WASHINGTON – The Georgetown track & field team opened the 2022 outdoor season on Friday with a short trip to Richmond, Virginia for the Fred Hardy Invitational, hosted by the University of Richmond at Robins Stadium. The Blue & Gray put together eight performances among the top three including a win. The meet sees athletes competing out of their event area as well as others toeing the line in their event for the first time this year.
 
DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD ALTON McKENZIE
"This was a good outdoor season opener for our team. Impressive win for Chris Pitt jumping 7.10m in the long jump for his first collegiate win. I also was impressed with freshman Aaron Lindsey continuing to show progress finishing second in the 400m running 49.03. On the women's side, Renee Newton ran a big PB competing in her first 800m outdoor running 2:11.80 to finish fourth overall. In the field Chloe Williams was just off her PB jumping 5.76m for second place in the long jump. Overall, we were very productive as a team taking full advantage of great weather to start off our outdoor season.  We're looking to build on that as we head to the Raleigh Relays next weekend."
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• The Hoyas opened the season with eight performances among the top three including a win in the men's long jump for Christopher Pitt. The field events featured Pitt's win as well as a pair of podium finishes.
• On his first attempt, the sophomore jumped 7.10m. He was the lone competitor to exceed 7.0 meters, eclipsing the field by 0.27m.
• In the women's long jump, freshman Chloe Williams was just shy of her personal best in the event (5.77m), set during the indoor season, as she jumped 5.76m on her third attempt.
• In her first triple jump of the season, Eni Akinniyi recorded a mark of 11.61m, good enough for third place in the field.
• On the track, the men's 400-meter dash saw Aaron Lindsey and Jabril El-Amin run 49.03 (2nd) and 49.30 (3rd), respectively, as the duo each started the season with personal bests in the event.
• Lindsey took that same momentum into the 200m, clocking 22.46, short of his personal best but the local product out of Alexandria, Virginia was running against a headwind. El-Amin finished fourth in the event with a PR 22.85.
• In the women's 100m, Williams continued her efforts from the field events as the freshman matched her PR as she crossed the line with a time of 12.68.
• Competing in her first collegiate outdoor meet, Rebecca Ochan ran 25.24 in the women's 200m, good enough for third place in the event.
• Rounding out top-three performances was Malachi Quarles in the men's 110-meter high hurdles. Running against the wind (-3.5), Quarles finished second with a time of 15.63.

 
UP NEXT

• The Hoyas head to the Raleigh Relays next week, competing March 24-26 in Raleigh, North Carolina.