SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Notre Dame College Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Swain has announced the addition of men's and women's track and field as well as cross country. Cross country will start in the fall of 2023 and the track and field teams will begin the indoor/outdoor season in 2023-24.
 
"We are pleased to bring these sports back to NDC," Swain said. "Track and field and cross country provide numerous participation opportunities for many student-athletes. We know there is great potential for growth with these sports."
 
Track and field and cross country are sponsored by the Mountain East Conference. The student-athletes will have the opportunity to compete in the conference championships and to earn all-conference honors.
 
Because track and field has both an indoor and outdoor season, a total of six sports will be added to the Notre Dame athletic department. Along with the addition of Acrobatics & Tumbling only a couple years ago, the NDC family has grown to 26 athletic programs.
 
The NDC community is familiar with track and field and cross country. Those sports were brought to campus in 2002 and competed for 16 years. Over nearly two decades, the programs garnered several all-conference honors, All-America awards and national championship finalists. Mike Mannozzi became the first NDC track and field student-athlete to earn a national championship in the 3,000-Meter Race Walk in 2010.