WASHINGTON – The No. 23 Georgetown University men's cross country team opened the season on a high note, with five athletes placing in the top 20 at the Spider Alumni Open. The Hoyas won the team race, tallying 34 points over the 6,000-meter course. The women ranked No. 17 in the preseason poll, took second with 50 points, and had two top-10 finishers.
ON THE RECORD
"I thought the men had an excellent showing. Obviously,
Quinn Nicholson and
Sean Laidlaw going 1-2 was great, but I also thought
Price Owens and
Mateo Althouse had strong showings. It always feels good to get a team win as well. The women executed their plan really well.
Grace Jensen had a fantastic Hoya debut, and
Julia Trethaway ran the best race of her career.
Pippa Nuttall and
Cate Joaquin ran very smart patient races as well. This is a great start for both teams, and we are excited to run our full teams in two weeks at Indiana." -Head Men's Cross Country Coach
Brandon Bonsey
No. 23 MEN BEST THE FIELD (1st, 34 points) – 6,000-meters
- Quinn Nicholson led the hoyas with a first-place finish after clocking a time of 17:31.0 over the 6,000-meter course, with Sean Laidlaw (17:31.7) on his shoulder finishing second, providing GU with the top two performers of the day.
- With all five-point scorers finishing among the top 20, the No. 23 Georgetown men took first (37 points), followed by Virginia with 34 points.
- GU Point Scorers: 1. Quinn Nicholson, 17:31.0 (1); 2. Sean Laidlaw, 17:31.7 (2); 7. Price Owens, 17:50.4 (7); 9. Mateo Althouse, 18:02.1 (9); 19. Jack McLoughlin 18:37.0 (19)
No. 17 WOMEN BATTLE IT OUT (2nd, 50 points) – 4,000-meters
- Grace Jensen led the Hoyas with a second-place finish, clocking 13:23.5 over the 4,000- meter race.
- Julia Trethaway was the second finisher for the Blue & Gray and finished in fifth-place clocking 13:35.1, followed by Pippa Nuttall in 12th (13:50.0), Cate Joaquin in 13th (13:52.9), and Alexandra Stout in 18th (14:02.0).
- Mary Hennelly finished in 24th, and Kate Tavella finished in 41st. All Hoya runners finished in the top 50 of today's meet.
- GU Point Scorers: 2. Grace Jensen, 13:23.5 (2); 5. Julia Trethaway, 13:35.1 (5); 12. Pippa Nuttall, 13:50.0 (5); 13. Cate Joaquin, 13:52.9 (13); 18. Alexandra Stout, 14:02.0 (18).
UP NEXT
Both squads return to action on Friday, September 16, at the Coaching Tree Invitational. The meet will be hosted by Indiana University in Bloomington. Start time is set for 10 a.m.
