WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University track & field program competed in the Terrier Classic and the Riverhawk Invitational on Friday and Saturday. A strong day for the Blue & Gray on Saturday was sparked by four Hoya men running sub four-minute miles on Friday. On Saturday,
Joshua Paige won the 200m event with a time of 21.28.
ON THE RECORD
"What an exciting weekend in Boston!! We had some very high-level performances at both meets, with several PB and Season's best by our Men & Women.
At the Riverhawk Invitational,
Maya Drayton's Season's best of 55.62 in the 400m and
Jadah Fitzgerald's Indoor personal best of 24.56 in the 200m were the highlight for the women. Our men saw
Malachi Quarles running an Indoor personal best of 8.25 in the 60m Hurdles for 3rd Overall. I thought Josh Paige showed he'll be back to his best later this season, opening his Indoor Season with a convincing win in the 200m running 21.28 seconds.
Our entire team is looking forward to a week off from competing and gearing up for more big efforts in February." - Director of Cross Country/Track & Field
Alton McKenzie
"For the third time since 2015 we had 4 Hoyas run under 4 minutes in the Mile at the same meet. I can confidently say it does not get old.
Matt Rizzo ran a great race to run the second fastest indoor mile in school history and was the top collegiate in the field.
Abel Teffra,
Camden Gilmore and
Lucas Guerra executed great races as well. I am very confident that when we go back to Boston in two weeks that they will run much faster." - Assistant Coach for Track & Field
Brandon Bonsey
"I'm proud of the way the women competed. We focused our energy on middle distance races and came away with some big steps forward in race management and performance level. Putting Claeson #7, Jensen #12, and Gonzalez #16 as first time entrants onto the all-time list in the mile is awesome, and Riggins jumping from #10 to #8 on the 800m is a great opener for her. Caamano in the 1k and McDonald in the 800 looked great and are ready for big things in the next month." - Assistant Coach for Track & Field
Mitchell Baker
RECAPPING THE WOMEN
Riverhawk Invitational (1/27)
- In the 400m event, Maya Drayton grabbed a second-place finish with a blazing time of 55.62.
- Renee Newton finished second in the 800m event with a time of 2:14.76.
- Jadah Fitzgerald clocked a time of 24.56 in the 200m which earned her a second-place finish and is a new personal best.
- Eni Akinniyi finished fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.55m.
Terrier Classic (1/28)
- In the 800m event, Melissa Riggins grabbed a seventh-place finish with a time of 2:05.13.
- Andrea Claeson finished sixth in the mile with a time of 4:36.51. Grace Jensen finished ninth with a time of 4:38.01 and Hoya teammate Chloe Gonzalez finished in 12th with a time of 4:41.09.
RECAPPING THE MEN
Terrier Classic (1/27)
- In the Terrier Classic, Parker Stokes finished second in the 1000m event leading a trio of Hoyas in the top five finishers.
- Stokes clocked a time of 2:23.35 while teammate Owen Johnson finished with a time of 2:24.40 which was good for fourth place. Mateo Althouse rounded out the Hoyas who finished in the top five finishing in fifth with a time of 2:24.59.
- Four Hoyas ran sub four-minute miles in the Terrier Classic with Matt Rizzo leading the way. Rizzo clocked a time of 3:56.20 which was good for third place.
- GU teammate Abel Teffra finished in seventh with a time of 3:57.76 with Camden Gilmore and Lucas Guerra crossing next with times of 3:58.45 and 3:58.94 respectively.
- Andrew Robinson qualified for the 60m finals after clocking a time of 7.00 in qualifying. In the finals, Robinson took sixth with a time of 6.98.
Riverhawk Invitational (1/28)
- Malachi Quarles took third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.25 which is a new indoor personal best.
- In the 400m event, Aaron Lindsey grabbed a fourth-place finish with a time of 48.96.
- In the 200m event, Joshua Paige finished in first with a blazing time of 21.28. Hoya teammate Kadari Mitchell finished in fifth with a time of 21.89.
UP NEXT
The Blue & Gray will be back in action on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 at the Valentine Invitational. The meet will be hosted by Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
