WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field teams competed in a pair of meets on Saturday with one squad racing at the Sam Howell Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey while the other traveled to Tempe, Arizona for the Sun Angel Classic. The day was highlighted by a number of strong performances from the sprinters and distance runners.
 
Sam Howell Recap
In the men's 400-meter dash, All-American Lawrence Leake (Huntington, N.Y. / Huntington) recorded a 47.87 to cross the line first while sophomore Nate Alleyne (Downingtown, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan) finished in third in a time of 48.15. Christian Liddell (Rogers, Ark. / Rogers) was able to post his second-consecutive victory in a steeplechase event this season with a win in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. All-Americans Jack Salisbury (Rumford, R.I. / La Salle Academy) and Nick Wareham (Woodbury, Minn. / Woodbury) made their 2019 outdoor debut in the men's 1,500-meter run with Salisbury securing the victory recording a time of 3:45.43 and Wareham crossing the line in fourth place. In the last event of the day, freshman Rusty Kujdych (Feasterville Trevose, Pa. / Neshaminy) gave the Blue & Gray its last win of the day running a 14:19.27 in the men's 5,000-meter run.
 
On the women's side, sophomore Vicki Milledge (Simsbury, Conn. / Simsbury) came in fifth place in the women's 100-meter hurdles. In the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, the freshman trio of Katherine Modrall (Carmel, Ind. / Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory), Rachel Sessa (Tewksbury, Mass. / Tewksbury Memorial) and Katie Dammer (Clarks Summit, Pa. / Abington Heights) finished third, fourth and sixth, respectively.  

"I thought the men's team competed extremely well at Princeton," Assistant Track & Field Coach Brandon Bonsey said. "When we line up, the goal is to win, so coming away with four wins was awesome. Lawrence Leake got back to his winning ways in the 400 and Nate Alleyne was really close behind in third. Those two will continue to get better as the season progresses. Rusty Kujdych, Jack Salisbury and Christian Liddell all walked away with wins in their respective events. Jack and Rusty used big kicks to win their races while Christian just dominated that field. Christian actually fell on the last water barrier and still ran a 8:56. We are off to a good start this season and will look to keep the momentum going next weekend at George Mason."
 
Sun Angel Recap
In the women's 1,500-meter run, freshman Sami Corman (Bellevue, Wash. / Issaquah) came less than a second from victory finishing in second place in a time of 4:33.35. Freshman Cathilyn McIntosh (Loomis, Calif. / Del Oro) posted a top-10 finish in the women's 800-meter run finishing seventh recording a mark of 2:10.72.
 
Georgetown will be back in action on Saturday, April 13 for the George Mason Spring Invitational, hosted by George Mason, in Fairfax, Virginia.

Georgetown Men Among the Top Five
Men's 400-Meter Dash
1. Lawrence Leake, 47.87
3. Nate Alleyne, 48.15
 
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1. Christian Liddell, 8:56.85
 
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
1. Jack Salisbury, 3:45.43
4. Nick Wareham, 3:46.56
 
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
1. Rusty Kujdych, 14:19.27
 
Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
4. Georgetown (Denzell Brown, D'Andre Barriffe, Josiah Laney, Nate Alleyne), 41.39
 
Georgetown Women Among the Top Five
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
5. Vickie Milledge, 14.59
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
3. Katherine Modrall, 10:52.48
4. Rachel Sessa, 11:02.04
 
Women's 1,500-Meter Run (Sun Angel)
2. Sami Corman, 4:33.35