WASHINGTON – The No. 29-ranked Georgetown University men's cross country team finished fifth and the women's squad turned in a 13th-place finish at the Penn State National Open in State College, Pennsylvania. The men tallied a total score of 226 in the 5.2-mile event while the women finished with a total score of 325 in the 6-kilometer race.
 
Georgetown Men's Recap (5th of 21, 226 points, Men's 5.2 Mile Race)
The Georgetown men got off to a fast start with Jack Van Scoter (Pasadena, Calif. / Flintridge Prep) and All-American Nick Wareham (Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury) leading the way finishing 14th and 15th, respectively, for the Hoyas with matching times of 25:21.
 
Matthew Bouthillette (North Providence, R.I. / La Salle Academy), Adam Barnard (Gray, Tenn. / Daniel Boone) and Rusty Kujdych (Feasterville Trevose, Pa. / Neshaminy) rounded out the scorers with a four-second spread separating the trio.
 
"Jack Van Scoter and Nick Wareham ran really tough team races," Head Men's Cross Country Coach Brandon Bonsey said. "I was really pleased with their efforts. We need to cut down the gap after that. Adam Barnard, Matthew Bouthillette and Rusty Kujdych worked well together but they need to get closer to Jack and Nick. We didn't run Christian Liddell or Spencer Brown so adding them back in for BIG EAST should help a lot."
 
Individual Results
14. Jack Van Scoter, 25:21 (14 points)
15. Nick Wareham, 25:21 (15 points)
61. Matthew Bouthillette 26:04 (61 points)
67. Adam Barnard, 26:07 (67 points)
69. Rusty Kujdych, 26:08 (69 points)
83. Jack Salisbury, 26:14
104. Ty Brownlow, 26:33
 
Georgetown Women (13 of 28, 325 points, Women's 6K Race)
The Georgetown women were led once again by the efforts of Paige Hofstad (New Braunfels, Texas / New Braunfels), who finished 11th overall with a time of 20:57. Following Hofstad, Margie Cullen (Needham, Mass. / Needham) finished 43rd with a time of 21:22. With a less than 10-second spread over the final three point scorers, Katie Dammer (Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights) ran a time of 21:46 (82nd), Katherine Modrall (Carmel, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory) clocked 21:50 (90) and Meg Mathison (Middleton, Wis. / Waunakee / Carleton College) timed in at 21:54 (99th) to close out the top five.
 
"We had a better outing this week and are making some great improvements as a team," Director of Track & Field / Cross Country Julie Culley said. "The results don't do justice to where we are as a group and I believe were putting the pieces together for a solid BIG EAST meet in two weeks. Our 2-5 runners know where they need to be collectively and we will make the adjustments moving forward. Paige had a nice race and is gaining confidence each week. We'll be in a better position in two weeks with a few more resting athletes in the mix."
 
Individual Results
11. Paige Hofstad, 20:57 (11 points)
43. Margie Cullen, 21:22 (43 points)
82. Katie Dammer, 21:46 (82 points)
90. Katherine Modrall, 21:50 (90 points)
99. Meg Mathison, 21:54 (99 points)
167. Alyssa Aldridge, 22:38 
170. Kayla Grahn, 22:43
 
Georgetown will now move on to the first stint of the postseason where they will race at the BIG EAST Championships, hosted by Butler University in Indianapolis, on Saturday, Oct. 27.