WASHINGTON – An action-packed weekend of BIG EAST track & field led by gold-medal performances in the 4x100-meter relay, 1,500-meter run, 3,000-meter steeplechase, and 5,000-meter run elevated the Georgetown men's track & field program to a runner-up finish, earning the Hoyas their highest BIG EAST outdoor team result since 2014. 

DIRECTOR OF CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD ALTON MCKENZIE ON THE BIG EAST OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
"Truly a tremendous team effort to secure the runner-up spot at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The team embraced the concept of competing and maximizing points in every event we entered and had finalists. We never paid close attention to the point standing throughout the meet, we just focused on competing and letting the numbers add up, and see where it left us after the final event. Our mid and distance group carried the load and were consistent across the board. I was very pleased to see our group of young sprinters step up and make their mark in a big way to ensure we could finish as high as we did as a team. Our team has seized the opportunity to compete at a high level in a very challenging year and I'm very proud of the entire team. I'm also thankful for our coaching staff: Coach Bonsey, Baker and Levermore. Without their efforts these performances wouldn't be possible. Excited for this great finish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, but we're also looking forward to more to come for the rest of the postseason."

FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

• The first day of competition was highlighted by just two event finals in the 3,000m steeplechase and 10,000-meter run. 
• In the steeplechase, No. 1-ranked Parker Stokes (8:43.69) returned to his signature event to claim gold and put the first 10 points on the board for the Hoyas. Stokes and Jantz Tostenson (8:50.36), who finished third overall to earn another six points, putting the total at 16 before the 10,000m. 
• Shea Weilbaker, in his event debut at 10K, picked up a third-place finish running 29:45.64 and was followed closely by teammate Quinn Nicholson (30:12.47) in fifth position. 
• Entering the second day of competition, the Hoyas had scoring opportunities in nearly every track event and the triple jump, with 17 qualifiers to event finals. 

SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

• An action-packed Saturday schedule began with an all-time performance in the men's 4x100-meter relay. The quartet of Josiah Laney, Joshua Paige, D'Andre Barriffe and Andrew Robinson stormed through the line victorious in a Georgetown school record time of 40.52 to claim gold and set the tone early. 
• Junior Jack Salisbury and senior Robert Brandt wasted no time capitalizing on the momentum, finishing first and third in the men's 1500m, respectively. Salisbury, the champion, stopped the clock at 3:44.85, closing the last 300-meters in 39 seconds. 
• Brandt followed closely in 3:45.70. Carter Blunt finished eighth adding a point to the 16 collected by Brandt and Salisbury. 
• Malachi Quarles came out of the blocks hot in the 110-meter high hurdles, clocking 14.29 and shattering his previous best, to earn a bronze medal in the event. The freshman is now tied with Kamryn Austin at No. 4 all-time in Georgetown history. 
• Following a dominant performance in the relay, Paige returned to event finals in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, earning third place finishes and personal bests in both events. 
• In the 100m, the freshman led Robinson and Barriffe to a 3-5-6 finish. The trio again impressed in the 200m finishing 3-5-7. 
• Across the three events (4x100, 100m, 200m), Paige, Barriffe, and Robinson collected 37 points. 
• Brandt took on a competitive field that included Butler All-American Euan Makepeace in the 5,000m to collect 10 points and a first-place finish running 13:48.12. Jack Van Scoter finished fifth in a personal best by over 30-seconds of 13:51.59  
• The 4x800-meter team of Joshua Bell, Camden Gilmore, Stokes and Salisbury finished second running 7:25.82 in a hard-fought battle to the line against BIG EAST rival Villanova. 
• A 4-5-6-8 finish in the men's 800-meter run from Matthew Payamps, Bell, Theo Woods and Tim McInerney, and a seventh-place finish in the men's 4x400m relay, secured the runner-up finish. 

UP NEXT:
Georgetown will travel to Jacksonville, Florida on May 27-29 for the NCAA Track & Field East Region Preliminary.