s
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2
ACADEMICS
Notre Dame’s institu- nation within their sports—
tional research determined and 10 produced federal
additional academic graduation rates that led all
highlights based on the FBS institutions.
NCAA-issued GSR and
4. Federal Rate: Notre Dame
federal figures:
graduated 96 percent of all
1. Eighteen of 22 Irish women competing in varsity
athletic programs analyzed athletics to rank second
posted GSR figures of 100 among its peer institutions
percent, and 10 produced based on the federal cal-
federal rate 100 scores. culations (behind Stanford
at 97). Among men, Notre
2. For the 12th time in 13
Dame’s 92 percent federal
years, Notre Dame ranked
rate tied with Stanford for
No. 1 on a percentage basis
first place. Notre Dame
in terms of number of GSR
graduated 85 percent of its
100 scores, among all FBS
black student-athletes, rank-
schools.
ing tied for third, and Irish
3. Eighteen of Notre Dame’s football players graduated
22 men’s and women’s pro- at a 90 percent rate to rank
grams posted GSR numbers second behind Northwest-
that ranked them best in the ern (92).
Notre Dame in November 2017 Boston College and Northwestern (11 for student-athletes who plan to
claimed a share of the national each). Five Notre Dame men’s pursue professional careers in their
championship for graduating student- teams—baseball, cross country, chosen sports following graduation.
athletes in all sports—in the process fencing, soccer and tennis—registered
ACC Honor Roll: 434 Notre Dame
posting the top NCAA Graduation perfect 1,000 scores. Seven Irish
student-athletes were honored—
Success Rate (GSR) figure (98) for its women’s teams—basketball, golf,
second most in the conference.
student-athletes for the 11th straight lacrosse, softball, swimming and
year. The GSR number for all Notre diving, tennis and volleyball—also Jessica Harris earned first-team
Dame student-athletes rated the Irish earned perfect scores. Academic All-America honors on the
first among the football-playing cross country/track and field team
Thirteen Notre Dame teams posted
institutions in the NCAA Football named by the College Sports
multi-year APR scores in the top 10
Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division Information Directors of America
percent of all squads in their respec-
I-A). The 2017 NCAA figures were (CoSIDA).
tive sports and received 2018 NCAA
based on entering classes from 2007
APR Public Recognition Awards:
through 2010.
Men’s sports (6): baseball, cross
Twelve Notre Dame athletic teams country, fencing, soccer, tennis, track
earned 1,000 scores—more perfect and field; Women’s sports (7):
scores than any other NCAA Football basketball, golf, lacrosse, softball,
Bowl Subdivision school except swimming and diving, tennis, volley-
one—in the annual set of Academic ball.
Progress Rate statistics issued in May
ACC post-graduate scholarships
2018 by the NCAA. Notre Dame’s
went to Katie Uhler and Monica
number of perfect scores of 1,000 has
Flores (women’s soccer), Greer
ranked either first or second among
Martini (football) and John Sexton
all FBS programs for 13 straight years.
(men’s lacrosse). Sexton was among
Leaders in the 2018 data were
individuals chosen as Weaver-James-
Stanford (16), Notre Dame (12), and
Corrigan Honorary Award recipients
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 3
ATHLETICS
ADVANCEMENT
In 2017-18, Notre Dame athletics an 88 percent increase in giving from head coach, football offensive
benefactors had the following last year’s totals coordinator and football defensive
incredible impact on Fighting Irish coordinator)
239 gifts from men’s and women’s
student-athletes and programs:
track and field alumni in support of 3 new seven-figure endowed grant-
$139.4M in total athletics funds the new Harris Family Track and Field in-aid gifts (to men’s golf, men’s
gifted (cash gifts and pledges), a Stadium basketball and football programs)
record year for athletics philanthropy 177 gifts from men’s and women’s 1st endowment of its kind estab-
$83.3M committed to fully fund the basketball alumni in support of the lished to support academic, health
construction of two new practice new basketball practice facility and wellness needs of underprivileged
facilities for men’s and women’s student-athletes
57 student-athletes who partici-
basketball, as well as football, men’s pated in summer study-abroad Donors impacted so many other
soccer and women’s soccer programs in large part due to Rockne areas including gifts to support
$6.1M in donations to the Rockne Athletics Fund support special events, international travel,
Athletics Fund, including 12 new new equipment, nutritional needs,
35 student-athletes who received
members of the Jesse Harper Council off-site training, networking opportu-
funding for summer internships and
(gifts of $50K or higher), providing nities and more
externships through benefactor-
expendable scholarship and financial established endowments
support to all 26 varsity programs
4 new seven-figure endowed
$198,000 in total funds raised for coaching position gifts (swimming
athletics teams on Notre Dame Day, and diving head coach, track and field
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 4
COMMUNITY
COMMITMENT
Extra Yard for Teachers/ Habitat for Humanity/Commu- taurants in a
Education: The 2017 football nity: The athletics department robust sustain-
season marked the third and Habitat for Humanity ability effort.
consecutive year of an increas- celebrated their fourth year of Throughout
ingly successful partnership partnership. Irish teams and the football
among the Notre Dame staff members rolled up their season, Culti-
athletics department, College sleeves to provide a forever vate Culinary
Football Playoff Foundation and home for local Michiana rescued and
Alliance for Catholic Education families. delivered
in the Extra Yard for Teachers more than
Each year former President
initiative. 7,000 pounds
Jimmy Carter and former
of food from
In 2017 this collaborative effort First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in Institute, Hurricane Relief, Wild
Notre Dame Stadium and
catalyzed 616 gifts that totaled conjunction with Habitat, select Boar Soccer Team, United Way,
distributed it to numerous
$514,424, representing a 29 one community in the world Fighting Irish Fighting Hunger,
nonprofit organizations in St.
percent increase over the previ- to build a number of houses Lou’s Lads’ Bread of Life Food
Joseph County.
ous year’s total. In addition, with hundreds of volunteers. Drive and Vet Tix Foundation.
$600 was directed to public The community identified for Since May 2018, more than
Bringing the Community to
school programs through the this year’s Carter Work Project 1,800 pounds of food that
Notre Dame: Notre Dame’s
Donors Choose website. Those was St. Joseph County, Indiana. would otherwise have gone
athletic facilities serve as
donations, coupled with a Last spring, student-athletes, to waste have been rescued
venues not only for student-
generous $150,000 match by coaches and staff participated from the Guglielmino Athletics
athletes, but also for local and
the CFPF, resulted in a grand in the construction of multiple Complex. Members of the ath-
national community partners,
total of $665,024 raised for the homes in the Carter Work Proj- letics staff and student-athletes
visiting international contin-
campaign. ect neighborhood. from various varsity sports
gents and various professional
volunteered in processing over
Each year Notre Dame has been Holy Cross Village/Tradition: In teams. Maximizing facility usage
1,000 meals for local nonprofit
ranked No. 1 in dollars raised the spring of 2018, Notre Dame is a critical component of the
organizations.
among the 100 schools par- athletics forged a partnership department’s outreach strategy.
ticipating. In three years, more with Holy Cross Village. Last football season the athlet- Notre Dame’s 19 athletics
than $1.6 million has been raised Athletics staff members and ics department collaborated facility spaces played host to
for the ACE program. student-athletes assisted with a with the Office of Sustainability. more than 250 non-varsity
number of events including Each home game was desig- events and more than 350,000
Summer Camps and Camp
prom, a birthday block party nated with a unique sustainabil- guests. These gatherings
Scholarship Program/Excellence:
and a guided tour of the Notre ity theme with a direct correla- included graduations, athletic
During the 2018 summer camp
Dame campus. tion to the newly renovated events, wedding receptions,
season, 49 sessions were
stadium. Sustainability staff Masses, seminars, career fairs
offered and more than 6,500 Mass Card, Cultivate Culinary
members were showcased on and retreats.
campers traveled to Notre and Sustainability/Faith: More
the stadium video board, ribbon
Dame to participate in the than 200 specially designed University Commencement:
board, concourse monitors and
camp program. More than 400 Mass cards have been distrib- Eight commencement ceremo-
social media.
counselors provided instruction. uted by Notre Dame athletics to nies were held in the Compton
support colleagues across the In addition to its signature Family Ice Arena, Joyce Center
The summer of 2018 marked the
country as well as athletics initiatives, the athletics depart- Fieldhouse, Purcell Pavilion and
fourth year of the camp scholar-
employees experiencing ment participated in a number Notre Dame Stadium during
ship program. Ten camp schol-
tragedy, loss or a challenging of projects in order to address 2018 graduation weekend. The
arships were presented to local
time. One Mass per semester immediate needs in local, athletics department hosted
students. To date, 27 students
has been celebrated to honor national and international more than 5,000 graduates and
representing five elementary
those recipients. communities. Those partner- more than 40,000 guests in
schools have received scholar-
ships and efforts included those facilities.
ships to the Notre Dame camp In 2017, athletics partnered with
Harper Cancer Research
of their choosing. Cultivate Culinary and Levy Res-
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 5
COMPLIANCE
Notre Dame was instrumen- • Requiring all teams to create CARA, countable athletic-
tal in developing materials for a time management plan to related activities)
the Lead1 Association of provide adequate notice to their
• Increasing engagement from
Athletic Directors in response to student-athletes when schedul-
student-athletes and depart-
the NCAA membership’s ing expectations changed
ments (the ticket office used
adoption of a student-athlete it for communication on game
welfare time management plan. Notre Dame implementation of
time management legislation: days; the business office soon
On campus, Notre Dame’s will be using it for travel pro-
compliance staff developed a • Created an institutional policy cedures; student welfare and
policy for the creation and and supplemental resources development was active in
annual review of the student- (including a visual one-pager scheduling SAAC community
athlete-driven time manage- for Lead1 to distribute as best service and promoting career
ment plan and worked with practices) to help educate rela- events)
colleagues from information tive to the new rules, navigate
technology and human sport-specific challenges and • Positive response from
resources to implement ensure consistency when student-athletes, including
Teamworks, a department-wide addressing time management designated team representa-
system for calendaring, issues tives, with lots of feedback from
communication, interactive them saying they like having
• Created a new position in everything in one place
forms and travel planning. The
compliance to focus on time
info below bullets those points
management (many other
with data:
institutions spread responsibil-
Data from a Division I SAAC ity throughout the office, often
Time Commitments Survey, the causing confusion or inconsis-
2015 NCAA GOALS study and tencies) Time management annual review notes included:
an NCAA 2016 sport-specific
• Purchased a department-wide • 70 percent completion rate of end-of-year student-athlete
time demands survey was used
license for Teamworks software survey via Teamworks
to develop new NCAA time
(collaborative scheduling and
management legislation with • Overall growth and progress in providing more advanced
messaging platform) to improve
the goal to “enhance the notice on schedules (predictability); students reported substan-
in the areas Notre Dame stu-
student-athlete experience by tial improvement in this area and have appreciated knowing in
dents voiced as most important
providing better balance in the advance so they can plan appropriately
in helping them to balance their
area of time demands.” • Teams report increased communication and collaboration
lives outside of their sport:
NCAA time demands survey predictability, efficiency and between student-athletes and coaches; there has been good
included responses from 44,058 transparency dialogue about scheduling and changes as needed, which has
Division I student-athletes, 3,071 built trust and further encouraged buy-in
head coaches, 192 athletics Teamworks at Notre Dame in
The Notre Dame compliance staff also participated in
directors, 219 SWAs, 179 faculty 2017-18 featured:
two internal audits (recruiting and equipment/awards
athletics representatives and • More than 1,400 users, 65 with Notre Dame’s audit and advisory services) and one
1,855 others (mainly compliance percent student-athletes, 35 external audit with The Compliance Group, revamped
staff). percent other members of the its continuing student-athlete eligibility process to
Objectives of new legislation athletic department include two sets of progress-toward-degree threshold
provide student-athletes more assurances and moved all student assistance fund and
• Travel itineraries on which
time and ability to pursue textbook scholarship requests to an online application
teams could make live changes
additional opportunities in portal for student-athletes. That system permits sharing
and which were easily acces-
college outside their sport by: of real-time data with financial aid and reporting on
sible from phones
individual or team requests.
• Protecting an overnight win- • Increased awareness of
dow during which no required demands on student-athletes
activities can occur by making schedules visible to
• Defining all required activities all relevant parties (coaches
as RARA (required athletic- previously didn’t have a full
related activity) and prohibiting appreciation for the big picture
all RARA on days off of commitments outside of
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 6
FACILITIES
The past decade represents The Campus Crossroads Project Improvements to the stadium film rooms, team rooms,
the most dynamic 10-year span included additions and changes include: practice locker rooms, coaches’
in history in terms of Notre to Notre Dame Stadium. It office suites and conference
A renovated Notre Dame
Dame athletic facility began with the conversion of rooms for each program.
locker room, blending tradition
improvements: the natural grass playing field to Identical practice space will
and technology.
synthetic turf in 2014 and ended allow both programs to practice
2008 with the completion of the sur- A renovated visitors’ locker simultaneously and include full
LaBar Practice Complex rounding buildings, concourse room and a new field entrance replicas of the court in Purcell
Football and bowl improvements—and for the visiting team. Pavilion and side baskets for
Melissa Cook Stadium the renovation of the north end. An expanded Schivarelli additional drills. Adjacent to the
Softball Lounge for recruiting, team courts on the lower level is a
functions and various athletic basketball performance center,
The shared University spaces
2009 include: department and football events. with shared strength and
Purcell Pavilion conditioning space, a Gatorade
O’Neill Hall (south end), nutrition area and an athletic
Basketball and Volleyball
which houses the music Here are athletic facility training area with two in-ground
Outdoor track relocation department, music library, two improvements made in hydrotherapy tubs.
Cross Country, Track and Field performance spaces and 2017-18:
Foley’s. It also holds up the The baseball team room was
2010 A new indoor practice a project funded by former
large video board that faces
Alumni Stadium facility, complete with a full baseball student-athlete John
the playing field.
Soccer football field, is being con- Murphy. The Eck Baseball
Duncan Hall (west side), the structed, and a second outdoor Stadium was built in 1991 and
Arlotta Stadium largest of the three structures, turf field has been added. The had been slightly renovated
Lacrosse which is home to the Duncan indoor facility will be completed through the years. The baseball
Student Center, the Smith by July 2019. team room provided much-
2011
Center for Recreational Sports needed team space to this
Compton Family Ice Arena The Rolfs Athletic Hall
and the Center for Career facility.
Hockey (formerly the Rolfs RecSports
Development. The Dahnke
Center) is currently being The second phase of the
2012 Ballroom and the Rasmus
renovated to accommodate the Harris Family Track and Field
Castellan Family Family Club are used as
men’s and women’s basketball Stadium is near completion and
Fencing Center premium hospitality space on
programs. The basketball will provide spectator seating,
Fencing football game days and as
practice facility features an restrooms and concessions and
event spaces throughout the
inner lobby for greeting visitors, a video scoreboard.
2013 year. Game management space
identical practice courts, video/
McConnell Family Boathouse and seating for University
Rowing leadership share the ninth floor,
along with five suites for single
2014 game/corporate sales.
Notre Dame Stadium
Corbett Hall (east side),
grass turf converted to
which houses the Martin Digital
synthetic turf
Media Center, the anthropology
2017 and psychology departments,
Murphy Family Team Room classrooms, and lab and office
Baseball space. The Downes Club and
Hank Family Forum provide
Campus Crossroads/ premium hospitality on game
Notre Dame Stadium days, and the press box and
Football corporate club space share the
ninth floor.
2018
Rolfs Athletic Hall
Basketball
Harris Family Track Stadium
Cross Country, Track and Field
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 7HONORS
AND AWARDS
Nick Itkin (fencing, men’s
foil) won an NCAA individual
2017-18 Irish Draftees (rowing) and Danielle Patterson
(women’s basketball) and an
championship in 2017-18, while award-winning team video
an NCAA individual runner-up produced by Joe Coumos
honor went to Sabrina Massi- Baseball Hockey Men’s Lacrosse (men’s diving).
alas (fencing, women’s foil). Major League Baseball National Hockey Major League Lacrosse
The Byron V. Kanaley Award
League
Arike Ogunbowale (women’s Matt Vierling John Sexton went to the senior monogram
basketball) was selected as the Philadelphia Phillies Jake Pivonka Dallas Rattlers athletes who have been most
5th round (137th pick) New York Islanders 2nd round (18th pick)
most outstanding performer in exemplary as students and
4th round (103rd pick)
the NCAA Women’s Basketball Nick Podkul Carlson Milikin leaders: Sandra Yu (women’s
Championship. She and her Toronto Blue Jays Spencer Stastney Ohio Machine soccer), Jonah Shainberg
7th round (206th pick) Nashville Predators 4th round (36th pick)
teammates earned an ESPY for (fencing), Allison Miller
5th round (131st pick)
the 2017-18 Play of the Year. Cole Daily (women’s tennis), Jessica Harris
Washington Nationals Jake Evans (cross country/track and field),
Muffet McGraw (women’s 22nd round (671st pick) Montreal Canadiens Natalie Johnson (volleyball)
basketball), Gia Kvaratskhelia 7th round, 2014 (signed
April 2018)
and Matthew Habrowski (men’s
(fencing) and Jeff Jackson Men’s Soccer soccer), as chosen by the
(hockey) all were chosen Andrew Oglevie Major League Soccer
Faculty Board on Athletics.
national coaches of the year in Buffalo Sabres
Jon Gallagher
their respective sports. McGraw (signed April 2018) The Francis Patrick O’Connor
Women’s Basketball Atlanta United FC
and Kvaratskhelia led their 1st round (14th pick) Award, presented to student-
Jordan Gross
2017-18 Irish teams to NCAA Lili Thompson Arizona Coyotes athletes who display the true
Harlem Globetrotters spirit of Notre Dame as exempli-
titles, while Jackson’s 2017-18 (signed April 2018)
Irish hockey team finished as fied by their contributions and
Dennis Gilbert
the NCAA runner-up. Chicago Blackhawks inspirations to their respective
3rd round, 2015 teams, went to Bo Brauer
Cale Morris (hockey)
(signed April 2018) (hockey), Jessica Harris (cross
received the Mike Richter Award Women’s Soccer
Football National Women’s country/track and field),
(national goaltender of the National Football Bo Brauer
Soccer League Caroline Holt (volleyball),
League South Carolina
year) and also was named Big
Stingrays ECHL (signed Sandra Yu Kathryn Westbeld (women’s
Ten Conference Player of the Quenton Nelson June 2018) Portland Thorns FC basketball) and Mikey Wynne
Year, Big Ten Goaltender of the Indianapolis Colts 1st round (8th pick)
Luke Ripley (men’s lacrosse).
Year and the Big Ten Tourna- 1st round (6th pick
Greenville Swamp
ment Most Outstanding Player. The Community Champion
Mike McGlinchey Rabbits ECHL
San Francisco 49ers (signed August 2018) Award, recognizing the contri-
Amanda Sirico (women’s
1st round (9th pick) butions of Notre Dame student-
fencing) was named the Justin Wade
athletes to the University
Atlantic Coast Conference Durham Smythe Cleveland Monsters
Miami Dolphins AHL community and the community
Fencer of the Year in epee.
4th round (123rd pick) (signed October 2018) at large, went to Allison
John Sexton (men’s Bartoszewicz (track and field),
Equanimeous St. Dawson Cook
lacrosse) received the USILA Kyle Dedrick (men’s soccer),
Brown Florida Everblades
William C. Schmeisser Award ECHL Kelly Hart (cross country/track
Green Bay Packers
(national defensive player of the 6th round (207th pick) (signed September and field), Shannon Hendricks
year) and also was named ACC 2018) (women’s soccer) and Collin
Defensive Player of the Year. Stoecker (baseball).
The 17th Annual O.S.C.A.R.S. The Top Gun Award went to
ming) and Bo Brauer (hockey) designed by Caroline Doyle
(Outstanding Students Cel- Katie Uhler (women’s soccer),
and highlighted the many (women’s lacrosse), skits and
ebrating Awards and Recogni- the graduating senior with the
talents and accomplishments of performances by Regina
tions Showcase) were hosted by highest cumulative grade-point
Notre Dame student-athletes, O’Brien (fencing), Dennis
Rob Whitacre (men’s swim- average.
including an event program Gilbert (hockey), Jenn Groth
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 8MARKETING
AND TICKETING
The Notre Dame athletics into the highly experienced venues, One World Observatory,
department will partner with branding, hospitality and expe- FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid,
Legends and JMI Sports—two riential marketing teams at both Twickenham Stadium, Wimble-
of the leading athletics market- companies. don Tennis Championships,
ing and hospitality companies Tottenham Hotspur, Golden 1
The new partnership will include
in the country—to oversee sales, Center, Manchester City FC, Los
Notre Dame’s national football
marketing, hospitality, media Angeles Angels, Los Angeles
radio rights, which previously
rights and branding services Rams, Atlanta Falcons, NFL,
had been a stand-alone agree-
on a local and national level University of Southern Cali-
ment for many years with the
for Irish athletics. Through this fornia, Los Angeles Memorial
Mutual Broadcasting System,
unique partnership, Notre Dame Coliseum, Super Bowl 50 and
Westwood One and most
is determined to become an Indianapolis 500.
recently with ISP and then IMG
innovative leader in the packag-
College. Notre Dame’s home sellout
ing and presentation of its game-
streak in football increased to
day hospitality experience and Notre Dame previously had
263 games through the end of
multimedia rights, as well as its been handling most of its
the 2017 season.
corporate sponsorship plans. athletic corporate sponsorships
and marketing rights through The Notre Dame ticketing
The University, through this Notre Dame Sports Properties, operation was recognized by its
12-year agreement, will seek to created in 2003. ticketing service provider
create and implement unique Paciolan as the Innovative Team
JMI Sports is a full-service col-
programs and partnerships with of the Year. That came in great
legiate marketing firm as well
an elite group of companies part due to implementation of a
as a highly regarded project
and brands—delivering unprec- 3D seat selection process for
manager for the development
edented levels of engagement, season-ticket members and
of collegiate and professional
first-class hospitality experi- lottery fans. Paciolan is the
sports facilities. JMI Sports
ences and recognition, while ticketing software primarily
adds Notre Dame to a list of
also preserving traditions Notre used by the majority of col-
signature partnerships, includ-
Dame holds dear. leges.
ing Clemson University, the
JMI Sports brings extensive University of Kentucky and
multimedia expertise to the the University of Georgia (with
partnership with current IMG College) as well as the Ivy
representation of premier League, the University of Penn-
collegiate brands. Already a sylvania and Columbia Univer-
partner with Notre Dame since sity. JMI Sports was founded in
2013, Legends was an integral 2006.
part of executing the Campus
Legends is led by industry
Crossroads Project, developing
veterans with an unparalleled
capital gift and annual donation
amount of collective experi-
pricing models, packaging and
ence in global planning, global
marketing strategy, while also
sales and hospitality, activating
executing sales campaigns for
across professional sports, col-
new premium seating inventory.
legiate, attractions, entertain-
Recognizing the uniqueness ment, international and conven-
of their agreement with Notre tions. Legends is the architect
Dame, Legends and JMI Sports of premium sports and enter-
will dedicate stand-alone tainment guest experiences—
national, regional and local sales serving a list of clients that
and marketing staff resources includes Yankee Stadium, AT&T
to the partnership while tapping Stadium, nearly 40 Live Nation
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 9MEDIA
Fighting Irish Media earned For FIM’s Echoes 2017: Notre
three Emmys and three other Dame Football Awards Show in
“best in the nation” awards in the “outstanding live non-game
2017-18 for a combination of production” category
video production and publica-
For FIM’s Into Focus and
tions.
Onward Notre Dame video
One Emmy awarded in 2017 series in the “outstanding
went to FIM for “Jess Harris: Into
Strong
program series” category
Focus” in the category of “out-
standing achievement for sports
programming: feature segment.”
Two other Emmys went to
THREE NOTRE DAME PUBLI-
CATIONS EARNED NATIONAL
AWARDS FROM THE COLLEGE
of Heart
Profiles of Notre Dame Athletics / 2017
producer Jodain Massad for SPORTS INFORMATION DIREC-
“outstanding crafts achieve- TORS OF AMERICA IN JUNE
ment off-air: directing” and for 2018:
“outstanding crafts achievement The 2017-18 version of
off-air: writing—program (non- “Strong of Heart” was voted
news).” “best in the nation” in the
All three Emmys came from the special events program division
Chicago/Midwest chapter of the (edited by John Heisler). It’s the
National Academy of Television second time that annual
Arts & Sciences. publication has received the top
honor.
Notre Dame’s football signing
day show in February 2018 was The 2017-18 Notre Dame
selected as the top event in the men’s basketball game program
“outstanding live non-game pro- was named “best in the nation”
duction” category of the Sports (produced by Alan Wasielewski,
Video Group College Sports Robby Hamman and Tim
Media Awards. O’Connor).
The 2017 Notre Dame
FIM ALSO RECEIVED FOUR football game program series
OTHER SVG NOMINATIONS IN was rated “second in the nation”
THE COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (produced by Joanne Norell,
COMPETITIONS: John Heisler and Scott
Tingwald).
For the Notre Dame-Ball
State men’s basketball game in
December 2017 in the “out-
standing live game production”
category
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 10MENDELSON
FUND
Since 2006, the Mendelson Fund for Athletic
Excellence each year provides incremental,
non-budgeted funding to Notre Dame
Olympic sports programs for the development
of their student-athletes’ performance.
These are projects funded in 2017-18 by the
Mendelson endowment:
SWIMMING AND DIVING $11,285
Swim Pro camera and Diving Scout system
VOLLEYBALL $19,484
Team room audio-visual upgrades
WOMEN’S GOLF $20,154
SAM Putt/University PPP custom putting system
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 11MONOGRAM
CLUB Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton (second from left) received the
Monogram Club Moose Krause Award from Executive
Director Brant Ust (left), President Kevin O’Connor and
First Vice President Terri Vitale (right).
At the Monogram Club’s
annual meeting in October,
Terri Vitale (tennis ’94, ’95)
officially began her presiden-
tial term. The Monogram Club
also welcomed three new
directors: Ryan Harris (football
’07), Ruth Riley (basketball ’01,
’16) and Takashi Yoshii (tennis
’10).
The Monogram Club
presented its highest honor, the
Edward “Moose” Krause
Distinguished Service Award, to
Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton (man-
ager ’87).
Roger Valdiserri (honorary
’54) and Bobby Clark (honor-
ary) were recipients of the
Monogram Club’s Jesse Harper
Award for their unparalleled
commitment to the Notre Dame
Athletics Department and
University.
The Monogram Club
bestowed honorary monograms
upon Jill Bodensteiner (’91,
’08), Patrick McCartan (’56,
’59), Joseph I. O’Neill III (’67)
and Rev. Mark Thesing, C.S.C. for the women’s basketball The Monogram Club and the The Monogram Club
(’81, ’85, ’92). NCAA Final Four and in St. Paul, football program welcomed presented 211 first-time mono-
Minnesota, for the NCAA back several monogram winners gram winners with their jackets
The club partnered with
Frozen Four. for the Notre Dame Football at the fall and spring monogram
several Notre Dame programs,
In addition to its on-campus Alumni Appreciation Weekend. jacket ceremonies. Allen Greene
including football, softball,
programming, the Monogram The festivities took place over (baseball ’99), athletics director
men’s golf, men’s soccer and
Career Network held summer Blue-Gold weekend and at Auburn University, was the
men’s basketball, in playing host
events in Chicago, New York featured social events, along featured alumni speaker at the
to team reunions.
and Detroit. These receptions with a panel discussion to fall ceremony, while Derrick
The Monogram Club played educate attendees on how to Mayes (football ’96), social
brought together monogram
host to 40th anniversary remain engaged with the media training professional,
alumni and current student-
celebrations for the 1977 Monogram Club and football addressed the honorees at the
athletes interning in and around
national championship football program. spring event.
those respective cities.
team and the 1977-78 men’s
Alex Kerschner (baseball ’18) Through the Brennan-
basketball NCAA Final Four
and Katie Uhler (soccer ’18) Boland-Riehle Scholarship
team.
were the 2018 recipients of the Fund, the club in 2017-18 issued
The club held regional events $396,076 to 43 Notre Dame
Monogram Club’s postgraduate
in more than 10 cities across the students who are children of
scholarship. They both received
United States—including active members.
$5,000 for their postgraduate
receptions in Columbus, Ohio,
studies.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 12STUDENT WELFARE
AND DEVELOPMENT
Rosenthal Leadership Summer Bridge and First-Year which included networking The Pass It On program
Academy: Orientation: events following the fall and provided an opportunity for
This program, named after First-year student-athletes winter career fair and Life After student-athletes to teach
former Notre Dame director were given the opportunity to ND Lunches featuring notable leadership and personal skills to
of athletics Dick Rosenthal, network with each other in a alumni Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton 40 third- and fourth-graders at
is designed to develop and social setting and receive tips (manager ’87), Melissa Knecht Perley Primary Fine Arts Acad-
enhance strong leadership on for success from upperclass- (softball ’92), members of the emy. Twenty-three student-
Notre Dame athletic teams men, athletic department staff Monogram Club board of direc- athletes from nine sports taught
by providing targeted emerg- and campus partners on how to tors and Notre Dame athletics kid-friendly lessons such as
ing and existing leaders with successfully transition into col- senior leadership. “Keeping Your Cool” and “Team
progressive programming. The legiate life. Over Me.”
2017-18 Rosenthal Leadership
Academy included 97 partici- Value-Based Decision Making:
pants across all 26 Irish varsity Student-athletes from all 26
programs. sports were trained on forming
healthy relationships, resolving
Student-Athlete Advisory conflict and managing stress.
Council (SAAC):
Sixty athletes across all sports Career Development:
worked to enrich the overall A committee of female profes-
student-athlete experience by sionals in the athletic depart-
contributing in areas of com- ment coordinated with espnW
munity, camaraderie, career, to bring the espnW Campus
communication and character. Conversations event to Notre
SAAC chief operating officers Dame. The discussion—led by
included Nate Richartz (track ESPN columnist and radio per-
and field), Katie Uhler (women’s sonality Sarah Spain and senior
soccer) and Reilly Kearney vice president of espnW and
(rowing). women’s initiatives Laura Gen- Fighting Irish Fight for Life The Athletes For Athletes
tile—was designed to inspire, partnered 18 Irish teams with event celebrated athletes of all
Notre Dame Christian Athletes educate and support female 13 patients (ages 4-16) from skill levels and paired student-
(NDCA): student-athletes. A panel of Beacon Children’s Hospital. The athletes with members of the
Forty Notre Dame student-ath- former Notre Dame student- program kicked off with the South Bend community who
letes, representing all 26 teams, athletes—Jes Christian (track National Letter of Intent Sign- have intellectual and devel-
attended weekly meetings to and field ’14), Jill Krivacek ing Party where children were opmental disabilities. Notre
provide a place of refuge to (women’s soccer ’07) and Kaila made official members of their Dame partnered with Special
inspire spiritual growth and Turner (women’s basketball respective partner teams. Olympics Notre Dame, Special
community. NDCA adopted a ’13)—discussed experiences as Olympics Michiana and Logan
The annual Pediatric Christ- Center of South Bend to put on
family for the Christmas season, female student-athletes and
mas Party saw approximately the event.
made cards for children in the their transition into the profes-
200 student-athletes from all
oncology unit at Beacon Hos- sional world.
26 teams with 75 families from
pital and spearheaded the One
Student Welfare and Devel- Beacon Children’s Hospital and
Shirt One Body initiative that
opment partnered with the Saint Joseph Regional Medical
encourages teams to donate
Monogram Club and Center for Center. Heritage Hall was set
issued gear to underserved
Career Development to provide up with various activities run by
intermediate schools.
career focused programming student-athletes.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 13NACDA CUP:
RANKINGS
2017-18 Notre Dame finished in
22nd place in the final
43.5 from a 28th-place
finish in the NCAA Men’s
Notre Dame Directors’
Notre Dame standings of the 2017-18 Indoor Track and Field Cup History
Competitive Learfield Sports Division I
Directors’ Cup all-sports
Championship
11th, 1993-94 22nd, 2006-07
Summary competition sponsored
24 from a 41st-place finish
in the NCAA Women’s
30th, 1994-95 21st, 2007-08
Most successful by the National Associa- Swimming and Diving 11th, 1995-96 21st, 2008-09
competitive season since tion of Collegiate Championship 14th, 1996-97 27th, 2009-10
joining ACC in 2013-14 Directors of Athletics.
16.5 from a 54th-place fin- 31st (tied), 1997-98 18th, 2010-11
16 teams qualified Fall NCAA competition ish in the NCAA Women’s
25th, 1998-99 17th, 2011-12
for postseason earned the Irish 205 Indoor Track and Field
points: Championship 21st, 1999-2000 9th, 2012-13
10 teams finished 11th, 2000-01 3rd, 2013-14
66 from its final No. 11 Irish spring sports
season ranked in top
ranking in the USA Today produced 175.5 points: 13th, 2001-02 10th, 2014-15
25 poll
football poll
50 each from Notre 13th (tied), 2002-03 17th, 2015-16
4 conference 64 from Notre Dame’s Dame’s second-round
championships NCAA Women’s Soccer 19th, 2003-04 23rd, 2016-17
appearance in the NCAA
Championship round-of-16 Men’s Tennis Champion- 16th, 2004-05 22nd, 2017-18
ACC Men’s Lacrosse
appearance ship and from a regional
Tournament (wins over 6th, 2005-06
Duke and Virginia) 50 from a second-round finalist slot in the NCAA
appearance in the NCAA Softball Championship
ACC women’s basketball
Men’s Soccer Champion- 27 from a regional appear-
regular season (tied
ship ance and 45th-place
with Louisville with 15-1
records) 25 from a first-round overall finish in the NCAA By the Rankings
appearance in the NCAA Women’s Golf Champion- Here’s where Notre Dame teams in 2017-18
Big Ten hockey regular
Women’s Volleyball ship finished in the final polls (top 50):
season (17-6-1 record)
Championship 25 from a first-round 1st, women’s 18th, women’s
Big Ten Men’s Hockey
appearance in the NCAA basketball (USA soccer (NSCAA)
Tournament (wins over Winter sports at Notre
Men’s Lacrosse Champi- Today)
Penn State and Ohio Dame produced 423.5 19th, men’s
onship
State) points: 2nd, women’s fencing swimming and
23.5 from a 46th-place (fencing360.com) diving (CSCAA)
100 each from national
2 NCAA championships tie in the NCAA Women’s
titles in the NCAA Wom- 2nd, hockey (USA 19th, women’s
women’s basketball Outdoor Track and Field
en’s Basketball Cham- Today) swimming and
Championship
fencing pionship and the NCAA diving (CSCAA)
3rd, men’s fencing
Fencing Championship Stanford (1,442 (fencing360.com) 26th, men’s
1 NCAA runner-up 90 from a national runner- points) won the competi- tennis (ITA)
finish 9th, men’s lacrosse
up appearance in the tion, followed by UCLA
(Inside Lacrosse) 33rd, women’s
hockey NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey (1,326), Florida (1,216),
indoor track and
Championship USC (1,147) and Texas 11th, football (USA
field (USTFCCA)
Notre Dame has won (1,143.25). Atlantic Coast Today)
49.5 from a 23rd-place
six NCAA titles in the last Conference institutions 18th, men’s soccer
finish in the NCAA Men’s
10 years—the most in any held 12 of the top 63 (NSCAA)
Swimming and Diving
10-year period in school spots in the standings.
Championship
history
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 14SPORTS
SUMMARIES
FOOTBALL WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND MEN’S FENCING MEN’S LACROSSE
10-3 DIVING 19-7 9-6
Overton Citrus Bowl champion 10-1 2nd in ACC Championship 1-3 (tie for 3rd) in ACC
3-1 in ACC NCAA champion ACC champion
MEN’S SOCCER 7th in ACC Championship NCAA Championship first round
11-7-2 44th in NCAA Championship WOMEN’S FENCING
3-3-2 (4th place) in ACC 29-2 WOMEN’S LACROSSE
ACC Championship semifinals 2nd in ACC Championship
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK AND 10-9
NCAA Championship second round FIELD NCAA champion
3-4 (5th) in ACC
9th in ACC Championship
BASEBALL ACC Championship semifinals
WOMEN’S SOCCER 28th in NCAA Championship
10-7-5 24-30
12-18 (6th) in ACC Atlantic MEN’S GOLF
5-3-2 (tie for 5th) in ACC WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK 6th in ACC Championship
ACC Championship quarterfinals AND FIELD 0-2 in ACC Championship
10th in ACC Championship
NCAA Championship round of 16 WOMEN’S GOLF
54th in NCAA Championship SOFTBALL 10th in ACC Championship
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 34-23 tie for 46th in NCAA Championship
7th in ACC Championship MEN’S BASKETBALL 13-10 (tie for 2nd) in ACC
12th in NCAA Madison Regional
21-15 ACC Championship semifinals
8-10 (tie for 10th) in ACC
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NCAA Championship regional MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK AND
6th in ACC Championship ACC Championship quarterfinals runner-up FIELD
NIT second round 12th in ACC Championship
VOLLEYBALL MEN’S TENNIS
22-10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 19-14 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK
12-8 (tie for 5th) in ACC 35-3 7-5 (tie for 4th) in ACC AND FIELD
NCAA first round 15-1 (tie for 1st) in ACC ACC Championship semifinals 9th in ACC Championship
ACC Championship runner-up NCAA Championship second round tie for 47th in NCAA Championship
MEN’S SWIMMING AND NCAA champion
DIVING WOMEN’S TENNIS ROWING
9-2 4th in ACC Championship
HOCKEY 11-15
2-2 in ACC 28-10-2 2-12 (14th) in ACC
3rd in ACC Championship 17-1-1 (1st) in Big Ten ACC Championship first round
25th in NCAA Championship Big Ten Tournament champion
NCAA Championship runner-up
Five New Head Coaches Join Irish for 2018-19
MEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S WOMEN’S TRACK AND VOLLEYBALL
Chad Riley SOCCER TENNIS FIELD/CROSS Mike Johnson
former Notre Dame Nate Norman Alison Silverio COUNTRY promoted from the
player and assistant former Notre Dame former Georgia Tech Matt Sparks 2017-18 Irish volleyball
coach, former head player, promoted player, former head staff, former head
promoted from the
coach at Dartmouth from the 2017-18 Irish coach at Oregon coach at Xavier
2017-18 Irish track and
women’s soccer staff field/cross country staff
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 15Department of Athletics
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