WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Julie Culley, Head Coach Brandon Bonsey and Associate Head Coach Alton McKenzie will welcome 19 incoming freshmen and transfers to the Hilltop for the 2020-21 season.
 
"This is the deepest, most well-versed incoming class we've had in a number of years," said Culley. "We're adding immediate impact student-athletes on a regional and national level to our horizontal jumps, hurdles, sprints, distance, mid-distance and cross country teams."
 
The newest group of Hoyas includes standouts from seven different states and the District of Columbia as well as international talent hailing from Jamaica and the United Kingdom.
 
MEN'S NEWCOMERS
 
Robert Brandt
Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola / UCLA
Personal Bests: 3000m: 7:50.27, 5000m: 13:36.18, 10000m: 28:55.27
4 x First-Team NCAA All-American
Prior to Georgetown: A graduate transfer from UCLA … A four-time NCAA All-American … Finished eighth in the 10k at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Collected a pair of eighth-place finishes in the 3000m and 5000m at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships … Finished finished fifth at the 2019 PAC-12 Cross Country Championships as a senior and was sixth at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational … Pursuing a master's degree in real estate from the Georgetown School of Continuing Studies.
 
Jabril El-Amin
Rockville, Md. / Bullis
Personal Bests: 400m: 50.69, 400m FAT Relay Split: 48.20
Prior to Georgetown: Comes to The Hilltop after a tremendous prep career at Bullis High School … Brings a wealth of relay experience and promising long sprints talent having run 48.20 for an official relay split over 400m.
 


Jadan Hanson
Uniondale, N.Y. / Uniondale
Personal Bests: TJ: 50 ft. 6 in., LJ: 22 ft. 2 in.
Prior to Georgetown: A highly-touted All-American recruit and jumps specialist from Uniondale High School …  The 2019 New York State Champion in the triple jump and finished third at 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals … The fourth ranked triple jumper in the nation in 2020.
 


Sean Hewitt
Queens, N.Y. / Francis Lewis
Personal Bests:400mH: 51.26
2019 Jamaican Junior National Champion - 400mH
Prior to Georgetown: An international talent from Queens, New York, by way of Jamaica … A long sprints and hurdles specialist … The 2019 Jamaican Junior National Champion and 2019 New York State Champion in the 400m hurdles …Turned a sixth-place finish at 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals to earn All-America honors.
 

Owen Johnson
Towson, Md. / Calvert Hall College High
Personal Bests: 1600m: 4:17.78, 3000m: 8:27.55, 5000m: 15:24.20
Prior to Georgetown: A local product from Calvert Hall College High School in Maryland … A two-time MIAA State Champion in cross country … The Maryland indoor record holder in the 3000m clocking a 8:27.55 … Collected two state titles on the oval in 2020 in the 1600m and 3200m … Finished 13th at the 2019 Footlocker Northeast Regional.
 


Joshua Paige
Glenn Dale, Md. / St. John's College High
Personal Bests: 100m: 10.90, 200m: 21.54
Prior to Georgetown: Posted two runner-up finishes at the 2019 DCSAA Outdoor Championships in the 100 and 200 meters … Finished fourth in the 300m at the 2019 DCSAA Indoor Championships … A native of Washington, D.C.
 


Christopher Pitt
Newnan, Ga. / East Coweta
Personal Bests: 100m: 10.98, LJ: 22 ft. 9.5 in.
Prior to Georgetown: A two-time Georgia state finalist in the long jump … Coweta County champion at 100m … Started his 2020 outdoor season running a PR 10.98 in March … USATF Junior Olympics State Champion (GA) in the long jump.
 


Matthew Rizzo
Bronxville, N.Y. / Bronxville / Stanford
Personal Bests:800m: 1:50.93, 1600m: 4:02.09
Prior to Georgetown: A transfer from Stanford University after a great freshman campaign with the Cardinal … Ran a 4:02.09 mile during the 2020 indoor season, a time that placed second on Stanford's all-time freshman list … Was an integral part of the NCAA 11th ranked Distance Medley Relay ... Runner-up at the Manhattan XC Invitational as a senior at Bronxville High School … Won both the New York State Cross Country Championship and the Millrose Games Mile in 2018 … Capped off his high school career with a runner-up finish in the 800m at the New York State Outdoor Championships.
 

Jibril Syed
Auburn Hills, Mich. / Auburn Avondale
Personal Bests: 400mH: 53.82
Prior to Georgetown: Competes in the long sprints and hurdles as well as the 2000m steeplechase … The first ever AAU All-American at 400mH and the 2000m steeplechase … A three-time AAU Michigan Regional Champion.
 


Abel Teffra
Fresno, Calif. / Central
Personal Bests: 1600m: 4:14.80, 3200m: 9:32.25, 3-Mile: 14:18.94
Prior to Georgetown: Finished fourth at the 2019 CIF Cross Country Championships … The CIF Central Section Cross Country Champion. Was 15th as a junior at the CIF Track & Field Championships in the 1600m. 
 


WOMEN'S NEWCOMERS
 
KC Ashiogwu
Gaithersburg, Md. / Gaithersburg
Personal Bests: 300m 40.42, 500m: 1:16.76, TJ: 38 ft. 9 in.
Prior to Georgetown: The 2020 Maryland State Indoor Champion at 500m … Collected a fifth-place finish in the 300m running 40.42 at the 2020 indoor state meet … The 2019 Emerging Elite silver medalist at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the triple jump.
 


Charlotte Dannatt
Surrey, England / University of Oxford
Personal Bests: 1500m: 4:24.52, 3000m: 9:22.36
2020 British Senior Women's Cross Country Champion
Prior to Georgetown: Graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford … The 2020 British Senior Women's Cross Country Champion … A 2020 World University Games Qualifier … Dannatt earned a bronze medal over 5000m at the 2019 U23 National Championships … Named 2019 Oxford University Sportswoman of the Year … Holds personal bests on the track of 4:24.52 for 1500m and 9:22.36 for 3000m … Pursuing a master's degree in health and public interest within Georgetown's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
 
Sierra Dinneen
Staten Island, N.Y. / Notre Dame Academy
Personal Bests: 800m: 2:10.82, 1000m: 2:51.39, 1500m: 4:35.63, 3200m: 10:50.36
Prior to Georgetown: The 2019 New York State runner-up at 1500m and 2020 State Champion at 1000m … Won the 2019 Eastern States Championship over 800m and New York Catholic Schools Championship in cross country.
 


Chloe Gonzalez
Annandale, N.J. / North Hunterdon
Personal Bests: 1600m: 4:47.21, 3200m: 10:45.06, 5000m: 17:37.40
Prior to Georgetown: Three-time state champion and the sixth-fastest cross country runner in New Jersey history … Won the NJ Meet of Champions 1600m title in the spring of 2019 … Took the 2019 NJ Meet of Champions Cross Country individual title … A three-time NXN Qualifier and two-time NXR Northeast runner-up … Led North Hunterdon to its first NJ MOC Cross Country Team Championship in 31 years and three consecutive team berths to Nike Cross Nationals.
 

Mary Hennelly
Suffern, N.Y. / Suffern
Personal Bests: 1000m: 2:52.57, 1500m: 4:35.68, 3000m: 10:00.51, 2000mS: 6:43.35
Prior to Georgetown: A four-time New Balance All-American, twice in the 2000m Steeplechase and twice in the relays … Runner-up at 1500m from the 2019 New York State Indoor Championships and finished third in the 1000m in 2020 … Came in fourth at the NY State Championships in the 2000m Steeplechase in 2019 … Twice qualified for Nike Cross Nationals and once to the Footlocker Cross Country finals … Collected an impressive 12 New York State medals throughout her prep career.
 

Rebecca Ochan
Highland Park, N.J. / Highland Park
Personal Bests: 200m: 24.70, 400m: 56.06, LJ: 18 ft. 11 in. (5.48m)
Prior to Georgetown: New Jersey State Meet of Champions Indoor runner-up in the 400m … A seven-time New Jersey Group 1 State Champion … Finished third in the Emerging Elite long jump at 2017 New Balance Outdoor Nationals.
 



Linnea Saltz
Henderson, Nev. / Coronado / Southern Utah University
Personal Bests: 400m: 53.99, 800m: 2:05.82
Prior to Georgetown: A graduate transfer from Southern Utah University … Two-time Big Sky 800m Champion … Boasts personal bests of 53.99 in the 400m and 2:05.82 in the 800m … Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Region Preliminary Round in the 800m in 2019 where she finished 20th clocking in at 2:06.74 … Also won and set her personal best at the Stanford Invitational with 2:05.82 and added a win at the Don Kirby Invitational over 600m in 1:30.62 that same year … Pursuing a master's degree in public relations and corporate communications at the Georgetown School of Continuing Studies.
 

Grace Smiechowski
Upper Saddle River, N.J. / Northern Highlands
Personal Bests: 400m: 57.11, 400mH: 1:01.83
Prior to Georgetown: A Group 3 State bronze medalist in the 400mH in 2019 … Finished sixth in the 400m at the NJ Group 3 State Championships … The New Jersey North 3 Section champion at 55m and second in the 400m during the 2020 indoor campaign.
 


Julia Trethaway
Long Valley, N.J. / West Morris Mendham
Personal Bests: 1600m: 4:48.82, 3200m: 10:19.37, 5000m: 17:41
Prior to Georgetown: A three-time Group 3 State Champion and New Jersey Indoor Meet of Champions winner at 3200m … Named the 2019 New Jersey Indoor Track Athlete of the year … Earned Second-Team All-America honors by finishing ninth in the two-mile at the New Balance Indoor Nationals … Her 9:41.39 3000m performance earned her a sixth-place finish at the Penn Relays … Had a runner-up performance at the New Jersey Outdoor Meet of Champions in the 3200m.