WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's cross country team earned a 10th-place finish and the men's team earned a 17th-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday. The No. 13 women's side tallied 310 points in the 6,000-meter race. The No. 28 men's squad totaled 457 points in the 8,000-meter race.
ON THE RECORD
"We managed an NCAA-caliber field fairly well. I think just about every runner felt they missed their best day by a bit, so finishing 10th in this field with a less-than-full line-up is a solid day. But to see two teams within seven points in front of us, both of whom passed us in the last third, we definitely feel some hunger from that. We'll take those facts, the momentum from really strong moments of pack racing, and the evidence of our scoring spread starting to narrow, and use all of that in our championship season preparation. We're excited to get home, rest, prepare, and bring back out a full line-up for Big East's in two weeks." - Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach
Mitchell Baker
No. 13 WOMEN BATTLE IT OUT (10th, 310 points) – 6,000-meters
- Maggie Donahue led the Hoyas with a 33rd-place finish, clocking 20:23.5 over the 6,000-meter race.
- Grace Jensen was the second finisher for the Blue & Gray and finished in 41st place clocking 20:28.0, followed by Sami Corman in 55th (20:34.3), Katy-Ann McDonald in 88th (20:49.1) and Chloe Gonzalez in 93rd (20:51.2).
- Other Hoya finishers include Pippa Nuttall (21:40.9) and Julia Trethaway (22:58.8).
- GU Point Scorers: 33. Maggie Donahue, 20:23.5 (33); 41. Grace Jensen 20:28.0 (41); 55. Sami Corman, 20:34.3 (55); 88. Katy-Ann McDonald, 20:49.1 (88); 93. Chloe Gonzalez, 20:51.2 (93)
No. 28 MEN DUKE IT OUT (17th, 457 points) – 8,000-meters
UP NEXT
Both squads return to action on Saturday, October 29, at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships. The meet will be hosted in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. Start time is set for 11 a.m.
