FOUR-PEAT: Women's Cross Country Wins BIG EAST Again!

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's women's cross country team won the BIG EAST Championship for the fourth-straight season. No. 3 Georgetown now joins Villanova as the only teams to have achieved this feat (2008-11, 1989-94). Chloe Scrimgeour won the individual title for the women. The men finished third out of nine teams.

ON THE RECORD

"Great performances from both our Men & Women as we kicked off Post Season Competition. Our men raced well to finish 3rd to two very good teams. I'm sure Coach Bonsey will have them ready to mix it up again at the Regional Meet in 2 weeks. Four in a row…what a feat by our Lady Hoyas!! Placing 5 in the top 10 and having the individual Champion, Chloe Scrimgeour, confirms how good this group of women are. Congrats to Coach Baker for having them ready when it matters most and for leading our women to 4 consecutive Big East XC Championships.
" - Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Alton McKenzie

"Putting the pieces together in terms of recruitment, training, health, culture and race mentality are all major challenges every year, and this group has leaned into each phase of that team building. Even then, other great programs have a say in the outcome, so we're proud of our effort, grateful that what we had today was enough, and we're happy to represent Georgetown and our alumni at this level. We'll learn everything we can from this weekend and reset our focus for the NCAA season." - Head Women's Cross Country Coach Mitchell Baker

"That was a step in the right direction for the men. We train all season to be our best in the post season and I feel we are starting to round into form. We look forward to taking another step in 2 weeks at the regional meet" - Head Men's Cross Country Coach Brandon Bonsey

NO. 3 WOMEN PROTECT THEIR TITLE (1st, 28 POINTS) – 6,000 METERS

The Hoyas won their fourth-straight BIG EAST title, keeping the championship trophy on the Hilltop for another year.
Georgetown is the second program to win four-straight BIG EAST titles alongside Villanova.
Chloe Scrimgeour finished first overall with a 19:59.72 time. She is the third Hoya in the past four years to win the title (Sami Corman in 2020, Maggie Donahue in 2021) and the sixth all-time.
Melissa Riggins placed third, right behind Scrimgeour with a 20:19.91 finish.
The Hoyas put all five runners among the top 10 and managed a spread of less than 55 seconds among the point scorers.
GU Point Scorers: 1. Chloe Scrimgeour 19:59.72 (1), 3. Melissa Riggins 20:19.91 (3), 6. Chloe Gonzalez 20:31.67 (6), 8. Kelsey Swenson 20:35.37 (8), 10. Maggie Donahue 20:53.51 (10)
BIG EAST Team Results: 1. Georgetown (28); 2. Providence (56); 3. Villanova (80); 4. Connecticut (89); 5. Butler (118); 6/ DePaul (181); 7. Xavier (200); 8. Creighton (228); 9. St. John's (275); 10. Marquette (302); 11/ Seton Hall (314)
All-BIG EAST First Team: Chloe Scrimgeour, Melissa Riggins, Chloe Gonzalez, Kelsey Swenson; Maggie Donahue

NO. 29 MEN SHOW OUT (3rd, 71 POINTS) – 8,000 METERS

The men had a strong showing, finishing third behind champions Butler and second-place Villanova, tabbed 10th nationally.
Parker Stokes led the way for the Blue & Gray, finishing sixth with a 25:16.63 finish.
GU Point Scorers: 6. Parker Stokes 25:16.63 (6), 12. Abel Teffra 25:43.16 (12), 13. Matthew Rizzo 25:43.54 (13), 19. Luke Ondracek 25:54.43 (19), 21. Birhanu Harriman 26:01.94
BIG EAST Team Results: 1. Butler (36); 2. Villanova (42); 3. Georgetown (71); 4. Providence (75); 5. Creighton (168); 6. DePaul (172); 8. Marquette (234); 9. Seton Hall (280)
All-BIG EAST First Team: Parker Stokes
All-BIG EAST Second Team: Abel Teffra, Matthew Rizzo, Luke Ondracek