FINDLAY, Ohio--The Notre Dame Falcons had a great showing on Saturday afternoon at the Findlay Classic, adding three national qualifiers to their list for the season, increasing the total to 12.

On the men's side, #Brandon Brodwolf# scored 4,155 points in the Heptathlon event, making him a national qualifier, and he finished second overall. #Tim Robinson#'s 50-foot, eight-inch toss in the shot put was good enough to make him a national qualifier, and he finished fifth in the event.

For the women, #Samantha Murphy# added another national qualifying mark with a 41-foot, 5-inch toss in the shot put event. In the 4x400 Meter Relay, the Falcon foursome of #Noelle Johnson#, #Cherice May#, #Tiffany Tucker# and #Shawnta Davis# lowered their national qualifying time to 4:04.25. 

In addition to lowering the 4x400 qualifying time, Johnson also set a program record in the women's Triple Jump event with a jump of 10.79 meters. 

The Falcons are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 6. They will go back to Findlay, to compete in the Division II Team Challenge.

NOTES FROM THE NEST:

A WALK IN THE GARDEN: Senior race walker #Michael Mannozzi# competed in the Susan Rudin Men's One-Mile Race Walk at the 103rd running of the prestigious Millrose Games in New York on Friday. Mannozzi performed well in the event but was disqualified on a technique fault. … The Millrose Games are the first stop of USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series. The longest-running annual event held at fabled Madison Square Garden and one of the best indoor track and field meets in the world, the Millrose Games feature some of America's and the world's top track and field talent.