WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University track & field program secured 11 men and 10 women on the 2019 All-BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field squad, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. The announcement comes after the Hoyas tallied a total of five event titles plus a number of top-three performances at the 2019 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships en route to a fifth-place finish for both the men's and women's team.
With 11 male student-athletes named All-BIG EAST, the Hoyas rank fourth among conference institutions with Villanova and DePaul leading the way tallying 16 and 13, respectively. On the women's side, their 10 nods were fourth most in the conference, as well, behind Villanova, DePaul and St. John's.
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The men won a pair of titles behind the efforts of
Kenny Rowe (Cockeysville, Md. / Loyola-Blakefield) in the 800-meter run and
Christian Liddell (Rogers, Ark. / Rogers) in the steeplechase. Rowe was able to edge out a charging Villanova runner in the final meters to take the title while Liddell led his race the entire way. Liddell recorded a personal best 8:46.09 en route to the victory.
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On the women's side,
Josette Norris (Tenafly, N.J. / Tenafly) ran an impressive 4:34.54 to capture the victory in the 1,500-meter run. In the final 200 meters, Norris propelled herself to the front with a big kick and crossed the line first a full second ahead of the next runner. Freshman
Cathilyn McIntosh (Loomis, Calif. / Del Oro) followed suit as she won her first title of her collegiate career in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:06.95. The women also captured a BIG EAST title in the 4x800-meter relay.
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Hoyas with qualifying times will head to Jacksonville, Florida for the NCAA EAST Preliminary Championships on Thursday, May 23rd.Â
2019 All-BIG EAST Conference Outdoor Track & Field Squad - Women
Eni Akinniyi - Triple Jump
Olivia Arizin - 4x400-meter relay
Sami Corman - 800-meter run, 4x800-meter relay
Katie Dammer - 4x800-meter relay
Lexi Del Gizzo - 4x400-meter relay
Cathilyn McIntosh - 800-meter run, 4x400-meter relay
Katherine Modrall - 4x800-meter relay
Josette Norris - 1,500-meter run, 4x800-meter relay
Madeline Perez - 10,000-meter run
BryAnn Sandy - 4x400-meter relay
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2019 All-BIG EAST Conference Outdoor Track & Field Squad - Men
Maazin Ahmed - 4x800-meter relay
Spencer Brown - 4x800-meter relay
Ian Delgado - 4x400-meter relay
Rusty Kujdych - 5,000-meter run
Lawrence Leake - 4x400-meter relay
Christian Liddell - Steeplechase
Brennan Munley - 800-meter run, 4x800-meter relay
Ruach Padhal - 4x400-meter relay
Kenny Rowe - 800-meter run, 4x400-meter relay
Jack Salisbury - 4x800-meter relay
Jack Van Scoter - 10,000-meter run
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