Here are some of the best moments-games, seasons and more-that earned headlines for University of Notre Dame teams, athletes and coaches in 2017.
Consider these selections as personal and maybe random as opposed to consensus choices:

Notre Dame graduate Bill Squires shares his keys to success in distance running

Anna Rohrer discusses her high school success and transition to Notre Dame on WSBT

Four Notre Dame early signees finish in the top 12 at the cross country national championship

The Irish men’s and women’s squads await at-large bids to NCAA Championships

The Irish are scheduled to compete in the Great Lakes Regionals in Terre Haute on Friday

Notre Dame women record sixth place overall, while the men's squad finishes seventh

Notre Dame looks to bring home second consecutive individual conference championship

Notre Dame men's cross country places 15th as a team at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park

Heffernan records top Irish finish with 20:22.1 mark at Zimmer Championship Course