WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's women's and men's cross country teams traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the Nuttycombe Invitational amidst a stacked field. The women finished third in the Championship race, while the men finished 23rd out of 36 teams.
ON THE RECORD
"The women executed a strong team race in a tough environment both in terms of the quality of the field and the conditions. Their mindset is really strong and the last 1k was evidence of that. There are great lessons and opportunities for growth heading into the championship season." – Head Women's Cross Country Coach
Mitchell Baker
"I thought
Parker Stokes and
Matt Rizzo executed tough races in very difficult conditions. Freshmen
Birhanu Harriman had a very nice debut in the Hoya uniform. Overall, we have a lot of work to do to prepare for the post season." – Head Men's Cross Country Coach
Brandon Bonsey
No. 11 WOMEN SHINE IN MADISON– (3rd, 208 points) 6,000-meters
- In a dense field that included four of the top five ranked teams (No.1 NC State, No. 2 North Arizona, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Stanford) and eight of the top ten, the Hoyas placed third.
- All-American Chloe Scrimgeour led the Hoyas, finishing seventh overall.
- Two-time All-American Melissa Riggins was not far behind, finishing 15th.
- All five Georgetown point scorers finished in the top 75.
- GU Point Scorers: 7. Chloe Scrimgeour 19:59.2 (7), 15. Melissa Riggins 20:13.3 (15), 54. Maggie Donahue 20:46.6 (53), 61. Chloe Gonzalez 20:49.2 (60), 74. Kelsey Swenson 20:54.5 (73)
- The Hoyas finished 12th in the Women's B Race later that day, led by Barrett Justema who finished 37th with a 22:24.7
MEN RUN HARD (23rd, 572 points) – 8,000-meters
- The men were led by Parker Stokes, who finished 41st with a 24:03.2 finish
- Junior Matthew Rizzo also finished in the top 100, 54th overall.
- GU Point Scorers: 41. Parker Stokes 24:03.2 (41), 54. Matthew Rizzo 24:08.5 (54), 122. Lucas Guerra 24:30.0 (121), 152. Biranhu Harriman 24:42.3 (151), 213. Camden Gilmore 25:07.5 (205).
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will return to Wisconsin for the BIG EAST Championships in Kenosha on October, 28.
