WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's cross country team took 18th and the No. 27-ranked women's squad turned in a 25th-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin. The women tallied a total score of 663 finishing behind some of the toughest competition the Hoyas will face all season, including No. 2 Colorado (80) and No. 1 New Mexico (130). The men finished with a total score of 471 following top-ranked programs No. 1 Northern Arizona (46), No. 3 Portland (140), and No. 5 Iowa State (152).
 
Georgetown Men's Recap (18th of 33, 471 points, Men's Championship Race)
The Georgetown men got off to a fast start in the Championship Race with Jack Van Scoter (Pasadena, Calif. / Flintridge Prep) leading the way finishing 53rd for the Hoyas with a time of 24:03.7. Christian Liddell (Rogers, Ark. / Rogers) and All-American Nick Wareham (Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury) finished 57th and 63rd with times of 24:05.1 and 24:08.9, respectively. All-American Spencer Brown (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton) finished 147th overall with a time of 24:49.6 and Matthew Bouthillette (North Providence, R.I. / La Salle Academy) rounded out the point scoring for the Hoyas finishing with a time of 24:52.1.
 
"The men gave great effort but they went out way too hard," Head Men's Cross Country Coach Brandon Bonsey said. "We were bleeding points over the last 3K of the race. I thought our front three ran very good races, but our four through seven have to be a lot better than that. We aren't pleased with 18th, but I was really excited with what I saw. With some tactical adjustments we can be a great team when we come back to this course in seven weeks."

Individual Results (Men's Championship Race)
53. Jack Van Scoter, 24:03.7 (53 points)
57. Christian Liddell, 24:05.1 (57 points)
63. Nick Wareham, 24:08.9 (63 points)
147. Spencer Brown, 24:49.6 (147 points)
151. Matthew Bouthillette, 24:52.1 (151 points)
(153). Rusty Kujdych, 24:53.6
(202). Ty Brownlow, 25:37.4
 
Individual Results (Men's "B" Race)
20.  Eion Nohilly, 25:11.8  
21.  Jack Salisbury, 25:17.1 
23.  Johnathan Chavez, 25:22.1  
34.  Dylan Scarsone, 25:43.4
37.  Joshua Bell, 26:00.2
 
Georgetown Women (25th of 33, 663 points, Women's Championship Race)
The Georgetown women were led once again by the efforts of Paige Hofstad (New Braunfels, Texas / New Braunfels) in the Championship Race, who finished 32nd overall with a time of 20:23.0. Following Hofstad, Margie Cullen (Needham, Mass. / Needham) finished 111th with a time of 21:19.3 and freshman Katie Dammer (Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights) ran a time of 21:38.0 coming in 143rd place. Completing the scoring for the Hoyas were freshman Alyssa Aldridge (Linwood, N.J. / Mainland Regional), who finished 184th with a time of 22:09.0 and newcomer Meg Mathison (Middleton, Wis. / Waunakee / Carleton College) posted a time of 22:16.9 finishing in 193rd place.
"Paige ran a fantastic race and is setting herself up for a great postseason," Director of Track & Field / Cross Country Julie Culley said.  "We need to do a lot of work to get our 2-3-4-5 ready for the second half of the season. We are not pleased with the results, but we know what we need to do to get better."
 
Individual Results (Women's Championship Race)
32. Paige Hofstad, 20:23.0 (32 points)
111. Margie Cullen, 21:19.3 (111 points)
143. Katie Dammer, 21:38.0 (143 points)
184. Alyssa Aldridge, 22:09.0 (184 points)
193. Meg Mathison, 22:16.9 (193 points)
(206). Martha MacDonald, 22:42.0 
(211). Katherine Modrall, 22:50.3
 
Individual Results (Women's "B" Race)
59. Kayla Grahn, 22:28.5
94. Olivia Arizin, 23:18.5
 
Georgetown returns to action on Friday, Oct. 12 at the Penn State National meet, hosted by Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania.