Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's cross country

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Cross Country
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Cross Country
University	University of Notre Dame
Athletic director	Pete Bevacqua
Head coach	Matt Sparks (7th season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Notre Dame, IN
Nickname	Fighting Irish
Colors	Blue and gold;
National championships
	1957
NCAA Championship appearances
	1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference champions
	1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2020, 2021

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's cross country is one of the cross country team of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana The Fighting Irish compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference at the Division I level in the NCAA and are head coached by Matt Sparks.

National Championships


Year	Runner-Up	Score
1957	Michigan State	121-127

Year	Athlete	Time
1938	Greg Rice	20:12.9
1942	Oliver Hunter	20:18.0

Year	Coach	Place	Points
2023	Matt Sparks	14th	398
2022		15th	450
2021		9th	290
2020*		2nd	87
2019		8th	269
2018		14th	401
2013	Joe Piane	22nd	480
2012		28th	590
2011		24th	575
2010		25th	571
2007		21st	467
2006		19th	495
2005		3rd	178
2004		11th	350
2002		22nd	527
2001		6th	248
2000		9th	276
1999		8th	312
1997		12th	309
1996		9th	248
1995		9th	237
1994		13th	313
1993		5th	200
1992		6th	245
1990		3rd	185
1988		9th	250
1987		8th	265
1984		19th	354
1966	Alex Wilson^[2]	21st	456
1965		7th	225
1964		4th	122
1963		3rd	125
1962		11th	251
1960		10th	252
1959		4th	141
1958		4th	114
1957		1st	121
1956		6th	175
1955		3rd	95
1954		6th	160
1952		12th	275
1951		11th	231
1950		5th	110
1949	ER "Doc" Handy	10th	265
1948		5th	164
1947		9th	223
1946		10th	267
1945		2nd	65
1944		2nd	64
1942		6th	145
1941	William Mahoney	6th	137
1940	William Mahoney	5th	115
1939	John Nicholson	8th	217
1938	John Nicholson	2nd	61