WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field teams are set to resume their 2018-19 indoor campaign as they travel to University Park, Pennsylvania on Saturday to compete in the Penn State Nittany Lion Challenge hosted by Penn State University. Georgetown will face off against teams from Virginia, Penn State, Maryland, Army and Pittsburgh, among others. The action will begin for the Hoyas at 11 a.m. with the men's and women's long jump. The meet will be held at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track.
 
Men's Preview
The men's squad featured a number of first-place finishes in the Navy Invitational held in Annapolis, Maryland back in December. All-American Joe White (Clifton, N.J. / DePaul Catholic) had one of the best performances of the day as he was able to record an indoor personal-best time of 47.94 in the 400-meter run. White, as well as five other Hoyas, will compete in the Men's 1,000-meter race on Saturday. Other standouts Ruach Padhal (London, Ontario / John Paul II Catholic), Lawrence Leake (Huntington, N.Y. / Huntington) and Ian Delgado (Cary, N.C. / Green Hope), who all finished first in their respective races at Navy, will battle head-to-head in the 600-meter run. Josiah Laney (Sylmar, Calif. / Granada Hills) will be the lone field event participant on the men's side as he takes part in the long jump category.
 
All-Americans Spencer Brown (Wilton, Conn. / Wilton), Kenny Rowe (Cockeysville, Md. / Loyola-Blakefield) and Nick Wareham (Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury) will all be making their 2018-19 indoor debuts for the Blue & Gray as they face off in the 1,000-meter race.

Women's Preview
On the women's side, BIG EAST Champion Taylor Williams (Hatboro, Pa. / Hatboro-Horsham) will look to repeat her stellar first-place performance at Navy in the 200-meter run. Sophomore Lexi Del Gizzo (Tenafly, N.J. / Tenafly) is coming off a first-place finish herself in the 500-meter event and will compete in the 600-meter run hoping for similar results.
 
Junior Paige Hofstad (New Braunfels, Texas / New Braunfels) will be making her 2018-19 indoor debut and will be racing in the 3,000-meter event she won at last year's Nittany Lion Challenge. Joining Hofstad in the 3,000-meter race will be Meg Mathison (Middleton, Wis. / Waunakee), Katie Dammer (Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights), Katherine Modrall (Carmel, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory) and Josette Norris (Tenafly, N.J. / Tenafly), who are all making their indoor season debuts, as well. Eni Akinniyi (Denton, Texas / John H. Guyer) will be making her collegiate debut in the long jump along with sophomore Malika Houston (Charleston, W.Va. / George Washington HS). Akinniyi will also be competing in the triple jump event.

Race Schedule
11 a.m. -- Men's and Women's Long Jump
noon -- Men's Mile
12:20 p.m. -- Women's Mile
12:45 p.m. -- Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
1 p.m. -- Men's 60-Meter Run (Prelims)
1:10 p.m. -- Women's 60-Meter Run (Prelims)
1:25 p.m. -- Men's 600-Meter Run
1:45 p.m. -- Women's 600-Meter Run
2 p.m. -- Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (Finals)
2:05 p.m. -- Men's 60-Meter Run (Finals)
2:10 p.m. -- Women's 60-Meter Run (Finals)
2:20 p.m. -- Men's 400-Meter Run
2:30 p.m. -- Women's 400-Meter Run
2:30 p.m. -- Women's Triple Jump
2:40 p.m. -- Men's 1,000-Meter Run
2:50 p.m. -- Women's 1,000-Meter Run
3:15 p.m. -- Men's 200-Meter Run
3:30 p.m. -- Women's 200-Meter Run
4:05 p.m. -- Men's 3,000-Meter Run
4:15 p.m. -- Women's 3,000-Meter Run
4:40 p.m. -- Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
4:55 p.m. -- Women's 4x400-Meter Relay