WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field program competed in the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener and Bill Ward Invitational on Saturday. In total, 33 runners competed for the Blue & Gray with six athletes breaking school records or setting new PRs.
 
Director of Track & Field Alton McKenzie
"It's been a while since we've had the opportunity to compete indoors (last was March of 2020) so it was definitely exciting to kick off the 2021-2022 indoor season. Great start to the indoor season with school records in the 5K by Maggie Donahue and Andrew Jordan in Boston, and Josh Paige in the 200m in New York. Also saw several strong early season efforts with a great win in the 1,000m by Matt Rizzo and Maya Drayton's collegiate facility record in the 300m. Overall, I liked the energy from the team as everyone really competed and was present not just for themselves, but also for their teammates. We're looking forward to building on this meet when we return to action in January."
 
Assistant Coach for Track & Field Brandon Bonsey
"It certainly was a historic day in Boston with both the men's and women's 5k school records going down. Maggie Donahue capitalized on her cross country fitness and ran a very smart, patient race. Andrew Jordan made his Hoya debut in big fashion beating the old school record by 11 seconds. Andrew proved once again that he's one of the best distance runners in the country. We are excited to see what Andrew and Maggie can do on the track next semester."
 
About the Women

• Corman's performance was 5th fastest All-time in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:08.43.
• Maya Drayton earned 1st place in 300 meter dash (39.46). KC Ashiogwu finished 2nd (39.85), Rebecca Ochan came in 4th (40.60), and Grace Smiechowski came in 11th (43.03).
• Dinneen and Lee took 2nd and 3rd in the 1,000 meter run with times of 2:55.06 and 2:56.77, respectively.
• Julia Trethaway earned 2nd in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 10:01.92.
• Eni Akinniyi, Emery, and Harris placed for Georgetown in the long jump. Akinniyi came in 2nd (11.97m), Emery in 6th (10.57m), and Harris in 8th (10.43m).
• Sami Corman and Maggie Donahue competed in the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Donahue finished in 15th with a time of 15:49.39 in the 5,000 meters setting a new school record.
• Chloe Williams placed 10th in women's 60 meter dash with a mark of 7.96 and earned 5th in the 200 meter dash (26.48).
• Georgetown took 2nd and 6th in the women's 4x400 meter relay with times of 3:53.63 and 4:09.24, respectively.
• Renee Newton and Emilia Puskas ran in the 500 mater dash. Newton had a time of 1:15.72 coming in 4th while Puskas finished in 9th with a time of 1:20.05.
• Alexis Emery and Lyric Harris competed in long jump. Emery finished 8th with a mark of 4.97m and Harris in 12th with 4.76m.

 
About the Men

• Andrew Jordan destroyed the Georgetown school record in the 5,000 meters by 11 seconds and he is now the 8th fastest American collegiate runner in the 5K.
• Quarles placed first in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a mark of 8.27. This set a new PR for him and moved him to 16th best in school history.
• Paige and Pitt finished third (6.90) and 10th (7.04) in the 60-meter dash, respectively. Paige also came in first in the 200-meter dash (21.23) and Pitt took fourth (22.82).
• Guerra, Teffra, and Johnson ran in the one-mile run. Guerra took first with a time of 4:09.87, Teffra followed in second at 4:13.86 and Johnson finished at 4:24.20 in sixth.
• Medeiros, Delgado, and Norris competed in the 500 meter. Medeiros earned first place (1:04.74), Delgado finished second (1:04.76), and Norris came in ninth (1:0651).
• Georgetown earned first, third, and fourth in the men's 4x400 meter relay with times of 3:19.06, 3:23.54, and 3:25.19, respectively.
• Robinson and Lindsey took seventh and eighth in the 300 meter run with marks of 36.09 and 36.10, respectively.
• Rizzo closed out the 1,000-meter run in first (2:23.11) and Padhal finished in fourth (2:29.08).

 
Meet Results
Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener Results
Bill Ward Invitational Results