WASHINGTON – Friday morning Georgetown University's men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Mid-Atlantic Region Championship at Lehigh University in Bethlehem Pennsylvania. The women finished first, taking home an automatic bid off a dominant performance. The men finished four points out from second and an automatic bid for the NCAA Cross Country Championship.
 
ON THE RECORD

"I'm extremely proud of how the men competed and put themselves in position for an Automatic Bid (falling just short by 4 points). I think we're deserving of an at large bid based on our body of work for the entire season…we'll see how things transpire across the country to see if we get in. Our Women have been performing at a high level all season and once again dominated at a Post-Season Meet to win the NCAA  Mid-Atlantic  Regional Championships for a 3rd time in a row. Says a lot that we put 4 women in the top 10 at the Regional Championships." - Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Alton McKenzie

"The women did a great job managing the pressures of the day and adapting to some lineup changes. In our program a major driver is that everyone is valuable; how we measure ourselves is not in the results but the degree to which we're risked failure, and what lessons from those opportunities can be gleaned. I'm proud of how seriously they take that process, and how much fun they have along the way. We're very thankful for the family, friends and teammates that were able to cover the course with cheers today, and we're excited to be back at the NCAA Championships next week to represent all of those alumni, family, friends and teammates that made this possible for us." - Head Women's Track & Field/Cross Country Coach Mitchell Baker


 No. 4 WOMEN WIN THIRD STRAIGHT (1st, 45 POINTS) – 6,000 METERS
 

• The Hoyas won the Mid-Atlantic Regional for the third straight year, taking home the title in 2021 and 2022. 
• Since 2005, the Hoyas have taken home the Regional five times out of the 12 times it was held.
• After finishing third at the BIG EAST Championships two weekends ago, Melissa Riggins impressed again finishing second overall and first for the Hoyas.
• Georgetown dominated the top ten, with runners finishing second, third, seventh, and ninth.
• GU Point Scorers: 2. Melissa Riggins 19:35.6 (2), 3. Kelsey Swenson 19:46.8 (3), 7. Maggie Donahue 19.55.1 (7), 9. Chloe Gonzalez 19:58.6 (9), 27. Mary Hennelly 20:47.2 (27)

 
RV MEN BATTLE FOR BID (3rd, 77 POINTS) – 10,000 METERS
 

• The men had a strong showing, finishing third behind No. 16 Princeton and No. 11 Villanova
• The Hoyas finished just four points behind second place Villanova, meaning their Championship status will be decided Saturday via an at-large bid.
• Matthew Rizzo finished first for the Hoyas coming in seventh overall. Parker Stokes finished close behind in ninth.
• GU Point Scorers: 7. Matt Rizzo 29:31.4 (7), 9. Parker Stokes 29.36.6 (9), 14. Birhanu Harriman 29:50.2 (14), 20. Lucas Guerra 30:03.9, 27. Charlie North 30.24.5 (27)

 
  
UP NEXT
 
Next Saturday the Women will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The fate of the men will be decided Saturday at 5 p.m. ET live on NCAA.com