Molly Bruggeman to ND

Molly Bruggeman, daughter of Michael (ND 1981) and Elizabeth Bruggeman (SMC 1982), just signed a Letter of Intent to attend Notre Dame on a crew team scholarship. Molly is a senior at Chaminade-Julienne Catholic High School and has been rowing for the Dayton Boat Club and Coach Mike Miles.

Molly follows her grandfather (Paul Bruggeman 1951), her dad and three uncles (Mark 1977, Tom 1978, Mike 1981, Tim 1983), her brother Matt (2010) and a cousin (Nathan 2013) to ND. Her mom (nee Blust, SMC 1982) and an aunt (Claire Blust Rodehaver SMC 1983) are Saint Mary's alums, and Molly has two more cousins currently at Saint Mary's (Adele Bruggeman 2013 and Emily Rodehaver 2013).

Molly chose ND over Princeton, Virginia, and Georgetown. The full article from the Oakwood Register is found here. We think she made a great choice!

Did You Know? Ringer from Dayton

Javon Ringer, the powerful senior running back for Michigan State, is from Dayton. He played for Chaminade-Julienne in high school. He was part of the 2002 state championship team, rushing for over 200 yards in the title game. In 2005, Scout gave him four stars and ranked him as the fifteenth best running back in the country. The following is from the Spring 2005 edition of Vision, CJ's alumni newsletter:

Javon Ringer, who is ranked as the second best player in the state, signed with Michigan State. The three time All-Ohio running back rushed for 1,763 yards and 20 touchdowns last season before being sidelined with an ACL injury in week seven.

Notre Dame never made a scholarship offer to Ringer, but that was the year that our recruiting was divided between two coaches: Willingham and Weiss.

We're still rooting for the Irish this weekend. However, if anyone knew Ringer or his family, we'd love to know more. Share any stories in the comments section.