Go Irish, Beat Planet Earth

God, Country, Notre Dame

A simple but powerful creed that the Notre Dame faithful live by. For the next two weeks, 10 current and former student athletes along with three Notre Dame coaches have the honor and privilege of representing a handful of countries their native countries on the world’s biggest stage.

The Irish fencing team, a perennial NCAA powerhouse, is responsible for 5 of the 10 Irish competitors, all of which already have Olympic experience. Among them is Mariel Zagunis, who carried the American flag at the opening ceremonies at the 2004 London Olympics, in which she made a miraculous underdog effort to win gold, making her the first U.S. fencer to win gold in 100 years. Zagunis…