WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's cross country team captured their third consecutive BIG EAST Championship title today behind Maggie Donahue's second place finish. The men's team came in third place behind Villanova and Providence.
 
ON THE RECORD
"What an amazing performance from our Women to pull off the win. We showed tremendous depth putting five women in the top 10…a testament to how well we compete as a group. Kudos to Coach Baker & Levermore for having the women ready to compete. The three-peat was sweet!!" – Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Alton McKenzie
 
"This is a resilient group. They are certainly talented and hard-working, but what sets them apart is their embracing of adversity and instead using it as fuel for their success. It was a nailbiter with Providence - they're talented, well coached, and their fans were out in force. The Friars ran very tough but it was the racing of Katy-Ann McDonald and Chloe Gonzalez that was the breakthrough that we needed.
 
Donahue led us again with a great runner-up finish - she didn't get it today but she's a true champion and should be proud of her performance. There's more for her this season, for sure, but today's result was awesome. Jensen ran lights out - she's becoming a very dangerous runner on the grass and we're excited to see what she does as the meets progress. Corman was hoping for more individually but held the line - really tough racing after a choppy stretch for her the last few weeks. Riggins as a career opener and only second ever cross country race in her life was awesome. Scrimgeour doesn't want to admit it, but today was a fantastic return to racing; she's going to keep getting better as the postseason continues. Nuttall as an All-BIG EAST performer is an awesome race for her and running alongside teammate Hennelly. You can't script having your best day every time out, but you give all that you have for your teammates and that makes this team great. I'm very proud of this group and thankful for the efforts of the coaches, sports med, support staff, parents and alumni that make these days possible." – Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach Mitchell Baker
 
 
No. 12 WOMEN CHAMPIONS AGAIN (1st, 29 points) – 6,000-meters

• Maggie Donahue led the Hoyas with a second-place finish, clocking 20:08 over the 6,000-meter race.
• Grace Jensen was the second finisher for the Blue & Gray and finished in third place clocking 20:17, followed by Katy-Ann McDonald in fifth (20:18), Sami Corman in ninth (20:38) and Chloe Gonzalez in tenth (20:43).
• Other Hoya finishers include Melissa Riggins (20:46)**, Chloe Scrimgeour (20:54)**, Pippa Nuttall (21:11), Mary Hennelly (21:18) and Julia Trethaway (22:39).
• GU Point Scorers: 2. Maggie Donahue, 20:08 (2)*; 3. Grace Jensen 20:17 (3)*; 5. Katy-Ann McDonald, 20:18 (5)*; 9. Sami Corman, 20:38 (9)*; 10. Chloe Gonzalez, 20:43 (10)*
• Team Results: 1. Georgetown (29), 2. Providence (40), 3. Connecticut (89), 4. Villanova (119), 5. Butler (127), 6. DePaul (167), 7. Xavier (192), 8. Creighton (268), 9. Marquette (272), 10. Seton Hall (299), 11 St. John's (301).

 
ON THE RECORD
"Our men were third and we certainly would've liked to finish better as a team, but there is still a lot to compete for this post season. Exceptional effort from Parker Stokes to be fourth best overall working his way up throughout the race. We'll look to make amends as a team at the regional meet in two weeks." – Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Alton McKenzie

"That certainly wasn't the day we were looking for as a team. Individually Parker Stokes and Sean Laidlaw continue to be tremendous leaders for us. We have a lot to do as a team and a coaching staff between now and the regional meet." - Head Men's Cross Country Coach Brandon Bonsey 
 
No. 28 MEN DUKE IT OUT (3rd, 68 points) – 8,000-meters

• Parker Stokes led the Hoyas in the 8,000-meter race with a fourth-place finish after clocking a time of 23:33 over the 8,000-meter course.
• Sean Laidlaw finished in 9th, Camden Gilmore finished 17th, Lucas Guerra finished 18th and Quinn Nicholson finished 20th.
• Other Hoya finishers include Abel Teffra 21st and Shea Weilbaker 22nd.
• GU Point Scorers: 4. Parker Stokes, 23:33 (4)*; 9. Sean Laidlaw, 23:42 (9)*; 17. Camden Gilmore, 24:17 (17)**; 18. Lucas Guerra 24:18 (18)**; 20. Quinn Nicholson 24:21 (20)**.
• Team Results: 1. Villanova (27), 2. Providence (55), 3. Georgetown (68), 4. Butler (75), 5. DePaul (164), 6. Creighton (196), 7. Xavier (210), 8. Marquette (214), 9. Seton Hall (280).

 
* denotes All-BIG EAST First Team ** denotes All-BIG EAST Second Team
 
UP NEXT
 
East Regional Championships will be on Friday, November 11 in State College, Pennsylvania. The race is set to start at 1 p.m.