WASHINGTON – The Georgetown track & field team competed in NC State's Raleigh Relays over Thursday, Friday and Saturday in North Carolina. Junior Maggie Donahue placed highest for the Hoyas as she clinched second in the 10,000 meter run on Thursday and Abel Teffra finished sixth in the men's 800 meter run on Saturday afternoon. Multiple Hoyas also broke school records as they prepare to qualify for NCAA Championships in May.
 
DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD ALTON McKENZIE
"There were some very significant results from our first two days competing at the Raleigh Relays. Thursday saw Maggie Donahue running the second fastest time in school history in the 10K (33:05.56); on her very first time competing at the distance. The following night we had Kiera Bothwell breaking the school record in the 3K Steeplechase, running 10:12.40. Friday was also a good night for Matt Young who ran a very competitive 10K with a time of 28:54.73 which should secure a NCAA Regional qualifying mark.
 
Saturday's weather made it difficult to run fast times or have big jumps, but it was an opportunity to get adjusted to competing outdoor and focus on racing and jumping when conditions are less than ideal. With this being a season opener for the majority of those competing, we can take this meet as a stepping stone in our preparation as we look forward to meets in the coming weeks."
 
HOYA HIGHLIGHTS

• In the women's 10,000 meter run, Maggie Donahue ran a time of 33:05.36 to secure second place just behind Georgia Tech's Nicole Fegans (33:00.89). With her performance, she now has the second fast time in Georgetown's history in the 10,000 meter run.
• Donahue raced against 95 other competitors in the race with 85 finishing and 10 who were unable to finish. This was Donahue's debut performance of the outdoor season after finishing up the indoor season at the BIG EAST Championships last month.
• Coming in at 1:51.68 in the 800 meter run, Abel Teffra finished sixth amongst 145 competitors with another 18 who DNF or DNS the race. 
• The race was Hoyas' first outdoor meet appearance of the 2022 season.
• Kiera Bothwell broke the GU record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase as she finished with a time of 10:12.40.
• The women's 4x400 relay team finished seventh out of 31 teams. The first two laps for the Hoyas were done in 1:59.40, third in 52.45, and the final lap in 56.48 for a final time of 3:48.62.

 
UP NEXT

• Georgetown will compete next at the Joe Walker Invitational at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi on April 8-9.