Student-Athletes EDDY GIBBONS Sophomore Middle Distance Cary, Ill. Cary-Grove
MARTIN GRADY Sophomore Middle Distance Burr Ridge, Ill. Fenwick AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in middle distances races during his first campaign with the Irish, taking to the track at four events on the season … set his best mile time on the year at the Notre Dame Invitational, stopping the clock at 4:27.71 to finish in 17th … raced in the 3,000m at the Indiana University Relays, finishing third in his finals heat and 11th overall with a time of 8:45.94 … ran the 5,000m run at the Blue & Gold Invitational, placing fifth in the 17-member field after crossing in 14:45.95 … ended season running in the 5,000m at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, posting a time of 15:12.93 and finishing 21st.
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AS A FRESHMAN: Competed in the 800m at both of Notre Dame’s home meets, the Notre Dame Invitational and Blue & Gold Invitational … best time came at the Notre Dame Invite with a mark of 1:56.86, good for a fifth-place finish … stopped the clock at 1:57.77 to place third at the Blue & Gold Invite. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Fivetime letterwinner in cross country, track and field and basketball for Cary-Grove (Ill.) … helped his team to four cross country conference championships … team won the regional championship during his junior
campaign … team captain in cross country and track as a senior … Fox Valley all-conference selection during his junior and senior campaigns in both cross country and track and field … son of Monica and Ed Gibbons … both parents graduated from Notre Dame … born April 21, 1992, in Chicago, Ill. … has three siblings … uncle, John, swam at Notre Dame … father ran track for William & Mary … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
GIBBONS’ INDOOR BESTS 800m
1:56.86 (Notre Dame Invitational, 2011)
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Ninetime letterwinner in cross country, track and field, and bass fishing at Fenwick (Ill.) … during his junior and senior cross country seasons he was a regional champion, team captain, MVP and an all-state selection … during his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns he was a Chicago Catholic League allconference selection in cross country … in his senior season, nationally ranked and an All-American in cross country … on the track and field side as a senior: conference champion, team captain, MVP, all-conference selection and an all-state selection … finished 13th at the 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships … ran at the Nike Cross Country Nationals in 2009 … as a junior, finished 12th in cross country in the state … finished eighth in the state meet and 13th in the nation in cross country as a senior … born August 26, 1991, in Oak Lawn, Ill. … son of John and Kathleen Grady … has three siblings … a member of the National Honor Society … enjoys fishing and playing guitar in his free time … enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.
GRADY’S INDOOR BESTS 200m 40Mile 3,000m 5,000m
22.41 (Blue & Gold Invitational, 2011) 4:27.71 (Notre Dame Invitational, 2011) 8:45.94 (Indiana Relays, 2011) 15:12.93 (BIG EAST Indoors, 2011
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