WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's and women's cross country teams each earned second-place finishes at the Coaching Tree Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday. The No. 13 women's side earned 53 points in the 6,000-meter run en route to a second runner-up mark of the season. The No. 19 men's squad totaled 58 points in the 8,000-meter run, finishing behind No. 17 North Carolina.
ON THE RECORD
"We had a wonderful day of racing by our Men & Women today. I felt both teams competed well for a Mid-September race and season opener for several of our top runners. Both teams finishing as runner up and placing several scorers in the top 10 speaks volumes and bodes well for the rest of the year. It was great being able to participate in this meet seeing so many familiar faces showing up for Coach Helmer. I was proud to see our Hoya Men & Women compete at such a high level this early in the season." – Director of Cross Country/Track & Field
Alton McKenzie
"The women did a solid job executing the race plan for today. We didn't quite have enough to win in a quality field, and we were a bit rusty here and there, but overall, we can take away a lot of helpful lessons and a bit of momentum into the middle of the season." – Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach
Mitchell Baker
"I thought we got excellent performances from
Parker Stokes,
Sean Laidlaw and
Quinn Nicholson. All of them finished in the top 10 individually.
Lucas Guerra also had a very solid cross country open in a Georgetown uniform. I saw a lot of other things that we need to work on and those will be addressed before we line up again at Lehigh in 2 weeks." - Head Men's Cross Country Coach
Brandon Bonsey
No. 19 WOMEN BATTLE IT OUT (2nd, 53 points) – 6,000-meters
- Sami Corman led the Hoyas with a second-place finish, clocking 20:20.3 over the 6,000- meter race.
- Chloe Scrimgeour was the second finisher for the Blue & Gray and finished in third-place clocking 20:20.6, followed by Maggie Donahue in 5th (20:24.6), Grace Jensen in 10th (20:30.5), and Chloe Gonzalez in 33rd (21:19.4).
- All Hoya runners finished in the top 75 of today's meet with Pippa Nuttall (38th), Julia Trethaway (65th), and Kate Tavella (75th) rounding out the squad.
- GU Point Scorers: 2. Sami Corman, 20:20.3 (2); 3. Chloe Scrimgeour 20:20.6 (3); 5. Maggie Donahue, 20:24.6 (5); 10. Grace Jensen, 20:30.5 (10); 33. Chloe Gonzalez, 21:19.4 (33).
No. 23 MEN BATTLE IT OUT (2nd, 58 points) – 8,000-meters
- With all five-point scorers finishing among the top 25, the No. 23 Georgetown men took second (58 points).
- Parker Stokes led the Hoyas in the 8,000-meter race with a fourth-place finish after clocking a time of 23:46.8 over the 8,000-meter course, with Sean Laidlaw (23:50.8) finishing just behind him in seventh.
- GU Point Scorers: 4. Parker Stokes, 23:46.8 (4); 7. Sean Laidlaw, 23:50.8 (7); 10. Quinn Nicholson, 23:59.2 (10); 15. Lucas Guerra, 24:17.9 (15); 22. Abel Teffra 24:30.6 (22).
- Camden Gilmore finished in 23rd, Mateo Althouse finished 25th, Matthew Rizzo finished 29th, Price Owens finished 34th, Marlon Belden finished 59th, Jack McLoughlin finished 66th, and Jantz Tostenson finished 67th. Shea Welibaker and Matthew Payamps did not finish the race.
UP NEXT
Both squads return to action on Friday, September 30, at the Paul Short Invitational. The meet will be hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Start time is set for 11 a.m.
