WASHINGTON – In a day chock full of races, the No. 15 Georgetown women's cross country team finished fourth as a team in the Paul Short Run Gold 6K Race, tallying 101 points. The women also had a contingent competing in the open race as well. Meanwhile, the men's team made a Midwest swing and took 12th place (289 points) at the Joe Piane Invitational in the Blue 5 Mile Race, a stacked field that featured 10 ranked teams and four squads receiving votes. The men's squad also had a small group compete in the open race.
ON THE RECORD WITH MITCHELL BAKER
"Today was a solid step forward from our season opener three weeks ago. The women are doing very well at taking from races and workouts every little bit that they can to build momentum, so it's fun to see them put those lessons into practice. Obviously the pack running at the front of the Gold race was a performance highlight - those front four worked so well together and leaned in to the task as a unit - but seeing progress across the board today was definitely what we needed as we push to the second half of the season. We rested some athletes today and have supported each other as a group through some trials off the course, so I know this group will be there for each other whatever the second half of the season brings." - Women's Distance Coach
Mitchell Baker
No. 15 WOMEN TAKE FOURTH IN PAUL SHORT GOLD 6K RACE (4th, 101 points) - 6,000 METERS
- For the second time in as many races, Maggie Donahue led the way for the Blue & Gray. She clocked 20:14.1 for the race and led a small group of Hoyas with a minimal spread.
- Sami Corman, in her season debut, was the second Hoya to cross the finish line as she finished 10th, leading a trio of Hoyas as Kiera Bothwell (11th) and Baylee Jones (12th) were right behind.
- The Hoyas boasted a less than 7.0-second spread across its first four runners but a dropoff before the final point scorer pushed the Hoyas to fourth place overall.
- GU Point Scorers: 8. Maggie Donahue, 20:14.1 (8); 10. Sami Corman, 20:20.8 (10); 11. Kiera Bothwell, 20:22.5 (11); 12. Baylee Jones, 20:22.5 (12); 62. Katie Dammer, 21:16.7 (60).
- Team Results (top 5 of 37): 1. No. T12 Northern Arizona (85); 2. Villanova (85); 3. Utah State (93); 4. No. 15 Georgetown (101); 5. Adams State (198)
ON THE RECORD WITH BRANDON BONSEY
"Today certainly wasn't what we were looking for. I know we are a much better team than what we showed today. Matt Young had an outstanding Hoya debut. I'm really proud of the way he led us. We have to get better from here and we can't run like that again. I'm confident everyone will see a very different Hoya team in two weeks at Pre-Nationals." - Head Men's Cross Country Coach
Brandon Bonsey
GEORGETOWN MEN TAKE 12th IN STACKED FIELD AT JOE PIANE INVITATIONAL (12th, 289 points) - 5 MILES
- Matthew Young, in his season debut, led the squad as the lone Hoya to break 24 minutes, good enough for 22nd place.
- Of GU's five point scorers, a trio were in their first race of the season with Young joined by Parker Stokes (37th) and Matthew Payamps (96th).
- Competing in a stacked field, the day was made for upsets with No. 19 Furman upending the field to take the team title.
- The Hoyas, currently receiving votes, finished 12th, behind host No 2 Notre Dame in 11th. The Blue & Gray edged out No. 30 Purdue (13th) and No. 26 Indiana (14th).
- GU Point Scorers: 22. Matthew Young, 23:59.3 (22); 37. Parker Stokes, 24:15.7 (37); 61. Sean Laidlaw, 24:39.5 (61); 73. Quinn Nicholson, 24:46.5 (73); 96. Matthew Payamps, 25:00.6 (96)
- Team Results (top 15 of 23): 1. No. 19 Furman (129); 2. No. 25 Michigan (150); 3. No. 10 Butler (177); 4. No. 29 Florida State (204); 5. Southern Utah (207); 6. No. 15 Alabama (225); 7. No. 28 Weber State (227); 8. No. 18 Ole Miss (236); 9. Charlotte (247); 10. NC State (286); 11. No. 2 Notre Dame (286); 12. Georgetown (289); 13. No. 30 Purdue (316); 14. No. 26 Indiana (325); 15. Kentucky (345)
UP NEXT
Both squads will return to action on Friday, October 15 at the Pre-National Meet, hosted by Florida State University in Tallahassee. The meet serves as an opportunity to preview the course that the NCAA Championships will be competed on in November.
