WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field will head to State College, Pennsylvania for the Nittany Lion Challenge. This will be the first meet in the new year for the Blue & Gray.
MEET COVERAGE
ABOUT THE GEORGETOWN WOMEN
- In November, the Georgetown women's distance program placed 10th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma last month where Maggie Donahue and Grace Jensen both earned All-America honors.
- In the team's last outing, Donahue broke her own school record in the 5000-meter run clocking a time of 15:43.98. Donahue had set the school record in the event less than a year before she broke it once again by two seconds.
- Eni Akinniyi also broke a school record last time out in the triple jump. Akinniyi came in first place in the event at the VMI Team Challenge with a jump of 12.80m. Akinniyi broke Jennifer McDermott's record that had stood since 1993.
- Individual event runners are listed below.
ABOUT THE GEORGETOWN MEN
- The Georgetown men's distance program finished 31st at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
- Matthew Payamps returns for the Blue & Gray after being named a Second Team All-American after last season's NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships for his efforts in the mile.
- Payamps finished first in the men's 800 run at the Sharon Colyear-Danvile Season Opener with a time of 1:48.75. This was the 11th fastest time in school history and was good for the number one time in the nation for a few weeks. Payamps time currently ranks fifth nationally.
- Individual event runners are listed below.
Nittany Lion Schedule
11:00 AM- Women's Long Jump -
Eni Akinniyi,
Alexis Emery,
Mackenzie O'Connor,
Chloe Williams
11:00 AM- Men's Long Jump -
Christopher Pitt,
Noah Toole
12:00 PM- Women's Mile -
Kate Tavella
12:15 PM- Men's Mile –
Marlon Belden,
Rusty Kujdych
12:50 PM- Men's 60 Hurdles Prelims -
Malachi Quarles
1:10 PM- Men's 60 Prelims -
Julian Williams
1:25 PM- Women's 600 –
KC Ashiogwu
1:45 PM- Men's 600 -
Ethan Delgado,
Nicholas Givan,
Sean Hewitt,
Matt Rizzo,
Theo Woods
2:00 PM- Men's 60 Hurdles Finals
2:10 PM- Men's 60 Finals
2:25 PM- Women's 400 –
KC Ashiogwu,
Maya Drayton,
Jadah Fitzgerald,
Emilia Puskas
2:30 PM- Women's Triple Jump -
Eni Akinniyi,
Alexis Emery
2:40 PM- Men's 400 -
Jabril El-Amin,
Aaron Lindsey,
Joshua Peron
2:55 PM- Women's 1000 -
Pippa Nuttall,
Alexandra Stout
3:10 PM- Men's 1000 -
Jackson Barna,
Daniel McCarthy,
Jantz Tostenson
3:25 PM- Women's 800 -
Renee Newton
3:55 PM- Women's 200 -
Finley McGee,
Rebecca Ochan,
Grace Smiechowski
4:10 PM- Men's 200 -
Julian Williams
5:00 PM- Women's 4x400 (TBD)
5:15 PM- Men's 4x400 (TBD)
UP NEXT
The Blue & Gray will be back in action next weekend in Blacksburg, Virginia for the Hokie Invitational on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21.
