WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's cross country team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA National Championships after finishing in second place at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Friday. After having their four-time BIG EAST Championship streak disrupted two weeks ago, the No. 30 Hoyas came out strong and extended their season. The women's cross country team ran a great race to finish in third place behind No. 18 Penn State (1) and No. 28 Villanova (2). The women were unable to secure an automatic bid to nationals, but it will be announced on Saturday at 5 p.m. if the Hoyas will receive an at-large bid. It does not appear as if the team will receive an at-large bid, but it is not definite. Graduate student Madeline Perez and sophomore Sami Corman's finishes earned them both automatic individual bids to nationals. 
 
Georgetown Women's Results (3 out of 31 teams, 91 points)

• No. 5 Madeline Perez (20:22.0)
• No. 10 Sami Corman (20:34.0)
• No. 18 Alyssa Aldridge (20:41.4)
• No. 23 Baylee Jones (20:46.5)
• No. 35 Katherine Modrall (21:00.5)
• No. 40 Margie Cullen (21:05.4)
• No. 46 Meg Mathison (21:13.2)

COACH CULLEY ON THE WOMEN'S RACE
 
"The women ran the best race of our 2019 season today and although narrowly missing the NCAA final is a disappointment, we are thrilled with Madeline and Sami's performance finishing fifth and 10th, while nabbing two of the four automatic individual spots for the NCAA final. We are the second team in the NCAA to not make the final and that certainly stings, and in most years we scored enough at-large points to sneak through, but it was a tough year in the NCAA. We took a huge step as a program today and with one sixth year and the next four individual finishes being from the sophomore class, the future is bright for the Hoyas. We can't wait to see Sami and Madeline race for Georgetown next week."
 
Georgetown Men's Results (2 out of 25 teams, 67 points)

• No. 5 Nick Wareham (30:03.2)
• No. 8 Spencer Brown (30:11.4)
• No. 11 Jack Van Scoter (30:27.1)
• No. 18 Price Owens (30:44.0)
• No. 25 Matthew Bouthillette (30:51.8)
• No. 26 Rusty Kujdych (30:53.8)
• No. 33 Shea Weilbaker (31:05.6)

COACH BONSEY ON THE MEN'S RACE
 
"I am beyond excited for the men to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships next week. All seven men ran tough team races. I was especially proud of our upperclassmen. Nick Wareham, Spencer Brown, Jack Van Scoter and Matt Bouthillette led us today. Those four guys experienced the pain of the last two years not qualifying and made sure that wouldn't be the case today. They raced hard and for each other. We are ready to test ourselves against the best teams in the NCAA in eight days."
 
Up Next
 
The Georgetown men's team, along with Perez and Corman from the women's squad, will compete on Nov. 23 at the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana. The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Committee will announce if the women's team received an at-large bid on Saturday's selection show.