04/13/2013 Commonwealth Squeezes Past Hoosierland By Eight Points At Fourth-Annual Border BattleThe Irish established three meets records. 04/07/2013 Irish Pick Up Six Second-Place Finishes At The Spartan InvitationalNevada Sorenson sets the second-best time in the BIG EAST in the 100mH. 03/30/2013 Irish Close Out Strong Weekend With Winning Performances On SaturdayNotre Dame picks up four first-place finishes on the final day. 03/28/2013 Track And Field Head To California and Ohio For Easter WeekendThe Irish are set to compete in the Stanford Invitational and the Oliver Nikilof Open. 03/24/2013 Irish Wrap Up First Outdoor Meet Of The SeasonSophomore Chris Giesting won the 200m dash. 02/18/2013 BIG EAST MEET - DAY TWOBIG EAST MEET - DAY TWO 12/03/2010 12/3/10 Blue and Gold InvitationalNote Dame competed against DePaul, Marquette, Detroit Mercy, and Bethel. They won 20 events, 10 men's and 10 women's. AS A JUNIOR: Competed in 14 meets during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons ... racked up eight top-five finishes ... picked up a career best in the weight throw (16.86m) at Indiana University Relays ... capped off the last meet of the year (GVSU 2nd to Last Chance Meet) with two career records in the discus (46.21m) and hammer throw (53.91m) ... achieved four second-place finishes on the year ... earned a monogram ... was a 2011-12 Rosenthal Leadership Academy participant ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star. AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in 16 meets during the track and field season ... placed seventh in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a toss of 51.39m ... finished sixth in both the discus and hammer throw at the outdoor Gina Relays ... claimed fourth in the discus (46.03m) at the outdoor Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational ... won the shot put at the indoor Indiana University Relays with a toss of 13.72m ... finished third at the indoor Notre Dame Invitational with a throw of 12.76m and fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.88m ... earned a monogram. AS A FRESHMAN: Opened her first season on the team with a sixth-place finish in the shot put (12.05m) and eighth-place result in the weight throw (13.39) at the Blue and Gold Invite ... ended sixth in the shot put (11.87m) and 11th in the weight throw (13.30) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... at the Notre Dame Invitational, placed eighth in the shot put (11.50) and ninth in the weight throw (13.50) ...set a mark of 11.40 in the shot put at the Meyo Invitational, good for 35th ... also finished 36th in the weight throw with a 14.22m ... placed 11th in the weight throw at the Alex Wilson Invitational, recording a throw of 14.65m ... finished 14th in shot put (11.49m), 13th in discus (37.14m) and 18th in the hammer throw (42.48m) at the Mike Poehlein Invitational ... grabbed 11th in the shot put (11.43m) and discus (38.26m) at the Border Battle, also earning 10th in the hammer throw (46.96m) ... finished 13th in shot put (11.73m) and discus (38.98m) while also placing 12th in hammer throw (45.23m) at the Dave Rankin Invite ... finished 15th in the hammer throw at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, tossing a 46.35m. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Holds school records in both the shot put and discuss throws at Alemany (Calif.) ... two-time winner of the California Division III discus championship ... earned four varsity letters in track and field and two in soccer ... member of the National Honor Society, student body president, and yearbook editor ... born in Mission Hills, Calif. ... daughter of Peggy Shea and Richard Casanova ... has seven brothers and sisters, one of whom graduated from Notre Dame in 2008 ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is double majoring in psychology and theology. |
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